Life Sciences (Biological and Agricultural) Honours (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.))

54 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Program Prerequisites

Please refer to "Faculty Information and Regulations" > "Minimum Credit Requirements" in this Course Catalogue for prerequisites and minimum credit requirements.

Required Courses (45 credits)

  • AEBI 210 Organisms 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AEBI 211 Organisms 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AEBI 212 Evolution and Phylogeny (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AEHM 205 Science Literacy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • ANSC 400 Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • LSCI 202 Molecular Cell Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • LSCI 204 Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • LSCI 401 Honours Research Project 1 (6 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LSCI 402 Honours Research Project 2 (6 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PARA 438 Immunology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits of the complementary courses selected from:

  • ANSC 234 Biochemistry 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 250 Introduction to Livestock Management (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANSC 312 Animal Health and Disease (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 323 Mammalian Physiology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ANSC 324 Developmental Biology and Reproduction (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ANSC 326 Fundamentals of Population Genetics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ANSC 420 Animal Biotechnology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BINF 511 Bioinformatics for Genomics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BTEC 306 Experiments in Biotechnology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVB 210 The Biophysical Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ENVB 222 St. Lawrence Ecosystems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • FAES 300 Internship 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • LSCI 451 Research Project 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LSCI 452 Research Project 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MICR 331 Microbial Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MICR 338 Bacterial Molecular Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MICR 341 Mechanisms of Pathogenicity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MICR 450 Environmental Microbiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • NRSC 333 Pollution and Bioremediation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PARA 410 Environment and Infection (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PARA 424 Fundamental Parasitology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 304 Biology of Fungi (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 353 Plant Structure and Function (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 426 Plant Ecophysiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PLNT 435 Plant Breeding (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Specialization

At least one specialization of 18-24 credits from: Specializations designed to be taken with the Life Sciences (Biological and Agricultural) Major: Animal Biology Animal Health and Disease Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary) Microbiology and Molecular Biotechnology Plant Science Note: For a complete list of specializations offered for students in the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, please refer to the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Overview of Programs Offered page in the Course Catalogue.

Electives

To meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Related programs

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