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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF TfoE WCRlD
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
TO:
SCUS
PHONE (778) 782-4821
FAX (778) 782-5927
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
DATE:
Kitty Corbett, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Health Sciences
Dec. 17,2009
RE:
cc:
Faculty of Health Sciences curriculum items
10 Hinchliffe; 10hn O'Neil
The Faculty of Health Sciences has approved various minor changes for some courses, and made
some revisions to our BSc undergraduate program requirements. We are submitting these
proposals to seus for consideration. Please place these on the agenda of the next seus meeting
for discussion and a vote.
COURSE CHANGES:
Course Name
HSCI 302 - 3 Evidence-based Decision Making in Health
HSCI 303 - 3 Perspectives on Behavioral Risks
HSCI 3 10 - 3 Exploratory Strategies in Data Analysis
HSCI323 - 3 Principles of Ph anna co logy and Toxicology
HSCI 422 - 4 Diffusion Pathways in the Spread of Disease
HSCI 423 - 3
H~alth
Policy in Disease Mitigation and Public Health
HSCI 442 - 4 Immunology Laboratory
HSCI 443 - 4 Environmental Health Toxicology Laboratory.
HSCI 482 - 3 Senior Seminar in .Infectious Diseases
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCI ENeEs
BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
BURNABY BC,
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Change Type
Course
Deletion
Course
Title,
Description,
Prerequisite
Course
Number,
Title,
Description,
Prerequisite
Prerequisite
Course
Deletion
Course
Deletion
Description
Course
Title
Prerequisite
1
PROGRAM CHANGES:
Proe;ram Name
Summary of Chane;es
Minimum grade for current courses
•
Minimum grade of
C~
to count towards maior
Changes to requirements for the
Minor in HSCI
Students
complete
the
following
•
HSCII30
•
HSCI 100 or BISC 101
And three of the following
•
HSCI 211
~3
Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular, and
Metabolic
Diseases
•
HSCI
212~3
Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological
Diseases
•
HSC1214~3
Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
•
HSCI 21
S~3
Perspectives on Disability and
~njury
•
HSCI
216~3
Ecological Detenninants of Human Growth,
Development
and
Health
And at least IS upper division HSCI units, of which at least seven
units of upper division credit used toward the minor must have
been completed in Simon Fraser University courses
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
BURNABY BC,
"O\NADA,
V~'\
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course ChangelDeletion Form
Existing Course NumberlTitle: HSCI 302-3 Evidence-Based Decision-Making
in
Health
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Courl3e Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Description:
__ _
Prerequisite;__ State number of hours for:
Lect ( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion:
---=X=- __
FROM:
TO:
Long title for calendar/schedule no more than 190 characters including spaces/punctuation
AND
Short title for registration/transcript no more than 30 characters including
spaces/punctuation
RATIONALE:
The course has never he en taught and there is no one who has indicated an interest in
teaching it. This is one of
a
set of original FRS courses put in the Calendar prior to the
arrival of most of the current FHS faculty.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students should not
receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre-requisite.
NIA
Effective semester and year __
.....:F!:..:a~1~1.L..:2::..:0=.:1~0=----_
8.
j
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course ChangelDeletion Form
Existing Course NurnberlTiUe: BSCI
422.4
Diffusion Pathways in the Spread of Disease
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Description:
__ _
Prerequisite:__ State number of hours for:
Lect( ) Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion:
----=X~
__
FROM:
TO:
Long title for calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including spaces/punctuation
AND
Short title for registration/transcript no 'more than 30 characters including
spaces/punctuation
RATIONALE:
The course has never been taught and there is no one who has indicated an interest in
teaching
it.
This is one of a set of original FHS courses put in the Calendar prior to the
arrival of most of the current FBS faculty.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students
should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre-requisite.
N/A
Effective semester and year __
-,F=-a=1::.1~.
2=0::,.:1=.,::0,,--_
SCUS 2010
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SIMON FlUlSER UNIVERSITY .
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course ChangelDeletion Foun.
Existing Course NumberlTitle: HSCI 423.3 Health Policy
in
Disease Mitigation and
Public Health
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Description:
Prerequisite:
__ . State number of hours for:
Lect( ) Sem ( )
Tut( )
Lab ( )
Course deletion:
----=X~
__
FROM:
TO:
Long title for calendar/schedule no more than 100 characters including
space~/punctuation
AND
Short title for registration/transcript no more than 30 characters including
spaces/punctuation
RATIONALE:
The course has never been taught and there is no one
who~as
indicated an interest in
teaching it. This is one of a set of original FRS courses put in the Calendar prior to the
arrival of most of the current FRS faculty.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students should not
receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre.requisite.
N/A
Effective semester and year __
-,F~a=:l~ll..' 2~O~1!:.::O:.....-_
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course NumberlTitle: HSCI 303-3 Perspectives on Behavioural Risks
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number:
Credit Hour:__ Title:----=:X=---_
Description:--",X::....- __
Prerequisite: X
State number of hours for:
Lect ( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion: __ _
FROM:
Existing Course NumberlTitle; HSCI 303-3 Perspectives on Behavioural
Risks
Description:
An
interdisciplinary over-view from a public health perspective of behaviors and conditions
associated with leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Prerequisite:
45 units. including either HSCI 130 or KIN 140.
TO:
Existing Course Number/Title: USCI 303-3 Health and Behaviour
D~scription:
An interdisciplinary overview from a public health perspective of behaviours associated
with morbidity and mortality. and principles and strategies for behaviour change. Cases
include tobacco control. UIV prevention. and programs to improve diet and physical
activity.
Prerequisite:
45 units. including either HSC1130. KIN 140. or GER 300.
RATIONALE:
The original name
is
too narrow for the content that is addressed in this course. The updated
-course description includes strategies for improving health behavior. Prerequisites are
changed to facilitate access to students from other Faculties and because the necessary
preparation can be acquired in different courses.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent
that students should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the
pre-regyisite.
N/A
Effective
se~ester
and year
_----=Fwa1=1-=2~0.:.1~0
__
roo
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course ChangelDeletion Form
Existing Course NtunberlTitle: HSC1310.3 Exploratory Strategies in Data Analysis
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number:
-1L
Credit Hour:__ Title:,--"X=- __
Description:--=X=--- __
Prerequisite:~
State number of hours for:
Lect( ) Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion: __ _
FROM:
Existing Course NumberlTitle: HSCI 310-3 Exploratory Strategies in Data Analysis
Description:
A foundation in computing and analytical skills for independent analysis of epidemiologic
data. It
includes a mandatory SAS computing laboratory.
Prerequisite:
HSCI majors with 90 units. including HSCI 330 and HSCI 325. or permission from instructor.
TO:
Existing Course Number/Title: HSCI 410-3 Exploratory Data Analysis
Description:
Regression and data analysis techniques for health research. Practical approaches to
linear and logistic regression. multivariable modelling. interaction. variable selection.
confounding. and measures of association. Computer-based laboratory' exercises using
statistical software applied to health datasets.
Prerequisite:
STAT 302. Recommended: HSC1330.
RATIONALE:
The current course description lacks detail and is too narrow. Additionallys HSCI310 is
normally taken in the fourth year because
it
has STAT 302 as a prerequisite, and it is an
advanced course; thus
it
is better situated at the 400 level.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that
students should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the pre-
requisite.
N/A
Effective semester and
year __
--=.F-=a~11~2"""0:..:1""0~_
1.
SCUS 2010
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course NurnberlTitle: HSCI 323-3 Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Please
check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number: __
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Description:,
__ _
Prerequisite: X
State number of hours for:
Lect( ) Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course deletion: __ _
FROM:
Prerequisite: MBB 221. CHEM 282. BISC 313
TO:
Prerequisite: MBB 231. CHEM 282
RATIONALE:
When the course was initially mounted, a background for classes of environmental
pollutants was considered essential for understanding the proposed content. However,
after the course was delivered several times, this content has now been incorporated
into the syllabus and therefore BISC 313 is no longer required as a prerequisite. MBB 221
is not in the Calendar
I
having been replaced by MBB 231. '
Does this
course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such.an extent that
students
should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the pre-
requisite.
NIA
Effective semester and year __
...:F:..:a=I~I,~2=.:O~I~O~_
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
S
e
nate Committee on Underg
r
aduate Studies
Cour
se
Change
/
D
e
l
e
tion F
o
rm
Existing Course
N
umbe
r
lT
i
tle:
HSCI 442-4 Immunology Laboratory
P
l
ease
c
h
eck appropriate
r
evis
i
o
n
(s) be
in
g
r
eco
m
me
n
ded:
Course Number:
C
r
e
d
i
t
Hour:
__
Ti
tl
e:
___
_
Descripti
o
n:~
X
,,--
__
P
r
e
r
equ
i
si
t
e:__ State n
u
mber of hours for
:
L
eet ( )
Sern
(
)
Tut
( )
Lab
()
C
ourse de
le
tion:
__
_
FROM,
Descri
p
tion:
S
tu
dy.
in
a
l
abo
r
atory e
n
viro
n
men
t
,
o
f th
e
m
o
l
ec
ul
ar and cell
ul
ar bas
i
s o
f t
he
i
mmune syste
m
.
I
mmun
o
l
o
gy
ove
r l
ags wi
t
h many o
t
he
r
b
i
o
l
o
gi
cal
d
isci
pli
nes
i
n
cl
udes biochemis
t
ry. molecular
bio
l
ogy, cell b
i
o
l
ogy
.
g
e
n
e
ti
cs.
p
hysio
l
o
gy
,
m
icro
bi
o
l
o
gy
and re
li
es on
l
abora
t
ory
met
h
ods
an
d
concep
t
s
d
eri
v
ed f
r
o
m th
ese
l
ab
or
a
t
ory
m
et
h
o
d
s a
nd
concep
t
s de
r
i
v
e
d
fr
om
t
hese
discipli
n
es.
TO:
D
e
scription:
Laboratory method
s
in immunology. Focus on th
e
vert
e
brate inunun
e s
y
s
t
e
m and the
mol
e
cular and c
e
llular principles underlying immun
e
recognition
.
E
x
p
e
rim
e
ntal
m
e
thods d
es
ign
e
d to coITLbine
s
erology, biochemi
s
try, mol
e
cul
a
r biology
.
c
e
ll biology
and gen
e
tic
s
as a b
a
si
s
fo
r
und
e
r
s
tanding immunological a
s
pects of h
e
alth and di
s
ea
s
e.
RATIONALE'
Th
e
new d
es
cription will pz:ovide student
s
wi
t
h a better und
e
rs
t
anding of th
e
focu
s
of this
lab course.
Does this cours
e
replicate the conte
n
t of a previously approved cours
e
to
such an extent
t
hat
st
u
de
n
ts s
h
ou
l
d not rece
i
ve
credi
t f
or both co
ur
ses?
If
so
,
this
shou
l
d b
e
no
t
e
d
i
n
t
h
e
pre-
requ
i
s
it
e.
N
/
A
Effec
t
ive semes
t
er and year
Spring 2011
SCUS 2010
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course NumberlTitle: HSCI 443-4 Environmental Health Toxicology Lab
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number:
Credit Hour:
Title:----=:X=----_
Description:, ___ _
Prerequisite: _
State number of hours for:
Lect( )
Sem ( ) Tut ( )
Lab (4 )
Course deletion: __ _
FROM:
E~ting
Course NumberITitle: HSCI
443-4
Environmental Health Toxicology
Lab
TO:
Existing Course Number/Title: ascI 443-4 Molecular Toxicology Lab
AND
Short title for registration/transcript no more than 30 characters including spaces/punctuation
Molecular Toxicology Lab
RATIONALE:
Having the words 'health' and 'toxicology' side
by
side is unnecessary. The new title
better reflects the course content. The new title emphasizes the use of molecular
biology techniques assessing the nature of toxic substances on organisms.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such
an
extent that
students should not receive credit for both courses? If so, this should be noted in the pre-
requisite.
N/A
, Effective semester and year __ --=F:..:al=I.!...:2:::,:O=:.,.=1:.,:O:.-_
ID.
SCUS 2010
J
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Course Change/Deletion Form
Existing Course NurnberlTitle: HSC1482.3 Senior Seminar in Infectious Diseases
Please check appropriate revision(s) being recommended:
Course Number: __
Description: __ _
Course
deletion: __ _
FROM:
Prerequisite:
Credit Hour:__ Title: __ _
Prerequisite:~
State number of hours for:
1eet ( ) Sem ( )
Tut( ) Lab ( )
HSCfmajors with 90 units. including HSCI 330 and HSCI 325. or permission from instructor.
TO:
Prerequisite:
.
HSCI majors with 90 units. including HSCI 426 (or MBB 426) and HSCI 438. or permission
from the instructor.
RATIONALE:
HSCI 325 was renamed to HSCIIMBB 426 (Immune System I: Basis orInnate and
Adaptive Immunity). HSCI 330 is considered inadequate as a pre-requisite for this
course and is therefore replaced with HSCI438 (Animal Virology), which is deemed
more appropriate for students interested in Infectious Diseases.
Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that
students should not receive credit for both courses?
If
so, this should be noted in the pre- .
requisite.
NIA
Effective semester and year __ --'F:...:a=1=1""'2=0=10""-_
/1.
seus 2010
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
lVlinimum grades for current courses to count towards major
FROM:
There were no minimum grades required.
TO:
For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a lower or upper division requirement for the BA or
BSc major, or a prerequisite to a required course, a student must obtain a minimum grade of
C;..
RATIONALE:
To demonstrate proficiency that is commensurate with a major in Health Sciences, students
should perfonn at a C- level at a minimum.
IJ.
SCUS 2010
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Changes to requirements for the Minor in HSCI
FROM:
Minor Program
Students complete at least four of
HSCI 211-4 Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Diseases
HSCI 212-4 Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological Diseases
HSCI 214-4 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
HSCI 215-4 Perspectives on Disability and
~njury
HSCI 216-4 Ecological Determinants of Human Growth, Development and Health
Students must also complete at least 15 upper division HSCI units.
TO:
Minor Pr.ogram
Students complete the following
HSCI130
HSCI 100 or BISC 101
And three of the following
HSCI 211-3 Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Diseases
HSCI 212-3 Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological Diseases
HSCI 214-3 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
HSCI 215-3 Perspectives on Disability and Injury
HSCI 216-3 Ecological Determinants of Human Growth, Development and Health
And at least
15 upper division HSCI units, of which at least seven units of upper di vision credit
used toward the minor must have been completed in
Simon Fraser University courses.
RATIONALE:
HSCI students need a basic grounding in health sciences, which HSCI 130 will provide.
HSCI students need a basic grounding in biology, which either HSCI 100 or BISe 101 will
pro~d~
.
The reduction in number of200-level HSCI courses from four to three makes HSCI minors'
requirements at this level consistent with
BSc majors, and is one less than required of BA
students. Also, as of last year, all 200-level HSCI courses are assigned with 3 credit hours.
SCUS2010
13.
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TO:
FROM:
RE:
DATE:
SFU
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
F ACUL TY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
PHONE (778) 782-4821
FAX (778) 782-5927
MEMORANDUM
scus
Kitty Corbett,
4
Director, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Health
Sciences
Temporary withdrawal of HSCI 170 and HSCI 430
December 17, 2009
We are asking SCUS to approve temporary withdrawal from SFU Calendar of the
following HSCI courses:
.
• HSCI 170
- Working for Health
• HSCI 430 Health
of Vulnerable Populations
Rationale:
The courses have never been taught but there are faculty members who may want to
teach it within the next few years.
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
BLUSSON HALL. ROOM 11300.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
8888 UBNUIRVNE
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