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MOTION: 

That Senate approve (and recommend approval by the Board of 

Governors) the establishment of a Program in British Columbia 

Studies with requirements as set forth on pages 4 and 5 of 

paper S.76-f2'. 

Note 

This paper was amended and approved by Senate Cominitee on 

Academic Planning, approved by Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies and sent to Deans of Faculties and to Chairmen of 

Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees June 17, 1976 for 

Faculty response. No formal response has been received from 

any Faculty. Minor concerns raised by individual faculty 

members have been resolved without requiring amendment of the 

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paper. 

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(SCRP74-4)

As amended at SCAP and edited to 

June 9, 1976 (for transmittal to 

SCUS and then Faculties) 

COMMUNITY EDUCATION -? 

PROGRAM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 

STUDIES 

The proposed Community Education Program in British Columbia Studies 

is

conceived as 

providing, a 

means for 

the adult to undertake recog- 

nized, sequential university study in a liberal arts field, drawing 

upon the disciplines of Archaeology, Sociology, Anthropology, 

Geography, and History. As proposed, this program would use already 

established university credit courses and would incorporate the 

resources 

of another 

cultural 

agency - the Vancouver Museum and 

Planetarium. The program would provide a strong educational alter- 

native to the ad hoc ñoñ-credit courses provided by other institutions. 

Furthermore, it would give interested adults an opportunity to learn 

more about selected aspects of British Columbia. 

The Community Education Program in British Columbia Studies: 

(1)

is designed for adults who wish to pursue a serious program of 

study of 

British 

Columbia for their own personal enrichment. 

(2)

may

serve 

to introduce or re-introduce adults to university study 

and lead them to further work at Simon 

Fraser. 

(3)

would benefit Simon Fraser University through focussing 

greater 

public attention on the University's scholars and academic programs. 

Admission Requirements 

Current university entrance requirements would apply, as outlined in 

the University Calendar. It Is anticipated that many applicants will 

have completed either a degree.or some university study. 

Program 

Requirements 

Thirty credit hours plus participation in an orientation session, desig- 

nated field work, and associated credit-free events are required for 

completion of the program. Credit course requirements fall into two 

groups: 1) core courses and 2) optional courses. 

Six core 

,

courses and 

three optional courses are required. 'Courses are from the departments 

of Archaeology, Sociology and Anthropology, History, and Geography. 

Credit for a maximum 

of

two courses of comparable content and level may 

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be transferred from previous university/college study towards the require- 

ments for the program. 

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Core Courses 

(Offered at the Vancouver Centennial Museum) 

Archaeology 101-3: 

The Prehistoric Past 

Archaeology 

223-3: 

The

Prehistory of Canada 

Geography 263-3: 

Selected Regions: British Columbia 

History 199-3: Studies in Historical Method (use 

of B.C. 

material8 

where appropriate) 

Sociology/Anthropology 140-4: Introduction to Anthropology 

Sociology/Anthropology 486-4: Indians of the Northwest Pacific 

Optional Courses 

(Offered 

at SFU) 

At least three courses (and totalling at least 10 credits) are required. 

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Archae 

2 73-3: 

301-2: 

360-5: 

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372-5: 

433-5: 

476-5: 

ology 

Archaeology of the New World 

Prehistoric and Primitive Art 

Indian Cultures of North America 

Archaeology Laboratory Techniques 

Techniques of Inquiry 

(field school) 

Regional Studies 

of North America - Northwe8t Pacific 

Canadian. Studies 

200-3: Resources 

of

B.C. and the Yukon 

Geography 

262-3: The Geography of Canada 

History 

424-5: Problems in the Cultural History.of Canada 

428-5: PrOblems in the Social and Economic History of Canada 

432-5: Canadian West 

Soc iology 

/Anthropology 

386-4: Ethnography of North American Native Peoples 

490-4: British Columbia (specialized regional studies) 

Field Work 

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The course option, Archaeology 433-5: Techniques of Inquiry, will 

constitute five hours of credit in field work. For those who do not 

elect this option, opportunity for field study would be provided 

through weekend workshops (credit-free). 

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Orientation Sessions 

Orientation to this program will be provided by a two-day weekend work- 

shop or workshops held on two consecutive Saturdays. The purpose of 

this orientation is to introduce students to the fields of study and to 

provide them with a conceptual framework for thinking about the scope 

and cohesion of the program. Students will be given pre-readings to 

help integrate their studies, and to familiarize them with Museum re- 

sources as well as the resources of Simon Fraser University. 

An orientation session also will contribute to a spirit of membership 

in the program. Additionally, one credit-free session per semester will 

be organized tobring all those in the program together with specialists 

in the fields of study to strengthen the program's interrelated aspects. 

Location of Courses 

All core courses, and selected optional courses if economically and 

educationally feasible, will be located at the Vancouver Centinnial 

Museum. Otherwise, optional courses will be taken on campus as they 

are available. (The provision of any particular core course at some 

given time will depend on availability of faculty and departmental 

approval.) 

Integration of Museum Resources into the Program 

Every effort will be made to integrate the resources of the Centennial 

Museum into the 'program. In addition to meeting in the Museum, use will 

be made of specialized materials and the Museum's professional staff to 

support and strengthen all educational activities. 

Recognition of Accomplishment 

Coherent programs, which involve registrants in structures, sequential, 

part-time study and which, through curricular design, provide a meaning- 

ful general education, exist at many universities. Enrolment in these 

programs usually demands a substantial commitment in terms of partici- 

pants' time, money and energy. For these reasons, as well as to provide 

additional incentive, institutions award some type of certification which 

officially recognizes a student's successful completion of a program. It 

is proposed that recognition for completion of the Program in British 

Columbia Studies be a Certificate. 

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Program Management 

. The Program will be advised by a 

tative Of each of the participat 

and of the Vancouver Museums and 

by the Vice-President, Academic. 

Certificate will be made through 

Steering Committee Including a represen- 

[rig departments, of Continuing Studies, 

Planetarium, with a Chairman appointed 

Recommendations for the award of this 

this Committee. 

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Planning Group for the Program in British Columbia Studies: 

R. Carlson, Archaeology 

H.

Roberts, Geography 

A.

Aberbach, 

History 

I.

Whitaker, Sociology and Anthropology 

J.

L. Hoegg, Continuing Studies 

J. Blaney, Continuing Studies 

J. F. 

Fondren, Director 

of Education and 

Extension, 

Vancouver Museums and Planetarium 

Calendar 

Entry for the 

Certificate Program in British Columbia Studies 

The Program 

provides 

adults an opportunity to complete, on a part-time 

basis and in association with students with similar interests, a - 

sequential and 

coherent program in 

a

liberal 

arts field. 

Selected re- 

sources of Simon 

Fraser 

University and the Vancouver Museums are 

combined in a study of British Columbia's cultural and physical develop- 

ment. 

Admission 

Admission to the Program is governed by the. regulations pertaining to 

admission to Simon Fraser University. (See "Admissions," Simon Fraser 

University Calendar.) 

Program Requirements 

(1)

The successful completion of at Least 30 credit hours with 20 of 

those 30 hours earned by completing Archaeology 101-3 and 223-3, 

Geography 263-3, History 199-3, 

Sociology/Anthropology 

140-4 

(Introduction to Anthropology), and Sociology/Anthropology 486-4; 

and with the remaining 10 or more hours selected from: 

Archaeology 273-3 301-2, 360-5, 372-5, 4335, 476-5 

Canadian Studies 200-3 

Geography 263-3 

History 424-5,, 428-5, 432-5 

Sociology/Anthropology 386-4, 490-4. 

(2)

Participation in archaeological field study, either through completing 

Archaeology 433-5 or through a credit-free offering. 

(3)

Participation iii the credit-free components of the program, such as 

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an Introductory Session (to provide the conceptual framework) and 

the semesterly sessions (to provide integration of program studies). 

(4) Program completion normally within 5 years of admission. 

Notes: 1) Credits applied to one certificate may be applied also to 

major programs or minor programs and to a Bachelor's 

degree 

under the normal regulations governing these programs but 

cannot be applied to another Simon 

Fraser 

University certi- 

ficate (or diploma). 

ii)

Credit for a maximum of two courses (totalling not more than 

10 credit hours) of comparable content and level may be trans- 

ferred from other approved university/college study toward the 

requirements of this Program. 

iii) 

Academic advising may be obtained from the Academic Advice 

Centre or from the Program Steering Committee. 

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