Bachelor of Science (Combined Honours) Biology and Earth Science
ObjectivesCarleton’s Earth Sciences department offers a field-based comprehensive education that leads to exciting summer and full-time employment.
Practical experienceOur department combines a tradition of excellence in research with modern and multidisciplinary teaching in the major areas of biology including animal behavior, biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, insect biology and plant biology. Our programs offer students an intellectually stimulating environment, with many opportunities to conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities. We emphasize experimentation and combine course-related laboratory work with opportunities in research laboratories. Students at all levels are encouraged to acquire familiarity with advanced research techniques.
Academic titleBachelor of Science (Combined Honours) Biology and Earth Science
Course descriptionBiology and Earth Sciences
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
1. Credits included in the Major CGPA (13.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in BIOL 1003 and BIOL 1004;
2. 1.0 credit in ERTH 1006 and ERTH 1007;
3. 10.0 credits in BIOL (or BIOC) and ERTH at the 2000-level or above collectively satisfying:
1. 1.0 credit from BIOL 3605 and ERTH 2801;
2. at least 4.0 credits in BIOL;
3. at least 4.0 credits in ERTH;
4. at least 4.0 credits at the 3000-level or above;
4. 1.0 credit in BIOL 4908 or ERTH 4908;
2. Credits not included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
5. 1.0 credit in MATH 1007 and MATH 1107;
6. 1.0 credit from CHEM 1000 [1.0], PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004, or PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008 (The omitted subject, i.e. CHEM or PHYS, must have been taken at the OAC level);
7. 0.5 credit in STAT (STAT 2507 is recommended);
8. 0.5 credit in COMP (COMP 1004 is recommended);
9. 1.0 credit in Science Faculty Electives;
10. 0.5 credit in NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
11. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
12. 1.0 credit in free electives.
BIOL 1003 - Introductory Biology I
BIOL 1004 - Introductory Biology II
BIOL 1005 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Biology
BIOL 1010 - Biotechnology and Society
BIOL 1902 - Natural History
BIOL 2001 - Animals: Form and Function
BIOL 2002 - Plants: Form and Function
BIOL 2005 - Human Physiology
BIOL 2104 - Introductory Genetics
BIOL 2106 - Human Genetics and Evolution
BIOL 2200 - Cell Physiology and Biochemistry
BIOL 2303 - Microbiology
BIOL 2600 - Introduction to Ecology
BIOL 2903 - Natural History of Ontario
BIOL 2909 - Co-operative Work Term Report
BIOL 3004 - Insect Diversity
BIOL 3102 - Mycology
BIOL 3104 - Molecular Genetics
BIOL 3201 - Cell Biology
BIOL 3202 - Principles of Developmental Biology
BIOL 3205 - Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
BIOL 3303 - Experimental Microbiology
BIOL 3305 - Animal Physiology
BIOL 3501 - The Biophysics of Animal Movement
BIOL 3601 - Ecosystems and Environmental Change
BIOL 3602 - Conservation Biology
BIOL 3604 - Analysis of Ecological Relationships
BIOL 3605 - Field Course I
BIOL 3606 - Field Course II
BIOL 3608 - Principles of Biogeography
BIOL 3609 - Evolutionary Concepts
BIOL 3611 - Evolutionary Ecology
BIOL 3612 - Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 3801 - Plants and Herbivores
BIOL 3802 - Animal Behaviour
BIOL 3804 - Social Evolution
BIOL 3909 - Co-operative Work Term Report
BIOL 4008 - Molecular Plant Development
BIOL 4102 - Molecular Ecology
BIOL 4103 - Population Genetics
BIOL 4104 - Evolutionary Genetics
BIOL 4106 - Methods in Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4109 - Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4200 - Immunology
BIOL 4201 - Animal Cell Culture: Methods and Applications
BIOL 4202 - Mutagenesis and DNA Repair
BIOL 4203 - Evolution of Sex
BIOL 4209 - Advanced Plant Physiology
BIOL 4300 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 4301 - Current Topics in Biotechnology
BIOL 4306 - Animal Physiology
BIOL 4317 - Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Animal Behaviour
BIOL 4318 - Adaptations to Extreme Environments
BIOL 4400 - Nuclear Dynamics and The Cell Cycle
BIOL 4500 - Ornithology I
BIOL 4501 - Ornithology II
BIOL 4503 - Fish Ecology, Conservation and Management
BIOL 4603 - Insect Evolution and Biology
BIOL 4604 - Landscape Ecology
BIOL 4802 - Advanced Animal Behavior
BIOL 4900 - Directed Special Studies and Seminar
BIOL 4901 - Directed Special Studies
BIOL 4907 - Honours Essay and Research Proposal
BIOL 4908 - Honours Research Thesis
BIOL 4909 - Co-operative Work Term Report
ERTH 1001 - Discovering Earth Sciences
ERTH 1003 - Natural Disasters
ERTH 1006 - Exploring Planet Earth
ERTH 1007 - The Dynamic Earth: Plate Tectonics
ERTH 2001 - Co-operative Work Term Report 1
ERTH 2101 - Geochemistry of Earth Systems
ERTH 2102 - Mineralogy to Petrology
ERTH 2311 - Earth's Paleogeography
ERTH 2312 - Paleontology
ERTH 2401 - Dinosaurs
ERTH 2402 - Climate Change: An Earth Sciences Perspective
ERTH 2403 - Introduction to Oceanography
ERTH 2404 - Engineering Geoscience
ERTH 2405 - Geophysical Methods
ERTH 2406 - Geology and Map Interpretation
ERTH 2414 - Applied Geoscience
ERTH 2801 - Outcrops to Basins
ERTH 2802 - Field Geology
ERTH 3001 - Co-operative Work Term Report 2
ERTH 3002 - Gemology
ERTH 3111 - Vertebrate Paleontology I: Mammalian Paleontology and Evolution
ERTH 3112 - Paleontology and Evolution of Lower Vertebrates