The Faculty of Science provides two options for Engineering students, the Option in Life Sciences and the Option in Physical Sciences.
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Each of the two options has a number of themes; the requirements for each theme are listed in the table for the option.
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The option theme co-ordinator is from Science as listed in the table. Students are encouraged to seek information from the co-ordinator related to combinations of electives and relationships among the courses. Enrollment concerns may need to be discussed with the program advisor.
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Some students in the option(s) may wish to further specialize within a given theme.
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Students will need to consider the terms of offering for the courses listed as well as the requisite structure. In particular some courses require both the lecture and the lab component of a course as a prerequisite. It is also important to note that the choices in the earlier courses in the option may impact the elective choices in the senior courses and that some courses require the permission of the instructor.
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Listed in the electives of some of the themes are special topic courses; a list of the topics available in a given term is available from the department offering the special topics course.
The aim of the Option in Life Sciences is to provide a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) and Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) student with an understanding of the structure and function of biological systems that is both broader and deeper than can normally be attained within the context of any one engineering academic program. The Option in Life Sciences has four theme areas, namely, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environmental/Ecological Science, Biophysical Science, and Biochemical Science. Each theme has four required foundations (or core) courses, plus three elective courses to be selected from a set of at least seven Faculty of Science courses in the particular theme area. Although this option is available to all students in the Faculty of Engineering, it is expected to be of particular interest to students in the Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, and Systems Design Engineering programs.
Theme 1: Molecular and Cell Biology
Theme 2: Environmental/Ecological Science
Theme 3: Biophysical Science
Theme 4: Biochemical Science