Honours Biochemistry - Biomedical Research Specialization (B.Sc.)

Admission Note

Effective September 2015, students who have not completed one of PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03  or 1L03  will be considered for admission, however, these units must be replaced with a course selected from the Science I Course List. For such students, PHYSICS 1A03  or PHYSICS 1B03  must be completed by the end of Level II. Effective September 2016, PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  will be required for admission.

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Admission is by selection but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 6.0 including:

Admission (Effective September 2016)

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Admission is by selection but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 6.0 including:

Program Notes

1. There are Level II and III prerequisites for many Level III and IV courses. The prerequisites should be considered when choosing Level II and III courses.
2. Completion of one of BIOCHEM 4F09 A/B , 4T15 A/B  or 4Z03  is required in Level IV.
3. A ‘research intensive’ option, available to students registered in this specialization, offers additional laboratory research experience through completion of BIOCHEM 3R06 A/B  and 4T15 A/B . This option is intended for students planning to pursue graduate studies or a career in research and development. Enrolment in the courses is limited and admission is by selection.
4. Both CHEMBIO 2A03  and 2P03  are highly recommended for students interested in pursuing an undergraduate thesis or graduate studies in biophysical chemistry.

Biochemistry Course List

• BIOCHEM 3EE3 - Research Advances in Cell Biology and Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 3H03 - Clinical Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 3X03 - Structure and Function of Macromolecules
• BIOCHEM 3Y03 - Introduction to Computational Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 4EA3
• BIOCHEM 4H03 - Biotechnology and Drug Discovery
• BIOCHEM 4J03 - Biochemical Immunology
• BIOCHEM 4M03 - Nutrition and Metabolism
• BIOCHEM 4N03 - Molecular Membrane Biology
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 - Biochemical Pharmacology
• BIOCHEM 4S03 - Introduction to Molecular Biophysics
• BIOCHEM 4Y03 - Genomes and Evolution
• BIOLOGY 2B03 - Cell Biology
• BIOLOGY 2EE3 - Introduction to Microbiology and Biotechnology
• CHEMBIO 2A03 - Introduction to Bio-Analytical Chemistry
• CHEMBIO 2P03 - Applications of Physical Chemistry
• CHEMBIO 3OA3 - Bio-Organic Chemistry
• MOLBIOL 3O03 - Microbial Genetics

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I