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Jun
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ed a
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meeting
of
Jun
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2
,
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11
, SCUS
approved the following
curriculum
revi
s
i
o
n
s
effective
S
pring 2012:
1.
Sc
hool
for International
Stu
di
es
(SCUS
11
-33a)
(a)
Pro
gr
am r
eq
uir
e
m
e
nt
c
h
a
n
ges
for the Major and Honours
Pro
gr
am
s
(b) P
rogr
am requir
e
m
e
n
t c
h
a
n
ges
f
or Strea
m
3
for
the
L
i
\
S
/IS
J
o
int Maj
or,
Major,
H
o
n
o
urs, and
M
in
o
r P
rogra
m
s
(c)
Pr
e-
r
e
qui
s
i
te
change for IS 240
2. Department
of Soc
i
o
l
ogy
and
A
nth
ropo
l
ogy (SCUS
11
-33d)
(
a)
Pr
e-
r
eq
ui
s
it
e c
han
ges
for
S
f
\
410
,
430
,
460,
463,
486
(b)
P
rog
ram r
e
quir
e
m
e
nt
c
han
ges
for the
Soc
ial Ju
s
tice
Cert
ifi
cate
P
rogra
m
3. Wo
rld
Literamre
(SCUS
11
-
33e)
(a) New Co
ur
se
P
ro
p
osa
l
s
:
• WL
340-1, Di.rected
St
udi
es
•
\XIL
345
-2
, Directed
St
udi
es
4.
WQB Designations (SCUS
11
-
33f)
•
W
De
s
i
g
nati
o
n:
•
B
-
Soc
Designation:
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of Cr
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liti
cs
Senators wishing to consult
a
more detailed report of curriculum revisions may do so
http://www
.
sfu
.
ca/senate/Senate agenda.htm
l
following the posting
of the agenda.
If
you
are
unable to
access
the information, please call 778-782-3168
or
email
she
ll
eygair
@
sfu.ca
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THE WORLD
MEMO
SCUS 11-33a
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO:
J
0 Hi nchl i ffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
RE:
Curricular Revisions: International Studies
DATE: May 24, 2011
On May 19,2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum
Committee approved the following curricular revisions, submitted by the
School for International Studies:
• program requirement changes for the Major and Honours Program
•
program requirement changes for Stream 3 for the LAS/IS Joint fvlajor,
Major, Honours, and Minor Programs
• prerequisite change for IS 240.
Would you please place these items on the agenda of the next meeting of
seus.
:pl
AU.
Program Requirement Changes for Major and Honours Programs
FROM:
Stream 2 Comparative World Politics, Culture and Society
Lower Division
Students complete
• IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges
and one
of
• ECON 102-3.The World Economy
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
and two
of
• IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
• IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
• IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society (if not completed to fulfil above requirement)
and two
of
• additional IS 200,220 or 230 (whichever course is not completed to fulfil above
requirements)
• ASC 202-3 Studies in Asian Cultures
• mST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History
• HIST 146-3 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• mST 151-3 The Modem Middle East
• mST 206-3 Japan since 1868
• HIST 209-3 Latin America: the National Period
•
mST 224-3 Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War
• mST 225-3 20th Century Europe
• HIST 255-3 China Since 1800
• LAS 100-3
Introduction to Latin American Issues
• REM 100-3 Global Change
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
• SA 203-4
Violence in War and Peace
• SA
275-4 China in Transition
• WS 200-3 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
TO:
Stream 2 Comparative World Politics, Culture and Society
Lower Division
Students complete
• IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges
and one
of
I
• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
and two
of
2
• IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
• IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
• IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society
(if
not completed to fulfil above requirement)
and two
of
• additional IS 200,220 or 230 (whichever course is not completed to fulfil above
requirements)
• ASC 202-3 Studies in Asian Cultures
• GEOG 102-3 World Problems in Geographic Perspective
• HIST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History
• HIST 146-3 Africa after the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• HIST 151-3 The Modem Middle East
• HIST 206-3 Japan since 1868
• mST 209-3 Latin America: the National Period
•
mST 224-3 Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War
• HIST 225-3 20th Century Europe
• HIST 255-3 China Since 1800
• LAS 100-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues
• REM 100-3 Global Change
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
•
SA 203-4 Violence in War and Peace
•
SA 275-4 China in Transition
• WS 200-3 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
RATIONALE: To enhance course selection for students.
3
FROM:
Stream 3 International Development, Economic, and Environmental Issues
Lower Division
Students complete all
of
• ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
• IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
and three
of
• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• GEOG 221-3 Economic Geography
• IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
• IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, and Challenges
• IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society
TO:
Stream 3 International Development, Economic, and Environmental Issues
Lower Division
Students complete all
of
• ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
• IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations
and three
of
• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• GEOG 102-3 World Problems
in
Geographic Perspective
• GEOG 221-3 Economic Geography
• IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law
• IS 210-3 Comparative W orId Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, and Challenges
• IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society
• REM 100-3 Global Change
RATIONALE: To enhance course selection for students.
4
Program Requirement Cbanges for LAS/IS Joint Major, Major, Honours and
Minor Programs
FROM:
Stream 3 International Development, Economic, and Environmental Issues
EeON 342-3 International Trade
EeON 345-3 International Finance
ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
EeON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
EeON 443-3 Seminar in International Trade
BCON 446-3 Seminar in International Finance
ECON 455W-3 Seminar
in
Economic Development
GEOG 312-4 Geography of Natural Hazards
GEOG 322-4 World Resources
GEOG 327-4 Geography of Tourism
GEOG 382-4 Population Geography
GEOG 385-4 Agriculture and the Environment
GEOG 389W -4 Nature and Society
GEOG 422-4 Theories and Practices of Development
GEOG 428-4 World Forests
GEOG 429-4 Environment and Inequality
GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization
GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
GEOG 468-4 Society and Environment in China
IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
IS 320-4
Selected Problems in the International Economy
IS 324-4 African Economic Development: Theory and Practice
IS 329-4 Special Topics III
IS 421-4 The Economics
of International Organizations and Development
IS 427-4 Selected Topics - Globalization,
Poverty and Inequality
IS 428-4 Directed Readings III
IS 429-4 Special Topics III
IS 452-4 Special Topics: Field School I
ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics
in
Latin America
ISPO 450W -4 Globalization and Regional Politics
in
Latin America
ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
POL 374-4 Africa in the Global Political Economy
POL 442-4 The Political Economy of International Trade
POL 452W -4 Energy Policy
SA 302W -4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism
SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy
WS 309-4
<;:lender and International Development
One IS course from stream 1 or 2
5
TO:
Stream 3 International Development, Economic, and Environmental Issues
EeON 342-3 International Trade
EeON 345-3 International Finance
EeON 355W-4 Economic Development
ECON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
ECON 443-3 Seminar in International Trade
ECON 446-3 Seminar
in
International Finance
ECON 460-3 Seminar in Environmental Economics
EeON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
GEOa 312-4 Geography of Natural Hazards
GEOG 322-4 World Resources
GEOG 327-4 Geography of Tourism
GEOG 382-4 Population Geography
GEOG 385-4 Agriculture and the Environment
GEOG 389W-4 Nature and Society
GEOG 422-4 Theories and Practices of Development
GEOG 428-4 World Forests
GEOG 429-4 Environment and Inequality
GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization
GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
GEOG 468-4 Society and Environment in China
IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
IS 320-4 Selected Problems
in
the International Economy
IS 324-4 African Economic Development: Theory and Practice
IS 329-4 Special Topics III
IS 421-4 The Economics of International Organizations and Development
IS 427-4 Selected Topics - Globalization, Poverty and Inequality
IS 428-4 Directed Readings III
IS 429-4 Special Topics III
IS 452-4 Special Topics: Field School I
ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
ISPO 450W -4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
POL 374-4 Africa
in
the Global Political Economy
POL 442-4 The Political Economy of International Trade
POL 452W -4 Energy Policy
. SA 302W -4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism
SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy
SA 362-4 Society and the Changing Global Division of Labor
SA 363-4 Processes of Development and Underdevelopment
SA 371-4 The Environment and Society
WS 309-4 Gender and International Development
One IS course from stream 1 or 2
6
Senate committee on
lJndergradu~lte
studies
COURSE CHANGEIDELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: IS 240
Existing Title: Research Methods in International Studies
Please
check appropriate revision(s):
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite:
--
x
Course deletion:
Title:
Vector:
(LectlSem/TutlLab)
FROM: 12 units. Students who have taken POL 201 or SA 255 may not take IS 240 for further credit.
TO: IS 101 and 12 units. Students who have taken POL 201 may not take IS 240 for further credit.
If Title Change, indicate:
a) Long Title for calendar/schedule: max.
100 characters, including spaces/punctuation:
b) Short Title for enrollment/transcript: max. 30 characters, including spaces/punctuation:
RATIONALE:
IS 240 is not equivalent to SA 255.
Inclusion
of IS 101 as a prerequisite will allow for more IS students to enroll in this required course.
If this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this
should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Summer 2012
7
MEMO
SCUS 11-33d
I
SFU
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO:
Jo Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
RE:
Curricular Revisions: Sociology and Anthropology
DATE: May 24, 2011
On May 19, 2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum
Committee approved the following curricular revisions, submitted by the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology:
• prerequisite changes for SA 410,430,460,463 and 486.
• program req uirement change to the Social Justice Certi ficate Program
Would you please place these items on the agenda of the next meeting of
SCUS.
:pl
Att.
,/
I
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
COURSE CHANGE/DELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: SA 410-4
Existing Title: Advanced Topics in Power and the Regulation of Self and Others (S)
Please check appropriate revision(s):
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite: _x_
Course deletion:
FROM:
Title:
Vector:
(Lect/Sem/TutlLab )
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including. either SA 101 or 150, and
8 ..
11
•
210
TO:
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including either SA 101 or 150 or 201W
RATIONALE: There is no correlation between SA 210 and SA 410 and by removing this
prerequisite and adding SA 201
WI
brings the prerequisites in line with other non-required
upper division courses.
If this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Spring 2012
2
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
COURSE CHANGE/DELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: SA 430-4
Existing Title: States, Cultures and Global Transitions (S or A)
Please check appropriate revision(s):
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite:
_x_
Course deletion:
FROM:
Title:
Vector:
(Lect/Sem/Tut/Lab)
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including, either SA 101-; lS{), or 201. Highly
reeommef\ded: S .. n... a02. Students who took SA 463 in 2004-3 may not take this course for
further credit.
TO:
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including, either SA 101 or 150 or 201 W. Students who
took SA 463 in 2004-3 may not take this course for further credit.
RATIONALE: SA 302W has no bearing on SA 430 and the deletion of it will remove any
assumption by the students that SA 302W is necessary for success in SA 430. Deleting this
recommendation also brings the prerequisites in line with other non-required upper
division courses.
If this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Spring 2012
3
SENATE
CO~1M[TTEE
ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
COURSE CII11NGEIDELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: SA 460-4
Existing Title:
Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (S or A)
Please check appropriate revision(s):
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite:
_x_
Course deletion:
FROM:
Title:
Vector:
(LectiSernlTutiLab )
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including
I
SA 101 or 150 or 201. Recommended: at least
t\vo upper division CO\:lrses
in
sociology anGlor anthropology.
TO:
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including SA 101 or 150 or 201 w.
RATIONALE: The prerequisite recommendation of 2 upper division courses may be unfairly
jeopardizing the enrolment and by removing it, brings the prerequisites in line with other
upper division non-required courses.
If this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Spring 2012
4
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
COURSE CHANGEIDELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: SA 463-4
Existing Title: Special Topics
in Development Studies (S or A)
Please check appropriate revision(s):
Cours~
Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite:
_x_
Course deletion:
FROM:
Title:
Vector:
(LectlSernlTutlLab)
Prerequisites: minimum of 72 units including, SA 101 or 150 or 201. Reeommended: S .. 1t.3S3.
TO:
Prerequisites: minimum of72 units including SA 101 or 150 or 201W.
RATIONALE: The prerequisite recommendation of SA 363, a course that is not regularly
offered, may be unfairly jeopardizing the enrolment and by removing it, brings the
prerequisites in line with other upper division non-required courses.
If this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Spring 2012
5
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
COURSE CHANGE/DELETION FORM
Existing Course Number: SA 486-4
Existing Title: Aboriginal
Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (A)
Please check appropriate revision(s):
Course Number:
Credit Hours:
Description:
Prerequisite: _x_
Course deletion:
FROM:
Title:
Vector:
(Lect/SemlTutlLab)
Prerequisites: minimum of
72 units including, SA 101 or 150 or 201. Recommended:
SP,286.
TO:
Prerequisites: minimum of72 units including SA 101 or 150 or 20lW.
RATIONALE: The prerequisite recommendation of SA 286, a course that is rarely offered,
may be unfairly jeopardizing the enrolment and by removing it, brings the prerequisites in
line with other non-required upper division courses.
If
this course replicates the content of a previously approved course to the extent that students
should not receive credit for both courses, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Effective term and year: Spring 2012
6
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
PROGRAM CHllNGE
Social Justice Certificate Program
From: Program Requirements
Speeial topies andJor direeted readiflgs eOtirses eann:ot be l:lsed toward eompletiofl of this
eertifieate.
Students complete a minimum total of 25 units consisting of required and optional
courses, including
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)
and one
of
• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)
and one of
• SA 201 W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
• SA 250-4 Introduction to Sociological Theory (S)
and three of
*
• CRIM 101-3 Introduction to Criminology
• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• FNST 201 W -3 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History
... GD8T 200 3 Thinking About Gender
• GEOG 100-3
Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
• HSCI 160-3 Global Perspectives on Health
• HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada
• LBST 101-3 Introducing Labor Studies
• LAS 200-3
Introduction to Latin American Issues
• PHIL 120W -3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
• POL 100-3
Introduction to Politics and Government
• POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
• PSYC 106-3 Psychological Issues in Contemporary Society
2
• REM 100-3 Global Change
• SA 203-4
Violence in War and Peace (S or A)
• SA 210-4 Introduction to Power and Regulation of Self and Others (S)
• SA 260-4
Individual and Society (S)
• SCD 201-3
Introduction to Sustainable Community Development
.I.
W8 101 3 IRtroduetioR to VlomeR's Issues iR CaRada
... 'liS 102 3 Vlestern aRd Global Feminisms
and one upper division SA course (must be completed at Simon Fraser University)
*socioiogy and/or anthropology majors are required to include one
non-SA course among
the three optional courses
Transfer
Credit
Up
to 12 units assigned to specific courses may be transferred to this certificate, subject
to University transfer credit regulations and the program co-ordinator's approval.
To: Social Justice Certificate Program
From: Program Requirements
Students complete a minimum total of 25 units consisting of required and optional
courses, including
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)
and one
of
• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)
and one of
• SA 201 W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
SA 250-4 Introduction to Sociological Theory (S)
and three of
*
• CRIM 101-3 Introduction to
Criminolo~y
• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
FNST 201 W -3 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History
3
• GEOG 100-3 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
• GSWS 100-3 Sex Talk: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Sexual Studies
•
GSWS 101-3 Gender Talk
• GSWS 102-3 Feminist Action
• HSCI 160-3 Global Perspectives on Health
• HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada
• LBST 101-3 Introducing Labor Studies
•
LAS 200-3 Introduction to Latin American Issues
• PHIL 120W -3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
•
POL 100-3/POL 101 W Introduction to Politics and Government
• POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
• PSYC 106-3 Psychological Issues in Contemporary Society
•
REM 100-3 Global Change
• SA 203-4 Violence in War and Peace (S or A)
• SA 210-4 Introduction to Power and Regulation of Self and Others (S)
• SA 260-4 Individual and Society (S)
•
SCD 201-3 Introduction to Sustainable Community Development
• v.TS 1 Q 1
~
IRtt=9QYQtis8 te VlolIien's Issues in Canae&
• v.'S lOJ 3 VtTestelll ana Gleba}
Feniini~lns
and one upper division SA course (must be completed at Simon Fraser University)
*sociology and/or anthropology majors are required
to include one non-SA course among
the three optional courses
Subject to steering committee approval. students may substitute relevant special topics or
related courses.
Transfer Credit
Up to 12 units assigned to specific courses may be transferred to this certificate, subject
to University transfer credit regulations and the program coordinator's approval.
RATIONALE: Given
the growing number of courses at Simon Fraser University that
include topics in Social Justice, this change wi)) allow students greater breadth in their
choice
of elective courses for the Certificate.
4
MEMO
SCUS 11-33e
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO:
10 Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
RE:
New Course Proposals: WL 340-1 and 345-2
DATE: May 24) 2011
On
May 19,2011) the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum
Committee approved the following new course proposals, submitted by the
World
Literature Program:
• WL 340-1: Directed Studies
• WL 345-2: Directed Studies
Would you please place these items on the agenda of the next meeting of
SCUS.
:pl
Att.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
COURSE NUMBER:
WL 340.
CREDIT HOURS: 1
COURSE TITLE:
a) LONG title for calendar/schedule: max. 100 characters including spaces/punctuation.
WL 340 .. 1: Directed Studies
AND
b) SHORT title for enrolment/transcript: max. 30 characters including spaces/punctuation.
WL 340 .. 1: Directed Studies
Indicate no. of credit hours: Lecture
I
Seminar
fTutorial
fLab
CALENDAR
DESCRIPTION: 3 - 4 lines max. (Attach course outline to proposal.)
Independent reading and research on a
topi~
selected in consultation with the
supervising instructor. A research essay is required. Reserved for World Literature
honors, major
and minor students. Admission is by permission of the instructor and
Director.
PREREQUISITE:
Admission is by permission of the instructor and Director.
COREQUISITE:
None
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: If this course replicates the content of a previously
approved course to the extent that students should not receive credit for both courses,
this should be noted in the prerequisite.
Course(s)
to be dropped
if
this course is approved: (Note: Course Change/Deletion
form must
be completed.)
None
RATIONALE FOR INTRODUCTION OF THIS COURSE:
Some directed studies projects require less work than the current three-unit course.
This course offers flexibility corresponding to the needs of directed research.
SCHEDULING AND ENROLMENT INFORMATION:
Indicate
effective term/year course would first be offered and planned frequency of
offering thereafter:
Term/year: Spring 2012
Frequency: as needed
2...
NOTE: There is a two-term wait for implementation of any new course.
Waiver required: Yes: __
I
No: x
Will this
be
a
required or elective course in the curriculum?
Elective
What is the probable enrolment when offered?
1-3 students/year
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course?
All.
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
(if so, attach mandatory supplementary fee approval form)
No.
RESOURCE
IMPLICATIONS:
Note: No new course will be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for
necessary
library materials (S.93-11). 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
Surrey
Library report status
No additional library funds are necessary for this course
Provide
details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to
accommodate this new course. For example, 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?
No changes to the existing course offering need be contemplated.
List any outstanding
r~source
issues to be addressed prior to implementation: space,
laboratory equipment, etc.
None.
3.
APPROVALS:
1. Departmental approval indicates that the Department/School has approved the
content of the course, and has consulted with other Departments/Schools and
Faculties regarding proposed course content and overlap issues.
Date
2. Faculty approval indicates that all the
n~ge~sary-c~e
content and overlap
concerns ha been resolved,
~~d
thatttie FacultY/DepJr;...
e School commits
to
~oviding
he required Library funds.
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Dean or Designate
Date
List which other Departments/Schools and Faculties have been consulted regarding
the proposed course content, including overlap issues
Not applicable
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.
___________ - ___ Date: ________ _
_______________ Date: ________ _
3. SCUS approval indicates that the course has been approved for implementation
subject (where appropriate) to financial issues being addressed.
Chair of SCUS
Date
SENATE COMMITTEE
ON
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
COURSE
NUMBER:
WL345
CREDIT HOURS: 2
COURSE TITLE:
a) LONG title for calendar/schedule: max. 100 characters including spaces/punctuation.
WL 345-2: Directed Studies
AND
b) SHORT title for enrollment/transcript: max. 30 characters including spaces/punctuation.
WL 345-2: Directed Studies
Indicate no. of credit hours: Lecture
I
Seminar
I
Tutorial
I
Lab
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: 3 - 4 lines max. (Attach course outline to proposal.)
Independent reading and research on a topic selected in consultation with the
supervising instructor. A research essay is required.
Reserved for World Literature
honors, major and minor students. Admission is by permission of the instructor and
Director.
PREREQUISITE:
Admission is by permission of the instructor and Director.
COREQUISITE:
None
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: If this course replicates the content of a previously
approved course to the extent that students should not receive credit for both courses.
this should be noted in the prerequisite.
None
Course(s)
to be dropped if this course is approved: (Note: Course Change/Deletion
form must be completed.)
None
RATIONALE FOR INTRODUCTION OF THIS COURSE:
Some
directed studies projects require less work than the current three-unit course.
This course offers flexibility corresponding to the needs of directed research.
SCHEDULING AND ENROLMENT INFORMATION:
Indicate
effective term/year course would first be offered and planned frequency of
offering thereafter:
Term/year: Spring 2012
S
Frequency: as needed
NOTE: There is a two-term wait for implementation of any new course.
Waiver required: Yes: __
I
No: x
Will this be a
required or elective course in the curriculum?
Elective
What is the probable enrolment when offered?
1-3
students/year
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course?
All.
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
(if so, attach mandatory supplementary fee approval form)
No.
RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS:
Note: No new course will be approved
by
Senate until funding has been committed for
necessary library materials (8.93-11). 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
Surrey
Library report status
No additional library funds are necessary for this course
Provide details
on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to
accommodate
this new course. For example, 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?
No changes to the existing course offering need be contemplated.
List any outstanding resource issues to be addressed prior to implementation: space,
laboratory equipment, etc.
None.
APPROVALS:
1. Departmental approval indicates that the Department/School has approved the
content of the course, and has consulted with other Departments/Schools and
Faculties regarding proposed course content and overlap issues.
Ken Seigneurie
~
Chair. 20tlSChO
Chai?,FASCC
MAY 2
~
2011
Date
2. Faculty approval indicates that all the necessary course content and overlap
concerns have been resolved, and that the Faculty/Department/School commits
to provi@lg the
require~
Library funds.
"A12
~
2011
Dean or Designate
Date
List which other Departments/Schools and Faculties have been consulted regarding
the proposed course content, including overlap issues
Not
applicable
Other
Faculties approval indicates that the Oean(s} or designate of other Faculties
affected by the proposed new course support(s) the approval of the new course.
_______________ Date: ________ _
_______________ Date: ________ _
3. SCUS approval indicates that the course has been approved for implementation
subject (where appropriate) to financial issues being addressed.
Chair of SCUS
Date
MEMO
SCUS 11-33f
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
TO:
10 Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
RE:
WQB Designations
DATE: May 24, 2011
On
May 19,2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum
Committee approved the following designations:
W designation for HUM 321 (The Humanities of Critical Thinking)
B-Soc designation for POL 232 (US Politics)
Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of
SCUS.
..'/
:pl
Att.
MEMO
ADDRESS
8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE
BURNABY BC V5A 156
CANADA
FASSCC 11-12
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM & INSTITUTIONAL LIAISON
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
ATTENTION Paul Budra, Associate Dean, FASS
TEL
FROM SUSAN RHODES, Assistant Director, University Curriculum and
Institutional Liaison
RE WQB desi
roYals for FASS courses
I DATE May 17, 2011
I
TIME
9:50 AM
The University Curriculum Office has approved the following designations for
F
ASS department courses:
HUM 321 The Humanities and Critical Thinking - W - effective 111 7
POL 232 US Politics - B-Soc - effective 1117
Please forward this memo to FASSCC for Faculty approval.
SIMON r-UASlln UNIVEnSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
