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Carleton University
Ottawa Canada Senate Academic Planning Committee November 15, 2007 To: Senate
From: Feridun Hamdullahpur, Provost, and Chair of SAPC Re: Major Curriculum Changes for 2008 - 2009 The Senate Academic Planning Committee met on November 1 and 8 to consider
major curriculum changes. The following proposals are recommended for
approval by Senate. To take effect September 2008
1. Change the name of all "General Linguistics" programs to "Linguistics"
Page 2
2. Introduce of B.A. Honours & General in Human Rights & Revise B.A.
Combined Honours in Human Rights Page 3
3. Revise all B.A. programs in English Page 35
4. Introduce Minor in Muslim Studies Page 44
5. Department of French Page 51
a. Revise all B.A. programs in French Page 53
b. Introduce B.A. Honours Interdisciplinary French Page 61
c. Delete the French certificates: Page 76
i. Certificate in French Language Teaching and Learning
(C.F.L.T.L.)
ii. Certificate in French Translation Studies (C.F.T.S.)
iii. Certificate in French Language Studies (C.F.L.S.)
6. Delete B.A. Honours Psychology with Concentration in Human-Oriented
Technology Page 81
7. Sociology & Anthropology Page 82
a. Delete B.A. Honours Anthropology with Concentration in Applied
and Participatory Anthropology
b. Delete B.A. Honours Sociology with Concentration in Applied
Social Research
c. Delete B.A. Honours Sociology with Concentration in Power and
Everyday Life
8. Economics Page 83
a. Introduce new mathematics courses for Economics and modify the
B.A. programs in economics accordingly.
b. Revise B.A. General in Economics
9. Revise Minor in Business Page 86
10. Revise Bachelor of Industrial Design Page 88
11. Mathematics & Statistics Page 90
a. Introduce B.Math. Honours Computational and Applied Mathematics
and Statistics To take effect September 2009
b. Delete
i. B. Math. Honours in Computer Mathematics
ii. B. Math. Honours in Computer Mathematics Information
Technology
iii. B. Math. Honours in Computer Statistics 1. School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Proposal to Rename Four Programs It is proposed to replace "General Linguistics" with "Linguistics" in the
program names: . General Linguistics - B.A. Honours
. General Linguistics - B.A. Combined Honours
. General Linguistics - B.A. General
. Minor in General Linguistics This will eliminate confusion between the "General" in the program titles
and "General" as a class of 15-credit degrees. Hence the undergraduate programs of the School will be: . Linguistics - B.A. Honours
. Linguistics - B.A. Combined Honours
. Linguistics - B.A. General
. Applied Language Studies - B.A. Honours
. Applied Language Studies - B.A. Combined Honours
. Applied Language Studies - B.A. General
. Minor in American Sign Language
. Minor in Applied Language Studies
. Minor in Linguistics
. Minor in German
. Minor in Italian
. Minor in Japanese Language
. Minor in Russian
. Minor in Spanish
. Mention: Français
. Certificate in Teaching of English as a Second Language
2. Proposal for Developments to the Human Rights (B.A.) Program
Prepared by the Human Rights Program Committee
June 26, 2007
2.1 Overview and General Objectives:
This proposal provides a description and rationale for developments to the
existing Human Rights (B.A. Combined Honours) Program at Carleton,
including the expansion of HUMR curriculum; the re-structuring of degree
requirements to enable greater flexibility and choice for students; and the
addition of two degree options for students: a stand-alone Honours and a
General B.A. in Human Rights.
Administratively housed in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, the
Human Rights Program is one of only two programs in Canada that makes an
undergraduate (B.A.) degree in Human Rights available to students.
Currently offering only a Combined Honours degree, it features a broad
range of courses taught by several disciplines, and particularly by the
sponsoring programs of Law, Political Science, Philosophy, and Sociology &
Anthropology. As a unique and comprehensive interdisciplinary program, it
has drawn students to Carleton since it was created in 1999-2000, and the
number of declared majors has grown exponentially since this time, with
enrolments more than doubling over every two-year period, as follows: 1999-2000: 18
2000-2001: 38
2001-2002: 68
2002-2003: 90
2003-2004: 136
2004-2005: 186
2005-2006: 238
As human rights issues have been increasingly profiled in the public
domain, and taken up as subjects of analysis in almost all disciplines and
areas of public and professional life, there continues to be a rising
demand for research and practice in this field. The popularity of the
subject matter and its delivery through a successful collaborative
interdisciplinary program in Canada's capital, has put increasing pressure
on existing programs to accommodate students in their classes, and
particularly in the courses that students are "required" to take to
complete their Human Rights degree. By introducing a selection of core and
elective HUMR courses, by re-configuring the program requirements, and by
expanding the degree options in Human Rights, we aim to address these
challenges, and to provide greater flexibility in the curriculum, and more
choices in degree options for students at Carleton.
The program is now at a crucial juncture in its development: as of 2007/8,
it has the benefit of two additional full-time appointments: as of 2006/7,
one (Margaret Denike) Coordinator of Human Rights; one (Egla Martinez-
Salazar) cross-appointed in Human Rights and Women's Studies; and, as of
July 2007/8, one cross-appointed in Human Rights and Sexuality Studies.
These appointments are based in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. With new faculty now able to teach specialized HUMR courses the program is
thus equipped with the needed resources to address the increasing demand
for courses in human rights and to embark on program development and
expansion, including to the curriculum and to the degree options available
for students. 2.1.1 Program Mission
Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics and approaches from the
humanities and social sciences and on case studies of individual and group
claims and struggles, this program provides an overview of historical and
contemporary human rights issues and their impact on human lives in
different cultural contexts. It offers students the opportunity to examine
and assess the strategies and mechanisms that have been engaged nationally
and internationally to address these issues, including social movements,
laws and policies; human rights declarations and conventions; and treaty-
monitoring bodies. Students also have opportunities to discuss and evaluate
the obstacles to and prospects for strengthening human rights and meeting
future challenges for advancing equality and social justice. 2.1.2 Learning Objectives
a) To provide to students a broad interdisciplinary and foundational
knowledge of theories and practices of human rights;
b) To provide opportunities to understand and appreciate cross-cultural
contexts and histories, as well as the contributions to human rights
knowledge of social movements and other peoples' struggles for
socially progressive transformation in all regions of the world;
c) To develop students' critical analytical skills in identifying,
assessing, and remedying the operations of abusive power, injustice,
exploitation, degradation, repression and discrimination, such as that
based on sex, gender, race, national or ethnic origin, and mental or
physical ability; and
d) To attend to, and prioritize, the practice/praxis of human rights,
including profiling the work of NGOs in advancing human rights;
pursuing and creating opportunities for students to gain experience in
such fields through practicum courses.
3. The Strategic Enrolment Objectives On the basis of current student demand for the program to date, and in the
light of the growing national and international attention to the knowledge,
application, and practice of human rights, the program can anticipate the
same rapid, steady growth in student enrolment. Our curriculum and program
developments are designed to effectively utilize our current and recently
acquired resources to accommodate and facilitate this growth, and to offer
our current and new students greater opportunities for specialized studies
and wider choice.
4. Consistency of the program with the objectives of the degree and the
university Carleton has been at the forefront of the new focus on interdisciplinary
scholarship in Canadian universities. Like other interdisciplinary
departments at Carleton, our program reinforces the integration of
multidisciplinary approaches to a given field of study. The proposed
program developments are consistent with this approach. In addition to a
introducing a slate of cutting-edge courses in Human Rights, the B.A.
Honours and General degree in Human Rights will continue to draw on almost
all of the disciplines in FASS and PAM. The Program in Public Af