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Biology
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
This section presents
the requirements for programs in:
Requirements for the program
Biology and Biotechnology are presented in the Biotechnology program section
of this Calendar.
Co-operative
Education Option is available (see the Co-operative Education section of
this Calendar).
In addition to the requirements
listed below, students must satisfy:
- the
University regulations (see The Academic Regulations of the University
in this Calendar),
- for B.Sc. programs,
the common regulations applying to all B.Sc. programs including those
relating to Science Continuation and Breadth requirements (see the Academic
Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree),
- for B.A. programs,
the common regulations applying to all B.A. programs including those
relating to First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements (see The
Academic Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree).
Students should consult
with the Department when planning their program and selecting courses.
The program descriptions
below make use of the following course categories that are defined in the
Bachelor of Science Regulations in this Calendar.
• Science
Faculty Electives
• Advanced
Science Faculty Electives
• Science
Continuation
• Science
Geography
• Science
Psychology
• Approved
Arts or Social Sciences
• Free
Electives
Restricted Courses:
Biology General and Honours students (except students in the B.A General,
B.A. Honours and Combined Honours programs) may use Technology, Society,
Environment courses TSES 3001, TSES 3002, TSES 3500, TSES 4001, TSES 4002,
TSES 4003, TSES 4005, TSES 4006, TSES 4007 in fulfilling degree requirements,
but only as free electives.
General
note on programs
If the Department of Biology cannot find a supervisor
for a student who has applied to register for BIOL 4908, then BIOL 4907 will
be accepted as a replacement. Under such an exceptional circumstance the Department
Chair will direct the student to replace BIOL 4908 with BIOL 4907.
Biology
B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
- 5.0 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
2600, BIOL 4901, BIOL 4908 [1.0];
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 3205 or BIOL 3305;
- 1.5 credits selected
from BIOL 2303, BIOL at the 3000-level, and BIOL at the 4000-level.
- 2.0
credits in Advanced
Science Faculty Electives;
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives;
- 2.0 credits in Advanced
Science Faculty Electives;
- 1.5 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0], MATH 1007;
- 0.5 credit in
either MATH 1107 or STAT 2507;
- 1.0 credit in
either (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004) or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008);
- 2.0 credits in Science
Continuation credits (not in Biology);
- 0.5 credit in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit in free
electives.
Note:
students should choose the courses for items 3, 4 and 5 above so that they
can develop an area of specialization according to their preferred area of
biology. Possible areas of specialization include molecular and cellular
biology, genetics, microbiology, plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour,
ecology, and systematics. These courses should be chosen in consultation
with the Undergraduate Adviser or a faculty member working in an area close
to the interest of the student.
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Biology
B.Sc. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
- 3.5 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
2600;
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 3205 or BIOL 3305;
- 2.0 credits selected
from BIOL 2303, BIOL at the 3000-level, and BIOL at the 4000-level.
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
- 1.5 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0], MATH 1007;
- 0.5 credit in
either MATH 1107 or STAT 2507;
- 1.0 credit in
either (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004) or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008);
- 2.0 credits in Science
Continuation not in Biology;
- 1.0 credit in
Science;
- 0.5 credits in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit free
elective.
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Computational
Biology with Specialization in Molecular Bioinformatics
B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.5 credits):
- 3.5 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
4901;
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 3205 or BIOL 3305;
- 2.5 credits in
CMPS 2800, CMPS 3604, CMPS 3800, CMPS 4909 [1.0];
- 4.0 credits in
CHEM 2203, CHEM 2204, CHEM 2206, BIOL 3104, BIOC 3100 [1.0], BIOC 4002,
BIOC 4006, BIOL 4106;
- 0.5 credit in
Biology or Biochemistry at the 3000-level or above;
- 2.0 credits in
COMP 1002, COMP 1005, COMP 1006, COMP 2002;
- 0.5 credit in
COMP at the 2000-level or above;
B. Credits
not included in the Major CGPA (6.5 credits): post-publication update--see
Updates page for details
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000;
- 1.0 credit in
PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008, or PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004;
- 2.0 credits in
MATH 1007, MATH 1107, MATH 2007, STAT 2507;
- 0.5 credit in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 0.5 credit free
elective.
Computational
Biology with Specialization in Biodiversity
B.Sc. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.5 credits):
- 4.0 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200 BIOL
2600, BIOL 4901;
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 3205 or BIOL 3305;
- 2.0 credits in
CMPS 2800, CMPS 3800, CMPS 4909 [1.0];
- 2.0 credits in
BIOL 3612 or BIOL 4103, and BIOL 3601, BIOL 3602, BIOL 3604;
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 4104 or BIOL 4609;
- 2.0 credits in
Biology at the 3000-level or above;
- 2.0 credits in
COMP 1002, COMP 1005, COMP 1006, COMP 2002;
- 0.5 credit in
COMP at the 2000-level or above;
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (6.5 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in
Physics: PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008, or PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004;
- 2.0 credits in
MATH 1007, MATH 1107, MATH 2007, STAT 2507;
- 0.5 credit in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 0.5 credit free
elective.
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Biology
and Physical Geography
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.0 credits):
- 2.0 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, ERTH 1006, GEOG 2100;
- 10.0 credits
in Biology (or Biochemistry) and Science
Geography at the 2000-level or above satisfying collectively:
a) 0.5 credits chosen from BIOL 3605, BIOL 3606, GEOG 3000, GEOG 4000;
b) at least 4.0 credits in Biology or Biochemistry;
c) at least 4.0 credits in Geography;
d) at least 4.0 credits are at the 3000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL 4908 [1.0] or GEOG 4906 [1.0];
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
- 1.5 credits in
CHEM 1000 [1.0], MATH 1007;
- 0.5 credit in
either MATH 1107 or STAT 2507;
- 0.5 credit in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives or Computer Science (COMP), not in Biology or
Geography, at the 2000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit free
elective.
Notes
1. Courses in Physical Geography are listed in the Academic Regulations for
the Bachelor of Science Degree section of this Calendar as Science Geography
courses.
2. For item 7 above, 1.0 credit in Geography, other than the Physical Geography,
is recommended;
3. For item 8 above, either (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004), or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS
1008) is required unless OAC Physics is presented on admission.
Biology and Earth Sciences
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
Note: the Web version
of this program entry reflects a post-publication update not reflected
in the print edition. For details, visit the updates page.
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in BIOL 1003 and BIOL 1004;
- 1.0 credit in ERTH 1006 and ERTH 1007;
- 10.0 credits in BIOL (or BIOC) and ERTH at the 2000-level or above
collectively satisfying:
- 1.0 credit from BIOL 3605 and ERTH 2801,
- at least 4.0 credits in BIOL;
- at least 4.0 credits in ERTH;
- at least 4.0 credits at the 3000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit in BIOL 4908 or ERTH 4908;
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
MATH 1007 and MATH 1107;
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0], PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004, or PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008
(The omitted subject, i.e) Chemistry or Physics, must have been taken
at the OAC level);
- 0.5 credit in
STAT; STAT 2507 is recommended;
- 0.5 credit in
COMP; COMP 1004 is recommended;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives;
- 0.5 credits in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit in free
electives.
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Biology
and Physics
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
(PHYS 1001 and PHYS 1002), or (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004), or (PHYS 1007
and PHYS 1008), with an average grade of B- or higher;
- 2.5 credits in
PHYS 2604, PHYS 2202, PHYS 3308, PHYS 4409, ECOR 2606;
- 2.0 credits in
PHYS 3007, PHYS 3207, PHYS 3606 or PHYS 3608, PHYS 3701;
- 1.0 credit from
PHYS 3802, PHYS 4008, PHYS 4203, PHYS 4508, PHYS 4707;
- 4.0 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2001, BIOL 3201, BIOL
3104, BIOL 3305;
- 1.0 credit from
BIOL 4106, BIOL 4109, BIOL 4202, BIOL 4301, BIOL 4302, BIOL 4306;
- 1.5 credits in
BIOL 4901 and BIOL 4908 [1.0], or PHYS 4909 [1.0] and 0.5 credit in free
elective;
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0];
- 0.5 credit in
MATH 1004 or MATH 1007;
- 0.5 credit in
MATH 1104 or MATH 1107;
- 2.0 credit in
STAT 2507, MATH 1005, MATH 2004, MATH 3705;
- 0.5 credit in
COMP 1005 or COMP 1007;
- 0.5 credits in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.5 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 0.5 credit in free
elective.
Note:
in items 3 and 4 above, PHYS 3008 may replace PHYS 3007; PHYS 4008 may
replace PHYS 4007.
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Neuroscience
B.Sc.
Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits):
- 3.5 credit in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004; BIOL 2001, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2104, BIOL 3305, BIOL
4306;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL or BIOC;
- 1.5 credit in
BIOL or BIOC at the 3000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit in
either PSYC 1001 and PSYC 1002, or PSYC 1000 [1.0];
- 2.0 credit in
PSYC 2000 [1.0], PSYC 2200 and PSYC 2700;
- 1.0 credit in
PSYC 3200 [1.0] or PSYC 3700 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in
PSYC 4907 [1.0] or BIOL 4908 [1.0];
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
MATH 1007, MATH 1107;
- 1.0 credit in
either STAT 2507 and STAT 2509 or PSYC 3000 [1.0];
- 2.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0], CHEM 2203, CHEM 2204;
- 1.0 credit in
either PHYS 1001 and PHYS 1002, or PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008;
- 2.0 credit from Science
Psychology excluding PSYC 3000;
- 0.5 credits in
NSCI 1000 or Approved
Arts or Social Sciences, not in Psychology;
- 0.5 credit in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences other than
Psychology;
- 1.0 credit in free
electives.
Note:
the topic for item 7 above must be in neurophysiology, animal behaviour,
neuropsychology or a related topic.
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Biology
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
- 3.5 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
2600;
- 0.5 credit in
either BIOL 3205 or BIOL 3305;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL at the 4000-level;
- 2.0 credits in
BIOL;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL 4907 [1.0] or BIOL 4908 [1.0];
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA:(12.0 credits):
- 1.0
credit in CHEM 1000 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives at the 2000-level
or above, not in Biology;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives not in Biology;
- 2.0 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences at the 2000-level
or above;
- 4.0 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit at
the 3000- or 4000-level approved by the Undergraduate Adviser;
- 2.0 credits in free
electives.
Biology
B.A. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
- 3.5 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
2600;
- 2.5 credits in
Biology;
B. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives, not in Biology;
- 4.0 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences;
- 1.0 credit at
the 2000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit in
electives not in BIOL;
- 1.0 credit in free
electives.
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Biology
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits included in the Biology Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
- 3.5 credits in
BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2002, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL
2600;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL at the 4000-level;
- 1.5 credits in
BIOL;
B. Additional
Requirements (14.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
CHEM 1000 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in
an Honours project: Biology BIOL 4907 [1.0] or BIOL 4908 [1.0], or equivalent
from the other Honours department;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives, not in BIOL,
at the 2000-level or above;
- 1.0 credit in Science
Faculty Electives not in BIOL;
- 7.0 credits in Approved
Arts or Social Sciences to include
the requirements for the other discipline;
- 2.0 credits in free
electives not in BIOL or
the other discipline;
- 1.0 credit in free
electives.
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Minor
in Biology
The Minor in Biology is
available to students registered in degree programs other than those offered
by the Department of Biology. Consultation with the undergraduate advisor
is required.
Requirements
(4.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL 1003 and BIOL 1004;
- 1.0 credit in
BIOL 2001 and BIOL 2002;
- 0.5 credit in
BIOL 2104;
- 0.5 credit from
BIOL 2200, BIOL 2303 or BIOL 2600;
- 1.0 credit in
Biology (BIOL) at the 3000-level or above.
Note:
at least 2.0 of these credits must be taken at Carleton University.
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