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MAJORS
Common Requirements for the Major
A General student must select a major subject no later than the
beginning of the Second Year. However, any student wishing a
Music major must register for it at the beginning of the First
Year. Registration in a major is not permitted unless the student
has obtained a GP(A) of at least 4.00 in the required junior
credit(s) of the major subject. (Exceptions must be approved by
both the Department offering the major and the Dean of Arts and
Science.)
A major must include any required junior credit(s)
and a minimum of four but no more than six senior credits in the
major subject. Where no junior credit is required or taken, the
major must include a minimum of five senior credits in the major
subject. A maximum of seven credits in the major subject may be
included in the program. This maximum is increased to eight when
two junior credits are required for a major in the subject
concerned. Any cross-listed credits completed by the student and
listed in the major subject are counted toward this maximum,
regardless of the student's actual registration in such courses.
Special Requirements for the Major
In addition to completing all the Common Requirements for the
major, the student must also complete the applicable Special
Requirements. The majors in Archaeology, Canadian Studies,
Communication Studies, Development and International Studies,
Fine Arts, Theatre and Women's Studies are Interdepartmental
Majors. Special Requirements for Interdepartmental Majors are
given on pages 54-57. Special Requirements for all other majors
are given below.
Anthropology: The major must include AN101 and
AN102; two of AN201, AN203, AN205, AN206, AN207, AN208, AN210,
AN213, AN221; and one credit in Anthropology at the 300 level.
Students with a cumulative GPA in Anthropology credits of 7.00 or
above are encouraged to take AN371.
Biology: BA The major must include BI100* and any
four senior credits. The BA Biology major is available only as a
second major.
Biology: BSc The major must include
BI100*. MA100*, MA140* or both CP104 and CP114 must also be
completed. The Computing courses are considered to fulfil General
BSc regulation (2).
Note: CH100* (or CH110*) must also be
completed. Students with a second major in Chemistry may count
CH100* toward this major.
Chemistry: The major must include CH100*, CH200*,
CH212, CH220*, and either CH312 or CH313.
Note: Prerequisites for CH212 include CH100* and MA100*.
Classical Studies: The major in Classical
Studies consists of CL101 and CL102 and at least four senior
credits in Classics, one of which must be either CL205* or
CL214 and CL215, or CL225 and CL226. One senior credit in Latin
or Greek may be included in the major.
Computing: BA The major must include CP102,
CP104, CP114, CP264, CP314 and CP417
Note: Credit must also be obtained in MA100*, MA121 and MA240.
Mathematics courses may not be counted toward the Division A
requirement. Students with a second major or minor in Mathematics
may count MA240 toward that major or minor.
Computing: BSc The major must include CP104,
CP114, CP264, CP314, and CP417.
Note: PC120, MA121, and MA240 must also be completed. Students
with a second major or minor in Mathematics may count MA240
toward that major or minor.
Economics: The major must include EC120, EC140,
EC220, and EC240. (Students with credit for EC260 or EC270 are
considered to have fulfilled the requirement for EC220; students
with credit for EC290 or EC250 are considered to have fulfilled
the requirement for EC240).
English: The major must include EN122* (or, with
the permission of the Department, EN118 and EN130, or one of
EN118, EN130 together with one of EN104, EN105). If EN122* has
not been taken, at least one of the minimum four senior credits
required must include the study of pre-20th-century English
literature. Of the four senior credits required for the major, a
maximum of one may be chosen from among Division A Theatre
courses, Division A Film Studies courses, and irregular English
courses (EN209, EN309).
Film Studies: The major in Film Studies consists
of one 100-level credit in English literature courses; EN202;
FS204, FS240, FS242, FS341; and three of FS205, FS241, FS243,
FS244, FS245, FS246, FS248, FS343. Students may be encouraged or
required to take at least one University of Waterloo Film Studies
course, as approved by WLU. The Film Studies major is available
only as a second major.
French: The major must include FR205*, one
200-level French language credit and at least one additional
credit in literature or civilization. First Year Francophone
students, bilingual students, and students with credit for OAC
French Immersion courses whose performance on a placement test
written during the first week of classes is deemed satisfactory
may be placed in a 200-level French language course. It is
recommended that FR205* be taken in the First Year.
Geography: The major must include GG100*, at
least three of GG210, GG220, GG230, GG240, and two and a half
senior credits in Geography of which at least one credit must be
at the 300 level. Note: It is suggested that the student complete
one of GG251, GG254, GG258, GG351, GG360, GG361, GG368.
German: Of the four senior credits required for
the major, three must be in the German language.
Greek: The major must include at least four
senior credits in Greek.
History: The major will normally include one
credit selected from HI101 to HI122*. The senior credits in the
major must include two 200-level credits and at least one
300-level credit. Students should normally obtain credit for the
two 200-level courses before registering in a 300-level course.
One of these senior credits must be in Canadian history and one
in European history. Senior level courses marked (E) are
acceptable as fulfilling the European history requirement.
Latin: The major must include at least four
senior credits in Latin.
Mathematics: The major must include MA100*,
MA121, MA122, MA200, MA201, MA222, and one of MA215, MA322,
MA323.
Music: For requirements see the Faculty of Music
program descriptions.
Philosophy: The major must include at least a
half credit in Values: PY203, PY207, PY213, PY215, PY217, PY223,
PY227, PY230, PY233, PY247; and a half credit in History or
Metaphysics and Epistemology: PY201, PY204, PY209, PY214, PY218,
PY225, PY226, PY228, PY229, PY239, PY249, PY256, PY259, PY261,
PY262, PY263, PY264.
Physical Education: The major must include four
of PE101 through PE119 , PE207 and/or PE212;
PE121, PE122, PE216, PE231, PE232, PE241, PE242, PE321, PE322;
four of PE301, PE306 , PE307 , PE309 , PE311 ,
PE313 , PE316 , PE317 , PE318 ; either PE210 or PE211; one of the
following combinations of courses: PE221 and PE222; PE221 and
BI309*; BI203* and PE222; BI203* and BI309* (Students also
majoring in Biology may count towards the Biology major any
credit in excess of a full credit). Every student will be
required to participate in some program which is associated with
sport or physical activity for two years. These could include
participation in intercollegiate athletics at WLU, community
sponsored sports programs or local elementary and secondary
school programs. Other types of involvement may meet this
requirement but must be approved by the Department Chair.
Notes:
1.
Students intending to apply to a faculty of education at
an Ontario university should obtain credit for six, or more, of
PE101 through PE119 , PE207 and PE212.
2.
PE210 and PE211 have PS100* and SY100* as their
respective prerequisites.
3.
PE221, PE222, BI203* and BI309* have BI100* as
prerequisite. In addition BI309* requires a junior chemistry.
4.
PE101 through PE119 , PE207 , PE212
and PE301 through PE318 are quarter credit courses.
5.
See information on pages 24 and 70 regarding admission
to this program.
(Due to restrictions of the number of Division D courses which
can be counted for credit towards a General degree, students
majoring in Physical Education require at least 16 credits to
graduate.)
Physical Geography: The major, available only in
the BSc program, must include GG100*, GL100* and at least four
credits from GG230, GG233, GG234, GG379, GG380, GG381, GG382,
GG383, GG384, GG385, GG386, GG388, GG389, GG395, GG396, and must
include one credit in Mathematics from MA100*, MA121, MA122 and
MA140*.
Note: It is suggested that the student complete one of GG251,
GG254, GG258, GG351, GG360, GG361, GG368.
Physics: The major must include PC100* (or PC110*
with the approval of the Department), PC200 , PC201 , PC210,
PC211, PC230, PC231, and PC342*.
Note: MA200 (or MA201) and MA205 must also be completed. Students
with a second major or a minor in Mathematics may count MA200 (or
MA201) and MA205 toward this major or minor.
Political Science: The major must include (a)
PO100*, or PO110 and PO111, (b) at least one credit taken in the
field of Canadian Government (see pages 185-190 for courses
designated Canadian), and (c) at least one credit at the 300 or
400 level other than those courses taken to fulfil requirement
(b).
Psychology: The major must include PS248 and
PS249 during the Second Year. Students must obtain at least a
half credit from each of the following groups:
Group I:
PS208, PS209, PS211, PS228
Group II:
PS205, PS206, PS207, PS214*, PS215, PS216, PS217, PS226,
PS236*
Group III:
PS204*, PS222, PS231, PS233*, PS234, PS238, PS305, PS306*
Religion and Culture: The major must include
RE215 and RE216. At least one credit must be obtained in each of
three areas: (1) Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean
Religions: RE107, RE108, RE200, RE201, RE203*, RE207, RE208,
RE217, RE219, RE222, RE223, RE301, RE302*, RE305, RE307, RE308,
RE309, RE310*, RE343, RE344, RE345, RE346; (2) Western Religions:
Early to Modern: RE103, RE104, RE224, RE228, RE230, RE233, RE235,
RE236, RE248, RE304, RE311, RE312, RE313, RE316, RE319, RE328,
RE330, RE331, RE332, RE333, RE336, RE348, RE372; (3) Asian and
Indigenous Religions: RE111, RE112, RE211, RE212*, RE213, RE227,
RE246, RE296, RE298, RE317, RE318, RE321, RE324, RE337.
Note: The following kinds of courses cannot be
counted to satisfy Religion and Culture distribution
requirements: language courses, archaeological method courses,
cross-listed courses from other departments, required courses,
directed study or special topics courses (except by permission of
the Department and the Dean).
Sociology: The major must include SY100*, SY203*,
SY280, SY281 and AN101. It is strongly recommended that SY382
also be included in the program. Third Year students with
cumulative GPA of at least 7.00 in Sociology are encouraged to
consider taking SY387 or SY388. Students taking a double major
who are required to complete research methods and/or statistics
courses in the second major should consult with both Departments
to avoid duplication.
Spanish: The major must include SP201, SP202 and
four senior credits of which two must be in language and one a
survey course of Spanish literature.
Statistics: The major must include MA100*, MA122,
MA240, MA245 and at least six senior half-credit courses (or
equivalent) in Mathematics including at least four of MA340,
MA341, MA342, MA343, MA345, MA349, MA490, MA492.
Note: MA201 is a prerequisite for MA340 and MA341.
Special Requirements for Interdepartmental Majors
The University offers Interdepartmental Majors leading to the
General BA degree in seven different areas: Archaeology, Canadian
Studies, Communication Studies, Development and International
Studies, Fine Arts, Theatre, and Women's Studies.
All requirements for the General BA degree apply,
except that more than five credits are required in the major.
The student's major must be authorized in writing by
the Co-ordinator of the program. Permission to take individual
courses is granted by the Department concerned.
The student may take some of the credits for the
major at the Honours level with permission of the Department.
Students should take note of the prerequisites
(listed in the course description section of the calendar) of any
senior courses included in their program.
Archaeology
T. Laird Christie, PhD
P.M. Michle Daviau, PhD
Robert
W. Fisher, PhD
Joann Freed, PhD
Dean H. Knight, PhD,
Co-ordinator
Gerald P. Schaus, PhD
Christopher J. Simpson,
PhD, FSA
Lawrence E. Toombs, PhD, Professor
Emeritus
Sandra Woolfrey, MA
Requirements
1.
The student must take a minimum of eight credits,
distributed according to the instructions given in the following
course listings.
2.
In addition to AR452*, the student may take other
courses at the Honours level with the permission of the
Co-ordinating Committee.
3.
It is recommended that students satisfy the Division C
requirement with GL100* or GG100*.
4.
Students are advised to take care in planning their
program, since many courses are cycled and thus not offered every
year.
5.
For rules common to all interdepartmental majors - see
previous section.
Courses
1.
Core Program (Required of all students)
AR100*, AN101, AN102; either AR245* or AR341*.
2.
Field Courses (Minimum one credit, maximum two credits)
AR218*, AR219*, AR306*, AR452*.
(Special provisions may be made to fulfil this
requirement for students with special needs or circumstances.)
3.
Elective Courses (Select at least one credit from each
of the four areas listed below):
(a)
Prehistoric
AR220, AR304*, AR307*, AR313.
(b)
Classical
AR214, AR215, AR300*, AR301*, AR321, AR323, AR325,
AR327, AR329, AR331.
(c)
Near Eastern
AR202*, AR203*, AR204, AR205, AR302*, AR310*.
(d)
Historical/Industrial
AR240*, AR345*.
Canadian Studies
T. Laird Christie, PhD
Richard D. Christy, PhD
Barry
M. Gough, PhD, DLitt, Co-ordinator
Edwin Jewinski, PhD
Frank W. Millerd, PhD
Paul Tiessen, PhD
Requirements
The program consists of the core courses CA200*, CA301, CA302,
together with a minimum of four senior elective credits which
must be chosen from the following list and must be distributed
over at least two different disciplines.
Anthropology: AN201, AN304*, AN329, AN339.
Archaeology: AR240*
Canadian Studies: CA210, CA215.
Economics: EC213, EC223, EC233, EC237, EC317, EC324,
EC340.
English: EN217, EN219.
Film Studies: FS244.
Fine Arts: FI200*, FI312, FI313.
French: FR213, FR304, FR404.
Geography: GG250, GG292, GG350, GG371.
History: HI220*, HI230*, HI240*, HI246, HI322, HI327,
HI339, HI341, HI344, HI345.
Political Science: PO211, PO212, PO213, PO214, PO342,
PO343, PO345, PO346, PO347, PO348.
Religion and Culture: RE236, RE317, RE318, RE328,
RE331.
Sociology: SY201*, SY204*, SY208*,
SY233, SY234, SY307, SY313, SY316*, SY332.
Notes
1.
Any exception to the above, such as course
substitutions, must be approved in advance by the Co-ordinating
Committee.
2.
Students, especially those in the First Year of the
program, are advised to select courses carefully since many of
those listed above have prerequisites.
3.
Students are encouraged to include FR304 and FR404 as
electives.
Communication Studies
David Black, MA
Glenn Carroll, MBA
John Chamberlin, PhD
Iwona
Irwin-Zarecka, PhD, Co-ordinator
Paul Tiessen, PhD
Requirements
The student must take the following:
1.
CS200, CS201 (cross-listed as PY201), CS235, CS300,
CS308 (cross-listed as SY308), EN202, BU388.
2.
Three and a half credits from the following list:
AN210, CS104, CS202, CS204, CS205, CS207, CS208, CS209,
CS309, CS310, CS329, EN204, EN205, EN208, EN223, EN227, EN228,
FS245, PO349, PS205, PS207, PS212, PS215, PS238, PS239.
3.
With prior approval of the Co-ordinating Committee,
students may substitute Special Topics courses for those listed
under Requirement three above.
Notes:
1.
Students should include in the First Year of their
program the prerequisite courses for any senior courses in the
Communication Studies major they intend to take. For example,
CS308, a required course, has as prerequisite SY100*. Information
regarding prerequisites will be found in the course description
section of this Calendar.
PS100* is highly recommended.
2.
Honours students wishing to acquire the Communication
Studies major must obtain at least eight credits in departments
other than their Honours program Department.
3.
Communication Studies majors registering in BU388
(designated sections only) are not required to meet the
prerequisite specified in the course description.
Development and International Studies
John Chamberlin, PhD
Laird Christie, PhD
Renato
Cristi, PhD
Lev Gonick, PhD
John Peters, PhD
Robert Sharpe, PhD
1.
The program consists of seven and a half credits
including two and a half in core courses and five in electives.
2.
Core courses: DI200 and two credits from AN337
(cross-listed as SY337), EC207, GG367, HI329*, SY338, and either
both PO227 and PO228 or both PO231 and PO232.
3.
The five elective credits are subject to the following
regulations:
(a) No more than two and one-half credits may be chosen
from any one discipline.
(b) At least two regions (Africa, India, Asia, South
America, Canada) must be selected as an area of study from among
AN201, AN203, AN329, AN330, AN332, GG355, GG356, GG357, GG358,
GG367, RE296, and RE321.
(c) Additional electives may be chosen from (2) above
and from AN332 (cross-listed as CS310), DI330, DI350, EC207,
EC229, EC239 (Economics courses have EC120, EC140 (or equivalent)
as prerequisites), EN202, EN211, EN212, HI313, HI316, HI344,
HI345, PY203, PY213, PY230, PO318, PO319, PS234, RE111, RE112,
RE211, RE317, RE318, SY331, SY332, SY333, one credit from
Irregular Courses as approved by the Co-ordinator.
Fine Arts
Ira Ashcroft, PhD
Michael Ballin, PhD
Ilse Friesen,
PhD, Co-ordinator
Michal Manson
Boyd McDonald, ARCT,
LRSM
Diane Peters, MA
Paul Tiessen, PhD
Requirements
1.
FI100* and FI220, followed by six and a half other
credits, of which five and a half must be at the senior level.
2.
Students must take one credit from at least three
categories listed below.
3.
At least one credit shall include studio work but no
more than three studio courses can be taken.
4.
One of the total credits must be taken in a discipline
other than Fine Arts.
Course Categories
Aesthetic Theory: FI340, PY215.
Art History: CL205*, CL214, CL215, CL321, CL323,
CL325, CL327, CL329, CL331; FI200*, FI247*, FI300*, FI301, FI310,
FI311, FI312, FI313.
Film: FS240, FS241, FS242, FS243, FS244, FS245, FS246,
FS248, FS343.
Music: MU115, MU116*, MU117, MU122, MU123, MU222*;
PC102*.
Religion: FI238; RE298.
Studio: CS208; FI104, FI234*, FI235*, FI236*,
FI237*, FI239*, FI336* (Div. A), FI345; FS204, FS205.
Theatre: TR221, TR229, TR349*.
Writing: EN227, EN228, EN331*.
Theatre
Viviana Comensoli, PhD
Leslie De'Ath, MA, ARCT
Robert Fisher, PhD
Joann Freed, PhD
Leslie O'Dell, PhD, Co-ordinator
Richard Walsh-Bowers, PhD
l.
The program consists of six credits including three core
credits and three elective credits.
2.
Core credits: TR100, TR349*, TR350*, and TR390.
3.
Elective credits:
(a) Two credits from CL320, EN203, EN207, EN232*, EN322,
EN326, FR414, RE233.
(b) One credit from MU284, MU378, MU384, MU484, PS237,
RE316, RE319, TR110, TR221, TR229.
(c) With permission of the Co-ordinating Committee,
TR201 or TR301* may be used to fulfil requirements for the
Theatre Major.
4.
Up to two additional credits from the list of electives
or TR200 or TR300 may also be taken as part of the Theatre Major.
5.
Students may not register concurrently in TR110, TR349*,
and/or TR350.
6.
Entry into all Theatre courses is by permission of the
Co-ordinating Committee. Students wishing to major in Theatre
must declare their major in their First Year and are invited to
audition for Theatre 110 in October of their First Year.
Women's Studies
(Joint program with the University of
Waterloo)
Cynthia Comacchio, PhD
Patricia Elliot, PhD, Co-ordinator
Kay Koppedrayer, PhD
Harriet Lyons, PhD, Director at UW
Eleanor Ty, PhD
Diane Wilkins, MLS
Requirements
1.
The major consists of seven credits.
2.
Students must take WS200 and WS300.
3.
The remaining six credits must be selected from the
following list of approved courses for the Women's Studies major,
and must be distributed so as to include a minimum of one
half-credit course from each of at least four of the following
five areas:
Course Categories
Feminism: Theory and Practice: EN225, SY204*, SY403, SY452t.
Gender: History and Theory: HI325, HI326, PY233, RE103, SY234.
Representations of Women: EN226, FI310, RE224, RE372.
Women Across Cultures: AN221, SY338/ AN338, CL218, EN325, RE346.
Women: Self and Society: FI311, RE348,
SL201, SL202, SL302, SY201*, SY233*, WS201.
4.
Students may also take WS301, WS390, courses selected
from the University of Waterloo Women's Studies list, and, with
prior approval of the Co-ordinating Committee, any Special Topics
course. Students may request to have these courses approved as
requirements for the above areas. However, students should note
that WLU residency requirements stipulate that 75 percent of the
courses in the major must be taken at WLU (i.e. five and a half
of seven credits).
5.
Students should include in the First Year of their
program the prerequisite courses for any senior courses in the
Women's Studies major they intend to take. For example, SY201*,
SY204*, SY233*, SY338, SY403 and SY452t all have as prerequisite
SY100*. Information regarding prerequisites will be found in the
course description section of this calendar. Students are advised
to consult with the Women's Studies Co-ordinator when selecting
courses for their first as well as subsequent years.
Note:
Students combining the Women's Studies major with a Sociology
program (other than a minor) may count a maximum of one credit in
Sociology courses approved for Women's Studies towards both
programs (i.e. SY201*, SY204*, SY233*, SY234, SY338, SY403,
SY452t).