Academic Programs Committee of Council
Course Challenge April 24, 2009
The following curricular changes are being circulated for approval through the University
Course Challenge:
College of Arts & Science
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For approval:
Division of Humanities and Fine Arts: New courses in Catholic Studies; program
revisions in Art & Art History, new courses in English, new courses and course revisions
in History, new courses and course revisions in Languages & Linguistics, new courses in
Religion & Culture.
Division of Sciences: course deletions in Anatomy & Cell Biology, program revision in
Food Science, new courses in Geological Sciences; program revision in Physics &
Engineering Physics, new course in Physiology, program revision in Toxicology.
Division of Social Sciences: program revisions in Archaeology & Anthropology and in
Geography & Planning, course revision in Native Studies.
College of Graduate Studies & Research
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For approval:
New course in Music; prerequisite changes in Agricultural & Bioresource Engineering,
Computer Science and Plant Sciences.
Schedule for approval:
Date of circulation: April 24, 2009
Date by which Challenge must be received: May 8, 2009
Date by which changes will automatically be considered approved in the absence of
Challenge: May 22, 2009
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COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE
Course Challenge – April 2009
The curricular revisions listed below were approved through the February 2009 and
March 2009 Arts & Science College Course and Program Challenge and are now
submitted for approval by University Course Challenge
Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
New Courses
CTST 200.3 Introduction to Catholicism
1 or 2 (3L) This course provides a brief introduction to the academic study of
Catholicism in its ecclesial, intellectual, and cultural expressions from antiquity to the
present. A variety of texts are used to illustrate how Catholic faith and theology have
played a role in science, philosophy, and the arts.
Prerequisites: 15 credit units of University study
Instructors: Tom Deutscher, John Liptay, Carl Still, Mary Ann Beavis, Alan Reese,
Sarah Powrie, Darlene Kelly, Ron Griffin
Rationale: This course will be required of all students who wish to fulfill the
requirements for a Minor in Catholic Studies.
ART & ART HISTORY
Minor Program Revisions
B.A. 3-Year
Changes: Add Art 141.3, Foundation in Sculpture to be a required course for studio
majors (in addition to current required course, Art 112.6, Foundation in Drawing)
Revision to major: 18 credit units in at least three studio areas, including 6 cu in
foundation drawing and 3 cu in foundation sculpture and one other studio area.
Rationale: This will ensure that all studio majors receive foundation studio practice in
both two-dimensional (drawing) and three-dimensional (sculpture) arts.
B.A. 4-Year
Changes: Add Art 141.3, Foundation in Sculpture to be a required course for studio
majors (in addition to current required course, Art 112.6, Foundation in Drawing)
Revision to major: 24 credit units in at least three studio areas, including 6 cu in
foundation drawing and 3 cu in foundation sculpture and one other studio area.
Rationale: This will ensure that all studio majors receive foundation studio practice in
both two-dimensional (drawing) and three-dimensional (sculpture) arts.
B.A. Double Honours
Changes: Art 141.3 , Foundation in Sculpture, to be added as a required course for studio
majors in Double Honours degree programs (Double Honors Studio Art and Art History;
and Double Honours Studio Art and Another Subject).
Revision to major: DOUBLE HONOURS STUDIO ART AND ART HISTORY:
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Thirty-six credit units in Studio Art in at least four studio areas including 6 credit units in
foundation drawing and 3 cu in foundation sculpture and two other studio areas, and
ARTH 120.3, 121.3 and 30 senior credit units in Art History. At least 48 credit units in
non-Art courses are required.
Double Honours Studio Art and Another Subject:
Twenty-four credit units in Studio Art in at least four studio areas including 6 credit units
in foundation drawing and 3 cu in foundation sculpture and two other studio areas,and 6
credit units or the equivalent in either Studio Art or Art History and 36 or 42 credit units
or equivalent in a non-art subject at the discretion of the department concerned.
Rationale: Addition of 3 cu in three-dimensional art (Foundation in Sculpture) along
with existing required course in two-dimensional art (Foundation in Drawing) provides
majors in art with a broader foundation in art. Corresponds with same proposed change to
Studio 3-year, 4-year and BFA degrees.
Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Changes: 1) increase required Studio credits for BFA degree to 54 cu (from 48 cu) and
decrease required Art History credits to 18 cu (from 24cu) and add "or art history credit"
to 18 cu Electives requirement
2) Art 141.3, Foundation in Sculpture, to be a required course for studio majors (in
addition to current required course, Art 112.6, Foundation in Drawing)
Revisions to major: Both changes are reflected in the following revised BFA Academic
Requirements:
- A minimum of 54 credit units in four or more studio areas, including 6 credit units in
foundation level drawing and 3 credit units in foundation level sculpture and two other
foundation level studio courses
- 18 credit units in history of art courses including ARTH 120.3, 121.3
- 18 senior elective credit units, which may be selected from any department. The BFA
student is encouraged to use these electives for further studio work or art history credit.
Rationale: 1) BFA students need a stronger development in studio practice to ensure
strong graduating exhibitions and competitiveness for graduate schools. Students would
benefit from greater flexibility in putting together a degree program to best meet their
individual interests and needs. BFA students need to enroll in at least one senior studio
course in their final year while preparing their BFA exhibition and may current students
exhaust their required studio credits prior to their final term of study. Requirements for
the other BFA degree in the College (Drama Dept) recently made a similar change and
now require 54 cu, practice component, and 18 cu drama history. Other studio art
programs across Canada require studio credits in the range from 57 cu (minimum) to 102
cu (maximum) in studio practice for the BFA degree; these programs require in the range
of 6 - 18 cu of art history. Our students are on the low end of this national average for
studio credits, and will remain competitive on the high end in terms of art history credits.
For those who have the interest, we encourage them to use elective credits for additional
art history courses if that best supports their program of study.
2) Change to require Foundation in Sculpture will ensure that all studio majors receive
foundation studio practices in both two-dimensional (drawing) and three-dimensional
(sculpture) arts.
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ENGLISH
New Courses
ENG 308.3 Creative Nonfiction I
1 (3S) This course is an introductory seminar/workshop in the basic techniques and
methods of writing creative nonfiction. By examining the works of established writers,
studying craft and history, engaging in workshop discussions, and producing a portfolio,
students will be prepared to move forward to the advanced study of creative nonfiction.
Pre- or co-requisite(s): successful completion of 6 cu of 100-level English; a portfolio of
1500-2000 words and permission of the instructor
Instructor(s): Candace Savage
Rationale: Creative nonfiction is a widely read genre, one that is the locus for a diverse
array of texts. These range from traditional expository prose to innovative writing
experiments, and many variations in between.
Despite the fact that both the main campus libraries and St. Peter's College Library house
excellent collections in this genre, the University of Saskatchewan currently offers no
permanent credit courses in creative nonfiction.
The introductory course, Creative Nonfiction I (ENG 308.3) is, like the proposed
advanced course, Creative Nonfiction II (ENG 309.3), in its second year as a special
topics course at St. Peter's College. In the two years both courses have consistently drawn
enrolment much greater (13 students in classes limited to 15) than we at the College had
anticipated. We are therefore requesting now that both CNF courses be regularized as
new courses (ENG 308.3 and ENG 309.3), to allow the College to continue to respond to
the persistent demand from students in both regular degree programs and in the broader
community.
The creative nonfiction courses will complement the current U of S offerings of ENG
365.6 (Creative Writing), ENG 366.3 (Advanced Creative Writing Fiction), and ENG
367.3 (Advanced Creative Writing Poetry).
Creative Nonfiction I (ENG 308.3) will teach students to explore the elements and depth
of writing necessary to write well in a spectrum of sub-genres in creative
nonfiction. Students will be encouraged to use the knowledge of craft and the areas of
interest that they will develop during Creative Nonfiction I (ENG 308.3) to pursue
substantial individual projects within sub-genres of their own choice in the advanced
course, Creative Nonfiction II (ENG 309.3). The extensive personalized reading list
developed in ENG 309.3 will facilitate post-course exploration of and writing on topics
that students have formulated during the course.
We have observed a cohort of students progressing from ENG 110.6 through Creative
Nonfiction I to Creative Nonfiction II, and expect the same to take place should the
Creative Nonfiction I special offering be transformed into ENG 308.3 and Creative
Nonfiction II become ENG 309.3.
ENG 309.3 Creative Nonfiction II
1 (3S) This is an advanced course for those with prior experience in the craft of writing
creative nonfiction. Students will read and practise writing vigorous and compelling
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work. Mentorship is central; the instructor will aid students in compiling individual
reading lists as they devise, write, and workshop their own intensive projects.
Pre- or co-requisite(s): successful completion of 6 cu of 100-level English; a portfolio of
1500-2000 words and permission of the instructor
Instructor(s): Candace Savage
Rationale: same as ENG 308.3.
HISTORY
New Courses
CMRS 403.3 Analysis and Public Exhibition of Cultural Artifacts
1 and 2 (4P/.5T) Independent study of a particular cultural artifact or artifact type,
culminating in the public presentation of an exhibit in the Museum of Antiquities.
Includes practical experience as a volunteer in the Museum. Enrollments are limited:
contact CMRS director for details. Students with credit for ARCH 403.3 may not take
this course for credit.
Prerequisites: 60 cu at university and permission of CMRS director
Instructors: CMRS faculty
Rationale: This proposal will allow the Dept. of Archaeology & Anthropology to
integrate the resources of the Museum of Antiquities more effectively into its
undergraduate teaching activities, and will give our students the opportunity to draw upon
those resources more effectively in their studies. Many of our students already volunteer
at the Museum: this course will allow them to incorporate that work more directly into
their academic program. The course will allow students to explore an element of
scholarly production not currently addressed by our program, namely the effective
communication of scholarly research to a broader public audience and provides what
should be an ideal opportunity for students to engage in experiential learning.
The Museum of Antiquities represents a marvelous on-campus resource, but one that has
been woefully under-utilized in our academic programming. Many of our students
(CMRS, CNEA, History) have volunteered at the Museum in the past and have received
not only valuable training but a reinvigorated sense of why they are studying what they
are studying and what they want to do with it. But to date this work has not generally
been incorporated into the students' formal coursework.
HIST 481.3 The History of Pain in Early Modern Europe
1or 2 (3S) Recent scholarship has questioned the relationship between cultural
perceptions and bodily experience. Using an interdisciplinary framework, this course
explores the meanings and experience of pain in Europe (1600-1800), particularly the
growing division between mind and body. We will read sufferers’ narratives alongside
literature, philosophy, and surgico-medical treatises.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department.
Instructor(s): Dr. Lisa Smith
Rationale: This course expands our offerings in pre-1815 history of medicine and
Europe/Great Britain. It will be cross-listed with the new and expanding Health Studies
programme.
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Minor Course Revisions
CLAS 103.3 Medical Terminology
Prerequisite Change:
Old: None
New: pre or corequisite: BMSC 200
Rationale: CLAS 103 is an atypical course: while pragmatic in nature, it deals with a
highly specialized and technical subject-matter. Large enrollments have placed undue
strains on teaching faculty and raised practical difficulties in the delivery of the course
(particularly the issue of finding qualified markers). The introduction of a pre-requisite
for the course is being proposed to allow the department to address these issues and is
based on the following considerations:
• the proposal will allow the department to address serious issues of over-crowding in
CLAS 103 by limiting enrollment to a self-selecting set of students who have made a
basic commitment to the study of medicine or a related field
• it will also ensure that students in the course share a common intellectual background
• BMSC 200.3 is taken by the majority of students who intend to apply to the Department
of Medicine and other similar programs in the biological sciences
• students in Humanities and Social Sciences who wish to study etymology and the
history of the English language will be advised to take the more theoretically-based
CLAS 105.3 (Classical Roots of English) and related courses in English and Linguistics,
which will serve their disciplinary interests more effectively
LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS
Minor Course Revisions
FREN 220.3 Masterpieces of French Literature
Prerequisite Change:
Old: FREN 125 or 218 or equivalent
New: FREN 125 or 128 or equivalent.
Rationale: Prerequisites as currently listed were logical when French 125.3 students
would continue into French 215.3. However, given the elimination of the latter, French
125 students must now take French 218.3. As a result of these modifications, the current
prerequisites are outdated and must be redefined to reflect the changes which issued from
the elimination of French 215.3.
FREN 230.3 Introduction to French-Canadian Literature
Prerequisite Change:
Old: FREN 125 or 218 or equivalent
New: FREN 125 or 128 or equivalent.
Rationale: Prerequisites as currently listed were logical when French 125.3 students
would continue into French 215.3. However, given the elimination of the latter, French
125 students must now take French 218.3. As a result of these modifications, the current
prerequisites are outdated and must be redefined to reflect the changes which issued from
the elimination of French 215.3.
FREN 258.3 French for Business
Prerequisite Change:
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Old: FREN 125 or 218 or equivalent
New: FREN 125 or 128 or equivalent.
Rationale: Prerequisites as currently listed were logical when French 125.3 students
would continue into French 215.3. However, given the elimination of the latter, French
125 students must now take French 218.3. As a result of these modifications, the current
prerequisites are outdated and must be redefined to reflect the changes which issued from
the elimination of French 215.3.
FREN 272.3 Quebec Society and Culture
Prerequisite Change:
Old: FREN 125 or 218 or equivalent;
New: FREN 125 or 128 or equivalent.
Rationale: To bring the Department's prerequisites in line with the prerequisites for
French 220, 230, 258, which have also been submitted to course challenge requiring this
change.
FREN 314.3 Introduction à la Traduction
Title Change:
New: Advanced French- English Translation
Prerequisite Change:
Old: 6 credit units in French at the 200-level. A grade of 70% or above is desirable
New: FREN 214
New Calendar Description: With an emphasis on Translation Studies, this course will
explore themes in modern Translation Theory and their practical application in the
translation of texts which challenge / defy traditional translation approaches, such as
poetry, theatre, subtitles and song.
Rationale: Translation Studies is at the forefront of moden literary theory, and can only
be explored in any depth once the rudiments of translation have been mastered. Because
the rudiments of translation are, in essence, issues of reading comprehension, it makes
sense for the current 314 to be divided into two courses, with the 200-level course
emphasizing the practical, and 314 looking at the theoretical.
New Courses
FREN 214.3 Beginner French-English Translation
1 (3S) This course covers the rudiments of French reading comprehension as an
introduction to translation from French into English. This course is aimed at students who
wish to prepare themselves for advanced French literature courses, students whose
programmes require proof of a language credit in the form of a translation, and is a
prerequisite for French 314.3.
Prerequisite: FREN 125, FREN 128
Rationale: Improves department’s offering in the field. To better prepare students for
314.
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GERM 302.3 Advanced German: Popular Culture and Literature, up to the Mid20th Century
1or2 (3S/1T) Advanced exposure to German popular culture and literature. Designed to
enhance communicative competence both orally and in writing. Recommended as a
course to be taken concurrently with GERM 314 or 317.
Prerequisite: German 217
Instructor: Dr. Silke R. Falkner
Rationale: This new course, together with German 204, facilitates the filling of a glaring
gap of competence between the language course sequence and the 300-level literature
courses, which it helps bridge by advancing students’ proficiency in reading, discussing,
and writing about literature, and at the same time providing practice in analyzing
German-language pop-cultural and literary texts.
GERM 304.3 Advanced German: Popular Culture and Literature, Mid- to Late20th Century and Beyond
1or2 (3S/1T) Continued advanced exposure to German popular culture and literature.
Designed to enhance communicative competence both orally and in writing.
Recommended as a course to be taken concurrently with GERM 314 or 317.
Prerequisite: German 217
Instructor: Dr. Silke R. Falkner
Rationale: This new course, together with German 302, facilitates the filling of a glaring
gap of competence between the language course sequence and the 300-level literature
courses, which it helps bridge by advancing students’ proficiency in reading, discussing,
and writing about literature, and at the same time providing practice in analyzing
German-language pop-cultural and literary texts.
LING 345.3 Introduction to Linguistic Research
1or2 (3L) This course provides an undergraduate-level introduction to research methods
in their application to language and linguistics studies. The major focus is on research
methodology: project design, data collection, and data analysis. Students will develop
practical skills in writing research proposals and grants applications.
Prerequisite: Ling 111, Ling 112, 6cu senior Linguistics
Instructor: Ben Daniel Motidyang
Rationale: This course introduces students of languages and linguistics to research
methods in their area.
The course provides learners with the understanding of basic research methodology and
provides them with useful practical skills in writing grant applications and research
proposals. The course is a needed addition to a very limited number of senior linguistics
courses. The course has been piloted in 2007/2009 as ‘Research Methods in Linguistics’
Ling 398 Special Topics Course and attracted student enrolment and positive attention.
LING 402.3 Language and Culture
1or2 (3L) The course focuses on the relationship between language and culture.
Language is represented as a tool for the expressing, storing and transmitting of some
cultural elements. Examples are drawn from a variety of languages and include folk tales
and narratives, popular song lyrics, spells, shamanism, mass media and everyday speech.
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Prerequisite: Ling 111 plus either Ling 112 or Ling 244, and 6 cu senior Linguistics
courses
Instructor: Veronika Makarova, Eleonora Usenkova
Rationale: This Linguistics course fills in the existing gap in the course offerings for 3rd
and 4th year students majoring in Linguistics and Modern Languages degrees. The course
can also serve as an elective for students of other disciplines who are interested in
language and culture interface. The course focuses on multifaceted connections between
language and culture, which have been only very briefly introduced in Ling 112
(Language Dynamics) and Ling 244 (Sociolinguistics) courses. The proposed course
investigates in detail the role that the language plays in expressing and storing some
elements of culture. It also examines language categories that are partly shaped by
specific environments of language use. Cultural Linguistics is a newly developing area of
Applied Linguistic studies with a great potential for practical applications in verbal crosscultural communication. The course can be recommended for senior undergraduate
students as well as to postgraduate students, since it has a strong theoretical component
along with the development of practical skills in language analysis and problem solving
in cross-cultural verbal communication.
LING 403.3 Research Methods in Linguistics
1or2 (3L) This course helps students to develop an ability to obtain, organize, and
analyze language-related experimental data. Empirical methods are explored with some
attention given to data-driven quantitative methods employed in natural language
analysis. The course includes language data collection, language corpora, the
fundamentals of automated syntactic parsing, text classification, information extraction,
tagging, and summarization.
Prerequisite: Ling 112, 6 cu senior Ling, Ling 345
Instructor: Ben Daniel Motidyang, Veronika Makarova
Rationale: This course fills in the gap in senior Linguistics and Modern Languages
courses. It prepares undergraduate students towards graduate studies of languages and
linguistics. It also introduces graduate students to the fundamentals of research methods
employed in experimental linguistics and applied linguistics. The course provides the
students with the understanding of research design principles and gives them hand-on
experience with quantitative methods for the analysis of linguistic data. This course
focuses on the analysis techniques employed in natural language data processing. The
range of concepts covered in class includes automated syntactic parsing, text
classification, information extraction, tagging, and summarization. The students will also
benefit from learning or reinforcing their previous knowledge of some data processing
computer software packages, such as SPSS and Excel. The course develops Ling 345
course Introduction into Linguistics Research at a higher level.
SPAN 330.3 Spanish Film: Through a Latin Lens
1or 2 (3S) For the advanced student of Spanish, further engagement with Spanishlanguage culture and literature, emphasising quintessentially Latin narrative themes.
Designed to develop critical reading skills as well as to enhance communicative
competence both orally and in writing.
Prerequisite: Spanish 217
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Instructor: Paul McDermid
Rationale: This course will broaden the range of cultural artefacts on offer to the student
of Spanish for investigation. It also seeks to capitalise on a generational intimacy with
visual culture by offering the means to attain a moderate literacy in visual narratives. Oral
and written competency in Spanish, as an objective of several courses offered by the
Department, is here placed on a par with the objective of providing the student with the
transferable skill of critical analysis.
RELIGION & CULTURE
New Courses
RLST 215.3 Indian Yoga Heritage
1or2 (3L) Surveys the history, philosophy, texts, practices and systems of Yoga in
traditional cultural settings and modern context.
Prerequisite: RLST 110.6 or 30 cu university coursework
Instructor: Dr. James G. Mullens
Rationale: Improves department’s offering in the field. Reflects the research interests of
the instructor. Respond to student demand.
RLST 332.3 Rise of Fundamentalism in South Asia
1or2 (1.5 L/1.5 S) Incorporating religious discourse and significant actual events, this
course examines the rise of fundamentalism in Souh Asia. A brief discussion of subcontinental history, especially British colonialism and India's partition, is followed by
examining Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and Christianity in the context of India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Prerequisite: A 200 level RLST course or 48 credit units at the University
Instructor: Satya P. Sharma
Rationale: Asia has emerged as the big economic giant and China and India will soon be
the most powerful economic engines in the world. What happens there will significantly
influence the future course of history. It is presently believed that South Asia is the
locale where terrorism is fostered and master-minded and that there is an undeniable link
between fundamentalism and terrorism. These facts provide a strong rationale for
offering the proposed course.
Division of Sciences
ANATOMY & CELL BIOLOGY
Course Deletions
ACB 215.3 Basic and Applied Human Anatomy
Rationale: This course has not been offered in a long while. It was restricted to students
in the Physical Therapy program when Physical Therapy was an undergraduate degree
program. The Physical Therapy program is now a Masters program, and this course is no
longer needed.
Minor Course Revisions
ACB 221.3 Gross Anatomy
Prerequisite Change:
Old: BIOL 120 and 121
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New: BIOL 120 and 121 or BMSC/BIOL 224.3
Rationale: This course is restricted for students in the College of Kinesiology. The
College of Kinesiology would like to allow students with credit for BIOL 120 and 121 or
BMSC/BIOL 224 access. The BMSC/BIOL 224 course is a senior biology/biomedical
sciences course that only requires BIOL 120 as a prerequisite (and not BIOL 121). This
is a positive change that will give students more flexibility. It also effectively aligns the
new BMSC course with the ACB 221 course and with the College of Kinesiology.
BMSC 220.3 Eukaryotic Cell Biology
New Title: Cell Biology
Rationale: The name Cell Biology is better suited to the course content and less
confusing for students.
FOOD SCIENCE
Minor Program Revisions
B.Sc. 4-year, Honours
Changes: Please add FAMS 210.3 and update the BIOC courses that have been relabelled
to BMSC to both the B.A. 4-year and the B.A. Honours in Food Science major
requirements listing. Currently in the calendar there is a call for 39 credits and 54 credits
respectively, but there are only 36 and 51 credit units actually listed. Adding the FAMS
210.3 will make accurately support the required c.u.'s.
Further, we would like to ensure that the following programs are listed correctly as per
previous change requests (red font indicates changes requested):
Revisions to Calendar:
B.Sc. 4-year Food Science
C6 Major Requirements: (36 c.u.)
BMSC 200.3, 230.3; CHEM 250.3
FAMS 210.3, 212.3, 345.3, 415.3, 417.3, 425.3, 452.3, 457.3
ABE 303.3
C7 Electives Requirement
Recommended courses: FAMS 271.3, 360.3, 362.3, 436.3, 474.3; PLSC 420.3
Honours Food Science
C6 Major Requirement (54 c.u.)
BMSC 200.3, 230.3; CHEM 250.3
FAMS 210.3, 212.3, 345.3, 415.3, 417.3, 425.3, 452.3, 457.3, 490.3
ABE 303.3
15 c.u. to be selected from FAMS 271.3, 323.3, 360.3, 362.3, 412.3, 434.3, 436.3, 474.3,
491.3 (research project); CHEM 242.3 (if not taken as part of C7); ECON 343.3; NUTR
221.3 or 321.3; PLSC 420.3
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GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
New Courses
GEOL 447.3 Ichnology: Animal-Substrate Interactions in the Stratigraphic Record
1or 2 (3L/3P) Ichnology is the study of biogenic structures and animal-substrate
relations. Biogenic structures comprise burrows, trails, trackways and borings. They
record the behavior of the tracemakers in response to the prevailing environmental
conditions and therefore they supply valuable information in paleoecology, paleobiology,
facies analysis, and sequence stratigraphy.
Prerequisite: GEOL 245 and GEOL 247
Instructor: Luis Buatois & Gabriela Mangano
Rationale: Improves departments offering in the field; reflects the research interests of
the instructor; and responds to student demand.
GEOL 448.3 Sequence Stratigraphy
1or 2 (3L/3P) Sequence stratigraphy is a new approach to understand the stratigraphic
record. It helps to integrate different datasets, including sedimentology, paleontology and
the various field involved in petroleum geology. It is particularly valuable as a tool in oil
and gas exploration and production.
Prerequisite: GEOL 245, GEOL 247
Instructor: Luis Buatois & Gabriela Mangano
Rationale: Improves departments offering in the field; reflects the research interests of
the instructor; and responds to student demand.
PHYSICS & ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Minor Program Revisions
B.Sc. 3-year, 4-year, Honours, Double Honours
Changes: Inclusion of the recently approved new courses PHYS 352.3 and PHYS 461.3
in the lists of PHYS electives for the BSc programs in Physics, as had been proposed
already in the submissions for those courses last year.
Revision to calendar:
Revised formulation for the C6 section of the BSc (3-Year) in Physics (change: added
new entry PHYS 352.3 to the list of electives)
C6 Major Requirement (24 credit units)
PHYS 223.3, 229.3 (or EP 229.3), 251.3; EP 225.3, 271.3
9 credit units Physics electives from ASTR 213.3, 214.3, 310.3, 312.3, 320.3; EP 311.3,
317.3, 321.3, 324.3; PHYS 322.3, 323.3, 352.3, 356.3, 371.3, 381.3
Revised formulation for the C6 section of the BSc (4-Year) in Physics (change: added
new entries PHYS 352.3 and PHYS 461.3 to the list of electives)
C6 Major Requirement (36 credit units)
PHYS 223.3, 229.3 (or EP 229.3), 251.3, 356.3, 371.3, 381.3, 490.0;
EP 225.3, 271.3
12 credit units Physics electives from ASTR 213.3, 214.3, 310.3, 312.3, 320.3, 411.3; EP
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311.3, 317.3, 321.3, 324.3, 413.3, 414.3, 421.3, 431.3, 464.3; PHYS 322.3, 323.3, 352.3,
402.3, 403.3, 404.3, 452.3, 461.3, 470.3, 471.3, 481.3, 482.3, 492.3, 493.6
Revised formulation for the C6 section of the BSc (Honours) in Physics (change: added
new entries PHYS 352.3 and PHYS 461.3 to the list of electives)
C6 Major Requirement (51 credit units)
PHYS 223.3, 229.3 (or EP 229.3), 251.3, 323.3, 356.3, 371.3, 381.3, 402.3, 481.3, 490.0;
EP 225.3, 271.3, 311.3, 464.3
12 credit units Physics electives from ASTR 213.3, 214.3, 310.3, 312.3, 320.3, 411.3; EP
317.3, 321.3, 324.3, 413.3, 414.3, 421.3, 431.3; PHYS 322.3, 352.3, 403.3, 404.3, 452.3,
461.3, 470.3, 471.3, 482.3, 491.3 or 492.3, 493.6
Revised formulation for the C6 section of the BSc (Double Honours) in Physics and a
Second Discipline
(change: added new entries PHYS 352.3 and PHYS 461.3 to the list of electives)
C6 Major Requirement (30 credit units)
PHYS 223.3, 229.3 (or EP 229.3), 251.3, 356.3, 371.3, 381.3; 490.0; EP 225.3, 271.3
6 credit units Physics electives from ASTR 213.3, 214.3, 310.3, 312.3, 320.3, 411.3; EP
311.3, 317.3, 321.3, 324.3, 413.3, 414.3, 421.3, 431.3, 464.3; PHYS 304.3, 322.3, 323.3,
352.3, 402.3, 403.3, 404.3, 452.3, 461.3, 470.3, 471.3, 481.3, 482.3, 491.3 or 492.3,
493.6
Rationale: The courses were introduced to provide a better selection of electives to our
students, and to provide those students with interests in applied nuclear physics or health
physics, or plasma physics, to improve their training in these areas.
PHYSIOLOGY
New Course
PHSI 208.6 Human Body Systems
1 and 2 (3L) Introduces the major organ systems of the human body and how they work.
Note: Students in the 2009/10 academic year interested in applying for admission to
Physical Therapy or the Second Degree Nursing option must register in PHSI 208.6 in
lieu of BMSC/BIOL 224.3.
Note: Students with credit for HSC 208.6 will not receive credit for this course.
Restricted to College of Pharmacy and Nutrition students.
Prerequisites: BIOL 120.3 and CHEM 112.3; (BMSC 200.3 recommended)
Instructor: Dr. Paul Lee
Rationale: Establishing a new PHSI 208.6 Human Body Systems course is necessary to
correct a problem resulting from the recently approved BMSC proposal.
Initially the intent was to delete HSC 208.6 Human Body Systems and in lieu allow
students to take the new BMSC 224.3 course plus 3 additional cu of physiology to be
developed. The additional 3 cu in physiology was never developed, and it may not be due
to the development of a potential new PHSI/PCOL program.
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The HSC 208.6 Human Body Systems course currently serves many stakeholders (for
example, it is an admission requirement for Physical Therapy, and for the Second Degree
Nursing option, and is a required course for Pharmacy students). It is therefore
imperative that this course continues to be offered. Because HSC 208.6 was deleted
according to the BMSC proposal instructions, it is now necessary to reinstate the course
as a new course offering.
Because we are not allowed to use the title/number HSC 208.6 for a period of ten years,
we have decide to use the title/number PHSI 208.6. The new course PHSI 208.6 will be
exactly the same as the previous course offering with the exception of a slight change to
the prerequisites.
TOXICOLOGY
Minor Program Revisions
B.Sc. 4-year, Honours
Changes:
1. Adding 3cu Physics to C1 Natural Science Requirement; Removed EVSC 210.3 as a
physics option
Rationale: Previously students had to take a minimum of 3cu PHYS. However, most
students elected to take PHYS 111.6, so adding 3cu to the formal requirement will make
little practical difference. The combination of PHYS 115.3 and 117.3 is appropriate for
TOX students, and the additional required 3cu of PHYS will ensure a stronger basic
science background
2. Changing previous listing of: "BIOL 211.3 (or 226.3), 253.3 (or 228.3) or PLSC
213.3" to "BIOL 226.3, 228.3 (or PLSC 213.3)"
Rationale: response to course changes/deletions in the BIOL department
3. Reduction/deletion of BIOL options: from "one of BIOL 202.3 (or 222.3) or 203.6 (or
224.3) or 204.3 or 205.3 (or 222.3) or 361.3 or 364.3" to "one of BIOL 222.3 or 373.3"
Revision to calendar:
Toxicology
New program requirements are in effect for September 2009. Students beginning studies
at the University of Saskatchewan in September 2009 or after must follow the program
requirements below. Students who began studies at the University of Saskatchewan prior
to September 2009 can follow the old or new program requirements; however, one
program must be chosen and followed exclusively. Students should consult with the the
Toxicology Academic Advisor.
B.Sc. Four-year or B.Sc. Honours Toxicology
C1 Natural Science Requirement (minimum 15 credit units)
PHYS 115.3 and one of 117.3 or 125.3
CHEM 112.3 and 115.3;
BIOL 120.3 and 121.3 (formerly BIOL 110.6)
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/Statistics Requirement (6 credit units)
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Math 110.3 and one of PLSC 314.3 or STAT 245.3 or STAT 246.3
C5 General Requirement (6 credit units)
6 credit units from the areas Humanities, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, or Languages,
subject to the condition that no more than 6 credit units from any one subject are used to
fulfill requirements C1-C5
C6 Major Requirement (51 credit units)
ACB 200.3; BMSC 200.3 (formerly BIOC 200.3); BIOL 226.3, 228.3 or PLSC 213.3;
HSC 208.6 or BIOL 217 and 317; TOX 300.3, 301.3, 490.0; one of BIOL 222.3 or 373.3;
CHEM 250.3, 375.3
18 credit units from TOX 310.3, 321.3, 402.3, 403.3, 412.3, 461.3, 470.3, 480.3, 481.6,
498.3; BIOL 475.3; GEOG 386.3; EVSC 420.3
Note: TOX 480.3 and 481.6 are only open to Honours students in the fourth year of their
program unless special permission has been received from the Toxicology Academic
Advisor.
C7 Electives
Courses to meet the requirements for a 120 credit unit Four-year or Honours program, of
which at least 66 credit units must be at the 200-level or higher.
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Year 1
BIOL 120.3 and 121.3 (formerly BIOL 110.6); CHEM 112.3, 115.3, 250.3; MATH
110.3; 6 credit units to fulfill Program Type C requirements; electives to make a total of
30 credit units.
Year 2
6 credit units of physics; ACB 200.3; BMSC 200.3 (formerly BIOC 200.3); 3cu from
BIOL 226.3 or BIOL 228.3 (or PLSC 213.3); HSC 208.6; 3 credit units to fulfill Program
Type C requirements; electives to make a total of 30 credit units.
Year 3
CHEM 375.3; TOX 300.3; TOX 301.3; 3 credit units from toxicology list; 3 credit units
from BIOL 222.3 or 373.3; remaining 3cu from BIOL 226.3 or BIOL 228.3 (or PLSC
213.3); 6 credit units to fulfill Program Type C requirements; electives to make a total of
30 credit units.
Year 4
TOX 490.0 (Sept-April); 15 credit units from TOX 310.3, 321.3, 402.3, 403.3, 412.3,
461.3, 470.3, 480.3 or 481.6, 498.3, BIOL 475.3; GEOG 386.3; EVSC 420.3, 3 credit
units from STAT 245.3, 246.3, or PLSC 314.3; 3 credit units to fulfill Program Type C
requirements; electives to make a total of 30 credit units.
Rationale: Response to BIOL department changes, i.e. deletion of courses; Rationale for
addition of BIOL 373.3 as an option in the above: Course is a suitable alternative for
students interested in environmental Toxicology; and Rationale for deletion of
BIOL 361.3 as an option in the above: this course is no longer considered suitable for
TOX majors
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Division of Social Sciences
ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLGY
Minor Program Revisions
B.Sc. 4-year, Honours Archaeology
Changes: We would like to revise our requirements for Required Cognate Courses for
the 4-year BSc in Archaeology and BSc Hons in Archaeology degrees offered by our
department. Nine credit units were formerly required: BIOL 203.6 and BIOL 205.3.
BIOL 203.6 is now BIOL 224.3 (note that it is now worth three credit units instead of
six) and BIOL 205.3 is now BIOL 222.3. In order to maintain the requirement of nine
credit units for the Required Cognate Courses, we would like to add BIOL 228.3 to the
list. Our Required Cognate Courses would then include nine credit units, specifically
BIOL 224.3, 222.3, and 228.3.
Revisions to Cognate requirements: Our Required Cognate Courses would then include
nine credit units, specifically BIOL 224.3, 222.3, and 228.3.
Rationale: We would like to maintain the requirement of nine credit units for the
Required Cognate Courses, and BIOL 228.3 is a good fit with our program.
New Course
ARCH 403.3 Analysis and Public Exhibition of Cultural Artifacts
1 and 2 (4P/1T) Independent study of a particular cultural artifact or artifact type,
culminating in the public presentation of an exhibit in the Museum of Antiquities.
Includes practical experience as a volunteer in the Museum. Enrolments are limited:
contact head of ARCH & ANTH for details.
Students with credit for CMRS 403.3 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite: 60 cu at university and permission of head of ARCH & ANTH
Instructors: ARCH faculty (Chris Foley, Alison Maingon)
Rationale: This proposal will allow the Dept. of Archaeology & Anthropology to
integrate the resources of the Museum of Antiquities more effectively into its
undergraduate teaching activities, and will give our students the opportunity to draw upon
those resources more effectively in their studies. Many of our students already volunteer
at the Museum: this course will allow them to incorporate that work more directly into
their academic program. The course will allow students to explore an element of
scholarly production not currently addressed by our program, namely the effective
communication of scholarly research to a broader public audience and provides what
should be an ideal opportunity for students to engage in experiential learning.
The Museum of Antiquities represents a superb on-campus resource, but one that has
been woefully under-utilized in our academic programming. Many of our students
(CNEA and Archaeology) have volunteered at the Museum in the past and have received
not only valuable training but a complementary perspective to their study of artifacts.
Indeed, several students have gone on to undertake Museum Studies at the graduate level,
but to date their work in the Museum has been not been considered part of their formal
course requirements.
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GEOGRAPHY & PLANNING
Minor Program Revisions
B.A. Recognition, 3-year, 4-year, Honours, Double-Honours
Addition of RUP 390 to the above programs as an alternative to GEOG 391. It can also
be added to the category, BA Field Methods.
Revision to major: In all instances where GEOG 391.3 is listed add "or RUP 390.3" as
an alternative option.
RUP 390 is equivalent to GEOG 391 (but not the other way around)
Rationale: Course(s) relevant to field and provide majors with a greater course selection.
NATIVE STUDIES
Minor Course Revision
NS 372.6 Native American USA
Change in course number and credit units: NS 272.3
Prerequisite Change:
Old: NS 260.6 and 6 credit units 200-level NS
New: 6 credit units 100-level NS
Rationale: The changes to this course will provide students with more course options at
the 200-level in NS.
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH
MUSIC
New Course
MUS 996 - Research
Prerequisite: Entry into Ph.D. Program
Calendar Description: Students writing a Ph.D. dissertation must register for this course.
Rationale: To allow Ph.D. students an avenue for registering in “Research” on an
ongoing basis.
Contact Person: dean.mcneill@usask.ca Approval: Ph.D. Committee March 24, 2009
Prerequisite changes
AGRICULTURE AND BIORESOURCES
BPBE 832.3 – Rural Development
Old prerequisite: Graduate Econometrics
New prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Rationale: The class is offered in Term 1, at which time it is virtually impossible for
students to have graduate econometrics. The program needs more classes available in
Term 1 and the department has made some minor concessions in the content of the class,
allowing for more time on explaining the econometric modeling and results in the papers
that form the core of the class.
Contact Person: jill.hobbs@usask.ca Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee
March 10, 2009
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BPBE 861.3 – Econometrics for Agricultural Economists II
Old prerequisite: BPBE 860
New prerequisite: BPBE 860 or BPBE 808
Contact Person: jill.hobbs@usask.ca
Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee March 10, 2009
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CMPT 866.3 – Topics in Human-Computer Interaction
Old Prerequisite: CMPT 816 or CMPT 826
New Prerequisite: CMPT 481 or CMPT 811 or permission of the instructor.
PLANT SCIENCES
PLSC 825.3 – Applied Plant Biotechnology
Old prerequisite: BIOL 211 and any 200-level BIOC, or permission of the instructor.
New prerequisite: BIOL 226 and PLSC 240 or any 200-level BIOC, or permission of
the instructor or department
Calendar Description: Examines the application of tissue culture to plant and plant
product development, the principles of genetic engineering, the development of
molecular markers and associated technologies, the application of genomic technologies
to plant breeding, and the regulatory and social issues associated with plant
biotechnology. The laboratory allows students hands-on experience with different
techniques in plant biotechnology.
Rationale: BIOL 211 is no longer offered; BIOL 226 is the replacement. PLSC 240 used
to be a BIOC course. The calendar description has been changed to be more accurate.
Contact Person: bruce.coulman@usask.ca
Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee March 10, 2009
Prerequisite change
PLSC 803.3 – Advanced Plant Breeding
Old prerequisite: PLSC 411 or equivalent, PLSC 816 or equivalent or permission of the
instructor.
New prerequisite: PLSC 411 or equivalent or equivalent or permission of the instructor.
Rationale: The prerequisite of PLSC 816 is not required for this course. It is more
specialized and generally taken after PLSC 803.
Contact Person: bruce.coulman@usask.ca
Approval: Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Committee March 10, 2009
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