| Current | Proposed |
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Upper Division RequirementsFour courses must be chosen from the following.
Four courses must be chosen from the following. Note: upper division CMNS courses taken for credit toward the publishing minor may not be counted as part of CMNS credit hours needed for an honors, joint major, major, extended minor or minor in communication. |
Upper Division RequirementsFour courses must be chosen from the following.
Four courses must be chosen from the following. Note: upper division CMNS courses taken for credit toward the publishing minor may not be counted as part of CMNS credit hours needed for an honors, joint major, major, extended minor or minor in communication. |
| Course | Current | Proposed |
|---|---|---|
| CMNS 223 |
CMNS 110 or 130 strongly recommended.
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Required: CMNS 110 or 130.
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| CMNS 226 |
Required: CMNS 110, 130 and 220.
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Required: CMNS 110 and 130. Strongly Recommended: CMNS 220.
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| CMNS 304 |
CMNS 205.
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Required: 45 credit hours including CMNS 110 and 130.
Strongly recommended: CMNS 205.
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| CMNS 323 |
CMNS 260 or 363; CMNS 221 or 223; and one of CMNs 220, 226 or 230.
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Required: 60 credits, including 2 of CMNS 200, 220, 221, 223 or 226.
Strongly recommended: CMNS 362 or 363.
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| CMNS 347 |
CMNS 362.
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Required: 60 credits including CMNS 110 and 130. Strongly recommended: CMNS 247 and 362.
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| CMNS 454 |
75 credits, including CMNS 362. Recommended: CMNS 253 or 353.
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Required: 75 credits including CMNS 110 and 130. Recommended: CMNS 253, 353, 362.
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The change to CMNS 223 brings it into line with nearly all other CMNS 200-level courses, which generally require one or both of CMNS 110 or 130.
The change to CMNS 226 reflects current practice of instructors. CMNS 220 may be done concurrently, or not at all, depending upon the student’s interests, and schedule.
The changes to CMNS 304, 323 and 347 bring them into line with nearly all other CMNS 300-level courses, generally requiring 45-60 credits, including some specific lower division courses. The changes reflect current practice of instructors in these courses.
Students in CMNS 454 have the option to do qualitative field research for their term papers. However, they are not required to do this, and a significant number choose to do the more standard term paper based on documentary research instead. We do not want access to this course limited by this requirement.
The title for CMNS 447 should be changed as follows.
| Current | Proposed |
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Negotiation as Communication
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Negotiation and Dialogue as Communication
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With the new Centre for Dialogue near Harbour Centre campus opening in 2001, the regular instructor for CMNS 447 (Bob Anderson) wishes to incorporate the importance of "dialogue" into this course content. Some classes will be held in the Centre for Dialogue.
The following text is proposed a general requirement for the grade earned in prerequisite courses, to be included immediately after the Enrolment Limitations section and immediately before the Major Program section.
Registration in any Communication course normally requires that students obtain a C- or better in each prerequisite. A minimum CGPA of 2.25 and approval as a CMNS Major, minor, or Publishing Minor is required for entry into most CMNS upper division courses.
CMNS feels that students who get less than C- (55%) in a prerequisite course haven't learned the subject matter sufficiently to be able to take the next level of study. Numerous other departments at SFU have this same prerequisite requirement of a minimum C- grade.