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UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION

Enrolment in each course is limited and in some cases the demand exceeds that limit. The University is unable to guarantee registration in any particular course and reserves the right to withdraw course offerings.

Courses are assigned to three Categories and students must take 1.0 course from each Category before graduation. For a list of courses by Categories see "Breadth Requirements for Bachelor Degrees"



BEFORE CHOOSING COURSES
A REMINDER

Some courses do not provide prerequisites for senior courses. Some honors courses are restricted to honors students.

SOME OF THE COURSES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE OFFERED IN THE COMING YEAR

COURSES OFFERED
 Actuarial Science (S)
 Administrative and Commercial Studies (SS)
 American Studies (SS)
 Anatomy and Cell Biology (M)
 Anthropology (SS)
 Applied Mathematics (S)
 Arabic (A)
 Astronomy (S)
 Biochemistry (M)
 Biology (S)
 Business Administration (B)
 Calculus (S)
 Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (E)
 Chemistry (S)
 Civil and Environmental Engineering (E)
 Classical Studies (A)
 Communication Sciences and Disorders (H)
 Comparative Literature and Culture (A)
 Computer Science (S)
 Dance (H)
 Differential Equations (S)
 Earth Sciences (S)
 Economics (SS)
 Education (ED)
 Electrical and Computer Engineering (E)
 Engineering Science (E)
 English (A)
 Environmental Science (S)
 Epidemiology and Biostatistics (M)
 Film Studies (A)
 First Nations Studies (SS)
 French (A)
 Genetics (S)
 Geography (SS)
 Geology (S)
 Geophysics (S)
 German (A)
 Greek (A)
 Health Sciences (H)
 History (SS)
 History of Science (M)
 International Relations (SS)
 Italian (A)
 Japanese (A)
 Kinesiology (H)
 Korean (A)
 Latin (A)
 Law (L)
 Linear Algebra (S)
 Linguistics
 Management and Organizational Studies (SS)
 Mathematics (S)
 Mechanical and Materials Engineering (E)
 Media & The Public Interest (IMS)
 Media, Information and Technoculture (IMS)
 Medical Biophysics (M)
 Medical Sciences (M)
 Microbiology and Immunology (M)
 Music (MU)
 Nursing (H)
 Pathology (M)
 Pathology and Toxicology (M)
 Pharmacology and Toxicology (M)
 Philosophy (A)
 Physical Education (H)
 Physics (S)
 Physiology (M)
 Planetary Science (S)
 Polish (A)
 Political Science (SS)
 Portuguese (A)
 Psychology (SS)
 Rehabilitation Sciences (H)
 Russian (A)
 Scholars Electives
 Science (S)
 Sociology (SS)
 Software Engineering (E)
 Spanish (A)
 Speech (A)
 Statistical Sciences (S)
 Visual Arts (A)
 Visual Arts History (A)
 Visual Arts Studio (A)
 Women's Studies
 Writing

FACULTY ABBREVIATIONS

A

 Arts and Humanities

B

 Richard Ivey School of Business

E

 Engineering

ED

 Education

H

 Health Sciences

IMS

Information and Media Studies

L

 Law

M

 Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry*

MU

 Don Wright Faculty of Music

S

 Science

SS

 Social Science

* Courses offered by the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (with the exception of Pathology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics courses that were completed prior to May, 2005), may be substituted for courses offered by the Faculty of Science.


COURSE NUMBERING
001-099 first-year level courses+
100-199 second- and third-year level general courses
200-299 second-year honors-level
300-399 third-year honors-level
400-499 fourth-year honors-level

+ The numbers 001-019 have been reserved for courses equivalent to pre-university introductory courses, and may be counted for credit in the student's record. Courses taken as part of the Preliminary Program at Brescia do not count for University credit.


SUFFIXES

no suffix

 full course not designated as an essay course

a

 first term half-course

b

 second term half-course

a/b

 first and/or second term half-course

y

 half-course offered in other than a regular session

q

 quarter-course

E

 essay full course

F

 first term essay half-course

G

second term essay half-course

F/G

 first and/or second term essay half-course

H

 1.0 accelerated course (8 weeks) in the School of Nursing

J

 1.0 accelerated course (6 weeks) in the School of Nursing

U

0.25 course offered in other than a regular session

w/x

 first and/or second term full course (full course offered in one term)

Z

 essay half-course offered in other than a regular session

GLOSSARY
  • Prerequisite
    A course that must be successfully completed prior to registration for credit in the desired course.
  • Corequisite
    A course that must be taken concurrently with (or prior to registration in) the desired course.
  • Antirequisite
    Courses that overlap sufficiently in course content that both cannot be taken for credit.
  • Courses
    Unless otherwise noted "course", "option", or "full-course equivalent" means one full course or two half-courses.
  • Essay Courses
    Many courses at Western have a significant writing component. To recognize student achievement, a number of such courses have been designated as essay courses and will be identified on the student's record (E essay full course; F/G/Z essay half-course).
  • Principal Courses
    Core subjects considered to be essential to the development of the area of specialization in an honors program. See HONORS PROGRAMS in the PROGRAMS/PROGRESSION section for details.
  • Subsidiary/Optional Courses
    Elective or optional subjects within an honors program. See HONORS PROGRAMS in the W'06 (old programs) Academic Calendar in the PROGRAMS/PROGRESSION section for details.

Academic Calendar 2007 (new) » UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION