Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024

Western Main Campus

Honours Specialization HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOINFORMATICS
Faculty of Science - Computer Science



This module concentrates on the computational aspects of bioinformatics, while at the same time providing students with enough background in the biosciences to appreciate the contexts in which computation is applied. The Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics leads to a degree that is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Council, the academic arm of the Canadian Information Processing Society, under its interdisciplinary program criteria.

The Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics can be completed only within BSc (Hons) degrees.

Admission Requirements


Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 4.0 principal courses, with no mark in these principal courses below 60%, including: 

 
 
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B; or the former Applied Mathematics 1411A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 1414A/B, the former Applied Mathematics 1413.
 
Note: 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. Some Computer Science electives (e.g., Computer Science 3388A/B, Computer Science 4442A/B, and Computer Science 4482A/B) require Mathematics 1600A/B as a pre-requisite.
 
Students taking this module must see a Departmental Counsellor in Computer Science for advice concerning the order in which courses have to be taken.

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