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 , 4B09 A/B S , 4C12 A/B S ). 
5. Level IV Research Seminar topics may change from year to year. Research Seminar topics and descriptions are available on the program web site (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences). Honours Life Sciences students must complete at least 3 units of Knowledge Transfer/Seminar Experience (Course List E). 

   Honours Life Sciences students must complete and submit a ballot by mid February for their first choice seminar. Students will be informed of the outcome by late April. Ballots can be obtained from the School of Interdisciplinary Science web site (http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/lifesciences).

    
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.
9. Course planning is extremely important. Students must review and consider the requisites on Level II, III and IV courses when enrolling in the previous Levels.

Course List A - Communication Skills

• HISTORY 3CH3 - Catastrophic History: Natural & Technological Disasters
• HISTORY 3CP3 - The Citizen-Patient: A Modern History of Public Health, 1700-Present
• HISTORY 3S03 - History of Exercise and Sports Medicine
• HLTHAGE 3D03 - Perspectives on Disability, Chronic Illness and Aging
• HLTHAGE 3E03 - Ethical Issues in Health and Aging
• HLTHAGE 3N03 - Aging and Mental Health
• LIFESCI 3AA3 - Human Pathophysiology
• LIFESCI 3BB3 - Neurobiology of Disease
• LIFESCI 3E03 - Reproductive Endocrinology
• LIFESCI 3G03 - Introduction to Epidemiology
• LIFESCI 3M03 - Cellular Dynamics
• LIFESCI 3P03 - Science Communication in Life Sciences
• LIFESCI 3Q03 - Global Human Health and Disease
• LIFESCI 3RC3 - Radioisotopes in Medicine

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 3DD3 - Experiential Approaches in Cell Biology
• LIFESCI 3L03 - Laboratory Methods in Life Sciences
• LIFESCI 3LL3 - Living Systems Laboratory Practicum
• 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 3RP3 - Life Sciences Research Practicum
• LIFESCI 3XX3 - Peer Mentoring in Science Communication
• LIFESCI 3YY3 - Peer Mentoring in Laboratory Skill Development
• LIFESCI 4A03 - Independent Study
• LIFESCI 4B06 A/B S
• LIFESCI 4B09 A/B S - Independent Project
• LIFESCI 4C09 A/B S
• LIFESCI 4C12 A/B S - Independent Thesis
• LIFESCI 4CC3
• 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 4F03 - Emerging Paradigms in Environmental Change and Health
• 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 4V03 - Extracellular Vesicles in Health and 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

Note

Students who entered the program prior to September 2016 may refer to their Academic Advisement report or contact an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Associate Dean of Science (Academic) for program requirements.