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    MEMORANDUM
    ATTENTION
    FROM
    RE:
    Senate
    Gordon Myers, Chair
    Senate Committee on
    Undergraduate Studies
    Faculty of Health Sciences (SCUS 12-53)
    DATE
    PAGES
    January 11,2013
    1/1
    For information:
    Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of January 10, 2013, SCUS approved the
    following curriculum revision effective Fall 2013:
    1. Prerequisite changes to: HSCI 100, 406, 442 and 477
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    MEMORANDUM
    TO:
    Gord Myers and the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
    FROM:
    Mark Lechner, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Health
    Sciences
    RE:
    SCUS Agenda Items
    DATE:
    November 27, 2012
    On October 1, 2012 the Faculty of Health Sciences Undergraduate
    Studies Committee approved pre-requisite changes to the following
    courses'.
    • HSCI100-3 Human Biology
    • HSCI406-3 Global Perspectives in Indigenous Health
    • HSCI442-4 Immunology Laboratory
    • HSCI477-3 Seminar in Vaccine Immunology
    Please place these items on the agenda for the next SCUS meeting.
    Regards,
    Mark S. Lechner
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
    BURNABY BC,
    CANADA, V5A 1S6

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    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
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    I | Course number
    I ICredit
    I ITitle
    I IDescription
    HI Prerequisite
    I ICourse deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Seminar
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    TO
    HSCI 100
    Course Subject/Number
    Course Subject/Number _
    Credits
    Credits
    TITLE
    (1) Long title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Human Biology
    (2) Short title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    TO:
    PREREQUISITE
    PREREQUISITE
    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
    noted in the prerequisite.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Students with credit for BISC 101 and 102 may not
    Students with credit for BISC 101 may not take HSCI
    take HSCI 100 for further credit.
    100 for further credit.
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    1. Explainthe basic biological principle* that underliehuman health and well-being
    2 Describe broadly the organization and reguat.cn cf the major biological systems tn humans
    3 Descrtoe the biological basis of several common human diseases.
    4 Discuss banc trteractom between the human genotype, its environment and the resulting phenotype
    5 Evaluate the role that evolutionary theory could play in medicine and public health
    6 Eiplan and apply the soentifc method
    RATIONALE
    Requiring two BISC courses (8 units) in place of HSCI100 is onerous, and the content in
    BISC101 is
    used as an alternate pre-requisite for several upper level courses in Health Sciences
    Effective term and year
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    I ICredit
    I ITitle
    I IDescription
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    title Global Perspectives in Indigenous Health
    (1) Long title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    (2) Short title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    TO:
    PREREQUISITE
    PREREQUISITE
    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
    noted in the prerequisite.
    from:
    60 units including one HSCI course
    to: 60 units and completion of HSCI 305 and either
    HSCI 340 or HSCI 319W.
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    rationale New prerequisites establish foundation in social and policy perspectives and core skills in writin
    Effective term and year
    Fall 2013
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    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
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    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    I ITitle
    I IDescription
    HI Prerequisite
    I ICourse deletion
    I ILearning Outcomes
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    4/wk (no change)
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    Tutorial
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    -..„.,. , (same)
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    TITLE
    (1) LONG title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Immunology Laboratory
    (same)
    (2) SHORT title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    TQ
    PREREQUISITE
    PREREQUISITE
    Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that studentsshould not receive credit for both courses?
    Ifso, this should be noted in the prerequisite.
    HSCI/MBB426
    HSCI/MBB426 and one of
    FR0M:and MBB308
    T0: MBB308, BISC303 or MBB309W
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    Knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts in immunology and immunobiology and
    research techniques, methods and analyses related to immunology.
    RATIONALE
    Adding BISC303 and MBB309W expected to create greater flexibility for students while
    maintaining pre-req level knowledge (with HSCI426) and potentially increasing enrollment.
    Adding 2h lecture requested based on student feedback to enhance delivery of experimental
    background and writing/review of experimental data/lab reports, in line with BISC &MBB labs.
    Effective term and year
    Fall 2013
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    I ICredit
    I ITide
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    Subject/Number
    HSCI 477
    T0
    Course Subject/Number _^
    (same)
    '_
    Credits
    Credits
    TITLE
    (1) LONG title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    Seminar in Vaccine Immunology
    (same)
    (2) SHORT title for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    TO:
    PREREQUISITE
    PREREQUISITE
    Does this course replicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that students should not receive credit tor both courses?
    If so, this should be
    noted
    in
    the
    prerequisite.
    HSCI/MBB426
    HSCI/MBB426
    FROM:andBISC303
    T0:
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    Knowledge and understanding of current scientific literature related to infectious diseases and
    vaccine research, general concepts of vaccination/vaccines, immunological aspects of
    vaccinology, correlates of immune protection, and the concept of adjuvantation.
    RATIONALE
    HSCI/MBB426 determined as providing sufficient background as pre-req and most students
    expected to have taken at least one related lab course in HSCI, MBB or BISC by the time they
    enroll in HSCI 477; having BISC303 as pre-req superfluous.
    Effective term and year
    Fall 2013
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