Library Course Assessments

The Library participates in the course approval process for new courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. By Senate motion (S.93-11) "no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials." A Library review should be conducted after new course proposals have been approved by the department or school curriculum committee, before being considered by the Faculty curriculum committee. New courses will not be approved at the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) or Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC) until a Library review has been completed. Even if the department states that no new library resources are required, a report from the Library is required to confirm this view.

To submit course proposals for review by the Library, forward the following materials to Todd Mundle, Associate University Librarian, Collections and Scholarly Communications:

course proposal forms
complete course outline
reading list created for the course, if any
date of Faculty curriculum committee meeting (or other deadline for library report)

An assessment will be done to evaluate whether the Library's holdings and present collection development activities are adequate to support the new course. If no new library resources are required, the course will be added to the appropriate list below indicating the library is adequately resourced to support the course.

If additional library resources are required, a full report will be created and linked below, and the associated costs will be identified. The costs may be one-time, to fill gaps in holdings, or ongoing, for example, to start new journal subscriptions, or sustain book collecting in areas not now included in the Library's collection scope. If costs are attached, the department or school is asked to transfer the required funds to the Library's materials budget. Questions about the process can be directed to Todd Mundle.

No Additional Library Resources Required

Unless otherwise indicated, these courses require no additional library resources based on a course location of SFU Burnaby. In many cases, if the courses were to be offered at SFU Surrey or Vancouver or as off-campus courses, additional Library costs might be involved. Please contact Todd Mundle for details.

Indigenous Research Institute

B.Sc. in Biomedical Physiology (School of Kinesiology)

ARCH 375

BUS 311, 340, 401

CMPT 130, 213

ENV 320, 400, 450, 650

FPA 244

FREN 344

GEOG 274, 318

Graduate Diploma in Public Health Practice

GSPP 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 827, 828, 829

HIST 236, 311, 330, 372, 440, 463, 476,