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Human BiologyOn this page: Introduction | Programs | See also: Faculty Members | Course Descriptions | Course Winter Timetable | More on Department Introduction |
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The Human Biology Programs are available to students entering their second year of study, and consists of three Specialist programs and one Major program 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 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 http://www.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, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Geography, or Sociology. You are strongly recommended to take both calculus and physics 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 students 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 students want to pick courses from in the upper years. Each of the three programs has core half-courses in second and third years tailored to meet the specific needs of its students. These courses concentrate on an area important to the program theme, and/or emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the program theme by showing connections between its different subject areas. Each program requires a laboratory half course at the 300 level; students may take either the appropriate HMB lab course, or one of the others listed. To complete the program, students will be able to choose from a range of options in third and fourth years, depending on their interests and which courses students have already taken, as well as availability. Options include 400-level advanced seminar courses and advanced research "project" courses. 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, see http://www.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 ProgramsGenes, Genetics and Biotechnology (Science program)Specialist program: 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: Second Year: Higher Years: 2. 0.5 FCE science laboratory from: HMB311H1; BCH370H1; BOT350H1; MGY376H1; PSL372H1; ZOO 330H1 3. 2.0 FCE from the sciences: BIO351Y1;
BCH 300 series (see Note 1 below); BOT310H1/BOT340H1/BOT341H1/351H;
IMM 4. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-Social or Social perspective: ANT 300-series; GGR314H1, GGR331H1, GGR333H1, GGR334H1, GGR335H1, GGR338H1,GGR393H1; HPS318H1, HPS319H1, HPS323H1, HPS324H1, HPS326H1, HPS328H1, HPS333H1, HPS350H1; NEW365H1, NEW366H1, NEW367H1, NEW368H1, NEW372H1,NEW373H1; PHL341H1,
342, PHL344H1, PHL345H1, PHL347H1, PHL349H1, PHL381H1, PHL383H1, PHL384H1; SOC303H1, SOC306Y1, SOC309Y1, SOC312Y1, 5. 1.0 FCE from a 400-level science series (see Note 3. below): HMB421H1, HMB435H1;
BCH 400-series (see Note 1 below); 6. 1.0 FCE from a Science, Bio-social or Social Perspective (see Note 3 below): ANT 428H1, 429H1, 433H1, ANT448H1, ANT450H1; GGR415H1, 416H1, GGR439H1, GGR450H1; PHL407H1, PHL475H1, PHL482H1, PHL483H1; JFG475H1; NEW425Y1, NEW465H1; HMB420H1,HMB421H1, HMB435H1, HMB438H1, HMB498Y1, HMB499Y1; BCH 400-series (see Note 1 below); BIO459H1, BIO460H1, BIO461H1, BIO472H1 BIO482Y1;BOT421H1, BOT452H1, BOT458H1; LMP 400-series; MGY 400 Series (see Note 2 below); PSL 400-series; ZOO 426H1, 443H1 Health and Disease (Science program)Specialist program: Enrolment
in this program is limited, and will be based on CGPA. Enrolment requires
completion of four courses including the First Year: Second Year: Higher Years: 1. HMB302H1; BIO349H1; MGY377H1, MGY378H1; PSL302Y1 2. 0.5 FCE science laboratory from: HMB312H1; BCH370H1; MGY376H1; PSL372H1; ZOO 330H1 3. 0.5 FCE from the sciences: ANA300Y1, ANA301H1, 304Y1; BIO351Y1; BOT251Y1/BOT301H1/BOT310H1/BOT340H1/BOT341H1/351H1; BCH 300-series (see Note 1 below); IMM334Y1; JZM 357H1, 358H1; JZP326H1; LMP301H1, LMP363H1; NFS284H1,NFS386H1; PCL201H1, PCL302H1, PCL362H1; PSL303Y1; ZOO252Y1, ZOO325H1, ZOO327H1, ZOO328H1, ZOO329H1, 331H1, ZOO332H1, 345H1,ZOO346H1, ZOO347H1, ZOO357H1 4. 1.0 FCE from a Bio-Social or Social perspective: ANT300-sries; GGR314H1, GGR331H1, GGR333H1, GGR334H1, GGR335H1, GGR338H1,GGR393H1; HPS318H1, HPS319H1, HPS323H1, HPS324H1, HPS326H1, HPS328H1, HPS333H1, HPS350H1; NEW365H1, NEW366H1, NEW367H1, NEW368H1, NEW372H1,NEW373H1; PHL341H1,
342, PHL344H1, PHL345H1, PHL347H1, PHL349H1, PHL381H1, PHL383H1, PHL384H1; SOC303H1, SOC306Y1, SOC309Y1, SOC312Y1, 5. 1.0 FCE from a 400-level science series (see Note 3. below): HMB422H1, HMB432H1, HMB435H1;
BCH 400-series (See Note 1. 6. 1.0 FCE from a Science, Bio-social or Social Perspective (see Note 3.
below): ANT 428H1, 429H1, 433H1, ANT434H1, ANT440Y1, Human Behavioural Biology (Science program)
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