Minimum course requirements for the graduate programs are noted in the academic calendar. Students should refer to their respective academic calendar for details.
Required courses in Pharmacy graduate programs
The core required course for MSc and PhD students in Pharmacy, PHARM 610, is typically offered in the winter term and should be taken by students within the first year of their program.
The required thesis proposal courses (PHARM 601, PHARM 616 A/B) are offered each term. Students should sign up in the appropriate term as noted in the academic calendar (term two for MSc students; term three* for PhD students).
Elective courses
- Students may take only one special topics course (e.g., PHARM 608A, PHARM 611) toward degree requirements.
- In addition to any elective courses offered in Pharmacy, students may take courses in other departments or at other instutions toward via the Ontario Visiting Graduate Students plan or the Canadian Universities Graduate Transfer Agreement.
- Students are encouraged to discuss suitable elective course options with their supervisor and advisory committee members.
Taking additional courses
Normally, courses are taken 'for credit' and are counted toward degree requirements and included in the calculation of the student’s cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
Sometimes students wish to take more courses than required and do not want to have the extra courses counted toward their degree. In such cases, a student may choose to “audit” a course, or take a course as “extra” to their degree.
Auditing a course
When a student audits a course, the course appears on their transcript and if all course requirements as required by the instructor are successfully completed by the student, 'AUD' is noted on the transcript.
Taking a course as "extra" to the degree
When a student takes a course as extra to their degree, the course will appear on the transcript and the grade will be noted but not counted in their CGPA, nor toward the degree. Should the student decide to pursue an additional degree at Waterloo or elsewhere, the 'extra course' will be eligible for transfer toward fulfillment of the additional degree.
Enrolling in courses
All students must enrol in courses via the Quest portal, during the designated enrolment period
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University regulations related to graduate courses
Taking courses in other departments
Students interested in courses in other departments should refer to the course description to determine if instructor or department consent is required to enrol; then, if required, contact the course instructor or the department coordinator for a permission number to add the course in Quest. Refer to the list of Department/program Graduate Co-ordinators, Graduate Studies to find the appropriate department contact.
Sample of elective courses in other departments
Course number | Course name |
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BIOL 614 | Applied Bioinformatics & Genomics |
BIOL 636 | Advanced Immunology |
BIOL 690 | Scientific Communication |
CHE 561 | Biomaterials and Biomedical Design |
CHE 640 | Principles of Polymer Science |
CHE 660 | Biochemical Engineering |
CHE 765 | Research Topics in Biochemical Engineering |
CHEM 731 | Selected Biochemistry Topics |
CHEM 784 | Literature Review |
HLTH 603 | Health Systems and Policy |
HLTH 605A | Regression Models |
HLTH 605B | Quant. Methods & Analysis |
HLTH 606A | Epidemiological Methods |
HLTH 617 | Population Intervention for Disease Prevention and Health |
HLTH 625 | Foundations of Qualitative Research Methodologies |
HLTH 652 | Qualitative Methods & Analysis |
HLTH 656 | Quantitative Methods & Analysis for Program |
HLTH 671 | Psychopharmacology |
NANO 600 | Introduction to Nanotechnology |
PSYC 784 | Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology |
STAT 847 | Exploratory Data Analysis |