The French Immersion Stream can help students find research placement in French-speaking companies in Montréal, a hub in the biotechnological sector in Canada and a logical job market. Students will also have a better access to positions in government laboratories wherein bilingualism is a key criterion for hiring and promotion.

Students who want to add the French Immersion Stream to their program of study must meet the following criteria.

• Applied in the English stream of the TMM program.
• Be enrolled in the French Immersion Stream in their previous program.  
• Have successfully completed at least 7 courses (21 units) in French during their first two years of study. 

The TMM-specific French Immersion requirements are currently not in effect. Please consult the University of Ottawa's French Immersion website for current diploma requirements.

Important Note – Repeated Courses and French Immersion

When a student repeats a course, whether it was previously passed or failed, only the second attempt receives course credit. 

For example, if a student repeats a previously passed French‑taught course (e.g. POL 1502, grade “D”) by taking the equivalent course offered in English (e.g. POL 1102), the original French course and grade will remain on the transcript; however, no credit is granted for the French‑taught course. As a result, the French‑taught course no longer counts toward the French Immersion course requirements, even though it appears on the transcript. For the French Immersion stream in the TMM program, only the second instance of a repeated course is counted toward the requirement of 14 courses taught in French.

Third-year courses

• TMM3501 - Biologie moléculaire et maladies héréditaires (3 units)
• TMM3502 - Les protéines : Structure, fonctions et maladies (3 units)  
• TMM3503 - Voies métaboliques des maladies chez l'humain (3 units)
• TMM3504 - Bases cellulaires de la maladie (3 units)
• TMM3505 - Immunité et maladies infectieuses (3 units)
• TMM3506 - Introduction à la neurobiologie (3 units)
• TMM3508 – Introduction à la bio-informatique médicale (3 units)
• TMM 3700 - Sujets choisis en médecine moléculaire et translationnelle (3 units)

Fourth-year courses

• TMM 4501- Introduction à la biologie du cancer (3 units)
• TMM 4504 - Biologie des systèmes : Réseaux régulateurs des gènes dans les maladies (3 units)
• TMM4700 - Sujets choisis en recherche biomédicale (3 units)
• TMM 4702 - Médecine régénérative (3 units) 

Important note : Some courses are offered every year, others in alternating years.

Students who are not yet in the TMM program can add the French Immersion Stream option when submitting their application for admission using the OUAC platform.  

The French Immersion Stream will not be added automatically to applicants’ program even if they were in the stream in their previous program.  

Newly admitted students who wish to add the French Immersion Stream for the upcoming fall term can submit a request to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office by email at [email protected] between March 30 to August 15 along with a Modification/Cancellation of Enrolment form.

Students who are enroled in the French Immersion Streams and which to remove the option from their program must submit a request to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office by email at [email protected] with a Modification/Cancellation of Enrolment form.

Period to request a change of program

• Fall term: March 30 to August 15
• Winter term: October 1 to November 30

Once enrolled in the stream, the French Immersion designation will be visible on the student transcript (unofficial and official) and on the diploma if all of the program requirements were met.