Physics: Biological Physics Major (B.Sc.)

81–82 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (63 credits)

Bio-Physical Science Core (27 credits)

  • BIOL 219 Introduction to Physical Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 395 Quantitative Biology Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
  • MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • MATH 223 Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 323 Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • PHYS 319 Introduction to Biophysics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 329 Statistical Physics with Biophysical Applications (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Biology and Mathematics (6 credits)

  • BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MATH 314 Advanced Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Physics (30 credits)

  • PHYS 230 Dynamics of Simple Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 232 Heat and Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 241 Signal Processing (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 257 Experimental Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 258 Experimental Methods 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 340 Majors Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 342 Majors Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 346 Majors Quantum Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 449 Majors Research Project (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • PHYS 519 Advanced Biophysics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses

3 credits selected from: (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

  • COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

3 credits selected from: (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

  • PHYS 328 Electronics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 331 Topics in Classical Mechanics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

3 credits selected from: (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

  • PHYS 339 Measurements Laboratory in General Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 359 Advanced Physics Laboratory 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 469 Advanced Physics Laboratory 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

3 credits selected from: (3 credits)

3 credits selected from:

  • CHEM 514 Biophysical Chemistry (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 437 Mathematical Methods in Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHGY 425 Analyzing Physiological Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 432 Physics of Fluids (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PHYS 434 Optics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHYS 447 Majors Quantum Physics 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

6 to 7 credits selected from: (6–7 credits)

6 to 7 credits selected from:

  • BIOL 300 Molecular Biology of the Gene (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • BIOL 303 Developmental Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • BIOL 306 Neural Basis of Behaviour (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 313 Eukaryotic Cell Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • BIOL 316 Biomembranes and Organelles (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • BIOL 551 Principles of Cellular Control (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

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