The Medical Physiology Minor is a joint minor between the departments of Biology and Kinesiology. The departments of Biology and Kinesiology have complementary strengths within medical sciences fields. The Minor is designed to provide additional elective courses to prepare University of Waterloo students for health professional school and/or other biomedical graduate programs/careers.
Requirements
- Students must be in an honours or three- or four-year general program at Waterloo.
- Courses obtained on a Letter of Permission or in transfer credit must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements.
- Successful completion of 5.0 units, with a minimum cumulative minor average of 60%, from the requirements listed:
- Required courses (2.5 units):
- Elective courses (2.5 units):
- Select 1.0 unit from: KIN 301, KIN 310/HLTH 310, KIN 312, KIN 343, KIN 356, KIN 406, KIN 407, KIN 416, KIN 429
- Select 1.0 unit from: BIOL 341, BIOL 354, BIOL 355, BIOL 376, BIOL 444, BIOL 473, BIOL 476
- Select 0.5 unit from: PSYCH 207, PSYCH 261, PSYCH 307, PSYCH 335
Notes
- Students in the Medical Physiology Minor are expected to have already taken BIOL 130, BIOL 273, and PSYCH 101, which are prerequisites for one or more of the listed required courses.
- It is recommended that students who are interested in entering a health profession should take additional physical sciences courses (e.g., CHEM 120, CHEM 123, CHEM 266, CHEM 267, PHYS 111, PHYS 112), which would be beneficial for preparation to write standardized admission examinations (e.g., MCAT, OAT).
- Admission requirements vary greatly among professional schools. It is therefore imperative that students consult schools directly when choosing courses to satisfy admissions requirements.