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.

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.

Labour Studies

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

Some Labour Studies 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. Please refer to the individual courses and prerequisites.

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

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)
Stephanie Ross (Labour Studies)

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Life Sciences

Courses in Life Sciences are administered by the School of Interdisciplinary Science.
General Sciences Building, Room 105, 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

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

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.