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Honours BSc in Biology, Biotechnology option
Honours BSc in Biology, Biotechnology option
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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
ENG1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3
MAT1332 Calculus for the Life Sciences II 3
PHY1322 Principles of Physics II 3
Compulsory second-year courses:
Fall:
BIO2129 Ecology 3
BIO2137 Introduction to Plant Science: Biodiversity to Biotechnology 3
CHM2120 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHM2132 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences 3
MAT2378 Probability and Statistics for the Natural Sciences 3
Winter:
BCH2333 Introduction to Biochemistry 3
BIO2133 Genetics 3
BIO2135 Animal Form and Function 3
Compulsory third-year courses:
BIO3151 Molecular Biology Laboratory 3
BIO3170 Molecular Biology 3
Ninre credits (minimum)of non-science electives, taken outside of the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Medicine must be completed by the end of the third year.1
18 credits in biology, biopharmaceutical science or environmental science at the 3000- and/or 4000-level excluding BIO3151 and BIO3170
Six science elective credits2
NOTE: Some courses are available only in alternate years. Students are advised to pay close attention to co-requisites and prerequisites when selecting their courses.
Compulsory fourth-year courses:
BIO4900 Séminaire / Seminar3 3
BIO4174 Biotechnology 3
Nine credits from the following courses:
BIO3152 Cell Biology Laboratory 3
BIO4115 Molecular Genetics 3
BIO4129 The Bacterial Cell 3
BIO4144 Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3
BPS3101 Genomics 3
BPS4101 Human Genome Structure and Function 3
BCH4122 Macromolecules 3
Six credits in biology, biopharmaceutical science or environmental science at the 3000- and/or 4000-level
Six credits (minimum) of electives, either from science or non-science courses must be completed by the end of the honours year
Note(s)
1Students are advised to take three credits of science electives and six credits outside the Faculties of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine before the end of the second year.
2Exceptionnaly, courses PHS3240 and PHA4107, CSI and MIC are recognized as science electives, but cannot count as biology credits.
3If selected, BIO4004 or BIO4009 must be taken concurremtly with BIO4900 during one academic year. BIO4004 or BIO4009 have limited enolement.
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