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BIMA-P-BSH
Subject: Administered by the Departments of Biology and Mathematics and Statistics.
Plan: Consists of 84.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total of 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 | ||
| – BIOLOGY CORE – | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 102 | Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 103 | Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry | 6.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 200 | Diversity of Life | 3.00 |
| BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 206 | Evolutionary Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 212 | Scientific Methods in Biology | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 300 | Ecology | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Comparative Biochemistry | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| F. Complete the following: | ||
| BIOL 330 | Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| – MATHEMATICS CORE – | ||
| G. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Introduction to Linear Algebra | ||
| Linear Algebra ll | ||
| Introduction to Data Science | ||
| H. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| or | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus | ||
| or | ||
| Differential and Integral Calculus I and Differential and Integral Calculus II | ||
| I. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Vector Calculus | ||
| Advanced Calculus | ||
| J. Complete the following: | ||
| MATH 225 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 3.00 |
| K. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introductory Applied Probability | ||
| Statistics and Probability I | ||
| L. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Probability II | ||
| M. Complete the following: | ||
| MATH 300 | Modeling Techniques in Biology | 3.00 |
| MATH 339 | Game Theory | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
BIOL at the 300-level or above | ||
BIOL_Subs_A | ||
BIOL_Subs_B | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
BIOL at any level | ||
| C. Complete 6.00 from the following: | 6.00 | |
MATH at the 300-level or above | ||
STAT at the 300-level or above | ||
| D. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
MATH at any level | ||
STAT at any level | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 36.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Substitutions
A. BCHM 310 (or the combination of BCHM 315 and BCHM 316) may be substituted for 3.00 units from (BIOL 334 or BIOL 339 or BIOL 341) with the remaining units applied toward Option Course requirements in the degree program.
B. Students registered in a BIOL Plan prior to May 1, 2016 may use BCHM 218 as an alternative to BIOL 330 to satisfy requirement 1.F.
4. Notes
A. 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 BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Biology and Mathematics 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.
BIOL_Subs_A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Substitutions List A | ||
| ANAT at the 300-level or above | ||
| BCHM at the 300-level or above | ||
| LISC at the 300-level or above | ||
| MICR 221 | Fundamental Microbiology | 3.00 |
| MICR 271 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3.00 |
| MICR at the 300-level or above | ||
| PATH at the 300-level or above | ||
| PHGY at the 300-level or above | ||
BIOL_Subs_B
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Substitutions List B | ||
| APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEE 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEM at the 200-level or above | ||
| ENSC 301 | Environmental Assessment | 3.00 |
| ENSC 307 | Marine Environmental Issues | 3.00 |
| ENSC 320 | Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3.00 |
| ENSC 390 | Sustainability | 3.00 |
| ENSC 425 | Ecotoxicology | 3.00 |
| EPID 301 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| GEOL 337 | Paleontology | 3.00 |
| GEOL 466 | Isotopes and the Environment | 3.00 |
| GPHY 304 | Northern and Arctic Environments | 3.00 |
| GPHY 310 | Landscape Ecology | 3.00 |
| GPHY 314 | Climate Change | 3.00 |
| GPHY 315 | Advanced Field Measurements and Their Analysis | 3.00 |
| GPHY 318 | Advanced Biogeography | 3.00 |
| HLTH 323 | Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| PHAR 340 | Principles of General Pharmacology I | 3.00 |
| PHAR 370 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 236 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 271 | Brain and Behaviour I | 3.00 |
| PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
| PSYC 470 | Advanced Topics in Behavioural Neuroscience | 3.00 |
| STAT 353 | Probability II | 3.00 |
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.