Science Academic Plans
Science and Business |
Honours Co-operative Science and Business/Biotechnology |
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Advisor: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.
Continuing in the Science and Business, Biotechnology Specialization program requires a cumulative overall average of 65% and a cumulative Science average of 65%.
Successful completion of this program requires:
- 21.0 units distributed as follows:
- 2.75 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L, CHEM 237, CHEM 266, and CHEM 266L
- 5.25 BIOL units: BIOL 130, BIOL 239, BIOL 240, BIOL 240L, BIOL 241, BIOL 308, BIOL 309, BIOL 331, BIOL 342, BIOL 432, and BIOL 443
- 0.5 CHEM elective unit at 200-level or higher
- 1.5 AFM units: AFM 123, AFM 131, and AFM 231
- 2.5 ECON units: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 220, ECON 221, and ECON 371
- 0.5 MATH unit: MATH 127
- 0.5 CS unit: CS 100
- 3.0 SCBUS units: SCBUS 122, SCBUS 123, SCBUS 223, SCBUS 225, SCBUS 323, and SCBUS 423
- 2.0 BIOL electives chosen from: BIOL 341, BIOL 345, BIOL 431, BIOL 433, BIOL 441, BIOL 442, BIOL 444, and BIOL 483
- 1.0 program elective unit chosen from: ACTSC 231, ECON 211, ECON 361, ECON 372, HRM 200, HRM 301, MSCI 311, MSCI 432, STAT 231, and STAT 333
- 1.0 additional elective unit from the BIOL and/or program elective lists
- 0.5 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100
- Co-operative education requirements that include:
Additional Program Conditions:
- BIOL 101 does not count towards this program.
- A maximum of 2.0 failed units is permitted.
- Normally, a maximum of 3.0 SCBUS units is permitted.
- 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
- Alternative program electives may be substituted with permission from the program advisor.
- HRM 200 and MSCI 311 are recommended program electives.
- 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:
- 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 1: 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
BIOL 240/BIOL 240L Fundamentals of Microbiology/Laboratory
BIOL 309 Analytical Methods in Molecular Biology
CHEM 266/CHEM 266L Basic Organic Chemistry 1/Laboratory
SCBUS 223 Workshop 2: Strategies Behind Technology Innovation
Spring
BIOL 241 Introduction to Applied Microbiology
BIOL 308 Principles of Molecular Biology
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECON 221 Statistics for Economists
One program elective (0.5 unit)
Year Three
Winter
AFM 231 Business Law
BIOL 331 Advanced Cell Biology
CHEM 237 Introductory Biochemistry
ECON 371 Business Finance 1
SCBUS 225 Organizational Behaviour in Scientific and Technical Workplaces
Fall
BIOL 342 Molecular Biotechnology 1
ECON 220 Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices
SCBUS 323 Workshop 3: Technology Development
One BIOL elective (0.5 unit)
One CHEM elective 200-level or higher (0.5 unit)
Year Four
Fall and Winter
BIOL 432 Molecular Biotechnology 2 (Winter)
BIOL 443 Fermentation Biotechnology (Fall)
SCBUS 423 Workshop 4: Strategic Management of Science and Business (fall)
Three BIOL electives (1.5 units)
One program elective (0.5 unit)
Two program or BIOL electives (1.0 unit)
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