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Combined Honours Music & Another Subject (Biology) (B.A.)


Notes


Completion of a Music degree requires considerable daytime attendance.

Admission Note


When completed together, BIOLOGY 1A01 and 1A02 serve as a substitute for BIOLOGY 1A03. These courses should be completed in the same term. If completed, both BIOLOGY 1A01 and 1A02 would be required for admission.
 

Admission


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

Program Notes


  1. Courses used for admission to the program may not be used to fulfill degree requirements upon entry to the program. Courses may only be used once to meet degree requirements.
  2. A limit of 48 units of Level I courses may be used to complete an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree
  3. The Faculty of Humanities introduced a new requirement for all Humanities degree students starting in 2024-25. The Skills for Life Concurrent Certificate comprises 18 units that provide a foundation for students to develop important academic and career-relevant skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The mandatory requirements below assume successful completion of HUMAN 1DL3, HUMAN 1HL3 and HUMAN 1VV3 in Humanities I. Students transferring to Humanities programs beyond Level I are exempt from the concurrent certificate. Please see Faculty of Humanities Academic Regulations for more information.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Completion of STATS 2B03 by the end of Level III is required.

Course List 2


Biology Course List


Requirements


120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I

30 units


  • Level I program completed prior to admission into the program (See Admission Note and Program Note 3 above.)
     

12 units


from

6 units


from

  • Course List 1

6 units


from

  • Course List 2

12 units


from

  • Level III Music Courses
  • Level IV Music Courses

0-3 units (if not completed in Level I)


  • Any iARTS course

3 units


3 units


from

  • Experiential Learning Course List

9 units


from

  • Levels III, IV Biology or Molecular Biology courses, which must include at least six units of Level IV

9 units


from

  •  Biology Course List (See Program Note 5 above.)