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Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - Secondary Science and Technology program requires 120 credits and leads to teacher certification. Students who have not completed Quebec CEGEP, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or at least one year of university studies prior to commencing the B.Ed. must also complete a minimum of 30 credits of Freshman courses (in addition to the 120 credits for the program) for a total of 150 credits.

The aim of the B.Ed. Secondary Education program is to prepare strong beginning teachers for the secondary school level. This integrated program consists of courses in Education (including field experiences) and courses in the subject area of the teaching specialization. Students also take 6 credits of free electives. For all teacher education programs, course sequencing is highly structured. For this reason, the advising information in this eCalendar section must be used in conjunction with the summary companion document (Program Overview) found at .

The Secondary Science and Technology program provides students with the subject matter expertise in the Living World, Earth and Space, the Material World, and the Technological World needed to teach the secondary science curriculum in Quebec schools.

Please note that graduates of teacher education programs are recommended by the University to the Quebec Ministry of Education for Quebec teacher certification. For more information about teacher certification in Quebec, please refer to the Faculty of Education section under "Overview of Faculty Programs," "Undergraduate Education Programs," and "Quebec Teacher Certification."

Note: Students entering this program from CEGEP or with Advanced Standing should have completed two biology courses, two chemistry courses, two math courses and two physics courses at the CEGEP level. Students entering from CEGEP without having completed these prerequisites (or their equivalents) will be required to make up any deficiencies in these courses over and above the degree requirements.

Freshman Program - Basic Sciences

Freshmen in the Science and Technology program must complete the 29 to 30 credits of Basic Science courses listed below in their first year of studies.

Fall term: BIOL 111, CHEM 110, MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 150, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131

Winter term: BIOL 112, CHEM 120, MATH 141 or MATH 151, PHYS 102 or PHYS 142

Students should consult a program adviser for guidance on which Fall and Winter term Math and Physics courses should be taken. Course choices depend on a student's background in science and plans for upper-level Physics courses.

• BIOL 111 Principles: Organismal Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : An introduction to the phylogeny, structure, function and adaptation of unicellular organisms, plants and animals in the biosphere.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Hargreaves, Anna; L'Heureux, Anne-Marie; Shapiro, Benjamin Jesse; Hendry, Andrew; Cristescu, Elena (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEGEP objective 00UK or equivalent; or BIOL 115.

  • This course serves as an alternative to CEGEP objective code 00UK

  • Labs are held weekly, starting from the second week of term. Attendance at the first lab is mandatory to confirm registration in the course.

• BIOL 112 Cell and Molecular Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : The cell: ultrastructure, division, chemical constituents and reactions. Bioenergetics: photosynthesis and respiration. Principles of genetics, the molecular basis of inheritance and biotechnology.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Dent, Joseph Alan; L'Heureux, Anne-Marie; Schöck, Frieder (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory

  • Labs are held weekly, starting from the second week of term. Attendance at the first lab is mandatory to confirm registration in the course.

  • This course serves as an alternative to CEGEP objective code 00XU

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CEGEP objective 00XU or equivalent;or BIOL 115; or AEBI 122

• CHEM 110 General Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Kakkar, Ashok K; McKeague, Maureen; Denisova, Irina (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics or permission of instructor; CHEM 120 is not a prerequisite

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

• CHEM 120 General Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Wiseman, Paul; Denisova, Irina (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics, or permission of instructor: CHEM 110 is not a prerequisite

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

• MATH 139 Calculus 1 with Precalculus (4 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of trigonometry and other Precalculus topics. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Mazakian, Hovsep; Trudeau, Sidney (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 4 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial

  • Prerequisite: a course in functions

  • Restriction: 1) Not open to students who have taken CEGEP objective 00UN or equivalent.2) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 140 or MATH 150. 3) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

  • Students continue in MATH 141

  • Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited

• MATH 140 Calculus 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Review of functions and graphs. Limits, continuity, derivative. Differentiation of elementary functions. Antidifferentiation. Applications.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Sabok, Marcin; Trudeau, Sidney; Kalmykov, Artem (Fall) Huang, Peiyuan; Trudeau, Sidney (Winter)

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial

  • Prerequisite: High School Calculus

  • Restriction(s): 1) Not open to students who have taken MATH139 or MATH 150 or CEGEP objective 00UN or equivalent. 2) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122, except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

  • Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited

• MATH 141 Calculus 2 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The definite integral. Techniques of integration. Applications. Introduction to sequences and series.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Hassan, Hazem; Trudeau, Sidney; Zlotchevski, Andrei (Fall) Trudeau, Sidney; Poulin, Antoine; Syroka, Bartosz (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 150.

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CEGEP objective 00UP or equivalent.

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122,except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

  • Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited

• MATH 150 Calculus A (4 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Functions, limits and continuity, differentiation, L'Hospital's rule, applications, Taylor polynomials, parametric curves, functions of several variables.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Kelome, Djivede (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture, 2 hours tutorial

  • Students with no prior exposure to vector geometry are advised to take MATH 133 concurrently. Intended for students with high school calculus who have not received six advanced placement credits

  • Restriction(s): 1) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 139 or MATH 140 or CEGEP objective 00UN or equivalent. 2) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122,except by permission of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

  • MATH 150 and MATH 151 cover the material of MATH 139, MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 222

• MATH 151 Calculus B (4 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Integration, methods and applications, infinite sequences and series, power series, arc length and curvature, multiple integration.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Roth, Charles (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture; 2 hours tutorial

  • Each Tutorial section is enrolment limited

  • Prerequisite: MATH 150

  • Restriction(s): 1) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 141 or CEGEP objective 00UP or equivalent. 2) Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 122, except by permission of the Department of Mathematic sand Statistics.

• PHYS 101 Introductory Physics - Mechanics (4 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : An introductory course in physics without calculus, covering mechanics (kinematics, dynamics, energy, and rotational motion), oscillations and waves, sound, light, and wave optics.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Caron-Huot, Simon (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures; 2 hours laboratory; tutorial sessions

  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 131, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent

  • Laboratory sections have limited enrolment

• PHYS 102 Introductory Physics - Electromagnetism (4 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Electric field and potential. D.C. circuits and measurements. Capacitance. Magnetic field and induction. Electromagnetic waves and geometrical optics.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Provatas, Nikolaos (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures; 2 hours laboratory; tutorial sessions

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 101.

  • Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course.

  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having taken PHYS 142, CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent

  • Laboratory sections have limited enrolment

• PHYS 131 Mechanics and Waves (4 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : The basic laws and principles of Newtonian mechanics; oscillations, waves, and wave optics.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Ragan, Kenneth J (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures; 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions

  • Corequisite: MATH 139 or higher level calculus course.

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 101, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00UR or equivalent.

  • Laboratory sections have limited enrolment

• PHYS 142 Electromagnetism and Optics (4 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : The basic laws of electricity and magnetism; geometrical optics.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Guo, Hong (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory in alternate weeks; tutorial sessions

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 131.

  • Corequisite: MATH 141 or higher level calculus course.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 102, or who have taken CEGEP objective 00US or equivalent.

  • Laboratory sections have limited enrolment

Freshman Program - Complementary

For Freshman students with Advanced Standing in one or more of the basic sciences, the Faculty also recommends some of the courses listed below. French Second Language (FRSL) courses require a placement test to determine the course level.

• EDEM 220 Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Admin & Policy Studies in Ed : An introduction to contemporary issues in education in local, national and international contexts, including a critical perspective on educational issues by drawing on a variety of analytical frameworks.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Miller, Mitchell; Lister, Jason (Fall)

• FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Bourrel, Laura; Vergues, Marion; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Lechowicz, Anne; Maatouk, Zeina; Petcoff, Christine (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: Placement test

  • Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.

  • Placement test. No knowledge of French.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken FRSL 101D1/D2, FRSL 103, FRSL 104, or FRSL 105.

• FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Vergues, Marion; Bourrel, Laura; Labbe, Marie-Claude; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Mathieu, Marie-Philip; Petcoff, Christine (Winter)

  • Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.

  • Prerequisite: FRSL 101

• FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : This two-term course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Petcoff, Christine; Mathieu, Marie-Philip (Fall)

  • 3 hours, plus language laboratory

  • Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent

  • Students must register for both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207

• FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : See FRSL 207D1 for course description.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Soucé, Alida; Petcoff, Christine; Mathieu, Marie-Philip (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207

• FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Damay, Samantha; Creck, Chantal (Fall)

  • 3 hours, plus language laboratory

  • Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test

  • Restriction: Not open to students from Québec

  • Students must register for both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211

• FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: French Language Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  French as a Second Language : See FRSL 211D1 for course description.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Damay, Samantha; Creck, Chantal (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211

• WCOM 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits)

  Offered by: ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Writing Centre (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  WCOM : Academic research-based writing across the disciplines. Article summary, critical analysis, rhetorical strategies, citation and paraphrase of academic sources, and editing for cohesion and clarity.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Cooper, Richard; Hung, Yvonne; Babyn, André; Abram, Zachary; Scheer, Kodi (Fall) Govender, Sumanthra; Hung, Yvonne; Abram, Zachary; Cooper, Richard (Winter)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CESL 500 or CEAP 250 or WCOM 255. Only open to students in degree programs - all years and faculties.

  • Intended for students whose first language is English.

  • Entrance test: Short essay first day of classes.

Required Courses (60 credits)

• EDEC 201 First Year Professional Seminar (1 credit)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Orientation to the culture and community of school and to teaching as a profession. Focus on the general functioning of schools and complexity of the teacher role. Competencies and working professional portfolios will be addressed.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Saada, Jessica; Holloway, Allison; Ho, Stephanie; Hinkkala, Jen; Jarvis, Ashley; Cowley, Doris (Fall)

  • Corequisite: EDFE 200

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. Secondary and B.Ed. K/Elem. students only

• EDEC 215 English Exam for Teacher Certification

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : The English Exam for Teacher Certification (EETC) is a Quebec Ministry of Education-required component of the B.Ed. degree. The exam is coordinated by an independent organization, the Centre for the English Exam for Teacher Certification (CEETC). Consists of a 2-hour exam designed to assess teacher candidates' competency in the language of instruction. Must be completed before the 3rd Field Experience. Students must register for EDEC 215 and register for the EETC on the CEETC website. Students who do not pass after four attempts require permission from the Internships & Student Affairs Office to re-take the exam.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Brook, Jill; Peters, Stephen (Fall)

• EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : An exploration of Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy, primarily in Canada but also world-wide. Consideration of the diverse social, cultural, linguistic, political, and pedagogical histories of Indigenous communities. Examines how a teacher's professional identity and practice can be influenced by an understanding of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Kennedy, Michelle (Fall) King, Geraldine; Kennedy, Michelle (Winter)

  • There is a $25 fee used to purchase essential materials needed to provide students with first hand insight into indigenous ways of knowing. Fees are also used to remunerate indigenous elders, knowledge keepers and/or cultural presenters that provide cultural or pedagogical expertise.

• EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : The organization of Quebec education, including Indigenous education, from historical, political, social, cultural and legal perspectives. The implications and contributions of policy decisions to schools, students, and families.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Farmer, Frederick; Bordonaro, Tino (Fall)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDEM 405.

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.

• EDEC 254 Second Professional Seminar (Secondary) (1 credit)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Preparation for the second field experience through development of basic practices in planning and teaching in secondary school classrooms. Competencies and professional portfolio will be addressed.

  Terms: Summer 2025

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Corequisite: EDFE 254 or EDFE 254D1

  • Restrictions: Open to B.Ed. Sec and concurrent B.Sc. and B.Ed. students.

• EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Ideas essential for the development of a coherent educational theory and sound professional practice. Reflections on: the nature of the person, of reality, of knowledge, and of value; the aims of education, the nature of the school and the curriculum, the roles and responsibilities of professional educators.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Malenfant, Jayne; Noroozi, Nasim; Dhali, Helal (Fall) Lister, Jason (Winter)

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EDER 400. Students who have taken or are taking EDEC 261 cannot take this course for credit.

• EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Orientation to the equipment and systems of educational technology. Examination of theories of educational technology, media education and technology education and the exploration and development of possible applications in school settings.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Lipset, Michael; Jarvis, Ashley; Margallo, Joseph (Fall) Lipset, Michael; Gill, Ravinder; McPherson, Heather (Winter)

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.

• EDEC 351 Third Professional Seminar (Secondary) (2 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Professional portfolios and competencies will be addressed. Preparation for the third field experience through engaging in the full spectrum of unit/lesson planning, critical analysis and self-reflection. Professional portfolios and competencies will be addressed.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Chestnutt, Hannah; Lister, Jason (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: EDEC 254 or EDEC 254D1/D2

  • Corequisites: EDFE 351 and EDES 350

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. Secondary, B.Sc. and B.Ed. concurrent students only. Not open to students who have taken EDEC 306.

• EDEC 404 Fourth Year Professional Seminar (Sec) (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Preparation for the final field experience and entry into the teaching profession. Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to demonstrate ethical and responsible professional behaviour in the performance of duties across all professional competencies. Final transition to showcase working professional portfolios will be addressed.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Rosenberg, Aron; Jao, Limin; Smith, Gabrielle (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: EDEC 306 or EDEC 351, EDFE 351

  • Corequisite: EDFE 451

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. Secondary students only

• EDES 335 Teaching Secondary Science 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Secondary Education : A survey of the philosophy and curriculum principles behind modern high school courses in the physical and life sciences, especially related to the Quebec context. An examination of teaching methods for junior and senior high school science.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Gonsalves, Allison (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: 18 credits of university science courses at or above the 200 level

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDEC 335

• EDES 350 Classroom Practices (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Secondary Education : Competency-based discipline skills and methods of classroom management, emphasizing the relationship between theory and practice; the rationale for various approaches to classroom management; strategies for developing instruction that focus attention and reduce off-task behaviour.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Buki, Constance; Price, Terry (Fall)

  • Corequisite(s): (EDEC 351 and EDFE 351) or (EDFE 359 and EDSL 315) or (EDEA 442 and EDFE 308)

• EDES 435 Teaching Secondary Science 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Secondary Education : Principles and procedures for implementation of the general science curriculum in the secondary schools of Québec. A survey of teaching methods and laboratory management appropriate to the junior and senior high school level.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: McPherson, Heather (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: EDES 335

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDES 370

• EDFE 200 First Field Experience (K/Elem and Secondary) (2 credits)

  Offered by: Education - Dean's Office (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Student Teaching : Students are assigned to a school for a "participant observer" field experience. Students are expected to apprise themselves of Field Experience dates, duration and responsibilities as outlined on the Internships & Student Affairs website at http://www.mcgill.ca/isa.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Zein, Yasmine; Peters, Stephen (Fall)

  • Corequisite: EDEC 201

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. Secondary and B.Ed. K/Elem. students

• EDFE 254 Second Field Experience (Secondary) (3 credits)

  Offered by: Education - Dean's Office (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Student Teaching : Supervised student teaching. Students are expected to apprise themselves of Field Experience dates, duration and responsibilities as outlined on the Internships and Student Affairs website at www.mcgill.ca/isa.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Prerequisite: EDFE 200 or EDFE 209 or EDFE 246 or EDFE 205

  • Corequisite: EDEC 254 or EDEC 254D1

  • Note: Expectations for this field experience, according to your program, can be found at .

  • Restrictions: Restriction: Open to B.Ed. in Secondary English, B.Ed. in Secondary Social Sciences, B.Ed. in Secondary Mathematics, and B.Ed. in Secondary Science and Technology students.

• EDFE 351 Third Field Experience (Secondary) (8 credits)

  Offered by: Education - Dean's Office (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Student Teaching : Supervised student teaching in a school. Students are expected to apprise themselves of Field Experience, dates, duration and responsibilities as outlined on the Internships & Student Affairs Office website http://www.mcgill.ca/isa.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Zein, Yasmine (Fall)

  • Prerequisites: EDEC 215, (EDFE 254 or EDFE 254D1/D2), (EDEC 254 or EDEC 254D1/D2), (EDES 334 or EDES 335 or EDES 353 or EDES 361).

  • Corequisites: EDEC 351, EDES 350.

  • Restriction: Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits in their teachable subject area with grades of C or higher, as well as the corresponding first level methods course (i.e. EDES 334, 335, 353 or 361) with a grade of C or higher.

  • Note: Expectations for this field experience, according to your program, can be found at .

• EDFE 451 Fourth Field Experience (Secondary) (7 credits)

  Offered by: Education - Dean's Office (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Student Teaching : Supervised student teaching in a school. Students will be expected to assume a much increased responsibility for student learning, classroom management, and evaluation. Students are expected to apprise themselves of Field Experience dates, duration and responsibilities as outlined on the Internships and Student Affairs website at www.mcgill.ca/isa.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Zein, Yasmine (Fall) Zein, Yasmine (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: EDFE 351.

  • Corequisite: EDEC 404.

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. Secondary students only

  • Note: Expectations for this field experience, according to your program, can be found at .

• EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Selected theories, models, and concepts relevant to planning and reflecting upon educational practice and improvement. Overview of development, learning, thinking, motivation, individual difference, etc. In relation to applications in classroom teaching and learning, the complementary role of counsellors and psychologists, educational computing and technology. The Youth Protection Act.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Appignanesi, Gus; Thomson, Roberta; Murahara, Flavio (Fall) Tesolin, Julia (Winter)

• EDPE 304 Measurement and Evaluation (3 credits)

  Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : The purposes of examinations. Causes of complaints about examinations. Equalizing means and dispersions in distribution of marks. Standardized scores. The percentile system. Essay and objective-type examinations. Taxonomies of educational objectives. Validity and reliability: item analysis.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Jazvac-Martek, Marian (Fall) Jazvac-Martek, Marian (Winter)

• EDPI 309 Diverse Learners (3 credits)

  Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive) : Inclusion debates; review of the evolution of the history of inclusive education; models of development ( eco-systemic models); characteristics, teaching practices; teachers' roles in inclusive classrooms. Overview of characteristics, causes, needs, and teaching strategies for diverse and exceptional students, teaching and learning for differences in intellectual, emotional, behavioural, sensory, physical and learning domains found in effective inclusive classrooms. Working with families.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Hoida, David (Winter)

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. and Concurrent students only.

  • Offered through Continuing Education or Summer Studies.

  • Prerequisite: EDPI 341

• EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits)

  Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive) : Developing, planning, implementing and evaluating effective learning programs for diverse learners, and consideration of their more general applicability. Adapting curriculum and instruction for learners with varying abilities, learning styles, and needs. Collaboration with students, families, and other educators (or stakeholders) in the instructional process. Application of adaptations at the classroom and school level for all students in inclusive schools.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Temcheff, Caroline; Appignanesi, Gus (Fall)

  • Restriction: Open to B.Ed. students only

  • Also offered through Continuing Education.

  • Prerequisite: EDPE 300.

Complementary Courses (3 credits)

3 credits selected as described below:

Equity Education

3 credits from:

• EDEC 248 Equity and Education (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : Introduction to and exploration of contemporary issues and theories about equity in education and society in Quebec/Canada from a range of perspectives, including the historical, political, social, and economic. Provides learning opportunities for future educators to critically reflect upon and engage with equity issues and concerns in relation to schooling, including the exploration of classroom resources and activities that foster anti-racism, anti-oppression and intercultural approaches.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Bennett-Stonebanks, Melanie; Demian, Nagui (Fall) Tabi, Emmanuel (Winter)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EDEC 249.

• EDEC 249 Global Education and Social Justice (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Curriculum and Instruction : A cross-curricular, interdisciplinary approach to teaching/creating learning experiences for students. It will foster critical thinking and nurture lifelong global understanding, active engagement and participation in relation to questions of social, economic, and environmental justice, by infusing these issues in the classroom.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Nafziger, Rhoda Nanre (Fall) Barabas, Cris; Kaba, Adama (Winter)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EDEC 248.

Secondary Science and Technology (51 credits)

51 credits in designated science courses selected to provide subject matter expertise in the four areas of:
the Material World
- Earth and Space
- the Living World
- the Technological World

All students need to plan their course selections with attention to the prerequisites.

Required Courses (15 credits)

3 credits of Statistics:

• MATH 203 Principles of Statistics 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Stephens, David; Correa, Jose Andres (Fall) Sajjad, Alia (Winter)

  • No calculus prerequisites

  • Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.

  • You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult for information regarding transfer credits for this course.

3 credits of History of Science:

• EDTL 520 Perspectives on Knowledge in Mathematics and Science (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  EDTL : A variety of perspectives on construction of knowledge in mathematics and science and how the products of scientific and mathematical practices are shaped by broader social, cultural, and political forces.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Asghar, Anila (Fall)

  • Prerequisite: Students must have completed, with a grade of C or higher, a minimum of 24 credits in Mathematics and/or Science courses.

  • Restriction: Restricted to MATL Science & Technology, MATL Mathematics, B.Ed. Secondary Science & Technololgy and B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics students or by permission of instructor.

  • Not open to students who have taken EDEC 646 or EDEC 647.

3 credits of the Material World:

• CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Légaré, Marc-Andre (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.

3 credits of the Living World:

• BIOL 206 Methods in Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Introduction to modern methods used in organismal biology, including ecological sampling, experimental methods and statistics. Particular emphasis is on ways of thinking about the design of sampling programs and the analyses of data to test hypotheses using observational or experimental data.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Pollock, Laura; Larsson, Hans Carl; Turney, Shaun (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 1. 2 hours lecture, 2. 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 111 or equivalent

3 credits of the Technological World:

• EDTL 525 Teaching Science and Technology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  EDTL : This course will build prospective teachersâ•Ž pedagogical knowledge and practices to teach principles of engineering and technical design, analysis of technical objects, and problem-based learning approaches to solve developmentally appropriate problems. Application of scientific concepts to technological solutions will also be emphasized to effectively integrate science and technology education.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Drever, Riley (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): EDES 335 Teaching Secondary Science for B.Ed. Students only.

Core Complementary Courses (10 credits)

The Living World
3 credits from:

• BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Champetier, Serge; Hastings, Kenneth E M; Lasko, Paul; Turney, Shaun; Reyes Lamothe, Rodrigo (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent

  • Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204

• LSCI 202 Molecular Cell Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Parasitology (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Life Sciences : Organization and function of intracellular organelles in eukaryotic cells. Mechanisms of membrane transport. Protein sorting and vesicular transport. Cytoskeleton. DNA and chromosome structure. DNA replication. Mechanisms of RNA and protein synthesis. Control of gene expression. Cell cycle and the control of cell division. Mechanisms of cell communication and signal transduction. Apoptosis. Neuronal signaling.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Liu, Qian (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: LSCI 211 and FDSC 230 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

The Material World
3 credits from:

• CHEM 203 Survey of Physical Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Sirjoosingh, Pallavi (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.

  • Restrictions: Intended for students in biological science programs requiring only one course in physical chemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 204 or CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243.

• CHEM 213 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Thermodynamics. Topics include gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies, the entropy and free energy functions, absolute entropies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states, phase rule and phase diagrams, ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility, electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Blum, Amy (Fall)

  • Corequisite(s): MATH 222

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent, PHYS 102 or PHYS 142, or permission of the instructor.

4 credits from:

• CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A fundamental study of aliphatic compounds and saturated functional groups including modern concepts of bonding, reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Tsantrizos, Youla S; Pavelka, Laura; Luedtke, Nathan (Fall)

  • Fall, Summer

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students registered in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 211, CHEM 242, or equivalent.

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

  • Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page ().

• CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry Principles (4 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A consideration of basic principals of the atom including body imaging techniques followed by a general summary of organic chemistry, its application to biological processes and everyday life, including principles of bonding, structure and stereochemistry. Some physical chemistry will be given as it relates to the properties of air and breathing.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Fall

  • Restriction: Only open to students in the BN Program

  • Restriction: Not open to students in the B.Sc. Program

Complementary Courses (26 credits)

At least 9 of the 26 credits must be taken at the 300 level or above, distributed as follows:

- 3 to 15 credits from the Living World complementary list;
- 3 to 18 credits from Earth and Space complementary list;
- 3 to 18 credits from Earth and Space - Environment complementary list;
- 0 to 15 credits from the Material World complementary list;
- 3 to 12 credits from the Technological World complementary list.

Living World

Students select a minimum of 3 credits to a maximum of 15 credits from the following lists:

Cell and Molecular Biology

• BIOL 201 Cell Biology and Metabolism (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Brouhard, Gary; Hekimi, Siegfried; Zheng, Huanquan; Champetier, Serge (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212

• BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Moon, Nam Sung; Nilson, Laura; Schoen, Daniel J; Hipfner, David; Champetier, Serge (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302.

• BIOL 300 Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : A survey of current knowledge and approaches in the area of regulation of gene expression, post-transcriptional control of gene expression, and signal transduction.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Schöck, Frieder; Moon, Nam Sung (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 219 or BIOL 200 plus either BIOL 201 or ANAT 212/BIOC 212

• BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Hayer, Arnold; Harrison, Paul; Zheng, Huanquan; Leroux, Maxime (Fall) Zheng, Huanquan; Harrison, Paul; Leroux, Maxime; Hayer, Arnold (Winter)

  • Fall or Winter

  • 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval.

  • For approval email maxime.leroux [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences.

• BIOL 313 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : In-depth examination of the structure and function of eukaryotic cells, with an emphasis on experimental design and interpretation. Examination of the molecular mechanisms of various cellular processes, including protein homeostasis, intracellular transport, cytoskeletal dynamics, multicellular organization and cell proliferation.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Weber, Stephanie (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture and 1 hour optional tutorial

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302; BIOL 219 or BIOL 200 plus either BIOL 201 or ANAT 212/BIOC 212

Human and Organismal Biology

• BIOL 205 Functional Biology of Plants and Animals (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Unified view of form and function in animals and plants. Focus on how the laws of chemistry and physics illuminate biological processes relating to the acquisition of energy and materials and their use in movement, growth, development, reproduction and responses to environmental stress.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Sakata, Jon; Barrett, Rowan; Soper, Fiona (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture, optional conference hour

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and PHYS 101 or 131 or equivalent

  • Corequisite: ANAT 212/BIOC 212 or BIOL 201

• EDKP 292 Nutrition and Wellness (3 credits)

  Offered by: Kinesiology and Physical Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Kinesiology&Physical Education : This course will examine the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water in a balanced diet. Students will be introduced to the affects of nutrition on exercise, sport performance and wellness. The validity of claims concerning nutrient supplements will be studied.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Plourde, Hugues; Blunden, Sarah (Fall)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDKP 392

• EDKP 395 Exercise Physiology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Kinesiology and Physical Ed (Faculty of Education)

  Overview

  Kinesiology&Physical Education : Examination of the physiological responses of the neuromuscular, metabolic, endocrine, and circulatory and respiratory systems to acute and chronic exercise.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Saboune, Jinan; Hannaian, Sarkis (Fall)

  • Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210.

• NUTR 207 Nutrition and Health (3 credits)

  Offered by: Human Nutrition (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Nutrition and Dietetics : Provides students who have a basic biology/chemistry background with the fundamental information on how macronutrients, vitamins and minerals are metabolized in the body, followed by application to evaluate current issues of maximizing health and disease prevention at different stages of the lifecycle.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Wykes, Linda J (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 lectures

  • Corequisites: FDSC 230 [for students that have not taken the CEGEP equivalent OOXV].

  • Prerequisites: AEBI 122 or BIOL 112 or CEGEP equivalent OOXU

  • Restriction: Not open to students who take NUTR 200 or EDKP 292

  • Restriction: Science students in physical science and psychology programs who wish to take this course should see the Arts and Science Student Affairs Office for permission to register.

• NUTR 307 Metabolism and Human Nutrition (3 credits)

  Offered by: Human Nutrition (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Nutrition and Dietetics : This course looks at the importance of nutrition from the molecular to the organismal levels in human health and disease. The focus will be on the significance of nutrients in regulating metabolism, and impact of genotype in the metabolism of nutrients.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Wykes, Linda J; Agellon, Luis; Mailloux, Ryan (Fall)

  • Prerequisite(s): ANSC 234

  • Corequisite(s): ANSC 323 or NUTR 207

  • Fall

  • 3 lecture hours and 1 tutorial/conference hour.

• PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Vollrath, Melissa; Ragsdale, David S; Shrier, Alvin; Cook, Erik; Aguer, Céline (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures weekly

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.

  • Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor

• PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Vollrath, Melissa; Takano, Tomoko; Lauzon, Anne-Marie; White, John H; Aguer, Céline (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures weekly

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor

  • Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209

Populations, Ecosystems, and Evolution

• BIOL 215 Introduction to Ecology and Evolution (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : An introduction to the fundamental processes of ecology and evolution that bear on the nature and diversity of organisms and the processes that govern their assembly into ecological communities and their roles in ecosystem function.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Price, Neil; Kassen, Rees; Fussmann, Gregor (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 111

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENVR 202

• BIOL 240 Monteregian Flora (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Field studies of ferns, fern allies, conifers and flowering plants; the use of keys for plant identification.

  Terms: Summer 2025

  Instructors: Millien, Virginie (Summer)

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 111 or permission

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PLNT 358

  • Note: Taught at the Gault Nature Reserve. Contact instructor for specific dates, logistics: (virginie.millien [at] mcgill.ca).

  • This course is offered in the summer.

  • This course, given at the University’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire, has an additional fee of $485.56 which includes a hand lens, a textbook, handouts, lodging and supper each day.

• BIOL 304 Evolution (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : A comprehensive introduction to evolutionary biology. It covers both short-term and long-term evolutionary processes. Topics include the history of life, the origin of species, adaptation, natural selection and sexual selection.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Hendry, Andrew; Larsson, Hans Carl (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lecture 3 hours lab

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 205 and BIOL 215 or ENVR 202

• BIOL 305 Animal Diversity (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : The characteristics of the major groups of animals, their ancestry, history and relationship to one another. The processes of speciation, adaptive radiation and extinction responsible for diversity. Methods for constructing of phylogenies, for comparing phenotypes, and for estimating and analyzing diversity.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Barrett, Rowan; Larsson, Hans Carl; Bell, Graham; Turney, Shaun; Fussmann, Gregor (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lecture and 1 three-hour laboratory

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 215 or both ENVR 200 and ENVR 202

• BIOL 308 Ecological Dynamics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Principles of population, community, and ecosystem dynamics: population growth and regulation, species interactions, dynamics of competitive interactions and of predator/prey systems; evolutionary dynamics.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Guichard, Frederic; Fussmann, Gregor (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture, 2 hour computer lab/tutorial

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 215 or both ENVR 200 and ENVR 202

• BIOL 310 Biodiversity and Ecosystems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Ecological bases of the natural causes and consequences of current global environmental changes, including how biodiversity and ecosystem processes are defined and measured, how they vary in space and time, how they are affected by physical and biological factors, and how they affect each other and human societies.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Pollock, Laura; Iversen, Lars Lonsmann (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • one-day field trip to Mont St-Hilaire

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 215; or ENVR 200 and ENVR 202; MATH 112 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor

• BIOL 331 Ecology/Behaviour Field Course (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Methods of sampling natural populations. Testing hypotheses in nature.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 206 and BIOL 215, or equivalents, or permission of the instructor.

  • Note: This course has an additional fee. The Department of Biology subsidizes a portion of the cost for this activity.

  • The field portion of this course is given at the University’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilare over a two-week period in the summer term. In the summer, students prepare a report based on projects carried out during this field portion. There is an additional fee of $688.37 that covers room and board and handouts. This fee could be refundable if the department approves it.

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.

• BIOL 352 Dinosaur Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Using dinosaurs as exemplars, this course teaches aspects of comparative, functional, and developmental morphology, macroevolution, macroecology, and phylogenetic systematics. Lab dissections will explore vertebrate anatomy.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Larsson, Hans Carl (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 215 or ENVR 202 or EPSC 233 or permission of instructor.

• ENVB 305 Population and Community Ecology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Environmental Biology : Interactions between organisms and their environment; historical and current perspectives in applied and theoretical population and community ecology. Principles of population dynamics, feedback loops, and population regulation. Development and structure of communities; competition, predation and food web dynamics. Biodiversity science in theory and practice.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: McKinney, Melissa (Winter)

• EPSC 334 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Preservation of fossils; the fossil record of invertebrates; use of fossils in stratigraphy and paleoecology; fossils in evolutionary studies. Fossils of invertebrates are studied in the laboratory.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lectures and one laboratory period

  • Prerequisite: EPSC 201 or EPSC 233 or ENVR 202 or permission of instructor

Earth and Space

Students select a minimum of 3 credits to a maximum of 18 credits from the following list:

• ATOC 214 Introduction: Physics of the Atmosphere (3 credits)

  Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : An introduction to key physical processes operating in the atmosphere, designed for students in science and engineering. Topics typically include: composition of the atmosphere; vertical structure; heat transfer; solar and terrestrial radiation and Earth's energy balance; seasonal and daily temperature changes; humidity and the formation of clouds and precipitation; stability of tropospheric air layers; applications of adiabatic charts.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Ioannidou, Evangelia (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics, or the combination of PHYS 131 and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.

• ATOC 215 Oceans, Weather and Climate (3 credits)

  Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : An introduction to key physical and dynamical processes in the oceans and atmosphere. Topics typically include air-sea-ice interactions, laws of motion, the geostrophic and thermal wind relations, general circulation of the atmosphere and oceans, weather, radiative balance, climate sensitivity and variability, role of the atmosphere and oceans in climate.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Fajber, Robert (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: MATH 141

• ATOC 219 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : An introduction to the basic topics in atmospheric chemistry. The fundamentals of the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its chemical reactions. Selected topics such as smog chamber, acid rain, and ozone hole will be examined.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Preston, Thomas (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, and one of MATH 139 or MATH 140 or MATH 150, or a CEGEP DEC in Science, or permission of instructor.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 219, CHEM 419 or ATOC 419

  • Offered in odd years. Students should register in CHEM 219 in even years

• ATOC 309 Weather Radars and Satellites (3 credits)

  Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : Basic notions of radiative transfer and applications of satellite and radar data to mesoscale and synoptic-scale systems are discussed. Emphasis will be put on the contribution of remote sensing to atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Tan, Ivy (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: ATOC 215

• ATOC 315 Thermodynamics and Convection (3 credits)

  Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences : Buoyancy, stability, and vertical oscillations. Dry and moist adiabatic processes. Resulting dry and precipitating convective circulations from the small scale to the global scale. Mesoscale precipitation systems from the cell to convective complexes. Severe convection, downbursts, mesocyclones.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Tan, Ivy (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisites: ATOC 214 and MATH 222

• ENVR 202 The Evolving Earth (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Faculty of Science

  Overview

  Environment : Formation of the Earth and the evolution of life. How geological and biological change are the consequence of history, chance, and necessity acting over different scales of space and time. General principles governing the formation of modern landscapes and biotas. Effects of human activities on natural systems.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Leung, Brian; Sengupta, Raja; Soper, Fiona; Lovat, Christie (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Section 001: Downtown Campus

  • Section 051: Macdonald Campus

• EPSC 201 Understanding Planet Earth (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Learn about Earth's origin, its place in the solar system, its internal structure, rocks and minerals, the formation of metal and fossil fuel deposits, and the extinction of dinosaurs. Discover the impact of the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and mountain chains on Earth's past, present and future. Explore 125 million-year-old Mount Royal.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Moreno Cordeiro De Sousa, Isabela (Winter)

  • Fall or Winter

  • 3 hours lectures; afternoon field trips

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EPSC 233.

• EPSC 210 Introductory Mineralogy (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Elementary crystallography, chemistry and identification of the principal rock-forming and ore minerals, in hand specimens and using optical microscopy. Demonstrations of other techniques applied to the identification of minerals and to the analysis of their composition and structure. Optional 2-day field trip.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Paquette, Jeanne; Baker, Don (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

  • A nominal fee is charged to cover expenses of materials and supplies for identification kits (pen magnet, streak plate, hand lens and acid bottle) used to identify minerals during laboratory exercises.

  • Des frais seront prelevés pour couvrir l'usage des collections d'enseignement et les accessoires (loupe, aimant, bouteille d'acide chlorhydrique dilué, plaque de porcelaine) essentiels à l'identification des minéraux pendant les travaux pratiques.

• EPSC 212 Introductory Petrology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : A survey of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and the processes responsible for their formation. The laboratory will emphasize the recognition of rocks in both hand-specimen and thin section using optical microscopes.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Berlo, Kim (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisite: EPSC 210

• EPSC 220 Principles of Geochemistry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Basic concepts in geochemistry and the application of geochemical principles of chemistry to geological subdisciplines. Particular emphasis on origin of elements, controls on their distribution in Earth and cosmos, isotopes, organic geochemistry and water chemistry. Application of phase diagrams to geology.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Baker, Don (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory

• EPSC 221 General Geology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Engineering)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : An introductory course in physical geology designed for majors in civil and mining engineering. Properties of rocks and minerals, major geological processes, together with natural hazards and their effects on engineered structures are emphasized. The laboratory is an integral part of the course which includes rock and mineral identification, basic techniques of airphoto and geological map interpretation, and structural geology.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Berlo, Kim; Paquette, Jeanne (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory

  • Restriction: Open to Engineering students only.

  • A nominal fee is charged to cover expenses of materials and supplies for identification kits (pen magnet, streak plate, hand lens and acid bottle) used to identify minerals during laboratory exercises.

  • Des frais seront prelevés pour couvrir l'usage des collections d'enseignement et les accessoires (loupe, aimant, bouteille d'acide chlorhydrique dilué, plaque de porcelaine) essentiels à l'identification des minéraux pendant les travaux pratiques.

• EPSC 225 Properties of Minerals (1 credit)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Survey of the physical and chemical properties of the main mineral groups. Discussion of their relationships to the chemical composition and structure of minerals. The practical exercises emphasize the physical and chemical properties that relate to industrial uses and environmental issues, and the identification of hand specimens.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Paquette, Jeanne (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 1 hour lecture, 1 hour laboratory

  • Restriction: Open to Engineering students only

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EPSC 210

• EPSC 233 Earth and Life History (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Interpretation of stratified rocks; history of Earth with special emphasis on the regions of North America; outline of the history of life recorded in fossils.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Halverson, Galen; Mahmoudi, Nagissa (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures

• EPSC 303 Structural Geology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Primary igneous and sedimentary structures, attitudes of planes and lines, stress and strain, fracturing of rocks, faulting, homogeneous strain, description and classification of folds, foliation and lineation, orthographic and stereographic projections.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Boianju, Inga (Winter)

  • 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisite(s): EPSC 231, or permission of the instructor.

  • Not open to students who have taken EPSC 203.

• EPSC 320 Elementary Earth Physics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Physical properties of Earth and the processes associated with its existence as inferred from astronomy, geodesy, seismology, geology, terrestrial magnetism and thermal evolution.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Chien, Justin Shih-Han (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Two 1.5 hour lectures

  • Prerequisite: MATH 133 and MATH 222 or their equivalent.

• EPSC 350 Tectonics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth & Planetary Sciences : Rheology of the Earth, mechanics of the crust and mantle and core, convection in the mantle, evolution and kinematics and deformations of the oceanic and continental plates, thermal evolution of the Earth, the unifying theory of plate tectonics.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisite(s): EPSC 320

• ESYS 200 Earth-System Interactions (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth System Science : Topics related to climate change, biogeochemical cycles and natural resources are evaluated from an Earth System perspective. Exploration of the scientific literature in targeted areas of Earth system science with a focus on human-Earth interactions. Emphasis is on complex global issues that cross traditional disciplines, and interpreting and communicating academic knowledge derived from Earth system research.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Douglas, Peter; Lehner, Bernhard (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite(s): ENVR 200 or permission of instructor.

• ESYS 300 Earth Data Analysis (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth System Science : An applied introduction to programming and statistical image processing tools used in Earth system science, typically covering linear regression, statistical significance, Fourier analysis, empirical orthogonal function analysis. Use of global remote-sensing and in-situ observations.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Tremblay, Bruno; Kalacska, Margaret (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: ESYS 200 or equivalent.

• ESYS 301 Earth System Modelling (3 credits)

  Offered by: Earth & Planetary Sciences (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Earth System Science : Introduction o principle concepts of systems modelling related to Earth system science and environmental science, including simple numerical models, conservation laws of mass, energy, and momentum, discretization of governing differential equations, the stability of numerical schemes, and exploration of the ideas of equilibria, feedbacks, and complexity.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Tremblay, Bruno (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisite: ESYS 200 or ENVR 200 or equivalent.

• GEOG 272 Earth's Changing Surface (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : Introduction to the study of landforms as products of geomorphic and geologic systems acting at and near the Earth's surface. The process geomorphology approach will be used to demonstrate how landforms of different geomorphic settings represent a dynamic balance between forces acting in the environment and the physical properties of materials present.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Bendixen, Mette (Winter)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 321 Climatic Environments (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : The earth-atmosphere system, radiation and energy balances. Surface-atmosphere exchange of energy, mass and momentum and related atmospheric processes on a local and regional scale. Introduction to measurement theory and practice in micrometeorology.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Knox, Sara (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: GEOG 203 or ATOC 210 or permission of instructor

• PHYS 320 Introductory Astrophysics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : A survey of astrophysics ranging from stars and planets, to compact objects, galaxies, and the large-scale evolution of the Universe. A calculusbased course, with a focus on simple mathematical derivations that capture the essential physics.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Schutz, Katelin (Fall)

  • Prerequisites: MATH 222; PHYS 230 or PHYS 260 or permission of the instructor.

  • Not open to students who have taken PHYS 214.

  • Fall

Earth and Space - Environment

Students select a minimum of 3 credits to a maximum of 18 credits from the following list:

• ENVR 200 The Global Environment (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Faculty of Science

  Overview

  Environment : A systems approach to study the different components of the environment involved in global climate change: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The interactions among these components. Their role in global climate change. The human dimension to global change.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Ricciardi, Anthony; Lovat, Christie (Fall) Lovat, Christie; Favret, Karen (Winter)

  • Fall

  • Section 001: Downtown Campus

  • Section 051: Macdonald Campus

• ENVR 201 Society, Environment and Sustainability (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Faculty of Science

  Overview

  Environment : This course deals with how scientific-technological, socio-economic, political-institutional and behavioural factors mediate society-environment interactions. Issues discussed include population and resources; consumption, impacts and institutions; integrating environmental values in societal decision-making; and the challenges associated with, and strategies for, promoting sustainability. Case studies in various sectors and contexts are used.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Badami, Madhav Govind; Cardille, Jeffrey; Garver, Geoffrey (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Section 001: Downtown Campus

  • Section 051: Macdonald Campus

• ENVR 203 Knowledge, Ethics and Environment (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Faculty of Science

  Overview

  Environment : Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Kosoy, Nicolas; Freeman, Julia (Fall) Hirose, Iwao; Janzwood, Amy (Winter)

  • Fall - Macdonald Campus; Winter - Downtown

  • Section 001: Downtown Campus

  • Section 051: Macdonald Campus

• ENVR 301 Environmental Research Design (3 credits)

  Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

  Administered by: Faculty of Science

  Overview

  Environment : Techniques used in design and completion of environmental research projects. Problem definition, data sources and use of appropriate strategies and methodologies. Principles underlying research design are emphasized, including critical thinking, recognizing causal relationships, ideologies and bias in research, and when and where to seek expertise.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Sengupta, Raja (Fall) Freeman, Julia; Khattar, Gabriel (Winter)

  • Fall - Downtown campus; Winter - Macdonald campus

  • Section 001: Downtown Campus

  • Section 051: Macdonald Campus

  • Restrictions: Restricted to U2 or higher

  • Prerequisite(s): Completion of U1 Required courses in Environment, or permission of instructor.

• GEOG 200 Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : Introduction to geography as the study of nature and human beings in a spatial context. An integrated approach to environmental systems and the human organization of them from the viewpoint of spatial relationships and processes. Special attention to environmental problems as a constraint upon Third World development.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 203 Environmental Systems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An introduction to system-level interactions among climate, hydrology, soils and vegetation at the scale of drainage basins, including the study of the global geographical variability in these land-surface systems. The knowledge acquired is used to study the impact on the environment of various human activities such as deforestation and urbanisation.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Chmura, Gail L; MacDonald, Graham; Knox, Sara (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours

  • Restriction: Because of quantitative science content of course, not recommended for B.A. and B.Ed. students in their U0 year.

• GEOG 205 Global Change: Past, Present and Future (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : An examination of global change, from the Quaternary Period to the present day involving changes in the physical geography of specific areas. Issues such as climatic change and land degradation will be discussed, with speculations on future environments.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Chmura, Gail L (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours

• GEOG 221 Environment and Health (3 credits)

  Offered by: Geography (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Geography : This course introduced physical and social environments as factors in human health, with emphasis on the physical properties of the atmospheric environment as they interact with diverse human populations in urban settings.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • 3 hours

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking NRSC 221.

  • In Fall 2019, GEOG 221 will be taught at Macdonald campus. This course is also offered as NRSC 221. Students enrolled in downtown campus programs register in GEOG 221; students enrolled in Macdonald campus programs register in NRSC 221.

The Material World

Students select a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:

Note: Students who plan to teach Grade 11 Chemistry or Physics should select the maximum 15 credits from this list:

• CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Moitessier, Nicolas; Luedtke, Nathan (Winter)

  • Winter, Summer

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or CHEM 242 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to Chemistry or Biochemistry students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 234 or CHEM252.

• CHEM 267 Introductory Chemical Analysis (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods. The laboratory component includes introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Mauzeroll, Janine; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)

  • Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or equivalent

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CHEM 287 or CHEM 297

• CHEM 273 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Kinetics: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry. Methods: physical chemistry laboratory, differential equations and linear algebra applied to physical chemistry, computation methods for data analysis and modeling

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 213 and MATH 222 or equivalent

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 253.

• CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Damha, Masad J (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.

• CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Bohle, Scott (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 281.

  • Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students

• CHEM 392 Experimental Chemistry 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Experiments related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern experimental chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell (Fall) Vlaho, Danielle; Huot, Mitchell (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisite/corequisites: CHEM 381 and CHEM 302. Advanced laboratory for Chemistry Honours and Majors students.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 362.

  • 2 hours Drop-in lab

  • 4 hours laboratory

• CHEM 429 Chemistry of Energy, Storage and Utilization. (3 credits)

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Energy consumption and human development; green house gases; primary and secondary sources of energy, fuels vs. electricity; energy transport and storage; fossil fuels; nuclear energy; fusion and fission; bioenergetics, natural and artificial photosynthesis; novel materials; nanocomposites; photochemistry; electrochemistry; photovoltaics and batteries; fuel cells; catalysis and biomass.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Prerequisites: CHEM 212; CHEM 223 and CHEM 243; or CHEM 213 and CHEM 273; or CHEM 204 or CHEM 203; or permission of instructor

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 319.

• MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025

  Instructors: Pym, Brent; Tageddine, Damien (Fall) Mazakian, Hovsep (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MATH 141. Familiarity with vector geometry or Corequisite: MATH 133

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 150, MATH 151 or MATH 262.

• PHYS 224 Physics of Music (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : An introduction to the physics of music. Properties of sound and their perception as pitch, loudness, and timbre. Dissonance, consonance, and musical intervals and tuning. Physics of sound propagation and reflection. Resonance. Acoustic properties of pipes, strings, bars, and membranes, and sound production in wind, string, and percussion instruments. The human voice. Room reverberation and acoustics. Directional characteristics of sound sources.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Sankey (Childress), Jack (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Designed for students in the Faculty of Music but suitable for students with an interest in music and its physical basis.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 225

• PHYS 230 Dynamics of Simple Systems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Translational motion under Newton's laws; forces, momentum, work/energy theorem. Special relativity; Lorentz transforms, relativistic mechanics, mass/energy equivalence. Topics in rotational dynamics. Noninertial frames.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Guo, Hong (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 131.

  • Corequisite: MATH 222

  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 251

• PHYS 232 Heat and Waves (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : The laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Thermodynamics of P-V-T systems and simple heat engines. Free, driven, and damped harmonic oscillators. Coupled systems and normal modes. Fourier methods. Wave motion and dispersion. The wave equation.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Hilke, Michael (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 142, and CEGEP chemistry or CHEM 120, and PHYS 230.

  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 253

• PHYS 241 Signal Processing (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Linear circuit elements, resonance, network theorems, diodes, transistors, amplifiers, feedback, integrated circuits.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Hessels, Jason (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 2 hours lectures; 3 hours laboratory alternate weeks

  • Prerequisite: CEGEP physics or PHYS 142.

• PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism (2 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Properties of electromagnetic fields, dipole and quadropole fields and their interactions, chemical binding of molecules, electromagnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations and properties of electromagnetic waves, propagation of waves in media.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Rutledge, Robert (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics, MATH 222

• PHYS 257 Experimental Methods 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Introductory laboratory work and data analysis as related to mechanics, optics and thermodynamics. Introduction to computers as they are employed for laboratory work, for data analysis and for numerical computation. Previous experience with computers is an asset, but is not required.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Vachon, Brigitte (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 6 hours of laboratory and classroom work

  • Corequisite: PHYS 230 or PHYS 251

• PHYS 258 Experimental Methods 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Advanced laboratory work and data analysis as related to mechanics, optics and thermodynamics. Computers will be employed routinely for data analysis and for numerical computation, and, particularly, to facilitate the use of Fourier methods.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Cooke, David (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 6 hours of laboratory and classroom work

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 257

• PHYS 271 Introduction to Quantum Physics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Engineering)

  Overview

  Physics : The observed properties of atoms and radiation from atoms. Electron waves. The Schroedinger Equation in one dimension. Quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom. Angular momentum and spin. Quantum mechanics of many electron systems. Basic ideas of electrons in solids and solid state physics.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Winter

  • (3-0-6)

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 251 or CIVE 281

  • Restriction: This course is not available to any student enrolled in any Majors or Honours program involving Physics.

• PHYS 328 Electronics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Semiconductor devices, basic transistor circuits, operational amplifiers, combinatorial and sequential logic, integrated circuits, analogue to digital converters. The laboratory component covers design, construction and testing of basic electronic circuits.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Chiang, Hsin Cynthia (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lectures; 3 hours laboratory

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 241 or permission of instructor

• PHYS 331 Topics in Classical Mechanics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Forced and damped oscillators, Newtonian mechanics in three dimensions, rotational motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, small vibrations, normal modes. Nonlinear dynamics and chaos.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Gervais, Guillaume (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 230

  • Corequisite: MATH 315

  • Restriction: Not open to students having passed PHYS 451 or PHYS 351

• PHYS 333 Thermal and Statistical Physics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Introductory equilibrium statistical mechanics. Quantum states, probabilities, ensemble averages. Entropy, temperature, Boltzmann factor, chemical potential. Photons and phonons. Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions; applications.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Rutledge, Robert (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 232

  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 362

• PHYS 339 Measurements Laboratory in General Physics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Introduction to modern techniques of measurement. The use of computers in performing and analysing experiments. Data reduction, statistical methods, report writing. Extensive use of computers is made in this laboratory; therefore some familiarity with computers and computing is an advantage.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Ryan, Dominic (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 6 hours

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 241 or permission of instructor

• PHYS 340 Majors Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : The electrostatic field and scalar potential. Dielectric properties of matter. Energy in the electrostatic field. Methods for solving problems in electrostatics. The magnetic field. Induction and inductance. Energy in the magnetic field. Magnetic properties of matter. Maxwell's equations. The dipole approximation.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Liu, Adrian (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: CEGEP physics or PHYS 142, MATH 222

  • Corequisite: MATH 314

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have passed PHYS 242 or PHYS 350

• PHYS 342 Majors Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Maxwell's equations. The wave equation. The electromagnetic wave, reflection, refraction, polarization. Guided waves. Transmission lines and wave guides. Vector potential. Radiation. The elemental dipole; the half-wave dipole; vertical dipole; folded dipoles; Yagi antennas. Accelerating charged particles.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Gervais, Guillaume (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: PHYS 340 or PHYS 242, Mathematics MATH 314, MATH 315

• PHYS 346 Majors Quantum Physics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : De Broglie waves, Bohr atom. Schroedinger equation, wave functions, observables. One dimensional potentials. Schroedinger equation in three dimensions. Angular momentum, hydrogen atom. Spin, experimental consequences.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Vachon, Brigitte (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 230 and PHYS 232, or PHYS 251

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 357, PHYS 446, or PHYS 457.

  • 3 hours lectures

• PHYS 432 Physics of Fluids (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : The physical properties of fluids. The kinematics and dynamics of flow. The effects of viscosity and turbulence. Applications of fluid mechanics in biophysics, geophysics and engineering.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Jeon, Sang Yong (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures

  • Prerequisites: PHYS 230, MATH 223, MATH 314, MATH 315

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHYS 332.

• PHYS 434 Optics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : Fundamental concepts of optics, including applications and modern developments. Light propagation in media; geometric optics and optical instruments; polarization and coherence properties of light; interference and interferometry; diffraction theory and applications in spectrometry and imaging; Gaussian beams, Fourier optics and photonic band structure. A laboratory component provides hands-on experience in optical setup design, construction and testing of concepts introduced in lectures.

  Terms: Fall 2024

  Instructors: Wang, Kai (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab

  • Corequisite: PHYS 342 or PHYS 352, or permission of the instructor

• PHYS 447 Applications of Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physics : One electron atoms, radiation, multielectron atoms, molecular bonds. Selected topics from condensed matter, nuclear and elementary particle physics.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Wang, Kai (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): PHYS 346 or PHYS 446

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students in the following programs: · Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Honours Electrical Engineering · Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Minor Physics · Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Mathematics and Physics · Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physics · Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physics and Chemistry · Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physics and Computer Science

  • Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 457.

  • 1. Winter

  • 2. 3 hours lectures

The Technological World

Students select a minimum of 3 credits to a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:

• COMP 102 Computers and Computing (3 credits) *

  Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Computer Science (Sci) : A course for students with no previous knowledge of computer science. The impact of computers on society. Web design and dynamic content. The inner workings of computers (hardware). Networking principles. Algorithm design and programming. A look at how computers store data (image, sound, and video). Software distribution policies and mechanisms.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: high school level mathematics course on functions.

  • Restrictions: Credit will not be given for COMP 102 if it is taken concurrently with, or after, any of: COMP 202, COMP 203, COMP 208, COMP 250. Management students cannot receive credit for COMP 102.

• COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) **

  Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Computer Science (Sci) : Introduction to computer programming in a high level language: variables, expressions, primitive types, methods, conditionals, loops. Introduction to algorithms, data structures (arrays, strings), modular software design, libraries, file input/output, debugging, exception handling. Selected topics.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: M'hiri, Faten (Fall) M'hiri, Faten (Winter)

  • 3 hours

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 204, COMP 208, or GEOG 333; not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 206 or COMP 250.

  • COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 204 is intended for students in life sciences, and COMP 208 is intended for students in physical sciences and engineering.

  • To take COMP 202, students should have a solid understanding of pre-calculus fundamentals such as polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

• COMP 206 Introduction to Software Systems (3 credits)

  Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Computer Science (Sci) : Comprehensive overview of programming in C, use of system calls and libraries, debugging and testing of code; use of developmental tools like make, version control systems.

  Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025

  Instructors: Errington, Jacob (Fall) Vybihal, Joseph P; Kopinsky, Max (Winter)

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: COMP 202 or COMP 250

• COMP 280 History and Philosophy of Computing (3 credits) *

  Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Computer Science (Sci) : A history of early mathematical computation. Symbolic logic and computation. Modern computer systems and networks. The rise of the internet.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • 3 hours

• COMP 364 Computer Tools for Life Sciences (3 credits)

  Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Computer Science (Sci) : Concepts and tools for programmatic storage, retrieval, searching, numerical analysis, and visualization of large biological data sets.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • 3 hours

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200.

  • Restriction: Not available to students in Computer Science or Joint Computer Science programs.

  • Note: It is recommended that students have already taken a laboratory course (e.g., BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory). Topics motivated by biological questions.

• MATH 204 Principles of Statistics 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : The concept of degrees of freedom and the analysis of variability. Planning of experiments. Experimental designs. Polynomial and multiple regressions. Statistical computer packages (no previous computing experience is needed). General statistical procedures requiring few assumptions about the probability model.

  Terms: Winter 2025

  Instructors: Nadarajah, Tharshanna (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: MATH 203 or equivalent. No calculus prerequisites

  • Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.

  • You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.

* Note: Students may take either COMP 102 or COMP 280, but not both.
** Note: Credit will not be given for COMP 102 if it is taken concurrently with or after COMP 202.

Elective Courses (6 credits)