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G.S. 302-3 - THE CHING 

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From SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE 

STUDIES 

Date FEBRUARY 12, 1975 

MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.75-45, 

that G.S. 302-3 - The I Ching, be acceptable for 

regular offering, ,      

with waiver of the normal time 

lag requirement to permit offering in the Summer 

75-2." 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

.75-45

MEMORANDUM

SENATE

Subject...

General Studies 302-3: The I thing 

is

At its meeting of the 11th of February, the Senate Committee on 

Undergraduate Studies considered the attached proposal for General Studies 

302-3: The I. Ching. It also considered the recommendation of Faculty 

of Interdisciplinary Studies that this course be included permanently in 

the University Calendar and that the normal two-semester time lag 

requirement be waived to enable it to be offered in the simmer semester 

1975. These proposals are now forwarded to Senate for its consideration, 

with the Committee's recommendation that they be approved. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

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From

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Dr.

.R..C....Brown,....Dean,...Facul.ty...of ....... . 

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and ... Registrar ............................................... ................................ 

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Interdisciplinry. Studies.. 

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Subject .......

Course..Review,..- 

.   ... G.S.....302-3 ... .... I ... Ching .... 

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Date..... ....

31st .Jxzuary.,...19.75.q........................................ 

Ached is a course proposal for the I Ching, G.S. 302-3. The I Ching has been 

offered twice thus far, once during the 1974-1 semester and again during the 1974-3 

semester. It was fully subscribed each time (42 and 43 students). The course has 

been evaluated by open questionnaire and we have reviewed the student response at 

the Faculty level. These evaluations indicate that the course is highly regarded 

by students both in regard to content and presentation. 

Our Curriculum Committee recommends that the course be approved for offering during 

the 1975-2 semester. In addition, we believe that the merits of the course have 

been firmly established and that it become a permanent calendar. addition. 

RCB/et 

Attachment 

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Robert C. Brown 

ECEIVEL

FEB 4 1975

REG

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I*HCE

(Office Services)

FACULTY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL 

1. CALENDAR INFORMATION 

Program 

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Course Number: 302 

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Title: The I Ching 

Sub-title or Description: 

A book of wisdom, philosophy and oracle, which serves as a vehicle for 

understanding patterns of change that govern life and which has acted 

as a guide for leaders and scholars throughout history. 

Credit Hours: 3 

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Vector Description: 3-0-0 

Prerequisite(5) 

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Completion of at least 60 semester hours of credit. 

2. ENROLMENT AND SCHEDULING 

Estimated Enrolment: 25/semester 

Semester Offered (e.g. yearly, every Spring, twice yearly, Fall and Spring): 

Yearly 

*_When will course first be offered? 

Spring 74-1 

3. JUSTIFICATION 

A.

What is the detailed description of the course including differentiation 

from lower level courses, from similar courses in the same department, 

and from courses in other departments in the University? 

The I Ching, an interdisciplinary introduction to Oriental philosophy and 

psychotherapy, reflects both the major Chinese schools of learning, Taoism 

and Confucianism, and throws light on the working of the unconscious and 

the inner self. 

B.

What is the range of topics that may be dealt with in the course? 

Topics ranging from a comparison of the concept of Tao and that of the 

Christian 'logos' and Platonis 'Reality' to a discussion on the two primary 

forces in the universe, namely, the Yin and Yang principles, to the strata 

and attributes of the sixty-four hexagramsan 

d

to C.G. Jung's views on The 

I Ching in the light of psychoanalysis which will be tackled in the course. 

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2.

C.

How does this course fit the goals of the program? 

The course is a general elective. It is not intended as part of an existing 

or proposed program. 

D.

How does this course affect degree requirements? 

It will provide 3 hours of general elective credit toward a student's degree 

requirements. 

E.

What are the calendar changes necessary to reflect the addition of this 

course? 

The course will be added to the "General Studies" courses listed in the 

calendar. 

F.

What course, if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course 

is approved? 

None. 

C. What is the nature of student 

It is open to any student of thr 

However, preference goes to thos 

psychology or with keen interest 

offerings indicate that at least 

demand for this course? 

university with upper levels standing. 

with a major or minor in philosophy or 

in Oriental studies. Past non-credit 

25-30 students will enroll. 

H. Other reasons for introducing the course. 

Courses of slmilarnature are offered at almost every major university in 

North America such as Harvard, Yale, University of Washington, U.C. Berkeley, 

Toronto and so on and so forth. It is designed to give students an introduc- 

tion to Chinese philosophy and the classic 'I Ching.' 

3.

4. BUDGETARY AND SPACE FACTORS 

A.

Which faculty will be 

available to 

teach this course? 

B.

What are the special space and/or equipment requirements 

for this course? 

None. 

C.

Any other 

budgetary 

implications of mounting this course: 

Approval: 

Dean of Division: 

Senate: 

IAI

I CHLNG

The course is scheduled to meet

hours/week, and aims at a general survey of

the

Ching or the Book of Changes,

an all-embracing oriental

classic, which

ins.

Wred the discovery of the Theory of Reflection Asymmetry by two young scientists

i for wich were awarded the 1957 Nobel

Prize in

Physics. Knowledge of Chinese

is not required. This course, open to all students,

will be conducted' in English.

Lecture /Discuss ion

Week

The

notion

of Tao with specific reference to that

of the Logos

in the New Testament of the Christian

Bible and that of Reality

Plato's Republic

Week

The Concept of Change with comments b

C.G.Jung

week

The ?

Yin and Yang principles

the protasis and apodosis of the

sequence of the hexagrams

d. ?

hsi ?

tzu chum, great treatise on the appended judgments

c. ?

tsa kua, miscellaneous notes on the hexagrams

lines and positions of the hexagrams

Week

two representative hexagrams:

corresponding dualism:

presentation of an over-all pattern, and

review

FINAL EXAMINATION

REQUIRED TEXTS

Wilhelm, Richard, tr. The I Ching.

Princeton,N.J., Princeton

University Press, 1971.

xEcot:NDED TEXTS:

Lau, ,ç•, tr. Tao!'? Cing, Baltimore, MD., Penguin.

It",

}<'publlc, N.Y., Modern Lib., N.D., or any edition

Needha:., Joseph, Scoe and Civilization in China,

Vol.2

N.Y.,

Cambridge

University Press, 1962.

hPng,.

Y.i-lan, A Hist-ory of Chinese PhiLosophy, Princeton N.J., Princeton

LJriiv*?r'lty eress, 052•

/tlhem, 11., Change: sight Lectures on the I Ching, Princeton U. Pr.,

Princeton, N.J., 1960

There

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iphed handouts aval [able for students throughout the

.FS OF (;EAJjIN(;

i. attendance

hom.• ass ignmti. :

r-_-ading assignment 

before each session and two short