Concurrent Certificate in Immunology, Microbiology, & Virology (IMV)

Faculty of Health Sciences

The Concurrent Certificate in Immunology, Microbiology, & Virology is administered by the Honours Health Sciences Program .
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, Room 3300, ext. 22815.
https://hhsp.healthsci.mcmaster.ca

The Concurrent Certificate in Immunology, Microbiology, & Virology (IMV Certificate) is designed to provide students from health sciences, biotechnology, biology, life sciences, or any other disciplines with an interest in immunology, host defense, microbiology, and virology with an opportunity to develop an academic focus in this area, with the IMV Certificate serving to recognize that they have gained core knowledge in this area through their coursework.

Certificate Requirements

Any student in an undergraduate program at McMaster may declare the IMV Certificate at the time of graduation provided that they satisfy the following requirements.

Requirements

Completion of 15 units from Course Lists A, B, and C, with at least 3 units from Course List A and at least 3 units from Course List B.

Course List A

Foundational Immunology

Course List B

Foundational Microbiology & Virology

Course List C

Specialized Courses in Immunology, Virology, & Microbiology

Note

Transfer credits may be considered for credit toward the IMV Certificate by submitting a request to the Assistant Dean, Honours Health Sciences Program .