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The study of life, biology, has been transformed in recent decades by powerful
new ways of asking fundamental questions about how living organisms work. In
particular, molecular approaches are revealing both the incredible complexity
of organization at the cellular level, and the underlying principles drawn
from chemistry, physics and information science that will eventually enable
us to understand that complexity.
The Department of Cell and Systems Biology brings together biologists who
study life at the level of molecules to functioning individual organisms.
Cell Biology is a vibrant and broad discipline that seeks to understand
the underlying molecular processes that control cell behaviour in a developmental
and physiological context. In this broad sense, cell biology comprises
molecular biology, developmental biology, genetics and physiology and
their sub-disciplines. Systems biology is an exciting new discipline
that studies dynamic networks in biological systems through the integration
of large datasets arising from the genomics revolution. Computer modeling
and bioinformatics are integrated with the study of detailed information
about genomes (genomics), the temporal and spatial distribution of all
gene transcripts (transcriptomics), cellular proteins and their physical
interactions (proteomics), and small molecules that cells assimilate
or synthesise (metabolomics).
Student Counseling and Enquiries:
Associate Chair (Undergraduate): Professor S. Varmuza (416-978-2759).
Contact the Undergraduate Office, ROOM 424 in the Ramsay Wright Laboratories
(416-978-3477) and consult the departmental web site, www.csb.utoronto.ca.
Cell and Systems Biology Programs
Animal Physiology (Science program)
Enrolment in this program requires completion
of 4.0 FCEs; no minimum GPA is required.
Major program:
(8 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year: BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1/(PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Higher Years:
1. (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1
2. (BIO270H1, BIO271H1)
3. 1.5 FCEs from: CSB325H1, CSB332H1, CSB343H1, CSB346H1, CSB347H1
4. 1.5 FCEs (at least 0.5 FCE must be at THE 300+level) from: BCH210H1; BIO260H1/HMB265H1; CSB299Y1, CSB325H1, CSB327H1, CSB330H1, CSB331H1, CSB332H1, CSB343H1, CSB346H1, CSB347H1, CSB352H1, CSB425H1, CSB430H1, CSB445H1, CSB497H1, CSB498Y1, CSB499Y1; EEB263Y1; PSY397H1; STA220H1
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: see Biochemistry
Biology: see Biology
Botany: see Biology
Cell and Molecular Biology (Science program)
Enrolment in the Specialist program is limited, and requires a
minimum CGPA of 2.7. Enrolment also requires the completion
of four courses,
including BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1.
Enrolment in the Major requires the completion of 4.0 FCEs;
no minimum GPA is required.
Specialist program:
(12.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at
least ONE 400-series course)
First Year:
BIO150Y1; (CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1; (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Higher Years:
1. (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1,
(BIO270H1, BIO271H1),BIO260H1/HMB265H1; BCH210H1; CSB349H1
2. CSB330H1/CSB350H1, CSB331H1/BCH304H1, CSB428H1
3. 0.5 FCE from the following: BCH422H1, BCH426H1, BCH445H1, CSB327H1, CSB347H1
4. 3.0 FCEs from the following: BCH440H1, BCH441H1/CSB472H1, CSB299Y1, CSB328H1, CSB332H1, CSB340H1, CSB351Y1, CSB427H1, CSB429H1, CSB430H1, CSB435H1, CSB450H1, CSB452H1, CSB458H1, CSB459H1, CSB473H1, CSB475H1, CSB497H1, CSB498Y1, CSB499Y1
Major program:
(8 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year: BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1/(PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/(PHY151H1, PHY152H1)
Higher Years:
1. (BIO240H1, BIO241H1)1/BIO255Y1
2. BIO260H1/HMB265H1; BCH210H1
3. CSB349H1
4. 1.0 FCE from: CSB327H1, CSB328H1, CSB331H1, CSB340H1, CSB351Y1
5.  1.5
FCE (at least 0.5 FCE must be at the 300+level) from: BCH422H1, BCH444H1, BCH445H1,CSB299Y1, CSB327H1, CSB328H1, CSB330H1, CSB331H1, CSB332H1, CSB340H1, CSB347H1, CSB350H1, CSB351Y1, CSB352H1, CSB427H1, CSB428H1, CSB429H1, CSB435H1, CSB458H1, CSB459H1, CSB460H1, CSB475H1, CSB497H1, CSB498Y1, CSB499Y1.
No more than 0.5 FCE in BCH can be used towards
this requirement.
Note: Students admitted to the Faculty of Arts & Science in 2007-08 or earlier
and have taken BCH 311H1, can use this in lieu of CSB 349H1. Students admitted
to the Faculty of Arts & Science in 2008-09 or later must take CSB 349H1 to complete the Cell and Molecular
Biology Major program.
Developmental Biology (Science program)
Enrolment in this program is limited, and requires
a minimum CGPA of 2.5. Enrolment also requires
the completion
of
four courses, including BIO150Y1;
(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/CHM151Y1; JMB170Y1/MAT135Y1/MAT136Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1.
Specialist program:
(12.5 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. BCH210H1;
(BIO240H1, BIO241H1)/BIO255Y1, BIO251Y1/(BIO270H1, BIO271H1), BIO260H1; CHM220H1/CHM247H1/CHM249H1
2. CSB349H1
3. CSB328H1, CSB340H1
4. 2.5 (or 3.5*) courses from: ANA300Y1, ANA301H1;
BCH304H1, BCH340H1, BCH370H1, BCH425H1, BCH426H1; CSB327H1, CSB330H1, CSB331H1, CSB350H1, CSB352H1, CSB425H1, CSB427H1, CSB435H1, CSB450H1, CSB459H1 CSB460H1, CSB472H1, CSB473H1, CSB475H1; EEB340H1, EEB341H1, EEB460H1; IMM334Y1, IMM429H1; JBI428H1; MGY425H1, MGY428H1, MGY451H1, MGY452H1, MGY470H1; PSL303Y1, PSL420H1
5. 1.0 (or 2.0*) courses from CSB428H1, CSB429H1, CSB430H1, CSB431H1, CSB458H1, CSB483H1, CSB484H1, CSB497H1, CSB498Y1, CSB499Y1; MGY480Y1
* Requirements 4 and 5 must include
a total of at least 4.5 full courses
Neuroscience: see Human Biology
Zoology: see Biology
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