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This current list of complementary studies electives are up-to-date and approved at Senate Undergraduate Council on October 5, 2022 for the 2023-2024 Calendar (as noted). Students should view the requirements and notes in the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar to ensure all requirements are met.
If a course is listed on more than one list, the course can only count for one list. Students should let their academic advisor know which list the course applies to.
List A - Impact Courses
ANTH 106 Technologies of Being Human
BET 360 Design Frameworks for Social Ventures
BET 420 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
BME 381 Biomedical Engineering Ethics
CS 492 The Social Implications of Computing
ENVS 105 Environmental Sustainability and Ethics
ENVS 205 Sustainability: The Future We Want
ERS 215 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment 1
ERS 315 Environmental and Sustainability Assessment 2
GENE 22A Topics for List A Complementary Studies Courses Taken on Exchange by Engineering Students
GEOG 203 Environment and Development in a Global Perspective
GEOG 207 Climate Change Fundamentals
GEOG 306 Human Dimensions of Natural Hazards
GEOG 368/PLAN 341 Conservation/Resource Management of the Built Environment
GSJ 205 Technology, Gender, and Social Justice
MSCI 422 Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship
MSCI 442 Impact of Information Systems on Organizations and Society
NE 109 Societal and Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology
PACS 315 Engineering and Peace
PHIL 226 Biomedical Ethics
SOC 232 Technology and Social Change
SOC 324 Digital Cultures
STV 100 Society, Technology and Values: Introduction
STV 202 Design and Society
STV 205 Cybernetics and Society
STV 208 Artificial Intelligence: Impact, Ethics, and Equity
STV 210/HIST 212 The Computing Society
STV 302 Information Technology and Society
STV 304 Technology in Canadian Society
STV 305 Technology, Society and the Modern City
STV 306 Biotechnology and Society
SYDE 261 Design, Systems, and Society
Other courses may be acceptable for this requirement. Prior approval is required from your department Associate Chair.
List B - Engineering Economics
AE 392/CIVE 392/ ENVE 392/ GEOG 392 Economics and Life Cycle Analysis
BME 364 Engineering Biomedical Economics
GENE 22B Topics for List B Complementary Studies Courses Taken on Exchange by Engineering Students
MSCI 261 Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers
SYDE 262 Engineering Economics of Design
List C - Humanities and Social Sciences Courses
Accounting and Financial Management: AFM 131/ARBUS 101, AFM 333/ ARBUS 301
Anthropology: All ANTH, except ANTH 204, ANTH 251, ANTH 289, ANTH 305, ANTH 345, ANTH 355, ANTH 365, ANTH 371, ANTH 372, ANTH 377, ANTH 389, ANTH 391, ANTH 395, ANTH 455, ANTH 489, ANTH 498, ANTH 499A, ANTH 499B
Applied Language Studies: All APPLS
Architectural Engineering: AE 101, AE 491
Arts: ARTS 122, ARTS 450
Aviation: AVIA 100
Biomedical Engineering: BME 381, BME 530
Black Studies: BLKST 101, BLKST 102/COMMST 112/THPERF 112/VCULT 112, BLKST 103, BLKST 201, BLKST 202, BLKST 203/ ENGL 225, BLKST210/ ENGL 326, BLKST 224/ COMMST 224/ THPERF 224, BLKST 230, BLKST 240/ ENGL 327, BLKST 244/ ENGL 328, BLKST 302, BLKST 304/ PSCI 304, BLKST 309, BLKST 317/SPAN 317, BLKST 330, BLKST 410/ ENGL 405, BLKST 421
Business Entrepreneurship and Technology: BET 100, BET 300, BET 320, BET 340, BET 350, BET 400, BET 411, BET 420, BET 430, BET 450, BET 460, BET 470, BET 580
Canadian Studies: All CDNST
Church Music and Worship: CMW 363/MUSIC 363/RS 357, CMW 364/MUSIC 364/RS 358
Civil Engineering: CIVE 491
Classical Studies: All CLAS, except CLAS 390, CLAS 400-level courses
Cognitive Science: COGSCI 300/PHIL 356
Commerce: COMM 400
Communication Studies: COMMST 101, COMMST 112/BLKST 102/THPERF 112/VCULT 112, COMMST 201, COMMST 210, COMMST 224/BLKST 224/THPERF 224, COMMST 226, COMMST 228, COMMST 335, COMMST 339, COMMST 399, COMMST 401, COMMST 402, COMMST 420, COMMST 430/LS 492, COMMST 431, COMMST 432, COMMST 434/ENGL 309G/GSJ 309/HIST 309, COMMST 435, COMMST 471/LS 471, COMMST 475, COMMST 479
Computer Science: CS 492
Cultural Identities: CI 100, CI 200/GER200, CI 250, CI 300/SPAN 300, CI 329/SPAN 329
Dutch: DUTCH 271
East Asian Studies: All EASIA, except EASIA 250R, EASIA 291R, EASIA 391R
Economics: All except ECON 100/COMM 103, ECON 211, ECON 221, ECON 290, ECON 311, ECON 322, ECON 323, ECON 361, ECON 363, ECON 371, ECON 372, ECON 381, ECON 382, ECON 391, ECON 392, ECON 412, ECON 42x-level courses, ECON 452, ECON 456, ECON 47x-level courses, ECON 48x-level courses, ECON 49x-level courses
English: All except ENGL 109, ENGL 119, ENGL 129R/EMLS 129R, ENGL 140R, ENGL 191/COMMST 191, ENGL 192/ COMMST 192, ENGL 193/COMMST 193, ENGL 203/DAC 201, ENGL 204/DAC 202, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 210G, ENGL 210H, ENGL 210I,/LS 291, ENGL 210J, ENGL 303/COMMST 300/DAC 300, ENGL 304/DAC203, ENGL 306A, ENGL 306BB, ENGL 306G, ENGL 309E/COMMST 323, ENGL 373/BLKST 308, ENGL 375/BKLST 310, ENGL 378/MTHEL 300, ENGL 403/DAC 400, ENGL 408B, ENGL 408C, ENGL 472, ENGL 48x-level courses, ENGL 49x-level courses
Environment and Business: ENBUS 102, ENBUS 112, ENBUS 203, ENBUS 211, ENBUS 302, ENBUS 309, ENBUS 310, ENBUS 315, ENBUS 405, ENBUS 408, ENBUS 411
Environment, Resources and Sustainability: ERS 100, ERS 215, ERS 222, ERS 225, ERS 253, ERS 288/ENGL 248, ERS 294/RS 285, ERS 315, ERS 320, ERS 328, ERS 361/GEOG 361, ERS 365, ERS 370, ERS 372, ERS 404/PSCI 432, ERS 406, ERS 454, ERS 460/GEOG 460, ERS 462/GEOG 462/PSCI 488
Environment: ENVS 105, ENVS 195, ENVS 201, ENVS 205, ENVS 210, ENVS 220, ENVS 310, ENVS 350, ENVS 401
Environmental Engineering: ENVE 391/GEOE 391
Fine Arts: FINE 101/VCULT 101, FINE 102/VCULT 100, FINE 112, FINE 209, FINE 210, FINE 212, FINE 213, FINE 214, FINE 215, FINE 216/INDG 216, FINE 217, FINE 241/CLAS 241, FINE 242/CLAS 242, FINE 244, FINE 245, FINE 252/RS 270, FINE 256, FINE 257, FINE 258, FINE 259, FINE 262/GSJ 262, FINE 275/EASIA 231R/SI 231R, FINE 281, FINE 282, FINE 319, FINE 338/PHIL 331, FINE 341/CLAS 341, FINE 342/CLAS 342, FINE 362/GER 362, FINE 364/GER 364/REES 364, FINE 368, FINE 377/RS 377
French Studies: FR 276, FR 291, FR 292, FR 296, FR 297, FR 332, FR 343, FR 354, FR 363, FR 365, FR 367, FR 373, FR 375, FR 410, FR 424, FR 471, FR 473, FR 484, FR 485, FR 487
Gender and Social Justice: All GSJ, except GSJ 271, GSJ 371, GSJ 401/HLTH 401, GSJ 402/PHIL 402, GSJ 408/REC 408, GSJ 410/ENGL 410, GSJ 463/ENGL 463, GSJ 472, GSJ 473
General Engineering: GENE 22C, GENE 315, GENE 415
Geological Engineering: GEOE 391/ENVE 391
Geography and Environmental Management: GEOG 101, GEOG 202, GEOG 203, GEOG 207, GEOG 215, GEOG 219, GEOG 222, GEOG 225, GEOG 233, GEOG 302, GEOG 306, GEOG 307, GEOG 314, GEOG 323/REC 383, GEOG 325, GEOG 336, GEOG 349/PLAN 349, GEOG 361/ERS 361, GEOG 368/PLAN 341, GEOG 411, GEOG 423, GEOG 432/HLTH 420/PLAN 432, GEOG 460/ERS 460, GEOG 462/ERS 462/PSCI 488
German: GER 100, GER 120/REES 120, GER 180/REES 180, GER 200/CI 200, GER 230, GER 261/REES 261, GER 262/REES 262, GER 271, GER 272, GER 283/JS 233/RS 272, GER 286/PHIL 286J, GER 301/APPLS 301, GER 330, GER 362/FINE 362, GER 363/FINE 363, GER 364/FINE 364/REES 364, GER 383, GER 385/REES 385
Gerontology: GERON 201/HLTH 201, GERON 218/HLTH 218/PSYCH 218, GERON 352/KIN 352/HLTH 352/REC 362/SOC 352
Greek: GRK 421
History: All HIST, except HIST 391, HIST 397, HIST 398, HIST 400-level courses
Human Resources Management: HRM 200
Human Rights: All HRTS, except HRTS 390, HRTS 490
Human Sciences: HUMSC 101, HUMSC 102, HUMSC 201, HUMSC 301, HUMSC 401, HUMSC 490
Indegenous Entrepreneurship: INDENT 200, INDENT 210
Indigenous Studies: All INDG, except INDG 101/MOHAWK 101R, INDG 102/MOHAWK 102R
International Development: INDEV 100, INDEV 101, INDEV 200, INDEV 212, INDEV 262/PLAN 262, INDEV 300/PHIL 227, INDEV 302, INDEV 308, INDEV 387, INDEV 404, INDEV 475, INDEV 478
International Studies: INTST 101
Italian Studies: All ITALST, except ITALST 296, ITALST 394, ITALST 396
Jewish Studies: All JS, except JS 350, JS 450
Kinesiology: KIN 352/GERON 352/HLTH 352/REC 362/SOC 352, KIN 354
Knowledge Integration: INTEG 120, INTEG 220/PHIL 290, INTEG 221/PHIL 291, INTEG 240, INTEG 251
Latin: LAT 202, LAT 331, LAT 332, LAT 381, LAT 421
Legal Studies: All LS, except LS 203, LS 221/SOC 221, LS 229/SOC 229, LS 280/SOC 280, LS 283/AFM 231, LS 322/SOC 322, LS 330, LS 403, LS 404, LS 405, LS 413/SOC 413, LS 419/SOC 419, LS 422/SOC 422, LS 423/SOC 423, LS 425/SOC 425, LS 426/SOC 426, LS 428/SOC 428, LS 431, LS 433/SOC 433, LS 434/SOC 434, LS 435/SOC 435, LS 461/SOC 461, LS 496, LS 498
Management: MGMT 220, MGMT 244/ARBUS 302, MGMT 345/ARBUS 303
Management Sciences: MSCI 211, MSCI 263, MSCI 311, MSCI 411, MSCI 422, MSCI 442, MSCI 454
Medieval Studies: All MEDVL, except MEDVL 291, MEDVL 391, MEDVL 491
Mennonite Studies: MENN 125
Music: MUSIC 100, MUSIC 110, MUSIC 140, MUSIC 231, MUSIC 232, MUSIC 240, MUSIC 246, MUSIC 253, MUSIC 254, MUSIC 255, MUSIC 256, MUSIC 260, MUSIC 261, MUSIC 262, MUSIC 332, MUSIC 333, MUSIC 334/GSJ 334, MUSIC 335/PACS 335, MUSIC 361, MUSIC 362, MUSIC 363/CMW 363/RS 357, MUSIC 364/CMW 364/RS 358
Nanotechnology Engineering: NE 109
Peace and Conflict Studies: All PACS, except PACS 290, PACS 301, PACS 302, all PACS 39x-level courses, all PACS 400-level courses
Philosophy: All PHIL, except PHIL 216, PHIL 240, PHIL 252/SCI 252, PHIL 271, PHIL 340, PHIL 350, PHIL 355, PHIL 358, PHIL 371, PHIL 40x-level courses, PHIL 41x-level courses, PHIL 42x-level courses, PHIL 43x-level courses, PHIL 44x-level courses, PHIL 452, PHIL 455, PHIL 458, PHIL 459, PHIL 46x-level courses, PHIL 47x-level courses, PHIL 48x-level courses, PHIL 49x-level courses
Planning: PLAN 100, PLAN 262/INDEV 262, PLAN 341/GEOG 368, PLAN 349/GEOG 349, PLAN 362, PLAN 414/REC 425, PLAN 415, PLAN 431, PLAN 432/GEOG 432/HLTH 420, PLAN 433, PLAN 471
Political Science: All PSCI, except PSCI 299, PSCI 314, PSCI 315, PSCI 360, PSCI 390, PSCI 391, PSCI 400, PSCI 403, PSCI 426, PSCI 433, PSCI 437, PSCI 485, PSCI 49x-level courses
Psychology: All PSYCH, except PSYCH 207, PSYCH 261, PSYCH 264, PSYCH 291, PSYCH 292, PSYCH 306, PSYCH 307, PSYCH 335, PSYCH 363, PSYCH 375R, PSYCH 389, PSYCH 39x-level courses, PSYCH 420, PSYCH 447/PHIL 447, PSYCH 45x-level courses, PSYCH 46x-level courses, PSYCH 47x-level courses, PSYCH 48x-level courses, PSYCH 49x-level courses
Public Health Sciences: HLTH 101, HLTH 102, HLTH 201/GERON 201, HLTH 218/GERON 218/PSYCH 218, HLTH 245/GERON 245, HLTH 253/SOC 253, HLTH 260/GSJ 260, HLTH 301, HLTH 320/GERON 320, HLTH 352/GERON 352/KIN 352/REC 362/SOC 352, HLTH 380/GSJ 380, HLTH 412, HLTH 420/GEOG 432/PLAN 432
Recreation and Leisure Studies: REC 100, REC 101, REC 200, REC 201, REC 202/HIST 205, REC 203/SOC 210, REC 206/PHIL 206, REC 219, REC 230, REC 280, REC 306/GSJ 306, REC 319, REC 356, REC 361, REC 362/GERON 352/HLTH 352/KIN 352/SOC 352, REC 383/GEOG 323, REC 408/GSJ 408, REC 422, REC 425/PLAN 414
Religious Studies: All RS, except RS 101/GRK 101, RS 102/GRK 102, RS 223/GRK 201, RS 224/GRK 202, RS 271/FINE 253, RS 291, RS 391, RS 395, RS 398, RS 462/SOC 402, RS 491, RS 495, RS 498, RS 499
Russian and East European Studies: All REES, except REES 260
Science: SCI 266/CLAS 260/PHIL 260, SCI 267/PHIL 258
Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies: All SMF, except SMF 200, SMF 220, SMF 230, SMF 310, SMF 365, SMF 366, SMF 400-level courses
Social Development Studies: All SDS, except SDS 150R, SDS 250R/SWREN 250R, SDS 251R/SWREN 251R, SDS 370R, SDS 375R, SDS 398R, SDS 399R, SDS 450R, SDS 451R, SDS 49x-level courses
Social Work: All SOCWK, except SOCWK 375R, SOCWK 390A, SOCWK 390B, SOCWK 398R, SOCWK 399R, SOCWK 450R, SOCWK 490R
Society, Technology and Values: All STV, except STV 201, STV 400, STV 401
Sociology: All SOC, except SOC 221/LS 221, SOC 229/LS 229, SOC 230, SOC 280/LS 280, SOC 322/LS 322, SOC 330, SOC 362, SOC 375R, SOC 398R, SOC 399R, SOC 40x-level courses, SOC 41x-level courses, SOC 42x-level courses, SOC 430, SOC 432, SOC 433/LS 433, SOC 434/LS 434, SOC 435/LS 435, SOC 436, SOC 44x-level courses, SOC 45x-level courses, SOC 46x-level courses, SOC 49x-level courses
Spanish: SPAN 150, SPAN 217, SPAN 234, SPAN 300/CI 300, SPAN 317/BLKST 317, SPAN 326, SPAN 329/CI 329, SPAN 387, SPAN 400, SPAN 410, SPAN 430/GSJ 430
Studies in Islam: All SI, except SI 375R
Systems Design Engineering: SYDE 261
Theatre and Performance: THPERF 112/BLKST 102/COMMST 112/VCULT 112, THPERF 200, THPERF 224/BLKST 224/COMMST 224, THPERF 246, THPERF 248, THPERF 278, THPERF 280, THPERF 282, THPERF 300, THPERF 371, THPERF 374, THPERF 376, THPERF 378, THPERF 386/ENGL 362, THPERF 387/ENGL 363
Visual Culture: VCULT 100/FINE 102, VCULT 101/FINE 101, VCULT 112/BLKST 102/COMMST 102/THPERF 112, VCULT 200, VCULT 300
List D - Other Permissible Complementary Studies Courses
American Sign Laguage: All ASL
Anthropology: ANTH 251
Arabic: ALL ARABIC
Black Studies: BLKST 303, BLKST 308/ENGL373, BLKST 310/ENGL 375, BLKST 380/THPERF 380, BLKST 499
Chinese: All CHINA, except for CHINA 391R
Communication Studies: COMMST 100, COMMST 102/THPERF 102, COMMST 149/DAC209/THPERF 149, COMMST 191/ENGL 191, COMMST 192/ENGL 192, COMMST 220/THPERF 220, COMMST 223, COMMST 225, COMMST 227, COMMST 323/ENGL 309E, COMMST 324, COMMST 325, COMMST 326/THPERF 326, COMMST 433, COMMST 440/THPERF 440
Croatian: CROAT 101, CROAT 102
Dutch: DUTCH 101, DUTCH 102
English: ENGL 109, ENGL 119, ENGL 129R/EMLS 129R, ENGL 140R, ENGL 191/COMMST 191, ENGL 192/COMMST 192, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 210G, ENGL 210H, ENGL 210I/LS 291, ENGL 210J, ENGL 304/DAC 203, ENGL 306A, ENGL 306B, ENGL 306G, ENGL 309E/COMMST 323, ENGL 373/BLKST 308, ENGL 375/BLKST 310, ENGL 408B, ENGL 408C
English for Multilingual Speakers: All EMLS
Environment: ENVS 131
Environment, Resource and Sustainability: ERS 318
Fine Arts: FINE 130, FINE 150
French Studies: FR 101, FR 151, FR 152, FR 192A, FR 192B, FR 203, FR 250, FR 251, FR 252, FR 255, FR 303, FR 351, FR 353, FR 355, FR 400, FR 452
General Engineering: GENE 22D, GENE 315, GENE 415
Geography and Environmental Management: GEOG 417
German: GER 101, GER 102, GER, 201, GER 202, GER 211, GER 250, GER 261/REES 261, GER 303, GER 304, GER 307, GER 308, GER 331, GER 350
Greek: GRK 101/RS 101, GRK 102/RS 102, GRK 105, GRK 201/RS 223, GRK 202/RS 224, GRK 331, GRK 332, GRK 351, GRK 451
Health: HEALTH 100, HEALTH 105
Indigenous Studies: INDG 101, MOHAWK 101R, INDG 102/MOHAWK 102R
Italian: All ITAL, except ITAL 396
Japanese: All JAPAN, except JAPAN 391R
Knowledge Integration: INTEG 210, INTEG 410
Korean: All KOREA, except KOREA 391R
Latin: LAT 101, LAT 102, LAT 201, LAT 351, LAT 422, LAT 451
Mohawk: MOHAWK 101R/INDG 101, MOHAWK 102R/INDG 102
Music: MUSIC 111, MUSIC 222, MUSIC 226, MUSIC 227, MUSIC 233, MUSIC 270, MUSIC 271, MUSIC 275, MUSIC 322, MUSIC 370, MUSIC 371, MUSIC 376
Portugeuse: PORT 101, PORT 102
Religious Studies: RS 101/GRK 101, RS 102/GRK 102, RS 223/GRK 201, RS 224/GRK 202
Russian: RUSS 101, RUSS 102
Spanish: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201A, SPAN 201B, SPAN 210, SPAN 290, SPAN 301A, SPAN 301B, SPAN 390, SPAN 395, SPAN 490
Theatre and Performance: THPERF 100, THPERF 102/COMMST 102, THPERF 149/COMMST 149/DAC 209, THPERF 220/COMMST 220, THPERF 221, THPERF 222, THPERF 284, THPERF 301, THPERF 321, THPERF 322, THPERF 326/COMMST 326, THPERF 343, THPERF 361, THPERF 366, THPERF 368, THPERF 379, THPERF 380/BLKST 380, THPERF 389, THPERF 440/COMMST 440