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ATTENTION
Wade Parkhouse, Chair of SGSC
FROM
Ron Wakkary, Associate Dean, Faculty of
Communication, Arc and Technology
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DATE
february 25, 2011
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RE:
Program Change for the School for the Contemporary Arts
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FEB 2 5 2011
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STUDIES OFFICE
On behalf of the Faculty of Communication,
Art
and Technology, I am forwarding for SGSC's
consideration the following Program Change from the School for the Contemporal)' Arts. This
change was approved by the
FGSC at its meeting on Feb. 11,2011.
Proposed Program Change:
To move FPA 883.5 Studio in Fine and Performing Arts I from the list of "plus two of'
elective courses, to the list of courses required for program completion. And to therefore amend
the list
of alternate courses from "plus two of' to "plus one of."
Thank you for your attention to-this matter.
Ron
Wakkal)'
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, FCA T
Chair, FCA T GSC
cc: Judy Radul, Graduate Chair, School for the Contemporary Arts
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RE Program Change
DATE: Feb
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1. Statement here re proposed program change:
To move FPA 883-5 Studio in Fine and Performing Arts I from the list of "plus two
of' elective courses, to the list of courses required for program completion.
And to therefore amend the list of alternate courses from "plus two of' to "plus one of."
2. Statement as to how this change will affect the existing programme
This is a very slight change. It is a formalization of how best practices have dictated we
structure the program
over the past several years. There are no changes to prerequisites,
nor changes to the total of courses and credits required, there is no impact on students
currently in the
prograrn as this is the model they currently follow.
3. Justification for change
Although in the original articulation of the MFA program FPA 883 was one of a series of
directed studies we recognized that the first year MFA students needed a cohort
environment for hands on creative production and feedback. Therefore as a pilot for the
past four years we have been teaching 883 as an interdisciplinary studio course for all the
first year
J\tlFA's in their first senlester. The course runs parallel with the 811 Seminar
Class and we have found it to be an excellent corollary. This calendar change formalizes
and clarifies this successful practice. No further resources are needed for this change.
This change was approved by the SCA G PC and approved by the School for the
Contemporary Arts at the
School Ivleeting on Oct. 15,2010.
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4. Current calendar language
Program Requirements
NIFA
candidates complete a minimum of 35 units, including 25 of course work, and a
project which is the equi valent
of 10 units. Normally, this project is an art presentation
accompanied by appropriate documentation with an oral defence.
Students complete all
of
• FPA 811-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar I
• FP A 812-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar II
• FPA 813-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Studio
• FP A 883-5 Studio in Fine and Performing Arts I
• FPA 898-10 Ivlaster of Fine Arts Graduating Project
and two of
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• FPA 885-5 Studio in Fine and Petiorming Arts II
FPA 887-5 Selected
Topics in Fine and Penorming Arts
• FPA 889-5 Directed Study in Fine and Performing Arts
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5. Proposed calendar language
Program Requirements
MFA candidates complete a minimum of 35 units, including 25 of course work, and a
project which is the equivalent
of 10 units. Normally, this project is an art presentation
accompanied by appropriate documentation with an oral defence.
Students complete all
of
• FPA 811-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar I
• FPA 812-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar II
• FPA 813-5 Interdisciplinary Graduate Studio
• FPA 883-5 Studio in Fine and Performing Arts I
• FP A 898-10 Master of Fine Arts Graduating Project
and one of
• FP A 885-5 Studio in Fine and Petiorming Arts II
• FPA 887-5 Selected Topics in Fine and Performing Arts
• FPA 889-5 Directed Study in Fine and Perforrning Alts
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NEW GRADUATE
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Su bject: CMNS
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Catalog Number:
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820
Course Title: Media, Democratic Communication and the Concept of the Public
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Short Title
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MedialDem.Cmns.lPublic
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Course Description for Calendar:
(append a course outline as a separate docllment)
This course examines and evaluates the media (such as journalism, film, community media, or digital media) as
~elds
of political and cultural practices, in relation to debates, concepts and models of the public sphere,
~emocratlc
communication, and alternative media practices.
Units:
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5
A vailable Course Components:
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DLeeture
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DPracticum
Prerequisites:
(if any)
N/A
Campus
Estimated
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Enrolment:
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12-14
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The
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Vancouver
term course will .first be offered:
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Fall 2011
Grading Basis: 0Graded
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This course regularizes and amalgamates two courses that have in the past been taught as special topics
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It is elective, but covers topics and debates relevant to a broad range of research interests in our M.A.
~nd
PhD programs.
Resources:
Faculty mcmber(s) who wiB normally tcach this course:
(append information abtlllt their competency to teach the course)
R. Hackett; S. Poyntz;
R.
Gruneau, A. Beale, Y Zhao- All regular faculty
Number of additional faculty members required in order to offer this course:
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n/a
Additional space required
in
order to offer this course:
(append details)
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n/a
Additional specialized equipment required in order to offer this course:
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n/a
Additional Library resources required:
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Annually $
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One-time $
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~raddi[iollal1"esourees
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Upon approval o/rhe course proposal, the Dean olGraduate Studies o.fJice will consult with the department or school regarding
other course atlributes that ma), be required to enable Ihe proper entry of/he new course
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the student record system.
SIMONFRASER
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COMMnTEE
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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
CMNS820-5
Professors Hackett, Poyntz, Beale, Gruneau, Zhao, and others
Fall
2011
Media, Democratic Communication, and the Concept of the Public
Note:
Students who have previously taken CMNS 804 with R. Hackett or CMNS 855 with S. Poyntz may
not take this course for further credit. However,
you may obtain credit for this course in addition to
previous versions
ofCMNS 804 on other topics, taught by other instructors, by arrangement with CMNS
grad administrator.
Course Themes:
The normative axis of this course is the tension between the repressive and emancipatol)T potential of
'media' as bearers and shapers of public communication. The theoretical underpinning is the question of
how we can best analyze (and potentially transform) the functioning and impact of media, as
institutionalized fields
of political and cultural practices, as knowledge-producing regimes in relation to
pressing human problems in a world beset by crises. Particular emphasis
is placed on journalism as a
crucial but shifting media and cultural field.
Toward these ends, the course will focus on:
(1) issues and debates central to understanding the meaning
of the public, particularly in relation to
questions and models
of democracy and power, within the field of communication;
(2) an analysis of the way journalism and related forms of public communication have functioned and
have been construed
in relation to the health and vitality of public spaces, and social/political power
relations, and with particular focus
on the analytical approach of "field theory" pioneered by Pierre
Bourdieu;
(3) alternative media practices and options for a democratic and sustainable future; and
(4) one or two other related topics, depending on students' own research interests - e.g .. media and
social movements, peace journalism, online journalism, media policy alternatives, comparative
analysis
of media roles in political democratization, media globalization, interdisciplinal)T
perspectives on journalism.
Course Format:
Weekly seminars, followed by conference-format presentation of a short paper at the end of the semester.
The course emphasizes ongoing weekly reading, preparation and collegial discussion, rather than formal
lectures. Several distinguished guest speakers are anticipated. Participants
will include graduate students
from
UBC's School of Journalism as well as SFU's School of Communication, ofTering possibilities for a
mutually beneficial dynamic.
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Course Readings:
Many of the readings are drawn from the following set of books. The first two titles are most likely to
constitute core texts, which would be ordered for the
SFU Vancouver Bookstore. Most of the other titles
are likely to have one or more required chapters, partly depending on student interests, and their purchase
(through
your favourite book merchant) is optional. In addition, other chapters and articles - some of
them selected by students in the class - will also be part of our common readings, to be made available in
photocopy or course Wiki format.
Required Textbooks:
•
James Curran,
Media and Power.
Routledge, 2002. ISBN 9780415077400 (paperback).
•
Rodney Benson and Erik Neveu, eds.
Bourdieu and the Journalistic Field.
Polity, 2005.
ISBN 9780745633870 (paperback).
Recommended Textbook:
•
Richard Butsch (ed.).
Aledia and the Public Spheres.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
ISBN 9780230594494
(paperback).
Course Assignments (subject to change with notice)
20%
Ongoing seminar partiCipation,
including verbal contributions of value to your classmates;
20%
20%
400/0
occasional written summaries and oral presentation of relevant complementary readings; and/or
acting as "scribe" for the
week's seminar
Book Review,
written to academic journal standards.
Think Piece,
a response to a news media piece or a political event, to be submitted to a media
outlet.
Term Paper,
including oral presentation in conference fonnat, in the last class.
(I f
it is
appropriate to your career goals, this could be in magazine-style
jOllmalism format.)
The school expects that the grades awarded
in this course will bear some reasonable relation to
established university-wide practices
WitJl respect to both levels and distribution of grades. In addition,
The School
will follow Policy SIO.OI with respect to Academic Integrity, and Policies SI0.02, S10.03
and S 1 0.04 as re.gards Student Discipline (note: as of May 1, 2009 the previous T1 0 series of policies
covering Intellectual Honesty
(Tl 0.02) and Academic Discipline (TI 0.03) have been replaced with the
new S 1
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Calendar Language: Course Requirement for PhD Students who completed Masters in SlAT
program
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required to complete It".:T 800,801 or 802. Instead, these students may apply to the graduate
program committee
for a reduction in course \vork aimed at breadth and scholarly skill. Students
complete at least one core course and three electives in addition to the courseviorlc taken in their
master's degree.required to complete four courses including
at least one core course. The
research method course(s) taken in a
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designated research methods requirement. Students
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805.
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required to complete four courses including at least one core course. The research method
course(s) taken in a
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requirement. Students are 'waived from one semester
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Doctoral Program, Interactive Arts and Technology
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within the course of study; the second tests for knowledge of the proposed thesis
topic;
the third tests for knowledge of and skill with pertinent research
methodology. At least two of the sections will have a required archival component.
The exam will have an oral component that will test for all three sections.
The examining committee will refer to the bibliography when preparing the exam.
The exam process should not exceed one tenn from the date of notification to the
graduate program committee
of the consent to write the examination. This may be
longer should a student be required to retake the examination.
Specific guidelines for these examinations are available from the graduate program
assistant.
PhD Proposal
The program requires a dissertation proposal aitned at collegial review of the
proposed work, development of research fonnulation and presentation skills, and
approval
of the dissertation \\lork by the supervisory committee and the graduate
program chair. The approval of the graduate program chair is largely for oversight
issues, for example, required ethics clearances.
The dissertation proposal has two
components: a research prospectus and a public event with timely notification
given to the campus community.
PhD Disserttion
PhD candidates produce and defend a dissertation as part of degree requirements.
All Simon Fraser University regulations concerning thesis form and examination
process
apply~
A successful dissertation denl0nstrates an original contribution to a
field
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accomplished scholars in their specialization. Candidates are encouraged to
consider the professional
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