LEC = Lecture Instructor; LAB = Lab Instructor; COR = Coordinator; ADM = Administrator
Note: Subject to change. Please refer to the University Timetable for confirmation of fall/winter offerings listed below.
An introduction to the basic themes and concepts of modern biology spanning organizational levels from molecules to cells in an evolutionary context.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Continuing and Distance Studies. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 111 (24L;6Lb;9G;12O;60P)
RECOMMENDATION 4U Biology and Chemistry, or equivalent high school background, are highly recommended.
| Winter 2024 (ASO) |
| Fall 2023 |
| Summer 2024 (ASO) |
An introduction to the basic themes and concepts of modern biology spanning organizational levels from organisms to ecosystems in an evolutionary context.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Continuing and Distance Studies. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered at the Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 123 (36L;24Lb;24O;39P)
RECOMMENDATION BIOL 102/3.0.
| Fall 2023 (ASO) |
| Winter 2024 |
Introductory genetics and evolutionary processes as they relate to the human condition - genetic diseases, medical techniques, inheritance and ethical issues such as cloning and genetically modified foods.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Continuing and Distance Studies. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 118 (26L;10T;10G;36O;36P)
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION May not be taken with or after BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0
Course details can be found here.
| Fall 2023 (ASO) |
Introduces the basic concepts of ecology and shows how they relate to environmental issues such as population growth, resource management, biodiversity, agriculture, air and water pollution, energy, and climate change, and to solutions leading to a sustainable environment.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;72P)
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION May not be taken with or after BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Summer 2024 (ASO) |
| Winter 2024 |
An introduction to Mendelian and molecular genetics covering the basic mechanisms of genetic transmission, gene structure and function, as well as the application of molecular genetics in medicine and biotechnology.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;18T;18O;48P)
PREREQUISITE A GPA of 1.90 in BIOL 102/3.0 and BIOL 103/3.0.
| Fall 2023 |
| Winter 2024 |
A hands on laboratory course that establishes the fundamentals of scientific investigation and applies them to selected biological questions. Students will learn to develop hypotheses, design and execute experiments, and to analyze and present results. There will be four modules structured as: Cell, Organism, Population and Ecosystem.
NOTE Blended learning, online material and hands on activities in the lab.
NOTE QUBS Field Trip: Estimated cost $40.
| Fall 2023 |
| Winter 2024 |
An introduction to the analysis of data from real life situations. Covers study design, descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include probability, t?tests, regression, Chi?square tests, analysis of variance. Emphasis is in the foundation of statistical inference and practical application of statistical methods using statistical software.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;12T;72P)
EXCLUSION No more than 3.0 units from BIOL 243/3.0; CHEE 209/3.0; ECON 250/3.0; GPHY 247/3.0; KNPE 251/3.0 (formerly PHED 251/3.0); NURS 323/3.0; POLS 385/3.0; PSYC 202/3.0; SOCY 211/3.0; STAT 263/3.0; STAT 267/3.0; STAT 367/3.0; COMM 162/3.0.
ONE?WAY EXCLUSION May not be taken with or after STAT 269/3.0.
| Fall 2023 |
An exploration of the relationships between living things and their environment in an evolutionary framework. Topics include constraints, organismal ecology, population dynamics, interactions, community structure, energy and elemental flow through ecosystems, and global diversity patterns. We will collect, analyze, and interpret ecological data.
NOTE QUBS Field Trip: estimated cost $50.
| Fall 2023 |
Two weeks of field work plus written assignments in one or two areas of study to be done when specialized modules are available in May, July, August or February. Studies may include ecology of birds, fish, insects, small mammals, plants, tundra and taiga, lakes and caves.
NOTE Field trip: estimated cost of each module and the schedule of offerings for each year are available in January.
PREREQUISITE BIOL 102/3.0 and BIOL 103/3.0 and (registration in a BIOL Major, BIOL Science Minor/General, BIMA Specialization, BIPS Specialization, BTEC Specialization, or EBIO Specialization Plan)
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 |
An introduction to the basic principles of fisheries biology and examination of the biological foundations of current problems affecting the world’s fisheries, with an emphasis on developing sound science?based strategies to resolve these problems.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;84P)
PREREQUISITE BIOL 103/3.0
COREQUISITE: (BIOL 200/3.0 or BIOL 202/3.0)
| Winter 2024 |
Two weeks of field work plus written assignments in one or two areas of study to be done when specialized modules are available in May, July, August or February. Studies may include ecology of birds, fish, insects, small mammals, plants, tundra and taiga, lakes and caves.
NOTE Field trip: estimated cost of each module and the schedule of offerings for each year are available in January.
PREREQUISITE BIOL 307/3.0. Prior to registering in the course students must complete the application process, be placed in a module and complete the field work.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 |
A comparative examination of interaction between animals and their environment including: physiological adaptations to extreme environments (e.g., arctic, desert); responses to acute and chronic environmental stress (e.g., hypoxia, temperature); environmental regulation of normal physiological processes; uses of comparative models in other fields.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;24O;60P)
PREREQUISITE BIOL 339/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
Two weeks of field work plus written assignments in one or two areas of study to be done when specialized modules are available in May, July, August or February. Studies may include ecology of birds, fish, insects, small mammals, plants, tundra and taiga, lakes and caves.
NOTE Field trip: estimated cost of each module and the schedule of offerings for each year are available in January.
PREREQUISITE BIOL 307/3.0 and BIOL 317/3.0. Prior to registering in the course students must complete the application process, be placed in a module and complete the field work.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 |
| Fall 2023 |
| Winter 2024 |
The course explores biological contributions to society in the fields of environmental assessment and management, materials and food production, and biotechnology. Emphasis is placed on understanding of applied processes in relevant service and production industries.
LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;12T;60P)
PREREQUISITE (BIOL 200/3.0 or BIOL 201/3.0) and BIOL 205/3.0.
| Fall 2023 |
| Winter 2024 |
Physics, chemistry and biology of freshwater lakes. Emphasis on: morphometry; light and temperature; water chemistry in relation to nutrients; physiological requirements; composition and interaction of algal and invertebrate populations; eutrophication; pollution; environmental change.
NOTE QUBS Field trip: estimated cost $45.
| Fall 2023 |
An introduction to life in the World's oceans and seas from a global, ecological and evolutionary perspective. You will study marine habitats, food webs, biodiversity, ecological processes, functional biology, adaptations of marine organisms, and human impacts on marine life (fisheries and environmental impacts). This course will address the issues raised by United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 14 “Life below Water”. Students will learn how we can conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources if the appropriate action is taken and measures are put in place to protect these incredibly diverse and valuable ecosystems.
| Summer 2024 - Bader College |
| Fall 2023 |
| Winter 2024 |
| Fall 2023 |
| Fall 2023 |
The contributions and effects of biotechnology on humanity will be explored from the perspective of their impacts on society including moral and ethical issues. Biotechnological contributions to society to be explored will include those in medicine, industry, and agriculture.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36L;12T;72P)
PREREQUISITE BIOL 205/3.0 or BCHM 218/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
Why sex? The evolutionary origins and consequences of sex and sexual reproduction. Topics include costs and benefits of sexual reproduction, the evolution and coevolution of sexes, gametes and genitalia, mating systems, gender differences and sex determination throughout the biotic world.
LEARNING HOURS 122 (36L;8T;18O;60P)
RECOMMENDATION BIOL 206/3.0.
PREREQUISITE BIOL 102/3.0 and BIOL 103/3.0 and (3.0 units from BCHM 218/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0)
| Fall 2023 |
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Fall 2023 |
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
Intensive laboratory work (8h/day) to be carried out over two and a half weeks in May. Practical work includes DNA isolations, DNA cloning, PCR, production of proteins, biochemical and immunological analysis of proteins.
NOTE Priority to students registered in BIOL Major and Specialization degree Plans. See course website for details.
LEARNING HOURS 112.5 (100Lb;12.5P)
PREREQUISITE (BCHM 218/3.0 or BIOL 330/3.0 or MBIO 218/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Summer 2024 May |
| Summer 2024 August |
Throughout Canada and around the world, land and water is contaminated because of anthropogenic activities related to mining, manufacturing, agriculture, urbanization and other human activities. In this course we explore the opportunities to clean up contaminated land and water through the use of biological systems including plants, fungi and bacteria.
LEARNING HOURS 109.2 (36L;12T;6Oc;55.2P)
RECOMMENDATION BIOL 322/3.0 or BIOL 339/3.0 or BIOL 341/3.0.
PREREQUISITE BIOL 330/3.0 and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Fall 2023 |
An in?depth look at the ecology and evolution of freshwater aquatic ecosystems, considering the role of populations, interspecific interactions, and the flow of energy and matter. There will be an emphasis on linking ecological theory with empirical evidence from aquatic systems. Topics will include dispersal and colonization, ecological genetics, resource competition, predator?prey interaction, evolution of life?history strategies, habitat coupling, and biogeochemical cycling.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;12S;84P)
RECOMMENDATION BIOL 335/3.0.
PREREQUISITE (BIOL 300/3.0 or BIOL 302/3.0 or BIOL 303/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology: soils; plant?soil interactions; energy and water balance; carbon and nutrient cycling; species effects; landscape?level and whole earth biogeochemistry; global change. NOTE Overnight field trip: estimated cost $75.
LEARNING HOURS 124 (12L,24S;18Lb;12Pc;12G;12O;16Oc;18P)
PREREQUISITE (BIOL 300/3.0 or GPHY 317/3.0 or BIOL 302/3.0 or BIOL 303/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
ONE?WAY EXCLUSION May not be taken with or after BIOL 510/3.0.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Fall 2023 |
This course will introduce students to many “hands-on” techniques currently used in fisheries. This will include fish identification, different capture techniques for fisheries assessment, bioacoustics, environmental monitoring, techniques for ageing fish, diet analysis, fish tracking (biotelemetry approaches), and data management.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (30Lb;10T;40G;40P)
PREREQUISITE BIOL 316/3.0 and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List
| Summer 2024 |
The application of biological research to the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources, as well as the interaction of biology with philosophy, politics and economics in influencing conservation policy. LEARNING HOURS 108 (36L;36T;36P)
PREREQUISITE (BIOL 300/3.0 or BIOL 302/3.0 or BIOL 303/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
Exclusion/One-way exclusion ENSC 320
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
The use of genetic analysis to understand developmental processes such as cell fate determination, pattern formation and morphogenesis. Emphasis will be on the molecular pathways used during embryonic development, highlighting applications and techniques using model organisms.
LEARNING HOURS 126 (36L;18S;24G;12I;12O;24P)
PREREQUISITE (BCHM 218/3.0 or BIOL 330/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Winter 2024 |
| Fall 2023 |
An exploration of higher-level processes in evolution spanning considerations of mechanisms of speciation, extinction, adaptive radiation, and phylogenetics.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;24T;60G;12O)
PREREQUISITE (BIOL 300/3.0 or BIOL 302/3.0 or BIOL 303/3.0) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Fall 2023 |
| Fall 2023 |
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0
| Fall 2023 |
Literally rooted in place, plants have adapted robust ways to survive in a changing environment. This course will dissect signal transduction pathways and other molecular responses that are activated in plant cells exposed to environmental stresses such as pathogen infection, drought, or temperature fluctuations. Students will explore and critically evaluate current literature in plant molecular biology and genetics. Emphasis will be placed on understanding techniques used to investigate changes in gene expression, protein-protein interactions, sub-cellular localization, as well as the analysis of mutant and transgenic plant lines.
PREREQUISITE Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List and (BIOL 330/3.0 or BIOL 334/3.0 or BIOL 341/3.0 or BIOL 430/3.0) or permission of the Department.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (36S;84P)
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0
| Fall 2023 |
The course explores the biology of extraordinary organisms that flourish under conditions of stress and how more ordinary organisms deal with periodically unfavourable circumstances. Emphasis is placed on understanding of the relevant adaptations and processes involved. NOTE No textbook is required. The course website will be used to provide lecture notes and assigned readings from scientific books, journals and selected websites.
LEARNING HOURS 116 (30L;2S;12G;12O;60P)
PREREQUISITE Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and (a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List) and (BIOL 339/3.0 or BIOL 341/3.0) or permission of Department.
EXCLUSION(S) BIOL 533/3.0.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Fall 2023 |
Organisms arise from a single cell into functional tissues, patterns, and structures by orchestrating cell behaviors, such as cell divisions, cell differentiation, pattern formations, cell shape changes and cell movements. This course will focus on thegenetic and molecular analyses of how these cell behaviors occur. NOTE No textbook is required. The course website will be used to provide lecture notes and assigned readings from scientific books, journals and selected websites.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;12S;12I;24O;48P)
PREREQUISITE Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and (a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List) and BIOL 330/3.0 or permission of Department.
EXCLUSION(S) BIOL 535/3.0.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0
| Winter 2024 |
| Winter 2024 |
This course is mainly to provide students with a background in studies of long-term environmental change, with a focus on research that is especially relevant to today's environmental problems. Key topics include: climatic change, lake pollution, atmospheric deposition of contaminants and related topics.
LEARNING HOURS 132 (21L;15S;96P)
RECOMMENDATION BIOL 335/3.0.
PREREQUISITE Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List or permission of the Department.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Winter 2024 |
Over the last century biotechnology has had a profound impact on health care by enabling novel innovative approaches to pharmaceutical development. New exciting breakthroughs and life-saving treatments emerge every year. Your degree in Biology is a potential launchpad into more than 100 distinct career opportunities in biotech. This course will be grounded on drug development and various areas of agricultural biotech, focusing on the challenges that leaders in these industries face and how their background and career trajectory prepared them to face those challenges. Beyond R&D, there is a wealth of career paths tied to clinical development, business development, executive management, marketing, regulatory affairs, law, sales, IT, and many other areas. Through a mix of lectures, student-guided discussions, and direct conversations with key opinion leaders, you will be exposed to the breadth of possibilities that your Biology degree sets up for you.
LEARNING HOURS: 120 (36S;84P)
PREREQUISITE: Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, BTEC-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List and (BIOL 330/3.0 or BIOL 334/3.0 or BIOL 341/3.0 or BIOL 430/3.0) or permission of the Department.
| Fall 2023 |
Contemporary evolution can be observed through natural events, designed experiments (e.g., with model organisms in the lab or field), accidents (e.g., invasive species), and a variety of other sources such as climate change and pollution in which the native environment changes abruptly. This course will explore the advantages and limitations of understanding evolutionary processes through real time observations and experimentation. We will sow together a combination of lectures and prescribed readings in the literature with student presentations and directed readings.
LEARNING HOURS: 120 (36S;84P)
PREREQUISITE: Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL?M?BSH, BIMA?P?BSH, BIPS?P?BSH,
BTEC?P?BSH, EBIO?P?BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List or permission of the Department.
| Winter 2024 |
Aquaculture has evolved during human civilization allowing us to divorce the traditional hunting- fishing and-gathering lifestyle. With the fast growing human population, more intensive aquaculture is gradually overtaking the traditional fishery to meet our ever-increasing demands for dietary protein and nutrition. The introduction of modern technologies including biotechnology in aquaculture is having profound impact on this fast-growing “industry” and its operation. In return, the industry also creates new challenges concerning environment quality, human and ecosystem health, and the conservation, and sustainable development of natural resources. This module will discuss issues influenced by biotic and abiotic factors as well as the socio-economic aspect of aquaculture practice in today’s world. We will also explore the application of different biotechnologies in aquaculture industries.
LEARNING HOURS: 116 (10L, 26S, 90P)
RECOMMENDATION: None
PREREQUISITE: Level 4 and registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL?M?BSH, BIMA?P?BSH, BIPS?P?BSH, BTEC?P?BSH, EBIO?P?BSH) and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the Biological Foundations List or permission of the Department.
| Winter 2024 |
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 |
Research practicum under the supervision of a Biology faculty member. The course will involve a combination of research in the host laboratory, attendance of BIOL 537 or other seminars in the Department, and literature research to present as a major paper and seminar.
NOTE Students will normally be enrolled in the fourth year of their Program, having completed the third year core requirements of their Plan.
LEARNING HOURS 128 (8S;12T;60Pc;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and permission of the Department.
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION Not to be taken concurrently with BIOL 537.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 | Various Faculty |
Research practicum under the supervision of a Biology faculty member. The course will involve a combination of research in the host laboratory, attendance of BIOL 537 or other seminars in the Department, and literature research to present as a major paper and seminar.
NOTE Students will normally be enrolled in the fourth year of their Program, having completed the third year core requirements of their Plan.
LEARNING HOURS 128 (8S;12T;60Pc;48P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and permission of the Department.
COREQUISITE BIOL 538.
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION Not to be taken concurrently with BIOL 537.
Biological Foundations List
BIOL 102/3.0; BIOL 103/3.0; BIOL 200/3.0; BIOL 201/3.0; BIOL 202/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0; BIOL 206/3.0; BIOL 212/3.0; BIOL 300/3.0; BIOL 330/3.0; BIOL 334/3.0; BIOL 339/3.0; BIOL 341/3.0; BIOL 302/3.0; BIOL 303/3.0.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 | Various Faculty |
Research practicum under the supervision of a Biology faculty member. The course will involve a combination of research in the host laboratory, attendance of BIOL 537 or other seminars in the Department, and literature research to present as a major paper and seminar.
NOTE Students will normally be enrolled in the fourth year of their Program, having completed the third year core requirements of their Plan.
LEARNING HOURS 248 (8S;24T;120Pc;96P)
PREREQUISITE Registration in a Biology Honours Plan (BIOL-M-BSH, BIOL-P-BSH, BIMA-P-BSH, BIPS-P-BSH, EBIO-P-BSH) and permission of the Department.
ONE-WAY EXCLUSION Not to be taken concurrently with BIOL 537.
| Fall 23 / Winter 24 | Various Faculty |
Individual research projects under the supervision of a staff member; reported in the form of a thesis, poster, and seminar.
NOTE Students must select projects in consultation with potential supervisors a minimum of one full term in advance of starting the course.
LEARNING HOURS 446 (8L;18S;360Pc;60P)
PREREQUISITE Admission to the final year of the BTEC program in Biology, and permission of the project supervisor and course coordinator.
EXCLUSION No more than 1 course from BIOL 537/12.0 and BIOL 541/12.0.
| Winter 2024 |
I've spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I've done them with joy, and I've taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it?
It's a parts list... If I gave you the parts list for the Boeing 777 and it had 100,000 parts, I don't think you could screw it together and you certainly wouldn't understand why it flew
What is true for E. coli is also true for the elephant
The world becomes full of organisms that have what it takes to become ancestors. That, in a sentence, is Darwinism
Shall we conjecture that one and the same kind of living filaments is and has been the cause of all organic life?
Nature proceeds little by little from things lifeless to animal life in such a way that it's impossible to determine the line of demarcation
Cells let us walk, talk, think, make love, and realize the bath water is cold
In the distant future I see open fields for far more important researches. Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation. Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history
It is my belief that the basic knowledge that we're providing to the world will have a profound impact on the human condition and the treatments for disease and our view of our place on the biological continuum
Imagine a house coming together spontaneously from all the information contained in the bricks: that is how animal bodies are made
A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die - which variety or species shall increase in number, and which shall decrease, or finally become extinct
The stuff of life turned out to be not a quivering, glowing, wondrous gel but a contraption of tiny jigs, springs, hinges, rods, sheets, magnets, zippers, and trapdoors, assembled by a data tape whose information is copied, downloaded and scanned
We wish to discuss a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid. (D.N.A.). This structure has novel features which are of considerable biologic interest
We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget
The systems approach to biology will be the dominant theme in medicine
I've always been interested in animal behavior, and I keep reading about it because it's so surprising all the time - so many things are happening around us that we neglect to look at. Part of the passion I have for biology is based on this wonderment"
Because all of biology is connected, one can often make a breakthrough with an organism that exaggerates a particular phenomenon, and later explore the generality
Nothing in Biology makes sense except in the light of evolution
Biology is now bigger than physics, as measured by the size of budgets, by the size of the workforce, or by the output of major discoveries; and biology is likely to remain the biggest part of science through the twenty-first century
Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets with, that physics has one method, chemistry another, and biology a third