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    MEMORANDUM
    ATTENTION
    FROM
    RE:
    Senate
    Gordon Myers, Chair
    Senate Committee on
    Undergraduate Studies
    Faculty of Health Sciences (SCUS 13-08)
    DATE
    PAGES
    March 8, 2013
    1/1
    For information:
    Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of March 7, 2013, SCUS approved the
    following curriculum revisions effective Fall 2013:
    1] Changes to HSCI courses:
    • Prerequisite change to 410, 484
    • Description change to 490, 491
    • Description and prerequisite change to 492
    (2) Program requirement changes to the Bachelor of Science Program; Population and
    Quantitative Health Sciences Concentration
    SIMON PR AS EH UNIVERSITY
    ENGAGING THE WORLD
    SCUS 13-08
    SFU
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    ENGAGING THE WORLD
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    PHONE (778) 782-4821
    FAX (778) 782-5927
    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:
    February 22, 2013
    On February 18, 2013 the Faculty of Health Sciences Undergraduate
    Studies Committee approved changes to calendar descriptions for the
    following:
    • Addition of
    STAT305-3 prerequisite option
    o HSCI410-3 Exploratory Data Analysis
    o HSCI484-3
    Senior Seminar in Population Health Research
    • Changes to description of Honors Program, including course
    description changes
    o HSCI490-3 Research Proposal
    o HSCI491-3 Independent Research
    o HSCI492-3 Honors Research Thesis
    Please place these items on the agenda for the next SCUS meeting.
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
    BURNABY BC,
    CANADA, V5A 1S6
    SCUS13-08Ci
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    U N D E R G R A D U A T E STUDIES
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    LJ Course number
    LJ Credit
    I ITitle
    I IDescription
    HIPrerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    HSCI410
    Course Subject/Number
    rA
    3
    Credits
    Seminar
    TO
    Course Subject/Number
    Credits
    TITLE
    (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:
    DESCRIPTION
    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.
    STAT 302 or STAT 305. Recommended: HSCI 330.
    FR0M: STAT 302. Recommended: HSCI 330.
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    TO:
    RATIONALE
    Students have an option to choose between STAT 302 and STAT 305.
    Effective term and year
    NOVE M BER 2012
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    U N D ERG RA D U AT E STU DI ES
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    LJ Course number
    lJ Credit
    I ITitle
    I IDescription
    IMl
    Prerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    HSC, 4g4
    Course Subject/Number
    3
    Credits
    Seminar
    TO
    Course Subject/Number
    Credits
    TITLE
    (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:
    DESCRIPTION
    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.
    HSCI majors with 90 units, including HSCI 330 and STAT
    HSCI majors with 90 units, including HSCI 330 and
    FROM: 302 orpermission from instructor.
    T0: either STAT 302 orSTAT 305
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    RATIONALE
    Students have an option to choose between STAT 302 and STAT 305.
    Effective term and year
    NOV E M B E R 2012
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    U N D E R G RA D UATE STUDI ES
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    I ITitle
    IH Description
    I—I Prerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Seminar
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    Course Subject/Number.
    ^,
    3
    Credits
    HSCI 490
    TO
    Course Subject/Number
    Credits
    TITLE
    (1) LONG title for calendar and schedule, no more than 100 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    (2) SHORT tide for enrollment and transcript, no more than 30 characters including spaces and punctuation.
    FROM:
    TO:
    DESCRIPTION
    FROM:
    DESCRIPTION
    TO:
    Research proposal for the honors thesis. HSCI 490,
    491 and 492 together form the honors thesis. Limited
    to
    honors students upon written agreement of the
    faculty supervisor.
    Research proposal for the honors thesis.
    Limited to honors students upon written
    agreement of the faculty supervisor.
    PREREQUISITE
    PREREQUISITE
    Does this course rephcate 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:
    LEARNING
    OUTCOMES
    RATIONALE
    There are more honors course options now. The following wording is outdated: "HSCI 490, 491
    and 492 together form the honors thesis." and should be removed.
    Effective term and year
    NOVEM BER 20 12
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    UNI) E R G R A D U AT E S T U DIE S
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    I ITitle
    HJ Description
    I—I Prerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    Course Subject/Number.
    3
    Credits
    HSCI 491
    Seminar
    TO
    Course Subject/Number
    Credits
    TITLE
    (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:
    Research for the honors thesis. HSCI 490, 491 and 492 together
    form the honors thesis. Limited to honors students upon written
    agreement of the faculty supervisor. Prerequisite/corequisite: HSCI
    490. Students with credit for HSCI 493 or HSCI 494 may not take
    HSCI 491 for further credit.
    DESCRIPTION
    TO:
    Research for the honors thesis. Limited to honors students upon
    written agreement of the faculty supervisor.
    Prerequisite/corequisite: HSCI 490. Students with credit for
    HSCI
    493 or HSCI 494 may not take HSCI 491 for further credit.
    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:
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    RATIONALE
    There are more honors course options now. The following wording is outdated: "HSCI 490, 491
    and 492 together form the honors thesis." and should be removed.
    Effective term and year
    NOV E M B E R 2012
    SFU
    SENATE COMMITTEE ON
    VND
    E R G RADUATE STUDI ES
    COURSE CHANGE/DELETION
    EXISTING COURSE, CHANGES RECOMMENDED
    Please check appropriate revision(s):
    I ICourse number
    I ICredit
    I ITide
    HI Description
    HJPrerequisite
    I—I Course deletion
    I—I Learning Outcomes
    Indicate number of hours for: Lecture
    Tutorial
    Lab
    FROM
    Course Subject/Number.
    3
    l !.\ll!s
    HSCI 492
    Seminar
    TO
    Course Subject/Number
    Credits
    TITLE
    (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:
    Independent honors research thesis. HSCI 490, 491
    and 492 together form the honors thesis. Limited to
    honors students upon written agreement of the faculty
    supervisor. Prerequisite or corequisite: HSCI 491.
    DESCRIPTION
    TO:
    Independent honors research thesis. Limited
    to honors students upon written agreement of
    the faculty supervisor.
    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: Prerequisite or corequisite: HSCI 491.
    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    RATIONALE
    TO:
    Prerequisite or corequisite: One of: HSCI 491, HSCI
    493, HSCI 494.
    There are more honors course options now. The following wording is outdated: "HSCI 490, 491
    and 492 together form the honors thesis." and should be removed.
    Effective term and year
    N O VE i\l BER 2 0 12
    TO:
    SCUS
    SFU
    SCUS 13-08(ii
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    THINKING OF THE WORLD
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    PHONE (778) 782-4821
    FAX (778) 782-5927
    MEMORANDUM
    FROM:
    Mark Lechner, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Health
    Sciences
    RE:
    Change in BSc Program Requirements - Population and Quantitative Health
    Sciences Concentration
    DATE:
    February 26, 2013
    We are asking SCUS to consider approval of the following change in BSc Program Requirements:
    FROM
    Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Concentration
    Lower Division Requirements (57 units minimum)
    Students complete all of
    •
    BISC 101-4 General Biology I
    •
    BISC 102-4 General Biology II
    • BISC 202-3 Genetics
    • HSCI 130-4 Foundations of Health Science
    •
    MATH 154-3 Calculus Ifor the Biological Sciences
    and at least five of
    • CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
    •
    CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
    •
    CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
    BURNABY BC,
    CANADA, V5A 1S6
    CHEM 282-2 Organic Chemistry II
    GMPT 126 3-lntroduotion to Computer Soionce ond Programming
    ECON 104-3 Economics and Government
    MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences
    PHYS 101-3 Physics for the LifeSciences I
    and one of
    •
    ENGL 199-3 Introduction to University Writing
    •
    PHIL
    120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
    and one of
    • STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
    • STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
    and at least three of
    HSCI 211-3 Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
    HSCI 212-3 Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological Diseases
    HSCI 214-3 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
    HSCI
    215-3 Perspectives on Disability and Injury
    HSCI
    216-3 Ecological Determinants of Human Growth, Development and Health
    12
    Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Concentration
    Lower Division Requirements (57 units minimum)
    Students complete all of
    BISC 101-4 General Biology I
    BISC 102-4 General Biology II
    BISC 202-3 Genetics
    HSC1130-4 Foundations of Health Science
    MATH 154-3 Calculus Ifor the Biological Sciences
    and at least five of
    CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
    CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
    CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
    CHEM
    282-2 Organic Chemistry II
    CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
    ECON 104-3 Economics and Government
    MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences
    PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences I
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
    BURNABY BC,
    CANADA, V5A 1S6
    and one of
    •
    ENGL 199-3 Introduction to University Writing
    •
    PHIL
    120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
    and one of
    • STAT 201 -3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
    • STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
    and at least three of
    • HSCI 211-3 Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
    •
    HSCI 212-3 Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological Diseases
    • HSCI 214-3 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
    •
    HSCI 215-3 Perspectives on Disability and Injury
    •
    HSCI 216-3 Ecological Determinants of Human Growth, Development and Health
    RATIONALE
    We are replacing CMPT 126-3 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming with CMPT
    120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I because CMPT 120-3 is a better fit
    for our majors and is suitable for students with little or no programming background.
    FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
    BLUSSON HALL, ROOM 11300,
    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY,
    8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE,
    BURNABY BC,
    CANADA, V5A 1S6

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