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

42 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. Default Specialization: Students who do not select a Specialization will automatically be assigned to the Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary) Specialization upon entering U2.

Required Courses (33 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
  • AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • AGEC 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • 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
  • PARA 438 Immunology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits 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

Electives

To meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

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