Biology and Physics
B.Sc. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.5 credits):
1. 1.0 credit from (PHYS 1001 and PHYS 1002) (recommended), or (PHYS 1003 and PHYS 1004), or (PHYS 1007 and PHYS 1008 with an average grade of B- or higher);
2. 2.5 credits in PHYS 2604, PHYS 2202, PHYS 3308, PHYS 4409, and ECOR 2606;
3. 2.0 credits in PHYS 3007, PHYS 3207, PHYS 3606, and PHYS 3701;
4. 1.0 credit from PHYS 3802, PHYS 4008, PHYS 4203, PHYS 4508, or PHYS 4707;
5. 4.0 credits in BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2001, BIOL 3201, BIOL 3104, and BIOL 3305;
6. 1.0 credit from BIOL 4106, BIOL 4109, BIOL 4202, BIOL 4301, BIOL 4302, or BIOL 4306;
7. 1.0 credit in one of:
1. BIOL 4908 [1.0];
2. PHYS 4909 [1.0];
3. PHYS 4907 plus 0.5 credit in PHYS at the 4000-level;
4. PHYS 4908 plus 0.5 credit in PHYS at the 4000-level;
2. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.5 credits):
8. 1.0 credit in CHEM 1000 [1.0];
9. 0.5 credit from MATH 1004 or MATH 1007;
10. 0.5 credit from MATH 1104 or MATH 1107;
11. 2.0 credits in STAT 2507, MATH 1005, MATH 2004, and MATH 3705;
12. 0.5 credit from COMP 1005 or COMP 1007;
13. 0.5 credit in NSCI 1000 or Approved Arts or Social Sciences Elective;
14. 1.5 credits in Approved Arts or Social Sciences;
15. 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
- PHYS 1001 - Foundations of Physics I
- PHYS 1002 - Foundations of Physics II
- PHYS 1003 - Introductory Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- PHYS 1004 - Introductory Electromagnetism and Wave Motion
- PHYS 1007 - Elementary University Physics I
- PHYS 1008 - Elementary University Physics II
- PHYS 1901 - Planetary Astronomy
- PHYS 1902 - From our Star to the Cosmos
- PHYS 2004 - Modern Physics for Engineers
- PHYS 2101 - Mechanics and Properties of Matter
- PHYS 2202 - Wave Motion and Optics
- PHYS 2203 - Astronomy
- PHYS 2305 - Electricity and Magnetism
- PHYS 2306 - Physics of Electrical and Electronic Measurements I
- PHYS 2604 - Modern Physics I
- PHYS 2903 - Physics and the Imagination
- PHYS 2906 - Co-operative Work Term Report 1
- PHYS 3007 - Third Year Physics Laboratory: Selected Experiments and Seminars
- PHYS 3008 - Third Year Physics Laboratory: Selected Experiments and Workshop
- PHYS 3207 - Topics in Biophysics
- PHYS 3308 - Electromagnetism
- PHYS 3402 - Heat and Thermodynamics
- PHYS 3606 - Modern Physics II
- PHYS 3608 - Modern Applied Physics
- PHYS 3701 - Elements of Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 3801 - Classical Mechanics
- PHYS 3802 - Advanced Dynamics
- PHYS 3807 - Mathematical Physics I
- PHYS 3808 - Mathematical Physics II
- PHYS 3904 - Co-operative Work Term Report 2
- PHYS 3905 - Co-operative Work Term Report 3
- PHYS 3906 - Co-operative Work Term Report 4
- PHYS 4007 - Fourth-Year Physics Laboratory: Selected Experiments and Seminars
- PHYS 4008 - Fourth-Year Physics Laboratory: Selected Experiments and Workshop
- PHYS 4201 - Astrophysics
- PHYS 4202 - Cosmology
- PHYS 4203 - Physical Applications of Fourier Analysis
- PHYS 4208 - Modern Optics
- PHYS 4307 - Electromagnetic Radiation
- PHYS 4407 - Statistical Physics
- PHYS 4409 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
- PHYS 4508 - Solid State Physics
- PHYS 4602 - Particle Physics
- PHYS 4608 - Nuclear Physics
- PHYS 4707 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
- PHYS 4708 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II
- PHYS 4807 - Computational Physics
- PHYS 4901 - Special Topics in Physics
- PHYS 4905 - Cooperative Work Term Report 5
- PHYS 4906 - Cooperative Work Term Report 6
- PHYS 4907 - Fourth-Year Project
- PHYS 4908 - Fourth-Year Project
- PHYS 4909 - Fourth-Year Project