SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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To
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SENATE
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From SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
FACULTY OF ARTS - DEPARTMENT OF
Subject
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PSYCHOLOGY - CHANGE IN REQUIREMENTS
AND NEW COURSE PROPOSAL - PSYCHOLOG
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Date DECEMBER 27, 1973
MOTION 1:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.74-7,
the new course proposal for Psychology 499-10
- Honors Thesis."
MOTION 2:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.74-7,
change in requirements for Honors in Psychology
From: ?
'.... To qualify for the Honors degree in
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Psychology the student must have completed 50
credits in upper division Psychology or approved
related courses during the last four levels.'
To: ?
'.... To qualify for the Honors degree in
Psychology the student must have completed 50
credits in upper division Psychology or approved
related courses during the upper levels. No more
than eight of these credit hours may be directed
studies courses in Psychology.'"
MOTION 3:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth In S.74-7,
the addition of a section in Directed Studies
as follows: 'Students taking the Majors or
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Honors in Psychology may count no more than
8 credit hours of Directed Studies towards the
required number of upper division Psychology
credits.
(Note: If Senate does not approve Psychology 499-10 for the above,
substitute the following:
"Students majoring in Psychology may count no
more than 8 credit hours of Directed Studies
towards upper division required credits in
Psychology. Students taking Honors in Psychology
may count no more than 11 credit hours of
Directed Studies towards upper division required
credits in Psychology.")
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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S.74-7
MEMORANDUM
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To
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SENATE
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From' SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUD
FACULTY OF ARTS - DEPARTMENT OF
Subject _PSYCHOLOGY - CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS
AND NEW COURSE PROPOSAL - PSYCHOLOG
Date DECEMBER 27 1973
Following referral back from Senate for further consideration
of proposals by the Department of Psychology, and on receipt of addi-
tional explanation from that Department, the Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies approved the following and recommends approval to
Senate:
1.
"That SCUS approve the new course proposal for Psychology
499-10 - Honors Thesis."
2.
"That SCUS approve change in requirements for Honors in
Psychology
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From: ?
'.... To qualify for the Honors degree in Psychology
the student must have completed 50 credits In upper
division Psychology or approved related courses during
the last four levels.'
To: ?
'.... To qualify for the Honors degree in Psychology
the student must have completed 50 credits in upper
division Psychology or approved related courses during
the upper levels.
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No more than eight of these credit
hours may be directed studies courses in Psychology.'"
3.
"That SCUS approve the addition of a section in Directed
Studies as follows: ?
'Students taking the Majors or Honors
in Psychology may count no more than 8 credit hours of
Directed Studies towards the required number of upper division
Psychology credits.
(Note:
If SCUS does not approve Psychology 499-10 for the above
substitute the following:
"Students majoring in Psychology may count no more than 8
credit hours of Directed Studies towards upper division
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required credits in Psychology.
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Students taking Honors in
Psychology may count no more than 11 credit hours of Directed
Studies towards upper division required credits in Psychology.")
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In addition to the material considered at SCUS's first discussion
of the
Psychology Department's submissibn, the Committee had been provided
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with a
Studies
memorandum from the Chairman of the Department's Undergraduate
Committee, included
as SCUS 73-54.
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A majority of the Committee
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felt that this paper, in addition to the comments made by Dr. Koopman
at the meeting, answered their own and Senate's objections
to the
original submission.
Most discussion centered on two questions, that of the
desirability of making the honors thesis mandatory, and that of the
staffing of honors readings courses. In Indicating that the honors
thesis was intended to be a piece of work which would be both more
extensive and more rigorous than one emerging from a directed studies
course, Dr. Kooprnan noted that the Department had felt that, while
such work was usually desirable, it was not inevitably so,and that
this had persuaded the Department not to make it compulsory. On the
second question, concern was expressed about the availability of
faculty to supervise honors theses, but the Committee was assured
that the Department would not allow honors students to begin work on
their theses unless supervision was available and that such under-
graduate teaching would take precedence over work with graduate
students.
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SCus73
MEMORANDUM
II. M. Evans
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Dr. R.
F. Eoopnan
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Registrar
and Secretary of Senate
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Chairrian, rsych. Undcrgrad Stud It"; Cot:
Subject
Ps y chology Calen
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Dec .73
The Psychology Department i:iniier, to maintain its original submission, and has
requested that
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provide
SCUS with
a more detailed rationale for our proposals.
The attached material is therefore provided to assist that committee
in its
.deliberations.
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There has been consistent pressure from students over the past several
years for the department to offer an honours thesis. The ntriber of students
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making this request has not been large, perhaps only two or three a semester,
but they have been what we feel are our better students. Yh;t they have asked
for is the opportunity to do, and receive official recognition for, a paper
which is not "just another course paper", but something which
is,
and is
expected to be, qualitativel y
better; something which could juctifiably
be
called a "thesis", wh&ch would differ from a graduate thesis not so much
in
quality as in extensiveness.
To this end we have structured our Honours Thesis proposal by.using the
graduate thesis as a model. Departncrs from standard procedures for graduate
theses have been made only where, in our estimation, the need for procedural
efficiency outicghcd any prObable loss in
n6opumn
rigour. In particular,
the retention of the thesis defense represents a conscious, deliberate attempt
both to assure the quality of the product and to introduce the student to the
standard academic practice of presenting one's ideas publicly for critical
appraisal by those in the field.
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number ot semesters over wI2.cn tne credit
should
be distributed Is recognized
as not having a unique "best" answer, in the sen ?
that no lolution is perfect;?
every different amount and distribution of credit has its drawbacks. Were it
not for the thorniness of this problem, a recommendation for an Ilonours Thesis
would have come forward at least a year sooner, and possibly even earlier still.
This is a judgment call. We think 10 hours is a reasonable amount of credit,
and
we
think that this credit is most appropriately received in one semester
under one course number. This is not to say that we expect the entire production,
from initial conception to oral defense,
,
to be accomplished within a single
semester. It will be noted that we have specified that the student must find
himself a.cormittee and get the topic approved in the semester prior to that
in
which registration for the thesis is contemplated. It is expected that in
most cases the thesis topic will be an outgrowth of work done in and for one of
the 400-level seminars. (Many of our current requests for Directed Studies come
about in just this way.) The important point in that the student will not be
going in cold, and that he will have the guidance of at least two faculty members
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who are specifically charged with, among other things, making sure that he
does not get in over his head. It is acknowledged that this vill require the
exercise of a certain amount of jut!gr.ent on the part of the committee, since
any question can be made manageable by reducing it to triviality, and that
errors in such judgments are bound to occur sooner or later.
i!owcver, it is
our present judgment that no reasonable procedure exists which is proof against
such errors, and that the proposed system is the best of an imperfect lot.
The question of the number of credit hours assigned to the thesis is subject
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to much the same t y
pe of criticism: it Is the responsit-ility of the cornitteo
to (:nsure that the amount and nature of thô work done is cormc.nsuratc with the
credit received. Our answer is, again, that this Is a matter of judgment, and
that the.need to make the same judgments would be present no matter how many
credit hours were given for the thesis.
In proposing a 10-credit thesis, we are reall
y
saying two things: 1) that
we would like to see 10 credits worth of th&sis in our honours program; and
2) that the product of 10 credits worth of work can merit the title "thesis".
With rec'trd to
the sicniuI
srat.ment • It Is clear
that,
other thinc's home eiva1
the more credit which is assignable, the less reluctance there should be to call
the finished peoduct a thesis. It is our judgment that a thesis worthy of the
name can be produced fcr 10 credits, and that anvthin' represer.tin ].cs; than
3 credits worth of ?
would be highl y
;uscct. Thc çitcstion thcn reduces to
a 10-credit. thesis? ?
hv not a 12- or 15- or even IC-credit thesis?" The ?
answer to this question will become apparent in the discussion of our proposal
to limit the number of hours of Directed Studies credit which may be applied
toward the number of upper-division credit hours in Psychology which are
required for the degree.
One aspect of the field of psychology which very few undergraduates fully
appreciate is that it is extremely broad, containing areas and sub-areas that
range from philosophy to molecular biochemistry. We take the position that a
student who graduates with a major in r'diolocY should be acquainted with
advanced work in a number of areas within
pycho]ov,
anti this holts a fortiori
for the student with an honours degree. In p;rt1cu1ar, it is deemed essential
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that undergraduates not overspecialize at the expense
of
broad exposure to the
field.
Our current
current program is minimally structured at
the
upper
levels. For
majors and honours students alike, there is only one
explicitly-required course
(401-5
Histor
y
& S
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stems). In adjtion, honours students are required to obtain
credit in at least 2 of the 11 available upper-level seminars, each of which
carries 5 credits. The choice of which 2 is up to the student.
There are also in the calendar 6 Directed Studies courses, 3 at 3 credits
each and 3 at 5 credits each, totalling 24 credits. If a major student took
all the available Directed Studies courses, plus the required 401, he then would
technically be able to satisfy the current degree requirements by taking only a
single upper-division course. (Actually he would need only 1 credit, but we have
no 1-credit courses.) The implementation of the proposed restriction of 8 hours
of Directed Studies credit would assure that the student obtain at least 17 credits-
of regular upper-division .coursework. The minimum number of such courses which
could generate these credits is 4: 410, 411, and any 3xy/4xy sequence. Since
most students do not elect 410 and 411, 5 courses would ordinarily be required:
two 3xy/4xy sequences, plus any300-level course, or one 3xy/4xy sequence plus
any three. 300-level courses. We do not consider the requirement that the student
take 5 unsnecified courses, which could he in as few as I areac. as unduly
LestrlcElng nis Ircedom of choic. Instead, we see it as constituting a guarantee
that he is exposed to a minimal sampling of the broad field that psychology is.
Implicit in this discussion is the assumption that the Content of Directed
Studies courses is a specialized investigation of sub-areas within areas which
are covered in more encral terms by our regular courses, as opposed to the
Investigation of major areas which are not covered by any of the regular courses.
An examination of the descriptions of Directed Studies courses givenover the
past several Semesters supports this assumption.
It must be rcncnberd tiat tho department nc' has the authority to waive,
In special cases, requirements such as the proposed restriction. Without making
any committment which can not be made at this point, it can be said that we
would be favourably biased towards granting a waiver of this regulation In those
cases where the student could demonstrate that any Directed Studies course taken
In excess of the normal maximum was a reasonably broad
Investigation of
an area
not covered by one of our regular courses.
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It is
important to note here that ve are not removing any Directed Studies
courses from the calendar. It will still be possible for a student to take
24 credits of Directed Studies if he so desires. All we are saying is that only
8
oF
those credits will be countable toward the required nunber of upper-divisin
credits.
The :ituat1nn rith respect to honouri students is much the sane, but is
complicated somewhat by the presence of the Ponours Thesis, which is certainly
directed study but which is not included in the tern Directed Studies. Assuming
that the Honours Thesis proposal is accepted, and under the present laissez faire
policy regarding Directed Studies, it is possible for a student to 'obtain an
honours degree with only 11 credits of regular upper-division coursct,ork in
addition to the 1 required course. Since two /400-level, seminars are required,
and since all the 400-level seminars have corresponding 300-level prerequisites,
this means that 4 courses would be sufficient to-satisfy the requirements. This
is clearly unsatisfactory. Inplecn.tation of the proposed restriction ould rtc
the 11 hours to 27 hours. There are several ui:lihly configurations of
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courses
which could satisfy this requirement; for most i;tudcnts, 7 courses would be
necessar y
. These 7 courses would im
p l y
exore to a minimum of 3 to 4 areas.
This we sec as being an absolute lower bound for someone who claims to be an
honours student.
In comparing the extent to which majors and honours students are being
restricted, it is not proper to look at the figure of 8 credits which applies to
both groups and to conclude that, since honours students require 50 credits whereas
majors require only 30 credits, the honours students are being disproportionately
restricted. The proper index to use is the ratio of the ninimum number of
regular-course-offering credits over the total required credits. For majors thes
is 17/30 - .57 ; for honours students it is 27/50
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trivial, and parity is achieved.
The answer to the earlier question "Why a 10-credit thesis?" should now be
obvious. Increasing the number of thesis credits could only be done at the
expense of either Directed Studies or regular course credits. Since it would be
hard to justify disallowing credits toward an honours degree which are countable
for a major, the nu.ber of allowable Directed Studies credits for honours students
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can not be reduced below the nunbcr which would be acceptable for a major. On
the other hand, less than 27 credits of regular course work in an honours degree
Is unacceptable for reasons outlined above.
One more point remains to be cleared up. We have made the
thesis optional.
However, we have not increased the nher of allowable Directed Studies credits
for those honours students vtto elect not to do a thesis. Aside from the obvious
problem of possibly having to disallow credit simply because a student decides
at some point that he wants to do a thesis, we want to encourage, without forcing,
honours students to do the thesis. Although the work involved in two 5-credit
Directed Studies courses is ecual to the work involved in a 10-credit thesis, we
feel that the additional rigour required by the thesis will be of far more value,
both momentary and lasting, than would the experience in two ordinary Directed
Studies. We would rather see the honours student who thooses not to delve deeply
and rigorously into some area broaden his knowledge of the field.
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SiMON FHASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORAf!DU/A
SENATE ?
SEATr: CONITTE ON U;DC.RADtJ.\T1
To
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From
STUDIES
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Subteci PSYC!V)I.00Y -
CIL\NG:S
I:; !OI'!TS
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Date ?
NOVE11BER 15
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1973
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MOTION 1:
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"That
Senate approve, as
set forth in S.73-142,
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the
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course proposal for PSYC
499-10 - Honors Thcsis."
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MOTION 2: ?
"That Senate approc, as set forth in S.73-142, changes
in requirements for a major
From: . ?
'....For a major at least 30 credits in upper division
Psychology courses must be taken during the last 4 levels.'
To: ?
'....For a t,aa f ur
at least. 30 credits in i'nner divic4n,s
Psychology
courses,
including no more than 8 credit in
directed studies, must be taken during the upper levels. '"
MOTION 3:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.73-142, change in,hI4
requirements for Honors in Psychology
From: ?
'....To qualify for the Honors degree in Psychology the
student must have completed 50 credits in upper division
Psychology or approved related courses during the last four
levels.'
To: ?
'....To
qualify for the Honors degree
in
Psychology the
student must have completed 50 credit in upper division
Psychology or approv.cd related coursc; during the upper
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levels. No rore than eight of t1%'
/ nay be directed utudie
COUfl)c9
in Psychology.
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MOTION 4:
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'hat Senate approve as set forth in S.73-142, the addition of_)^4e
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"kAg(
a section in Directed Studies a
s follow
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:
'Students taking the flajor:i or honors in Psychology may Count
no
more
than 8 h
o
urs
of Directed Studies towards the required
number of upper divisionPsychology credits.'"
• (Note:
If Senate does not approve Psychology 499-10
for
the above, substitute the
following:
'Students majoring in Psychology may count no
more than 8/hours
of Directed Studies towards upper division required
credits
in
Psychology. ?
jcnts takingilonors in Psychology
may
count no
more than 11 hours of Directed Studies towards upper division
required credits in Psychology."
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From: ?
'Specific courses in Psychology must Include 101-3,
201-3,
401-5
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To: ?
'Specific courses in Psychology must Include 101-3, 201-3, 210-3,
401-5 . .
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NOTION 6:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.73-
142
, for PSYC
the change in description
From: ?
'Relates contemporary knowledge from psychology to current social
problems.
The course provides relevant information from studies
pertaining to problems of attitude dcvlopment, prejudice, race
relations, and cultur1 differences.'
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To: ?
'Relates contemporary' knowledge
from psychology
to current nodal
prob ltm .
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The course
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from
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pertaining to pz ub ltri
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rc1atjon3.
cultural
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behavior technology, and family p.ttuug
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UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
SENATE
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From
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SENATE
COMITTCE 04
UDfltGADATE STUDIES
FACULTY OF ARTS - PEPARTF.T OF
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NOVEMBER 14, 1973.
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• On the recommendation of the Faculty of Arts, the
Senate Committee on Underraduatc Studies has
approved changes, -
as
set forth in SCUS 73-37V111 -
for the Department of Psychology in specifying the
use of directed studies courses in fulfilling require-
ments for
a major or honors,
in a course description,
and a new course proposal, and recommends approval to
Senate.
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as approved Nov.6, 1973
V. 169 Course
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Change in Reguirer'ents: From " For a major
at
Require- ?
least
30
credits in upper division Psychology
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courses must be taken during the last 4 levels."
for a
Major
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to "For a major at least 30 credits in upper division
Psychology
courses,
including no more than 8 credits
in
directed studies, must be taken durii'
,
. the
C..
upper levels".
p.
169 Course ?
Chanr.e in Pcgurements: ?
From "To qualify for the
Require-
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Honors degree in Isychology the student must have
ments ?
completed 50 credits in upper division Psychology
for ?
or approved related courses -during the last four
Honors
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levels".
in Psych-
ology
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to "To qualify for the Honors degree in Psychology
the student must have completed 50 credits in upper
division Psychology or approved related courses
during the upper levels. No more than eight
of these may be directed studies courses in
Psychology".
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Addfl1rrPcd 5',rl4iq
Section
"Students majoring in Psychology may count no more
than eight hours of Directed Studies toward upper
division required credits in Psychology.
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Students
taking Honors
in
Psychology may count no more than
eleven hours of Directed Studies toward upper
division required credits in P;ychology".
Note: In the above form if Senate does not approve
addition of Psychology 499-10.
"Students taking ?ajors or Honors in Psychology
may count no more than eight hours of Directed
Studies towards the required number of upper division
Psychology credits."
Note: ?
In the above form if Senate
approves
Psychology
499-10.
Rat I on a 1 e:
Because Psychology is an increasingly diversified:
discipline, it is essential that undergraduates rzt
overspecialize at the expense of a broad exposure
to the field.
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Eight hours of directed utudiei allow
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the
Student
a
reasonable
amount of specialized
rcdini: and research, while avoiding the danger
of
overspecialization. ?
In the case of honors sru-
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dents, where the number of hours taken in greater
and more specialization
it
appropriate, the depart-
cnt winheo to introd'uce"the student to the
moro
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PSYCHOLOGY (cont.)
disciplined
approach of a formal
thesis project.
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Note:
of
Psychology
Eight hours
499-10.
if
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senate
If
not,
approves
eleven.
the
addition
p. ?
169
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Course
Calendar Onission.
Require-
ments
"Specific ?
courses
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in Psychology must. mci
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101-3,
for
201-3, ?
401-5
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Honors
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in
Psychology
should ?
read "Specific courses
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in Pcychology must
,includc ?
101-3, ?
201-3, ?
210-3, ?
401-5 ?
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p. ?
171
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Psychology
Chance ?
in Description: ?
From "Relates
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contemporary
106-3
knowledge ?
from psychology ?
to ?
current ?
social ?
problems.
The ?
course ?
provides
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relevant ?
infbrmation ?
from
o
studies
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pertaining ?
to ?
problems ?
of ?
attitude
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develop-
ment,
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prejudice, ?
race ?
relations, ?
and
?
cultural
a
differences."
to "Relates
?
contemporary knowledge from psychology
to
current ?
social ?
problems.
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The ?
course ?
provides
• relevant
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information ?
from studies ?
pertaining ?
to
.
problems
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such
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as ?
attitude ?
development, ?
prejudice,
bce ?
Le4uL10I15, ?
cutturai ?
olLrerences, ?
Denavior
technology, ?
and ?
family pathology."
p. ?
177 ?
New
Add: ?
Psycholog
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499-10. ?
Honors
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Thesis,
Course
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The ?
student will plan
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and
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cond.ict ?
an original
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research
project. ?
A written ?
thesis will be submitted
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and
orally ?
defended.
Prerequisite: Open by special arrangement only
to
Psycholoy Honors students who have completed
at
least
90A
ryJitof university work, with at least
20 credits in upper-division Psychology courses.
For detailed information, contact the Chairman
of the Undergraduate Studies Committee.
Sec Appendix A.
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FACULTY OF
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September 1973
NW COURSE PROPOSAL
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CALENDAR 111r0RMATI0H
Department:
PSYCI!OLCCY ?
Course Number
:499-10
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Title
:}Tonars Thesis
Sub-title or Description:
The
student will plan and c iuct an
original
research
project. A written thsis will be
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ittd and orally defended.
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Credit Hours:
10 ?
Vector Description:
Pre-rcquiitc(s):
Open by special arrane:ent
,
only to Psycholo' Vonors
students who have
completed at least 90, rJlt
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iinvcrsity urk, with at icast 20 credits in
upr-diviior. PvcwIo' courses. For detailed infonation, contact
the
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AND SLU.Uu1.aG ?
chairtan of theUndcrraduatc Studic Cocitt
Estimated inrolment; 3/semester
Semester Offered (e.g. yearly, every Spring; twice yearly, Fall
and Spring)
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When will course first be offered?
74-3
3.
JUSTIFICATION
A.
What is the detailed description of the course including
differentiation from lower
' level
courses, from ?
imil.r
courses
in
the sane department,
and from courses in other
department:;
in the tniver5ity?
Courc
will provide intensive research training to a few honors student.
Students will be
expected to
complete
and write up a project of real
scientific v:tiu.
There is no si:.Ll.ir course in the Psycholo3y Dept. at
S.F.U. Undergraduate
thesis proraacs do exist at other universities.
B.
What is the r.nqo of topici that may
be deAlt with in
the
course?
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Any psychological topic is suitable which can be
investigated
in o
re1ativc1' wrt peLa'I and wtch is
consonant with the ethical cede of
the Canadian P.ycatcical •s;ociatIo't.
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2.
C.
How do
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this
COt%LC
fit he
9 0a
ls of the department?
TI
L ceur
icvI!on nutinLt',
fur
hoi.-
?
tudcnt to
•
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Cnuin
rt t • itt
?
ith
?
rvf.Loa by a co-
' .4-11ttee of
crLtic3l :;(:1:c3larc.
D.
How does this course affect (1eqr'(' rocJtIir'nent?
Addittn of th
COU'-•
?
:i11 not ?
d•e rcui.-
£. What are the calendar ch.nqc; necessary to ref) e c t the
addition of
this course?
Course decrirtioa
F.
?
tht course, if any,
if. bcincj d':oprc from
the calcnl,..r if
this cour •
;e in
?
-r.c3,.'
H0fl2
C. What. i.
-the
nature of tu1iit thnand for this course?
Thcrc has
1en
con ?
tnr. pr";tre, over the
?
(mm a :311 nurr
of
stu;htts , for Lid:; kin'l of
?
Lo
tl;e Lnours pror;:t:e.
H. ?
Other
rcasonr. for iat
O(!UCIfltJ
t.ht
COUL?.t.
S
3.
. ?
4.
BUDCCTMY •MD SPACE FACTORS
A. Which faculty will be available to
teach this
Course?
The entire faculty may be involved.
D. What are
the special space
and/or
equipment
requirements
for this course?
There will be stall equipment expenditures nd space allocations
necessary
for some projects.
C.: Any other
budgetary
impliCati0
?
of mounting this course:
No
Approval
Curriculum Committee:
Dean of Faculty:
501*ittc UndergrIdttO
Studies Committee:
Senatc
..
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SI
S
Psych 499-10
!:onour Thesis?
Information sheet
General Eligibility
In
exccjtional circur'.tanes onl
y
, the tndcrcraduatc
Studies Corittce nay
,iva
the prerequisite of 90 credits with at least 20 upper-division Psycoloy
credits.
o
Thesis CorrUttee
Prior to
the semester in
which the student intends
to register in
499, he
ut obtain the consent of ancrnbcr of the department who will act as the thesis
supervisor and chairman of the thesis coittce. Together, they will select cd
obtein the coaser.t of at least one other ncrbcr of the dcpartnent to act as rcr:
of the thesis coitte. (Coiiittne cerc
n4l.
1
be from other than the Psychology
flcpartncnt. However, at least one nerber, in addition to the
supervisor,
rnsst tc
from the
Psychology Department.) The student, in consultation with his committee,
will select a thesis topic. (It Is the rcsponsihilfty of the coiittce, inter alia,
to ensure the propriety of the topic, its coensurability
pith
both the student's
n'I n
vailnhle resources, and that
iLs
:;cope is uch that
the
thes is
uay
reasonably be expected to be completed
,
in one semester.) Mien a topic has been
agreed upon, the supervisor will submit
the
tedcnt's nane, the composition of the
conittce, and the topic to
the
Undergraduate Studies Connittce for approval. Such
approval nust be obtained before the stuer.t :a: re'istrr in
I..
Any sseçuirtt
c;.c,s n
the corposition of
the
thc:is cu:rittee nust he approved by the
lnder.iduate Studies Conittec.
Cradin Procedure
The thesis will be assir.cd a grade according to current University rc,,ltions
rcarLIing undergraduate grvJi.ng. The written thesis will be subnittcd to the
supervisor on or before the final day of classes for the sc'ncstcr. On or before
the final diy of the cxaninatlon period, the student will orally def'nd the tht'ni
before the conittec. The thesis dc[cn3e will be open for observation and qu.;tionin
by faculty, and for observation by all members of the University co .unity.
suçcrvisor. in
Co
with
?
1.':ien
the cor.nittee, i1) acfn a grade based on the
wtittcn ttcsis and 1t3 defense.
