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Senate
date
July 25,2012
FROM
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
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RE:
Provost, and Chair, SCUP
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Dissolution of the Certificate in Family Studies,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology (SCUP 12-21)
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At itsJuly 11, 2012 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal to dissblve/the Certificate in
Family Studies in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology within the Fac^mty of Arts and Social
Sciences.
Motion:
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the dissolution of the Certificate in
Family Studies in the Department
of Sociology and Anthropology within the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, effective Summer 2013.
end.
c: P. Budra
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Senate Committee on University
Priorities
Bill Krane, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 12-29e)
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
June 7, 2012, gives rise to the following recommendation:
Motion:
That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the dissolution of the Certificate in
Family
Studies in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology within the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
SIMON FRASEB UNIVERSITY
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SCUS 12-29£
FASSCC 12-22
SIMON PHASER UNIVERSITY
DEPAimmNT OFSOaOLOCYScANTHROPOLOGY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MEMORANDUM
To: Paul Budra, Chair ofFASSCC
From:
Yildiz Atasoy, Undergraduate Chair
Subject:
Dissolution ofmeCertificate inFamily Studies
Pate:
8 May2012
At its meetingof7 December2011 theDepartment ofSociologyand Anthropology
approved the dissolution of theCertificate in Family Studies. At its meeting of26
January 2012 the FASSCC approved thesuspension ofadmission totheCertificate in
FamilyStudies. The motionwillgobeforeSCUP on 16May2012.
Program to be dissolved: CertificateinFamily
Studies.
Final dissolution date is effective ofFall 2012.
Reasons for dissolution ofthe Certificate in FamilyStudies: There are no students
enrolledin the program.As this program is no longerviable,the SA Departmentwould
like to terminate the certificate.
Would youpleaseplacethison theagenda forthenextmeeting oftheFaculty ofArtsand
Social Sciences Curriculum Committee?
Thank you.
Signature: Yildiz Atasoy
1.Impactedcredentials, levels and categories ofthe degree,and specific
disciplineor field ofstudy:
TheCertificate in Family Studies
2. Location ofthe program:
Dept ofSociology and Anthropology
3.Faculty(ies), Department(s), or School(s)offeringthe program:
Dept ofSociology
andAnthropology, FASS. Other courses are from Gerontology, Psychology, Criminology,
History, and Gender, Sexuality and Women'sStudies, in FASS, and Communications and
Kinesiology in FAS
4. Anticipated final dissolution date:
Sept 2012
5.
Reasons for
termination ofthe program:
no students have enrolled in the program in
many years
6. Plan for phasing-out ofprogram:
there are no students to consult because none are in
the programor have expressed interest inthe program.Instructors and staffhave been
advised ofthe decision to dose it There are no resources to reallocate and no impact on
cognate disciplines.
7. Contact person:
Paul Budra, Associate Dean,FASS for more information: budra@sfu.ca.
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