Honours Integrated Science - Medical and Biological Physics Concentration (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. Completion of MATH 1B03  is required by the end of Level II and is strongly recommended in Level I.
2. Completion of MEDPHYS 1A03  (or BIOPHYS 1S03 or MEDPHYS 1E03) is recommended in Level I.

Admission

Completion of Honours Integrated Science I with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including ISCI 1A24 A/B .

Program Notes

1. Given course scheduling, this concentration may take five years to complete.
2. Students are strongly encouraged to check prerequisites for upper level courses.
3. DATASCI 2G03  is required by the end of Level III and is recommended in Level II.
4. Students interested in medical physics or health physics, especially those considering postgraduate studies in these areas should take 9 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.
5. Students interested in Biochemistry, especially those considering postgraduate studies in these areas should take 9 units from Course List B - Biochemistry focus.
6. Students interested in physics and soft matter physics, especially those considering postgraduate studies in these areas should take 9 units from Course List C - Physics of Soft Matter focus.
7. 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 2XX3 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• 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
• MEDPHYS 4T03 - Clinical Applications of Physics in Medicine
• MEDPHYS 4U03 - Radiation Biology

Course List B - Biochemistry Focus

• BIOCHEM 3BP3 - Practical Bioinformatics in the Genomics Era
• BIOCHEM 3MI3 - Microbial Interactions
• BIOCHEM 3Z03 - Structural Determination and Analysis of Macromolecules
• BIOCHEM 4M03 - Cellular and Integrated Metabolism
• BIOCHEM 4N03 - Molecular Membrane Biology
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 - Biochemical Pharmacology
• BIOPHYS 3D03 - Origin of Life
• BIOPHYS 4S03 - Introduction to Molecular Biophysics

Course List C - Experiential Learning

• PHYSICS 2BB3 - Electricity and Magnetism II
• PHYSICS 3N03
• PHYSICS 3N04 - Physical Optics
• PHYSICS 4F03 - Quantum Mechanics II
• PHYSICS 4G03 - Computational Physics
• PHYSICS 4K03 - Physics of Quantum Matter

Requirements

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

Requirements For Students Who Entered in September 2024 or Prior

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