Physiology and Physics Major (B.Sc.)
82 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (76 credits)
Bio-Physical Sciences Core
- BIOL 219 Introduction to Physical Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits) · Offered: Fall
- BIOL 395 Quantitative Biology Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
- 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 325 Honours Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 329 Statistical Physics with Biophysical Applications (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Physiology and Physics Core
- BMDE 519 Biomedical Signals and Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 248 Honours Vector Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 314 Advanced Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 326 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MATH 437 Mathematical Methods in Biology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHGY 212 Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHGY 213 Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHGY 312 Respiratory, Renal, and Cardiovascular Physiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHGY 313 Blood, Gastrointestinal, and Immune Systems Physiology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHGY 461D1 Experimental Physiology (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHGY 461D2 Experimental Physiology (4.5 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- 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 339 Measurements Laboratory in General Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 340 Majors Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 346 Majors Quantum Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 credits, one of: (3 credits)
3 credits, one of:
3 credits: (3 credits)
3 credits:
- PHYS 519 Advanced Biophysics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
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