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The following curricular changes are being circulated for approval through the University Course
Challenge:
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New courses in Anthropology, English, Geography & Planning, International Studies; course deletions in English, Biology, Mathematics & Statistics; program revisions in Art & Art History,
Biology, Computer Science, Food Science, International Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies; prerequisite changes in Archaeology & Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Geography &
Planning, Psychology.
New courses in Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering, Graham Centre for Communications; prerequisite changes in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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New courses in Accounting, Educational Administration, Electrical Engineering; course deletions in Anatomy & Cell Biology, Kinesiology; prerequisite changes in Educational Foundations,
Kinesiology.
Schedule for approval:
Date of circulation: Feb. 26, 2009
Date by which Challenge must be received: March 12, 2009
Date by which changes will automatically be considered approved in the absence of Challenge:
March 26, 2009
Other curricular changes such as changes to course titles and calendar descriptions are also noted in this document: these have been approved by the college concerned and are listed as Items for
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The curricular revisions listed below were approved through the November 2008 and January
2009 Arts & Science College Course and Program Challenge and are now submitted for approval by University Course Challenge.
ART & ART HISTORY
Minor Revisions to an Existing Program
To remove the requirement for 6 cu before 1800 and 6 cu after 1800, for a completed degree in
Art History. This applies to BA Four-Year Art History, BA Three-Year Art History and BA
Honours Art History Programs; the line to be deleted in each is listed under D6 Major
Requirements:
"including at least 6 credit units in art before 1800 and at least 6 credit units in art after 1800 (as noted in the course descriptions)."
Rationale: Previous rationale for this was that 6 cu of art history before 1800 was required in the past for graduate school entry. This is no longer the case and has not been for many years.
Additionally, our faculty offer few courses in art history before 1800 and students have difficulty meeting this requirement. It is no longer relevant.
DRAMA
Item for Information - Minor Course Revisions
DRAM 418.3 Acting VII
Change in Laboratory/Tutorial requirements:
Old: One of the course requirements is a studio presentation.
New: This will be shifted into DRAM 419, and replaced by an "Acting for the Media' module.
Detail: 40% of the final mark for 418.3 is currently designated for the paperwork and performance of a studio presentation. As the studio presentation will be deleted, the attached marking will be replaced by 40% of the final mark being comprised of assignments, projects and paperwork for the new 'Acting for the Media' portion of the class.
Calendar Description Change:
A laboratory course to assist in the preparation for transition into the professional world. The course will focus on solo rehearsal, audition and performance techniques for the stage. Special concentration will also encompass the technical demands of acting for the media.
Rationale : The proposed Calendar description will better reflect the course content.
DRAM 419.3 Acting VIII
Change in Laboratory/Tutorial requirements:
Old: The course focuses on Acting for the Media
New: The altered course focuses Acting in a studio production(s).
Detail: Evaluation will now be comprised of: 30% Participation & Attendance; 40% Process &
Performance evaluation; 30% Paperwork, Script analysis, quizzes and Research Assignments.
Calendar Description Change:

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Final studio production(s) that further explore(s) the acting demands of a text from the classical repertoire. The course will strengthen the concept of the ensemble as well as rehearsal and performance strategies.
Rationale: The proposed Calendar description will better reflect the course content. DRAM
418.3 and DRAM 419.3 are taught over the course of one academic year, 418.3 in the fall term,
419.3 in the winter. They are the two last acting courses a BFA performance stream actor takes to conclude their training. A studio production normally associated with 418.3 will be shifted into
419.3, so that this last course is a final showcase of their training. A segment previously studied during 419.3 (acting for the media) will now occur in 418.3 in a condensed version of its previous incarnation. In essence, an exchange of modules will occur, with the same material being taught over the course of the two terms, albeit in an altered format.
ENGLISH
New Course
ENG 393.3 Medieval Devotional Literature 1or2 (3L)
A study of the medieval self in the devotional writing of the later Middle Ages. Discussion of theological sources, devotional art, popular piety, and the reading practices of lay and female readers will provide context for examining English mystics, such as Julian of Norwich and
Richard Rolle.
Pre- or co-requisite(s): 6 cu 200-level ENG
Instructor(s): Sarah Powrie
Rationale: Improves department’s offering in the field. Reflects the research interests of the instructor.
Course Deletions
ENG 306.3 Old Icelandic Language and Culture
Rationale: This class, since inception, has had one student enrolled during one term.
ENG 315.3 Old Icelandic Literature
Rationale: This course has never been offered.
ENG 385.6 19th and 20th Century European Literature in Translation
Rationale: Comparative literature courses are now being offered in the Department of
Languages and Linguistics only.
HISTORY
New Course
HIST 266.3History Wars: Issues in Native-Newcomer Relations 1or2 (3L)
The relationships between indigenous people and newcomer immigrants remain among the most contentious and misunderstood in Canada – they are the fodder of history wars. This course explores the historical antecedents of these tensions. Issues engaged range from those found in the headlines of contemporary newspapers to matters of research methodology.
Prerequisite(s): None
Instructor(s): Keith Thor Carlson
Rationale: Improves department’s offerings in the filed; reflects the research interests of the instructor; and responds to student demand. This course was successfully taught as a special topics course.

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WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
Minor Program Revision
Women’s & Gender Studies – BA Honours, 4-Year, 3-Year, Minor
Program Revisions:
ADD TWO COURSES IN THE LIST OF COGNATE COURSES:
(1) ANTH 309.3: Motherhood & Maternal Care: Anthropological Perspectives
(2) ANTH 332: Anthropology of Contagion & Infectious Disease
Rationale:
TRANSFER OF COURSES: This minor program revision is submitted as a request to transfer
WGSt 212.3 and WGSt 353.3 to the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology and to offer these courses as part of the Anthropology program. With the transfer of Professor Downe from
WGSt to Archaeology & Anthropology in July 2008, WGSt no longer has a regular instructor for these courses. Because they were designed and taught exclusively by Professor Downe, and they fall directly in line with her research expertise, it makes sense that they be transferred to
Anthropology but included as cognate courses that can contribute to WGSt B.A. programs.
COURSE CONTENT: Only very minor changes will be made to the content of these courses.
ANTH 332.3 will substitute an ethnographic film in place of one of the popular documentaries.
The substantive areas covered will remain the same as will the course requirements.
ANTH 309.3 represents a shift from the 200-level WGSt course to a 300-level ANTH course.
This will involve the addition of course material, and the substitution of a fairly lengthy ethnography for a novel. However, the substantive areas covered by the course, the evaluation criteria, and the mode of delivery will remain the same.
See the section for Archaeology and Anthropology for information about prerequisite changes to these courses.
BIOCHEMISTRY
Prerequisite Changes
BIOC 310.3 Proteins and Enzymes
Old: BIOC 212, CHEM 250, Permission of the department
New: BMSC 240; CHEM 250
Rationale: To accommodate the new BMSC common core platform.
BIOC 311.3 Introductory Molecular Biology
Old: BIOC 212.3, CHEM 250.3, and one of BIOC 230, BIOL 211.3 or 226, MCIM 216.3 and permission of the department
New: BMSC 240.3, CHEM 250.3 and one of BMSC 220.3, BIOL 226.3
Rationale: To accommodate the new BMSC common core platform
BIOC 420.3 Advanced Plant Biochemistry
Old: PLSC 240.3 or BIOC 200.3, 211.3, 230.3 and CHEM 250.3, or permission of instructor

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New: PLSC 240.3 or BMSC 200.3, 230.3 and CHEM 250.3, or permission of instructor
Rationale: To accommodate the new BMSC common core platform
BIOC 430.3 Cell Biochemistry
Old: BIOC 211.3, 310.3 and CHEM 250.3
New: BMSC 230.3, BMSC 240.3 and CHEM 250.3
Rationale: To accommodate the new BMSC common core platform
BIOC 435.3 Intermediary Metabolism
Old: BIOC 211.3 and CHEM 250.3
New: BMSC 230.3 and CHEM 250.3
Rationale: To accommodate the new BMSC common core platform
Minor Program Revision
B.Sc. 3-Year
Add the following courses to the list of BIOC electives in requirement 6: BMST 305.3, 406.3,
408.3 and BINF 300.3
Program Description:
In requirement 6: 3 cu BIOC electives chosen from BIOC 412, 420.3, 430.3, 435.3, 436.3, 437.3;
BINF 300.3; BMST 305.3, 406.3, 408.3
Rationale: Courses are relevant to the field and provide majors with a greater course selection.
BIOLOGY
Minor Program Revisions
B.Sc. Double Honours
Program Revisions:
The proposed modification will reduce the number of senior BIOL courses required under C6 in a
BIOL Double Honours degree from 36 cu to 30 cu.
Program Description:
A Double Honours program with BIOL and a second discipline is possible. Students should consult with advisers in both departments if they are interested in this option.
C1 Natural Science Requirement (minimum 15 credit units)
BIOL 120.3 and 121.3 (formerly BIOL 110.6); CHEM 112.3, 115.3.
Remaining credit units to be selected from the following such that no more than 6 credit units are from any one area:
Computer Science - CMPT 111.3, 115.3.
Physics & Astronomy - PHYS 115.3, 117.3 or 125.3 (formerly PHYS 111.6 and 121.6), 128.3.
Earth Science - GEOG 120.3; GEOL 121.3, 122.3.
C2 Humanities Writing Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units selected from the following: 100-level English, 100-level History, LIT 100.6, PHIL
120.3, PHIL 133.3.
C3 Social Science Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units from the Social Sciences.
C4 Mathematics and Statistics Requirement - 3 credit units to be selected from:

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3 credit units from MATH 110.3, 112.3, 115.3 116.3, 125.3, 264.3.
3 credit units from STAT 245.3, 246.3 or PLSC 314.3.
C5 General Requirement (6 credit units):
6 credit units to be selected from the areas of Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, or
Languages, such that no more than 6 credit units are from any one subject in C2, C3, or C5.
C6 Major Requirement (30 credit units)
BIOL 222.3, 224.3, 226.3, 228.3, 301.3 or 414.3, 302.3 or 401.3, and 350.3. 9 additional senior credit units in BIOL courses and/or courses chosen from the ‘Courses in Other Departments and
Colleges’ list at the end of this section, such that at least 9 credit units of total Biology courses are at the 300-level or higher.
C7 Electives Requirement
Required Cognate Courses (9 credit units): 3 credit units senior CHEM; BIOC 200.3; 3 credit units senior BIOC or senior CHEM.
Open Electives: courses to complete the requirements for 120 credit unit Double Honours program, of which at least 66 must be at the 200-level or higher.
Rationale: The total number of BIOL courses required for a BIOL Double Honours after this change will still meet the College requirement of a minimum of 36 cu ( BIOL 120.3, 121.3 plus
30 cu of senior BIOL courses). Our program also requires completion of 9 cu of senior CHEM or
BIOC courses. It is the Department’s opinion that reducing the number of required senior BIOL courses will increase student flexibility by a modest amount and that students will find a BIOL
Double Honours program more attractive. It will also be easier for the Department of Biology to work collaboratively with other departments to build specific Double Honours programs and to stay within the College maximum limit of 84 specified credit units. Prior to 2006-07, the BIOL
Double Honours required a minimum of 36 cu, instead of the 42 now required. Our experience prior to 2006-07 was that 36 cu of BIOL courses plus 9 cu of cognate courses was quite adequate for students pursuing a BIOL Double Honours. Several other BSc programs currently require 36 cu of courses in their Double Honours programs (e.g.CHEM, ARCH) indicating that a reduction in the BIOL requirements will be in line with College regulations.
Course Deletion
BIOL 366.3 Insect Structure and Function
Rationale: There has been very little student interest in this course and we have not offered it for several years because of low initial registrations. We do not anticipate that student demand will increase in the future. Students interested in insects (entomology) have other options in the department (e.g. BIOL 365 or 466), whereas some related aspects of animal structure and function are covered in courses such as BIOL 317, 318 or 430.
Prerequisite changes and other course revisions
BIOL 473.3 Population Ecology
New Course Number: 363.3
Prerequisite Change:
Old: BIOL 302 (or 263 or 401) and a course in statistics.
New: BIOL 228 and a course in statistics. BIOL 302 is recommended.
Addition to the Calendar Entry:
Note: Students with credit for BIOL 263 or 473 may not take this course for credit.

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Rationale: The change in course number and prerequisites will bring Population Ecology in line with our existing and complimentary course BIOL 373 Community Ecology. The new note is needed to ensure that students aren't able to receive credit for similar courses.
BIOL 323.3 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants
Title Change: Plant Systematics and Evolution
Prerequisite Change:
Old: BIOL 121 or 222
New: BIOL 121 and 222
New Calendar entry:
Introduces vascular plant diversity. Will include basic principles of plant systematics (methods of classification, description, nomenclature and taxonomic keys), practical experience with the identification of vascular plants, and tempos and patterns of plant speciation and evolution.
Note: Students are required to make a collection of plants and may wish to begin the collection over the summer prior to the course. In that case, contact the instructor for details and supplies pertaining to the plant collection.
Rationale: Proposed title and calendar description modifications better reflects course content, clarifies extent of material delivered in the course and presents a more current view of this area of biology. The information about a plant collection is now more appropriately contained in the
Note. The new prerequisite is more appropriate as students will benefit greatly from exposure to the material covered in both of BIOL 121 and 222 prior to attempting BIOL 323.
Items for information – other minor course revisions
BIOL 228.3 An Introduction to Ecology and Ecosystems
New Calendar Entry:
An introduction to population, community and ecosystem ecology. The structure and dynamics of communities will be considered along with energy flow and biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems. Effects of human activities on community and ecosystem processes will be reviewed.
BIOL 316.3 Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes
New Calendar Entry:
Examines advanced topics in the molecular genetics of eukaryotes. Examples of topics covered include epigenetics, RNA interference or post-transcriptional gene silencing, the role of model organisms in scientific research, organelle genetics, and RNA splicing. The lab will involve a combination of hands-on experimentation, computer-based analysis and student presentations.
BIOL 324.3 Plants and Human Affairs
Change in Laboratory/tutorial requirements:
Old: 2P
New: 3P
New Calendar Entry:
A consideration of economically important vascular plants, plant families, plant parts and products used as food, textiles and medicines. The origin, history and domestication of plants and major crops, diversification of crops and major centers of agriculture in the world and fundamental roles of plants in human societies are discussed.
BIOL 326.3 Plant Development
New Calendar Entry:
Deals with patterns of growth and development of the plant body with special reference to genetic, hormonal and environmental control of developmental processes. Flowering plants are

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BIOL 331.3 Introductory Plant Physiology
New Title: Plant Physiology
BIOL 455.3 Mammalogy
New Title: Mammal Diversity and Evolution
New Calendar Entry:
Introduction to local and world mammal faunas, including living and extinct taxa. Evolution, behaviour, ecology, morphology, phylogeny, and physiology will be emphasized in lectures.
Laboratories will be concerned with classification, identification, and anatomical adaptations.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Minor Program Revisions - B.Sc. Honours
Presently, Requirement #6 for the Honours B.Sc. in Computer Science starts with
C6 Major Requirement (48 credit units)
CMPT 214.3, 215.3 (or EE 331.3), 260.3, 270.3, 280.3, 332.3, 340.3, 360.3, 400.3, 461.3, or 463.3 and 18 credit units in 300- or 400-level CMPT courses subject to the following constraints:
This requirement should be modified to more clearly state that it requires “461.3 or 463.3”, i.e., the "or" applies to these two courses. Also, CMPT 364.3 should be allowed as a third alternative in this group. Thus, this part should appear as (with the changed part underlined)
C6 Major Requirement (48 credit units)
CMPT 214.3, 215.3 (or EE 331.3), 260.3, 270.3, 280.3, 332.3, 340.3, 360.3, 400.3
One of 364.3, 461.3, or 463.3
18 credit units in 300- or 400-level CMPT courses subject to the following constraints:
Note that there is no change to the Software Engineering Honours in Computer Science.
Rationale: Courses are relevant to field and provide majors with a greater course selection.
Minor Program Revisions - B.Sc. Honours and 4-Year
Presently the 4-year B.Sc., regular Honours B.Sc. and Software Engineering Honours B.Sc. in
Computer Science all have the following requirement under Requirement # 7:
*Business Science (3 credit units) - If economics was not chosen in C3 above, then 3 credit units are required from COMM 102.3, 105.3, 201.3, 203.3, 204.3; 205.3, 206.3,
210.3, 304.3; ECON 111.3, 114.3
This requirement for all three programs is to be modified to allow 3 cu of the courses in the
Entrepreneurship Minor. Thus, the new version should read with the added part underlined
*Business Science (3 credit units) - If economics was not chosen in C3 above, then 3 credit units are required from COMM 102.3, 105.3, 201.3, 203.3, 204.3; 205.3, 206.3,
210.3, 304.3; ECON 111.3, 114.3; BPBE 230.3; ENT 210.3, 220.3, 230.3.
Rationale: Courses are relevant to field and provide majors with a greater course selection.
Minor Program Revisions - B.Sc. Honours, 4-Year and 3-Year
The proposal is to allow students in a Computer Science degree to take some courses from the
College of Engineering and use these courses as CMPT courses. These courses are Electrical
Engineering and Computer Engineering courses that deal with computer hardware and hardwaresoftware interactions in a computer. Hence, these courses are relevant for a Computer Science program.

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Students doing a 3-year degree in Computer Science can use ONE of the following courses
EE 332.3, EE 431.3, EE 432.3, CME 433.3, CME 435.3, CME 451.3, CME 462.3 as a CMPT course. Also, those students doing a PDSC, 4-year degree or an Honours degree in
Computer Science can use TWO of the following courses
EE 332.3, EE 431.3, EE 432.3, CME 433.3, CME 435.3, CME 451.3, CME 462.3 as CMPT courses at the third year level. The restrictions on the number of transfers as CMPT courses, and on the level of the courses are to ensure that students obtain the software (Computer
Science) perspective rather than the hardware (Electrical Engineering) perspective.
Rationale: Courses are relevant to field and provide majors with a greater course selection.
FOOD SCIENCE
Minor Program Revisions
– B.Sc. Honours and 4-Year
The addition of FAMS 493.3 Product Development as an elective class for the Food Science program in the College of Arts and Science.
Rationale: Product development is an integral part of the field of food science and it is expected that this knowledge (including hands-on product development experience) will be of significant value to our undergraduates.
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Course Deletion
MATH 115.3 Calculus for Pharmacy
Rationale: New Math 125 course replaced Math 115.
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
New Course
ANTH 310.3 Anthropology of Gender
1or2 (3S)
This course introduces students to the anthropological approaches to gender, looking specifically at the gendered norms of collective behaviours and identities. The course centers on two questions: How is gender understood in different cultural contexts? What are the processes by which people learn to identify themselves as gendered and sexual citizens?
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 111.3 or WGST 110.6 (both are recommended)
Instructor(s): Pamela Downe
Rationale: Improves department’s offering in the field; reflects the research interests of the instructor; responds to student demands.
Minor Program Revision
Anthropology – BA Honours, Double Honours, 4-Year, 3-Year, Minor
The current program details specific ANTH courses to be included as part of the Area 1 requirement, as follows:
Area 1: Anthropology (ANTH) Requirements: (24 cus required; At least 9 cus must be at the 300 level or 400 level).

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Select from: ANTH 220.3, 224.3, 225.3; 226.3, 227.3, 230.3, 231.3, 232.3, 233.3, 235.3, 298.3,
299.6, 300.3, 301.3, 311.3, 321.3, 322.3; 326.3, 327.3; 328.3, 329.3, 330.3, 337.3, 339.3, 354.3,
385.3, 398.3, 399.3, 421.3, 422.3, 430.3.
The proposed revision will delete these specific labelled/numbered courses and replace it with
“ANTH labelled courses". There are no changes to program requirements.
Rationale:
The listing of specific courses is cumbersome, as a program revision will be required each and every time a new course is added or deleted from the program. It is expected that there will be several new courses proposed over the next few years as the program continues to be renovated and new faculty come on stream. This proposed change does not change program requirements in any way, but rather facilitates the administration of the program.
Prerequisite changes and other course revisions
WGST 212.3 Motherhood and Maternal Care: Cultural Perspectives
Relabelled: to ANTH 309.3
New Title: Motherhood and Maternal Care: Anthropological Perspectives
New Calendar Entry: This course critically examines how categories of motherhood and experiences of maternal care are constructed cross-culturally. Although the course adopts an interdisciplinary approach and introduces students to diverse theories of maternity, anthropological perspectives on maternal care and ethnographic studies of mother identities and nurturing behaviours are central.
Prerequisite Change:
Old: WGST 110.6
New: ANTH 111 or WGST 110.6 (both are recommended)
Rationale: With the transfer of Professor Downe from WGSt to Archaeology & Anthropology in
July 2008, WGSt no longer has a regular instructor for this course. Because it was designed and taught exclusively by Professor Downe and it falls directly within her research expertise, it makes sense that it be transferred to Anthropology but included as cognate courses that can contribute to
WGSt B.A. programs.
WGST 353.3 Gender, Culture & Contagion
Relabelled: to ANTH 332.3
New Title: Anthropology of Contagion & Infectious Disease: Critical Gender & Race
Perspectives
New Calendar Entry: This course examines the ways in which infectious diseases and agents of contagion are represented in public culture, and experienced in different ways individually and collectively. Students have the opportunity to apply gender- and race-based critiques to the understandings of major epidemic diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
Prerequisite Change:
Old: WGST 110.6
New: ANTH 111 or WGST 110.6 (both are recommended)
Rationale: With the transfer of Professor Downe from WGSt to the Department of Archaeology
& Anthropology in July 2008, WGSt no longer has a regular instructor for this course. Because it was designed and taught exclusively by Professor Downe and it falls directly within her research expertise, it makes sense that it be transferred to Anthropology but included as a cognate course that can contribute to the WGSt BA programs.

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ECONOMICS
Minor Program Revision
Business economics - BA Honours, 4-Year
Change to list of COMM electives in B6 Major Requirements (d): Currently we have
(d) Commerce Courses (6 credit units) from: COMM 105.3 (formerly 202.3)(Introduction to Organizational Behaviour); COMM 203.3 (Introduction to Finance); COMM 204.3
(Introduction to Marketing); COMM 206.3 (Employment and Industrial Relations);
COMM 345.3 (Business and Public Policy).
Proposed change to: d) Commerce Courses (6 credit units) from:
COMM 105.3 (formerly 202.3) (Introduction to Organizational Behaviour); COMM
203.3 (Introduction to Finance); COMM 204.3 (Introduction to Marketing); COMM
211.3 (Human Resource Management); COMM 381.3 (Industrial Relations) or COMM
206.3 (Employment and Industrial Relations); COMM 345.3 (Business and Public
Policy).
Rationale: COMM206.3 is being deleted and replaced with COMM381.3 and COMM211.3.
Updating our program requirements is necessary. Adding both classes to replace COMM206 increases our students' flexibility in the program without reducing academic requirements or rigor. Students who already have COMM206 (or equivalent transfer) will continue to have it acceptable for degree requirements.
GEOGRAPHY & PLANNING
Minor Course Revision
Prerequisite change and other course changes
GEOG 442.3 Advanced Land Use Planning
Old: GEOG 240
New: GEOG 341 or GEOG 342; or permission of the instructor
New Calendar Entry:
A lecture/seminar course critiquing the past 50 years of North American urban development. The concept of sustainable development and its relationship to the urban environment will be examined. Course topics include: The New Urbanism, transit-oriented development, innovations in wastewater treatment, energy efficiency, mixed-use development, sustainable transportation, greening the city, and alternative development standards.
Rationale: New course title better reflects the course content. New course calendar description highlights topics of interest to urban geographers and planning students of today. Existing prerequisite (GEOG 240) is not appropriate for this 400-level course. Instead, GEOG 341 or 342 are more appropriate, both requiring GEOG 240 as a prerequisite.
New Courses
GEOG 329.3 Watershed Planning and Management 1 (3L)
The process and practice of planning and management for watersheds in a North American context. A focus on water and land use policy and watershed governance structures. Institutional arrangement affecting water management in Canada will be investigated. Topics will include integrated watershed management, watershed plan preparation, and barriers to source water protection.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units in Geography; or permission of the instructor
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Rationale: In the post-Walkerton era watershed planning and management is quickly becoming a priority for provincial and territorial governments. All levels of government continue to release new policy documents respecting water quality and quantity. There is increasing evidence that governments are looking at watersheds as the most appropriate scale for water planning. This course would be of potential interest to students from the physical sciences (e.g. water science, physical geography, hydrology, and toxicology), engineering, and the social sciences (e.g. human geography, planning, political studies). In this respect, the course may be considered a 'bridging course' between the Arts and Sciences. Additionally, this course will be offered in the RUP
(Regional and Urban Planning) program. This addition will add an important component of
"environmental planning" to the RUP program.
GEOG 445.3 Planning with Indigenous Communities 2 (3L)
Focuses on the application of theory and methods of community planning and native studies to contemporary challenges in the field. Emphasis on project-based and experiential learning through group and individual projects, guest lectures, and a fieldtrip. Also serves as a capstone course for the Community Planning and Native Studies program.
Prerequisite(s): 90 credit units in the Community Planning and Native Studies, Regional and
Urban Planning, Geography or Native Studies programs, or permission of the department
Instructor(s): Dr. Ryan Walker
Rationale: The course reflects the interest and expertise of a faculty member and a commitment made to introduce such a course as part of the Indigenous Planning Exchange between six universities across Canada, USA and Mexico, and the spirit of the CP Rail Partnership for
Aboriginal Community Planning. This will be a fourth-year capstone course for the new major in
Community Planning and Native Studies. It will also interest Regional and Urban Planning,
Geography and Native Studies majors as a senior elective.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
New Course
IS 404.0 International Studies Honours Colloquium 1or2
An oral presentation in a colloquium setting of a paper pertinent to the student's area of concentration in International Studies. The presentation will normally be based on a paper already prepared, or in preparation, for a 300 or 400 level course.
Prerequisite(s): 4th years Honours student in any IS stream
Instructor(s): IS Coordinator or other members of ISAC
Rationale: The course provides valuable training in the preparation and formal delivery of a paper. This practice will be useful for students moving into a post-graduate or professional program, as well as for others seeking employment in a career where they will be expected to make presentations.
Minor Program Revision – BA Honours
1. Removal of IS 403.0 as a requirement for Honours students in all streams of the International
Studies program.
2. Addition of IS 404.0 as a requirement for Honours students in all streams of the
International Studies program (subject to the approval of the course proposal for IS 404.0)
3. Addition of POLS 368.3 back into the list of recommended courses for the International
Cooperation and Conflict (ICC) stream of International Studies,
Rationale:
IS 404.0: The International Studies Honours Colloquium will provide Honours students intending to pursue post-graduate or professional studies valuable experience in preparation and formal

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POLS 368.3: This course, which was formerly listed as a recommended course for ICC students, is again part of the regular course offerings of the Department of Political Studies. We seek to reintroduce it as a recommended course for ICC stream students.
Minor Program Revision - BA Honours, 4-year
Development Studies, International Cooperation and Conflict, Latin American Studies, and
Slavic and Eastern European Studies Streams.
1. Add ECON 272.3 (Economics of Transition) as an alternative to ANTH 227.3 in B6 (d); add both ANTH 227.3 and ECON 272.3 to B6 (e) (recommended electives)
2. Add SOC 232.3 (Methods of Social Research) to B6 (e)
3. Add SOC 250.3 (Societies Social Structure and Change) to B6 (e)
4. Add SOC 260.3 (Social Change and Global Solidarity) to B6 (e)
5. Add SOC 360.3 (Globalization and Social Justice) to B6 (e)
Rationale: Courses are relevant to the fields and provide majors with a greater course selection.
PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisite Change:
PSY 472.6 Honours Thesis
Old: Enrolment in honours program or written permission of the department.
New: Enrolment in honours program or written permission of the department and at least one (3 cu) 300-level PSY A and one (3 cus) 300-level PSY B course.

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M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
FROM:
Cathie Fornssler, Administration Officer
Academic Program Committee
E245, Administration Building
Malcolm Reeves, Acting Associate Dean, Student Affairs
College of Engineering
DATE:
RE:
February 13, 2009
Changes for the Challenge Process, College of Engineering
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The following items have been approved by the College Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee:
1. ABE New Course Proposals for the College of Agriculture & Bioresources
The following two courses for the College of Agriculture & Bioresources:
Rationale: These courses are service courses for the College of Agriculture & Bioresources and are replacing the ABE 61 and ABE 75 which have been previous deleted from the former
Diploma program.
ABE 261.3 Post Harvest Management of Agricultural Crops
(3 L/3P)
Prerequisite: None
Calendar description : This course will study the principles and practice of post harvest management of agricultural crops. Topics will include handling, storing, drying, cooling, cleaning and grading of agricultural crops including cereals, oilseeds, pulse, forage crops and fruit and vegetable crops. The course will examine the physiological process of crops in storage and the design and management of physical facilities and systems required to maintain crop quality and value.
Rationale: Agronomy emphasizes the growing of agricultural crops and agronomists, either as growers or individuals providing products and services to growers focus their efforts on that.
However, a successfully grown and harvested crop must be stored and managed in order to maintain the quality and value of that crop until such time as it is marketed or processed into food, feed, fuel or fiber. Individuals and enterprises along the value chain also deal with the storage and management of a commodity inventory prior too it being processed. This course will study in detail the contemporary principles and practices of post harvest management of agricultural crops, including transporting, handling, storing, drying, cooling, cleaning and grading. The physiological process that affects storage and the conditions required to provide the proper storage environment necessary will be studied. The physical equipment and facilities required will be examined from a systems perspective.
This course is requested by College of Agriculture & Bioresources (specifically Plant
Sciences Department) for the proposed new Diploma in Agronomy. This is a

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Processing of Agricultural Products. The new course will be a restricted elective for the new
Diploma in Agronomy and will be an open elective for other BSA/B.Sc. programs/majors in the
College of Agriculture & Bioresources.
ABE 275.3 Precision Agriculture for Agronomists
(3 L/3P)
Prerequisite: None
Calendar description : This course will study the theory and application of Precision Agriculture techniques that allow the student to acquire and manipulate agronomic information. The principles of Global Positioning Systems and their limitations will be introduced. Geographical
Information System software will be used to create maps for decision-making, informationsharing, and controlling variable rate application equipment.
Rationale: Agronomists, either as growers or individuals providing products and services to growers, focus their efforts on the profitability of growing agricultural crops. Information systems are being sold with new machinery and are added to existing machinery in many crop input application, harvest, and field scouting systems. The adoption of Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) technology is being adopted increasingly as a way to improve field efficiency.
The spatially-based information that can be gathered by GPS-based systems is vast and is being handled with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The student that can use GPS and GIS as tools to improve production will be well prepared as either a grower or a service provider in the agricultural industry. This course will create a framework that can prepare students to analyze and utilize new and existing Precision Agriculture technology.
This course is requested by College of Agriculture & Bioresources (specifically Plant
Sciences Department) for the proposed new Diploma in Agronomy. This is a significant modification of the former Diploma course ABE 75.6 Electronics and Controls in Agriculture.
The new course will be a restricted elective for the new Diploma in Agronomy and will be an open elective for other BSA/B.Sc. programs/majors in the College of Agriculture &
Bioresources.
2. RCM 407.3 New Course Proposal: Graham Centre for the Study of Communication
RCM 407.3 Language Structure for Professional Communication
Prerequisites: RCM 300 or 24 credits of RCM non-EN alternatives
Calendar Entry: This course is an exploration of the structure of present-day English as spoken and written in contemporary Canada, with an emphasis on the idea of “standard” English in a professional context. Students will acquire the necessary technical vocabulary to discuss and critique issues of acceptable style and usage in their speech and writing, particularly with respect to word formation, sentence structure, and the often difficult relationship between sound and spelling. The course will provide students with an awareness of the linguistic options available to them in the practice of clear and effective communication.
Rationale: This course was offered as a RCM 498 – Special Topics course this year. It will become a permanent offering for the professional communication option
There is not currently a course in language structures specifically designed to serve the needs of students wishing to study language as used in professional communication.
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From: CE 321.3 Structural Systems and Materials

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4.
Taken: GE 210.3
Prerequisite(s): CE 311 and 317
CE 317 alone is sufficient prerequisite as a result of curriculum revision.
From: CE 468.3 Geoenvironmental Engineering
Prerequisite(s): CE 319.3 & CE 328
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): (CE 327or GEOE 475)
CE 328 alone is sufficient prerequisite as a result of curriculum revision.
From: CE 415.3 Geotechnical Engineering Practice-1
From: CE 464.3 Water Resource Engineering-2
The primary motivation for this change is related to balancing out teaching the teaching assignments for the instructors involved. However, the change in terms also increases the flexibility in our program in that students that complete CE 315 (Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics) in the first term can access
CE 415 in the second term.
ENVE of Environmental Engineering
Prerequisite(s): (ABE 295 or CHE 220 or CE 295) and BIOL 120 and CHEM 115 and GEOL 121)

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Only two of the three junior science courses are required. All ENVE students will have a substantial background in sciences by the beginning or third year. This adds scheduling flexibility for students in ENVE.
From: ENVE 495.6 Capstone Design Project
Prerequisite(s): (ABE 295 or CE 295 or CHE 220) and RCM 300 and GE 348) and 90 credit units towards the B.E. degree
Capstone Design Project
This course was approved by University Council and the prerequisite change is required for the new prerequisite checker that will be implemented at the University this coming summer.
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From: CE 328.3 Yr. 3 Term 1
ENVE science .3 Yr. 4 Term 1
To meet the prerequisite requirements for the CE 328 for all the ENVE stream.

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ACCOUNTING
New course
MPAC 812.3 Advanced Financial Reporting
Prerequisite: Admission to Graduate Studies and permission of the department
Calendar Description: Provides students with an in-depth knowledge of Canadian and
International Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAPP) and a thorough understanding of when to apply them. This course will enhance the student’s ability to understand an entity’s reporting requirements and provide relevant, accurate and complete information to stakeholders.
Rationale: The Master of Professional Accounting program is designed to prepare candidates as professional accountants in public practice and industry. Part of preparing candidates is ensuring that the objectives of the program are in line with those of the accounting profession. The
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants annually publishes a competency map which provides an overview of the specific competencies and proficiency levels that CA candidates are expected to demonstrate. The MPAcc program uses this map as a guide to developing curriculum in the core areas of strategy, performance measurement, assurance, finance, management decision-making and taxation.
In the area of performance measurement there has been a significant increase in the volume of professional accounting standards and consequently in the technical expertise required of CA candidates. This increase is due in part to the globalization of accounting standards and the move to bring Canadian reporting in line with International Financial Reporting Standards, as well as the increasing complexity of company’s financial transactions.
The addition of a second financial reporting course will ensure that the students are able to master the full breadth of technical material.
Contact Person: gregor@edwards.usask.ca
Approval: Master’s Committee December 16, 2008.
ANATOMY & CELL BIOLOGY
Course deletion
ACB 732.3 Human Histology
Rationale: No longer offered, will be replaced by a new and redesigned version of the course.
Contact Person: jim.thornhill@usask.ca
Approval: Master’s Committee January 20, 2009
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
New course
ERES 810.3 Indigenous Research: Epistemology and Methods
Prerequisite: N/A
Calendar Description: Trends within Indigenous research as it applies to educational research will be studied in detail. Epistemological foundations, ethical considerations, and methods within
Indigenous research frameworks will be explored. Literature, research and recent developments within Indigenous research, including Indigenous methodologies, will be examined in this course.

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Rationale: In response to increased education research within Indigenous communities by both
Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers there is a growing demand for further knowledge of practicing respectful research within Indigenous contexts. A graduate course on Indigenous research will provide both theoretical and practical knowledge of Indigenous research approaches that highlight distinctive methods and ethical considerations of research with the Indigenous population. Currently an Indigenous specific research course does not exist within the
Department of Educational Administration or the College of Education. This course will be offered as an elective and will be open to all graduate students in the College of Education.
Contact Person: sheila.carr-stewart@usask.ca
Approval: Master’s Committee January 20, 2009
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
Prerequisite changes
EFDT 872.3 Experience of Women in Canadian Education 1/2(3S)
Old prerequisite: EDFDT 482 and 483 or equivalent;
New prerequisite: Admission to graduate program in Education or permission of the instructor.
Rationale: These electives are no longer offered on a consistent basis in the teacher education program. It is too difficult to adjudicate equivalents. Students entering graduate programs in education have sufficient background preparation.
EFDT 873.3
Feminist Thought and Implication for Canadian Education
Old prerequisite: EDFDT 872
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate program in Education or permission of the instructor.
Rationale: Because of restructuring of our graduate program, this course in no longer offered as a complement to EFDT 872, but as a standalone course.
Contact Person: dianne.miller@usask.ca
Approval: Master’s Committee February 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
New course
EE 991.6 Postgraduate Diploma Project
Prerequisite: N/A
Calendar Description: Students taking the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) program must register in this course. It consists of independent study and investigation of a real-world problem, and submission of an acceptable report on the investigation.
Rationale: The course EE991.6 is intended to replace EE902.6 Advanced Electrical Laboratory and the structure of the new course is in response to the remarkable technological change in the area.
Contact Person: david.dodds@usask.ca
Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee January 13, 2009.
KINESIOLOGY
Prerequisite change
KIN 830.3 Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Exercise Behaviour
Old prerequisite: none

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New prerequisite:
1.
KIN 231.3 (Social Foundations of Physical Activity) or equivalent, with the permission of the instructor, such as a second or higher undergraduate level course in Exercise
Psychology, Psychology of Physical Activity and Sport, or Social Psychology of Health
Behaviour.
2.
KIN 390.3 (Research Methods in Kinesiology), or similar course, with permission of the instructor, such as a course in Research Design.
It is also highly recommended that students have successfully taken an undergraduate quantitative statistics course.
Rationale: In order for graduate students to have the basic background knowledge to understand the material in KIN 830.3, these prerequisites are required. To ensure all students taking the class will have a basic knowledge in exercise psychology as well as research methods.
Contact Person: carol.rodgers@usask.ca
Approval: Master’s Committee February 17, 2009
Course deletion
KIN 811.3 Seminar in Adapted Physical Activity
Rationale: The course was specific to a faculty member who is no longer with the College of
Kinesiology.
Contact Person: Adam Baxter-Jones
Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee February 10, 2009