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2018-2019

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Science Academic Plans

Science and Business

Honours Co-operative Science and Business/Biochemistry
Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

Continuing in the Science and Business, Biochemistry Specialization program requires a cumulative overall average of 65% and a cumulative Science average of 65%.

Successful completion of this program requires:
  1. 21.0 units distributed as follows:
  2. Co-operative education requirements that include:
Additional Program Conditions:
  1. A minimum of 0.5 unit BIOL or CHEM elective must be at the 400-level.
  2. BIOL 101 does not count towards this program.
  3. A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
  4. Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
  5. Co-op program requirements are located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work-term report guidelines.

Notes

  1. 100- and 200-level BIOL electives should be chosen to satisfy prerequisites for upper-year BIOL electives.
  2. BIOL labs may be needed to satisfy upper-year courses as prerequisites.
  3. BIOL 130L, BIOL 240L, or BIOL 273L is recommended if BIOL 130, BIOL 240, or BIOL 273 count as a BIOL elective.
  4. Alternative program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
  5. HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended program electives.
  6. Students can choose to emphasize one of the following Business areas by selecting or substituting appropriate program electives into their program. Students should note that this may require an additional term(s) of study:
  7. Program outlines and course sequencing information are available on the Science and Business website.

Recommended Course Sequence


Year One

Fall
AFM 131 Introduction to Business in North America
BIOL 130 Introductory Cell Biology
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
SCBUS 123 Workshop: Science and Business
Winter
BIOL 239 Genetics
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory
CS 100 Introduction to Computing through Applications
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
SCBUS 122 Management of Business Organizations
SCCOM 100 Communication in the Sciences

Year Two

Fall
AFM 123 Accounting Information for Managers
One BIOL elective 100- or 200-level (0.5 unit)
CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1 or CHEM 266/CHEM 266L Basic Organic Chemistry/Laboratory
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
SCBUS 223 Workshop : Strategies Behind Technology Innovation
Spring
One BIOL elective 100- or 200-level (0.5 unit)
BIOL 309 Analytical Methods in Molecular Biology
CHEM 265/CHEM 265L Organic Chemistry 2/Laboratory or CHEM 267 Basic Organic Chemistry
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
One program elective (0.5 unit)

Year Three

Winter
AFM 231 Business Law
CHEM 237/CHEM 237L Introductory Biochemistry/Laboratory
ECON 371 Business Finance 1
SCBUS 225 Organizational Behaviour in Scientific and Technical Workplaces
One BIOL or CHEM elective (0.5 unit)
Fall
CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 333 Metabolism 1
ECON 220 Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices
SCBUS 323 Workshop 3: Technology Development
One BIOL or CHEM elective (0.5 unit) 

Year Four

Fall and Winter

BIOL 331 Advanced Cell Biology (Winter)
SCBUS 423 Workshop 4: Strategic Management of Science and Business (fall)
Three BIOL or CHEM electives (1.5 units)
Two BIOL or CHEM or program electives (1.0 unit)
One program elective (0.5 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

 


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