Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2018-2019 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:

• Elective Courses Available To Level I Students  
• Availability of Upper-Level Elective Courses  

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.

IBH (Integrated Business and Humanities)

IBH courses are administered by the DeGroote School of Business and the Faculty of Humanities.

Innovation

Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences (IBEHS)

Inuktitut

Courses in Inukitut are administered by the Indigenous Studies Program.
L.R. Wilson Hall, Room 1811, ext. 23788
https://indigenous.mcmaster.ca

Japanese

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

For the requirements for the Minor in Japanese Studies , please see the Department of Religious Studies  section of this calendar.

Note

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.

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)
Geradina Polanco (Labour Studies; Sociology)
Stephanie Premji (Labour Studies; Health, Aging and Society)
Stephanie Ross (Labour Studies)

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Latin

Courses in Latin are administered by the Department of Classics.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 706 , ext. 24311
http://classics.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

No language other than English is required for courses in Latin.

Notes

1. Students should note that the Department has classified its Latin language courses under the following categories:
   Introductory Level Language Courses: LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 
   Intermediate Level Language Courses: LATIN 2A03 , 2AA3  
2. The following courses are available as electives to qualified students in any program:
   Latin Language and Literature LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 , 2A03 , 2AA3 , 3AA3 , 3B03 , 3BB3  
3. Students with Grade 12 Latin U should normally register in LATIN 2A03 , but with special permission, may register in either LATIN 1Z03 , 1ZZ3 .

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

Email: lsp@mcmaster.ca
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences

Notes

1. 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 February of each year. Honours Life Sciences students must complete at least 3 units of Knowledge Transfer/Seminar Experience (Course List E).

2. Effective January 2018, students entering Level IV or V of an Honours Life Sciences program must complete and submit a ballot, rank ordering their preference for enrolment in Level IV seminar offerings. Students will be informed of the outcome of the balloting process by late April. Failure to submit a ballot, by the stated deadline may compromise enrolment in preferred seminar.  Ballots can be obtained from the School of Interdisciplinary Science web site (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences).

3. Course planning is extremely important. Students must review and consider the requisites on Level II, III and IV courses when enrolling in the previous Levels.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.