Bioinformatics Four Year & Honours

Courses required for the Bioinformatics are:

  1. BIOL 120.3, BIOL 121.3;
  2. BMSC 200.3, BMSC 240.3, BIOC 310.3, BIOC 311.3 or MCIM 391.3 or BIOL 420.3;
  3. BIOL 226.3 or MCIM 326.3;
  4. BINF 200.3, BINF 300.3;
  5. CHEM 112.3, CHEM 250.3;
  6. CMPT 111.3, 115.3, 260.3, 270.3, 280.3, 360.3, 355.3;
  7. MATH 110.3, MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3, One of STAT 242.3 or 245.3 or 246.3 (MATH 116 and STAT 242 recommended);
  8. Honours only : BINF 400.3 (With permission of the Academic Coordinator, project courses from other relevant departments may be used to fulfill this requirement providing a bioinformatics project is pursued.) 1
    4-Year: open elective
  9. 21 c.u. chosen from Lists I, II, III, and IV, such that a minimum of 3 c.u. are chosen from each list2.

    List I
    • ACB 331.3;
    • ANSC 313.3, 470.3;
    • BIOC 230.3, 412.3, 420.3, 436.3, 437.3;
    • BIOL 226.3, 316.3, 420.3;
    • BMST 305.3
    • CHEM 255.3;
    • BMSC 210.3, 220.3, 230.3;
    • MCIM 321.3, 326.3, 387.3, 417.3;
    • PLSC 240.3, 411.3, 416.3

    List II
    • CMPT 214.3, 215.3, 317.3, 370.3, 385.3, 393.3, 394.3, 417.3, 463.3

    List III
    • MATH 264.3 or 266.3, MATH 328.3;
    • STAT 241.3, 341.3, 342.3, 344.3, 345.3, 346.3, 349.3

    List IV
    • BIOL 222.3, 224.3, 302.3, 323.3, 331.3, 342.3, 345.3, 361.3, 436.3
  10. Programme C requirements 2, 3, 5, including PHIL 236.33;
  11. 6 senior credit units from the Natural Sciences
  12. 9 c.u. open electives (4-Year may include a project course chosen from viii)
  13. Internship - optional

Note: The following course equivalencies apply: CMPT 374.3 for CMPT 355.3, CMPT 416.3 for CMPT 463.3, CMPT 460.3 for CMPT 385.3, BIOC 200.3 for BMSC 200.3, ACB 200.3 for BMSC 220.3, MCIM 214.3 for BMSC 210.3, BIOC 211.3 for BMSC 230.3, MICR 216.3 for MCIM 326.3, MICR 421.3 for MCIM 321.3, and BIOC 212.3 for BMSC 240.3.

1 BINF 400 requires completion of a research project (undergraduate thesis) on a bioinformatics topic. The student also has to attend the research seminars as determined by the course coordinator.

2 The student is responsible for ensuring that he or she has the prerequisites for all courses pursued to fulfill Requirement ix.

3 Students are encouraged to include courses from the following in Program C requirements 3 and 5: PHIL 234.3;PHIL 238.3; SOC 292.3.

Classes Specifically Designed for the Program:

The table below gives the requirements for the Bioinformatics 4-year and Honours Degrees.

Requirement Description or Recommendation Class Year
1 i. BIOL 120.3
2 BIOL 121.3
3 ii. BMSC 200.3
4 BMSC 240.3
5 BIOC 310.3
6 BIOC 311.3 or MCIM 391.3 or BIOL 420.3
7 iii. BIOL 226.3 or MCIM 326.3
8 iv. BINF 200.3
9 BINF 300.3
10 v. CHEM 112.3
11 CHEM 250.3
12 vi. CMPT 111.3
13 CMPT 115.3
14 CMPT 260.3
15 CMPT 270.3
16 CMPT 280.3
17 CMPT 355.3
18 CMPT 360.3
19 vii.Students are recommended to take MATH 116 and STAT 242 MATH 110.3
20 MATH 112.3 or MATH 116.3
21 STAT 242.3, STAT 245.3, or STAT 246.3
22 viii. Honours: BINF 400.3;
4-year: open elective
23 ix. 21 c.u. chosen from Lists I, II, III, and IV, such that a minimum of 3 c.u. are chosen from each list
24
25
26
27
28
29
30 x. Program C Requirements (PHIL 234.3, PHIL 238.3, SOC 292.3 recommended) Social Science
31
32 100 Level English/History
33
34 Non-Science PHIL 236.3
35
36 xi. 6 senior credit units from Natural Sciences
37
38 xii. open electives (including possibility of 3 c.u. of project coursework if not used to fill requirement viii.)
39
40
xiii. internship option (0 c.u.)