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.

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 Specialization) 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 Specialization) students lacking KINESIOL 2Y03  and 2YY3  are strongly encouraged to contact the instructor of KINESIOL 2CC3  to discuss possible prerequisite deficiencies.
10. 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.)