Academic Calendar 2005
(New Academic Choices)

Honors Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Honors Bachelor of Arts (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Arts (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Science (Three-Year) 15.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Arts (Three-Year) 15.0 required courses.

Honors Bachelor of Medical Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Medical Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.

Students who are interested in the BMSc degrees may apply to be registered in Biological and Medical Sciences in Year I. Following successful completion of the appropriate frst-year courses, they may then proceed into either a Biological or Medical Sciences module.

Medical Sciences disciplines are:

Anatomy & Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Medical Sciences
Medical Biophysics
Microbiology & Immunology
Pathology
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Physiology

All the above degrees offered by the Faculty of Science or jointly between the Faculties of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, whether Three-Year or Four-Year, contain a "breadth requirement" and an "essay requirement."

In addition to the Faculty of Science courses required for the modules, students must include at least 1.0 course from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and 1.0 course from a third Faculty in their degrees.

A student must include at least 2.0 courses with an essay designation (suffix E for a full course, suffix F, G, or Z for half courses - F/G indicates an essay designated half course which might be offered in either term)
At least 1.0 of these 2.0 essay courses must be at the senior level, numbered 100 or above.

Note: A number of Science courses have essay designations.

Honors Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) degrees require a minimum of 11.0 courses from the Faculty of Science* within the 20.0 courses required for the degree.

Bachelor of Science (Three-Year) degrees require a minimum of 8.0 courses from the Faculty of Science* within the 15.0 courses required for the degree.

Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) degrees also require a minimum of 11.0 courses from the Faculty of Science*.

*Note: Courses offered by the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, and Physiology and Pharmacology will be accepted in place of Science courses in the above degrees. Except for courses in Pathology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics completed prior to May 2005, they may not be used by Science students to meet the breadth requirement of any degree.

This degree must contain either an Honors Specialization module or two Major modules (Double Major).

This degree must contain either a Specialization module or a Major module.

This degree must contain either a Major module or two Minor modules.

The Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree

This degree must contain one of the following Honors Specializations: Biochemistry, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics (either the Medical Science concentration of the Physical Science concentration), Medical Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Toxicology & Pathology.

OR

two of the following Majors: Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology.

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) degree

This degree must contain one of the following Specializations: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology, Physiology & Pharmacology, Toxicology & Pathology.

OR

two of the following Majors: Anatomy & Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology.

Note: There is no Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Three-Year).

General regulations for these degrees are in STRUCTURE OF THE DEGREE / PROGRESSION in the ACADEMIC INFORMATION section.

Specific course requirements are described in the appropriate departmental entries.

Except in those cases where it is stated in the program description, most programs in the Faculty of Science do not normally have limited enrolments. However, should a case arise in which the number of applicants for a particular program exceeds the number of available spaces, entry into that program would be competitive, and students who meet the usual minimum requirements might be refused admission.

Major in Anatomy & Cell Biology
Minor in Anatomy & Cell Biology
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Honors Specialization in Applied Mathematics
Honors Specialization in Mathematical Sciences
Honors Specialization in Applied Quantitative Information Technology (AQIT)
Major in Applied Mathematics
Major in Applied Mathematical Methods
Major in Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods
Major in Theoretical Physics
Minor in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Mathematical and Numerical Methods

Honors Specialization in Biochemistry
Specialization in Biochemistry
Major in Biochemistry
Minor in Biochemistry
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Chemistry
Honors Specializaiton in Clinical Biochemistry

Honors Specialization in Bioinformatics (Biochemistry Concentration)
Honors Specialization in Bioinformatics (Computer Science Concentration)

Honors Specialization in Biology
Honors Specialization in Cell and Developmental Biology
Honors Specialization in Comparative Physiology
Honors Specialization in Ecology and Evolution
Honors Specialization in Genetics
Major in Biology
Specialization in Biology
Minor in Biology
Minor in Genetics

Honors Specialization in Chemistry
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Chemistry
Major in Chemistry
Specialization in Chemistry
Minor in Chemistry
Minor in Advanced Chemistry
Minor in Physical, Theoretical and Analytical Chemistry
Minor in Materials Chemistry
Minor in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
Minor in Inorganic and Organic Chemistry

Honors Specialization in Computer Science
Major in Computer Science
Specialization in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
Minor in Software Engineering
Minor in Computer Algebra
Minor in Theoretical Computer Science
Minor in Applications of Computer Science

Honors Specialization in Geology
Honors Specialization in Geophysics
Honors Specialization in Geology and Biology
Honors Specialization in Environmental Geoscience
Major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specialization in Geology
Specialization in Geophysics
Specialization in Geology and Biology
Specialization in Environmental Geoscience
Minor in Geophysics
Minor in Advanced Studies in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Honors Specialization in Environmental Science
Major in Environmental Science
Specialization in Environmental Science
Minor in Environmental Science

Honors Specialization in Mathematics
Major in Mathematics
Specialization in Mathematics
Minor in Mathematics

Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics (Medical Science Concentration)
Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics (Physical Science Concentration)
Major in Medical Biophysics
Specialization in Medical Biophysics
Minor in Medical Biophysics

Honors Specialization in Medical Sciences
Major in Medical Sciences
Specialization in Medical Sciences
Minor in Medical Sciences

Honors Specialization in Microbiology and Immunology
Specialization in Microbiology and Immunology
Minor in Microbiology and Immunology

Honors Specialization in Physics
Honors Specialization in Astrophysics
Honors Specialization in Medical Physics
Honors Specialization in Materials Science
Honors Specialization in Biomaterials
Honors Specialization in Planetary Science
Major in Physics
Major in Astrophysics
Major in Medical Physics
Major in Materials Science
Major in Biomaterials
Major in Planetary Science
Specialization in Physics
Specialization in Astrophysics
Specialization in Biomaterials
Specialization in Materials Science
Specialization in Medical Physics
Specialization in Planetary Science
Minor in Conceptual Astronomy
Minor in Physics
Minor in Materials Science
Minor in Biological Physics
Minor in Planetary Science

Honors Specialization in Physiology
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Psychology
Major in Physiology
Specialization in Physiology
Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology
Honors Specialization in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Major in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Specialization in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Honors Specialization in Toxicology and Pathology
Specialization in Toxicology and Pathology

Honors Specialization in Actuarial Science
Honors Specialization in Statistics
Major in Statistics
Major in Actuarial Science
Minor in Probability
Minor in Operations Research
Minor in Statistical Theory

A Five-Year BSc Honors and Concurrent BEd Degree Program is available in:

Mathematical Sciences

A Five-Year BMSc and Concurrent HBA Degree Program is available in:

Medical Sciences

A Five-Year BSc and Concurrent HBA Degree Program is available in:

Honors BSc/HBA

A Six-Year BSc Honors and Concurrent LLB Degree Program is available in:

Honors Computer Science/LLB

BSc (Human Ecology) and BA (Human Ecology) programs in Family Studies and in Foods and Nutrition are offered jointly by the University and Brescia University College. For details see the Brescia University College section.