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Subject: Administered by the Department of Biology.
Plan: Consists of 72.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: BTEC-S
Program: The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to a minimum of 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| – CORE PROGRAM – | ||
| 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: | ||
| BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 206 | Evolutionary Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 212 | Scientific Methods in Biology | 3.00 |
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 218 | Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 330 | Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 331 | Analytical Genomics | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Experimental Approaches to Animal Physiology | ||
| Experiments in Plant Physiology | ||
| Experimental Techniques in Biology | ||
| Techniques in Molecular Biology | ||
| – OTHER CORE – | ||
| F. 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 | ||
| G. 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 | ||
| H. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Probability II | ||
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Comparative Biochemistry | ||
CHEM at the 200-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following course list: | 9.00 | |
BTEC_Biology | ||
| C. Complete 15.00 units from one of the following options: | 15.00 | |
| i. Research Option: | ||
a. Complete the following: | ||
| Research in Biology | ||
b. Complete 3.00 units from the following course lists: | ||
BTEC_Biology | ||
BTEC_Options | ||
| ii. Course Option: | ||
a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | ||
b. Complete 12.00 units from the following course lists: | ||
BTEC_Biology | ||
BTEC_Options | ||
| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 48.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Substitutions
A. MATH 126/6.0 or (MATH 127/3.0 and MATH 128/3.0) may be substituted for MATH 120/6.0 or MATH 121/6.0 with prior approval from the Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biology.
4. Notes
A. Each of BIOL 334/3.0, BIOL 339/3.0, BIOL 341/3.0, BIOL 401/3.0, BIOL 402/3.0, BIOL 403/3.0, BIOL 404/3.0, BIOL 441/3.0, and BCHM 441/3.0 can be used as either a Core Course or an Option Course, but not both.
B. CHEE courses at the 300-level and above require a course in differential equations such as BIOM 300/3.0*, MATH 300/3.0, or MATH 225/3.0 and permission of the Department.
C. This Plan is no longer combined with the Biotechnology Diploma Program offered by St. Lawrence College. Students previously admitted to this combined degree/diploma should consult the 2020-2021 Calendar for Plan requirements.
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 BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Biotechnology Course Lists
The following lists may 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 September Open Enrolment Period, and then only if space permits.
BTEC_Biology
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 315 | Plants and Human Culture | 3.00 |
| BIOL 334 | Comparative Biochemistry | 3.00 |
| BIOL 339 | Animal Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 341 | Plant Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 343 | Data Analysis for Biologists | 3.00 |
| BIOL 401 | Experimental Approaches to Animal Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 402 | Experiments in Plant Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 403 | Experimental Techniques in Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 404 | Techniques in Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 409 | Bioremediation | 3.00 |
| BIOL 430 | Molecular Genetics of Development | 3.00 |
| BIOL 432 | Computation and Big Data in Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 441 | Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 502 | Selected Topics in Biotechnology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 503 | Plant Biotechnology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 504 | Selected Topics in Ecology and Evolution | 3.00 |
| BIOL 505 | Cell Signaling in Development and Disease | 3.00 |
| BIOL 506 | Selected Topics in Integrative Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 507 | Ethics of Biotechnology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 508 | Selected Topics in Cell Biology | 3.00 |
BTEC_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology Option Courses | ||
| APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| BCHM 315 | Proteins and Enzymes | 3.00 |
| BCHM 316 | Metabolism | 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 |
| CHEE 229 | Cell Based Engineering Principles 1 | 4.00 |
| CHEE 342 | Environmental Biotechnology 1 | 3.50 |
| CHEE 380 | Biochemical Engineering 1 | 3.50 |
| CHEE 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) 1 | 7.00 |
| CHEE 440 | Pharmaceutical Technology 1 | 3.50 |
| CHEE 484 | Bioremediation 1 | 3.50 |
| DDHT 459 | Principles of Drug Discovery | 3.00 |
| DDHT 460 | Principles of Drug Development | 3.00 |
| MICR 221 | Fundamental Microbiology | 3.00 |
| MICR 270 | Infection, Immunity and Inflammation | 3.00 |
| MICR 271 | Introduction to Microbiology | 3.00 |
| MICR 320 | Microbes in Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| MICR 360 | Immunology | 3.00 |
| MICR 386 | Fundamentals of Immunology in Health and Disease | 3.00 |
| MICR 451 | Viral Pathogenesis | 3.00 |
| MICR 461 | Advanced Immunology | 3.00 |
| PHAR 370 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3.00 |
| PHAR 416 | Xenobiotic Disposition and Toxicity | 3.00 |
| PHAR 450 | Principles of General Pharmacology II | 3.00 |
| PHAR 480 | Drug Discovery and Development | 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.