Honours Biology Core (B.Sc.)

Admission

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

Program Notes

1. The Honours Biology program allows students to choose Biology courses which reflect their own interests. Students are encouraged to discuss their course selections with a Biology academic program advisor.
2. Students who wish to take Level III or IV Biochemistry or Chemistry courses should take both CHEM 2OA3  and 2OB3 . Students are advised to check prerequisites carefully.
3. Students must complete nine units from BIOLOGY 2A03 , 2B03 , 2D03 , 2EE3 , 2F03 . Additional units from this list may be used towards the Biology course list requirement.
4. Completion of STATS 2B03  by the end of Level III is required.
5. Students interested in microbiology and biotechnology and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: BIOLOGY 2EE3 , 4PP3 , MOLBIOL 3O03 , 3V03 , 4P03 .
6. Students interested in biodiversity and especially those considering postgraduate studies in this area should take the following courses: BIOLOGY 2C03 , 2D03 , 2F03 , 3DD3 , 3ET3 , 3FF3 , 3PG3 , 4AA3 , ENVSOCTY 2GI3 .

Biology Course List

• ANTHROP 2U03 - Plagues and People
• ANTHROP 3FA3 - Forensic Anthropology
• ARTSSCI 4CF3 - How Science Speaks to Power
• all Biology and Molecular Biology Level II, III and IV courses
• all Biochemistry courses for which the prerequisites are met
• BIOPHYS 2A03 - Biophysics of the Cell and Living Organisms
• BIOPHYS 3D03 - Origin of Life
• BIOPHYS 3G03 - Modelling Life
• CHEMBIO 2A03 - Introduction to Bio-Analytical Chemistry
• CHEMBIO 2P03 - Physical Chemistry Tools for Chemical Biology
• CHEMBIO 3BM3 - Implanted Biomaterials
• CHEMBIO 3OA3 - Organic Mechanistic Tools for Chemical Biology
• CHEMBIO 4OA3 - Natural Products
• CHEMBIO 4OB3 - Medicinal Chemistry: Drug Design and Development
• EARTHSC 2E03 - Earth History
• EARTHSC 4FF3 - Topics of Field Research
• ENVIRSC 2B03 - Soils and the Environment
• ENVIRSC 2C03 - Surface Climate Processes and Environmental Interactions
• ENVIRSC 2Q03 - Introduction to Environmental Geochemistry
• ENVIRSC 2W03 - Physical Hydrology
• ENVIRSC 3B03 - Ecosystems and Global Change
• ENVIRSC 4C03 - Advanced Physical Climatology
• ENVIRSC 4EA3 - Environmental Assessment
• ENVSOCTY 2EI3 - Environment & Society: Challenges and Solutions
• ENVSOCTY 2GI3 - Geographic Information Systems
• ENVSOCTY 3GI3 - Advanced Raster GIS
• GEOG 2EI3
• GEOG 2GI3
• GEOG 3GI3
• HTHSCI 3I03 - Introductory Immunology
• HTHSCI 3K03 - Principles of Virology
• HTHSCI 4II3 - Advanced Concepts in Immunology
• LIFESCI 2D03 - Behavioural Processes
• LIFESCI 3AA3 - Human Pathophysiology
• LIFESCI 3K03 - Neural Control of Human Movement
• MEDPHYS 4B03 - Radioactivity and Radiation Interactions
• MEDPHYS 4U03 - Radiation Biology
• NEUROSCI 3SN3 - Neural Circuits
• PSYCH 2E03 - Sensory Processes
• PSYCH 2GG3 - Learning, Measuring, and Shaping Behaviour
• PSYCH 2NF3
• PSYCH 3A03 - Audition
• PSYCH 3F03 - Evolution and Human Behaviour
• PSYCH 3FA3 - Neuroscience of Learning and Memory
• PSYCH 3T03 - Behavioural Ecology
• PSYCH 4R03 - Special Topics in Animal Behaviour
• SCIENCE 2P03 - Impactful Initiatives in Health

Experiential Learning Course List

• BIOLOGY 2L03 - The Scientific Method in Biology
• BIOLOGY 3B03 - Plant Physiology
• BIOLOGY 3EI3 - Ecological Indicators
• BIOLOGY 3EP3 A/B S - Applied Biology Placement
• BIOLOGY 3FF3 - Evolution
• BIOLOGY 3IR3 A/B S - Independent Research Project
• BIOLOGY 3R03 - Field Biology I
• BIOLOGY 3U03 - Animal Physiology - Homeostasis
• BIOLOGY 4A03 - Advanced Topics in Ecology
• BIOLOGY 4C12 A/B S - Senior Thesis
• BIOLOGY 4F06 A/B S - Senior Project
• BIOLOGY 4IR3 - Advanced Independent Research Project
• BIOLOGY 4J03 - Field Biology II
• BIOLOGY 4PP3 - Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
• MOLBIOL 3A03 - Current Topics in Molecular Biology and Genetics
• MOLBIOL 3D03 - Experimental Approaches in Cell Biology
• MOLBIOL 3I03 A/B S - Independent Research Project
• MOLBIOL 3V03 - Techniques in Molecular Genetics
• MOLBIOL 3Y03 - Plant Responses to the Environment
• MOLBIOL 4BB3 - Plant Metabolism and Molecular Biology
• MOLBIOL 4G12 A/B S - Senior Thesis

Requirements

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 2022

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