Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2015-2016 academic year. Not all courses in the approved curriculum will be offered during the year. Students are advised to refer to the course timetables available annually in Mosaic in March and June to determine which specific courses will be offered in the upcoming sessions.
Note: An A/B suffix appearing in a course number indicates that the course may be delivered across more than one term (see Multi-Term Course in the Glossary  of this calendar). The A/B S suffix indicates that the course may be delivered as either a multi-term course or within a single term.

See also McMaster’s Policy on Access to Undergraduate Courses in the General Academic Regulations  section of this calendar.

Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used as a wildcard character to return mass results. For example, a “Code or Number” search of ” 2* ” can be entered returning all level II courses.

Kinesiology {307}

Courses in Kinesiology are administered by the Department of Kinesiology.
Ivor Wynne Centre, Room 219C, ext. 24462
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/kinesiology

Department Notes

1. Kinesiology students may not register in Level III or IV Kinesiology courses until all appropriate required Level I and II Kinesiology courses have been successfully completed.
2. Not all Level III and IV Kinesiology courses are offered each year.
3. KINESIOL 1Y03  and 1YY3  (as of September 2013) are only available to Medical Radiation Sciences students.
4. The following courses are available for elective credit for students enrolled in Level III or above of a non-Kinesiology program: KINESIOL 3A03 , 3JJ3 , 3M03 , 3P03 , 3S03 , 3SS3 , 3T03 , 3V03  and 4T03 . Space for such students is limited and places are assigned on a first come basis.
5. KINESIOL 3E03  (or LIFESCI 3K03 ) may be used to satisfy Psychology course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Psychology.
6. KINESIOL 2G03  and 3SS3  may be used to satisfy Health Studies course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Health Studies.
7. KINESIOL 4SS3  may be used to satisfy Gerontology course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Gerontology.
8. Honours Biology (Physiology Specialization) students lacking KINESIOL 2Y03  and 2YY3  are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor of KINESIOL 2C03  to discuss possible prerequisite deficiencies.
9. Honours Biology (Physiology Specialization) students lacking KINESIOL 2Y03  and 2YY3  are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor of KINESIOL 2CC3  to discuss possible prerequisite deficiencies.

Courses

All courses are open only to Kinesiology students unless otherwise specified. (See Notes 3 and 4 above.)

Labour Studies {640}

Courses in Labour Studies are administered by the School of Labour Studies.

Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 717, ext. 24692

http://www.labourstudies.mcmaster.ca

Note

The following courses may be taken for elective credit by qualified students registered in any program, however, space for such students is limited and permission of the Director is required.

LABRST 2A03 Unions in Action 
LABRST 2C03 Theoretical Foundations of the Labour Movement 
LABRST 2E03 Working in the 21st Century: Challenges and Possibilities 
LABRST 2G03 Labour and Globalization 
LABRST 2H03 Sports, Work and Labour 
LABRST 2J03 Work and Racism 
LABRST 2M03 Pop Culture, Media and Work 
LABRST 3A03 Economics of Labour Market Issues 
LABRST 3B03 Economics of Trade Unionism and Labour 
LABRST 3C03 Labour Law and Policy 
LABRST 3D03 Work: Dangerous to your Health? 
LABRST 3E03 Gender, Sexuality and Work 
LABRST 3F03 Selected Topics in Labour Studies 
LABRST 3J03 Independent Study 
LABRST 3T03 Poverty and Homelessness 
LABRST 3W03 Organization and the Experience of Work 

The Honours B.A. Program and the B.A. Program in Labour Studies are supervised and coordinated by an interdisciplinary Labour Studies Committee.

Labour Studies Committee

Chair
Robert Storey (Labour Studies; Sociology)

Members
Donna Baines (Labour Studies; Social Work)
David Goutor (Labour Studies)
Wayne Lewchuk (Economics; Labour Studies)
Suzanne Mills (Labour Studies; Geography and Earth Sciences)
Stephanie Premji (Labour Studies; Health, Aging and Society)
Donald Wells (Labour Studies; Political Science)

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Latin {310}

Courses in Latin are administered by the Department of Classics.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 706 , ext. 24311
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~classics/

No language other than English is required for courses in Latin.

Notes

1. Students should note that the Department has classified its Latin language courses under the following categories:
   Introductory Level Language Courses: LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 
   Intermediate Level Language Courses: LATIN 2A03 , 2AA3 
2. The following courses are available as electives to qualified students in any program:
   Latin Language and Literature LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 , 2A03 , 2AA3 , 3A03 , 3AA3 , 3B03 , 3BB3 , 3C03   
3. Students with Grade 12 Latin U should normally register in LATIN 2A03 , but with special permission, may register in either LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 .

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Life Sciences {514}

Courses in Life Sciences are administered by the Life Sciences Program.
Burke Science Building, Room 110, ext. 21181
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences

Note

Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the web (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences) and from the Life Sciences office in late February of each year.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Linguistics {312}

Courses in Linguistics are administered by the Department of Linguistics and Languages.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 629, ext. 24388
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~linguistics

Department Notes

1. Not all courses are offered on an annual basis. Students should consult the timetable for available courses.
2. The following are courses open as electives to students registered in Level II or above of any undergraduate program.
   LINGUIST 2E03 The Nature of Texts: From Slang to Formal Discourse 
   LINGUIST 2FL3 Introduction to Forensic Linguistics 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.