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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD

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ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1986 KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL, 7:00 P.M.

Present: ?

Saywell, W.G., Chairman

Almassy, E.

Absent: ?

Archer, B.

Basham, G.

Brown, R.C.

Cleveland, W.L.

Cercone, N.

Chant, J.F.

Coleman, P.

Hamilton, W.M.

Clayman, B.

DAuria, J.M.

McAllister, H.

Flynn, G..

Muscroft, J.C.

George, D.A.

Nielsen, V.

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Goodman, D.

Noonan, M.

Graham, G.A.C.

Salter, L.

Hoiweg, B.

Scott, I.

Ivany, J.W.G.

Singh, M.

Kazepides, A.C.

Steele, A.G.

Kennedy, P.E.

Kimball, M.

LeBon, C.

Vining, A.

Lo, N.K.

Love, C.E.

Weinberg, H.

Nair, K.K. (replacing G. Geen)

Rainey, R.J.S.

Rieckhoff, K.E.

Roberts, M.C.

R. Blackman

Saunders, R.

R. Cameron

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T.COhIi

Tuinman, J

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R. Hayter

Verdun

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I. Hutchinson

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Wells, E.J.

J. Little

Heath, W. R., Secretary

Grant, B., Recording Secretary

0. Underhill

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The Agenda was approved as distributed.

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2.

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4.

Retort of the Chairman

The Chairman reported that the extended Christmas closing had not appeared to cause

any major problems. Some concerns had been expressed about the implications of such an

extended closing and the Chairman advised that a review would take place to look into such

concerns and to see if there were any negative consequences and costs as a result of this

action.

5.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

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er S.86-1 - Engineerin

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-1, the proposed

curriculum revisions in Engineering Science'

It was noted that some of the Computing courses which were listed as prerequisites for the

Computer Engineering stream didnot reflect the changes made to Computing courses at the

last meeting of Senate and specific reference was made to CMPT 393 which no longer existed.

D. George advised that there had not been enough time to make changes prior to the meeting

but indicated intent to work out a resolution between now and the time that the course is to

be given.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

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b)

Paoer S.86-2 - B.C. Studies Certificate Program

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by R.C. Brown,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-2, the proposed

Question was called, and a vote taken.

c)

Pa

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er S.86-3 - Faculty of Arts Breadth Requirements

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by R. Brown,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-3, the proposed

revisions to Faculty of Arts breadth requirements"

MOTION CARRIED

E. Alderson joined the meeting to answer questions and provide further information.

T. Wells expressed concern that instead of broadening the education of students going

through the restructured Faculty of Arts, the proposal removed the requirement for study

Amendment moved by T. Wells, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That the following be added to Point 1 of the proposed

Calendar entry for Breadth Requirements - "at least six of

which are outside of the Faculty of Arts" and the

appropriate editorial change be made to the subsequent

page"

Speaking against the amendment, E. Alderson pointed out that the current regulations do not

require students to take work outside the Faculty of Arts as the Group C requirement can be

satisfied by taking the Physical Geography courses which are located within the Arts Faculty.

He explained that the vast majority in Arts were very much in favour of students taking

Science courses but the amendment, if passed, would not accomplish that as students would

be able to choose from all Faculties.

K. Rieckhoff expressed disappointment that the original proposal of the Ad Hoc committee

which he felt had a solid rationale and dealt with the issue of breadth in a coherent manner

had been reduced to the proposal now before Senate. He felt the document expressed a clear

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recognition by the Faculty of the importance and usefulness for students to take courses

outside the Faculty and failed to understand why the Faculty of Arts wished only to

encourage students to do so rather than to make a specific requirement. He urged Senators

to vote in favour of the amendment which he felt to be an improvement over the proposal.

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Speaking. against the amendment, R. Brown pointed out that the present group requirements

were "bankrupt' because of smorgasbord actions taken over the years to accommodate

changes that have occurred in the University and had become so cumbersome and difficult to

administer that they were counterproductive to most students and to the faculty who were

trying to deal with them. With the introduction within the Faculty of programs from FIDS,

the Faculty no longer could be seen to be a tightly constructed group of similar

underegraduate teaching programs and had become a broad multidisciplinary Faculty. New

requirements were needed to reflect this new Faculty and it was felt there was no longer

any need to for students to take courses from outside Arts toget the kind of breadth felt to

be appropriate.

E. Alderson pointed out that the Ad Hoc Committee had dealt with the problem of breadth

requirements in Arts in two ways; the proposal now before Senate and a proposal for the

development of a Certificate in Liberal Arts which would create a structured program

demanding courses from the sciences and a number of other disciplines outside of Arts. This

second proposal was in the planning stages and would be brought forward to Senate at some

future point.

Following further brief discussion, question was called

on the amendment, and a vote taken.

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AMENDMENT FAILEr

16 opposed

In response to an inquiry as to why Senate was considering the two proposals of the Ad Hoc

Committee separately, R. Brown replied that the proposed Liberal Arts Certificate will be

optional rather than a mandatory requirement and it was important for the Faculty to have a

set of regulations in place by Fall which reflect the new constituency and the new array of

programs within the Faculty of Arts.

C. Graham expressed opinion that the proposal diluted the current breadth requirements in

the Faculty of Arts as well as the breadth requirements associated with the B.A. degree in

Mathematics which he felt was undesirable and urged Senate to defeat the motion.

G. Flynn expressed belief that exposure to the sciences was needed in order to obtain a good,

basic undergraduate liberal arts education and she was very much opposed to the new set of

requirements for the Faculty of Arts which she felt, if passed, would do a great disservice to

future students at Simon Fraser.

Brief discussion followed in which R. Brown reiterated the point that students currently do

not have to go outside the Faculty of Arts to have exposure to the physical and laboratory

sciences and that the proposal was a coherent way of steering Arts students through their is

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undergraduate program and that the existing set of requirements is incoherent and no longer

Question was called on the main motion,

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

18 opposed

"That

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Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, that the following courses be deleted:

ARC. 473 Regional Studies in Archaeology: Africa

HIST 382 European Nationalism in Music and Opera

PHIL 243 Historical Studies in the Philosophy of Science"

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

Senate received information that in the following instances, SCUS agreed that the response

received was sufficient justification to retain the course for the present, with the assurance

that those courses being retained while the curriculum is being actively reviewed, will be

subject to scrutiny in one year

(*denotes

such courses): ECON 490, GEOG 222, GEOG 418,

*GEOG 425,

*GEOG

475, G.S. 402, lIST 354, CHIN 340, FREN 491, ITAL 100, ITAL 101, SPAN

140, SPAN 350, SPAN 352, SPAN 447, POL. 434, S.A. 220, S.A. 352, S.A. 374, S.A. 394, S.A.

427, S.A. 476, S.A. 488.

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Paper S.86-5 - Ethnic Relations Di p

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-5, the proposed

revisions to the Ethnic Relations Diploma Program".

Question was called, and a vote taken. ?

MOTION CARRIED

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Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-6, that students

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in the Fine and Performing Arts and Dance Major

programs be required to complete at least 24 credits

outside the Centre for the Arts"

0. Underhill, Centre for the Arts, joined the meeting to answer questions and provide

additional information.

It was noted that the entry on page 72 of the current Calendar appeared to be identical to

the proposal before Senate. 0. Underhill explained that substantial revision undertaken by

the Centre last Spring was not reflected in the Calendar and the issue of credit hours outside

the Centre had not been addressed at that time because the Centre was aware it would be

joining the Faculty of Arts and discussions in this regard were ongoing. Incoming students

currently do not have any regulations in place and the Centre therefore wishes as an interim

measure to put back this regulation until negotiations are complete with the Faculty of Arts

and the new Arts requirements are in place.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies acting

under delegated authority at its meeting of December 10, 1985 approved (i) change of cours

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prerequisites for FPA. 131-3, FPA 230-3, FPA.. 430-5 and FPA. 439-5

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Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies acting

under delegated authority at its meeting of December 10, 1985 approved change of

prerequisites for the selected topics courses in Political Science - POL. 418-3, POL. 419-3,

POL. 428-3, POL. 429-3, POL. 438-3, POL. 439-3, POL. 448-3, POL. 449-3, POL. 458-3, and

POL. 459-3.

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Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies acting

under delegated authority at its meeting of December 10, 1985 approved a change in

prerequisite for PSYC 210-3.

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Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-9, the change of

requirements for the Women's Studies Program'

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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j)

PaDer S.86-10 - Business Administration

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies acting

under delegated authority at its meeting of December 10, 1985 approved change of

k)

Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-1 1, the proposal

to split EDUC 406-5 into two courses:

EDUC 406-5 - Supervised Observation and Teaching

Practice of Implementation"

In response to an inquiry as to whether or not students would be allowed to take both

courses for credit, J

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Tuinman explained since there were two entirely different audiences for

each course he could not imagine any circumstances where that would occur. There was no

safeguard against that happening but such instances could be dealt with administratively.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

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ii) SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES/SENATE

COMMITTEE ON

a)

Paoer S.86-12 - Computin

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Moved by G. Ivany, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

• That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-12, the proposed

undergraduate enrolment quota in the School of

Computing Science"

W.S. Luk, Director of the School of Computing Science, and R. Cameron, Director of

Undergraduate Programs, joined the meeting to answer questions and provide further

information.

In response to concerns expressed about the effect this proposal on the Management and

Systems Science program in particular, R. Cameron briefly outlined how enrolment will be

calculated to determine the number of spaces available in various courses. Brief discussion

followed.

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Question was called, and a vote taken.

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b)

Paper S.86-13 - Criminolo

gy

Moved by G. Ivany, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-13, the proposed

enrolment management

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Criminology

Although he was in support of the motion, L. Pinfield expressed concern about the long term

effects and consequences of enrolment restrictions, particularly where those restrictions

were based upon grade point average and to those departments where no such restrictions

apply and he wondered if such issues had been addressed by SCUS or SCAP. G. Ivany

responded by advising that although the moral and social consequences were touched upon

he did not believe anyone could predict what the long range consequences were and th

these particular actions were being taken at the moment as a practical solution to a

immediate and impossible situation.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

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a)

Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-14, the proposed

change in the graduate programs in the Department of

English:

M.A. Program - Language Requirement -

TO: All students registered in the M.A. program will be

required to demonstrate a reading ability in one language

other than English that is acceptable to the students

supervsiory committee. Ability will be determined by a

time-limited examination consisting of the translation of

the Graduate Program Committee.

Ph.D. Program - Language Requirement (Addition)

All students registered in the Ph.D. program will be

required to demonstrate a reading ability in one language

other than English that is acceptable to the students

supervisory committee. Ability will be determined by a

time-limited examination consisting of the translation of

a passage of literature or criticism in the particular

language. A dictionary will be permitted. It is possible

to waive this requirement only with the permission of

the Graduate Program Committee."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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b)

Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-15, the proposed

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Graduate curriculum changes in the Department of

i)

To: a minimum of 12 credits and (a modified and

renumbered) GEOG 800;

ii)

Modification of GEOG 800 (Introduction to Graduate

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To: a two-semester course in which all faculty will

participate and in which grading will be on a

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis according to

attendance, participation and submission of written

iii)

The quantitative requirement for GEOG 407 be

To: GEOG 704 (Human Geographers) or GEOG 706

(Physical Geographers);

iv)

Deletion of the GEOG 301 requirement;

v)

The exDectation that Masters students present a

colloquium to the Department to discuss their thesis

proposals is to be stated as a re

q uirement. The

colloquium is to be presented before the end of the

third semester of residence;

vi)

Masters students will be required to circulate a

written thesis proposal to their Supervisory

• COmmittees, and make a copy available to the

Department, by the end of the third week of the

semester following completion of GEOG 700/1.

Written proposals serve to convey information about

• research plans and allow for feedback from all

members of the department. Normally, written

• proposals will be an update of work already done for

GEOG 700/1 and will be circulated prior to the

colloquium;

vii)

Delete the following courses: GEOG 802, 803, 805,

821, 822, 823, 824, 832, 833, 834, 852, 862, 871,

872, 892, 893, 807, 808, 809, 811, 813, 814, 815,

816, 841, 842, 844, 854, 881 and 882;

viii)

Introduce the following new and retitled courses -

GEOG 700-0 Introduction to Graduate Studies: Part I

GEOG 70 170 Introduction to Graduate Studies: Part II

• GEOG 704-4 Analytical Techniques in Human Geography

GEOG 706-4 Quantitative Techniques in Physical Geography

GEOG 708-4 Ideas & Methodology in the History of Geograpy

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GEOG 710-4 Geography and Ideology

GEOG 712-4 Observation and Inference

GEOG 714-4 Computer Cartography

GEOG 715-4 Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 716-4 Aerial Reconnaissance for Remote Sensing

GEOG 717-4 Digital Processing of Remote Sensing Data

GEOG 721-4 Biogeography of Wetlands

GEOG 723-4 Climatology

GEOG 724-4 Measurement & Modelling of Heat & Mass Transfer

GEOG 726-4 Fluvial Geomorphology

GEOG 727-4 Field & Analytical Methods in Geomorphology

GEOG 728-4 Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology

GEOG 730-4 Fossil Landforms

GEOG 734-4 Resources Management

of Food Production

GEOG 738-4 Water Resources I

GEOG 740-4 Geography and the Third World

GEOG 745-4 Multinational and Regional Development

GEOG 747-4 Transportation

GEOG 749-4 Geography of Education

GEOG 752-4 Cultural Geography

GEOG 754-4 Landscape Aesthetics

GEOG 756-4 Historical Geography

GEOG 758-4 Heritage Resource Management

GEOG 760-4 Morphogenesis and the Built Environment

GEOG 761-4 Chronogeography

GEOG 770-4 Latin America

GEOG 780-4 Environmental Cognition

GEOG 781-4 Tactual Mapping: Theory and Practice

GEOG 791-4 Directed Readings

GEOG 797 M.Sc.Thesis

GEOG 798 M.A. Thesis

GEOG 799 Ph.D. Thesis

ix)

The course requirements for the extended essay

option be reduced -

To: 20 course credits

x)

All

graduate courses be allotted four credits rather

by a re

q uirement that doctoral students present a

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seminar on their research interests (and prior to

formally presenting their thesis proposal);

xii)

The Qualifying Examination will comprise a written set

of four (4) examiantions and a subsequent oral

defence. Where the Supervisory Committee deems it

desirable a field problem may be substituted for one

of the examinations. The field problem option is to be

dropped;

xiii)

Doctoral students will be required to undertake

qualifying examinations by the end of their third

semester of residence (and not by the end of the sixth

semester as presently required);

xiv)

Thesis proposals by doctoral students should be

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Referring to the proposed reduction in course requirements to the University minimum, K.

Rieckhoff expressed concern about the trend which universities in general seem to be

following in this regard. He noted the importance of retaining the research aspect of

graduate degrees and went on to express his belief that this trend leads to a higher degree of

specialization and a reduction of breadth within and close to ones discipline. He also

expressed some concern with the practice of teaching graduate courses in a mode whim

combines them with undergraduate courses where both graduate and undergraduate

students are given the same lectures and materials, etc.; with graduate students being asked

to do additional work. He felt this practice, coupled with the trend to reduce course

requirements for graduate degrees, leads to a cumulative effect which erodes the quality of

the degree and should be discouraged and the issue and its implications should be addressed

in the appropriate forum. -

I. Hutchinson pointed out that while the Department is requiring a change in the total

number of course credits from 20 to 12, there is no actual change in the number of courses

required by the student.

In reply to an inquiry as to why the credit hours were all changed across the board to four,

R. Brown explained that within the Faculty of Arts the number of credit hours given to any

specific course is largely due to the impression faculty have about the amount of work which

is required in the course rather than to the relationship between direct contact hours in

class.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

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er S.86-16 - History

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Moved by B. Clayman, seconded R. Brown,

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Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-16, the proposed

Graduate curriculum changes in the Department of

History:

i)

Areas of Study be changed

To: ... covered by the list of M.A. courses in the case

of M.A. applicants, or Ph.D. areas of specialization in

the case of Ph.D. applicants, will be considered for

admission to the respective graduate programmes.

The Department reserves the right to accept

candidates only when a qualified supervisor is

available and the University resources (including

Library facilities) are deemed adequate for the

Ia) Admission of Graduate Students be changed

To: Admission for M.A. students will be in the fall

semester only, and for Ph.D. students in either the fall

for spring semesters;

ii)

M.A. Conditions of Admission be changed

To: Candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the

minimum entrance requirements set by the

University: namely, at least a 3.0 average or its

equivalent. In addition, the Department requires a

3.25 average or its equivalent in the Major subject

over the last two years of the undergraduate program.

A degree in a discipline related to History may be

accepted in some cases;

iii)

Programs of Study for the M.A. be changed

To: Upon admission into the Graduate Program, each

student will be assigned a supervisor. For formation

of the Supervisory Committee see General Regulations,

P.

All candidates for the M.A. degree must satisfy the

following minimum requirements totalling 30

semester hours:

1. 20 semester hours of course work of which at least

15 semester hours must be in graduate courses in the

Department. Each year at least two seminars of two-

semester length (ten semester hours) will be offered,

. History. A third two-semester seminar may be

offered in another field when student numbers

warrant. All students will be required to take at least

one of these two part sequences of courses, HIST 806

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and 807, or HIST 808 or 809, or HIST 810 or 811,

which will be available in the Fall and Spring

semesters. The remaining courses required to

complete the degree will be offered, in most cases

(with the exception of History 800-5 and History 896-

5), as individual single-semester study courses (five

semester hours each). Students with significant

financial support from fellowships or scholarships will

be expected to take a full course load each semester;

those with T.A.ships or R.A.ships may extent their

course load over a maximum of three semesters, but

will be expected to begin thesis research in the third

semester.

2. A thesis of 10 semester hours. Before beginning

the research semester, the student must prepare a

thesis prospectus which indicates the nature of the

problem, the availability and accessibility of the

relevant materials, etc. After consultation with the

senior supervisor, the prospectus must be submitted

to a meeting of the Supervisory Committee for its

suggestions and approval.

Under certain circumstances the Department may

consent to the awarding of the M.A. degree on the

basis of course work and extended essays only. In

place of the thesis, the candidate must complete an

additional ten semester hours in course work and

must submit to the Examining Committee three

iv) Programs of Study for the Ph.D. be changed

To: Upon admission into the graduate program, each

student will be assigned a faculty supervisor. For

formation of the Supervisory Committee see General

Regulations, p. The Supervisory Committee and the

student shall determine three fields of study, at least

two of which will be chosen from the list printed

below. A third field may be chosen within or outside

the Department of History with permission of the

Graduate Studies Committee. The student and each

field supervisor will agree as soon as possible upon a

general list of readings upon which the field

examination will be based. No formal course work is

required. The written examinations in the three fields

will be taken in one two-week period and an oral

comprehensive exam will follow within one month.

Each written examination will be three hours in

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chosen from a broader list. A "fail', pass", or pass

with distinction' will be assigned to each field by the

field supervisor after the completion of the oral

examination. A student who fails one of the fields,

and one only, will be permitted to-sit that examination

once again. This examination will be in written form

only, with a second reader chosen from the

Supervisory Committee. The field examinations will

normally be taken during the student's fourth

semester of enrolment in the Ph.D. program.

v)

Thesis changed

To: Within one semester of the successful completion

of the comprehensive examinations, and formal

admission to candidacy, the student will submit a

thesis prospectus on a topic selected from among the

areas of specialization listed above. The same

procedure will be followed as for M.A. candidates, but

the Thesis Committee may seek the participation of

another individual who has particular expertise in the

vi) History Graduate Courses changed - To:

HIST 800-5, 806-5, 807-5, 808-5, 809-5, 810-5, 812-

5, 813-5 and 896-5 will be offered as seminars only.

HIST 812 and 813 will deal with either the United

States, Africa, the Middle East or Latin America. The

other courses will normally be offered as directed

readings..

HIST 800-5 Historiography

*HIST 806-5 Political & Economic History of Canada: Part I

*HIST 807-5 Political & Economic History of Canada: Part II

*HIST 808-5 Social & Cultural History of Canada: Part I

*HIST 809-5 Social & Cultural History of Canada: Part II

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HIST 810-5 European Social History: Part I

*HIST 811-5 European Social History: Part II

*HIST 812-5 Selected Topics: Part I

*HIST 813-5 Selected Topics: Part II

HIST 820-5 Tudor and Stuart England

HIST 821-5 Early Modern Europe

HIST 822-5 Modern Great Britain

HIST 823-5 Modern Russia

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H1ST824-5 Modern France

HIST 825-5 Modern Central & Southeastern Europe

HIST 826-5 Modern European International History

HIST 828-5 European Cultural History

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lIST 839-5 Colonial North America

HIST 843-5 United States to 1890

HIST 844-5 United States since 1890

HIST 845-5 Latin America to 1825

HIST 846-5 Latin America Since 1825

HIST 852-5 Twentieth Century Middle East

HIST 853-5 Twentieth Century North Africa

HIST 863-5 Colonial Administration in Africa

HIST 864-5 Tropical Africa

HIST 866-5 European Settlement in Africa

HIST 881-5 European Background of Colonialism & Imperialism

HIST 882-5 Conceptions of Colonialism & Imperialism

HIST 898 M.A. Thesis/M.A. Extended Essays

(Secretary's Note: (i)

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courses will be deleted: lIST 805-5, 827-5, 835-5, 836-5, 851-5).

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Little, History Department, was in attendance as a resource person but was not called upoø

to provide further information.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Brown,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-17, the proposed

change in the degree requirements for the M.A. program

in Political Science:

To: Students will undertake formal course work and

write a thesis. The formal course work will include four

one-semester courses of which POL. 801 is compulsory.

Of the remaining three, students will be required to

choose at least two from among the core courses in the

academic program, comprising POL. 812, 821, 830, 841,

851 and 852, and any one course listed under Political

Science Graduate Courses. Students may also be

encouraged to take additional courses in Methodology

and Languages

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T. Cohn, Chairman of the Political Science Department was in attendance as a resource person

but was not called upon to provide additional information.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

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That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-18, the proposed

graduate curriculum changes in the Department of

Psychology - To:

i)

Application for the Experimental & Clinical Programs:

Applicants for both the Experimental and Clinical

Programs are admitted only in the Fall Semester.

Students seeking admission to either program must

submit all supporting documentation by the preceding

February 1 St. The Department reserves the right to

admit only those students for whom research space and

an appropriate faculty supervisor are available;

ii)

Delete - Application as a Qualifying Student

iii)

M.A. Program in Experimental Psychology: Admission

For admission requirements, refer to the General

Regulations.

Students must have accumulated at least 24 hours of

courses in the experimental areas of Psychology and a

course in Statistics in order to qualify for admission. Up

to six (6) hours of related courses deemed acceptable by

the Department may be counted toward the 24 hours of

Psychology.

All

applicants are required to submit scores

on the Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative,

analytical, advanced sections), official transcripts, three

letters of academic reference and a statement of purpose.

Students admitted with a Bachelors degree will be

expected to complete

all

program requirements. Students

transferring from other graduate programs may petition

the department for credit for equivalent courses;

iv)

Ph.D. Program in Experimental Psychology:

For admission requirements refer to the General

Regulations.

All applicants are expected to have completed the

requirements of the M.A. program at Simon Fraser

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University or their equivalent. Students admitted to the

Ph.D. program without this background may be required

to make up specified courses. All applicants from other

institutions are required to submit scores on Graduate

Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, analytical,

advanced sections), official transcripts, three letters of

Required Courses for the Experimental Program

R. Blackman, Chairman of the Psychology Department, was in attendance as a resource

person but was not called upon for further information.

Question was called, and a vote taken. ?

Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-19, the revised

geometries and related topics"

Question was called, and a vote taken.

?

MOTION CARRIED

6. ?

There was no other business.

There were no notices of motion.

8. ?

The Assembly moved directly into Closed Session at 8:55 p.m.

W.R. Heath