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To ? 

SENATE 

NEW COURSE PROPOSALS - W.S. 001-3, 

Subject ? 

. W.S. 301-3 

D. R. BIRCH, CHAIRMAN 

From.. ?

,...

SENATE COIINITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE 

STUDIES................................................................ 

SEPTEMBER 15, 1977 

Date.... ? 

............................................................

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors, the new course proposals, 

as set forth in Paper S.77-96, for 

W.S. 001-3 - Issues in Women's Health and Health 

Care 

W.S. 301-3 - Special Topics on Women's Studies." 

SCUS approved waiver of the time lag requirement In order 

that these courses may be offered in the Spring semester 

78-1. 

SCUS

77 20

Jenet 

Blinchet, 

Administrative 

Dow

of

swats

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onLkVVTit

SStudies Office

Studies

New ?

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6 1977 

Proposals, I.S.C.77-19 I.S.C.772O 

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July 

Attached an proposals for: 

•s,c. 

77 - 

19,

Issues in

WIUUI'S

Health 

and

Health care. 

I.S.C. 77 

- 20, 

special Topics in Women's Studies. 

The above noted course proposals have been approved by the Faculty of 

Interdisciplinary 

Studies Undergraduate 

OarriCUllJD

Coittee, June 28, 

1977 for furtherance to S.C.U.S. Would it be possible to have these 

item placed on the agenda of the upcoming S.C.U.S..uieOtifle 

J. Blanchet 

JB:tny 

AttacInts 

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77-I?

Wam

fl

Studies 001, Issues in Women's Health j4 Health Care, s 

desige4 

ta nwsti.ga

te

health and health care as 

they 

affect the lives of 

wen, Sjce 

p h

ysical 

well-being cannot be separated from health delivery 

system, th 

ose

topics in physiology and in institutions affecting health 

will be covered, Both physiology and the effect of Canadian medical, legal, 

religious and educational 

initi

. tUt4c*ls 

wcmn's health care will be 

covered in the course. Physiology is co 

y

ere4 more

pxtepsively in the

first 

half of the course to give 

students

he basic )cni1e49e of women's health 

care needs and to help them evaluate the 

ways in wl4ch the health care

services meet these needs or fail to 

meet

thp

m. As wJi all 00 offerings, 

this course 

is designed

to present information on selected topics for 

students who 

may

not wish to pursue a minor in Women's Studies. This 

course will not çowit: toward credit Or the Women's Studies minor. 

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DsparUt$ 

_Women's 

Studies ? 

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brsviatioa CodesW.S. 

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Course $iers001 

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Crsdtt $oU;es 3 

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Vectors 2-1-0 

TIU. .t Coarse; 

Issues in *'s 

Health and Health Care 

C.le*d$E 

Oggerip t "p 

of

courses This course focuses on health issues of greatest 

concern to women nd the.r physiological, psychological and social aspects. These issues 

will be considered within the context of Canadian medical, legal, religious and educat- 

ional institutions. -Among 

the

topics discussed will be reproductive 

physiology, birth 

control, rape 

and

di1irth. 

mature OtVO*ar 

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Lecture/tutorial 

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Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

This course will not count as lower division credit leading toward the 

Women's Studies minor. General introductory course oriented toward 

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the non-minor student.  

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What course (courses), if 

any, 

is being dropped 

hom

the calendar it this course is 

approved a 

None 

Now

f requen 

t

ly will the course be offered? 

I. or 2 semesters of each calendar year 

$ea.st.r in which the course will first be of" ;ad? January, 1978 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make 'the proposed offering 

.

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possible? 

Meredith Kimball 

3.

ObIectives 

of the Course 

To offer a 

general interest service course for the student specifically interested 

in the problems 

of health and health care for wn 

Canadian society. 

4.

Sudietarl 

and Space Requirements (for information only) 

Whet additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty ? 

Occasional Sessional. 

Instructors 

staff   

None 

Library 

None 

Audio Visual 

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None 

Specs 

None 

Equipme nt 

None 

S. Approval 

Dates ? 

Jul y 5. 1977 

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Department Chairman 

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/3.77

Dean 

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Chairman, SCUS 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, 

for

1nitr%lC$iQfl 

a.. Memorandum SCIJS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

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PROPOSED (XXJRSE;

Issues in Waii's

Health and 

-

Health Care 

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.

This course focuses 

on health 

issues of

greatest 

concern to women 

physiology, 

educational 

be

and

considered 

their 

physiological, 

birth 

thstitutlonz. 

within 

control, 

the

psychologica'

context 

rape 

Aamg 

and

the

of

childbirth. 

topics 

Canadian 

and

discussed 

social

medical, 

aspects.

will-be 

legal, 

These 

reproductive 

religious 

issues 

and

will 

minor. This course will not count toward credit for the Women's Studies 

TOPICS TO BE INcUJDED: 

Growing 

our physical 

i - introductioji 

well-being. 

to

our physical selves 4N

to institutions affecting 

Anatomy and physiology of sexuality and reproduction. 

Sexuality. 

Birth control. 

Health care and venereal disease. 

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.

Abortion. 

Rape and self-defence. 

To he or not to 

be a 

parent. 

Pregnancy,

(hildhirth. 

Postpartum. 

Menopause. 

Canadian medical 

institutions: 

hospitals, paramedical and free clinics, 

doctors.

Hospital practices related to childbirth and abortion. Attitudes of 

physicians. 

Canadian legal institutions: abortion 1 

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reform, restrictions on dissemination 

of contraceptives and contraception info!matiofl. 

Canadian religious institutions: their effect on abortion services and on 

contraception. 

Canadian 

and sex 

educational 

education.

n

s

titutions: grade school, junior 

high and highschoois 

Canadian

testing 

drug

procedures 

industry: 

and

how

relative

uuch information

safety, price 

nbou

?

rprofit. 

ducts is disseminated, 

PBOSEI) COURSE: Issues in Women's 

Health and Health Care, Page 2 

IRED READING: 

Boston 

Women's

Health Book Collective, In 

c.

Our

Bodi 

e

s Ourselves. 2nd 

edition. New York: Siiim and Schuster, 1976. 

REa}tfl4IW4D READING: 

Montreal Health 

Press. Birth 

Control Handbook. 12th edition. Montreal, 

P.Q., 1976. 

Cherinak, D., 

and A. Feingold. VD 

Handbook. Montreal: Montreal Health 

Press, 1975. 

I)crnarest, K., and J. 

Sciarra. 

Conception, Birth, 

an4

Contraception. 

New

York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. 

Planned Parenthood of 

NYC. Abortion; A 

Woman 

's

Gq4 do 

(written 

by B. Ii. Gutcheon) 

-

New York: 

Abelard-Schunan, 

1973. 

13rnmi11er, S. Against Our Will. New York: 

Simon 

and Schuster, 1975. 

Uerschberger, R. Adam's Rib. New York: Harper and Row, 1970 (paper). 

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS: 

A term project 

on one aspect of Canadian 

Health Care which will, focus on some 

aspect from the second half of the cajrse. The project will consist of 

1) a written report, and 2) a 

presentation 

to the student's tutorial group. 

XQ (•

There have been requests for advanced courses 

In Women's

Studies by 

students who are not pursuing 

the minor

programme. 

Since

Women's Studies 

does not have 

the faculty

resources to design a specific 300 level course, 

the selected topics course will provide a format to offer a 300 level course 

from time to time as faculty availability and interest permit. 

Although

the

course may be taken by anyone who has accimilated 60 credit hours, the minor 

student may take it for credit toward the minor programme. 

SENATE COPOlTT.E ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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s3J COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

I. Calendar 1nfor*atiO 

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Department: Wosnen's Studies 

Abbreviation CodasLS_ Course Muabers301 

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Credit Hours....L.._ 

Vector: 2-1-Q 

Title of Courses 

Special Topics in Wosin'5 Studies

Calendar Description of Courses 

A specific topic within the field of

Women's Studies; not otherwise covered 

in depth

regularl 

scheduled courses, will be dealt with as occasion and 

demand warrant.

Nature of Course 

Special Topics

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

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60 credit hours 

What course (courses), if any,. is being dropped from the calendar if this course i 

approved: 

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Now

2.

ultn 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

?

I term per 

calendar

year

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

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January, 

1978

• ? 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? All 

present Wain's Studies faculty, secondments from within Simon 

Fraser University. 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

To take 

advantage

of specialized areas of faculty expertise especially in the 

case of visiting faculty. 

4.

Bud

eta

and Space Reguireme!!. (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty ? 

None 

Staff ? 

None 

Library ? 

None 

Audio Visual 

?

None 

Space ? 

None 

Equipment 

?

None 

5. PP!" ?

____________________

_____

Date: 

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eDepartment Ch raan 

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Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

SCUS 73-34b5 (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

&p tArh

course outline). 

(Addition to W.S. 301-3 

I.S.C, 

77 - 

20)' 

Topcs 

Women's Studies 301 is 

designed to cover, topics that 

will not require students to 

have a

IickgTound

Women Studies. 

In contrast the W.S. 300 course Is 

4esigç4

to cover topics that 

require students to have nine units 

Womep's Studies. examples 

of possible .W.S. 301 topics would include: 

Women and

the

Professions, or Feminist Utopias. Both of these topics deal 

with the role of women, but do not require specific knowledge 

covered 

lower level Women's Studies courses. Examples of 

possible W.S. 300 topics include: Women and Psychoanalysis, or 

Regional Studies of Women in Canada. The Women and Psycho- 

analysis course would draw 

heavily

from the material covered 

in W.S. 100, W.S. 200 

4n4 W.S. 203 including

the historical 

analysis of the period around the devplopmet of psychoanalysis 

and the analysis of women's roles in:conteinpo,rary societies, 

Regional Studies of Women in Canada would draw from the material 

in W.S. 100 

0

W.S. 201, and W.S. 202 including the historical 

studies of Women In Canada and the analysis of women's status 

in Canadian society today. 