Freshman Science students may choose electives from the courses listed below, once the required and complementary courses have been selected as part of the B.Sc. Freshman program.
Note: Courses that are not being offered in the current year are not listed in Class Schedule on Minerva. Also, you should consult timetable information via Minerva for changes in course offerings or times and for the locations of the courses. Reminder: all courses have limited enrolment.
Math & Science courses
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable in the first term as they require university level prerequisites. Please check the Calendar course entries for further information about appropriate background, or the program adviser (from specific departments), before registering.
Note: The courses highlighted below are also listed under the list of approved Freshman Science courses for the B.Sc. Freshman program.
Note: Science courses numbered 18X (e.g. EPSC 182) are considered general interest courses, and are not part of any program. These courses have no prerequisites.
Note: First Year Seminar courses (CHEM 199, COMP 199, EPSC 199, GEOG 199, PSYT 199) are designed to provide a closer interaction with professors and better working relations with peers than is available in large introductory courses. These seminars endeavour to teach the latest scholarly developements and expose participants to advanced research methods. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students in any seminar is 25, although some are limited to even fewer than that.
| Atmospheric & Oceanic Science | ESYS 104 The Earth System ATOC 181 Intro to Atmospheric Science ATOC 182 Intro to Oceanic Sciences ATOC 183 Climate and Climate Change ATOC 184 Science of Storms ATOC 185 Natural Disasters |
| Biology | BIOL 111 Principles:Organismal Biology BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology BIOL 200 Molecular Biology BIOL 201 Cell Biology & Metabolism BIOL 202 Basic Genetics BIOL 205 Biology of Organisms BIOL 206 Meth in Biology of Organisms BIOL 210 Perspectives of Science BIOL 240 Monteregian Flora |
| Chemistry | CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1 CHEM 115 Acc Gen Chem: Giants in Sci CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2 CHEM 180 World of Chem: Environment CHEM 181 World of Chem: Food CHEM 182 World of Chem: Technology CHEM 183 World of Chem: Drugs CHEM 199 FYS: Why Chemistry? CHEM 203 Survey of Physical Chemistry CHEM 204 Physical Chem./Biol.Sci. 1 CHEM 212 Intro Organic Chemistry 1 CHEM 214 Physical Chem./Biol. Sci. 2 CHEM 217 General Analytical Chem Lab 1 CHEM 219 Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry CHEM 222 Intro Organic Chemistry 2 CHEM 223 Intro Phys Chem 1 CHEM 243 Intro Phys Chem 2 CHEM 253 Intro Phys Chem 1 Lab CHEM 263 Intro Phys Chem 2 Lab CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 CHEM 287 Intro Analytical Chemistry CHEM 297 Intro Analytical Chem. Lab. |
| Computer Science |
COMP 102 Computers & Computing |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences | ESYS 104 The Earth System EPSC 180 The Terrestrial Planets EPSC 181 Environmental Geology EPSC 182 Astrobiology EPSC 185 Natural Disasters EPSC 199 FYS: Earth & Planetary Explor. EPSC 201 Understanding Planet Earth EPSC 233 Earth and Life History EPSC 334 Invertebrate Paleontology |
| Geography | ESYS 104 The Earth System GEOG 199 FYS: Geo-Environments GEOG 201 Intro Geo-Information Science GEOG 203 Environmental Systems GEOG 205 Global Chg:Past, Pres & Future GEOG 221 Environment and Health GEOG 272 Earth\'s Changing Surface |
| Mathematics and Statistics | MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry MATH 139 Calculus 1 with Precalculus MATH 140 Calculus 1 MATH 141 Calculus 2 MATH 150 Calculus A MATH 151 Calculus B MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 MATH 204 Principles of Statistics 2 MATH 222 Calculus 3 MATH 223 Linear Algebra |
| Physics | PHYS 101 Intro Physics - Mechanics PHYS 102 Intro Physics-Electromagnetism PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves PHYS 142 Electromagnetism & Optics PHYS 180 Space, Time & Matter PHYS 181 Everyday Physics PHYS 182 Our Evolving Universe PHYS 183 The Milky Way Inside and Out PHYS 184 Energy and the Environment PHYS 224 Physics of Music PHYS 225 course description not available |
| Physiology | PHGY 199 course description not available |
| Psychology | PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 199 FYS: Mind-Body Medicine PSYC 204 Intro to Psychological Stats PSYC 305 Statistics for Exper Design |
| Psychiatry | PSYT 199 FYS: Mental Illness&The Brain |
Arts courses
I. Social Sciences
Note: If you intend to follow a psychology program, you should not register in SOCI-216 (Social Psychology). PSYC 215 Social Psychology is more appropriate. Credit will not be given for both courses.
| Anthropology | ANTH 201 Prehistoric Archaeology ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology ANTH 203 Human Evolution ANTH 204 Anthropology of Meaning ANTH 206 Environment and Culture ANTH 207 Ethnography Through Film ANTH 208 Evolutionary Anthropology ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology ANTH 227 Medical Anthropology |
| Canadian Studies | CANS 200 Intro to the Study of Canada (also listed as a Humanities course) |
| Economics | ECON 199 FYS: Aspects of Globalization ECON 205 An Intro to Political Economy ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis&Applic ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis&Applic ECON 219 Current Econ Problems:Topics ECON 223 Pol Economy of Trade Policy ECON 225 Economics of the Environment |
| Geography | GEOG 199 FYS: Geo-Environments (also listed as a Math & Science course) GEOG 200 Geo Persp:World Env Problems GEOG 201 Intro Geo-Information Science GEOG 205 Global Chg:Past, Pres & Future GEOG 210 Global Places and Peoples GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy GEOG 217 Cities in the Modern World GEOG 221 Environment and Health |
| History | HIST 194 FYS: Jewish Concepts of Others HIST 195 FYS: Sources of World History HIST 197 FYS: Race in Latin America HIST 198 FYS:Nation Bldg&Nationalism HIST 199 course description not available HIST 200 Intro to African History HIST 201 Modern African History HIST 202 Survey: Canada to 1867 HIST 203 Survey:Canada since 1867 HIST 204 Hist of Great Britain to 1688 HIST 205 Ancient Mediterranean History HIST 206 Africa& the Indian Ocean World HIST 207 Jewish History:400 BCE to 1000 HIST 208 Intro to East Asian History HIST 211 American History to 1865 HIST 212 course description not available HIST 213 World History, 1300-2000 HIST 214 Intro to European History HIST 215 Modern European History HIST 216 History of Russia to 1801 HIST 218 Modern East Asian History HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000-2000 HIST 221 United States since 1865 HIST 225 course description not available HIST 226 E Central &SE Europe in 20th C HIST 236 Russia from 1801 to 1991 HIST 249 Health&the Healer in West Hist |
| Linguistics | LING 200 Intro to the Study of Language LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics |
| Political Science | POLI 211 Comp Government&Politics POLI 212 Gov\'t&Politics-Developed World POLI 221 Government of Canada POLI 222 Political Proc&Behav in Canada POLI 226 La vie politique québécoise POLI 227 Developing Areas/Introduction POLI 231 Intro to Political Theory POLI 232 Modern Political Thought POLI 243 Intl Poltcs of Econ Relations POLI 244 Intl Politics: State Behaviour |
| Psychology | PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 211 Intro Behavioural Neuroscience PSYC 212 Perception PSYC 213 Cognition PSYC 215 Social Psychology |
| Sexual Diversity Studies | SDST 250 Intro: Sexual Diversity St |
| Sociology | SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry SOCI 219 Sociology of Culture SOCI 222 Urban Sociology SOCI 225 Medicine&Health in Mod Society SOCI 230 Sociology of Ethnic Relations SOCI 234 Population & Society SOCI 235 Technology and Society SOCI 247 Family & Modern Society SOCI 250 Social Problems SOCI 254 Development&Underdevelopment SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender |
| Social Studies of Medicine | SSMD 199 course description not available |
| Women Studies | WMST 200 Intro to Women\'s Studies |
II. Humanities
Note: Some of the courses listed below are not suitable for first term as they require university level prerequisites. Please check the Calendar course entries for further information about appropriate background before registering.
| Art History | ARTH 204 Intro to Medieval Art & Arch ARTH 205 Introduction to Modern Art ARTH 207 Intro Early Mod Art 1400-1600 ARTH 209 Intro to Ancient Art and Arch ARTH 215 Introduction to East Asian Art ARTH 223 Intro Early Mod Art 1600-1700 |
| Canadian Studies | CANS 200 Intro to the Study of Canada |
| Catholic Studies | CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism |
| Classics | CLAS 203 Greek Mythology CLAS 208 Introduction to Roman Lit. CLAS 309 The Greek and Roman Novel CLAS 311 course description not available CLAS 313 course description not available CLAS 314 Intermediate Latin: Historians |
| Communication Studies | COMS 200 History of Communication COMS 210 Intro to Communication Studies COMS 230 Communication and Democracy |
| East Asian Studies | EAST 211 Intro:East Asian Culture:China EAST 212 Intro:East Asian Culture:Japan EAST 213 Intro:East Asian Culture:Korea EAST 214 Japanese Animation & New Media EAST 215 Introduction to East Asian Art EAST 216 Chinese Action Film EAST 351 Women Writers of China EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema EAST 354 Taoist & Buddhist Apocalypses EAST 356 Modern & Contemp. Chinese Art EAST 362 Japanese Cinema EAST 363 course description not available EAST 364 Mass Culture & Postwar Japan EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan EAST 385 Society and Community in Korea EAST 390 The Chinese Family in History |
| English | ENGL 199 FYS: Literature and Democracy ENGL 200 Survey of English Literature 1 ENGL 201 Survey of English Lit 2 ENGL 204 course description not available ENGL 215 Intro to Shakespeare ENGL 225 American Literature 1 ENGL 226 American Literature 2 ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 ENGL 237 Intro to Study of a Lit Form ENGL 279 Introduction to Film as Art ENGL 280 Intro to Film as Mass Medium |
| French Language & Literature | FREN 199 FYS: Littérature française FREN 250 Litt française avant 1800 FREN 251 Litt française depuis 1800 |
| German Studies | GERM 197 FYS: Images of Otherness GERM 259 Intro to German Literature 1 GERM 260 Intro to German Literature 2 |
| Hispanic Studies | HISP 225 Hispanic Civilization 1 HISP 226 Hispanic Civilization 2 HISP 241 Survey of Spanish Lit 1 HISP 242 Survey of Spanish Lit 2 HISP 243 Survey of Spanish Amer Lit 1 HISP 244 Survey of Spanish Amer Lit 2 |
| Italian Studies | ITAL 300 course description not available ITAL 311 course description not available ITAL 320 course description not available ITAL 327 A Literary Map of Italy ITAL 328 course description not available ITAL 330 course description not available ITAL 355 Dante and the Middle Ages ITAL 361 Italian Prose after 1945 ITAL 365 The Italian Renaissance ITAL 374 Classics of Italian Cinema ITAL 375 Cinema&Society in Modern Italy |
| Jewish Studies | JWST 199 FYS:Images-Jewish Identities JWST 201 Jewish Law JWST 206 Intro to Yiddish Literature JWST 211 Jewish St 1: Biblical Period JWST 217 Jewish St 3: 1000 to 2000 JWST 225 Literature and Society JWST 240 The Holocaust JWST 252 Interdisciplinary Lectures JWST 254 The Jewish Holy Days JWST 261 Hist of Jewish Phil & Thought |
| Music | MUAR 201 Basic Materials:Western Mus MUAR 202 Basic Materials:Western Mus 2 MUAR 211 The Art of Listening MUAR 374 Special Topics in Music MUAR 384 Romanticism & the Piano MUAR 387 The Opera MUAR 389 The Symphony and Concerto MUAR 392 Popular Music after 1945 MUAR 393 Intro to Jazz |
| Music History | MUHL 184 course description not available MUHL 185 course description not available MUHL 220 course description not available |
| Music Theory | MUTH 110 course description not available MUTH 111 course description not available |
| Philosophy | PHIL 199 FYS: Minds, Brain and Machines PHIL 200 Intro to Philosophy 1 PHIL 201 Intro to Philosophy 2 PHIL 210 Intro to Deductive Logic 1 PHIL 220 course description not available PHIL 221 Intro to Hist & Phil of Sci 2 PHIL 230 Intro to Moral Philosophy 1 PHIL 237 Contemporary Moral Issues PHIL 240 Political Philosophy 1 PHIL 242 Intro to Feminist Theory |
| Religious Studies | RELG 201 Religions:Ancient Near East RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity&Islam RELG 207 The Study of World Religions 1 RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth RELG 232 course description not available RELG 252 Hinduism & Buddhism RELG 253 Religions of East Asia RELG 256 Women in Judaism and Islam RELG 270 Religious Ethics & the Environ RELG 271 Sexual Ethics |
| Russian & Slavic Studies | RUSS 217 Russia\'s Eternal Questions RUSS 218 Russian Lit in Revolution RUSS 219 Russian Literature in Recovery RUSS 223 Russian 19c: Literary Giants 1 RUSS 224 Russian 19c. Literary Giants 2 |
| Women Studies | WMST 200 Intro to Women\'s Studies |
III. Languages
Note: No more than one language should be taken at the introductory level during the Freshman year. Students with prior knowledge of the language may take higher-level courses with permission from the department.
| Classics | CLAS 210 Introductory Latin 1 CLAS 212 Introductory Latin 2 CLAS 220D1 Introductory Ancient Greek CLAS 230D1 Introductory Modern Greek |
| East Asian Studies | EAST 220 First Level Korean EAST 230 First Level Chinese EAST 240 First Level Japanese EAST 320 Second Level Korean EAST 330 Second Level Chinese EAST 340 Second Level Japanese |
| English as a Second Language | ESLN 200 course description not available ESLN 300 course description not available ESLN 400 course description not available ESLN 500 course description not available |
| French Language & Literature | FREN 199 FYS: Littérature française FREN 201 Composition 1 FREN 203 Composition 2 FREN 231 Linguistique française FREN 239 Stylistique comparée FREN 245 Grammaire avancée |
| French as a Second Language | FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 FRSL 105 Intensive Beginners French FRSL 206 Elementary French FRSL 207 Elementary French 01 FRSL 208 Intensive Elementary French FRSL 211 Oral and Written French 1 FRSL 212 Oral & Written French 1 FRSL 215 Oral&Writ French 1-Intensive FRSL 216 Découvrons Mtl en français |
| German Studies | GERM 200 German Lang Intens Beginners GERM 202 German Language, Beginners |
| Hispanic Studies | HISP 202D1 course description not available HISP 204D1 course description not available HISP 210 Spanish Language:Beginners HISP 218 Spanish Lang Intens-Elem HISP 219 Spanish Lang Intens-Intermed HISP 220D1 Spanish Language:Intermediate |
| Islamic Studies | ISLA 521D1 Introductory Arabic ISLA 522 Lower Intermediate Arabic ISLA 532D1 Introductory Turkish ISLA 533D1 Lower Intermediate Turkish ISLA 541D1 Introductory Persian ISLA 542D1 Lower Intermediate Persian ISLA 551D1 Introductory Urdu ISLA 552D1 Intermediate Urdu |
| Italian Studies | ITAL 205D1 Italian for Beginners ITAL 206 Beginners Italian Intensive ITAL 210D1 Elementary Italian ITAL 215D1 Intermediate Italian ITAL 216 Intermediate Italian Intensive |
| Jewish Studies | JWST 200 course description not available JWST 220 Introductory Hebrew JWST 280 Introductory Yiddish |
| Religious Studies | RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 RELG 265 Introductory Tibetan 2 RELG 280 Elementary New Testament Greek |
| Russian & Slavic Studies | RUSS 210 Elementary Russian Language 1 RUSS 211 Elementary Russian Language 2 RUSS 215 Elem Russian Lang Intensive 1 RUSS 255D1 Introduction to Polish |