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Honours BSc in Biochemistry
Honours BSc in Biochemistry
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Co-operative education is available with this program.

Compulsory first-year courses:
Fall:
BIO1130 Introduction to Organismal Biology 3
CHM1311 Principles of Chemistry 3
MAT1330 Calculus for the Life Sciences I 3
PHY1321 Principles of Physics I 3
Winter:
BIO1140 Introduction to Cell Biology 3
CHM1321 Organic Chemistry I 3
MAT1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3
PHY1322 Principles of Physics II 3
Fall, Winter or Summer, preferably during the first year:
ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
Compulsory courses in second-year:
Fall:
CHM2120 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2123 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2132 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 3
MAT2378 Probability and Statistics for the Natural Sciences 3
It is recommended to add one elective course to this session.1
Winter:
BCH2333 Introduction to Biochemistry 3
BIO2133 Genetics 3
CHM2118 Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry 2
CHM2354 Analytical Chemistry 3
It is recommended to add two elective coursesto this session.1
Compulsory courses in third-year:
Fall:
BCH3170 Molecular Biology 3
BCH3356 Molecular Biology Laboratory 3
CHM3120 Intermediate Organic Chemistry 3
CHM3122 Applications of Spectroscopy in Chemistry 3
It is recommended to add two electives courses to this session.1
Winter:
BCH3120 General Intermediary Metabolism 3
BCH3125 Protein Structure and Function 3
BCH3346 Biochemistry Laboratory II 3
It is recommended to add three elective courses to this session.1
15 credits of science electives including at least six credits at the 3000-level.
Nine credits of non-science electives.
Compulsory courses in fourth year with a research project:
Fall:
BPS3101 Genomics2 3
BCH4932 Séminaire de Biochimie / Biochemistry Seminar3 3
BCH4040 Projet de recherche - biochimie / Honours Research - Biochemistry4 9
BCH4122 Macromolecules 3
It is recommended to add two elective courses to this session.5
Winter:
BCH4125 Cellular Regulation and Control 3
BPS4101 Human Genome Structure and Function6 3
It is recommended to add one elective course to this session.5
Note(s)
1Elective courses: These courses must be added to the compulsory courses to complete the formation. Some of these courses can be taken during the summer. Courses in engineeringm physiology and pharmacology are also accepted as science electives.
2This course can be replaced with BPS4101 offered during the Winter session.
3This course runs from September to April.
4This course runs from September to April. Students who do not register to BCH4040 must take 18 credits (instead of nine) from the 3000- or 4000-level courses in biochemistry, biology, biopharmaceutical sciences, cellular and molecular medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, or from the 5000-level courses in microbiology or immunology to complete the requirements for the fourth year of the Honours program in Biochemistry.
5Nine additional credits from the 3000- or 4000-level courses in biochemistry, biology, biopharmaceutical sciences, cellular and molecular medicine, chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, or from the 5000-level courses in microbiology or immunology.
6This course can be replaced with BPS3101 offered during the Fall session.
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