Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2017-2018 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.

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  
   LINGUIST 2S03 - Language and Society  

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Manufacturing Technology

Courses in Manufacturing Engineering Technology are administered by the Bachelor of Technology Program.
Engineering Technology Building (ETB), Room 121, ext. 20195
http://mybtechdegree.ca

Materials

Courses in Materials Science and Engineering are administered by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
John Hodgins Engineering Building, Room 357, ext. 26626
http://mse.mcmaster.ca/

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Mathematics

Courses in Mathematics are administered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Hamilton Hall, Room 218, ext. 27034
http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/

Department Notes

1. Course codes ending with * indicate that the course is not necessarily offered every session; consult the Chair of the Department or the Associate Dean of Science (Academic).
2. Courses in Mathematics and Statistics are not open to students registered in the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) program.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

See also courses in Statistics.