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MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
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attention Senate
FROM
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
date
January
14,2013
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Provost, and Chair, SCUP
RE:
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology: Dissolution of the joint Major in Sociology
and Art and Culture Studies, School for the Contemporary Arts (SCUP 13-02)
At itsJanuary 9, 2013 meeting
SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal to dissolve the Joint Major in
Sociology and Art and Culture Studies in the School for the Contemporary Arts within the Faculty of
Communication, Art and Technology, effective Fall 2014.
Motion:
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the dissolution of the Joint Major in
Sociology and Art and Culture Studies in the School for the Contemporary Arts within the Faculty of
Communication, Art and Technology, effective Fall 2014.
c: R. Kitsos
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THE WORLD
SFU
MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
FROM
RE:
SCUP 13-02
OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND
ASSOCIATE PROVOST
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TEL: 778.782.4636
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Senate Committee on University
Priorities
Gordon Myers, Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology (SCUS 12-50c(xxiv]]
DATE
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December 7, 2012
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of
December 6, 2012, gives rise to the following recommendation:
Motion 1:
That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the termination of the Joint Major
in Sociology and Art and Culture Studies in the School of the Contemporary Arts
within
the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology.
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
SIMON F R A S I- R UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THE WORLD
Senate Committee on
Undergraduate studies
PROGRAM CHANGE/DELETION FORM
Proposal to terminate Program
The BAin Art and Cultureis in the process of streamlining the degree for more flexibility
for teachingresourcesand a more focuseddegree. In the past severalyears, we have had
limited interestin the jointmajordegree option. The BAwill now includecourses from
Sociology, whichwilleliminate the need for the jointmajor. The DepartmentofSociology
& Anthropology has approved the dropping of the jointmajor. We presently haveonly one
student enrolled in the joint major in Sociology.
1 All impacted credentials, levels and categories ofthe degree, and specific
discipline or field of
study;
Joint Majorin Sociology and Art and Culture Studies
2. Location ofthe program;
SFUWoodward's/Goldcorp Centrefor the Arts
3. Facuhy(ies),
Departments), or Schools) offering the program;
Facultyof Communication,Art and Technology(PCAT)
School for the Contemporary Arts
4. Anticipated final dissolution date;
Fall 2014
5. Reasons for termination ofthe program, such as:
Lack of enrollment demand
Streamlining of the SCA undergraduate curriculum
6. Plan
tot
phasing-out ofprogram, including:
a. Steps taken to consult with students
Presentlyone student enrolledwho willcompletethe course work
b. Steps
taken to consult with impacted instructors and staff
AH faculty in the SCA hare approved thisproposal (merewill be no change to the teaching
allocation or schedule)
c.
Steps taken to ensure students in the programhave the opportunity to
complete the program
Presently onestudent enrolledwhowill complete thecourse workbefore Fall 2014
d. Description ofthe reallocation ofany remaining program and
associated resources when program is terminated
N/A
e. Confirmation ofconsultation with other impacted departments and
Faculties
Consultation and Confirmation hasbeenprovided bySylvia Chow,Undergraduate Student
Advisor, Department of Sociology &Anthropology, andLabourStudies Program
t
Impacts on and/or reorganization ofcurriculum in cognate
disciplines
Thetermination of this joint degree ispartofaneffort to streamline theSCA undergraduate
ryrfirnhitn. The BA in art and Culture has also shifted the course work and focus and no
longerneedsto continuethe jointmajor.
g. Timeline ofactivities
TheJointMajor in Sociology andArtandCulture Studies will not be accepting new students
intothedegree asofJanuary 2013. We anticipate this timeline to be completed bythetall
of 2013. TheJoint Major in Sociology andArtandCulture Studies will be tprmtnated
effective the tall of2014.
7. Name, title, phone number and email addressofthe institutional contact
person
in case more information is required(normally, the Dean ofthe
Faculty in which the program is housed).
Dean Lastoria: Recruitment and RetentionOfficer, kstork@sfu.ca 778-782-3516
James Coomber. SCA StudentAdvisor, fpaadv@sfu.ca 778 782-5733
SFU
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ARTS AND SCXIAL SCIKNCES
Department ofSociology ami Anthropology
8888 University Drive, Bumaby, RC
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FAX 778.782.5799
FASSCC 12-47
saof6cc@sru.ca
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RE:
OKIE
Paul Budra, Chair ofFASSCC
DanyLacombe,Undergraduate Chair ofSociology andAnthropology
Dissolution ofthejointmajors in Sociology/Anthropology andArtand Culture program.
October 25,2012
cc
Atitsmeeting ofOctober 23rd, 2012, theDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology wasmformed of
the intentionofthe School ofthe Contemporary Arts to dissolvethejoint majorsin SA and Art and
Culturedue to lackofinterestamongst students. Ckmsequently, the Department votedto dissolvethe
joint majors. SA would liketo stop enrolling students asof January 2013 and remove thejointmajors
from the calendarby summer 2013.
Wouldyou please place thismatterontheagenda for me iiextmeetingofthe Faculty of ArtsandSocial
Sciences Curriculum Committee?
Best,
DanyLacombe
SIMON FRASBR UNIVERSITY
CN0A81N0 THS WORLD
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