Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Western Main Campus

Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATICS - admission discontinued
Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience - Medical Health Informatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine



Admission to this module is discontinued effective September 1, 2021. Students enrolled in the module will be allowed to graduate until August 31, 2024 upon fulfillment of the module requirements.

This module leads to an Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) degree. See BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM for more information.

Admission Requirements


Admission to this Honours Specialization module occurs in Year 3 and requires admission to Year 3 of the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) Program. Students will usually complete MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY (Medical Sciences 1 and 2) prior to admission to the Honours Specialization module. Enrolment in this Honours Specialization module is limited and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

The 1000-level half courses listed below must each be completed with a mark of at least 60%:

1.0 course: Biology 1001A* and Biology 1002B*.
1.0 course: Chemistry 1301A/B and Chemistry 1302A/B.
0.5 course from: Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B.
0.5 course from: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B.
0.5 course from: Physics 1028A/B, Physics 1301A/B, Physics 1501A/B.
0.5 course from: Physics 1029A/B, Physics 1302A/B, Physics 1502A/B.

* Biology 1201A with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1001A, and Biology 1202B with a mark of at least 70% may be used in place of Biology 1002B.

The 2000-level courses below must be completed with a minimum mark of 60% in each prior to admission to the Honours Specialization module in Year 3. These 2000-level courses will also be used towards the Module requirements. See ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM for additional average, course load requirements, etc. and MODULES OFFERED IN THE BMSc PROGRAM for specific information about Honours Specialization modules, including the Weighted Average Chart.

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
1.0 course from: Biology 2290F/G, Biology 2382A/B, Biology 2581A/B.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
1.0 course: Computer Science 2120A/B, Computer Science 2121A/B.

Module/Program Information


Module
11.0 courses:

0.5 course: Biochemistry 2280A.
1.0 course from: Biology 2290F/G, Biology 2382A/B, Biology 2581A/B.
0.5 course: Chemistry 2213A/B.
0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B or Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
1.0 course: Pathology 3500.
1.0 course: Computer Science 2120A/B, Computer Science 2121A/B.
1.0 course: Computer Science 3120A/B, Computer Science 3121A/B.
1.0 course from: Computer Science 4411A/B, Computer Science 4414A/B, Computer Science 4416A/B, Computer Science 4417A/B, Computer Science 4418A/B, Computer Science 4442A/B, the former Computer Science 4412A/B, the former Computer Science 4415A/B.
1.0 course: Physiology 3120.
1.0 course from: Anatomy and Cell Biology 2200A/B, Anatomy and Cell Biology 3309, Biochemistry 3385B, Biochemistry 3386B, Epidemiology 2200A/B, Medical Biophysics 3503G, Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B, Microbiology and Immunology 4750F/G, Pharmacology 3620, the former Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319.
1.0 course: Medical Health Informatics 4100F, Medical Health Informatics 4110G.
1.5 courses: Medical Health Informatics 4980E (Research Project = 1.5 courses).

Notes:

1. The prerequisite for both Biochemistry 3385B and Biochemistry 3386B is a mark of at least 65% in either Biochemistry 2280A or Biochemistry 2288A.

2. For the specific courses that must be completed before Year 4, see the Weighted Average Chart (MODULES OFFERED IN THE BMSc PROGRAM).