| 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 more visible and important to human life and the future
of our planet. 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. 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, there is no single biology department;
instead, biology courses are taught by members of the departments of
Botany and Zoology. 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, genetics, and developmental biology. 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. Because many areas of biology draw on mathematics
and the physical sciences, background preparation in mathematics, chemistry
and physics is recommended for students pursuing a major or specialist
in biology.
Students entering their first year in the life sciences typically
take BIO150Y1. BIO150Y1
is taken by students who have successfully completed OAC or grade 12
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 BIO150Y1 Office, Room 019, Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories (416-978-2084).
BIO250Y1 and BIO349H1 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.
Notes:
1. Students in these Programs are encouraged to notify the Botany Undergraduate
Office, Room 3055A, Earth Sciences Centre or the Zoology Undergraduate
Office, Room 019, Ramsay Wright Zoological Laboratories of their course
selections, beginning in the Second Year.
2. Other sciences, particularly Chemistry and Mathematics, are essential
for most advanced work in Biology.
Biology (Science program)
Consult Departments of Botany and Zoology.
Specialist program:
(12.5 or 13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one
400-series course)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
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 (CHM220H1, CHM247H1)/CHM249H1; PHY110Y1/PHY138Y1/PHY140Y1; (PSY201H1, PSY202H1)/STA220H1, (STA221H1/JBS229H1)/(250H1, 255H1)/(257H1, 261H1)
NOTE: One of the two courses selected here could also be taken in First Year
2. BIO250Y1, BIO260H1; BOT251Y1; ZOO252Y1
3. One 200+ series half-course from BCH, BIO, BOT, ENV234Y1,
HMB321H1, HPS323H1,
HPS333H1, JZP, MGY312H1,
ZOO (excluding BOT202Y1, ZOO200Y1,
ZOO214Y1, ZOO215H1)
4. One 300+ series BOT course
5. One 300+ series from BIO/HMB321H1/HPS323H1/HPS333H1/JZP/MGY312H1/ZOO
6. One additional 400- series BIO/BOT/ ZOO
7. Any 300+ series course in ANA, ANT 428H1, 433H1, ANT436H1,
BCH, BIO, BOT, HMB321H1, HPS323H1,
HPS333H1, IMM, JZP, MGY, PSL, or
ZOO
Major program:
(8 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1,
CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1
Higher Years:
1. BIO250Y1; BOT251Y1;
ZOO252Y1
2. One 200+ series course from BCH, BIO, BOT, ENV234Y1,
HMB321H1, HPS323H1,
HPS333H1, JZP, MGY312H1,
ZOO (excluding BOT202Y1, ZOO200Y1,
ZOO214Y1, ZOO215H1)
3. Two 300+ level courses in: ANA, BCH, BIO, BOT, HMB321H1,
HPS323H1, HPS333H1,
IMM, JZP, MGY, PSL, or ZOO
Minor program:
(4 full courses or their equivalent)
1. BIO150Y1
2. BIO250Y1/BOT251Y1/ZOO252Y1
3. One course from BIO, BOT (excluding BOT202Y1),
ENV234Y1, MGY460H1
4. One course from BIO, ENV234Y1,
HMB321H1, HPS323H1,
HPS333H1, JZP, MGY312H1,
ZOO (excluding ZOO200Y1, ZOO214Y1,
ZOO215H1)
NOTE: One of the courses chosen from 3. or 4. must be at the 300+ level.
Biophysics: see Physics
Developmental Biology (Science program)
Consult the Departments of Botany and Zoology.
Enrolment in this program requires completion of four courses, including
BIO150Y1; CHM138H1,
CHM139H1/CHM151Y1;
JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1;
no minimum GPA is required.
Specialist program:
(11.5 -12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series
course)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1,
CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1;
JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Higher Years:
1. BCH210H1; BIO250Y1,
BIO260H1; BOT251Y1/ZOO252Y1;
CHM220H1/CHM247H1/CHM249H1
2. BIO349H1/MGY311Y1*
3. BOT340H1; ZOO328H1
4. 1.5 courses from: ANA301H1; BCH304H1,
BCH305H1; BIO461H1;
BOT310H1, BOT341H1;
MGY312H1, MGY420H1,
MGY425H1, MGY451H1,
MGY452H1, MGY460H1;
ZOO327H1, ZOO329H1,
ZOO344H1, 426H1
5. Two courses from BIO482Y1; BOT460Y1;
MGY480Y1; ZOO498Y1
* With permission of Undergraduate Secretary, Department of Medical
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Ecology (Science program)
Consult Departments of Zoology and Botany.
Specialist program:
(13.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series
course)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1,
CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1;
JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Higher Years:
1. BIO250Y1, BIO260H1,
BIO323H1; BOT251Y1/ZOO252Y1;
ENV234Y1
2. (PSY201H1, PSY202H1)/STA220H1,
(STA221H1/JBS229H1)/(STA250H1,
STA255H1)/STA257H1,
STA261H1)
3. BIO302H1/BIO303H1/BIO305H1/BIO306H1/BIO307H1/BIO308H1/ZOO304H1/ZOO309Y1/ZOO360H1/ZOO361H1
4. Two courses from: BIO319H1, BIO321H1,
BIO324H1, BIO328H1,
BIO365H1, BIO370H1,
ZOO322H1
5. One course from: BIO494Y1, BIO495Y1,
BIO496Y1
6. Two courses from: ANT 428H1, 433H1, ANT436H1,
BIO, BOT (except BOT202Y1), CHM,
ENV (except ENV200Y1), GGR (only
science courses), GLG (except GLG100H1,
GLG103H1, GLG105H1,
GLG110H1), HMB321H1,
HPS323H1, HPS333H1,
JZP, MAT, PHY (except PHY100H1, PHY110Y1),
STA, ZOO (except ZOO200Y1, ZOO214Y1,
ZOO215H1) and at least 0.5 course
at the 300+ level. BIO365H1, BIO370H1,
BIO428H1, BIO440H1,
BIO465H1, BIO469H1,
BIO470H1, BIO471H1,
ZOO373H1, ZOO375H1,
ZOO433H1 are recommended for this
program
Evolutionary Biology (Science program)
Consult Departments of Zoology and Botany.
Specialist program:
(12.5 or 13 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one
400-series course)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
Higher Years:
1. BIO250Y1, BIO260H1;
BOT251Y1/ZOO252Y1
2. (CHM220H1, CHM247H1)/CHM249H1/
(PSY201H1, PSY202H1)/STA220H1,
(STA221H1/JBS229H1)/(STA250H1,
STA255H1)/(STA257H1,
STA261H1)
3. (CHM220H1, CHM247H1)/CHM249H1/
(GLG110H1, GLG216H1)/MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1/PHY110Y1/PHY138Y1/PSY100Y1/(PSY201H1,
PSY202H1)/STA220H1,
(STA221H1/JBS229H1)/(STA250H1,
STA255H1)/(STA257H1,
STA261H1)
4. BIO319H1, BIO321H1,
BIO323H1, BIO324H1;
ZOO362H1
5. Three courses from: ANT 428H1, 433H1, ANT436H1,
BIO, BOT (except BOT202Y1), ENV234Y1,
HMB321H1, HPS323H1,
HPS333H1, JZP, ZOO (except ZOO200Y1,
ZOO214Y1, ZOO215H1).
Of the three courses, one must be from: BIO302H1/BIO303H1/
BIO305H1/BIO306H1/BIO307H1/BIO308H1/ZOO304H1/ZOO309Y1/
ZOO360H1/ZOO361H1,
and one from: BIO494Y1, BIO495Y1,
BIO496Y1, ZOO 480Y1-496Y1 (BIO494Y1
is recommended). BIO365H1, BIO370H1,
BIO460H1, BIO470H1,
ZOO462H1 are recommended for this
program.
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