Honours Biology and Pharmacology Co-op (B.Sc.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited. Selection is based on academic and other achievement and an interview but requires, as a minimum, submission of the on-line application by the stated deadline, completion of any Level II program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 and completion of the following courses:

Program Notes

1. This is a five-level (year) co-op program, three terms of which must be spent in work related to biology or pharmacology placements.
2. A senior thesis, PHARMAC 4F09 , will be completed in Level IV, Summer Term. Work terms must be completed in Level IV, Term 2 and Level V, Term 1.
3. PHARMAC 3A06 A/B , 3B06 A/B , 4A03 , 4AA3 , 4C03 , 4D03  and 4E03  will use a self-directed problem-based learning approach.
4. Students must be registered full-time and take a full academic workload as prescribed by Level and Term.
5. Students are required to complete SCIENCE 2C00  and SCIENCE 3C00  before the first work placement and are strongly recommended to complete SCIENCE 2C00  in Level II.
6. Students should seek academic advising for this program in the Department of Biology .
7. If BIOCHEM 2B03  and 2BB3  have not been completed at the time of admission, BIOCHEM 3G03  must be completed in Level III. Students with credit in BIOCHEM 2B03  and 2BB3  are not required to complete further Biochemistry courses.

Course List

• BIOCHEM 3D03 - Metabolism and Regulation
• BIOCHEM 3H03 - Clinical Biochemistry
• BIOCHEM 3X03
• BIOCHEM 3Y03
• BIOCHEM 4E03 - Gene Regulation in Stem Cells and Development
• BIOCHEM 4M03 - Cellular and Integrated Metabolism
• BIOCHEM 4N03 - Molecular Membrane Biology
• all Levels III and IV Biology and Molecular Biology courses
• CHEM 2II3 - Introductory Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Bonding
• CHEM 4IB3 - Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEM 4OA3 - Natural Products
• CHEMBIO 3OA3 - Bio-Organic Chemistry
• CHEMBIO 3P03 - Biomolecular Interactions
• CHEMBIO 4A03 - Bio-Analytical Chemistry and Assay Development
• CHEMBIO 4IB3 - Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
• CHEMBIO 4OA3 - Natural Products
• CHEMBIO 4OB3 - Medicinal Chemistry: Drug Design and Development
• EARTHSC 4EA3 - Environmental Assessment
• ENVIRSC 3B03 - Global Change, Ecosystems, and the Earth System
• ENVIRSC 4EA3 - Environmental Assessment
• HTHSCI 2G03 - Epidemiology
• HTHSCI 3I03 - Introductory Immunology
• HTHSCI 3K03 - Introductory Virology
• HTHSCI 4II3 - Advanced Concepts in Immunology
• HTHSCI 4J03 - Immunological Principles In Practice
• STATS 2D03 - Introduction to Probability

Requirements

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