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MEMORANDUM
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Date
November 14, 1974
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SENATE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Subject
CHANGE IN PREREOUISITE FOR CERTA
UPPER DIVISION EDUCATION COURSES
MOTION 1:
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.74 -154,
the proposed changes in prerequisites for all
Upper Division Education Courses, (with the exception
Of
EDUC
431, 435, 437, 441, 442).
From:
EDUC
401/402 Recommended
To: ?
EDUC
401/402 or equivalant."
MOTION 2
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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.74- 154,
the proposed change in prerequisite for
EDUC
431,435,
437, 441, 442
From:
EDUC
401/402 Recommended
To: ?
Not less that 60 semester hours credit."
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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At its meeting of 12th November, theSenate Committee
on Undergraduate Studies discussed tli.e attached proposal for changes
in prerequisites for upper division
g tducation courses. This
proposal is now forwarded to Senate, with the Committee's recommend-
ation that it be approved.
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MEMORANDUM
H. M. Evans, Secretary,
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Senate Ccm,ittee on Undergraduate
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Division Education Courses
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Nelson, Secretary,
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Faculty of Education,
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The Faculty of Education passed the following motion:-
that for all Upper Division Education courses, with the exception of
EDUC. 431, 1435, 437,
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41 and 4
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42, where the stated Prerequisite is
EDUC. 1401/402 Recoimnded, the Prerequisite be changed to:
Prerequisite: EDUC. 401/402 or equivalent.
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421
422
1423
14214
429
EDUC. '461
462
1463
464
1465
ED1X. 1452
1459
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Rationale for Motion #1 re Prerequisites
The faculty of Education has resources for a limited range of functions,
among which teacher education has top priority. The majority
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of the Upper
Division Education courses are designed for teachers or prospective teachers ie:
persons who have completed EDUC. 401 and 402 or equivalent.
The statement that the Prerequisite EDUC. 401/402 is recommended has proven
to be misleading. Many persons, including some who have not completed their Lower
Division requirements, and some who have no intention of teaching, apply to register
in Upper Division Education courses. The indefinite "recommended" prerequisite makes for
unnecessary difficulty in advising students.
Since, for good reason a Prerequisite may be waived, it is proposed that the
Prerequisite for the courses listed below be changed.
Courses for which the Prerequisite
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EDUC. 401/402 or equivalent is proposed
1.
2.
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471
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EDUC. '486
472
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1473
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475
476
477
1478
479
The five courses EDUC. 431, 435, 437, 4141 and 442 are the subject of Motion
#2.
The following courses now have a stated Prerequisite: EDUC. 401 and 1402
E11JC.
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484
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EI1JC.
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490
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1491
492
493
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495
SCOS
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
H. N. Evans, Secretary,
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Senate Coinnittee on ikidergraduate
.Studies..........................................................................
Subject-Requirements ... for ... Uc ... 431,....435,.....7.,..,
441 and 442
From.
Graem Nelson, Secretary,
Faculty of Education,
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0ber
23, 1974.
The Faculty of Education passed the following motion:
that for EI)UC. 431, 435, 437, 441 and 442 where the stated Prerequisite
is EtXJC. 401/402 Reccxnnded, the Prerequisite be changed to :-
Prerequisite: not less than 60 semester hours credit.
Rationale for Motion #2 re Prerequisites
The five
courses, EDUC.
431, 435, 437, 441
and
442
are designed to develop
understanding of educational problems and issues generally rather than in the specific
context of teacher education programs. For this reason, the courses should be
made available to students fran the general University Conoitunity.
The Prerequisite of "not less than 60 semester hours credit" has the effect
of opening a course to any upper level students with an interest in education.
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CALENDAR DESCRIPTIONS
FOR
FOUR COURSES
BEING CONSIDERED ?
FOR
PREREQUISITE CHANGES
Educ. 4310
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Analysis of Educational Concepts
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A study of major concepts relating to processes of teaching and learning using
conten)oraxy philosophical methods.
Educ.
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35-04
5-Ok Educational Theory and Theory Criticism
The status, function and form of educational theories and their relationship to
educational
practice.
Educ. 437_0
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Ethics and Education
Ethical questions in education; consideration of the adequacy of contemporary
ethical theories as theories of moral justification.
Educ. 4410
1
+ Culture]. Differences in Education
Social and psychological factors relating to the education of students from
minority cultures.
Educ.
44
2-04
Coztiporary . Iäsures
in World Education
A study of world educational systems using theories and data from such fields
as political science, sociology, cultural anthropology and economics.
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