Introduction

J.J.B. Smith, Ph D

Lecturer and Program Counsellor

R.G. Wilson Jr., Ph D

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Students first registered in September 1999 or before will be able to complete the old Human Biology Specialist and Major programs, described after the section on the new programs below.

The new Human Biology Programs are available to students entering their second year of study. They present a choice of three Specialist programs leading to an Honours B.Sc. degree. The goal of each program is to provide a multi-disciplinary education focused on an area of biological science relevant to humans. Each program emphasizes courses from the life sciences, but includes social sciences and humanities. The Specialist programs are: Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology; Health and Disease; and Human Behavioural Biology. Each program will allow students to study an area in depth while maintaining flexibility of course selection.

Humans are first and foremost animals, living organisms. As such, they share fundamental characteristics with all life — structure, chemistry, control mechanisms, behaviour, an ecological context, and an evolutionary history. Thus the study of human biology must entail a sound knowledge of basic life science. But humans have also developed unique characteristics, emergent properties, arising from their highly complex brains — their intricate behaviour, communication and conceptual abilities, and social structures. So a fuller appreciation of their biology also needs an understanding drawn from disciplines such as psychology, anthropology, and sociology.

The new Human Biology Programs are designed to do this. Students will receive a solid foundation in life science courses together with insights from the humanities and social sciences. The programs are intended to provide a broad education rather than an intensive focus in a specific discipline. Graduates will be equipped to pursue further study in areas such as health sciences, biotechnology, law, education, and administration, and will have a broad range of skills to take with them into the job market (check our web site at hmb.utoronto.ca for more career paths).

The first year for both Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology and the Health and Disease programs consists of 100-level courses in Biology, Chemistry and either Calculus or Physics, plus an introductory course in one of Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology. (You are strongly recommended to take both calculus and physics as the fifth course in either first or second year. Both are important for higher-level life science courses and other life science programs.) The first year for Human Behavioural Biology is similar in requiring biology and chemistry, but you will need introductory courses in calculus and psychology for this program.

In both the Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology and the Health and Disease programs, the choice of anthropology, psychology or sociology courses in the first year should be influenced by which of these areas you want to pick courses from in the upper years.

Each of the three programs will have a core second year half-course tailored to meet the specific needs of its students. These courses will emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the program theme and show the connections between the different disciplines represented in the program. In third and fourth years, you will be able to choose from a range of options, depending on your interests and which courses you have already taken. There will also be a laboratory half-course illustrating some practical aspects of the program theme, a more advanced lecture course focusing on particular aspects of the theme, and an opportunity to take an advanced seminar course in the area.

The Human Biology Programs also include a Life Science Major, which provides a foundation of study in the life sciences. This program builds on a background in biology, chemistry and a choice of psychology, physics or mathematics. The upper years provide exposure to several disciplines within the life sciences. Students acquire a broad knowledge base which is valuable not only for those intending to pursue a career in science, but also for those with career interests in other areas such as business or education.

For further information about the programs and our courses, see http://hmb.utoronto.ca or contact the Human Biology Program Office, New College, 300 Huron Street (416) 946-5393 or e-mail us at human.biology@utoronto.ca.

HUMAN BIOLOGY PROGRAMS

Specialist program:

(15 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 400-series courses)

Enrolment in this program is limited, and will be based on CGPA. Enrolment requires completion of four courses including the first year prerequisite courses.

First Year:

1. BIO 150Y1

2. CHM 138H1, 139H1/CHM 151Y1

3. MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1/157Y1/PHY 110Y1/138Y1/140Y1

4. 1.0 FCE from: ANT 100Y1; PSY 100Y1/101H1, 102H1; SOC 101Y1

Second Year:


1. HMB 201H1, 265H1/BIO 260H1; BCH 210H1; BIO 250Y1; CHM 247H1

2. 1.0 FCE from: ANT 203Y1, 204Y1; ENV 221Y1, 236Y1; NEW 261Y1; PHL 281Y1; SOC 242Y1, 255Y1

Higher Years

1. HMB 301H1, 321H1; JLM 349H1

2. 0.5 FCE science laboratory from: HMB 311H1; BCH 370H1; MBY 376H1

3. 2.0 FCE from the sciences: BIO 323H1, 324H1, 351Y1; BOT 340H1; IMM 334Y1; JZP 326H1; MBY 377H1, 378H1; NFS 284H1, 382H1, 386H1; PSL 302Y1; ZOO 327H1, 328H1, 332H1, 347H1, 350H1

4. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-Social or Social perspective: ANT 328H1, 332Y1, 333Y1, 337Y1, 343Y1, 366Y1; HPS 333H1; PHL 381H1, 384H1; SOC 309Y1, 312Y1

5. 1.0 FCE from a 400-level science series (see Note 3. below): HMB 421H1; BCH 400-series (see Note 1 below); BIO 459H1, 460H1, 472H1; BOT 458H1; MBY 428H1, 445H1, 450H1, 480H1; MGB 400-series (see Note 2 below); PSL 420H1, 421H1, 424H1, 425H1, 460H1; ZOO 426H1, 443H1

6. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-social or Social Perspective (see Note 3 below): ANT 428H1, 429H1, 433H1, 448H1, 450H1; PHL 407H1, 475H1, 482H1, 483H1

HEALTH AND DISEASE (HON.B.Sc.) — Fall Session 2001

Specialist program:

(15 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 400-series courses)

Enrolment in this program is limited, and will be based on CGPA. Enrolment requires completion of four courses including the first year prerequisite courses.

First Year:

1. BIO 150Y1; CHM 138H1, 139H1/CHM 151Y1; MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1/157Y1/PHY 110Y1/138Y1/140Y1

2. 1.0 FCE from: ANT 100Y1; PSY 100Y1/101H1, 102H1; SOC 101Y1

Second Year:

1. HMB 202H1, 265H1; BCH 210H1; BIO 250Y1; CHM 247H1

2. 1.0 FCE from: ANT 203Y1, 204Y1; ENV 221Y1, 236Y1; NEW 261Y1; PHL 281Y1; SOC 242Y1, 255Y1

Higher Years

1. HMB 302H1; JLM 349H1; MBY 377H1, 378H1; PSL 302Y1

2. 0.5 FCE science laboratory from: HMB 312H1; BCH 370H1; MBY 376H1; PSL 372H1

3. 0.5 FCE from the sciences: ANA 300Y1, 301H1, 304Y1; BIO 351Y1; BOT 251Y1, 301H1; IMM 334Y1; JZM 357H1, 358H1; JZP 326H1; LMP 301H1, 363H1; NFS 284H1, 382H1, 386H1; PCL 201H1, 302H1, 362H1; PSL 303Y1; ZOO 252Y1, 325H1, 327H1, 328H1, 332H1, 346H1, 347H1, 350H1

4. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-Social or Social perspective: ANT 332Y1, 334Y1, 337Y1, 346H1, 348Y1; ENV 321H1; HPS 333H1; NEW 367H1, 372H1; PHL 383H1, 384H1; SOC 309Y1, 312Y1, 363H1

5. 1.0 FCE from a 400-level science series (see Note 3. below): BCH 400-series (See Note 1. below); BIO 460H1, 472H1; BOT 404H1, 405H1, 452Y1;
HMB 422H1; IMM 429H1, 430H1, 435H1; JBI 428H1; JZP 428H1; LMP 400-series; MBY 436H1, 440H1, 445H1, 450H1, 480H1, MGB 400 series; NFS 484H1, 486H1, 488H1, 490H1; PCL 470Y1, 471Y1, 473Y1, 475Y1, 481H1; PSL 400-series; ZOO 426H1, 443H1

6. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-social or Social Perspective (see Note 3. below): ANT 428H1, 429H1, 433H1, 434H1, 440Y1, 448H1, 449H1, 450H1; PHL 407H1, 475H1, 482H1, 483H1

HUMAN BEHAVIOURAL BIOLOGY (HON.B.Sc.) — Fall Session 2001

Specialist program:

(15 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 400-series courses)

Enrolment in this program is limited, and will be based on CGPA. Enrolment requires completion of four courses including the first year prerequisite courses.

First Year:

1. BIO 150Y1

2. CHM 138H1, 139H1/CHM 151Y1

3. MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1/157Y1

4. PSY 100Y1/101H1, 102H1

Second Year:


1. HMB 200H1; BCH 210H1/CHM247H1; BIO 250Y1; STA 220H1/PSY 201H1

2. 1.0 FCE from: ANT 203Y1, 204Y1; ENV 221Y1, 236Y1; JAL 253H1, 254H1; NEW 261Y1; PHL 281Y1

3. 0.5 FCE from: JAL 253H1/254H1/NRS 201H1/PSY202H1/210H1/220H1/230H1/240H1/260H1/270H1/280H1/290H1

Higher Years

:
1. HMB 300H1

2. 0.5 FCE science laboratory from: HMB 310H1; PSL 372H1; PSY 319H1, 369H1, 379H1, 389H1, 399H1

3. 0.5 FCE in Genetics/Evolution from: HMB265H1; BIO 323H1, 324H1; PSY 390H1; ZOO 362H1, 366H1, 367H1

4. 1.5 FCE in Behavioural Systems from: JZP 326H1; PSL 201Y1, 302Y1, 303Y1; PSY 375H1, 378H1, 392H1, 393H1, 394H1, 396H1; ZOO 252Y1, 332H1, 333H1

5. 1.5 FCE from a Bio-Social or Social perspective: ANT 329Y1, 332Y1, 333Y1, 334Y1, 342Y1, 346H1, 347H1, 363Y1, 366Y1; ENV 321Y1; JAL 355Y1, 356H1; JLP 315H1, 374H1; JPA305H1; NEW 372H1; PHL 341H1, 342H1, 351H1, 381H1, 382H1, 383H1; any PSY 300-series course

6. 1.0 FCE from a 400-level science series (see Note 3. below): BIO 494Y1, 496Y1; HMB 420H1; JZP 428H1; PSL 420H1, 421H1, 440Y1, 441H1, 460H1, 472H1; PSY 401H1/402H1/409H1/420H1/490H1; ZOO 443H1/462H1/485Y1

7. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-social or Social perspective (see Note 3. below): ANT 425H1, 427H1, 428H1, 429H1, 433H1, 434H1, 436H1, 440Y1, 441H1; JLP 471H1; JLS 474H1; PHL 407H1, 451H1, 475H1, 481H1, 482H1, 483H1

NOTES:

1. Students who have completed BCH210H1/310H1 with high standing may enrol in 400-series lecture courses with permission of the Department of Biochemistry program coordinator.

2. Students who have completed JLM 349H1 with high standing may be eligible to enrol in other MGB 400-series courses with permission from the instructor.

3. An independent research or reading course may be used towards the 1.0 FCE 400-series course. Students will need the approval of the program committee to be eligible for a research or reading course.

LIFE SCIENCE (B.Sc.) — Fall Session 2001

Major program:

(8 full courses or their equivalent)

Enrolment in this program requires completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required.

First Year:

1. BIO 150Y1; CHM 138H1, 139H1/CHM 151Y1

2. 1.0 FCE from: JMB 170Y1; MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1/157Y1; PHY 110Y1/138Y1/140Y1; PSY 100Y1

Second Year:

HMB265H1; BCH 210H1; BIO 250Y1

Third Year:



1. 1.0 FCE from: BOT 251Y1; PSL 302Y1; ZOO 252Y1

2. 1.0 300+level FCE from: BIO, BOT, PSY (see note below), ZOO

3. 1.0 300+level FCE from: ANA, BCH, IMM, LMP, MBY, MGB, NFS, NRS, PCL, PSL (see note below)

NOTE: PSY and courses listed in 2. above may require prerequisites; please check course listings

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH (Hon.B.Sc.) See Division of the Environment.

Jointly sponsored by the New College, Human Biology Program and Basic Medical Science Departments of the Faculty of Medicine. Provides a basic understanding of the behaviour of Planet Earth, the workings of the human body and the complex relationships between the two. Consult Professor A.P. Zimmerman, Director, Division of the Environment, Room 2097, Earth Sciences Centre, 416-978-3475 or Office of the Registrar, New College, 300 Huron Street, 416-978-2460.

HUMAN BIOLOGY — Specialist and major programs currently offered (2000-01)

These are the existing programs, and are available to students enroling in them by September 2000. They will not be offered to students entering their second year in 2001 or later. Students currently enroled in the Human Biology Specialist and Major Programs, or enroling in them by September 2000, can complete them as described in this calendar.

The Human Biology Specialist and Major Programs provide an interdisciplinary course of study that integrates the basic medical sciences with other life sciences. They build on a strong background in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics in first year. The upper years provide exposure to several disciplines within the life and basic medical sciences. The programs are designed for flexibility and wide coverage rather thanas training for graduate work in specific disciplines. They can be valuable for careers where knowledge of life science is an asset, in areas such as government, business and education. Although careful selection of courses in these programs can provide an excellent ground for future study in health sciences, students should note specific requirements for entry into professional programs (see under “Health Science Professions” in Section One in this calendar).

For further information about the programs see http://hmb.utoronto.ca or contact the Human Biology Program Office, New College, 300 Huron Street, (416) 946-5393, or e-mail us at human.biology@utoronto.ca.

HUMAN BIOLOGY (B.Sc.) — Specialist and major programs currently offered (2000-01)

Specialist program (Hon.B.Sc.):

(13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series courses)

Enrolment in this program requires completion of four courses including the first year prerequisite courses and a CGPA of 1.85.

First Year:



BIO 150Y1; CHM 137Y1/(138H1, 139H1)/151Y1; MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1; PHY 110Y1/138Y1/140Y1 (PHY 138Y1 strongly recommended)

Second Year:

1. BIO 250Y1

2. CHM 240Y1/248Y1

3. BOT 251Y1/CHM 222Y1/MAT 235Y1/PHY 238Y1/(STA 220H1, 221H1)/(STA 220H1, JBS 229H1)/ZOO 252Y1/263Y1

Third and Fourth Years

:
1. (BCH 210H1/310H1, JLM 349H1)/BIO 351Y1/IMM 334Y1/MBY 375Y1(MBY 377H1&378H); PSL 302Y1

2. Three 300+series courses, including at least one 400-series course, approved by the Program Committee; courses in ANA, BCH, IMM, LMP, MBY, MGB, NFS, PCL, PSL are acceptable, as are certain courses in BIO, BOT, CHM, HPS, PHY, ZOO. A complete list is available from the Program Office or the web site.

Major program (B.Sc.):

(8 full courses or their equivalent)

Enrolment in this program requires completion of four courses; no minimum GPA required.

First Year:


BIO 150Y1; CHM 137Y1/(138H1, 139H1)/151Y1; MAT 135Y1/136Y1/137Y1/PHY 138Y1

Second Year:

1. BIO 250Y1

2. CHM 240Y1/248Y1

3. BOT 251Y1/CHM 222Y1/MAT 235Y1/PHY 238Y1/(STA 220H1, 221H1)/(STA 220H1, JBS 229H1)/ZOO 252Y1/263Y1

Third and Fourth Years


1. (BCH 210H1/310H1, JLM 349H1)

2. BIO 351Y1/IMM 334Y1/MBY 375Y1/(MBY 377H1, 378H1)/PSL 302Y1

NOTE: MBY 375Y1 lists BIO 351Y1 as an exclusion; MBY is a prerequisite for MBY 400-series courses