Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Life Sciences – Minor (Science)

LISC-Z

Subject: Administered by the Associate Dean, Life Sciences and Biochemistry
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
BIOL 102Fundamentals of Biology: Molecular and Cell Biology3.00
BIOL 103Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems3.00
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
General Chemistry
General Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory): From Atoms to Matter
and General Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory): Thermodynamics and Kinetics
C. Complete the following:
CHEM 281General Organic Chemistry I (with Virtual Laboratory)3.00
D. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Pharmacology for the Health Sciences
Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
E. Complete the following:
PHGY 215Principles of Mammalian Physiology l3.00
PHGY 216Principles of Mammalian Physiology ll3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 12.00 units from the following course list:12.00
LISC_List_B at the 200-level or above
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list:6.00
LISC_List_B
3. Additional Requirements
A. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list:6.00
ASC_Science
B. No more than 12.00 units in BIOL or 3.00 units in NURS 100 and 9.00 units in BIOL may be used from LISC_ List_B.
Total Units48.00

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 COMM, LAW, NURS and courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

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.

ASC_Science

Natural and Physical Science Courses
ANAT
ASTR
BCHM
BIOL
BIOM
BMED 384Integrative Laboratory Course3.00
BMED 470Principles of 'Omics'3.00
BMED 480Clinical Applications of Human Anatomy3.00
CANC
CHEE 209Analysis Of Process Data3.50
CHEM
CISC
COGS
COMM 162Managerial Statistics3.00
COMP
CRSS
DDHT
ECON 250Introduction to Statistics3.00
ENSC 201Environmental Toxicology and Chemical Risks3.00
ENSC 301Environmental Assessment3.00
ENSC 307Marine Environmental Issues3.00
ENSC 320Wildlife Issues in a Changing World3.00
ENSC 407Global Water Issues3.00
ENSC 425Ecotoxicology3.00
ENSC 471Environmental Analysis Methods3.00
ENSC 480Special Topics in Environmental Science3.00
EPID
GEOL
GLPH 472Special Populations: Neonatal to End-of-Life-Care3.00
GPHY_Physical Course List
GPHY_Tech/Methods Course List
HLTH 230Basic Human Nutrition3.00
HLTH 331Advanced Human Nutrition3.00
HSCI 270Fundamentals of Health Research Methodology3.00
KNPE 125Introduction to Human Physiology3.00
KNPE 153Introductory Biomechanics3.00
KNPE 225Advanced Human Physiology3.00
KNPE 227Exercise Physiology3.00
KNPE 251Introduction to Statistics3.00
KNPE 254Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement3.00
KNPE 255Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health3.00
KNPE 261Theory of Motor Behaviour and Motor Learning3.00
KNPE 327Exercise Physiology Laboratory3.00
KNPE 339Advanced Exercise Metabolism3.00
KNPE 354Occupational Biomechanics and Physical Ergonomics3.00
KNPE 355Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Assessment Laboratory3.00
KNPE 425Physiology of Stress3.00
KNPE 429Skeletal Muscle Oxygen Delivery: Demand Matching in Exercise3.00
KNPE 439Critical Appraisal and Translation of Muscle Physiology Research3.00
KNPE 450Ergonomics3.00
KNPE 454Clinical Biomechanics3.00
KNPE 455Advanced Physical Activity and Health3.00
KNPE 459Clinical Exercise Physiology3.00
KNPE 493Special Topics in Kinesiology3.00
LISC
MATH
MICR
NSCI
NURS 323Introduction to Statistics3.00
NURS 324Research in Nursing3.00
PATH
PHAR
PHGY
PHYS
POLS 285Introduction to Statistics3.00
PSYC 100Principles of Psychology6.00
PSYC 101Principles of Psychology l3.00
PSYC 102Principles of Psychology ll3.00
PSYC 103Principles of Psychology lll3.00
PSYC 202Statistics in Psychology3.00
PSYC 203Research Methods in Psychology3.00
PSYC 221Cognitive Psychology3.00
PSYC 271Brain and Behaviour I3.00
PSYC 299Introduction to Directed Research in Psychology3.00
PSYC 301Advanced Statistical Inference3.00
PSYC 302Advanced Research Methods3.00
PSYC 450Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology3.00
PSYC_Cognitive Course List
PSYC_BehaviouralNeuroscience Course List
REPD
SOCY 210Social Research Methods3.00
SOCY 211Introduction to Statistics3.00
SOFT
STAM
STAT

LISC_List_B

Options in the Life Science General/Minor Plan
ANAT
BCHM
BIOL 205Mendelian and Molecular Genetics3.00
BIOL 243Introduction to Statistics3.00
BIOL 321Animal Behaviour3.00
BIOL 322Environmental Physiology of Animals3.00
BIOL 330Cell Biology3.00
BIOL 331Analytical Genomics3.00
BIOL 334Comparative Biochemistry3.00
BIOL 339Animal Physiology3.00
BIOM 300Modeling Techniques in Biology3.00
CHEM 282General Organic Chemistry II3.00
CHEM 285General Organic Chemistry II (with Virtual Laboratory)3.00
ENSC 201Environmental Toxicology and Chemical Risks3.00
EPID
HLTH 102Personal Health and Wellness3.00
HLTH 230Basic Human Nutrition3.00
HLTH 237An Introduction to Drugs, Drug Use and Drug Dependence3.00
HLTH 331Advanced Human Nutrition3.00
LISC
MICR
NSCI 323Cellular Neuroscience3.00
NSCI 324Systems Neuroscience3.00
NURS 100Nutrition and Health3.00
PATH 310Introduction to Pathology and Molecular Medicine3.00
PHAR
PHGY
STAM 200Introduction to Statistics3.00
STAT 263Introduction to Statistics3.00