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SFU
MEMORANDUM
Dean <>t Graduate Studies
Maggie Benston Student Services
Centre 1100
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC
Canada V5A 1S6
attention
Senate
from
Wade Parkhouse, Dean of Graduate
TEL 778.782.3042
FAX 778.~82.3080
www.sfu.ca/Dean-
GradStudies
RE:
date
6 March 2013
No.
GS2013.10
c^OvLLJVo,
Studies
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
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For information:
Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of 4 March 2013, SGSC approved the following
curriculum revision:
Effective Date is Fall 2013
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
IGS2013.10]
a) School of Communication
1. Master of Arts Program
i)
Remove CMNS 860-2 from program requirements
2. Master of Arts Double Degree Program in Global Communications
i)
Change of title and description: CMNS 860-2 Graduate Colloquium in Global Communication
ii) Add course to program requirements
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FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION, ART AND TECHNOLOGY
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ATTENTION
Wade Parkhousc, Dean of Graduate Studies
FROM
Tom Calvert. Acting Chair, FCAT-GSC
DATE
February 5,2013
PAGES
1
RE:
SGSC:Agenda Item - CMNS 860 Course Change (CMNS)
www.fcat.sfu.ca
The following changes were approved at the FCAT GSC meeting on February 5,2013.
1)CMNS 860 Graduate Colloquium - Title
and Course Change
The School of Communication
(CMNS) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) proposes to
change the course title and description for CMNS 860 to align it with the MA Double
Degree rather than to create an entirely new course. The course title has been changed to
"Graduate Colloquium in Global Communication".
The essential content of the course -
students developing and dialoguing their work with each other and with a Faculty
Supervisor - remains very similar.
2) Resultant calendar changes to the program requirements for the CMNS MA
• deletion of all references to CMNS 860-3
3) Resultant calendar changes to the program requirements for the SFU-CUC, Master of Arts
Double Degree Program in Global Communications
•
inclusion of CMNS 860-3 in "all students must complete...."
Please consider this item for the agenda of the March 4th SGSC meeting. Thank you for your
attention to this matter.
Acting Chair. Graduate Studies. FCAT
Cc: Shane Gunster. Graduate Chair. School of Communication
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Communication Master of Arts Program
Calendar 2013 Spring
FROM:
Stated differently, we are asking that the Regular MA Program Calendar entry at "Group 6" be
changed from:
Group 6 Colloquia and Theses
This course group refers to the course designations for work on theses, projects, or extended
essays in process, and for colloquia where students present such work.
» CMNS 860 Graduate Colloquium (2)
•
CMNS 896 MA Extended Essays (10)
•
CMNS 897 MA Project (10)
•
CMNS 898 MA Thesis (10)
TO:
Group 6 Thesis, Project, or Extended
Essays
This course group refers to the course designations for work ontheses, projects, orextended
essays.
CMNS 896 MA Extended Essays (10)
CMNS 897 MA Project (10)
CMNS 898 MA Thesis (10)
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Graduate Course Minor Change Form
This form is for an SFU department or program to request a minor change to an existing graduate course. After approval
and signature by the faculty graduate studies committee, this form should be forwarded to the Dean of Graduate Studies
for approval by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC). SGSC will forward the approval to Senate for information.
•••DEPARTMENT
Department / School / Program
CMNS 860
Contact name
Yuezhi Zhao
Contact email
yzhao@sfu.ca
Please revise the following elements of.the indicated graduate course:
• Catalogue number
• Units • Title _ Descriotion
G Other:
•••CURRENT
COURSE
Please complete only the
fields to be
changed.
Program leg. LBST)
CMNS
Number (eg. 810)
860
Course title (max 80 characters)
Graduate Colloquium
Units leg. 4)
2
Short title (appears on transcripts, max 25 characters)
Graduate Colloquium
Course description for SFU Calendar • see attached
Discussion of essentials of researching, writing, and
defending a thesis. Presentation by students of thesis
related research plans or results, thesis architecture, of
finished chapters for critical review by faculty and
students. MA students must complete this course once
before proceeding to a thesis defence. S/U standing only.
Available course components • Lecture _) Seminar
• Laboratory • Practicum
• Online •
Practicum work done in this class will involve children or
vulnerable adults (Ifthe "Yes" box is checked, all students and
instructors will require criminal record checks)
•
Yes IT]No
Grading basis
• Graded
LTJ Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
• In Progress / Complete
•
Prerequisites (if any)
This is combined with an undergrad course.
DYes
LTJNo
Course number and units:
Additional course requirements for graduate students
APPROVALS
••» REVISED COURSE
Please complete only the fields
to be
changed.
Program leg.
LBST)
Number (eg. 810)
Units [eg.
U)
Course title [max 80 characters)
Graduate Colloquium in Global Communication
Short title (appears on transcripts, max 25 characters)
Course description for SFU Calendar • see attached
Discussion of essentials of researching, writing, and
presenting papers. Students will present drafts of an
extended essay for critical review by course supervisor
and fellow students. Enrolment restricted to Global
Communication Graduate Double Degree Program MA
students. Course will be graded S/U.^
Available course components • Lecture fTjSeminar
• Laboratory
• Practicum
• Online •
Practicum work done in this class will involve children or
vulnerable adults (If the "Yes" box is checked, all students and
instructors will require criminal record checks)
• Yes _No
Grading basis
• Graded
• Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
• In Progress / Complete
•
Prerequisites (if any)
This is combined with an undergrad course.
DYes
fJjNo
Course number and units:
.
Additional course requirements for graduate students
Faculty m^duate studies committee name
Senate graduate studies committee name
Signature
Date
Ho4_V</l3s
Date
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Appendix E: Calendar Description for the Proposed Program
Master of Arts Double Degree Program in Global Communication
School ofCommunication
|
Faculty ofCommunication, Art and Technology
Simon Fraser University Calendar 2013 Fall
Students in this two-year graduate double degree program (GDDP), jointly developed by
Simon Fraser University and the Communication University of China (CUC), China, will
acquire two graduate degrees. Graduates will receive a master of arts (MA) degree from
Simon Fraser University, and a master
of arts (MA) degree from the Communication
University of China. All students will spend their first academic year at SFU and the second
academic year at CUC, during the normal academic terms of each institution.
The language of instruction at both Simon Fraser University and the Communication
University of China is English.
Areas of Study
At SFU: theories and concepts in global communications; political economy and policy
dimensions of globalizing communications; communication, development, and global social
justice; methods of research on mediaand global communications; other research areas in the
School of Communication.
At CUC: communication and Chinese society in theoretical and historical contexts; Chinese
and Asian regional communications and cultural industries, markets and regulatory
environments; introduction to basic production techniques and processes in a wide range of
"old" and "new", as well as informational and entertainment media forms; Chinese politics,
economy, society, and culture.
Admission Requirements
Students will apply directly to the program through an admissions committee at SFU chaired by
the GDDP Program Director orthrough the CUC graduate admission process. Students will be
admitted to one university, and then recommended for admission to the other university.
To qualify for admission, students must satisfy the usual admission requirements as specified by
each university. Theuniversity of first admission will be referred to as the student's 'home'
university. Students whose home university is Simon Fraser University are called SFU students
while those whose home university is Communication University ofChina are called CUC
students.
Following acceptance by the home university a second selection process in consultation with
the partner university will establish the final list of admitted students.
In addition to general university admission requirements, including English language
proficiency requirements, students admitted by SFU must meet the following admission
requirements:
h'
Program Requirements
Students must complete 27 units at SFU and 24 Units at CUC (SFU and CUC credits are not
equivalent).
For Year 1 at SFU, students will take two courses in the fall semester (including core program
course CMNS 844 and one
of the following Group 1 and Group 2 or Group 3 courses), two
courses in the spring semester (including the field placement course CMNS 881-5 and one
of the
following Group 1 and Group 2 or Group 3 courses), and complete CMNS 860-2 (colloquium)
and CMNS 894-5 (extended essay) in the summer semester.
• CMNS 844-5 Communication and Global Power Shifts
y'
•
CMNS 860-2 Graduate Colloquium in Global Communication
•
CMNS 881-5 Research Internship
•
CMNS 894-5 MA Extended Essay
Group 1 Surveys ofHistory and Theory
This course group contains survey courses that define and map the field and expose students to
faculty interestsand research programs.
•
CMNS 800-5 Contemporary Approaches in Communication Studies
•
CMNS 802-5 Historyof Communication Theory
•
CMNS 804-5 Seminar in Advanced Communication Theory
Group 2 Research Design and Methods
This course group contains research methods and methodology courses that help with research
projects.
•
CMNS 801-5 Design and Methodology in Communication Research
•
CMNS 805-5 Communication Research Methods and Techniques
Group 3 Research Area Courses
This course group contains the school's various research area and selected topics courses.
CMNS 815-5 Social Construction of Communication Technologies
CMNS 820-5 Communication, Media and the Concept of the "Public"
CMNS 830-5 Popular Culture and Media Theory
CMNS 840-5 Political Economy of Communications
CMNS 845-5 Communication andDevelopment
CMNS 855-5 Selected Topics in Communication Studies
CMNS 856-4 Graduate Seminar
CMNS 857-5 Selected Topics in Communication Studies
CMNS 858-5 Selected Topics in Communication Studies
CMNS 859-5 Acoustic Dimensions of Communications
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