Biology - Quantitative Biology Honours (B.Sc.)
74–79 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (49 credits)
Bio-Physical Sciences Core (31 credits)
- BIOL 219 Introduction to Physical Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- BIOL 395 Quantitative Biology Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
- CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
- COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 223 Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 247 Honours Applied Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 323 Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 324 Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 325 Honours Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 356 Honours Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 357 Honours Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Biology (6 credits)
Research Component (6 credits)
BIOL 468 Independent Research Project 3.
- BIOL 468 Independent Research Project 3 (6 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Physics (6 credits)
6 credits from:
Course Requirements for Quantitative Biology Streams (21 credits)
21 credits from one of the following two streams:
Stream 1: Theoretical Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (21 credits)
Biology (12 credits)
12 credits from the following:
Field Courses
Stream 2: Physical Biology (21 credits)
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
6 credits of either MATH or PHYS courses to be taken at the honours level. (6 credits)
6 credits of either MATH or PHYS courses to be taken at the honours level.
3 credits from the following list or any other field course with permission: (3 credits)
3 credits from the following list or any other field course with permission:
6 credits chosen from the following list of courses at the 400 level or above: (6 credits)
6 credits chosen from the following list of courses at the 400 level or above:
- BIOL 432 Limnology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 435 Natural Selection (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BIOL 465 Conservation Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 510 Advances in Community Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 515 Advances in Aquatic Ecology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BIOL 540 Ecology of Species Invasions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 594 Advanced Evolutionary Ecology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
9 credits from: (9 credits)
9 credits from:
6 credits from the following: (6 credits)
6 credits from the following:
- BIOL 300 Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 303 Developmental Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 306 Neural Basis of Behaviour (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 309 Mathematical Models in Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 313 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
6 credits from the following: (6 credits)
6 credits from the following:
- BIOL 518 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 520 Gene Activity in Development (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- BIOL 524 Topics in Molecular Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 530 Advances in Neuroethology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 551 Principles of Cellular Control (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 588 Advances in Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Recommendations for either Theoretical Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or Physical Biology streams
Recommendations for either Theoretical Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or Physical Biology streams
- COMP 206 Introduction to Software Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- COMP 251 Algorithms and Data Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- COMP 350 Numerical Computing (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 235 Algebra 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 240 Discrete Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 314 Advanced Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 317 Numerical Analysis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 319 Partial Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 326 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 327 Matrix Numerical Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MATH 348 Euclidean Geometry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 437 Mathematical Methods in Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 447 Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Recommendations for Physical Biology stream
Recommendations for Physical Biology stream
- BIEN 310 Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIEN 320 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIEN 340 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIEN 510 Engineered Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIEN 530 Imaging and Bioanalytical Instrumentation (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) · Offered: Summer, Winter
- PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 257 Experimental Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 342 Majors Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 434 Optics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 519 Advanced Biophysics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 534 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Recommendations for Theoretical Ecology and Evolutionary Biology stream
Recommendations for Theoretical Ecology and Evolutionary Biology stream
- BIOL 310 Biodiversity and Ecosystems (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- BIOL 324 Ecological Genetics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MATH 242 Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 340 Discrete Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MATH 423 Applied Regression (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 524 Nonparametric Statistics (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MATH 525 Sampling Theory and Applications (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- PHYS 329 Statistical Physics with Biophysical Applications (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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