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

Students who are interested in the BMSc program should register in the Medical Sciences First Entry Program in the Faculty of Science in Year 1.  Following successful completion of Medical Sciences 1 and 2, students may apply for entry into the BMSc program in Year 3. Admission to Year 3 of the BMSc program is assured for students in Medical Sciences 2 provided:

• a full load of 5.0 courses is successfully completed in Year 2,
• an average of at least 80% is achieved on 3.0 of the 2000-level courses required in the module for which registration is requested,
• a mark of at least 60% is achieved in each modular course, and
• no modular courses have been repeated
  

See MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY PROGRAM and ADMISSION TO BMSc PROGRAM

The following degrees are not necessarily offered in the modular format.

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

Honors Specialization in Medical Sciences

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

Honors BSc (or Honors BA)/HBA

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

Honors Computer Science/JD

BSc (FN) Honors Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics, Honors Specialization and Specialization in Foods and Nutrition, and Honors Specialization in Food Science and Technology are offered jointly by the University and Brescia University College. For details see the Brescia University College section.

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

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). Essay courses must be completed at Western or at one of its affiliated University Colleges.

At least 1.0 of these 2.0 essay courses must be at the senior level, numbered 2000 or above.

Note: A number of courses offered by Science and Basic Medical Science departments have essay designations.

 

Note:  Few students in Science have experienced the full range of scientific disciplines when they start University. For this reason, students are most strongly encouraged to take a science elective; that is, at least 0.5 course offered by the Faculty of Science, that is not required for your program of study. Students are reminded that several programs have limited and competitive enrollment. A broad selection of courses in Science will serve you very well if you should need or decide to take an alternate path in your academic career.

 

No more than 14.0 courses in one subject may be counted among the 20.0 successfully completed courses used to fulfill graduation requirements.

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.  Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Bachelor of Medical Sciences (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.

 

* Note: Courses offered by the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, History of Medicine, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, and Physiology and Pharmacology, including courses in Neuroscience, will be accepted in place of Science courses in the above degrees. 

Honors Bachelor 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 (BMSc) degree (limited enrollment):

This degree must contain one of the following Honors Specialization modules: Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity, Chemical Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Computational Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics (Medical Science Concentration), Medical Biophysics (Clinical Physics Concentration), Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology and Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Physiology and Pharmacology.

OR

two of the following Major modules: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) degree (limited enrollment):

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

OR

two of the following Major modules: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

Note: There is no Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Three-Year) degree. Students wishing to complete a 3-year degree containing a Major or Minor module offered by the Basic Medical Science departments must select a degree with a different designation, e.g. 3-year BSc with a Major in Medical Sciences.

General regulations for these degrees are 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 module description, most modules in the Faculty of Science do not normally have limited enrollments. However, should a case arise in which the number of applicants for a particular module exceeds the number of available spaces, entry into that module would be competitive, and students who meet the usual minimum requirements might be refused admission.

Honors Specialization in Applied Mathematics
Honors Specialization in Mathematical Sciences
Honors Specialization in Financial Modelling
Major in Applied Mathematics
Major in Applied Mathematical Methods
Major in Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods
Major in Theoretical Physics
Major in Financial Modelling
Specialization in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Mathematical and Numerical Methods

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

Honors Specialization in Animal Behaviour
Honors Specialization in Animal Physiology - admission discontinued
Honors Specialization in Biology
Honors Specialization in Cell and Developmental Biology - admission discontinued
Honors Specialization in Comparative Physiology - admission discontinued
Honors Specialization in Conservation Biology - admission discontinued
Honors Specialization in Ecology and Evolution - admission discontinued
Honors Specialization in Genetics
Honors Specialization in Genetics and Biochemistry
Major in Biology
Major in Conservation Biology - admission discontinued
Major in Ecosystem Health
Major in Genetics
Specialization in Biology
Minor in Biology
Minor in Genetics

Honors Specialization in Computer Science
Honors Specialization in Information Systems
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
Minor in Game Development
Minor in High Performance Computing

Honors Earth Science Programs: Geology, Environmental Geoscience, and Geophysics
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 - admission discontinued
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
Honors Specialization in Mathematical Sciences
Honors Specialization in Mathematics in Society
Major in Mathematics
Specialization in Mathematics
Specialization in Mathematics in Society
Minor in Mathematics

Honors Specialization in Physics
Honors Specialization in Astrophysics
Honors Specialization in Medical Physics
Honors Specialization in Materials Science
Honors Specialization in Planetary Science
Major in Physics
Major in Astrophysics
Major in Medical Physics
Major in Materials Science
Major in Planetary Science
Specialization in Physics
Specialization in Astrophysics
Specialization in Medical Physics
Specialization in Materials Science
Specialization in Planetary Science
Minor in Physics
Minor in Conceptual Astronomy
Minor in Materials Science
Minor in Planetary Science
Minor in the Physics of Materials
Minor in Advanced Physics

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

 

 

MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS

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

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

Honors Specialization in Pharmacology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Psychology
Major in Pharmacology
Major in Physiology
Specialization in Pharmacology*
Specialization in Physiology*
Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology*
Minor in Pharmacology

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.