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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

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January 11,2013

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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,

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COURSE CHANGE/DELETION

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EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED

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I ICredit

I ITitle

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Indicate number of hours for: Lecture

Seminar

Tutorial

Lab

FROM

HSCI 100

Course Subject/Number

Course Subject/Number _

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

FROM:

TO:

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

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Course Subject/Number

Course Subject/ Number

Credits

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

FROM:

TO:

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

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4/wk (no change)

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Seminar

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Lab

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Course Subject/Number

Course Subject/Number _^

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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

FROM:

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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EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED

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from

Subject/Number

HSCI 477

Course Subject/Number _^

(same)

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

FROM:

TO:

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

the

prerequisite.

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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