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Introduction
Given by Members of the Departments of Botany and Zoology
Students are advised to consult courses listed by these
Departments.
Biology is the scientific study of life. At no time in
history has biology been so visible and so important to human life and the future of our
planet than at the present. The study of biology has vast applications - in understanding
one's own body, in grappling with the ethical questions that face humanity, and in
understanding the interdependent web of living organisms on the planet and our need to
help protect the delicate ecological balance that sustains us all. Today the biological
sciences are experiencing a revolution. Important discoveries occur almost weekly as
scientists and their students around the world develop and use new techniques, theories,
and approaches.
The University of Toronto has many faculty conducting
research and teaching courses in the biological sciences. Within the Faculty of Arts and
Science, St. George campus, biology courses are taught by members of the departments of
Botany and Zoology. There is no single biology department. Each department offers its own
programs and courses, but also jointly teaches Biology courses. Biology courses are
available in the subject areas of behaviour, evolution, ecology, cell and molecular
biology, and genetics. In addition, there are courses offering a field experience for
students of Biology, Botany or Zoology. Students should consult the Biology, Botany and
Zoology entries in this Calendar. Since many areas of biology draw on mathematics and the
physical sciences, a background in mathematics, chemistry and physics is recommended for
students interested in the study of biology.
Students entering their first year in the life sciences
typically take BIO 150Y. BIO
150Y is taken by students who have successfully completed OAC Biology (or an
equivalent course) and is a prerequisite for almost all further courses in the life
sciences. All students, regardless of campus or Faculty, must abide by the stated course
prerequisites and exclusions.
Counselling:
Botany Undergraduate Office, Room 3055A, Earth Sciences
Centre, (416-978-7172) or Zoology Undergraduate and BIO150Y
Office, Room 019, Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories (416-978-2084). BIO250Y and JLM349H
Office, Room 3053, Earth Sciences Centre (416-978-6442).
BIOLOGY PROGRAMS
Enrolment in the Biology programs requires completion of four
courses; no minimum GPA is required.
BIOGEOGRAPHY - See GEOGRAPHY
BIOLOGY (B.Sc.)
Consult Departments of Botany and Zoology.
NOTES:
1. Students taking this Program must enrol through the Botany Undergraduate Office, Room
3055A, Earth Sciences Centre or the Zoology Undergraduate Office, Room 019, Ramsay Wright
Zoological Laboratories.
2. Other sciences, particularly Chemistry and Mathematics, are essential for most advanced
work in Biology.
Specialist program (Hon.B.Sc.):
(13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
First Year:
BIO 150Y; CHM (138H,
139H)/151Y; JMB 170Y/MAT 135Y/136Y/137Y/157Y
See also Higher Years Group 1. below. (In selecting 100-series CHM and MAT courses,
students should consider prerequisites for courses they intend to take in higher years.)
Higher Years:
1. Any two of CHM (220H, 247H)/248Y; PHY 110Y/138Y/140Y; GGR 270Y/PSY (201H, 202H)/STA 220H, (221H/JBS 229H)/(250H, 255H)/(257H, 261H)
NOTE: One of the two courses selected here could also be taken in First Year
2. BIO 250Y, 260H; BOT 251Y; ZOO 252Y
3. One 200+ series half-course from BCH, BIO, BOT, ENV 234Y,
HPS 323H, 333H, JLM,
JZM, JZP, MGB 312H, ZOO (excluding BOT 202Y, ZOO 200Y, 214Y)
4. One 300+ series BOT course
5. One 300+ series from HPS 323H/333H/JLM/JZM/JZP/MGB 312H/ZOO
6. One additional 400- series BIO/BOT/ ZOO
7. Any 300+ series course in ANA, BCH, BIO, BOT, HPS 323H,
333H, IMM, JLM, JZM, JZP, MBY, MGB, PSL, or ZOO
Major program (B.Sc.):
(8 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year:
BIO 150Y; CHM (138H,
139H)/151Y
Higher Years:
1. BIO 250Y; BOT 251Y;
ZOO 252Y
2. One 200+ series course from BCH, BIO, BOT, ENV 234Y,
HPS 323H, 333H, JLM,
JZM, JZP, MGB 312H, ZOO (excluding BOT 202Y, ZOO 200Y, 214Y)
3. Two 300+ level courses in: ANA, BCH, BIO, BOT, HPS 323H,
333H, IMM, JGB, JLM, JZM, JZP, MBY, MGB, PSL, or ZOO
Minor program (B.Sc.):
(4 full courses or their equivalent)
1. BIO 150Y
2. BIO 250Y/BOT 251Y/ZOO 252Y
3. One course from BIO (except BIO 100Y), BOT
(excluding BOT 202Y), ENV
234Y, MGB 460H
4. One course from BIO (except BIO 100Y), ENV 234Y, HPS 323H, 333H, JLM, JZM, JZP, MGB
312H, ZOO (excluding ZOO 200Y, 214Y)
NOTE: One of the courses chosen from 3. or 4. must be at the 300+ level.
BIOLOGY, HUMAN - See HUMAN BIOLOGY
BIOPHYSICS - See PHYSICS
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (Hon.B.Sc.)
Consult the Departments of Botany and Zoology.
Enrolment in this programs requires completion of four courses, including BIO 150Y; CHM 138H, 139H/151Y; MAT 135Y/137Y/JMB 170Y; no minimum GPA is required.
NOTE: Students taking the Program must enrol annually through the Botany Undergraduate
Office, Room 3055A, Earth Science Centre.
Specialist program:
(12 or 12.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
First Year:
BIO 150Y; CHM (138H,
139H)/151Y; JMB 170Y/MAT 135Y/136Y/137Y/157Y
Higher Years:
1. BCH 210H; BIO 250Y,
260H; BOT 251Y/ZOO 252Y; CHM (220H, 247H)/248Y
2. JLM 349H/MGB 311Y*
3. BOT 340H; ZOO 328H
4. 1.5 courses from: ANA 301H, 400Y; BIO 359H; BOT 310H, 341H; MGB 312H, 420H, 425H, 451H, 452H, 460H; ZOO 327H, 330H, 344H, 426H
5. Two courses from BOT 460Y; ZOO 482Y, 498Y
* With permission of Undergraduate Secretary, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular
Biology
ECOLOGY (Hon.B.Sc.)
Consult Departments of Zoology and Botany.
Specialist program:
(13.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
First Year:
BIO 150Y; CHM (138H,
139H)/151Y; JMB 170Y/MAT 135Y/136Y/137Y/157Y
Higher Years:
1. BIO 250Y, 260H, 323H; BOT 251Y/ZOO 252Y; ENV 234Y
2. GGR 270Y/PSY (201H,
202H)/STA 220H, (221H/JBS 229H)/STA (250H, 255H)/257H, 261H)
3. BIO 301H/302H/303H/306H/308H/ZOO 304H/309Y/310H/360H/361H
4. Four courses from: BIO 319H, 321H, 324H, 328H, ZOO 322H, 433H
5. One course from: BIO 494Y, 495Y, 496Y
6. Two courses from: ANT 428H, BIO, BOT (except BOT 202Y), CHM, ENV (except ENV
200Y), GGR (only science courses), GLG (except GLG 100H,
103H, 105H, 110H), HPS 323H, 333H, JLM, JZM, JZP, MAT, PHY (except PHY 100Y, 110Y), STA,
ZOO (except ZOO 200Y, 214Y)
and at least 0.5 course at the 300+ level. BIO 370H, 428H, 465H, 469Y, 470H, ZOO 373, 375H are recommended for this program
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY MINOR PROGRAM - See Division of
the Environment
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (Hon.B.Sc.)
Consult Departments of Zoology and Botany.
Specialist program:
(13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
First Year:
BIO 150Y; CHM (138H,
139H)/151Y; JMB 170Y/MAT 135Y/136Y/137Y/157Y
Higher Years:
1. BIO 250Y, 260H; BOT 251Y/ZOO 252Y
2. CHM (220H, 247H)/248Y/GGR 270Y/PSY (201H, 202H)/STA 220H, (221H/JBS 229H)/STA (250H, 255H)/(257H, 261H)
3. CHM 222Y/(220H, 247H)/248Y/GGR 270Y/GLG (110H, 216H)/MAT 235Y/237Y/PHY 110Y/138Y/PSY 100Y/(201H, 202H)/STA 220H, (221H/JBS 229H)/STA (250H, 255H)/(257H, 261H)
4. BIO 319H, 321H, 323H, 324H; ZOO 362H
5. Three courses from: ANT 428H, BIO, BOT (except BOT 202Y), ENV 234Y, HPS 323H, 333H, JLM,
JZM, JZP, ZOO (except ZOO 200Y, 214Y). Of the three courses, one must be from: BIO 301H/302H/303H/306H/308H/ZOO 304H/309Y/310H/360H/361H, and one
from: BIO 494Y, 495Y,
496Y, ZOO 480Y -
496Y (BIO 494Y is recommended). BIO 370H, 459H, 460H 470H, ZOO 462H are
recommended for this program.
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