ELECTIVE COURSES
All students are required to do elective credits — courses that are not a part of your program of study. What those are, and from where they come, will depend on such things as your degree, program or faculty.
Below, students can find a list of courses that are open to all students (no prerequisites — unless stated — and no restrictions).
Students may also choose to organize their elective credits based on a thematic selective group of courses (there may be prerequisites and restrictions).
The Faculty of Arts and Science’s Elective Groups, are open to all students.
Arts and Science courses by department
Other faculties
Elective Courses
Arts & Science
Biology
- BIOL 200 A (Winter) – Students registered in a Biology or Biochemistry program may not take this course for credit
- BIOL 202 01 (Fall) – Science, and students in Minor in Biology, cannot take this course for credit
- BIOL 202 EC (Winter) – Students registered in a Biology or Biochemistry program may not take this course for credit
- BIOL 203 EC (Summer) – Students registered in a Biology or Biochemistry program may not take this course for credit
- BIOL 203 EC (Fall) – Students registered in a Biology or Biochemistry program may not take this course for credit
- BIOL 203 EC (Winter) – Students registered in a Biology or Biochemistry program may not take this course for credit
- BIOL 205 01 (Fall)
- BIOL 206 A (winter) – Students who have received credit for BIOL 261 may not take this course for credit
Chemistry and Biochemistry
- CHEM 205 01 (Fall)
- CHEM 205 03 (Fall)
- CHEM 205 51 (Fall)
- CHEM 205 52 (Fall)
- CHEM 205 04 (Winter)
- CHEM 205 05 (Winter)
- CHEM 205 53 (Winter)
Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics
- CLAS 343 AA History of the Roman Empire (Summer)
- GERM 200 AA Introductory German Intensive (Summer)
- GERM 201 CA Introductory German I (Summer)
- ITAL 200 AA Introductory Italian Intensive (Summer)
- ITAL 200 AA Cultural Views of Italy (Summer)
- MARA 200 AA Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (Summer)
- MCHI 200 AA Introduction to Modern Chinese I (Summer)
- SPAN 200 AA Introductory Spanish Intensive (Summer)
- CLAS 220 A Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome (Fall)
- CLAS 265 A Mythologies of the Ancient Mediterranean (Fall)
- CLAS 353 A Representations of Women in Ancient Greece and Rome (Fall)
- CLAS 398 AA Techne: Crafts, Industry and Technology in the Anc. Medi. World (Fall)
- GERM 200 Introductory German Intensive (all Fall sections)
- GERM 201 Introductory German I (all Fall sections)
- GERM 398 A Propaganda and Art in German Films and Nazi Germany (Fall)
- HEBR 210 AA Introductory Course in Hebrew (Fall)
- ITAL 200 Introductory Italian Intensive (all Fall sections)
- ITAL 200 Introductory Italian I (all Fall sections)
- LING 330 BL Sanskrit (Fall)
- MARA 200 A Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic I (Fall)
- MARA 203 A Modern Standard Arabic for Heritage Speakers I (Fall)
- MARA 310 A Introduction to the Literature of the Arab World (Fall)
- MCHI 200 Introduction to Modern Chinese I (all Fall sections)
- MCHI 310 A Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature (Fall)
- MCHI 365 A Introduction to Chinese Cultural Traditions (Fall)
- SPAN 200 Introductory Spanish Intensive (all Fall sections)
- CLAS 210 A Classical Civilization (Winter)
- CLAS 210 A Classical Civilization (Winter)
- CLAS 264 A Egyptian Archaeology (Winter)
- CLAS 267 AA The Archaeology of the Greek Bronze Age (Winter)
- CLAS 398 BB Mythology and Art in the Greek World (Winter)
- GERM 200 C Introductory German Intensive (Winter)
- GERM 201 Introductory German I (all Winter sections)
- ITAL 200 Introductory Italian Intensive (all Winter sections)
- ITAL 201 Introductory Italian Intensive (all Winter sections)
- LING 300 B Sociolinguistics (Winter)
- LING 300 B Sanskrit (Winter)
- LINE 361 A Hittite (Winter)
- MARA 200 B Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic I (Winter)
- MARA 203 B Modern Standard Arabic for Heritage Speakers I (Winter)
- MARA 365 EC Culture and Civilization of the Arab World: The Golden Age (Winter)
- MCHI 200 Introduction to Modern Chinese I (all Winter sections)
- MCHI 311 A Classical Chinese Literature (Winter)
- MCHI 366 A Chinese Visual Culture (Winter)
- SPAN 200 Introductory Spanish Intensive (all Winter sections)
- SPAN 201 Introductory Spanish I (all Winter sections)
- SPAN 398 AA Contemporary Hispanic History and Culture Through Film (Winter)
Economics
- ECON 201 (all terms)
- ECON 203 (all terms)
Education
- EDUC 210 EC (Fall/Winter)
- EDUC 230 EC (Fall/Winter)
- EDUC 240 EC (Summer, Fall, Winter)
- EDUC 270 EC (Summer, Winter)
- EDUC 307 EC (Fall, Winter)
- EDUC 321 A (Winter)
- EDUC 405 A (Winter) - 30 credits required
- EDUC 426 AA (Fall) - requires six EDUC credits
- TESL 201 A (Winter)
English
- ENGL 374 AA (Winter)
- ENGL 376 A (Winter)
- ENGL 378 A (Fall)
- ENGL 332 A (Fall)
- ENGL 335 A (Fall/Winter)
- ENGL 318 B (Winter)
- ENGL 240 A (Fall)
- ENGL 386 B (Winter)
- ENGL 237 A (Fall)
- ENGL 320 A (Fall/Winter)
Études françaises
No courses
Geography, Planning and Environment
- GEOG 203 (Fall)
- GEOG 220 A (Fall)
- GEOG 272 A (Fall)
- GEOG 298 A (Fall)
- GEOG 310 A (Fall) – this requires GEOG 220 OR 30 credits completed in a social science program OR permission of the department
- URBS 230 A (Fall)
- GEOG 204 A (Winter)
- GEOG 210 A (Winter)
- GEOG 220 A (Winter)
- GEOG 272 A (Winter)
- GEOG 274 A (Winter)
- GEOG 298 A (Winter)
- GEOL 208 AA (Winter
- URBS 230 A (Winter)
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
- EXCI 202 EC (Fall)
- EXCI 202 EC (Winter)
- EXCI 204 A (Fall)
- EXCI 233 A (Fall)
- EXCI 233 B (Winter)
- EXCI 251 EC (Summer)
- EXCI 251 01 (Fall)
- EXCI 251 EC (Winter)
History
Note: all restrictions will be removed by August 15th/November 15th if there are seats still available)
- HIST 202 – Modern Europe (Fall/Winter)
- HIST 203 – History of Canada, Pre-Confederation (Fall)
- HIST 207 – Early Modern Europe (Winter)
- HIST 208 – Introduction to the History of the Balkans (Fall)
- HIST 251 – History of the US to the Civil War Era (Fall)
- HIST 262 – History of China (Fall)
- HIST 263 – History of Japan (Winter)
- HIST 205 – History of Canada, Post-Confederation (Winter)
- HIST 206 – Medieval Europe (Fall)
- HIST 242 – History of the Middle East (Winter)
- HIST 253 – History of the US since the Civil War Era (Winter)
- HIST 264 – History of Africa (Fall)
- HIST 281 – Film in History (Fall)
Irish Studies
- IRST 203 AA – Introduction to Irish Studies (Fall)IRST 203 AA – Introduction to Irish Studies (Fall)
- IRST 209 A – Highlights of Irish Literature (Fall)
- IRST 230 A – Irish Mythology and Folklore (Fall)
- IRST 344 A – Classics of Irish Theatre (Fall)
- IRST 398 A – The Making of the Irish Landscape (Fall)
- IRST 398 B – 20th Century Ireland in Europe and the World (Fall)
- IRST 398 C – Irish Film Studies (Fall)
- IRST 233 A – Irish Language and its Culture I (Fall/Winter)
- IRST 205 A – The Irish in Montreal (Winter)
- IRST 298 A – Irish Traditional Music Appreciation (Winter)
- IRST 303 AA – The Global Irish (Winter)
- IRST 347 A – Contemporary Irish Theatre (Winter)
- IRST 373 A – Irish Traditional Music in Canada: A Cultural History (Winter)
- IRST 398 E – The Gaelic Literature of Ireland (Winter)
- IRST 398 F – Contemporary Irish Literature (Winter)
- IRST 398 G – Irish Horror (Winter)
Journalism
- JOUR 205 - 01 (Fall)
- JOUR 205 - 02 (Winter)
- JOUR 215 - 01 (Fall)
- JOUR 215 - 52 (Winter)
- JOUR 298 - 01 Fake News and Disinformation (Fall)
- JOUR 298 - 01 The Art of Interviewing (Winter)
- JOUR 298 - 02 News and Artificial Intelligence (Winter)
- JOUR 340 - 01 (Winter)
Liberal Arts College
- LBCL 291 A, B, C (Fall/Winter)
- LBCL 292 A, B, C (Fall/Winter)
- LBCL 295 A, B (Fall/Winter)
- LBCL 390 A (Fall)
- LBCL 394 A (Fall)
- LBCL 392 B (Winter)
- LBCL 395 B (Winter)
Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability
No courses.
Mathematics and Statistics
- MAST 397 B (Fall)
Philosophy
- PHIL 201 A (Fall)
- PHIL 201 B (Winter)
- PHIL 210 EC (Summer, Fall, or Winter)
- PHIL 214 A (Fall)
- PHIL 214 B (Winter)
- PHIL 220 A (Winter)
- PHIL 235 EC (Fall or Winter)
- PHIL 241 A (Fall)
- PHIL 266 EC (Fall or Winter)
- PHIL 280 A (Winter)
- PHIL 281 A (Fall)
- PHIL 298 A (Fall)
- PHIL 387 A (Winter)
Note: Seat restrictions for all other 200- and 300-level courses will be removed in mid-August for fall and in mid-November for winter.
Physics
- PHYS 200 EC (Summer)
- PHYS 273 EC (Winter)
- PHYS 284 EC1 (Fall)
Political Science
- POLI 209 EC (Winter)
Psychology
- PSYC 233 40 (Summer)
- PSYC 240 60 (Summer)
- PSYC 242 40 (Summer)
- PSYC 255 EC (Summer)
- PSYC 241 01 (Fall)
- PSYC 255 EC (Fall)
- PSYC 200 02 (Fall/Winter)
- PSYC 235 AA (Winter)
Religions and Cultures
All RELI 200-level courses and the following courses below:
RELI 300 AA Cults and Religious Controversy in North America (Fall)
RELI 301 A The Hebrew Bible (Fall)
RELI 312 A Justice and Social Conflict in a Globalized World (Fall)
RELI 316 A Classical Islam (Fall)
RELI 346 A Gandhi, Colonialism, and Beyond (Fall)
RELI 347 A Religion and the Arts in South and Southeast Asia (Fall)
RELI 361 AA Religions of Japan (Fall)
RELI 364 A Mahayana Buddhism (Fall)
RELI 366 A Religion and Music (Fall)
RELI 372 A Religion and the Body (Fall)
RELI 398 A Queer Spiritualities (Fall)
RELI 398 AA Religion and Nationalism in the Caucasus (Fall)
RELI 310 A Self and Other (Winter)
RELI 319 A Modern Islam (Winter)
RELI 324 A On the Margins of Christianity (Winter)
RELI 325 A Leaders, Rebels, and Saints (Winter)
RELI 331 A Literature and the Holocaust (Winter)
RELI 344 A Hindu Myth and Narrative (Winter)
RELI 350 AA Theravada Buddhism (Winter)
RELI 355 AA Religion and Violence (Winter)
RELI 380 A Religion and Sexuality (Winter)
RELI 381 A Women and Religion: Judaism (Winter)
RELI 383 AA Women and Religion: Islam (Winter)
RELI 386 A Witchcraft, Magic and Religion (Winter)
RELI 387 A Goddesses and Religious Images of Women (Winter)
RELI 394 AA History of Satan (Winter)
RELI 398 C Women and Religion: Hinduism and Buddhism (Winter)
RELI 398 DD Religion and Popular Culture (Winter)
RELI 398 E The Silk Road (Winter)
Theology
- THEO 201 AA (Summer, Fall)
- THEO 202 EC (Fall, Winter)
- THEO 353 EC (Summer)
- THEO 228/IRST 228 EC (Summer)
- THEO 203 A (Fall, Winter)
- THEO 204 EC (Fall)
- THEO 205 AA (Fall, Winter)
- THEO 206 EC (Winter)
- THEO 212 AA (Winter)
- THEO 236 A (Winter)
- THEO 238 A (Fall)
- THEO 242 A (Fall)
- THEO 243 A (Fall)
- THEO 295 A (Winter)
- THEO 298 A (Winter)
- THEO 302 AA (Winter)
- THEO 304 A (Fall)
- THEO 317 AA (Fall)
- THEO 320 A (Fall)
- THEO 331 A (Fall)
- THEO 402 AA (Fall)
- THEO 311 A (Winter)
- THEO 322 AA (Winter)
- THEO 333 A (Winter)
- THEO 393 A (Winter)
Fine Arts
- ARTE 398 (both sections) (summer, winter)
- ACTT 201/202/298 Cross-listed (summer, fall, winter)
- FFAR 254 (fall)
- FFAR 259 (winter)
- FFAR 258 (fall)
- FFAR 298 All Sections (fall, winter)
- FFAR 291 EC (winter)
- FAFS 398 (summer)
- DANC 350 *some seats available to non FoFA students (fall)
- FMST 200 AA (fall/winter)
- MPER 233 51 (fall/winter)
- FASS 293 A (winter)
John Molson School of Business
- ACCO 220* (winter)
- ACCO 230* (fall & winter)
- BTM 200 (summer, fall & winter)
- FINA 200 (summer, fall & winter)
- FINA 210 (summer, fall & winter – limited seats)
- FINA 230* (summer, fall & winter)
- MANA 201* (summer, fall & winter)
- MANA 202* (fall & winter)
- MANA 298* (fall & winter)
- MARK 201* (summer, fall & winter)
*JMSB Students may not take these courses for credit