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Liberal Studies Program
2400 91ÅÝܽ Vancouver, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3, 778.782.5152 Tel, 778.782.5159 Fax, www.sfu.ca/gls, glsp@sfu.ca
Director
S. Duguid BA (Ill), MA, PhD (S Fraser)
Graduate Program Chair
M. Kenny BA, MA (Virginia), DipSocAnthrop, DPhil (Oxf)
Steering Committee
H. Bai, Faculty of Education
S. Duguid, Department of Humanities
A. Feenberg-Dibon, Department of Humanities
M. Fellman, Department of History*
T. Grieve, Department of English
J.D. Jones, School of Engineering
M. Kenny, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
J. Martin, Department of Psychology
K. Mezei, Department of Humanities*
G. Poitras, Faculty of Business Administration
P. Schouls, adjunct professor
E. Stebner, Department of Humanities
J. Sturrock, emeritus professor
*emeritus
Advisor
Ms. P. Graham BA, MA (S Fraser), 2403 91ÅÝܽ Vancouver, 778.782.5152 Tel, koczwars@sfu.ca
This program, which leads to a master of arts, liberal studies, is for adults returning to part-time study. The program, which is affiliated with the Department of Humanities, is offered at 91ÅÝܽ Vancouver during evening and weekend hours.
In the best tradition of liberal education, the program addresses some of the great works of our intellectual and artistic heritage, studies the perennial concerns that have shaped our culture, and explores contemporary perspectives on traditional ideas and values. The interdisciplinary seminars offer wide reading, careful reflection, and intense discussion. They are taught by faculty who are chosen for their expertise and teaching excellence, and for their interest in interdisciplinary studies.
Applicants must satisfy the liberal studies graduate program committee of academic suitability. In addition to the normal graduate admission requirements, applicants must demonstrate readiness through reference letters, written work samples, and normally an interview. Exceptionally, the graduate program committee may recommend admission to those who do not meet normal requirements but who, by reason of prior experience, strong credentials and demonstrated competence, are particularly suited.
Students complete six seminar courses and choose one of the three options listed below.
• submit two extended essays for oral examination
• submit one project for oral examination
• complete two additional courses and write a field examination based on material covered in three completed courses.
Two of the six required core courses (LS 800 and 801) are normally completed in the first two terms. The remaining courses may be selected from those offered in the program. Students choosing the third option will complete eight courses.
Students may enrol in one or two courses per term. Exceptionally, and by agreement of the graduate program committee and the department involved, a student may complete two graduate courses in other departments toward this degree.
Extended essays, developed from course work papers and may make significant use of non-written media, will also be developed from course work and is examined as specified in Graduate General Regulations “1.10.1 Thesis Examination” on page 225. One of the two additional courses (see above) must be LS 898 and the other may be any LS course other than LS 998 or 999. Field examination preparation is on the supervisory committee’s advice.
The program emphasizes a community of inquiry and discussion over independent research and entails several special expectations within the graduate study general regulations. Newly admitted students must attend an introductory short course prior to the beginning of the first core course in the fall term.
Supervisory committees are arranged by the graduate program committee chair. With the dean of graduate studies’ approval, the supervisory and exam process for the extended essays or project may be modified to emphasize collegial exchange.
Students should expect to participate in out-of-class activities, such as pre-class dinners, that encourage interchange and enhance intellectual community.
Because the program is designed for individuals having other obligations, and who may for that reason require greater or lesser amounts of time to complete the program, it has been approved for part-time study.
LS courses are intensive seminars. Core courses LS 800 and 801 develop a common readings base. The other six seminar courses may vary in approach and content each time they are offered, and will address a central tension in our intellectual lives, trace some of its sources, and consider its impact on our experience of the present. All courses are cross-disciplinary and may draw on faculty from across the University.
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