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.

Multimedia

Courses in Multimedia are administered by the Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 331, ext. 23488
http://csmm.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open. See also courses in Communication Studies.

Music Cognition

Courses in Music Cognition are administered by the School of the Arts and the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 414, ext. 27671
http://sota.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Neuroscience

Courses in NEUROSCI 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 and PNB.

Nursing

Courses in Nursing are administered by the School of Nursing.
Health Sciences Centre, Room 2J16, ext. 22407
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/nursing/

Courses
See also courses in COLLAB (Nursing Consortium (A) Stream).

Ojibwe

Courses in Ojibwe are administered by the Indigenous Studies Program.
Hamilton Hall, Room 103, ext. 27426
http://www.mcmaster.ca/indigenous

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Origins

Courses in Origins are administered by the Origins Institute.
http://origins.mcmaster.ca/

Note

Students who fail to meet the prerequisite of ORIGINS 4A09 A/B  will not be permitted to continue in the Origins Research Specialization. However, if appropriate requirements have been met, students may apply to graduate with the Minor in Origins Research.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Peace Studies

Courses in Peace Studies are administered by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 314, ext. 27734
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~peace

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Pharmacology

Courses in Pharmacology are administered by the Honours Biology & Pharmacology Co-op Program.
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/biopharm

These courses are available only to those students registered in Honours Biology and Pharmacology.

Note

PHARMAC 3A06 A/B , 3B06 A/B , 4A03 , 4AA3 , 4C03 , 4D03  and 4E03  will be based on self-directed problem based learning.

Courses

Philosophy

Courses in Philosophy are administered by the Department of Philosophy.
University Hall, Room 310, ext. 24275
http://philos.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Department Notes

1. The Department of Philosophy offers courses in all major areas of Philosophy, namely History of Philosophy, Logic, Ethics and Theory of Value, Legal and Political Philosophy, and Theory of Knowledge and Metaphysics. Students are advised to include courses from each of these areas in their programs.
2. Students are advised to note carefully the prerequisites for all courses. Students who do not meet the specified prerequisites for a course may, in exceptional circumstances, obtain permission of the instructor to take the course. Note that not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the university Master Schedule, however all required courses are offered every year.
3. Students interested in registering in PHILOS 3W03 , 4W03  are strongly encouraged to obtain permission from the Departmental Undergraduate Counsellor by the end of May of the preceding year. Access to these courses cannot be guaranteed beyond that date.
4. Students interested in pursuing graduate work in Philosophy are encouraged to take PHILOS 3E03 .
5. Students in Level 3 of an Honours Philosophy program may seek permission from the Departmental Undergraduate Counsellor to gain access to Level 4 courses.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.