2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

.'McMasferUniversityMcMaster University, through it~ continued dedication to innovativeeducation and ground-breaking research, has earned its, reputationas one of the leading post-secondary institutions in 'canada." .McMaster is a medium~sized, Jull~serviceuniversity offeringeducational.programs throLighsix Faculties. The extensive activity'in research, supported 'by $218 million"in grants and cqntracts;means there are first-class libraries and ·sophisticatedfacilities.Undergraduate teaching is conducted through the School ofBusiness, the Faculties of Engineering, Health Sciences, Hu-·manities, SCience, and Social Sciences, and the distinctive Artsand Science Program. The Department of KinesiolOgy and the, School of Social Work are part of the Faculty of Social SCiences.DISCIPLINESANDDEGREES ". ' , .'.' . The Arts and Science Program offers B. Arts Sc. and' Honours B.Arts $c. degrees. It ispossible to combine the program leading tothe Honours B. Arts 8c. degree' with programs that fulfill therequirements for Honours degrees', in a number of .diff.erent disciplines. ' .The DeGroote School of Businessbffers theHonours B.Com. and B.Com.' degrees; which in:" .clude work .. in the following areas: accounting, busihesspolicy, finance, management science and in-'formation systems, marketing and international busi:­ness,and human resoUrces anq management. ., .The Faculty of Engineering offers the Bachelor ofEngineering program in Chemical Engineering;Civil' Engineering, . Computer Engineering, Electricaland' Biomedical Engineering,. ~Iectrical Engi.;neering, Engineering Physics, Materials Engineer.;inQ, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineer-,ing' and Software Engineering and Game Design.Students may register jn the Faculty of Engineer~,ing to take the five-level Engineering and Man,agementprogram, which is offered jointlyby the Schoolof Business and Faculty of Engineering, the five- ,level Engineeringanq Society program. ' .\'. 'The FClcultyof Engineering offers a five-year,program in Chemi~cal, Engineering and Bioengineering leading' to a Bachelor ofEngineering and Bibsciences degree. .. . .The Faculty of Engineering also offers a degree completionprogram in Manufacturing Engineering Technology leading to theBachelor of Technology Degree. 'It is offered.in conjunction withMohawk College. '., .The Faculty of Health Sciences ·has gaihed aninternatiQnal reputationfor its innovative educational programm,ing, ~nd offers, throughthe Michael G .. DeGroote School of Mediqine, the M.D. program, andthrough the School of Nursing, the B.Sc.N. d~gree. progralTl. ABachelor of Health -Sciences (B.H;Sc;) degree may be earned ,inMidwifery and a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)(B.H.Sc.Hon.) program is also offered.. ,The' Facuity of Humanities offers· programs in Art, Art History, .Classics (Ancient History and Archaeology, Classical' Languagesand Literature), Communication Studies, Comparative Literature,Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, English,French, History, -Indigenous Studies, Japanese Studies, Linguistics, Modern Lan.;guages (German, Hispanic Studies,ltalian),,' Moc;lern L:anguagesand Linguistics,· Multimedia, Music, Peace Studies, Philosophy,Theatre & Film Studies and Women's· Studies· leading toB.A.degrees, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree and a Diploma inMusLc Performance. Students pursuing Honours degree programsmay complete and receive credit for the third level of the program instudy abroad at a ~niversity in a country approved by the Faculty.. Bachelor of Science programs are' aVclilable in the FacLJlty ofScience at the B.Sc. and B.Sc. Honours . levels .. Programs areoffered, in BiochemistrY', Biology,Qhemistry,' Computer Science,.Earth·and Environmental Sciences, Geoscience, Kinesiology;Life SCience, Mathematical. Science, Mathematics .and Statistics,'THE U,NIVERSITY 3Materials SCience, Medical and. Health Physics, Medical RadiationSciences,' Physics, Molecular Biology, Physical. Science,Physics, Psychology and Science. The Faculty of Social Sciences offers B.A. programs in Anthropology,Communication Studies, t;conomics, Geography, Geographyand· Environmental Studies, Gerontology, Health Studies, .Indigenous Studies, LaboLJ[ Studies, Political Science; Psychology·,Religious Studies and Sociology. The School of Social Work'offers the combined B.A.lB.S.W.degree, and the Department ofkinesiology,': the Hons .. B.Kin. degree.THE UNIVERSITY. hNamed after Senator William McMaster,' who bequeathed funds to 'endow a Christian school of learning, the University grew out ofeducational work initiated by Baptists incentral Canada as early as the. 1. 830s. Afteritsinitial years'in Toronto, from1887t01930,theUniversitywas moved to Hamilton. It became •. non-denominational in 1957,although the' historic Baptist. conn€)ction continues throughthe separatelyincorporated McMaster Divinity College. ,More than 20,000 full-time students attend Mc­Master University, . 2;200 . of whom . are pursuingadvanced degrees offered through the·School·of ..Graduate Studies. In.addition, over 3,600 part-timestudents are registered. in; the FalllWinter session;from September to April, and 4,700'in the Spring!Summer session,from May toA,ugust. The Universityalso provides courses. in' centres located outsideHamilton, for which full credit is granted.Most of the 1000 'members ofthe Unjversity facultyhold doCtoral degrees in their areas of specialization.Faculty members are expected to teach both§raduateand undergraduatE3 courses and may be .involved in the academic counselling of students.. The. University's d,iverseacademic programs aresupported by some fine,._and even uniqye, facilities.The University Library is a member of the. Association . of. Research Libraries and 'contains·1,9·million volumes clOd .has 6,712' cummt printjournal titles and 9,632 current electronic journal titles. The Library ,has an extensive special collections section which includes theBertrand Russell. Archives; 18th. Century materials and 'majorCanadian c.ollectiohs. Facilities' for programs in the Humanitiesinclude modern language laboratories, music rehearsal rooms, artstudios, a museum of art and seminar' rooms; The work of theFaculties of Science and Engineering is supported by; sophisti- .catedfacilities, which includes a .nuclear, reactor. There are sixundergraduate general purpose computing labs on campus whichoperate using MS Windows 2000 based PCs and a variety ,ofWindows based software. As' well there are numerous departmentalcomputing clusters which operate a mixture of Windows, Linux,or Solaris environments. Students in residence have convenient ,access to the McMaster network and the internet from their rooms.The recreation,' fitness and intramural programs offer morethan 30 different sports in. which over 6,000 students participate.Th~ InteruniverSity Athletic Program features 33 varsity sport,opportunities .. The department also offers a full range of iristruc~tional and outdoor education programs throughout the calendaryear. The athletic facilities include a 50-metre swimming pool,an eight-lane, 40Q-metre, all-weather track, four hard surface allweathertennis courts, seven North American squasM courts and •a state-of-the-art fitness and conditioning facility. known as thePulse. A new $30 million addition will be open in Fall 2006. 'McMaster's campus, which is restricted\to pedestrian traffic,isadjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens at the western end of .Lake Ontario. On~campus co-educational and single~sex' residencesare available for approximately 3,400 students.The University is mihutes from downtown Hamilton,. and theactivities that arnajor city has to offer. Students can get there by caror by taking one of the buses from the region's public transitsystem, which make frequent stops on· campus ..