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Program Requirements
Note: Attainment of the Honours degree requires a CGPA of at least 3.00.
Program Prerequisites
PRE-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Students entering from the Freshman program must have included CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or CHEM 115, BIOL 111 or BIOL 112, MATH 133, MATH 140/MATH 141 or MATH 150/MATH 151, PHYS 131/PHYS 142, or their equivalents in their Freshman year. Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses. Note that students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 do not have to take MATH 222.
Required Courses (57 credits)
The required courses in this program consist of 57 credits in chemistry, biology and mathematics, listed below. The courses marked with an asterisk (*) are omitted from the program of students who have successfully completed them at the CEGEP level but the Chemistry courses must be replaced by courses in that discipline if students wish to be eligible for admission to the Ordre des chimistes du Québec. Students from outside Quebec or transfer students should consult the academic adviser.
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A computer science course, either COMP 202 or COMP 208, is strongly recommended during U1 for students who have no previous introduction to computer programming. Students should contact their adviser on this matter. Completion of Mathematics MATH 222 and MATH 315 during U1 is also strongly recommended.
* denotes courses with CEGEP equivalents.
** Students who have successfully completed MATH 150 and MATH 151 are not required to take MATH 222.
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BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Roy, Richard D W; Brown, Gregory G; Fagotto, Francesco; Zetka, Monique (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent
- Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent
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BIOL 201 Cell Biology and Metabolism (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Levine, Robert; Hewitt, Kathryn; Brouhard, Gary (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212
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CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) *
Overview
Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Tsantrizos, Youla S; Moitessier, Nicolas (Fall) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel; Schirrmacher, Ralf (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Fenster, Ariel (Summer)
- Fall, Winter, Summer
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.
- Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211 or equivalent
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry’s Web page ().
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CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) *
Overview
Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Daoust, Michel; Gleason, James L (Fall) Auclair, Karine; Daoust, Michel (Winter) Daoust, Michel; Schwarcz, Joseph A (Summer)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken an equivalent Organic 2 at CEGEP (see McGill University Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at ) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.
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CHEM 223 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Kinetics 1: Gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions. Thermodynamics: Zeroth law of thermodynamics. First law of thermodynamics, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies. Second law of thermodynamics; the entropy and free energy functions. Third law of thermodynamics, absolute entropies, free energies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent, PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.
- Corequisite: MATH 222 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 223 and CHEM 253 simultaneously.
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CHEM 243 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Heterogeneous equilibrium: phase rule and phase diagrams. Ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility. Electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory. Kinetics 2: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Galley, William Claude (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 223 and CHEM 253.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204. Permission of instructor.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 243 and CHEM 263 simultaneously.
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CHEM 253 Introductory Physical Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 223.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110, CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Corequisite: CHEM 223 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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CHEM 263 Introductory Physical Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Illustrative experiments in physical chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 243.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Blum, Amy; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 223 and CHEM 253.
- Corequisite: CHEM 243 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 204. Permission of instructor.
- Note: Chemistry Honours and Majors must take CHEM 243 and CHEM 263 simultaneously.
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CHEM 281 Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Moores-Francois, Audrey (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or plan to take CHEM 201
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CHEM 287 Introductory Analytical Chemistry (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Burns, David H; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or CHEM 115, or equivalent.
- Corequisite: Students in CHEM 287 are required to take the laboratory, CHEM 297, either simultaneously with CHEM 287 or in the term following CHEM 287.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 257D1/D2 or CHEM 277D1/D2.
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CHEM 297 Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
Overview
Chemistry : Introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Burns, David H; Hamier, Jan (Fall) Hamier, Jan; Salin, Eric Dunbar (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120, or CHEM 115, or equivalent.
- Pre- or Co-requisite: CHEM 287.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 257D1/D2 or CHEM 277D1/D2.
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CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Damha, Masad J (Fall) Sleiman, Hanadi (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.
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CHEM 345 Molecular Properties and Structure 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : An introduction to quantum chemistry covering the historical development, wave theory, methods of quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum chemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Reven, Linda G (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243, MATH 315, and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: For Chemistry Honours and Majors only
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CHEM 355 Molecular Properties and Structure 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A survey of the principles of electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance methods.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kambhampati, Patanjali (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 345, PHYS 242, or permission of instructor
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CHEM 365 Statistical Thermodynamics (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Molecular basis of thermodynamics with applications to ideal gases and simple solids. Topics to be covered will include: calculation of thermodynamic functions, chemical equilibrium constants, Einstein and Debye models of solids, absolute reaction rate theory, Debye-Hückel theory of strong electrolytes.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Wiseman, Paul (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 345
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CHEM 367 Instrumental Analysis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : An introduction to modern instrumental analysis emphasizing chromatography, electrochemical methods and computational data analysis. Analytical methods to be examined in detail include gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatography, LC mass spectrometry, and advanced electro-analysis techniques
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Power, Joan F; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 257 or CHEM 277 or CHEM 287 and CHEM 297.
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 377 Instrumental Analysis 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Spectroscopic methods of analysis will be studied with respect to fundamentals, operational aspects and instrument design. Topics will range from UV-visible to x-ray spectrometry. Methodologies will be evaluated with respect to their application in spectrometric systems. Laboratory automation will be studied and applied in the laboratory.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Salin, Eric Dunbar; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 367
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
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CHEM 381 Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Arndtsen, Bruce A (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 281.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students
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CHEM 392 Integrated Inorganic/Organic Laboratory (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A program of modules is selected in consultation with the laboratory staff. The experimental modules consist of projects related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Sleiman, Hanadi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Huot, Mitchell; Moores-Francois, Audrey (Fall) Sleiman, Hanadi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Huot, Mitchell; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite/corequisites: CHEM 381 and CHEM 302. Advanced laboratory for Chemistry Honours and Major students. Students enrolled in CHEM 392 are strongly advised to choose the D option.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 362.
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CHEM 393 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Selected experiments to illustrate physico-chemical principles more advanced than those of CHEM 363, CHEM 253 and CHEM 263.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Sleiman, Hanadi; Sewall, Samuel Lewis; Huot, Mitchell (Fall) Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Sewall, Samuel Lewis (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 253 and CHEM 263 or CHEM 363 or permission of instructor.
- Each lab section has limited enrolment.
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MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) **
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Jonsson, Wilbur; Sancho, Neville G F (Fall) Jonsson, Wilbur (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MATH 141. Familiarity with vector geometry or Corequisite: MATH 133
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEGEP course 201-303 or MATH 150, MATH 151 or MATH 227
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MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits)
Overview
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci) : First order ordinary differential equations including elementary numerical methods. Linear differential equations. Laplace transforms. Series solutions.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Sancho, Neville G F (Fall) Xu, Jian-Jun (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MATH 222.
- Corequisite: MATH 133.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 325.
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
18 credits selected as follows:
6 credits of research*:
* Students may take up to 12 Research Project credits but only 6 of these may be used to fulfil the program requirement.
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CHEM 470 Research Project 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A course designed to give students research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental and /or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Terms: Fall 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011
Instructors: Blum, Amy (Summer) Gray, Derek G (Fall) Gray, Derek G (Winter)
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: registration by Departmental permission only
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CHEM 480 Research Project 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A course designed to give Honours students research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Butler, Ian Sydney (Fall) Gray, Derek G (Winter)
- Fall
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 490. Registration by Departmental permission only.
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CHEM 490D1 Research Project 3 (1.5 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A course designed to give Honours students research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Butler, Ian Sydney (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 480. Registration by Departmental permission only.
- Students must register for both CHEM 490D1 and CHEM 490D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CHEM 490D1 and CHEM 490D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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CHEM 490D2 Research Project 3 (1.5 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : See CHEM 490D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gray, Derek G (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 490D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CHEM 490D1 and CHEM 490D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
6 credits, two of the following courses:
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BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Schoen, Daniel J; Chevrette, Mario; Western, Tamara (Winter) Dankort, David; Western, Tamara (Summer)
- Winter, Summer
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CELL 204.
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BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits)
Overview
Biology (Sci) : An introduction to laboratory techniques with a focus on methods used to investigate fundamental questions in modern cell and molecular biology. Techniques including gene cloning, DNA and protein isolation and manipulation are covered, along with functional analysis of genes and proteins, basic bioinformatics, and computer-based experimental design and data analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Moon, Nam Sung; Harrison, Paul; Zheng, Huanquan (Fall) Moon, Nam Sung; Harrison, Paul; Zheng, Huanquan (Winter)
- Fall or Winter
- 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory
- Prerequisites: PHYS 102 or PHYS 142, BIOL 200, BIOL 201 or ANAT/BIOC 212, and BIOL 202. BIOL 206 recommended.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300. Requires departmental approval.
- For approval email anne-marie.sdicu [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and lab day.
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CHEM 502 Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : This course will cover biologically relevant molecules, particularly nucleic acids, proteins, and their building blocks. In each case, synthesis and biological functions will be discussed. The topics include synthesis of oligonucleotides and peptides; chemistry of phosphates; enzyme structure and function; coenzymes, and enzyme catalysis; polyketides; antiviral and anticancer agents.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Damha, Masad J (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 402.
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MIMM 211 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology and Immun (Sci) : A general treatment of microbiology bearing specifically on the biological properties of microorganisms. Emphasis will be on procaryotic cells. Basic principles of immunology and microbial genetics are also introduced.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Cousineau, Benoit; Olivier, Martin; Manges, Amee (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours of lecture
- Corequisite: BIOL 200
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MIMM 314 Immunology (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology and Immun (Sci) : An introduction to the immune system, antigens, antibodies and lymphocytes. The course will cover the cellular and molecular basis of lymphocyte development and mechanisms of lymphocyte activation in immune responses.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palfree, Roger; Alizadehfar, Reza; Piccirillo, Ciriaco (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours of lecture
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200 and BIOL 201 or BIOC 212
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MIMM 323 Microbial Physiology (3 credits)
Overview
Microbiology and Immun (Sci) : An introduction to the composition and structure of microbial cells, the biochemical activities associated with cellular metabolism and how these activities are regulated and coordinated. The course will have a molecular and genetic approach to the study of microbial physiology.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Marczynski, Gregory T; Coulton, James W; Turcotte, Bernard (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours of lecture
- Prerequisite: MIMM 211
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PHGY 201 Human Physiology: Control Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Physiology : Physiology of body fluids, blood, nerve and muscle, peripheral nerves, central nervous system, special senses, autonomic nervous system, defense mechanisms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture weekly
- Prerequisites: collegial courses in biology or anatomy, and in chemistry and physics; with CHEM 212 or equivalent, as a pre-/co-requisite
- Restriction: For students in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nursing, and others with permission of the course coordinator
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 209
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PHGY 202 Human Physiology: Body Functions (3 credits)
Overview
Physiology : Physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, excretory, endocrine, and digestive systems; organic and energy metabolism; nutrition; exercise and environmental stress.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture weekly
- Prerequisites: collegial courses in biology or anatomy and in chemistry and physics; with CHEM 212 or equivalent, as a pre-/co-requisite
- Restriction: For students in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Education, and others with permission of the course coordinator
- Restriction: Not open to students who took 552-201 in 1976-77 or earlier, or PHGY 210
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PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Physiology : Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Wechsler, Ann; Gold, Phil; Cook, Erik (Fall)
- Fall
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or PHGY 201 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
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PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Physiology : Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: White, John H; Wechsler, Ann; Lauzon, Anne-Marie (Winter)
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures weekly
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 202.
- Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor
- Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209
and 6 credits of additional Chemistry courses at the 400-level or higher.
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)