Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2016-2017 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.

Health Science

Faculty Note

This course listing is divided into two parts:
1. Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) program, Biomedical Sciences Specialization, Child Health Specialization and Global Health Specialization.
2. Health Sciences courses normally available only to students registered in Engineering (Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering or Electrical and Biomedical Engineering), Midwifery, or Nursing (A), (B), (E) or (F) Streams, as applicable.

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)

Courses in Health Sciences are administered by the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program.
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, Room 3308, ext. 22815
www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/bhsc

Note
Detailed course descriptions are available on the program web site at www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/bhsc

Health Sciences (Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing)

Note

The following Health Sciences courses are normally available only to students registered in Engineering (Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering or Electrical and Biomedical Engineering), Midwifery, or B.Sc.N. (A), (B), (E) or (F) Streams, as applicable.

Courses

Hebrew

Courses in Hebrew are administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
University Hall, Room 104, ext. 23109
http://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 Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See Hebrew course offerings below, or course offerings under Greek in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see Hebrew course offerings below, or course offerings under the German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).
3. Students pursuing the Interdisciplinary Minor in Jewish Studies are urged to take at least six units of Hebrew language as part of their List A requirements.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Human Behaviour

Courses in HUMBEHV are administered by the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.
Psychology Building, Room 102, ext. 23000
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/pnb/

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

See also courses in PSYCH.

Humanities

Courses If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Integrated Science

Courses in Integrated Science are administered by the School of Interdisciplinary Science.
General Sciences Building, Room 105, ext. 21181
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/isci

Notes

1. Within Integrated Science courses, there is a strong emphasis on inquiry-based learning and students will be involved in individual and team research projects in field and laboratory settings. Students will also develop scientific literacy skills through study of scientific writing and through writing practice.
2. ISCI 1A24 A/B  covers some of the content from the following Level I areas of study: Calculus, Introductory Biology and Life Sciences, Introductory Chemistry, Earth and the Environment, Introductory Physics, and Introduction to Psychology. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings to determine when  ISCI 1A24 A/B  serves as an appropriate requisite.
3. ISCI 2A18 A/B  covers some of the content from the following Level II areas of study: Introductory Neuroscience, Ecology, Calculus, Nucleic Acids and Proteins, History of the Earth, and Thermodynamics. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings to determine when ISCI 2A18 A/B  serves as an appropriate requisite.
4. Some Level III and/or IV research methodology/project courses, and Level IV independent study, inquiry, literature review, and thesis courses may not be open to students in an Honours Integrated Science program. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings for appropriate exclusions.
5. All students completing a concentration are strongly encouraged to meet with the academic advisor in the department in which they are completing the concentration to discuss program requirements and course selections.
6. Students are strongly encouraged to check prerequisites for upper-level courses. The prerequisites should be considered when selecting courses. 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.