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.

Chemical Engineering

Courses in Chemical Engineering are administered by the Department of Chemical Engineering .
John Hodgins Engineering Building, Room 374, ext. 24957
http://chemeng.mcmaster.ca

Department Note

All Chemical Engineering courses are open to students registered in a Chemical Engineering program, subject to prerequisite requirements. Prior permission of the Department is necessary for students from other Engineering departments and other faculties.

Chemistry

Courses in Chemistry are administered by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
A.N. Bourns Science Building, Room 156, ext. 23490
http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/

Department Notes

1. CHEM 1AA3  is a prerequisite for CHEM 2E03  and CHEM 2E03  is a prerequisite for BIOCHEM 2EE3 .
2. Students seeking permission and/or a seat authorization for a Chemistry or Chemical Biology course must submit an application for academic permission to the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology  (email: advisor@chemistry.mcmaster.ca) well in advance of the start of the term.

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Chinese

Chinese 1Z06 is administered by the Department of Linguistics and Languages .
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 629, ext. 24388
http://linguistics.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Course

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Civil Eng Infrastructure Tech

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

Civil Engineering

Courses in Civil Engineering are administered by the Department of Civil Engineering.
John Hodgins Engineering Building, Room 301, ext. 24287 or 24315
http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/civil

Department Notes

1. All Civil Engineering courses are open to students registered in a civil engineering program, subject to prerequisite requirements. Prior permission of the Department is necessary for students from other engineering departments and other faculties.
2. Unless otherwise stated, the duration and the frequency of activities are as follows:
   • one lecture consists of one hour each week
   • one tutorial consists of two hours each week
   • one lab consists of three hours each week