First Year Course Suggestions by Major

This is a list of majors and introductory course suggestions. Click on your chosen major or a major that interests you to see a summary of the first-year course requirements and the number of electives you should be planning.

Within some programs students have the choice to add a specialization (listed under the Program section of the Academic Calendar). Students are encouraged to check the required courses and pre-requisites if they are considering adding a specialization. A full list of Specializations and Options can be found on pages 521-544 of the Academic Calendar.

Remember that your University Degree and Academic Program requirements are located in the Academic Calendar.

Students must take at least 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List (see p. 19 in Academic Calendar). It is recommended that you take this credit in your first year of studies. Visit the Course Selection page to learn more about elective credits, how to determine what course load to take, and more.

Undeclared Programs

Possible Majors

Undeclared Programs

Arts, General/Honours (BA)

  • Arts General/Arts Honours are not themselves majors. If you receive notice that you are in Arts General/Arts Honours either you did not declare an area of interest on your application or you have accepted an alternate offer to the direct entry program to which you applied.
  • Since these are not majors there are no required courses. Please review the required courses for majors that you may be interested in.

Science, General/Honours (BSc)

  • Science General/Science Honours are not themselves majors. If you receive notice that you are in Science General/Science Honours either you did not declare an area of interest on your application or you have accepted an alternate offer to the direct entry program to which you applied.
  • Since these are not majors there are no required courses. Please review the required courses for majors that you may be interested in.

Possible Majors

Accounting & Economics (only available at the Peterborough campus)

  • Required: ADMN 1221H, ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H, ECON 1250H, COIS-MDST 1010H and COIS-ADMN 1620H
  • If you are in the Co-op program please email schoolofbusinesscoops@trentu.ca for additional course planning instructions. 

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

  • There are no required 1000L credits for this major. There are 1000 level AGRS, GREK and LATN courses available. If you plan on taking upper year courses in GREK or LATN and the Specialization in Greek & Latin, you may want to take some of the 1000L courses in these languages.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Anthropology (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: ANTH 1001H.
  • For those interested in Archaeology (Category A), consider taking ANTH 1030H and/or 1200H.
  • For the BSc degree ANTH 1030H required.
  • For those interested in a science degree (BSc), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit, MATH 1051H and 1052H are recommended. The following do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree: MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H). 
  • For the BSc degree consider taking your additional 1.0 credit in BIOL, CHEM, MATH, and/or PHYS.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

Archaeology

  • Required: 1.0 credit ANTH 1001H and 1030H
  • Those interested in the BSc in Archeology also require GEOG 1040H and 1.5 credits from BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, PHYS 1000H, or PHYS 1060H.
  • For those interested in a science degree (BSc), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit (MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree). MATH 1051H and 1052H are recommended.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Mediterranean Archaeology, take ANTH-AGRS 1200H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Artificial Intelligence (only available on the Durham GTA Campus)

  • Required: AIST 1000H, AIST 1400H, COIS 1020H, COIS 1620H, 1.0 PHIL credit from PHIL 1000H, 1100H, or 1200H, 
  • Those interested in the BSc in Artificial Intelligence, also required: COIS 1020H, 1.5 MATH credits consisting of MATH 1110H, MATH 1350H, and MATH 1550H.

Arts & Science (Honours)

  • Required: ASCI 1001H, 1002H.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to take 1000 level courses that could lead to different majors/joint-majors/minors (see Academic Calendar). Students are encouraged to include a mix of humanities, social science and science courses.​​​​​ 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

  • Required: BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, and one of PHYS-BIOL 1060H or PHYS 1001H.
  • 1.0 credit consisting of MATH 1110H and 1122H
  • If you take all of the 1000 level required credits in this academic year, you will have up to 1.5 additional credits to choose: they are electives. Consider taking the required introductory courses in programs that you find interesting. 

Biology

Required for Single Major:

  • BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, and one of PHYS 1000H, PHYS-BIOL 1060H or PHYS 1001H
  • MATH credit requirement: MATH 1051H, 1052H, and either MATH 1006H or 1110H
  • 0.5 credit in a humanities subject (AHCL, ARAB, ASLA, CAST, CHIN, CUST, ENGL, FREN, GESO (WMST), GREK, GRMN, HIST, ITAL, LATN, LING, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, UNIV (UNIV 1004H only), WRIT)

Required for Joint Major:

  • BIOL 1020H and BIOL 1030H
  • If you plan to do the joint major, you require MATH credits: MATH 1051H, 1052H, and either MATH 1006H or 1110H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

For those interested in the Specialization in Health Sciences: if you are interested in completing this specialization, take CHEM 1000H and 1010H. 

Biomedical Science

  • 5.5 1000 level credits are required for the Biomedical Degree: 

  • 0.5 BIOM credit consisting of BIOM 1000H

  • 1.0 CHEM credits consisting of CHEM 1000H, 1010H

  • 1.0 MATH credit consisting of MATH 1110H and 1120H

  • 1.0 PSYC credit consisting of PSYC 1020H and 1030H

  • 1.0 BIOL credit from BIOL 1020H, 1500H, or 1501H

  • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1051H or 1550H

  • 0.5 PHYS credit from PHYS 1001H or 1060H

  • *MATH 1051H or 1550H can be taken in your second year 

Business Administration (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required for BBA: ADMN 1000H, ADMN 1221H, ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H, and:
    • 0.5 ADMN or ECON credit from ADMN 2600H or ECON-ADMN 1250H. If you are choosing ECON-ADMN 1250H, you can take it in your first year.
  • Business Administration joint-major: ADMN 1000H, ADMN 1221H, ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 
  • For those considering a specialization visit the Academic Calendar for more information as several specializations require specific 1000 level courses. 
    • Students may obtain only one Business Administration specialization as part of a BBA or joint-major Honours degree.
  • For those interested in a science degree (BSc), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit (MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree).
  • If you are in the Business or Accounting Co-op program please email schoolofbusinesscoops@trentu.ca for additional course planning instructions. 

Canadian Studies

  • Required: CAST 1100H and one of CAST 1101H, CAST 1103H, CAST 1104H, or CAST 1105H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.​​​​​​

Chemical Physics

  • Required: CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, PHYS 1001H, PHYS 1002H, COIS 1020H and:

    • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1110H or 1111H (recommended)

    • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1120H or 1121H (recommended)

  • MATH 1350H is a prerequisite requirement for many upper-year courses
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Chemistry

  • Required for Single-Major: CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, PHYS 1001H, PHYS 1002H, MATH 1110H and MATH 1122H
  • 0.5 credit in MATH or COIS (excluding MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H). You may want to take a 1000-level half-credit course that could meet this requirement.
  • Required for Joint-Major: CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, MATH 1110H and 1122H
  • 0.5 credit in MATH or COIS (excluding MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H). You may want to take a 1000-level half-credit course that could meet this requirement.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Child & Youth Studies (only available on the Durham GTA Campus)

  • Required: CHYS 1000H, CHYS 1001H, CHYS 1002H, SOCI 1001H, and PSYC 1020H or PSYC 1030H.
  • For those interested in taking Psychology courses at the 2000-level or beyond, both PSYC 1020H and 1030H are required.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Climate Change Science & Policy

  • Required: CLIM 1050H, BIOL 1020H, ECON 1010H, ERSC 1010H, GEOG 1040H, MATH 1005H and 1051H, PHYS 1000H.

Communications (only available on the Durham GTA Campus)

  • Required: COMM 1000H, 1001H, WRIT 1001H
  • Recommended for all Communications majors: ADMN 1000H
  • Recommended for students taking a single-major in Communications CUST-MDST 1535H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Computer Science (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

If you are considering a specialization, there may be additional requirements that you could include in your first year course selection, visit the Computer Science and Information Systems website.

If you are in the Computer Science Co-Op program, you are required to complete COIS 1400H. For additional information, see the Structure of Co-Op Option on the COIS department webpage. 

Required for a Science degree in Computer Science (single and joint-major):

  • COIS 1010H, COIS 1020H, MATH 1350H, MATH 1550H, and one of MATH 1005H or MATH 1110H. 
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Data Analytics take COIS 1400H

Required for an Arts degree in Computing Systems (if Honours, joint-major only):

  • COIS 1010H, COIS 1020H, and COIS 1620H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Required for Arts or Science degree in Information Systems (joint-major only):

  • COIS 1010H, COIS 1020H, COIS 1620H
  • For those interested in a science degree (B.Sc.), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit (MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree).
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Computer Science & Physics

  •  Required: COIS 1010H, COIS 1020H, PHYS 1001H, PHYS 1002H, MATH 1350H, MATH 1550H and:

    • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1110H or 1111H (recommended)

    • 0.5 MATH credit from MATH 1120H or 1121H (recommended)

  • You will have room for up to 1 additional credit that is an elective credit. 

Conservation Biology

  • Required: BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, and
    • 0.5 PHYS credit from PHYS 1000H, 1001H, or 1060H, and
    • 1.5 MATH credit from MATH 1051H, 1052H, and either MATH 1006H or 1110H.

Criminology (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: CRIM 1615H, FRSC 1100H, INDG 1001H, SOCI 1001H, SOCI 1002H, and WRIT 1001H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Cultural Studies

  • Required: 1.0 CUST credit at the 1000 level
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 
  • For those considering a specialization visit the Academic Calendar for more information as several specializations require specific 1000 level courses. 

Data Science

  • Required: COIS 1010H, 1020H, 1400H; MATH 1350H, 1550H, and one of MATH 1005H or 1110H;
  • 1.0 credit at 1000-level in chosen area of focus (excluding COIS courses)

Economics (only available at the Peterborough campus) 

  • Single-major (Honours, General), and Joint-Major (Honours) required: ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H, and ECON 1250H
  • Joint-Major (General) required: ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H
  • For those interested in a single or joint-major science degree in ECON, required courses in second and third year (ECON-ADMN 2200H and 3200H) meet the requirement for a MATH credit; therefore taking a MATH credit in first year is optional.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 
  • If you are in the Co-op program please email schoolofbusinesscoops@trentu.ca for additional course planning instructions. 

Education - Concurrent Bachelor of Education - Indigenous Program

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students may choose to pursue a major in Indigenous Studies or another single-major General program in the first three years of study. Consider taking the required 1000L courses that could lead to a single-major General program.

Required for Primary/Junior Program:

  • INDG 1001H and EDUC-INDG 1030H, and, INDG 2250Y or 2800Y
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Required for Intermediate/Senior Program: 

  • INDG 1001H and EDUC-INDG 1030H
  • Students are encouraged to take 1000 level courses required for their teachable subjects.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Education – Teacher Education Stream (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: EDUC 1050H 
  • ​Courses required for your major/joint-major
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. Consider taking the required 1000 level courses in a few programs that you find interesting. 
  • If you are looking to teach at the secondary level, you will require two teachable subjects. We recommend reviewing the Bachelor of Education Admissions Handbook.

English Literature (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: 1.0 ENGL credit at the 1000 level
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Environmental & Resource Studies/Science and B.E.S.S.

  • Required: ERSC 1010H and ERSC 1020H
  • For those interested in a science degree (B.Sc.), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit (Note: MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree).
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Climate Change Science & Policy, take ERSC-CLIM 1050H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Environmental Chemistry

  • Required: ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H,
  • MATH 1110 and MATH 1122 and a 0.5 credit of the following: MATH 1051H or PHYS 1001H or PHYS 1060H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Environmental Geoscience

  • Required: BIOL 1020H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, ERSC 1010H, EGEO 1040H, PHYS 1000H or 1001H, and MATH 1110H and one of MATH 1122H or MATH 1550H
  • Consider including your 1.0 credit from Category A in your first-year course selection. Note many COIS courses in Category A require COIS 1010H as a prerequisite.
  • Students are encouraged to carefully plan when selecting courses to ensure they acquire prerequisites, particularly for ERSC 2240H, and GEOG 4080H. Recommended: ERSC 1020H. 

Financial Science

  • Required: ADMN 1221H, COIS 1020H, ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H, and:
    • 0.5 MATH 1110H or MATH 1111H and
    • 05. MATH 1120 or MATH 1121H
    • 1.0 MATH 1350H and MATH 1550H 

Forensic Anthropology

  • Required: FRSC 1100H, FRSC 1030H, ANTH 1001H, ANTH 1030H, BIOL 1030H, BIOL 1500H, MATH 1051H and MATH 1052H

Forensic Biology

  • 5.0 1000-level credits are required: FRSC 1030H and FRSC 1100H; BIOL 1020H and BIOL 1030H; CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H; MATH 1051H, MATH 1052H, and 0.5 credit from MATH 1006H or 1110H; PHYS 1000H, 1001H, or 1060H. 

Forensic Chemistry

  • Required: FRSC 1030H and FRSC 1100H; CHEM 1000H and CHEM 1010H; MATH 1110H and MATH 1122H; PHYS 1001H and PHYS 1002H. 

Forensic Science

Bachelor Science in Forensic Science (single major):

  • 5.5 1000 level credits are required: FRSC 1030H and 1100H; ANTH 1001H*; BIOL 1030H, BIOL 1500H, BIOL 1501H; CHEM 1000H and CHEM 1010H; MATH 1051H and MATH 1052H; PHYS 1000H or 1001H. 
  • *ANTH 1001H can be taken in your second year.

Required for Joint Majors (both Science and Arts):

  • Required: FRSC 1030H and FRSC 1100H.
  • Please note many upper-year FRSC courses require prerequisites from other disciplines. It is strongly recommended that you take at least some of BIOL 1030H and/or CHEM 1000H and 1010H and/or ANTH 1001H and/or PHYS 1000H, 1001H, or 1060H in order to meet pre-requisite requirements for upper level Forensic Science courses. 
  • Required: 1.0 MATH credit at the 1000-leve, 1.0 BIOL or CHEM credit at the 1000-level, and 60% or higher in FRSC 1030H and 1100H are prerequisites for required course FRSC 2011H.
  • Please consider what will make up the other half of your joint major. You will need to take the required courses for that major in addition to the required courses for Forensic Science.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

French & Francophone Studies

  • Required: FREN 1101H and FREN 1102H.
  • For more information on the French Placement Test, please visit the department website: https://www.trentu.ca/french/program
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Gender & Social Justice (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: GESO 1001H and GESO 1002H.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Gender, Law & Human Rights Advocacy take HURI 1002H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

Geography

  • Required for all Geography degrees (B.A. or B.Sc.): GEOG 1030H and 1040H.
  • For those interested in a science degree (B.Sc.), consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit (Note: MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree).
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Climate Change Science & Policy, take CLIM-ERSC 1050H in first-year.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Global Development Studies (previously International Development Studies) 

  • Required: GDST 1001H and GDST 1002H
  • ECON 1010H and ECON 1020H are strongly recommended for students in the Honours program.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Latin American Studies, take SPAN 1000Y, or SPAN 1001H and 1002H (see Academic Calendar for more details). 
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Social Change, take GDST-ADMN 1030H (see Academic Calendar for more details). 
  • For those interested in the International Law & Policy Specialization, take HURI 1001H or 1002H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

Health & Behaviour

  • Required: HEAL 1005H, BIOL 1500H and 1501H, KINE 1001H, PSYC 1020H and 1030H, SOCI 1001H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

History

  • Required: 1.0 History credit at the 1000 level
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

Human Rights and Global Justice 

  • Required: HURI 1001H and 1002H
  • Recommended: review the upper year course options in the academic calendar to include relevant pre-requisites in your first year 
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Gender, Law & Human Rights Advocacy take GESO 1001H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.

Indigenous Environmental Studies/Science

  • Required: IESS 1001H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, INDG 1001H and INDG 1002H
  • For those interested in a science degree (B.Sc.) consider taking your required 1.0 MATH credit in first year (Note: MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree).
  • For the science degree (B.Sc.) please note that many IESS courses are not Science credits. It is strongly recommended that you take 1000 level science courses in order to meet prerequisite requirements for upper-level science courses.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Indigenous Performance, take INDG 1570H in first year.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Niigaaniiwin - The Art of Leading you can take INDG 1500H and/or INDG 1510H from a number of course options. 
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Indigenous Studies

  • Required: INDG 1001H and INDG 1002H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Indigenous Performance, take INDG 1570H in first year. 
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Niigaaniiwin - The Art of Leading you can take INDG 1500H and/or INDG 1510H from a number of course options. 

International Political Economy (Joint-Major Only)

  • Required: POST 1001H, POST 1002H, ECON 1010H, and ECON 1020H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Journalism and Creative Writing (only available on the Durham GTA campus)

(See Special Programs & Opportunities, p. 519 of the Academic Calendar)

Year 1 – Full-time at Trent University Durham GTA

  • ENGL 1851H: The Writing Life: An Introduction to Creative Writing
  • INDG 1001H: The Foundation for Reconciliation
  • MDST 1535H: Introduction to Media Studies
  • WRIT 1001H: Write in Time
  • 0.5 elective credit
  • ENGL 2001H: Critical Practice
  • ENGL 2855H: Creative Non-Fiction
  • ENGL 2859H: Introduction to Creative Writing Workshop
  • MDST 1010H: The Digital World
  • MDST 2535H: Media and Society

Kinesiology

  • Required: KINE 1001H, BIOL 1500H, BIOL 1501H, NURS 1550H, PSYC 1020H, PSYC 1030H, SOCI 1001H, SOCI 1002H, and 0.5 credit from PHYS 1060H (recommended) or PHYS 1000H.
  • Take a 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List (see p. 16 in Academic Calendar). 

Logistics & Supply Chain Management (only available on the Durham GTA Campus)

  • Required: ADMN 1221H, COIS 1010H, COIS 1620H, ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H, ECON 1250H, LSCM 1001H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.   

Mathematical Economics

  • Required: ECON 1010H, ECON 1020H and:
    • 0.5 MATH 1110H or MATH 1111H,
    • 0.5 MATH 1120H or MATH 1121H
    • 1.0 MATH 1350H and MATH 1550H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Mathematical Physics

  • Required: COIS 1020H,  PHYS 1001H and PHYS 1002H, MATH 1350H and MATH 1550H and: 
    • 0.5 MATH 1110H or MATH 1111H (recommended)
    • 0.5 MATH 1120H or MATH 1121H (recommended)
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Mathematics & Statistics 

  • Required: MATH 1350H and MATH 1550H and:
    • 0.5 MATH 1110H or MATH 1111H (recommended)
    • 0.5 MATH 1120H or MATH 1121H (recommended)
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Mathematical Finance, take ECON 1010H and ECON 1020H. COIS 1020H is recommended.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Media Studies (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: MDST 1010H and MDST 1535H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Nursing (Collaborative Program)

  • Required: NURS 1000H, NURS 1001H, NURS 1002H, NURS 1020H, NURS 1550H, BIOL 1500H, BIOL 1501H, and PSYC 1020H or PSYC 1030H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of an elective credit. 

Nursing (Compressed Program)

Philosophy (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • PHIL 1000H, PHIL 1100H, and PHIL 1200H are strongly recommended for all students in Philosophy.
  • Required for the Honours single-major: PHIL 1200H or PHIL 2410H (following completion of 4.0 university credits).
  • For the joint-major in Philosophy there are no required first year courses.
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Ethics, you need 1.0 credit from PHIL 1000H, PHIL 1100H, or PHIL 1200H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Physics

  • Required: PHYS 1001H, PHYS 1002H, COIS 1020H, 
    • 0.5 MATH 1110H or MATH 1111H (recommended)
    • 0.5 MATH 1120H or MATH 1121H (recommended)
  • MATH 1550H is strongly recommended for students in the Honours program.
  • MATH 1350H is a prerequisite for upper-level Mathematics courses.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Policing & Community Well-being (only available on the Durham GTA Campus)

  • Required: PLCW 1001H, PLCW 1003H, FRSC 1100H, SOCI 1001H and 1002H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.  

Political Studies

  • Required: POST 1001H and POST 1002H
  • For those interested in the Specialization in International Law & Policy take HURI 1001H and 1002H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Psychology (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: PSYC 1020H and PSYC 1030H.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 
  • Please note:
    • For those interested in a single major PSYC science degree (B.Sc.), required courses in second year (PSYC 2018H and PSYC 2019H) meet the requirement for a MATH credit;
    • For those considering a joint major PSYC science degree (B.Sc.) 1.0 MATH credit will be required, consider taking it in your first year (MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree). 
    • For those interested in a B.Sc. in Psychology consider taking at least 1.0 credit of required introductory courses in a different science discipline.

Social Work (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: SWRK 1000H and SWRK 1001H
  • 3.0 credits at the 1000 level in Psychology and/or Humanities and/or Social Sciences (for a list of disciplines in the Humanities and the Social Sciences see the Academic Calendar p.20)
  • 1.0 credit in addition to the above (can be a science)
  • Note: We suggest that you also take the required courses for other majors should you choose to prepare for an alternate major or the inclusion of a minor. 

Sociology (offered on both Peterborough and Durham campus)

  • Required: SOCI 1001H and SOCI 1002H
  • For those interested in the Specialization in Black Studies (Durham campus only) take SOCI 1003H
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits.  

Software Engineering Co-op

  • Required: COIS 1010H, COIS 1020H, COIS 1400H, MATH 1110H, MATH 1350H, MATH 1550H, and
    • 0.5 of MATH 1051H or MATH 2560H
  • Students in this program are required to complete 1.0 credit in the arts, sciences and business. Consider working towards these requirements in your first year.

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

  • Required for the Arts degree (BA) Single-Major: SAFS 1001H, SAFS 1002H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, GEOG 1030H, GEOG 1040H, GDST 1001H, and GDST 1002H
  • Required for the Arts degree (BA) Joint-Major: SAFS 1001H, SAFS 1002H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, GDST 1001H, and GDST 1002H
  • Required for the Science degree (BSc) Single-Major:
  • SAFS 1001H, SAFS 1002H, BIOL 1020H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, GEOG 1030H, GEOG 1040H, and 1.0 MATH credit (recommended: MATH 1051H and MATH 1052H). MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree.
  • Required for the Science degree (BSc) Joint-Major:
  • SAFS 1001H, SAFS 1002H, BIOL 1020H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, and 1.0 MATH credit (recommended: MATH 1051H and MATH 1052H). MATH 1001H, 1080H, 2081H and 2082H, do not satisfy the Mathematics requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree.
  • The rest of your course selection is flexible and consists of elective credits. 

Trent/Swansea Dual Degree – Chemical Engineering

  • Trent University, in partnership with Swansea University, United Kingdom, offers a dual degree leading to a Bachelor of Science (General) degree (BSc) and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree (BEng). The program allows students to complete the requirements for both degrees in a structured four-year program of study.
  • Required: CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, MATH 1110H, MATH 1122H, MATH 1350H, PHYS 1001H, PHYS 1002H, COIS 1020H, 0.5 INDG credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List, and any 0.5 elective credit. 

Trent/Swansea Dual Degree - Law

  • ​Trent University, in partnership with Swansea University, United Kingdom, offers a dual degree leading to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree (BA) or Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Single Honours Law degree (LLB). The program allows students to complete the requirements for both degrees in a structured six-year program of study.
  • The following single-major Honours programs are available for the dual degree:
    • Bachelor of Arts in Canadian Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Durham GTA only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Criminology (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Environmental & Resource Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Gender & Social Justice (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Geography (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in History (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies (Peterborough only)
    • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
    • Bachelor of Business Administration (Peterborough and Durham GTA)
  • Please refer to the Academic Calendar for an outline for the six-year degree plan for each major, including the first year course requirements. 

Trent/Swansea Dual Degree - Medical

  • Trent University, in partnership with Swansea University, United Kingdom, offers a dual degree leading to a Bachelor of Arts and Science (General) degree (BAS) and a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc). The program allows students to complete the requirements for both degrees in a structured four-year program of study.
  • Required: ASCI 1001H, ASCI 1002H, BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, BIOL 1500H, BIOL 1501H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, PSYC 1030H, 0.5 INDG credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List.

Water Sciences

  • Required: BIOL 1020H, BIOL 1030H, CHEM 1000H, CHEM 1010H, ERSC 1010H, ERSC 1020H, GEOG 1040H, MATH 1051H, and MATH 1052H
  • You have room for an additional half credit elective course. 

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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