Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2021-2022 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   
• New Courses Approved for Inclusion in the 2021-2022 Calendar  

NEW for 2021-22:

Looking for MMEDIA (Multimedia), PEACEST (Peace Studies), or WOMENST (Women’s Studies) courses?

• The subject MEDIAART (Media Arts) has replaced MMEDIA
• The subject PEACJUST (Global Peace and Social Justice) has replaced PEACEST
• The subject GENDRST (Gender Studies) has replaced WOMENST

Please use the revised subject area when searching for courses. Most courses use the same code but with the revised subject area (e.g. MMEDIA 2A06 is now known as MEDIAART 2A06).

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.

Mohawk

Courses in Mohawk 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.

Multimedia (See Media Arts)

See Media Arts

Music

Courses in Music are administered by the School of the Arts.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 414, ext. 27671
http://sota.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Notes

1. Applicants to Music 1 must book an audition with the School of the Arts to take place usually in February and March.

2. The following courses are open as electives to students not registered in a Music program.  Check course descriptions to see other requirements (such as qualifying tests, auditions, specific course, or level prerequisites, etc.).

• MUSIC 1A03 - Introduction to the History of Music I  
• MUSIC 1AA3 - Introduction to the History of Music II   
• MUSIC 1CR3 - Rudiments of Music  
• MUSIC 2A03 - Music of the World’s Cultures  
•  MUSIC 2CG3
• MUSIC 2F03 - Music for Film and Television  
• MUSIC 2II3 - Popular Music in North America and the United Kingdom: Post-World War II  
• MUSIC 2MT3 - Introduction to the Practice of Music Therapy  
• MUSIC 2MU3 - Introduction to Music Therapy Research  
• MUSIC 2TT3 - Broadway and the Popular Song  
• MUSIC 2U03 - Jazz    
• MUSIC 3AA3 - Elementary Music Education   
• MUSIC _EE3/_EE6 (levels 1-4) - Solo Performance
• MUSIC _GB3, _GC3, _GF3, _GJ3, _GP3, _GR3, _GW3 (levels 1-4) - Ensemble Performance in one of the following: Concert Band, Choir, Flute, Jazz Band, Percussion, Orchestra, Cantemus Vocal Ensemble.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

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.