Faculty of Health

The Medical Physiology Minor is a shared minor between the Department of Biology and the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

Students must be in an honours or three- or four-year general program at Waterloo.

Requirements

1. Successful completion of 5.0 units, with a minimum cumulative minor average of 60%, from the requirements listed:
   • Required courses (2.5 units):
     
     • BIOL 239, BIOL 373, KIN 308, KIN 404
     • One of HLTH 380, PHIL 226, PHIL 319J, PHIL 321J
   • 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

1. Courses obtained on a Letter of Permission or in transfer credit must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements.
2. 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.