Course Listings

The courses listed in this section include all courses approved for the undergraduate curriculum for the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 Calendar  

NEW for 2022-23:

Looking for LABRST (Labour Studies) courses?

• The subject WORKLABR (Work and Labour Studies) has replaced LABRST

Please use the revised subject area when searching for courses. Most courses use the same code but with the revised subject area (e.g. LABRST 2H03 is now known as WORKLABR 2H03). Students having credit in courses using the old subject area may not take the corresponding course under the new designation.

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.

Integrated Science

Courses in Integrated Science are administered by the School of Interdisciplinary Science (SIS).
A.N. Bourns Science Building, Room C501, ext. 21181

Email: sis@mcmaster.ca
https://www.science.mcmaster.ca/sis/undergraduate/isci.html

Notes

1. Within Integrated Science courses, there is a strong emphasis on inquiry-based learning and students will be involved in individual and team research projects in field and laboratory settings. Students will also develop scientific literacy skills through study of scientific writing and through writing practice.
2. ISCI 1A24 A/B  covers some of the content from the following Level I areas of study: Calculus, Introductory Biology and Life Sciences, Introductory Chemistry, Introductory Earth & Environmental Science, Introductory Physics, and Introduction to Psychology. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings to determine when ISCI 1A24 A/B  serves as an appropriate requisite.
3. ISCI 2A18 A/B  covers some of the content from the following Level II areas of study: Introductory Neuroscience, Ecology, Calculus, Nucleic Acids and Proteins, History of the Earth, and Thermodynamics. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings to determine when ISCI 2A18 A/B  serves as an appropriate requisite.
4. Some Level III and/or IV research methodology/project courses, and Level IV independent study, inquiry, literature review, and thesis courses may not be open to students in an Honours Integrated Science program. Students are advised to refer to individual course listings for appropriate exclusions.
5. All students completing a concentration are strongly encouraged to meet with the academic program advisor in the department in which they are completing the concentration to discuss program requirements and course selections.
6. Students are strongly encouraged to check prerequisites for upper-level courses. The prerequisites should be considered when selecting courses. 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

Integrated Software & Biomedical Engineering

International Engagement

Kinesiology

Courses in Kinesiology are administered by the Department of Kinesiology.
Ivor Wynne Centre, Room 219C, ext. 24462
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/kinesiology

Department Notes

1. Kinesiology students may not register in Level III or IV Kinesiology courses until all appropriate required Level I and II Kinesiology courses have been successfully completed.
2. Not all Level III and IV Kinesiology courses are offered each year.
3. KINESIOL 1Y03  and 1YY3  (as of September 2013) are only available to Medical Radiation Sciences students.
4. KINESIOL 3A03 and 3V03  are available for elective credit for students enrolled in Level III or above of a non-Kinesiology program. Space for such students is limited and places are assigned on a first come basis.
5. KINESIOL 2G03  and 3E03  (or LIFESCI 3K03 ) may be used to satisfy Psychology course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Psychology.
6. KINESIOL 2G03  may be used to satisfy Health Studies course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Health Studies.
7. KINESIOL 4SS3  may be used to satisfy Gerontology course requirements for Kinesiology students pursuing a Minor in Gerontology.
8. Honours Biology - Physiology Program students lacking KINESIOL 2Y03  and 2YY3  are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor of KINESIOL 2C03  to discuss possible prerequisite deficiencies.
9. Honours Biology - Physiology Program students lacking KINESIOL 2Y03  and 2YY3  are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor of KINESIOL 2CC3  to discuss possible prerequisite deficiencies.
10. WHMIS 1A00 , a one-hour mandatory on-line Introduction to Health and Safety course, must be completed prior to attendance in the first lab associated with each of KINESIOL 1A03 , 1AA3 , 1Y03 , 1YY3 , 2Y03 , 2YY3 .
11. Laboratory Routine Practices, an on-line module available through Mosaic (Health and Safety Training), must be completed prior to attendance in the first lab associated with each of: KINESIOL 1A03 , 1AA3 , 1Y03 , 1YY3 , 2Y03 , 2YY3 .

Courses

All courses are open only to Kinesiology students unless otherwise specified. (See Notes 3 and 4 above.)

Korean

Courses in Korean are administered by the Department of Linguistics and Languages.

Togo Salmon Hall, Room 513, ext. 24388
http://linguistics.humanities.mcmaster.ca/

Courses

Labour Studies (See Work and Labour Studies)

Former Labour Studies (LABRST) courses are now listed as Work and Labour Studies (WORKLABR) courses. Students having credit in LABRST courses may not take the corresponding course under the WORKLABR designation.

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.

Latin American and Latinx Studies at McMaster

https://intersession.mcmaster.ca/

intersession@mcmaster.ca

Linguistics

Courses in Linguistics are administered by the Department of Linguistics and Languages.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 513, 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  
   • LINGUIST 3AS3 - Language and Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder  
   • LINGUIST 3TT3 - Perspectives on Translation  
3. Students with introductory linguistics may also consider the following as elective options:
   • LINGUIST 2L03 - Phonetics  
   • LINGUIST 2LC3 - Historical Linguistics: Language Evolution and Change  
   • LINGUIST 2LL3 - Languages of the World and Linguistic Universals  
   • LINGUIST 2PS3 - Psycholinguistics  
   • LINGUIST 2SY3 - Syntax  
   • LINGUIST 3C03 - Child Language Acquisition  
   • LINGUIST 3E03 - Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)  
   • LINGUIST 3F03 - Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing  
   • LINGUIST 3LA3 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition  
   • LINGUIST 3PG3 - Introduction to Programming for Linguistics  

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.