Honours Medical and Biological Physics (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. Completion of BIOLOGY 1A03 , CHEM 1AA3  and MATH 1B03  is required by the end of Level II. Completion in Level I is strongly recommended. BIOLOGY 1M03  is also recommended.
2. Completion of BIOPHYS 1S03  or MEDPHYS 1E03  is recommended in Level I.

Admission

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

Program Notes

1. Completion of PHYSICS 2G03  is required by the end of Level III and is recommended in Level II.
2. Students interested in medical physics or health physics, especially those considering postgraduate studies in these areas, should take 12 units from Course List A - Medical Physics Focus. These courses also contribute to the core knowledge and learning objectives required by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs.
3. Students interested in biochemistry, in particular those interested in postgraduate studies in this area, should take 12 units from the Course List B - Biochemistry Focus.
4. Students interested in physics and soft matter physics, especially those considering postgraduate studies in these areas, should take 12 units from Course List C - Physics of Soft Matter Focus.
5. Completion of either BIOCHEM 2B03  and 2BB3  or BIOCHEM 2EE3  and 3G03  is required, however, BIOCHEM 2EE3  and 3G03  are recommended.

Course List A - Medical Physics Focus

• KINESIOL 2YY3 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• MEDPHYS 3C03 - Operational Health Physics: Laboratory & Communication
• MEDPHYS 4D03 - Imaging in Medicine and Biology
• MEDPHYS 4F03 - Fundamentals of Health Physics
• MEDPHYS 4I03 - Introduction to Biophotonics
• MEDPHYS 4RB3 A/B - Radiation and Radioisotope Methodology
• MEDPHYS 4U03 - Radiation Biology

Course List B - Biochemistry Focus

• BIOCHEM 3BP3 - Practical Bioinformatics in the Genomics Era
• BIOCHEM 4LL3 - Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory
• BIOCHEM 4N03 - Molecular Membrane Biology
• BIOLOGY 2B03 - Cell Biology
• BIOPHYS 3D03 - Origin of Life

Course List C - Physics of Soft Matter Focus

• PHYSICS 2BB3 - Electricity and Magnetism II
• PHYSICS 3N03 - Physical Optics
• PHYSICS 4F03 - Quantum Mechanics II
• PHYSICS 4G03 - Computational Physics
• PHYSICS 4K03 - Solid State Physics

Requirements

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