Honours in Physics with a concentration in Biological Physics

The Physics Honours program with a concentration in Biological Physics keeps a strong core of foundational physics and specializes through adding courses in biology, mathematics, physiology, computer science and chemistry. Compared to the Majors Biological Physics concentration, the Honours program will give a more rigorous preparation, with additional research experience, for students with a strong interest in biophysics. In the final year of this program students will have an opportunity to carry out a research project within a biophysics lab in the department. This program will provide a very strong foundation for any student wishing to pursue graduate studies in biophysics, as well as a research career in industrial, hospital, or academic laboratory settings.

(81-82 credits)

Required Courses (63 credits)

Bio-Physical Sciences Core (24 credits)

BIOL 219 (4) Introduction to Physical Biology of the Cell

BIOL 395 (1) Quantitative Biology Seminar 1

CHEM 212 (4) Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 *

MATH 247 (3) Honours Applied Linear Algebra

MATH 315 (3) Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH 323 (3) Probability

PHYS 319 (3) Introduction to Biophysics

PHYS 329 (3) Statistical Physics with Biophysical Application

*Students who have taken the equivalent of CHEM 212 can make up the credits with complementary 3 or 4 credit courses in consultation with the program adviser.

Biology and Mathematics (6 credits)

BIOL 202 (3) Basic Genetics

MATH 248 (3) Honours Advanced Calculus

Physics (33 credits)

PHYS 241 (3) Signal Processing

PHYS 251 (3) Honours Classical Mechanics 1

PHYS 253 (3) Thermal Physics

PHYS 257 (3) Experimental Methods 1

PHYS 258 (3) Experimental Methods 2

PHYS 350 (3) Honours Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 352 (3) Honours Electromagnetic Waves

PHYS 346 (3) Majors Quantum Physics (formerly PHYS 446)

PHYS 459 (6)D1/D2 Honours Research Thesis

PHYS 519 (3) Advanced Biophysics

Complementary Courses (18-19 credits)

3 credits selected from

COMP 202 (3) Foundations of Programming

COMP 250 (3) Introduction to Computer Science

3 credits selected from

PHYS 328 (3) Electronics

PHYS 351 (3) Honours Classical Mechanics 2

3 credits selected from

PHYS 339 (3) Measurements Laboratory in General Physics

PHYS 359 (3) Honours Laboratory in Modern Physics 1

3 credits selected from

CHEM 514 (3) Biophysical Chemistry

MATH 437 (3) Mathematical Methods in Biology

PHGY 425 (3) Analyzing Physiological Systems

PHYS 432 (3) Physics of Fluids

PHYS 434 (3) Optics

PHYS 447 (3) Applications of Quantum Mechanics

6 or 7 credits selected from

BIOL 300 (3) Molecular Biology of the Gene

BIOL 301 (4) Cell and Molecular Laboratory

BIOL 303 (3) Developmental Biology

BIOL 306 (3) Neural Basis of Behaviour

BIOL 313 (3) Eukaryotic Cell Biology

BIOL 316 (3) Biomembranes and Organelles

BIOL 551 (3) Principles of Cellular Control