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LISC-M-BSH
Subject: Administered by the Associate Dean, (Life Sciences and Biochemistry)
Plan: Consists of 72.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, 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 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 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 | ||
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| CISC 151 | Elements of Computing with Data Analytics | 3.00 |
| D. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Biochemistry | ||
| Understanding Human Disease in the 21st Century | ||
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| BCHM 218 | Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| F. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| G. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Fundamental Microbiology | ||
| Introduction to Microbiology | ||
| H. Complete the following: | ||
| CHEM 281 | General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory) | 3.00 |
| CHEM 282 | General Organic Chemistry II | 3.00 |
| I. Complete the following: | ||
| PHGY 215 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology l | 3.00 |
| PHGY 216 | Principles of Mammalian Physiology ll | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
LISC_List_A at the 400-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 15.00 units from the following course list: | 15.00 | |
LISC_List_A at the 300-level or above | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
LISC_List_A at the 200-level or above | ||
| D. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list: | 6.00 | |
LISC_List_A | ||
| 3. Supporting | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| PHYS 115 | Introduction to Physics I | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| MATH 130 | Mathematics for Biochemistry and Life Sciences | 3.00 |
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 48.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
4. Additional Requirements
A. No more than 15.00 units chosen from LISC_List_A may be in BIOL or PSYC.
5. Substitutions
A. Students who have completed PHYS 104, PHYS 106, or PHYS 118 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 MATH 120 or MATH 121, may count 3.00 units towards Supporting 3.B. The other 3.00 units will be counted towards the student's elective requirement.
6. Notes
A. Students wishing to take upper-year PSYC courses as options should take PSYC 100 as an elective.
B. Students wishing to take 300- and 400-level BIOL courses as options should review the prerequisites for these courses. Some upper year BIOL courses require BIOL 205 as a prerequisite which is an option under 2.C.
C. Students in the LISC Specialization Plan will be given priority for all 499 courses (ANAT 499, CANC 499, EPID 499, MICR 499, NSCI 499, PATH 499, PHAR 499, and REPD 499). Permission to take any of these courses must be approved by the Associate Dean (Life Sciences and Biochemistry).
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.
Life Sciences 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.
LISC_List_A
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Options in the Life Science Major Plan | ||
| ANAT, BCHM, CANC, CRSS, DDHT, DISC, EPID, LISC, MICR, NSCI, PATH, PHAR, PHGY, and REPD 1 | ||
| BIOL 205 | Mendelian and Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 321 | Animal Behaviour | 3.00 |
| BIOL 322 | Environmental Physiology of Animals | 3.00 |
| BIOL 330 | Cell Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 331 | Analytical Genomics | 3.00 |
| BIOL 334 | Comparative Biochemistry | 3.00 |
| BIOL 339 | Animal Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 350 | Evolution and Human Affairs | 3.00 |
| BIOL 369 | Sex and Evolution | 3.00 |
| BIOL 401 | Experimental Approaches to Animal Physiology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 403 | Experimental Techniques in Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 404 | Techniques in Molecular Biology | 3.00 |
| BIOL 430 | Molecular Genetics of Development | 3.00 |
| BIOL 441 | Molecular Genetics | 3.00 |
| CHEM 213 | Introduction to Chemical Analysis | 3.00 |
| CHEM 221 | Material, Solutions, and Interfaces | 3.00 |
| CHEM 222 | Methods of Structure Determination | 3.00 |
| CISC 271 | Linear Data Analysis | 3.00 |
| HLTH 323 | Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| HSCI 270 | Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology | 3.00 |
| HSCI 383 | Advanced Research Methodologies | 3.00 |
| HSCI 483 | Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research | 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 |
| 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 305 | Introduction to Comparative Cognition | 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 360 | The Neurobiology and Psychology of Sleep | 3.00 |
| PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
| PSYC 398 | Selected Topics in Psychology I | 3.00 |
| PSYC 420 | Advanced Topics in Cognitive Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 422 | Advanced Topics in Attention | 3.00 |
| PSYC 435 | Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology | 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 |