The following courses have been accepted by the Faculty as meeting the definition of Complementary Studies outlined in the Faculty Academic Regulations in the Undergraduate Calendar. Check calendar descriptions for specific prerequisites. Substitutions, either taken at McMaster University or elsewhere on a Letter of Permission, require the approval of the Associate Dean (Academic) of Engineering.
| Courses | Eligible | Not eligible |
|---|---|---|
| Africa and Black Diaspora Studies (ABLD) | 2XX3, 3A03, 3BA3, 3CD3, 4XX3 | |
| Anthropology (ANTHROP) | 1AA3, 1AB3, Level II or III | NOT 2D03, 2FF3, 2Z03, 3BB3, 3BF3, 3CA3,3CC6, 3GH3, 3IS3, 3K03, 3LA3, 3P03, 3PP3, 3R03, 3X03 |
| Art (ART) | ||
| Art History (ARTHIST) | Level II or III | NOT 3P03 |
| Civic Vitality & Democratic Engagement (CIVDEM) | 3EL3, 3Z03 | |
| Communication Studies (CMST) | 1A03, Level II or III | NOT 2A03, 2B03, 2F03, 2TM6, 2ZP3, 3WR3 |
| Community Engagement (CMTYENGA) | 2A03 | |
| Critical Challenges (CHALLENG) | 2CC3 | |
| Economics (ECON) | 1B03, 1BB3, Level II or III | NOT IME3, 2B03, 2G03, 2GG3, 2X03, 2Y03, 2YY3, 2Z03, 3E03, 3EE3, 3F03, 3G03, 3K03, 3M03, 3U03, 3W03, 3WW3, 3Y03,4B03, 4G03, 4M06, 4N03, 4T03, 4TT3 |
| Engineer (ENGINEER) | 2IW3, 3CX3, 3CW3 | |
| English & Cultural Studies (ENGLISH) | 1F03, 1G03, 1H03, 1CS3, Level II or III | |
| Environment & Society (ENVSOCTY) | 1HA3, 1HB3,2EI3, 2EK3, 2HI3, 2LE3, 2OC3, 2RC3, 2RU3, 2RW3, 2TF3, 2UI3, 3EC3, 3EE3, 3EG3, 3EJ3, 3EN3, 3ER3, 3HH3, 3HP3, 3LT3, 3RJ3, 3RW3, 3TG3, 3UG3, 3UP3, 3UR3, 3UW3, 4ET3, 4HC3, 4HD3, 4HH3, 4HP3, 4LP3, 4LW3, 4UD3, 4UF3,4UH3, 4US3 | |
| French (FRENCH) | 2AC3, 2CC3, 2E03, 2F03, 2L03, 2Q03, 2XX3, 3AA3, 3AC3, 3FF3, 3HH3, 3KK3, 3P03, 3Q03, 3W03 | |
| Gender Studies (GENDRST) | 1A03, 1AA3, Level II or III | |
| German (GERMAN) | 2FT3, 2G03, 2KK3, 2N03, 2P03, 2Q03, 2S03,3H03 | |
| Global Peace & Social Justice (PEACJUST) | 1A03, 1VM3, Level II or III | NOT 2E03, 3C03, 3P03 |
| Globalization Studies (GLOBALZN) | 1A03, 3A03 | |
| Greek (GREEK) | 3AA3, 3C03, 3B03, 3BB3, 3E03 | |
| Greek and Roman Studies (GKROMST) | 1A03, 1M03, 1B03, Level II or III | |
| Health Aging and Society (HLTHAGE) | 1AA3, 1BB3, 1CC3, 2AN3, 2B03, 2BB3, 2C03, 2D03, 2F03, 2GG3, 2HI3, 2J03, 2K03, 2L03, 2M03, 2N03, 2O03, 2P03, 2Q03, 3AA3, 3AB3, 3CC3, 3D03, 3DD3, 3HP3, 3K03,3L03, 3M03, 3N03, 3Q03, 3R03, 3T03, 3YY3, 4U03, 4W03 | |
| History (HISTORY) | 1DD3, 1MA3, 1M03, 1P03, 1PP3, 1Q03, Level II or III | |
| Health Sciences (HTHSCI) | 2SG3, 2T03, 3DH3, 3EA3, 3HL3, 3PH3, 3PM3, 3WT3 | |
| Humanities (HUMAN) | 2FI3, 3EL3 | |
| IARTS (IARTS) | 2CP3, 2AS3, 2FA3, 2IA3, 2ME3, 2MM3, 2US3, 2VS3, 3AA3, 3CH3, 3CW3, 3DA3, 3EC3, 3FI3,3IA3, 3QA3, 3RR3, 3SR3, 4AP3, 4D03, 4QT3, 4Z03 | |
| Indigenous Studies (INDIGST) | 1A03, 1AA3, 1B03, 2A03, 2B03, 2C03, 2D03, 2F03, 2G03, 2H03, 2HW3, 2IA3, 2K03, 2N03, 3OL3 Level III or IV | NOT 3ID3 |
| Innovate (INNOVATE) | 1X03, 1Z03, 2SI3, 3Z03, 3ZZ3 | |
| Inspire (INSPIRE) | 1PL3, 1HR3, 2CC3, 2LM3, 3AR3, 3EL3, 3MP3, 3TU3, 3WW3 | |
| Italian (ITALIAN) | ||
| Japanese (JAPANESE) | 2X03 | |
| Kinesiology (KINESIOL) | 3V03 | |
| Korean (KOREAN) | 2X03 | |
| Labour Studies (LABRST) | NOT 2D03, 2DD3 | |
| Latin American and Latinx Studies (LATAM) | 2A03, 3A03 | |
| Linguistics (LINGUIST) | 1A03, 1AA3, 1E03, 1EE3, 1Z03, 1ZZ3, 2E03, 2FL3, 2L03, 2LC3, 2LL3, 2PS3, 2SL3, 2S03 | |
| Music (MUSIC) | 1A03, 1AA3, 2CU3, 2BB3, 2F03, 2II3, 2MT3, 2T03, 2TT3 | |
| Nuclear Studies & Society (NUCLST) | 1N03, 2N03 | |
| Philosophy (PHILOS) | 1A03, 1B03, 1E03, 1F03, Level II or Level III | NOT 2B03, 3F03, 3M03, 3W03 |
| Political Science (POLSCI) | 1AA3, 1AB3, Level II or III | NOT 3NN3 |
| Psychology (PSYCH) | 1F03, 1FF3, 1X03, 1XX3, 2AA3, 2AP3, 2B03, 2C03, 2H03, 3AB3, 3AC3, 3BA3, 3CB3, 3JJ3, 3WA3 | |
| Russian (RUSSIAN) | 2G03, 2H03 | |
| Science (SCIENCE) | 2AR3 | |
| Social Psychology (SOCPSY) | 1Z03, 2C03, 2E03, 2F03, 3OP3 | |
| Social Science (SOCSCI) | 2O03, 2FD3, 2R03, 2V03 | |
| Society, Culture and Religion (SCAR) | 1B03, 1GL3, 1R03, 1SC3, Level II or III | NOT 3DR3, 3GH3 |
| Sociology (SOCIOL) | 1C03, 1Z03, Level II or III | NOT 2Z03, 3H06, 3I03, 3O03 |
| Sustainability (SUSTAIN) | 1S03, 2GS3, 2IS3, 2SD3, 2S03, 2SS3, 3S03, 4S06 | |
| Theatre & Film (THTRFLM) | Level II or III | NOT 2AA3, 2BB3,2DP3 3CC3, 3HH3, 3PC3, 3PR3,3OP6, 3PS3, 3S03, 3S06, 3SD3, 3S03,3T03, 3VS3, 3WW3, 3XX3 |
| Wilson (WILSON) | 1A03 | |
| Work and Labour Studies (WORKLABR) | 1A03, 1E03, Level II or Level III |
You may choose courses from the following list if at least 3 units of complementary studies elective is taken from the previous list during the course of your engineering degree requirements.
| Language | Course code | Not eligible |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 2AA3, 2AR3, 3AA3 | |
| Cayuga | 1Z03, 2Z03 | |
| Chinese | 1BL3, 2Bl3 | |
| Farsi | ||
| French | 1AA3, 1AB3, 1ZA3, 1ZB3, Level II | NOT 1CT3, 2CT3, 2B03, 2BB3, 2G03, 2OR3 |
| German | 1BL3, 2BL3, 3IL3, 3Z03, 3ZZ3 | |
| Greek | 1Z03, 1ZZ3, 2A03, 2AA3, Level III | |
| Hebrew | 2A03, 2B03 | |
| Italian | 1BL3, 2BL3, 3IL3 | |
| Japanese | 1BL3, 2BL3 | |
| Korean | 1BL3, 2BL3, 3IL3 | |
| Latin | 1Z03, 1ZZ3, Level II or III | |
| Mohawk | 1Z03, 2Z03 | |
| Ojibwe | 1Z03, 2Z03 | |
| Polish | 1BL3, 2BL3 | |
| Russian | 1BL3, 2BL3 | |
| Sanskrit | 2A03, 2B03 | |
| Spanish | 1BL3, 2BL3, 3IL3 |