Course Description Information

Each MacEwan University course listed in this section has information that all students need to know. The legend provides an explanation for each element included in the course description.

Course Hours

Course hours are represented using either a weekly or total hour format. Weekly hour format is based on a regular fall or winter term as indicated in the Academic Schedule. Both formats use the same three digits – lecture, lab, and other course hours. The method of display – “Weekly” or “Total” is identified before the hours as shown below:

Weekly (a-b-c) or Total (a-b-c):

a) Hours assigned to lecture
b) Hours assigned to lab
c) Hours assigned to other forms of instruction such as seminar, clinical, co-op
placement, field placement, practicum, and/or research hours

Course hours do not reflect the offering pattern(s) for specific courses in a given term. Student timetables, available on class registration, clearly indicate the date, time and duration of classes.

Normally, a 3 credit course in the fall or winter term is offered over a 13 week instructional period, for 3 hours a week. The most common offering patterns for courses in these terms are 1 hour per day on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday (MWF) pattern, or 1.5 hours per day on a Tuesday, Thursday (TR) pattern. Courses with lab components will have additional weekly hours. Courses offered over a shorter period of time will be scheduled for more hours per week. While this describes the duration of many classes, there are exceptions such as clinical placements and practica. Student timetables, available on class registration clearly indicate date, time and duration of classes.