Revised 06 July 2006
HSCI 214 | HSCI 215 | HSCI 303 | HSCI 304 | HSCI 307 | HSCI 322 | HSCI 323
HSCI 324 | HSCI 325 | HSCI 340 | HSCI 399 | HSCI 425 | HSCI 431 | HSCI 432
HSCI 441 | HSCI 442 | HSCI 443 | HSCI 499
Total Cost
The following are new courses required for the Bachelor of Arts in the Health Sciences. The Library is actively collecting in these areas and no additional resources are required:
HSCI 214 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
HSCI 215 Perspectives on Disability and Injury
HSCI 303 Perspectives on Behavioral Risks
HSCI 307 Research Methods in Health Sciences
HSCI 340 Social Determinants of Health
The courses listed below, while not specifically for the BA in Health Sciences, are also adequately covered by current Library collection development activities:
HSCI 399 Special Topics in Health Sciences II
HSCI 431 Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
HSCI 432 Infectious Disease Epidemiology
HSCI 499 Special Topics in Health Sciences III
The following courses are new courses for the Faculty's proposed Bachelor of Science program. These five courses will be well served by existing collections developed for MBB, Biology, Chemistry, as well as by existing collection development practices in the Health Sciences. No additional resources will be required:
HSCI 324 Human Population Genetics and EvolutionHSCI 325 The Immune System I: Basis of Innate and Adaptive Immunity
HSCI 425 The Immune System II: Adaptive Immunology in Health and Disease
HSCI 441 Virology Laboratory
HSCI 442 Immunology Laboratory
The remaining courses cover subject areas not adequately covered by existing collection development policies and are assessed as follows:
HSCI 304 Perspectives on Environmental Health
Monographs
The existing SFU Library book collection was assessed using Library of Congress subject headings for the topics covered for these courses. Related subject headings and our holdings are listed below:
environmental health 140
environmental toxicology 118
environmentally induced diseases 51
The library is actively collecting in these areas.
Journals
The Library has current subscriptions to the following titles that will provide useful material for this course:
Critical reviews in environmental science and technology
Environmental health practitioner
Journal of toxicology and environmental health
Environmental health perspectives
Environmental health practitioner
Environmental management and health
Environmental research
Global change & human health
International archives of occupational and environmental health
International journal of hygiene and environmental health
Journal of environmental medicine
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Occupational and environmental medicine
Direct subscriptions will need to be acquired for the following titles:
International journal of environmental health research $1,125
Journal of environmental health $162
Journal of exposure analysis and environmental epidemiology $822
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health $180
Journal titles listed are suggested titles. Faculty for these courses will be asked to select the most appropriate titles from this list and/or suggest titles not listed here.
Estimated serials costs for this course: $2,289
Back files for all of the above titles would also need to be purchased with an estimated one-time fee of $5,000.
Bibliographic tools: No additional bibliographic tools are needed.
Total library costs for this course:
ongoing:
journals: $2,289
total ongoing costs: $2,289
one-time:
journal backfiles: $5,000
total one-time costs: $5,000
HSCI 322 Introduction to Pathophysiology
Monographs
The existing SFU Library book collection was assessed using Library of Congress subject headings for the topics covered for these courses. Related subject headings and our holdings are listed below:
physiology, pathological 66
pathology 111
endocrine system 1
heart -- pathophysiology 5
heart diseases 70
lungs 22
lungs - diseases 21
lungs - pathophysiology 24
digestive organs diseases 8
immune system 15
immunological diseases 4
While the library is collecting in these areas, more focused collections on the pathophysiology of specific systems will be necessary for this course.
Estimated monographs total:
ongoing funds: 20 books/year @ $65/book = $1,300
Journals
The Library has current subscriptions to the following titles that will provide useful material for this course:
Annual review of pathology : mechanisms of disease
Cell biology and toxicology
Human pathology
Nature medicine
Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology
Direct subscriptions will need to be acquired for the following titles:
American journal of pathology $876
American Journal of Clinical Pathology $576
Journal titles listed are suggested titles. Faculty for these courses will be asked to select the most appropriate titles from this list and/or suggest titles not listed here.
Estimated serials costs for this course: $1,452
Back files for all of the above titles would also need to be purchased with an estimated one-time fee of $2,000.
Bibliographic tools: No additional bibliographic tools are required
Total library costs for this course:
ongoing:
monographs: $1,300
journals: $1,452
total ongoing costs: $2,752
one-time:
journal backfiles: $2,000
total one-time costs: $2,000
HSCI 323 Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Monographs
The existing SFU Library book collection was assessed using Library of Congress subject headings for the topics covered for these courses. Related subject headings and our holdings are listed below:
anti-infective agents 16
clinical pharmacology 2
drug interactions 15
drugs, physiological effect 33
drugs, toxicology 36
neuropharmacology 43
pharmacokinetics 14
pharmacology 127
therapeutics 39
toxicology 139
While the library is collecting in these areas, a more aggressive collections program is necessary. Many of these subject areas will need to be updated and expanded.
Estimated monographs total:
ongoing funds: 15 books/year @ $150/book = $2,250
Journals
The Library has current subscriptions to the following titles that will provide useful material for this course:
Biochemical pharmacology
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin
Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP
Drug Discovery Today
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
European journal of clinical pharmacology
European journal of pharmacology
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society
Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
Life sciences
Medicinal research reviews
Molecular pharmacology
Pharmacology & therapeutics
Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology
Toxicology and applied pharmacology
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Direct subscriptions to the following titles will need to be acquired.
Pharmacological Reviews -- $266
Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery-- $1,620
Journal titles listed are suggested titles. Faculty for these courses will be asked to select the most appropriate titles from this list and/or suggest titles not listed here.
Estimated serials costs for this course: $1,886
Back files for all of the above titles would also need to be purchased with an estimated one-time fee of $3,000.
Bibliographic tools: No additional bibliographic tools are required.
Total library costs for this course:
ongoing:
monographs: $2,250
journals: $1,886
total ongoing costs: $4,136
one-time:
journal backfiles: $3,000
total one-time costs: $3,000
HSCI 443 Environmental Health Toxicology Laboratory
The existing SFU Library book collection was assessed using Library of Congress subject headings for the topics covered for these courses. Related subject headings and our holdings are listed below:
environmental health 140
environmental toxicology 74
poisions 14
pollution -- health aspects 11
pollutants 6
toxicology 139
While the library is collecting in these areas, a more aggressive collections program is necessary. Many of these subject areas will need to be updated and expanded.
Estimated monographs total:
ongoing funds: 10 books/year @ $150/book = $1,500
Journals
The Library has current subscriptions to the following titles that will provide useful material for this course:
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
Critical reviews in environmental science and technology
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
Environmental health perspectives : EHP
Environmental management and health
Global change & human health
Journal of toxicology and environmental health
Direct subscriptions to the following titles will need to be acquired.
International journal of environmental health research -- $1,059
Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology, and Oncology -- $604
International Journal of Toxicology, Occupational and Environmental Health -- $136
Journal titles listed are suggested titles. Faculty for these courses will be asked to select the most appropriate titles from this list and/or suggest titles not listed here.
Estimated serials costs for this course: $1,799
Back files for all of the above titles would also need to be purchased with an estimated one-time fee of $3,000.
Total library costs for this course:
ongoing:
monographs: $1,500
journals: $1,799
total ongoing costs: $3,299
one-time:
journal backfiles: $3,000
total one-time costs: $3,000