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CURRICULUMP
At a Faculty of Arts Symp- osium on Majors Programs held last October 12, a committee was appointed to look into some concrete
possibilities for curricu—'
lum structure in the Arts Faculty at the University of Prince Edward Island.’ The committee considered that its mandate included the task of providing:
1) That every student gr— aduating with a B.A. degr- ee from U.P.E.I. have a basic aquaintance with mo— st of the major approaches to knowledge offered at the University level and a more detailed knowledge of certain areas of knowledge.
2) That some students ac; hieve a specialist or maj-
ors knowledge of one dici-_
pline or area of knowledge in addition to the general requirements of the degree. 3) A curriculum which wo- uld allow the possibility of eventually creating an honours program in some diciplines. However, since an honours program cannot be fully articulated with— out resolution of basic questions regarding stan— dards, special honours se— minars, honours thesis and so on, the committee did not attempt to include an honours program in the de— tails of the proposed de— gree structures. > After examining a number
of ossibilities, the com- mit ee dec1ded to present
the Faculty with three di- fferent proposals, each one of which would meet» the above criteria. ' The Committee hopes that these proposals will gene- rate further discussion & eventually the adoption of a new set of basic requi— rements for the B.Ao dee— gree.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Hart Wendell MacIntyre Fred von Dreger Appendix 1 - Proposed Cu- rriculum Divisions: Division A: Humanities -- Classics, English, Fine Arts, History, Modern Lan— guages, Philosophy and Re- ligious Studies. Division B: Social Sciences Economics, Geography, Pol- itical Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology. Division C: Physical Scie- nces and Mathematics --— Biology, Chemistry, Mathe— matics and Physics. Division D: Professional & Pre-Professional Courses — Business Administration, Computer Science, Educati— on, Engineering, Home Eco- nomics, Music, Physical Education, Public Adminis— tration. Proposed Curriculum A (a high degree of structure) 120 semester hours const— itute a complete program
leading to a B.A. degree. Students are free to Lake more than 120 semester ho— urs in order to satisfy both the requirements of the degree and their own interests, but they must select 120 semester hours
to satisfy the requiremen-'
ts of the B.A. degree. St- udents may elect one of two programs, either a B.A. general with a limited am- ount of concentration in any one dicipline, or a B.A. majors, with a large degree of concentration in one dicipline or related group of diciplines. Stu— dents do not normally ch- oose the program they will follow until they have co- mpleted 45 semester hours and are in their fourth semester. ‘ '
2. Each student proceedi- ng to a B.A. degree should present courses distribu— ted among introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses. Each department is therefore requestedfto organize and classify its courses into these three levels. The committee pro- poses that the faculty of arts place limitations on rthe number of courses each student may elect to take at any one level as follo- ws: a maximum of 42 semes- ter hours at the introduc- tory (100) level: a maxim— um of 42 semester hours at the intermediate (200) le— vel: a minimum of 42 seme- ster hours at the advanced (300 & 400) level.
'3. Among the first 60 se- mester hours selectedhby any student proceeding 0 a B.A. degree, the follow— ing are required:‘
a. 21 semester hours in Division A: 6 semester ho- urs in English, 6 semester hours in History or Class- ics, 6 semester hours in Philosophy or Religious Studies. 3 semester hours in Fine Arts.
b. 9 semester hours in Division B: 3 semester hours each from three of ’the following four depart- ments: Economics, Politi- cal Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology
c. 6 semester hours in Division C: 3 semester ho— urs from two of the follo- wing four departments: Ma- thematics, Chemistry, Bie- logy, Physics.
4. The committee requests that those departments af- fected by #3, specifically Fine Arts, Economics, Pol- itical Science, Psychology Sociology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Ph- ysics, set up one semester courses introducing their dicipline to students who do not intend to speciali- ze in that dicipline.
5. At the end of his sec- ond year or at the comple- tion of his first 60 seme—
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ster hours a student must have satisfactorally compe leted a course proving co- ‘mpetence in both spoken & written rhetoric, such as
English 151. This require-.
ment may be waived upon«~ satisfactory completion of a test administered by the English Department. Those students who need to take this course, may count th— is course as satisfying the general English requi- rement for the degree.
6. Among their total 120 semester hours, students must include at least one course proving competence in a second language. This requirement may be waived upon satisfactory comple- tion of a test administer- ed by the Modern Languages or Classics Departments.
7. Upon satisfactory com- pletion of the first 60 semester hours, a student' may elect to take one of two programs, a general program with limited conc- entration, or a majors pr— ogram with defined concen~ tration in the department or multi—disiplinary pro— gram of his choice. If a
student finds neither of
these alternatives congen-
ial, he may elect to work out his own program for the remaining 60 semester hours with a faculty meme ber of his Choice and reg- ister his program with the appropriate Dean.
'8. Those students electi-
7 ng to take a general degree ,
should consult with a fac— ulty member of their choi— ce and work out a selecti— on of courses to cover the final 60 semester hours. In order to ensure that the general degree remain general, students may not take more than 30 semestr hours in any one departme- nt or approved multi-dis— ciplinary program. (In or- der to facilitate the sel— ection of courses and dev- elopment of multi—discipl— inary programs, departmen-
ts are encouraged to coop-'
erate and crosslist cours- es which cover material of interest to more than one dicipline, e.g. Classics 101 could be crosslisted as History 101.)
' 9. In order to guide stu— dents taking a general de- gree, the university may wish to publish suggested combinations of courses to be taken during the final two years which ensure th- at a student takes a sound general program.
10. Those students elect-"'
ing to take a majors de— gree, must consult with the department or multi— disciplinary program of\ their choice and follow the requirements outlined by that department or pro- gram. It should be noted' that not all departments
'follow one Of t
wish to coopera er a joint majo ld also be noted departments may make requiremen are best satisf the first two y Proposed Curri.
nstitute a comp ram leading to. gree. In their . ester or upon-Se completion of 45 hours, students
a general progL limited amount . ration, or a mo ized majors pro
2. Each studem ng to a B.Ao de «take courses di among introducb mediate and adv ses. Each depan therefore urged ze and classify offerings into. levels. The co. {poses that limL placed upon the courses a stude ct to take at a el as follows:. of 42 semester. the\introducto, vel: a maximum. ster hours at t
rst 60 semester dents are urged ‘from among as v lines as practL with a minimum- different disci tributed as fol least two disch lZ-semester'hou vision A7 at k- sciplines and6 hours from Divi least one dicb semester hours sion C.
4. Of the 120 hours presented A. degree, no semester hours any one divisfl‘ ld be noted the may take more ‘ mester hours fl satisfy both t‘ terests and the requirements Of ,5. All studafi proceeding to ‘ year, must tam proving their in written and toric, such aS' This requiremw' waived upon 58 completion of8 nisteréd by H” -Department.
6) Those stud ect to take a' gram must fol? se of studies for the finalf