Honours Medical and Biological Physics (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. Completion of BIOLOGY 1A03 , CHEM 1AA3  and MATH 1B03  (or 1ZC3 ) 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 , LIFESCI 1D03 , PHYSICS 1CC3  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. 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.
2. Students interested in biochemistry, in particular those interested in postgraduate studies in this area, should take 12 units from the Course List B - Biological Physics Focus.
3. 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.
4. 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

• CHEM 3RC3 - Radioisotopes in Medicine
• 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 - Radiation and Radioisotope Methodology II
• MEDPHYS 4U03 - Radiation Biology
• MEDPHYS 4Y06 A/B - Senior Research Project
• PHYSICS 4E03 - Particle and Nuclear Physics

Course List B - Biological Physics Focus

• BIOCHEM 2L06 A/B - Inquiry in Biochemical Techniques
• BIOCHEM 3BP3 - Practical Bioinformatics in the Genomics Era
• BIOCHEM 3D03 - Metabolism and Regulation
• BIOCHEM 3MI3 - Microbial Interactions
• BIOCHEM 3Z03 - Structural Determination and Analysis of Macromolecules
• BIOCHEM 4E03 - Gene Regulation in Stem Cells and Development
• BIOCHEM 4H03 - Biotechnology and Drug Discovery
• BIOCHEM 4LL3
• BIOCHEM 4M03 - Cellular and Integrated Metabolism
• BIOCHEM 4N03 - Molecular Membrane Biology
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 - Biochemical Pharmacology
• BIOLOGY 2B03 - Cell Biology
• BIOPHYS 3D03 - Origin of Life

Course List C - Physics of Soft Matter Focus

• BIOPHYS 4P06 A/B - Senior Research Project
• PHYSICS 2BB3 - Electricity and Magnetism II
• PHYSICS 3D03 A/B - Inquiry in Physics
• PHYSICS 3N04 - Physical Optics
• PHYSICS 3P03 A/B - Advanced Laboratory
• 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

Note

Students who entered the program prior to September 2020 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.