Honours Life Sciences (B.Sc.)

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:

Program Notes

1. For students who enrol in Honours Life Sciences prior to September 2017, BIOLOGY 1A03 , 1M03 , and either PSYCH 1F03  or 1X03 , and 1XX3  must be completed by the end of Level II.
2. Registration in an Honours Life Sciences program does not guarantee access to all courses. Some courses have program restrictions. Students should check prerequisites carefully.
3. Students interested in completing a thesis or independent study course should consider completing LIFESCI 3RP3  in Level III.
4. Students interested in graduate school may wish to consider completion of a thesis or independent study course (See LIFESCI 4A03 , 4B06 A/B S , 4C09 A/B S ). 
5. Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the web site (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences) and from the School of Interdisciplinary Science office in late April of each year.   
6. LIFESCI 2G03  does not substitute for BIOLOGY 2C03  or MOLBIOL 2C03  for prerequisite purposes.
7. Students who entered the program prior to September 2016 may use the following courses to satisfy Life Sciences Course List requirements: ASTRON 2B03 ; Levels II, III, IV Environmental Sciences; Levels II, III, IV Geography; MATH 2E03; MEDPHYS 2A03, 2D03 , 3A03, 3R03 , 4A03, 4L03 , 4SZ3 , 4XX3; ORIGINS 2LU3 , 3D03 , 3E03 , 3F03 ; Levels II, III, IV Science; STATS 2B03 .
8. For students who enrol in Honours Life Sciences prior to September 2017, one of BIOPHYS 1S03 , MEDPHYS 1E03 , PHYSICS 1A03 , 1C03  (or 1B03 or 1L03) is required by the end of Level III.

Course List A - Communication Skills

• LIFESCI 3AA3 - Human Pathophysiology
• LIFESCI 3BB3 - Neurobiology of Disease
• LIFESCI 3E03 - Reproductive Endocrinology
• LIFESCI 3M03 - Cellular Dynamics

Course List B - Laboratory Skills

• BIOLOGY 3B03 - Plant Physiology
• BIOLOGY 3JJ3 - Field Methods In Ecology
• BIOLOGY 3U03 - Animal Physiology - Homeostasis
• BIOLOGY 3VV3 - Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
• BIOPHYS 2S03 - Explorations in Medical and Biological Physics
• LIFESCI 3L03 - Laboratory Methods in Life Sciences
• MOLBIOL 3D03 - Experimental Approaches in Cell Biology
• MOLBIOL 3M03 - Fundamental Concepts of Development

Course List C - Experiential Learning

• LIFESCI 3EP3 - Life Sciences Applied Placement
• LIFESCI 3N03 - Human Nutritional Toxicology
• LIFESCI 3XX3 - Peer Mentoring in Science Communication
• LIFESCI 3YY3 - Peer Mentoring in Laboratory Skill Development
• LIFESCI 4A03 - Independent Study
• LIFESCI 4B06 A/B S - Independent Project
• LIFESCI 4C09 A/B S - Independent Thesis
• LIFESCI 4EP6 A/B S - Life Sciences Advanced Placement
• PSYCH 2NF3 - Basic & Clinical Neuroscience
• SCIENCE 2A03 - Peer Mentoring in Science
• SCIENCE 3IS3 - Interdisciplinary Sciences Field Camp
• SCIENCE 3M03 - Applied Curriculum Design in Science

Course List D - Life Sciences Course List

Course List E - Knowledge Transfer/Seminar Experience

• LIFESCI 4CM3 - Foundations of Disease States Inquiry Lab
• LIFESCI 4L03 - Research Seminar
• LIFESCI 4M03 - Research Seminar
• LIFESCI 4N03 - Research Seminar
• LIFESCI 4P03 - Research Seminar
• LIFESCI 4Q03 - Research Seminar
• LIFESCI 4U03 - Mechanisms of Disease
• LIFESCI 4W03 - Advanced Topics in Nutrition
• LIFESCI 4X03 - The Biopsychology of Sex
• LIFESCI 4XX3 - Structure and Function of the Synapse
• LIFESCI 4Y03 - Applied Biomechanics

Requirements

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

Life Sciences Course List

Requirements for Students Who Entered in September 2016

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered Prior to September 2016

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