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Course Listings

Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results. For instance, a “Code or Number” search of ” 2* ” can be entered, returning all level II courses.
 

Software Engineering {517}

Courses in Software Engineering are administered by the Department of Computing and Software.
Information Technology Building, Room 202, ext. 24614
http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca

Department Notes

  1. All Software Engineering courses are open to students registered in a Software Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering program, subject to prerequisite requirements. Prior permission of the Department is necessary for other students.
  2. Please note that not all elective courses will be offered in each academic year.

 
  

  • SFWR ENG 4O03 - Operations Research

    3 unit(s)

    Modelling and solutions for engineering optimization problems using Linear and Integer Programming, including transportation and assignment problems, multi-objective problems and scheduling. Solution methods include primal-dual schemes (algorithms), simplex, branch and bound, and heuristics.
    Three lectures, one tutorial (one hour); one term
    Prerequisite(s): COMP SCI 2C03  or 3DA3 or SFWR ENG 2C03  or SFWR ENG 3K04 
    Cross-list(s): COMP SCI 4O03 
  

  • SFWR ENG 4TE3 - Continuous Optimization Algorithms

    3 unit(s)

    Fundamental algorithms and general duality concepts of continuous optimization. Special attention will be paid to the applicability of the algorithms, their information requirements and computational costs. Practical engineering problems will illustrate the power of continuous optimization techniques.
    Three lectures, one tutorial (one hour); one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of MATH 2A03 , 2M06 (or 2M03 and 2MM3), 2Q04 or MATH 2ZZ3 
    Cross-list(s): COMP SCI 4TE3 

Spanish {540}

Courses in Spanish are administered within the Department of Linguistics and Languages.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 629, ext. 24388
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~linguistics

Former Hispanic Studies (HISPANIC) courses are now listed as Spanish (SPANISH) courses. Students having credit in Hispanic Studies courses may not take the corresponding course under the Spanish designation.

Notes

  1. Students should note that the Department has classified its Spanish language courses under the following categories:
    Introductory Level Language Course: SPANISH 1Z06 
    Intermediate Level Language Courses: SPANISH 1A03 , 1AA3 , 2Z03 , 2ZZ3 
    Advanced Level Language Courses: SPANISH 3Z03 ,  
  2. Not all courses are offered on an annual basis. Students should consult the timetable for available courses.
  3. Students may be required to take a placement test in the Department of Linguistics and Languages to assess their proficiency in the language.
  4. Students taking courses taught in English for credit towards a Minor in Spanish will be required to do all their reading and writing in Spanish.
  5. The following are courses open as electives to students registered in Level II or above of any undergraduate program:
    SPANISH 2A03 Spanish-American Civilization and Culture (Taught in English) 
    SPANISH 2C03 Introduction to Spanish American Literature (Taught in English) 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.

  

  • SPANISH 1A03 - Intermediate Spanish I

    3 unit(s)

    The first part of an intensive review of grammatical structures in Spanish. Emphasis will be on composition, expansion of vocabulary and oral practice. Written works in the original will be studied. The sequel to this course is SPANISH 1AA3 .
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Grade 12 Spanish U or equivalent
    Antirequisite(s): SPANISH 2Z03 
    Not open to students with credit or registration in SPANISH 1AA3 . Not open to native speakers of Spanish. The Department reserves the right to place students in the course most appropriate to their abilities.
  

  • SPANISH 1AA3 - Intermediate Spanish II

    3 unit(s)

    The second part of an intensive review of grammatical structures in Spanish. Emphasis will be on composition, expansion of vocabulary and oral practice. Written works in the original will be studied. The sequel to this course is SPANISH 3Z03 .
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 1A03 
    Antirequisite(s): SPANISH 2ZZ3 
    Not open to native speakers of Spanish. The Department reserves the right to place students in the course most appropriate to their abilities.
  

  • SPANISH 1Z06 - Beginner’s Intensive Spanish

    6 unit(s)

    This course gives students the ability to express themselves reasonably well in Spanish and acquire the basics of Spanish grammar and gain considerable reading skill. This course is enhanced by a Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) module. The sequel to this course is SPANISH 2Z03 .
    Three hours; two terms
    Antirequisite(s): Grade 12 Spanish U or equivalent
    Not open to native speakers of Spanish. The Department reserves the right to place students in the course most appropriate to their abilities.
  

  • SPANISH 2A03 - Spanish-American Civilization and Culture (Taught in English)

    3 unit(s)

    Using A multidisciplinary approach involving fiction, cinema, music, art, and other cultural expressions, this course explores some of the issues that shape and define Spanish-America From pre-Columbian to contemporary.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
  

  • SPANISH 2C03 - Introduction to Spanish American Literature (Taught in English)

    3 unit(s)

    A survey of Spanish American literature from the 15th century to the present. The most significant cultural currents and representative writers will be studied to understand the development of literary genres and the cultural, political and social context in which they flourished.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 1AA3 , or 2A03  , 2Z03 
  

  • SPANISH 2Z03 - Intermediate Spanish I

    3 unit(s)

    First part of an intensive review of the grammatical structures of Spanish. Emphasis will be on composition, expansion of vocabulary and oral practice. Written works in the original will be studied. The sequel to this course is SPANISH 2ZZ3 .
    Four hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 1Z06 
    Antirequisite(s): SPANISH 1A03 
    Not open to native speakers of Spanish. The Department reserves the right to place students in the course most appropriate to their abilities.
  

  • SPANISH 2ZZ3 - Intermediate Spanish II

    3 unit(s)

    Second part of an intensive review of grammatical structures of Spanish. Emphasis will be on composition, expansion of vocabulary and oral practice. Written works in the original will be studied. The sequel to this course is SPANISH 3Z03 .
    Four hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 2Z03 
    Antirequisite(s): SPANISH 1AA3 
  

  • SPANISH 3Z03 - Advanced Conversational and Written Spanish

    3 unit(s)

    This course is designed to improve the students’ active command of the language through readings of commentaries on political and social problems as well as cultural themes. Conversational and written skills are stressed by way of discussions, practical situations and written reports.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 1AA3  or SPANISH 2ZZ3 
  

  • SPANISH 3ZZ3 - Beyond Literature: Spanish in The Contemporary World

    3 unit(s)

    Through the analysis of selected readings, compositions and translations, the course examines the style and lexicon of communication in a variety of contexts: medical, business, legal, etc.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): SPANISH 1AA3 , SPANISH 2ZZ3 
  

  • SPANISH 4II3 - Independent Study

    3 unit(s)

    The student will prepare, under the supervision of a faculty member, a research paper involving independent study in an area in which the student has demonstrated competence.
    Prerequisite(s): 12 units of Spanish above Level I and permission of the Department

Statistics {542}

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

Department Notes
1. Course codes ending with * indicate that 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 Mathematics.
  

  • STATS 1L03 - Probability and Linear Algebra

    3 unit(s)

    The algebra of probability, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, matrices, determinants, Cramer’s rule, solution of linear equations.
    Three lectures, one tutorial; one term
    Prerequisite(s): OSS Grade 11 Mathematics
    Not open to students with credit in Grade 12 Mathematics of Data Management U or STATS 1CC3, 2B03 , 2D03 , 2MA3, 2MB3 .
    Not open to students registered in the Faculties of Science or Engineering.
  

  • STATS 2B03 - Statistical Methods for Science

    3 unit(s)

    Applied statistics, with emphasis on inferential methods relevant to the environmental and life sciences. Use of a computer statistics package.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of Grade 12 Data Management U, STATS 1A03, 1L03  or registration in Level II or above of a program in the Faculty of Science
    Not open to students with credit or registration in ARTS&SCI 2R03 , COMMERCE 2QA3 , EARTH SC 2MB3, ECON 2B03 , ENVIR SC 2MB3, GEOG 2MB3, HTH SCI 1F03, 2A03 , KINESIOL 3C03 , PNB 2XE3 , STATS 2D03 , 2MA3, 2MB3 .
  

  • STATS 2D03 - Introduction to Probability

    3 unit(s)

    Combinatorics, independence, conditioning; Poisson-process; discrete and continuous distributions with statistical applications; expectation, transformations moment-generating functions joint, marginal and conditional distributions; covariance and correlation; central limit theorem.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of ARTS&SCI 1D06 , MATH 1AA3 , 1LT3 , 1NN3, 1XX3 , 1ZB3 , 1ZZ5 or ISCI 1A24 
    Not open to students with credit or registration in PSYCH 2RA3.
  

  • STATS 2MB3 - Statistical Methods and Applications

    3 unit(s)

    Estimation; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing, power; linear regression; graphical and computational methods.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 2D03 
    Not open to students with credit or registration in ARTS&SCI 2R03  or PNB 3XE3 .
  

  • STATS 3A03 - Applied Regression Analysis with SAS

    3 unit(s)

    Introduction to SAS; linear regression model; least squares method; model fitting and diagnostics; influential analysis; model building; one-way and two-way ANOVA; applications.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): ARTS&SCI 2R03  or STATS 2MB3 
    Antirequisite(s): STATS 4B03
  

  • STATS 3D03 - Mathematical Statistics

    3 unit(s)

    Multivariate distributions; distributions related to normal inference; point estimation; sampling distributions; consistency and limiting distributions; interval estimation; hypothesis testing; single parameter maximum likelihood methods; Rao-Cramer Lower Bound and Efficiency.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 2D03  and one of ISCI 2A18 , MATH 2A03 , 2L03 , 2Q04, 2X03 , 2ZZ3 
  

  • STATS 3F03* - Categorical Data Analysis

    3 unit(s)

    Two-way and three-way contingency tables, logistic regression, loglinear models for contingency tables, collapsibility, ordinal associations, multicategory logit models.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 3A03  or 4B03; and STATS 3D03 
    Antirequisite(s): STATS 4F03
  

  • STATS 3G03* - Actuarial Mathematics I

    3 unit(s)

    Survival distributions, life tables, life insurance, life annuities, net premiums and reserves.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 2D03 ; and one of MATH 2FM3 , 2K03
  

  • STATS 3H03* - Actuarial Mathematics II

    3 unit(s)

    Multiple life functions, multiple decrement models, valuation theory for pension plans.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 3G03 
  

  • STATS 3HS3* - History of Probability and Statistics

    3 unit(s)

    Origin, development and evolution of modern probabilistic and statistical concepts and methods are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the logic of inference.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of ISCI 2A18 , MATH 2A03 , MATH 2X03 ; and one of ARTS&SCI 2R03 , STATS 2D03 
  

  • STATS 3J04 - Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineering

    4 unit(s)

    Introduction to probability, data analysis, statistical inference, regression, correlation and analysis of variance, applications to civil and environmental engineering.
    Four lectures; first term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above of any program in Engineering
    Antirequisite(s): ENGINEER 3JR4, STATS 3N03, STATS 3Y03 
  

  • STATS 3PG3* - Probability and Games of Chance

    3 unit(s)

    Probabilistic treatment of games of chance. Selected topics from: conditional expectation, discrete martingales, Markov chains, game theory, house advantage, craps, video poker, gambler’s ruin, slots, betting systems.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of ISCI 2A18 , MATH 2A03 , 2X03 ; and STATS 2D03 
  

  • STATS 3S03 - Survey Sampling

    3 unit(s)

    Survey design; simple random sampling; stratified sampling; proportional allocation; ratio estimation; cluster sampling; systematic sampling and sample size determination. Exposure to real surveys.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 2D03 ; and one of ARTS&SCI 2R03 , STATS 2MB3 
  

  • STATS 3U03 - Stochastic Processes

    3 unit(s)

    Random walk, Markov chains, discrete and continuous parameter Markov processes, branching processes, birth and death processes, queuing processes.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of ISCI 2A18 , MATH 2A03 , MATH 2X03 ; and STATS 2D03 
  

  • STATS 3Y03 - Probability and Statistics for Engineering

    3 unit(s)

    Introduction to probability, data analysis, statistical inference, regression, correlation and analysis of variance.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Engineering above Level I
    Antirequisite(s): ENGINEER 3JR4, STATS 3J04 , 3N03
  

  • STATS 4A03* - Time Series

    3 unit(s)

    Stationary, auto-regressive and moving-average series, Box-Jenkins methods, trend and seasonal effects, tests for white noise, estimation and forecasting methods, introduction to time series in the frequency domain.
    Three lectures; first term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 3A03 , STATS 3D03 
  

  • STATS 4C03* - Generalized Linear Models

    3 unit(s)

    Normal linear model, exponential family, iteratively-reweighted least squares, logistic regression, Poisson regression and log-linear models, other families of GLM’s, analysis of deviance and model checking, residual analysis.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 3A03  or 4B03; and STATS 3D03 
  

  • STATS 4CI3* - Computational Methods for Inference

    3 unit(s)

    Monte Carlo methods; bootstrap and jackknife methods; multi-parameter maximum likelihood; computation in nonlinear likelihood inference; The EM Algorithm; sufficiency and its applications; optimal hypothesis tests; Bayesian inference; Markov Chain Monte Carlo.
    Three lectures; first term
    Prerequisite(s): STATS 3D03 
    Antirequisite(s): STATS 3CI3
  

  • STATS 4D03* - Intermediate Probability Theory

    3 unit(s)

    Construction of probability spaces and random variables, integration, conditional expectation, law of large numbers, convergence of series, weak convergence, characteristic functions and central limit theorems, martingales.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 3A03 , STATS 2D03 
  

  • STATS 4M03* - Multivariate Analysis

    3 unit(s)

    Multivariate distributions: Normal, Wishart, T2 and others; regression; correlation; principal components; general linear hypothesis.
    Three lectures; first term
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 2R03 ; and STATS 3D03  (or 3D06)
  

  • STATS 4P03* - Advanced Applied Statistics

    3 unit(s)

    Statistical computing; statistical software packages; working with large data sets; exploratory data analysis; graphical methods; statistical consulting practice.
    Three lectures; second term
    Prerequisite(s): Credit or registration in one of STATS 3A03 , STATS 3D03  or 4B03
  

  • STATS 4W03 - Reading in Statistics

    3 unit(s)

    Directed reading in areas of statistics of interest to the student and the instructor.
    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Chair of the Department
    STATS 4W03 may be repeated, if on a different topic.

Sustainability {539}

Courses with the SUSTAIN designation are administered by the Faculty of Engineering.
  

  • SUSTAIN 1S03 - Introduction to Sustainability

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective which examines the historical and societal lenses through which sustainability is viewed. Students will learn terminology, theories and concepts to effectively communicate across disciplines and on various topics of sustainability.
    One three hour lecture; one one-hour tutorial; first term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level I or above.
    Antirequisite(s): SUSTAIN 2A03 
  

  • SUSTAIN 2S03 - Evaluating Problems & Sustainable Solutions

    3 unit(s)

    Students will learn how to identify problems and evaluate sustainable solutions to societal problems from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course will involve active experiential learning which emphasizes actions on local projects.
    One three-hour lecture, one one-hour tutorial; second term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above.
  

  • SUSTAIN 3S03 - Implementing Sustainable Change

    3 unit(s)

    Exploring agency, leadership, and strategy effectiveness within the context of sustainability. The course will include interdisciplinary perspectives, experiential learning and community engagement projects.
    One three-hour lecture, one one-hour tutorial; first term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above.
    Antirequisite(s): SUSTAIN 3A03

Theatre & Film Studies {551}

Courses in Theatre & Film Studies are administered by the School of the Arts.
Togo Salmon Hall, Room 414, ext. 27671
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~sota/index.html

Department Notes

  1. Students are advised to note carefully the prerequisites for all courses, and take note which courses are offered in alternate years.
  2. The following courses, offered by other departments, directly pertain to Theatre & Film Studies. These are recommended as electives. Up to nine units of courses from this list may be available as substitutes for Theatre & Film courses, and counted toward the fulfi llment of a program in Theatre & Film Studies. Students are advised that there may be restrictions on enrolment in these courses.
    FRENCH 3Q03 Seventeenth-Century French Literature 
    KINESIOL 3SS3 Body, Mind, Spirit 
    KINESIOL 3T03 Dance Performance 
    RELIG ST 2YY3 The Bible and Film 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.
  

  • THTR&FLM 1T03 - Introduction to Theatre, Cinema and Society

    3 unit(s)

    An exploration of how different forms of theatre and cinema tell stories and of the social impact of these forms.
    Two lectures, one tutorial; one term
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 1A03
  

  • THTR&FLM 2AA3 - Acting as Devising

    3 unit(s)

    Students work in studio to explore how the actor’s creative process reflects and challenges the norms that structure contemporary social relationships.
    Two studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Theatre and Film Studies
  

  • THTR&FLM 2BB3 - Designing as Devising

    3 unit(s)

    Students work in studio to learn basic techniques for using visual and sound design as a basis for creating performance pieces.
    Two studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Honours Art, Multimedia, or Theatre & Film Studies; or permission of the School of the Arts.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2BB6 - The Development of English Drama

    6 unit(s)

    English drama from the medieval period to the close of the 18th century (excluding Shakespeare).
    Three hours; two terms
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in English or Theatre and Film Studies
    Cross-list(s): ENGLISH 2B06 
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2CP3 - Culture and Performance

    3 unit(s)

    A critical examination of performances that produce social and cultural thought and of the artists’ strategic practices, particularly in terms of challenges to artistic and social norms.
    Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of THTR&FLM 1A03, 1B03, or THTR&FLM 1T03 ; and registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 2E03, 3I03; CMST 2S03, 3L03; ART HIST 3L03
  

  • THTR&FLM 2DP3 - Devising Processes

    3 unit(s)

    Students learn basic processes for scripting devised performance through theatre games, archival research and analytical exercises.
    Two studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Theatre and Film Studies
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 3G03
  

  • THTR&FLM 2FA3 - Film Analysis

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to an interrelated set of approaches to film study, all of which are defined by their attention to the filmic text and which provide students with a grasp of the fundamentals of film analysis.
    Two lectures, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 1B03
    Cross-list(s): ART HIST 2FA3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 2G03 - The Ancient World in Film

    3 unit(s)

    The emphasis is on myth (Amazons, Hercules) and history (slave revolts, banquets, decadent emperors), studied via Greek and Latin accounts (in translation) and cinematic versions (e.g., Electra, Medea, Mighty Aphrodite, Apocalypse Now, Spartacus, I Claudius)
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): CMST 2Y03
    Cross-list(s): CLASSICS 2E03 
    This course is administered by the Department of Classics.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2P03 - Performance and Performativity

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to the study of performative modes of communication such as storytelling, gesture, movement, dress. Students will learn to analyze the relationship between cultural performances, such as games, garage bands, group facilitation, or live theatre and social structures.
    Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Three units of Communication Studies or Multimedia and registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): SOTA 2G03
    Cross-list(s): CMST 2G03 
    This course is administered by the Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2S03 - Split Screen - Modern Germany Through Cinema

    3 unit(s)

    This course looks at contemporary German culture and national identity through the most representative West and East German films of the past decades.
    Two hours plus one film screening per week; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Cross-list(s): GERMAN 2S03 
    Offered on an irregular rotation basis.
    This course is administered by the Department of Linguistics and Languages.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2T03 - Music for Film and Television

    3 unit(s)

    An examination of how music functions to help create meanings in film and television programs. Examples will be drawn from throughout the history of film and television.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Cross-list(s): CMST 2T03 , MUSIC 2F03 
    This course is administered by Music.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2TT3 - Survey of Musical Theatre

    3 unit(s)

    A historical examination of the development of English-language musical theatre in the twentieth century.
    Two three-hour lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Cross-list(s): MUSIC 2TT3 
    Offered during the Spring/Summer Session only.
    This course is administered by Music.
  

  • THTR&FLM 2Y03 - Greek Tragedy


    Selected plays of the Greek tragic playwrights will be read in translation and considered in their literary, historical or social contexts.
    Three lectures; one term
     
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above of any program
    Cross-list(s): CLASSICS 2YY3 
    Offered in alternate years
  

  • THTR&FLM 3AA3 - Modernist Drama and Theatre in Europe

    3 unit(s)

    This course studies representative dramas and theatre productions that highlight the diversity of plays on the twentieth-century stage.
    One seminar (two hours), plus weekly play readings/screenings (two hours); one term
    Prerequisite(s): THTR&FLM 1T03   and registration in Level III or above
  

  • THTR&FLM 3DD3 - Contemporary Canadian Drama and Theatre

    3 unit(s)

    An examination of changing approaches to plays and performances in contemporary Canadian theatre, with an emphasis on post-colonialism, cultural diversity and the performance of gender and class.
    Three lectures; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 3F03 
    Cross-list(s): ENGLISH 3DD3 
    Offered in alternate years
  

  • THTR&FLM 3FF3 - Cinema History to WWII

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to the history of narrative film from its beginnings to the Second World War. It focuses on narrative cinema’s development from aesthetic, social, technological and economic perspectives while also touching on a selected number of issues in film theory.
    Two lectures, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): ART HIST 2G03, CMST 2X03, THTR&FLM 2F03
    Cross-list(s): ART HIST 3FL3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 3HH3 - Specialized Performance Technique

    3 unit(s)

    This intensive studio course offers students the opportunity to work with a guest artist in an intensive three-week workshop focusing on a specialized acting technique. Topic announced before course enrolment begins and could be from the following: physical theatre, clowning, Viewpoints, Indigenous performance traditions, commedia dell’Arte, or mime. Off-campus alternate workshops may be considered. Consult the School of the Arts.
    3 weeks (48 hours)
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Offered during the Spring/Summer Session only.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3KL6 - Shakespeare

    6 unit(s)

    An extensive critical reading and discussion of selected plays.
    Three hours; two terms
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in English or Theatre and Film Studies
    Cross-list(s): ENGLISH 3K06 
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3L03 - Cinema History from WWII

    3 unit(s)

    An exploration of narrative film from 1941 to the present day, incorporating a study of a variety of narrative cinema styles. Theoretical issues will include questions of cinema’s relationship to other art forms, narrative, genre and authorship.
    Two lectures, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): ART HIST 2G03, THTR&FLM 2F03 or THTR&FLM 3FF3 
    Antirequisite(s): CMST 3XX3
    Cross-list(s): ART HIST 3XX3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 3M03 - Analyzing Entertainment Culture

    3 unit(s)

    Critical approaches to forms of entertainment culture which permeate our everyday lives (e.g., popular films, video culture, television). Topics may include the cultural meanings of popular imagery, star-gazing and commercialization.
    Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above and one of THTR&FLM 2CP3 , THTR&FLM 2FA3 , or CMST 2BB3 
    Cross-list(s): CMST 3SS3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 3N03 - Artists’ Alternative Film and Video

    3 unit(s)

    An exploration of artists’ film and video produced outside of dominant institutions, including such practices as documentary, autobiography, community projects, experimental film, short film and video art.
    Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above and one of THTR&FLM 2CP3 , 2E03, THTR&FLM 2FA3 , or CMST 2BB3 
    Cross-list(s): CMST 3UU3 
    Offered in alternate years.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3OP6 - Organizing the Performance Space

    6 unit(s)

    Students explore the contributions of design, production and stage management to theatrical production through studio exercises and work on department productions.
    Two Studios plus Practicum Work (includes evenings and weekends as determined by production schedules); two terms
    Prerequisite(s): THTR&FLM 2BB3  and registration in Level III or above of a program in Theatre & Film Studies. Not to be taken concurrently with THTR&FLM 4A06 .
    Antirequisite(s): THTR&FLM 3C03, 3CC3
  

  • THTR&FLM 3P03 - Women and Visual Culture

    3 unit(s)

    Students will explore ideas about representation, spectatorship and production in relation to issues of social difference, such as gender, race and class, sexuality and disability. Emphasis is on visual modalities, particularly film.
    Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above; and one of ART HIST 2A03 , CMST 2BB3 , CMST 2G03 , CMST 2H03 , THTR&FLM 1B03, THTR&FLM 1T03 , THTR&FLM 2FA3  or WOMEN ST 1A03 , WOMEN ST 1AA3 
    Cross-list(s): CMST 3BB3 , WOMEN ST 3BB3 
    This course is administered by Women’s Studies.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3PC3 - Performance and Community Outreach

    3 unit(s)

    Through case studies, theoretical analysis and practical exercises, students learn how to develop and produce performances that respond to community concerns.
    Four hours (two studios); one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of THTR&FLM 2AA3 , THTR&FLM 2BB3 , 2C03, THTR&FLM 2CP3 , or THTR&FLM 2DP3 ; and registration in Level III or IV of a program in Theatre and Film Studies
  

  • THTR&FLM 3PR3 - Text-based Devising: Research and Development

    3 unit(s)

    Students will learn the basic skills necessary for the research and planning phase of public performance through preparatory work for departmental productions. Students will learn the research and studio skills necessary to devise productions from previously scripted texts. This class will begin the creative process for the departmental production in the Fall term. Studio fees are a course requirement. Check with instructor what these costs are before end of drop and add period.
    Three hours (studio and lectures); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Nine units of Level II Theatre & Film Studies, including one of THTR&FLM 2AA3 , THTR&FLM 2BB3 , or THTR&FLM 2DP3 
    Offered during the Spring/Summer Session only.
    Alternates with     THTR&FLM 3PS3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 3PS3 - Devising New Plays: Research and Development

    3 unit(s)

    Students will learn the research and studio skills necessary to devise new plays. This class will begin the creative process for the departmental production in the Fall term. Studio fees are a course requirement. Check with instructor what these costs are before end of drop and add period.
    Three hours (studio and lectures); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Nine units of Level II Theatre & Film Studies, including one of THTR&FLM 2AA3 , 2BB3 , or 2DP3 
    Offered during the Spring/Summer Session only.
    Alternates with THTR&FLM 3PR3 .
  

  • THTR&FLM 3QQ3 - Local and Global Spaces in Cinema

    3 unit(s)

    A study of selected films that theorize local and global spaces and their inhabitants. Topics may include gender, race, indigenous societies, borders, exile and displacement, citizenship, and nation.
    Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): THTR&FLM 1B03, 1T03 , or  2FA3  ; and registration in Level III or above
  

  • THTR&FLM 3R03 - Reading Film

    3 unit(s)

    A critical examination of selected films and film genres as cultural texts, using methods drawn from film theory and cultural studies.
    Three lectures, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above of a program in Art History, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, English, Multimedia or Theatre & Film Studies. It is recommended that students should already have taken THTR&FLM 3FF3 .
    Antirequisite(s): COMP LIT 3L03
    Cross-list(s): CSCT 3CC3  ENGLISH 3CC3 
    Offered in alternate years.
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3S03 - Major Production Workshop

    3 unit(s)

    Students will form the core artistic team for the School’s November Major Production. This course is reserved for students with a demonstrated ability to collaborate in creative teams. Students wishing to register in this course must submit an application form to the School of the Arts by the end of April to guarantee consideration for the following year.
    Two two-hour studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III of any program in Theatre & Film Studies and permission of the School of the Arts.
  

  • THTR&FLM 3SD3 - Scripting the Devised Performance

    3 unit(s)

    A practical study of the structural qualities and social impact of different dramatic forms and their use in scripting performances for specific audiences.
    Two hours studio, one hour lecture and discussion; one term
    Prerequisite(s): A grade of at least B- in THTR&FLM 2AA3 , THTR&FLM 2BB3 , 2C03 or THTR&FLM 2DP3 ; and registration in Level III or above of a program in Theatre & Film Studies
  

  • THTR&FLM 3U03 - Pleasure and Critique in Dramatic Performance

    3 unit(s)

    An exploration of the relationship between pleasure and critique in a range of dramatic performances for theatre, cinema and related art forms.
    Three hours (lecture and discussion); one term
    Prerequisite(s): One of THTR&FLM 1A03, 1B03 or THTR&FLM 1T03 ; and registration in Level III or above
  

  • THTR&FLM 3WW3 - Acting and the Voice: Devising from Classical Texts

    3 unit(s)

    Using classical texts as a springboard, students will learn to use their voices as an important resource in the devising of new work.
    Two studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Theatre & Film Studies; and a grade of at least B- in THTR&FLM 2AA3 
    Alternates with THTR&FLM 3XX3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 3XX3 - Acting and the Body: Devising Physical Theatre

    3 unit(s)

    A practical investigation of the ways actors can use their own bodies as a central resource in the devising of new work.
    Two studios; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Theatre & Film Studies; and a grade of at least B- in THTR&FLM 2AA3 
    Alternates with THTR&FLM 3WW3 
  

  • THTR&FLM 4A06 - Theatre and Society: A Performance Project

    6 unit(s)

    Students will work in small groups to create and critique public performances.
    Two lectures and practical exercises, plus rehearsals; two terms
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level IV of an Honours program in Theatre & Film Studies and permission of the School of the Arts. Starting in 2010, students proposing an original script must have taken THTR&FLM 3SD3 .
    Admission to THTR&FLM 4A06 will be based primarily on academic standing. In addition, students must complete a written application on a form provided by the School of the Arts, which must be submitted in March of the academic year prior to registration. Final selection will be made by Theatre and Film Studies faculty.
  

  • THTR&FLM 4C03 - Performance and Society

    3 unit(s)

    Senior Seminar: Contemporary theories about the relationship of performance and social structures.
    Seminar (two hours); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or IV of an Honours program in Theatre & Film Studies
    Offered in alternate years.
    Priority will be given to students registered in Level IV of any Theatre & Film Studies program.
  

  • THTR&FLM 4D03 - Theatre, Society and Early Cinema

    3 unit(s)

    Senior seminar: A study of the relationship between theatre and film. It is organized by topics that have been the focus of recent scholarship.
    Seminar (two hours), plus weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or IV of an Honours program in Theatre & Film Studies
    Priority will be given to students registered in Level IV of any Theatre & Film Studies program.
  

  • THTR&FLM 4E03 - Cinema and Society

    3 unit(s)

    Senior seminar: Students work with interdisciplinary theories and examine how selected films produce social meanings.
    Seminar (two hours); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or IV of an Honours program in Theatre & Film Studies; or registration in Level IV of an Honours program in Communication Studies.
    THTR&FLM 3FF3  is recommended. Priority will be given first to students registered in Level IV of any Theatre & Film Studies program and then to students registered in Level IV of the Communication Studies program.

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  • WHMIS 1A00 - Introduction to Health and Safety

    0 unit(s)

    Introduction to safety guidelines at McMaster University, acceptable safety conduct and positive safety attitudes and practices in laboratories and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
    This course is evaluated on a Complete/Fail basis.
    Web modules
    Antirequisite(s): ART 1HS0, ENGINEER 1A00, ENG TECH 1A00, NURSING 1A00, SCIENCE 1A00
    This requirement must be completed prior to the start of the first lab. Students who fail the quiz must reattempt it and will not be permitted in any course with a lab component or any Level II ART course until the requirement has been successfully completed.

Women’s Studies {642}

The following courses in Women’s Studies are administered by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies  (Togo Salmon Hall, Room 313, ext 24265, www.gsfr.mcmaster.ca): WOMEN ST 1A03 , 1AA3,  2AA3,  2M03,  3BB3 .

All other WOMEN ST courses that appear in this calendar are administered by the cross-listed department.

 

Courses

If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open.
  

  • WOMEN ST 1A03 - Women, Culture, Power

    3 unit(s)

    An interdisciplinary introduction to Women’s Studies focusing on how women and men shape and are shaped by culture (including popular culture), systems of power and institutional ideologies.
    Three hours (two lectures, one tutorial); one term
  

  • WOMEN ST 1AA3 - Women Transforming the World

    3 unit(s)

    An interdisciplinary introduction to Women’s Studies that explores women’s historic and current collective efforts to transform social, economic and political conditions both nationally and globally.
    Three hours (two lectures, one tutorial); one term
  

  • WOMEN ST 2A03 - Human Rights and Social Justice

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to the growing national and international discussion of human rights, exploring the value and limitations of universal rights, equality under the law and social justice.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): WOMEN ST 1A03  or WOMEN ST 1AA3 ; or PEACE ST 1A03 ; or registration in any Labour Studies or Peace Studies program
    Cross-list(s): LABR ST 2W03 , PEACE ST 2B03 
    This course is administered by Peace Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2AA3 - Introduction to Feminist Thought

    3 unit(s)

    An introduction to the history of feminist theorizing, including liberal, radical, socialist, multiracial, poststructural, postcolonial, third wave, queer and global feminist approaches.
    Three hours (two lectures, one tutorial); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2B03 - Women in the Biblical Tradition

    3 unit(s)

    This course will focus on the portrayal of women in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. Among the texts to be dealt with are examples of biblical narrative and legal material, the gospels, the letters of Paul and extra-biblical material.
    Two lectures, one tutorial; one term
    Cross-list(s): RELIG ST 2B03 
    This course is administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2BB3 - Images of the Divine Feminine

    3 unit(s)

    An examination of goddesses and female religious symbols in a variety of cultures: tribal, eastern and western.
    Two lectures, one tutorial; one term
    Cross-list(s): RELIG ST 2BB3 
    This course is administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2J03 - Gender and Performance

    3 unit(s)

    An examination of gender as identities performed or constructed in complex social, historical and cultural processes and conditions, including how gender gives meaning to different performance texts, as well as to a range of performance practices in daily life.
    Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above of a program in Communication Studies, Multimedia or Women’s Studies
    Cross-list(s): CMST 2H03 
    This course is administered by the Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2K06 - Studies in Women Writers

    6 unit(s)

    A closely focused course on women’s writing in English. The topic for the course varies, sometimes concentrating on specific issues, sometimes on an historical period or national literature. Relevant feminist theory is a component of the course.
    Three hours; two terms
    Prerequisite(s): WOMEN ST 1A03 , WOMEN ST 1AA3 ; or permission of the Director of Women’s Studies
    Cross-list(s): CSCT 2K06 , ENGLISH 2K06 
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 2M03 - Sex, Gender and Popular Culture

    3 unit(s)

    An exploration of how gender and sexuality are constructed in popular media such as music, fiction, film, fashion and television, both historically and in the present.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
  

  • WOMEN ST 3BB3 - Women and Visual Culture

    3 unit(s)

    Students will explore ideas about representation, spectatorship and production in relation to issues of social difference, such as gender, race and class. Emphasis is on visuality in forms such as film, video, television, advertising, et cetera.
    Two hour lecture and discussion, plus one weekly film screening; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or above; and one of ART HIST 2A03 , CMST 2BB3 , CMST 2G03 , CMST 2H03 , THTR&FLM 1B03, THTR&FLM 1T03 , THTR&FLM 2FA3 , WOMEN ST 1A03 , WOMEN ST 1AA3 
    Cross-list(s): CMST 3BB3 , THTR&FLM 3P03 
    Not open to students with credit or registration in WOMEN ST 3B03, if the topic was Images of Women: Reading Art, Media and Popular Culture.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3FF3 - Gender and Religion

    3 unit(s)

    A study of gender in several religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Important female religious figures and feminist theology will also be studied.
    Two lectures, one tutorial; one term
    Antirequisite(s): RELIG ST 2SS3
    Cross-list(s): RELIG ST 3FF3 
    This course is administered by the Department of Religious Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3G03 - History of Women in Canada and the U.S. to 1920

    3 unit(s)

    This course examines key areas of women’s history, such as indigenous cultures, slavery, immigration, religion, “witchcraft”, the family, sexuality, paid and unpaid labour, and the first wave of the women’s movement.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): WOMEN ST 3X03
    Cross-list(s): HISTORY 3W03 
    This course is administered by the Department of History.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3GG3 - History of Women in Canada and the U.S. from 1920

    3 unit(s)

    This course examines key areas of women’s history, such as the impact of the Great Depression and the Second World War, the civil rights movement, the sexual revolution, and the second wave of the women’s movement.
    Three hours (lectures and discussion); one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level II or above
    Antirequisite(s): WOMEN ST 3X03
    Cross-list(s): HISTORY 3WW3 
    This course is administered by the Department of History.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3H03 - Critical Race Studies

    3 unit(s)

    This course examines contemporary debates in critical race theory in an attempt to critically decode the operations of race in literary and cultural texts.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, English, Justice, Political Philosophy and Law, or Peace Studies
    Antirequisite(s): COMP LIT 3RR3
    Cross-list(s): CSCT 3A03 , ENGLISH 3A03 , PEACE ST 3A03 
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3HH3 - Theories of Gender and Sexuality

    3 unit(s)

    This course explores a range of theories of gender and sexuality by working through readings from the intersecting fields of feminist, queer and masculinity studies.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in a program in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, English, or Justice, Political Philosophy and Law
    Antirequisite(s): COMP LIT 3AA3
    Cross-list(s): CSCT 3AA3 , ENGLISH 3AA3 
    This course is administered by the Department of English and Cultural Studies.
  

  • WOMEN ST 3I03 - Philosophy and Feminism

    3 unit(s)

    A study of philosophical issues in feminist thought.
    Three hours; one term
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level III or IV of any program or six units of Philosophy. WOMEN ST 1A03 , WOMEN ST 1AA3  are recommended.
    Cross-list(s): PHILOS 3I03 
    Offered in alternate years.
    This course is administered by the Department of Philosophy.
  

  • WOMEN ST 4D03 - Independent Study

    3 unit(s)

    In consultation with a faculty member, students will research an approved topic, on the basis of materials outside normally available course offerings. A major paper will be required.
    Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level IV of the Combined Honours in Women’s Studies program and permission of the Director
 

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