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Note: The following information represents requirements for the 2024/25 academic calendar year. The Course Registration Guide will be updated for the 2025/26 academic year mid-May.
The following information is part of Step 1: Program Requirements of the Course Registration Guide for first-year Faculty of Human and Social Sciences students. To view the remaining steps, consult the Course Registration Guide.
For students working towards applying to a professional program (e.g., medicine, dental school, pharmacy, nursing etc.), PS101 and PS102 are recommended electives.
Consider taking HS103 as it can be used toward an optional Applied Health Sciences requirement.
BI110, BI111, CH110, and CH111 require a lab. Remember to add the lecture and lab to properly register.
Recommended Electives: EN241, HS103, OL101, OL140, PS101, PS102
If you are interested in declaring a specialization in Cybercrime, consider taking SAFE220 as an elective as it can be used toward the requirements.
Register in CC100 in the fall term. CC102 can be taken in either term.
You can choose to take CC210, CC233 or CC292 in the winter term.
You can also choose to take LY205. This course can count toward optional program requirements.
Recommended Electives: EN241, HS103, LY100, LY101, OL101, OL140, PS101, PS102
Students must complete all required Year 1 courses to progress to Year 2 with a minimum overall GPA of 8.0 (B) and a CC GPA of 7.0 (B-).
Winter
SOJE100 requires a tutorial. Remember to add the lecture and tutorial to properly register.
If you would like to declare a minor in User Experience Design, take UX103 as an elective this year.
Take HS103 if you wish to minor in Physical Forensics. It can also be used toward optional Health Studies requirements.
For students working towards applying to a professional program (e.g., medicine, dental school, pharmacy, nursing etc.), PS101 and PS102 are recommended electives.
If you would like to complete a minor in Mental Health and Well-Being, take PS101 and PS102, and one of SK121 or UU100 as electives this year.
Consider adding HS201 (VA), HS220 (VA), HS233, HS266, HS302 (VA), HS303 (VA), or HS325 (prerequisite of HS220) which are all required courses in this program.
You could also consider optional requirements of your choice such as HS103 or HS208 (VA).
This temporary designation allows you to explore disciplines in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences and Liberal Arts before declaring a major at the end of your first year:
Email Brantford Campus Academic Advising to review your course selection and pathway to your preferred major.
You can also consider taking OL200 in your first year, however it is recommended to be taken as a year 2 student.
The BA Multidisciplinary Studies is an Honours program which requires the completion of at least one minor/option (and a maximum of two). Students in first year of the program are encouraged to choose courses in a broad range of disciplines in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences to explore their interests.
Subjects under Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Human and Social Sciences are as follows: Anthropology (AN), Arabic (AB), Archaeology and Heritage Studies (AR), Communication Studies (CS), Criminology (CC), Cultural Studies (KS), Digital Humanities (DH), English (EN), Faculty of Arts (AF), Film Studies (FS), French (FR), Game Design and Development (DD), German (GM), Global Studies (GS), Health Studies (HS), History (HI), History and Philosophy of Science (HP), Italian (IT), Languages and Literatures (LL), Leadership (OL), Medieval and Medievalism Studies (ML), Muslim Studies (MZ), North American Studies (NO), Philosophy (PP), Policing (PD), Political Science (PO), Psychology (PS), Public Safety (SAFE), Religion and Culture (RE), Social Entrepreneurship (SE), Sociology (SY), Spanish (SP), Women and Gender Studies (WS), and Interdisciplinary Courses (UU).
This program requires the completion of a minor or option. Review the available Options and Minors at the Brantford Campus to select courses to work toward a minor or option of interest.
Focus on choosing senior credits (courses at the 200-level or higher) offered by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences.
Recommended Electives: YC100, SK111 (VS section), SK121 (VS section), UU100 (VA section).
You can declare a specialization in Mental Health and Well-Being at the end of your first-year. If you are interested in this specialization, please take SK121 or UU100 as an elective this year.
You can also consider declaring a specialization in Forensic Psychology. If you are interested in this specialization, follow the Forensic Psychology specialization requirements below.
Recommended Electives: EN111, HS103, LY100, SK111 (VS section), SK121 (VS section), UU100 (VA section).
If you're interested in the biologically-oriented aspects of forensics (e.g. DNA analysis, toxicology, etc.), consider taking HS103 as your elective, as it can be used toward a Physical Forensics minor.
You must complete the Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE) before you can register in MA102.
BI110, BI111, CH110, and CH111 require labs. Remember to add the lecture and lab to properly register.
Recommended Electives: UU100 (VA), HS101 (VA), HS102 (VA), HS103
To earn an Honours Degree, you will need to complete 20.0 credits:
If you are studying part-time, you can take up to 1.5 credits per term. Full-time status is given to students who take 2.0 or 2.5 credits per term.
If you select 2.5 credits in the fall term and 2.5 credits in the winter term, you can complete an Honours Degree in four years.
Now that you've determined your program requirements, it's time to move to Step 2: Choose Your Electives to plan and select your electives.