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BCHM-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences.
Plan: Consists of 84.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, together with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| General Chemistry I: From Atoms to Matter and General Chemistry II: Thermodynamics and Kinetics | ||
| or | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Biochemistry | ||
| Understanding Human Disease in the 21st Century | ||
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| CISC 151 | Elements of Computing with Data Analytics | 3.00 |
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 218 | Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| F. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 211 | Main Group Chemistry | 3.00 |
| CHEM 212 | Principles of Chemical Reactivity | 3.00 |
| CHEM 222 | Methods of Structure Determination | 3.00 |
| CHEM 223 | Organic Reactions | 3.00 |
| G. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| H. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 313 | Molecular Biochemistry | 3.00 |
| BCHM 315 | Proteins and Enzymes | 3.00 |
| BCHM 316 | Metabolism | 3.00 |
| BCHM 318 | Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory I | 3.00 |
| BCHM 319 | Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory II | 3.00 |
| I. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 410 | Protein Structure and Function | 3.00 |
| BCHM 411 | Advanced Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| BCHM 421 | Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory I | 6.00 |
| BCHM 422 | Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory II | 6.00 |
| J. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 432 | The Molecular Basis of Cellular Function | 3.00 |
| BCHM 442 | Seminars in Biochemistry | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
BCHM_List_A | ||
| 3. Supporting | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| MATH 130 | Mathematics for Biochemistry and Life Sciences | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| PHYS 115 | Introduction to Physics I | 3.00 |
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 36.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
4. Substitutions
A. Students who have completed MATH 120 or MATH 121, may count 3.00 units towards Supporting 3.A. The other 3.00 units will be counted towards the student's elective requirement.
B. Students who have completed PHYS 104, PHYS 106, or PHYS 118 may count 3.00 units towards Supporting 3.B. The other 3.00 units will be counted towards the student's elective requirement.
5. Notes
A. Students who may wish later to change to a chemistry program should take one of PHYS 106 or PHYS 104; students who may wish later to change to a physics program should take PHYS 104.
B. Students wishing to take upper-year BIOL courses as electives should take BIOL 205 and BIOL 206 as electives.
C. Recommended to take a course from the BCHM_Labs Course List.
D. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in COMM, LAW, NURS and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Biochemistry Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
BCHM_Labs
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry Laboratory Courses | ||
| ANAT 312 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 3.00 |
| ANAT 315 | The Human Musculoskeletal System | 3.00 |
| ANAT 316 | The Human Visceral Systems | 3.00 |
| BIOL 300 | Ecology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 321 | Animal Behaviour | 3.00 |
| BIOL 323 | Vertebrate Diversity and Evolution | 3.00 |
| BIOL 335 | Limnology and Aquatic Ecology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 403 | Experimental Techniques in Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 404 | Techniques in Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| CHEM 397 | Experimental Chemistry | 6.00 |
| CHEM 398 | Experimental Chemistry I | 3.00 |
| CHEM 399 | Experimental Chemistry II | 3.00 |
| LISC 390 | Integrated Life Science Laboratory I | 3.00 |
| LISC 391 | Integrated Life Sciences Laboratory | 3.00 |
| MICR 435 | Advanced Procaryotic Structure and Function | 3.00 |
| PHGY 355 | Biomedical Respiratory Physiology | 3.00 |
BCHM_List_A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Options in the Biochemistry Specialization/Major Plan | ||
| ANAT, CANC, CHEM, CRSS, DDHT, EPID, LISC, MICR, NSCI, PATH, PHAR, PHGY, and REPD 1 | ||
| BCHM 320 | Applications of Synthetic Biology | 3.00 |
| BCHM 370 | Genetics and Genomics | 3.00 |
| BCHM 410 | Protein Structure and Function | 3.00 |
| BCHM 411 | Advanced Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| BCHM 432 | The Molecular Basis of Cellular Function | 3.00 |
| BCHM 482 | Proteomics and Metabolomics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 206 | Evolutionary Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 212 | Scientific Methods in Biology | 3.00 |
| BMED 470 | Principles of 'Omics' | 3.00 |
| HLTH 323 | Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| MATH 221 | Vector Calculus | 3.00 |
| MATH 225 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 3.00 |
| MATH 228 | Complex Analysis | 3.00 |
| MATH 272 | Applications of Numerical Methods | 3.00 |
| MATH 300 | Modeling Techniques in Biology | 3.00 |
| MATH 339 | Game Theory | 3.00 |
| PHYS 206 | Dynamics | 3.00 |
| PHYS 216 | Introduction to Astrophysics | 3.00 |
| PHYS 242 | Relativity and Quanta | 3.00 |
| PSYC 100 | Principles of Psychology | 6.00 |
| PSYC 236 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 251 | Developmental Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 271 | Brain and Behaviour I | 3.00 |
| PSYC 323 | Laboratory in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 333 | Human Sexuality | 3.00 |
| PSYC 353 | Atypical Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 355 | Comparative Cognition: Cognitive Origins Laboratory | 3.00 |
| PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
| PSYC 420 | Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 422 | Advanced Topics in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 470 | Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| PSYC 471 | Behavioural Pharmacology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 473 | Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders | 3.00 |