Academic Calendar - 2021 Archive

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2021 Archive
Western Main Campus

Biology 1201A

GENERAL BIOLOGY I


This course provides an understanding of fundamental biological concepts with emphasis on function in and relevance to humans. Topics include inheritance, evolution, ecology, behaviour, ecosystem health. This course is not available to students enrolled in the Faculty of Science (students registered in the Faculty of Science should select Biology 1001A).

Antirequisite(s): Biology 1001A, Biology 1225.

Prerequisite(s): Grade 12U (SB14U) Biology or Grade 11U (SB13UA) Biology and permission of the Department.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours. Note: The combination of Biology 1201A and Biology 1202B (with the appropriate marks) can be a prerequisite for senior Biology courses and admission to modules offered by the Department of Biology and the Basic Medical Science departments.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: BIOLOGY

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES - HEALTH AND AGING
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES - HEALTH PROMOTION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES WITH BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | MAJOR IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | MAJOR IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | MINOR IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Studies, School of | SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Kinesiology, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN KINESIOLOGY - BSc
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR (BSc)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Biology | MAJOR IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Biology | MAJOR IN ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Biology | MAJOR IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Biology | MINOR IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Biology | MINOR IN GENETICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | SPECIALIZATION IN BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Computer Science | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE PROGRAM - For Professional Registration - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS GEOLOGY PROGRAM - For Professional Registration - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Other - Non Modular Program  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS GEOPHYSICS PROGRAM - For Professional Registration - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY - For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOPHYSICS – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOPHYSICS – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | MAJOR IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | MAJOR IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | MINOR IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY *
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CANCER BIOLOGY*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND PATHOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY*
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | MAJOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | MINOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | MAJOR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Bioinformatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Biological Science Concentration)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Clinical Physics Concentration)*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Medical Science Concentration)*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Physical Science Concentration)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY*
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | MAJOR IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | MINOR IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Health Informatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATICS - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Sciences - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Sciences - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MINOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY WITH PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | MAJOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | MINOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Neuroscience - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN NEUROSCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHARMACOLOGY *
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY *
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY*
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MINOR IN PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | SPECIALIZATION IN PHARMACOLOGY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Social Science | Geography and Environment | MAJOR IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Psychology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE - BSc
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Psychology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PSYCHOLOGY - BSc