Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Honours Program
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
The MBB honours program provides a broad foundation in the life sciences from a biochemical, cellular, and molecular perspective. Flexibility in upper division course selection allows students to tailor the program to their own interests as well as meet the entry requirements for medical school and other professional and graduate programs. The MBB honours program provides an intense research experience for students wanting to go on to graduate programs.
Prerequisite Grade
For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite for any upper division MBB course, a student must have obtained a minimum grade of C.
丁香园AV Requirements
Program entry requires MBB advisor permission. Seek advice from the advisor early and declare an intention to major at any time following the first term. Declared honours students may follow the requirements in effect when they were accepted into the program, or the requirements as set out below. Acceptance into and continuance in the program requires a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA).
Program Requirements
Students complete a total of 132 units, including lower and upper division requirements as shown below, and enough elective courses to total 132. Of these 132 units, 60 units must be in upper division courses, and 12 must be from outside the Faculty of Science, fulfilled as follows: six units from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and at least 60 upper division units.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 52-55 units, including all of
- BISC 101-4 Introduction to Biology
- BISC 102-4 Introduction to Biology
- BISC 202-3 Genetics
- CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
- CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
- CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 215-4 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
- CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 286-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
- MBB 222-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
- MBB 231-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
and one of
- CMPT 102-3 Introduction to Scientific Computer Programming
- CMPT 110-3 Event-Driven Programming in Visual Basic
- CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
and one of
- CHEM 282-2 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 283-3 Organic Chemistry IIb
and one of
- MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
- MATH 151-3 Calculus I
- MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences
and one of
- MATH 152-3 Calculus II
- MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences
and one of
- PHYS 101-3 Physics for the Life Sciences I
- PHYS 120-3 Modern Physics and Mechanics
- PHYS 125-3 Mechanics and Special Relativity
- PHYS 140-4 Studio Physics 鈥� Mechanics and Modern Physics
and one of
- PHYS 102-3 Physics for the Life Sciences II
- PHYS 121-3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
- PHYS 126-3 Electricity, Magnetism and Light
- PHYS 141-4 Studio Physics 鈥� Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 49 units, including all of
- MBB 308-3 Molecular Biology Laboratory
- MBB 309W-4 Biochemistry Laboratory
- MBB 321-3 Intermediary Metabolism
- MBB 322-3 Molecular Physiology
- MBB 331-3 Molecular Biology
and one of
- STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
- STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
and a minimum of five courses chosen from the following list. There is no upper limit on the quantity in this list that can completed.
- MBB 323-3 Introduction to Physical Biochemistry
- MBB 402-3 Molecular Genetics
- MBB 420-3 Special Topics in Biochemistry
- MBB 421-3 Nucleic Acids
- MBB 422-3 Biomembranes
- MBB 423-3 Protein Structure and Function
- MBB 424-3 Membrane Transport Mechanisms
- MBB 426-3 Immune System I
- MBB 427-3 Immune System II
- MBB 428-3 Molecular Mechanisms of Molecular Pathogenesis
- MBB 430-3 Mechanisms of Secretory Transport
- MBB 431-3 Cells and Disease
- MBB 432-3 Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques
- MBB 435-3 Genome Biology
- MBB 436-3 Gene Expression
- MBB 437-3 Signal Transduction
- MBB 438-3 Human Molecular Genetics
- MBB 440-3 Special Topics in Molecular Biology
- MBB 441-3 Bioinformatics
- MBB 442-3 Proteomics
- MBB 443-3 Protein Biogenesis and Degradation
- MBB 444-3 Developmental Neurobiology
- MBB 461-4 Comparative Genomics
- PHYS 433-3 Biological Physics Laboratory
and either all of (option A)
- MBB 481-5 Individual Study Semester 鈥� Research Design
- MBB 482-5 Individual Study Semester 鈥� Research Performance
- MBB 483-5 Individual Study Semester 鈥� Research Reporting
or both of (option B)
- MBB 491-5 Undergraduate Research
- MBB 492-10 Individual Study Semester*
*This may be accomplished by breaking the individual study term project into two consecutive terms.
Faculty of Science Requirements
In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Science honours program requirements as follows.
- students are required to complete additional upper division units to total a minimum of 60 upper division units (excluding EDUC 401, 407)
- students who were enrolled at 丁香园AV between fall 1991 and summer 2006 are required to complete a minimum of 12 units in subjects outside the Faculty of Science (excluding EDUC 401 to 407) including six units minimum to be completed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
An elective course is any university course outside of the student's program requirements.
Research and Directed Reading Courses
For honours degree credit, students are limited to 18 undergraduate (or graduate) research courses and/or directed reading units. These include courses such as MBB 481, 482, 483, 490, 491, 492, 871, 872, 873 and corresponding courses offered by other departments (e.g. BISC 490, 491, 492, 498, 499, 888, 889, 890). If students complete more than 18 units of these courses, they may not apply the extra units toward the degree total (132 for honours). In addition, honours students may not complete more than 15 research and/or reading units in one term.