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NEW MODULES/PROGRAMS
Welcome to the Academic Calendar. We hope this section will make it easier for you to view what modules and programs have recently been introduced and withdrawn at Western.

The date indicated below is the month and year in which the new module/program or item was passed by SCAPA and approved by Senate.

January 2015

Faculty of Engineering and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Withdrawal of Concurrent BESc/MD Programs

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to the Admission and Progression requirements of the MD program.

Brescia University College: Withdrawal of the Major in Food Management.

November 2014

Western Continuing Studies: Withdrawal of Certificate in Grief and Bereavement Studies.

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Renaming of and revisions to Pathology and Toxicology modules.

King's University College: Revisions to Social Justice and Peace Studies modules; withdrawal of Honors Specializations in French Linguistics and Literature and French Language and Linguistics, Major in French Studies, Minor in French Studies, Minor in Francophone Studies; introduction of Certificate in Loss, Grief and Bereavement Studies.

September 2014

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Introduction of Major and Minor in Theatre Studies.

June 2014

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Introduction of Major in Medieval Studies.

Faculty of Education: Revisions to B.Ed. Program; withdrawal of Diploma in Education (Technological Studies).

Richard Ivey School of Business, Faculty of Science, and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Introduction of Combined BMSc (Biochemistry)/HBA Program.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Physics and Astronomy modules.

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Introduction of Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Pathology of Human Disease; withdrawal of Honors Specialization in Clinical Biochemistry.

Brescia University College: Introduction of Diploma in Nutrition.

King's University College: Introduction of Specialization in Accounting.

May 2014

Faculty of Information and Media Studies: Revisions to Western/Fanshawe Collaborative Degree/Diploma in Media Theory and Production.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Mathematics modules.

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to Biochemistry and Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) modules; introduction of Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of Specialization and Honors Specialization in Public Administration; withdrawal of Minor in Latin American Studies; revisions to and renaming of Major in the Sociology of Health and Aging, now the Major in the Sociology of Population, Aging, and Health.

King's University College: Introduction of Certificate and Diploma in Childhood and Advocacy.

April 2014

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Introduction of Theatre Studies as a subject area and new courses.

Faculty of Health Sciences: Withdrawal of Honors Specialization in Kinesiology - Physical Education for Teaching.

Faculty of Science: Introduction of Minor in Planetary Science and Space Exploration; withdrawal of Planetary Science modules.

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of Major in Anthropology; revisions to History modules.

Faculty of Social Science and King's University College: Introduction of Jewish Studies as subject area.

King's University College: Introduction of King's Scholar Program; renaming of King's Foundations in the Humanities to Foundations in Western Thought and Civilization; introduction of Western Thought and Civilization as subject area; withdrawal of Specialization in Sociology.

March 2014

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Statistical and Actuarial Sciences modules.

Faculty of Social Science: Introduction of Distribution Requirements for the History Honors Specialization, Major, and Specialization.

February 2014

Faculty of Information and Media Studies: Introduction of Minor in Media, Information and Technoculture.

Don Wright Faculty of Music: Revisions to Artist Diploma in Performance and Music Performance Diploma.

Huron University College: Revisions to Honors Specialization and Specialization in Organizational Studies, Policy, and Ethics.

January 2014

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to Honors Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language Literature.

Faculty of Engineering: Revisions to Electrical Engineering and Business Option.

Faculty of Health Sciences: Revisions to Western-Fanshawe Collaborative Nursing Program.

Faculty of Law: Revisions to Upper-Year Admission Requirements.

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Minor in Genetics.

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to Pathology and Toxicology modules.

Faculty of Social Science: Revisions to MOS modules; revisions to Sociology Major modules.

Faculty of Social Science and Western Continuing Studies: Withdrawal of the Diploma in Accounting.

Brescia University College: Revisions to Major in Dimension of Leadership; revisions to Family Studies modules.

December 2013

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to Visual Arts modules.

Don Wright Faculty of Music: Revisions to Artist Diploma in Performance and Bachelor of Musical Arts.

November 2013

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Revisions to French Studies Certificates and Diplomas; Withdrawal of the Minor in Mediterranean Studies.

Faculty of Engineering: Withdrawal of Computer Engineering program; introduction of new Computer Engineering options: Electronic Devices for Ubiquitous Computing and Software Systems for Ubiquitous Computing.

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revisions to the Admission Requirements of the Doctor of Dental Science (DDS) program.

King's University College: Revisions to Social Justice and Peace Honors Specialization, Major, Specialization and Minor modules; Introduction of Disability Studies as a course subject; Introduction of a Minor in Disability Studies.

October 2013

Faculty of Science and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry: Revision to Microbiology and Immunology Modules.

September 2013

Faculty of Science: Revisions to Honors Specialization, Major, Specialization and Minor in Physics.

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