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.

Religious Studies {475}

Courses in Religious Studies are administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
University Hall, Room 104, ext. 23109
http://www.religiousstudies.mcmaster.ca

Department Notes

1. Students are advised to consult both the Department (University Hall, Room 104) and the Undergraduate Timetable for a list of the courses offered in the current year.
2. Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See course offerings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See course offerings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).
3. The Department offers courses in five fields of study. Students are encouraged to specialize in any one of these fields: Level II, III and IV courses are allocated to the fields as follows: 

Fields of Study

1. Asian Religious Traditions
   RELIG ST 2E03, 2F03 , 2I03 , 2K03 , 2L03 , 2P03 , 2TT3 , 3AA3, 3E03 , 3L03 , 3P03, 3RR3, 3S03 , 3U03 , 3UU3 , 3V03, 4H03 , SANSKRIT 3A06 A/B , 4B06 A/B  
2. Biblical Studies
   RELIGST 2B03 , 2DD3 , 2EE3 , 2GG3 , 2HB3 , 2HH3 , 2NT3 , 2VV3 , 2YY3 , 2Z03, 3DD3 , 3J03 , 3JB3 , 3K03 , 3M03 , 3N03 , 3R03 , 3T03 , 4I03 , HEBREW 2A03 , 2B03 , 3A03 , 3B03  
3. Western Religious Traditions
   i) Judaism: RELIGST 2HB3 , 2J03 , 2X03 , 3JB3 , 3A03 , 3DD3 , 3J03 , 3Z03, 3ZZ3 , 4N03 , HEBREW 2A03 , 2B03 , 3A03 , 3B03 
   ii) Christianity: RELIGST 2CA3 , 2CE3 , 2KK3 , 2MM3 , 2NT3 , 2TH3 , 3CA3 , 3CE3 , 3B03 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3X03 , 4N03 
   iii) Islam: RELIG ST 2EA3, 2EB3, 2FF3 , 2Q03 , 2TA3 , 2V03, 3C03 , 3FA3 , 4N03  
4. Religion and Culture
   RELIGST 2BB3 , 2H03 , 2HR3 , 2M03 , 2N03 , 2P03 , 2QQ3 , 2GR3 , 2RD3 , 2SS3, 2TA3 , 2TT3 , 2W03 , 2WW3 , 3AA3, 3AR3 , 3C03 , 3EE3 , 3FF3 , 3RH3 , 3ZZ3 , 4P03  
5. Religion, Philosophy, and Politics
   RELIGST 2C03 , 2GR3 , 2LL3 , , 2ZZ3 , 3A03 , 3CC3 , 3CP3 , 3D03 , 3LL3 , 3MM3, 3NN3, 3W03, 4RP3  

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Russian {490}

Courses in Russian 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. Students should note that the Department has classified its Russian language courses under the following categories:
   Introductory Level Language Courses: RUSSIAN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 
   Intermediate Level Language Courses: RUSSIAN 2Z03 , 2ZZ3  
2. Not all courses are offered on an annual basis. Students should consult the timetable for available courses.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open. 

Sanskrit {507}

Courses in Hebrew are administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
University Hall, Room 104, ext. 23109
http://www.religiousstudies.mcmaster.ca

Department Notes

1. Students are advised to consult both the Department (University Hall, Room 104) and the Undergraduate Timetable for a list of the courses offered in the current year.
2. Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See course offerings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See course offerings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).
3. The Department offers courses in four fields of study. Students are encouraged to specialize in any one of these fields: Level II, III and IV courses are allocated to the fields as follows:

Fields of Study

1. Asian Religious Traditions
   RELIG ST 2E03, 2F03 , 2I03 , 2K03 , 2L03 , 2P03 , 2TT3 , 3AA3, 3E03 , 3L03 , 3P03, 3RR3, 3S03 , 3U03 , 3UU3 , 3V03, 4H03 , SANSKRIT 3A06 A/B , 4B06 A/B 
2. Biblical Studies
   RELIGST 2AB3 , 2B03 , 2DD3 , 2EE3 , 2GG3 , 2HB3 , 2HH3 , 2NT3 , 2VV3 , 2YY3 , 2Z03, 3DD3 , 3GG3 , 3J03 , 3JB3 , 3K03 , 3M03 , 3N03 , 3R03 , 3T03 , 4I03 , HEBREW 2A03 , 2B03 , 3A03 , 3B03 
3. Western Religious Traditions
   i) Judaism: RELIGST 2HB3 , 2J03 , 2X03 , 3JB3 , 3A03 , 3DD3 , 3GG3 , 3J03 , 3Z03, 3ZZ3 , 4N03 , HEBREW 2A03 , 2B03 , 3A03 , 3B03 
   ii) Christianity: RELIGST 2CE3 , 2II3 , 2JJ3 , 2KK3 , 2MM3 , 2NT3 , 3CA3 , 3CE3 , 3B03 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3X03 , 4N03 
   iii) Islam: RELIG ST 2EA3, 2EB3, 2FF3 , 2Q03 , 2TA3 , 2V03, 3C03 , 3FA3 , 4N03 
4. Religion and Culture
   RELIGST 2BB3 , 2H03 , 2HR3 , 2M03 , 2N03 , 2P03 , 2QQ3 , 2SS3, 2TA3 , 2TT3 , 2W03 , 2WW3 , 3AA3, 3AR3 , 3C03 , 3E03 , 3EE3 , 3FF3 , 3RH3 , 3ZZ3 , 4P03 
5. Religion, Philosophy, and Politics
   RELIGST 2C03 , 2G03 , 2LL3 , , 2ZZ3 , 3A03 , 3CC3 , 3CP3 , 3D03 , 3LL3 , 3MM3, 3NN3, 3W03, 3Y03 , 4RP3 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

School of Engineering Practice

Science {510}

Courses with the subject code SCIENCE are administered by the Faculty of Science.
Burke Science Building, Room 129, ext. 27590
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/
science@mcmaster.ca

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Social Psychology {524}

Courses in Social Psychology are administered by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 129, ext. 23772
http://www.socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/office-of-associate-dean

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.