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For information:
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic
March
4, 2011
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.Acting
under delegated authority at its meeting
of March 3, 2011, SCUS
approved the following
curriculum
revisions
effective Fall
2011 :
1.
New Course
Proposal: HSCI
408
-
3, Plagues, Pollutants and Poverty: The Origins and Evolution
of
Public Health.
Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions may do so
http://www.sfu.ca/senate/Senate agenda.html
following the posting
of the agenda.
If
you are unable to access the information, please call 778-782-3168 or
email
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MEMORANDUM
Kitty Corbett
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Undergraduate Programs
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Feb. 22
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Faculty of
Health
Sciences curriculum items
Jo Hinchliffe;
Jolm
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The Faculty of Health Sciences has approved one new upper division HS
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consideration at its
next
SCUS meeting.
New Course
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HSCI 408-3 Plagues
,
Pollutants and Poverty: The Origins and
Evolution of
Public
Health
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIE
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BLUSSON HALL, ROOM
11300
,
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE
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SIMON
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UNIVERSITY
Senate Committee for Undergraduate Studies
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
Course Number: HSC. 408-3
Course Title: Plagues. Pollutants and Poverty: The Origins and Evolution
of
Public Health
Short Title: Plagues. Pollutants and Poverty
State number of hours for Led (3) Sem ( ) Tut ( ) Lab ( )
Course Description (for calendar). Attach a course outline to this proposal.
Origins and evolution of public health. Transitions in public and population health, focusing on
changing concepts and interventions in public health. such as the sanitarian movement. the rise
of
bacteriology
and
vaccines,
nutritional
deficiencies,
chronic
diseases,
occupational
health,
maternal and child health, and environmental health.
Prerequisite: HSCI majors with 90 units Including HSCI 330
Corequisite: None
Special Instructions: i.e. 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 .D!lIfm
in the Dre-regulsite. No
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None
Rationale for Introduction of this Course:
Knowledge of events and transitions
In
public health
will
provide students In health
sciences with Insights and perspectives Into the origin and evolution
of
population
sciences. The addition of HSCI4G8 will give students the option
of
a course with more
extensive grounding In the development and perspectives of public health, Including the
emergence
of
plagues and epidemics, social reforms that led to the epidemiologic
transition, and the central role of public health In the decline In Infant mortality and rise
of
life
expectancy, Initiatives to reduce nutritional deficiencies, the emergence of
bacteriology and
vaccines,
occupational health, and environmental health standards.
Scheduling
and
Registration
Information:
Indicate effective
semesterlyear
course would be first offered and planned
frequency
of offering
thereafter. Fall
2011;
Course will
be offered
at least once every two
years.
Waiver required: No
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum? Elective
SCUS 2011
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What Is the probable enrolment when offered? 40
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course?
Bruce Lanphear, along
with
guest lectures
by
other FH8 faculty.
Are
there any proposed student fees associated
with
this course other than tuition fees? (if
so.
attach mandatory supplementary fee approval fonn) No
Resource Implications:
Note: Senate has approved
(8.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate
until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course
proposal must
be
accompanied
by
a
library
report and, If appropriate, confirmation that
funding arrangements
have been
addressed.
Campus where course will be taught: Burnaby
Library report status: Pending
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this
new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of
other
courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this
additional
course
offering?
The Faculty of Health Sciences has hired faculty members with expertise to teach this
course.
Any outstanding resource issues to be addressed prior to Implementation: space, laboratory
equipment, etc. No
Approvals
1.
Departmental approval indicates that the Department has approved the content of the
course, and has consulted with other Departments and Faculties regarding proposed
course content and ovenap Issues.
Chair, Dept/School
Date
Chair, Faculty Curriculum Committee
Date
2. Faculty approval indicates that all the necessary course content and overlap concems
have been resolved, and that
the
FacultylDepartment commits to providing the required
Ubrary funds.
Dean or Designate
Oate: ___ _
SCUS 2011
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which other DePartments and Faculties have been consulted regarding the proposed
course content Including overlap Issues.
Attach documentary evidence
of
responses.
Other Faculties approval
indicates that the Dean(s) or deSignate of other Faculties affected
by the proposed new course support(s) the approval of the new course.
______________________________ Dme: ____________ __
Date:
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3. SCUS approval Indicates that the course has been approved for implementation subject,
where appropriate, to financial issues being addressed.
Course approved by SCUS (Chair of SCUS)
_____________________________ Date: __________________ _
Approval is signified by date and appropriate signature.
SCUS 2011
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HSCI408 - 3
Plagues. Pollutants and
Poverty:
The Origins and Evolution of Public Health
Fall 2011
Lectures:
Professor:
Office:
Phone number:
E-mail:
Office hours:
Dr. Bruce P. Lanphear
Burnaby Campus
,
Blusson
Hall 9514
778.387.3939
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Tuesdays
,
9:00-12:00 or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is intended to
provide
students with a broad knowledge of
the origins and evolution
of public health. Topics will be explored through a combination of
lectures, audiovisuals, readings and interpretation of the peer-reviewed literature or book
chapters
.
Students will also complete written assignments and participate in in-depth discussions.
We will critically examine and discuss various transitions in public health, focusing on key studies
or insights that led to changing concepts and interventions
in public health, such as the sanitarian
movement, the rise
of bacteriology and vaccines, nutritional deficiencies, chronic diseases,
occupational health, maternal and child health and, finally
,
environmental health.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon comp
l
etion of this course students should be able to:
•
Identify key transitions, events and figures in public health;
•
Describe how immigrants, poverty and urbanization have impacted public health;
•
Describe the evolution of epidemiology and study designs;
•
Describe a contemporary public health problem and compare it with an historical problem
to gain insight into the evolution and obstacles
of translating knowledge into policy.
EXPECTED
OUTCOMES: Students will be able to desc
r
ibe: key figures in the sanitarian
movement
and public health; key studies in the development of bacteriology,
virology
,
tropical
medicine, vaccines, epidemiology, occupational health
,
maternal & child health, and
environmental health. They will also be able to describe the major transitions
in public health.
TEACHING FORMAT: Each week there will be a 3-hour class meeting that will include elements
of a research seminar, reading and interpretation of a article(s) or chapter, and discussion.
Students will be expected to be able to summarize and discuss relevant publications in the history
of public health
over
the past century
.
REQUIRED TEXT: There is no required textbook for this course. Assigned readings will be
journal articles and other readings available
in the SFU library or provided by the instructor. Most
of the assigned articles are available electronically from the SFU library at
hltp:l!cufts2.lib.sfu
.
ca/CJDB/BVAS/brow
s
e
GRADING:
5-page project proposal
(
Final E
x
am)
Midterm Examination
Attendance
Participation
50%
35%
7.5%
7.5
%
PREREQUISITES: HSCI majors with 90 units including HSCI 330 or permission from the
Instructor
.
E
XP
E
CTATIONS: The Instructor may make
c
h
a
nges to the syllabus if necessary, within Faculty /
Univ
e
rsity regulations.
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