The Human Biology programs integrate courses from the medical sciences, biological and social sciences, as well as the humanities. The goal of each program is to provide a broad education focused on an area of biological science relevant to humans. Students will receive a solid foundation in life science courses together with insight from the humanities and social sciences. Graduates will be equipped with a broad range of knowledge and skills to go into the job market or pursue further study in research, health sciences, biotechnology, law, education, and administration.

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Admission Information

• Apply to the Life Sciences admission category on the St. George campus
• Six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English and Calculus and Vectors are required
• Senior high school credits in Biology and Chemistry are required
  
• Senior high school Physics is recommended
  
• High school Geography is recommended for the Global Health, Specialist and Major Program
  
• Students outside of Ontario should have the equivalent senior high school credits

Honours Bachelor of Science Programs

• Environment and Health (specialist and major options)
• Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology (specialist and major options)
• Global Health (specialist and major options)
• Health and Disease (specialist and major options)
• Health Care Ethics (major option)
• Human Biology (major option)
• Neuroscience (specialist and major options)

First-Year Courses

• The Human Biology program does not offer any courses at the first-year level

Advice for First Year

• The first year for the specialist programs in Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology and Health and Disease consists of courses in biology, chemistry and either calculus or physics, plus an introductory course in one of anthropology, philosophy, psychology, social geography, or sociology.
• The first year for the Neuroscience specialist program is similar, requiring biology, chemistry and either calculus or physics, but students will also need an introductory course in psychology. For these three specialist programs, students are strongly recommended to take both calculus and physics in either first or second year. Both are important for higher-level life science courses and other life science programs.
• The first year of the Global Health program consists of a biology and physical science core and establishes an environment or resources management stream, complemented by a social science or humanities course.
• The Human Biology programs also include a major option, which provides a foundation of study in the life sciences. Genes, Genetics and Biotechnology, Health and Disease, Global Health, and Health Care and Ethics major programs all build on a background in biology, chemistry and a choice of psychology, physics or calculus.
• The Environment and Health major program consists of first-year courses in biology, chemistry and a choice of first year geography, geology, calculus or physics. The first year for the Neuroscience major program requires biology, chemistry, psychology and a choice of first year calculus or physics.

Careers

The Human Biology programs are designed to provide a broad education with a solid foundation in a variety of life science disciplines together with insights from the humanities and social sciences.

Graduates will be equipped to pursue further study in areas such as health sciences, professional programs, biotechnology law, education and administration, and will have a broad range of skills to take with them into the job market where an informed science background is an asset.

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