Biomedical Physiology Honours Program

Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Summer

This program leads to a bachelor of science with honours (BSc) in biomedical physiology.

Note that students cannot combine: a biomedical physiology honours with any other major or minro in the areas of kinesiology, and behavioural neurosicence.

Prerequisite Course Grade

Students enrolling in kinesiology courses must have a grade of C-3 or better in prerequisite courses. Students enrolled in the biomedical physiology honours must have grade of C- or better in all required courses.

丁香园AV Requirements

Application requires

completion of a minimum of 90 units
a minimum CGPA of 3.00
submission of a completed program approval form, along with the student鈥檚 most recent unofficial record, to the undergraduate advisor.

Program Requirements

Students complete a total of 132 units as specified below.

Minimum Grade

Honours students must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.00 on all relevant measures (CGPA, upper division grade point
average, department grade point average, department upper division grade point average).

Lower Division Requirements

A total of 54-56 lower division units in required, as follows.

Students complete all of

BISC 101-4 General Biology
BISC 102-4 General Biology
CHEM 121-4 General Chemistry and Laboratory I
CHEM 122-2 General Chemistry II
CHEM 126-2 General Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 281-4 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 282-2 Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 286-2 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
KIN 142-3 Introduction to Kinesiology
KIN 201-6 Biomechanics
KIN 205-3 Introduction to Human Physiology
STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
MBB 222-3 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
MBB 231-3 Cellular Biology and Biochemistry

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 Mechanics and Modern Physics
PHYS 125-3 Mechanics and Special Relativity
PHYS 140-4 Studio Physics -3 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 -3 Optics, Electricity and Magnetism

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 61 upper division units in the following courses, each of which must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.

Students complete all of

KIN 304W-3 Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology ⁺
KIN 305-3 Human Physiology I
KIN 306-3 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation)
KIN 326-4 Functional Anatomy
KIN 407-3 Human Physiology Laboratory
KIN 497-3 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Proposal
KIN 499-12 Undergraduate Honors Thesis
MBB 321-3 Intermediary Metabolism

and one of

BISC 303-4 Microbiology
BISC 329-4 Introduction to Experimental Techniques
BISC 333-3 Developmental Biology
BISC 357-3 Gene Cloning
BISC 403-3 Current Topics in Cell Biology
BISC 405-3 Neurobiology
BISC 431-3 Molecular Biotechnology
MBB 308-3 Molecular Biology Laboratory
MBB 309-4 Biochemistry Laboratory
MBB 322-3 Molecular Physiology
MBB 323-3 Introduction to Physical Biochemistry
MBB 331-3 Molecular Biology

and seven of

KIN 301-3 Biomechanics Laboratory
KIN 308-3 Experiments and Models in Systems Physiology
KIN 310-3 Exercise/Work Physiology
KIN 336-3 Histology
KIN 340-3 Active Health: Behavior and Promotion
KIN 402-3 Mechanical Behavior of Tissues
KIN 412-3 Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
KIN 415-3 Neural Control of Movement
KIN 420-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology I ^*
KIN 421-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology II ^*
KIN 422-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology III ^*
KIN 423-3 Selected Topics in Kinesiology IV ^*
KIN 426-3 Neuromuscular Anatomy
KIN 430-3 Human Energy Metabolism
KIN 431-3 Integrative Cancer Biology
KIN 444-3 Cardiac Disease: Pathophysiology and Assessment
KIN 446-3 Neurological Disorders
KIN 448-3 Rehabilitation of Movement Control
KIN 484-3 Altitude and Aerospace Physiology
KIN 496-3 Directed Study I ^*
KIN 498-3 Directed Study II ^*

and three upper division units from any faculty .

⁺KIN 304W satisfies the University鈥檚 breadth requirements of three upper division units in writing
^*must be selected topics courses in physiology

Unspecified and Partially Specified Electives

To complete the degree's total of 132 units, students are required to complete an additional 20 elective units. These 20 units must include units from courses that will satisfy the University breadth requirement of six units each of designated humanities breadth (B-Hum) and social science breadth (B-Soc), and three units of lower division writing (W). For more information, please visit .

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.
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
B - Breadth	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) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

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.

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