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Physiology (PHGY)
Location
Location
- McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 1021
- 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler
- Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1Y6
- Telephone: 514-398-4316
- Fax: 514-398-7452
- Website:
About Physiology
About Physiology
Physiology has its roots in many of the basic sciences including biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Physiology overlaps with other biomedical sciences such as anatomy, biochemistry, pathology and pharmacology, and with psychology and biomedical engineering, and is one of the prime contributors of basic scientific knowledge to the clinical medical sciences.
Members of the Department of Physiology at McGill are engaged in studies dealing with molecules, single cells, or entire systems in a variety of vertebrates, including man. A wide range of interest and expertise is represented, including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal physiology, the physiology of exercise, neurophysiology, endocrinology, immunology, biophysics and biomathematics. Some faculty members have formal or informal links with the departments of mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, and chemistry, and with clinical departments (medicine, surgery, pediatrics, neurology, obstetrics, psychiatry, anesthesia), reflecting and reinforcing the close ties between physiology and other disciplines.
Graduates at the B.Sc. level have found rewarding careers in teaching, in secondary schools and CEGEPs, government service, and laboratory technical assistance, such as in pharmaceutical houses, hospitals, and institutions of higher learning. Moreover, physiology provides an excellent background for medicine, dentistry or other postgraduate work, in such fields as physiology, experimental medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry or physiological psychology.
The programs offered in Physiology differ in their orientation but they all have a common core of material covering cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal physiology, neurophysiology, endocrinology and immunology. The specified U1 courses are identical for all programs except the Joint Major Programs in Physiology and Physics, Physiology and Mathematics, and the Joint Honours Program in Immunology and thus afford the student maximal flexibility before deciding on a particular program to follow in U2 and U3.
Academic advising is compulsory. All new students to the Department, Freshman and CEGEP, must see an adviser upon entering the program. Contact the Student Affairs Officer at 514-398-3689 for more information.
Returning students are required to consult with their advisers during the advising period for returning students, and regularly throughout the year. It is important that graduating students have their record checked by their adviser at the beginning of their final year.
PLEASE NOTE: Complementary courses are not electives.
The difference between Complementary courses and Required courses is that Complementary courses are defined as offering an element of choice, however small that choice may be. Students may choose from the two (or more) courses specified within Complementary Course segments of a program description, but ONLY from those. For further information, refer to University Regulations and Information > Course Information and Regulations.
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- Physiology (PHGY) Faculty
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Liberal Program - Core Science Component Physiology (50 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology (65 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology and Mathematics (77 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology and Physics (80 credits)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physiology (75 credits)
- Physiology (PHGY) Related Programs
Physiology (PHGY) Faculty
Physiology (PHGY) Faculty
| Chair |
|---|
| John Orlowski |
| Emeritus Professors |
|---|
| Thomas M.S. Chang; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M., Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) |
| G. Melvill Jones; B.A., M.A., M.B., B.Ch., M.D.(Cant.) |
| Kresmir Krnjevic; O.C., B.Sc., Ph.D., M.B., Ch.B.(Edin.), F.R.S.C. |
| Professors |
|---|
| Monroe W. Cohen; B.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Ellis J. Cooper; B.Eng.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc.(Surrey), Ph.D.(McM.) |
| Kathleen Cullen; B.Sc.(Brown), Ph.D.(Chic.) (William Dawson Scholar) |
| Leon Glass; B.S.(Brooklyn), Ph.D.(Chic.) (Isadore Rosenfeld Professor of Cardiology) |
| Phil Gold; C.C., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., M.D.,C.M.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C.), F.R.S.C. (joint appoint. with Medicine) |
| David Goltzman; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) (Antoine G. Massabki Professor of Medicine) (joint appoint. with Medicine) |
| John Hanrahan; Ph.D.(Br. Col.) |
| Mortimer Levy; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) (joint appoint. with Medicine) |
| Gergely Lukacs; M.D., Ph.D.(Budapest) |
| Michael Mackey; B.A., Ph.D.(Wash.) (Joseph Morley Drake Professor of Physiology) |
| Jacapo P. Mortola; M.D.(Milan) |
| John Orlowski; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.) (James McGill Professor) |
| Premsyl Ponka; M.D., Ph.D.(Prague) |
| Alvin Shrier; B.Sc.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Dal.) (Hosmer Professor of Physiology) |
| Douglas G.D. Watt; M.D., Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Assistant Professors |
|---|
| Erik Cook; Ph.D.(Baylor College, Houston) |
| Maurice Chacron; Ph.D.(Ott.) |
| Julie Desbarats; Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Pejmun Haghighi; Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Russell Jones; Ph.D.(Tor.) |
| Julio Martinez-Trujillo; Ph.D.(Tübingen) |
| Associate Professors |
|---|
| Riaz Farookhi; B.Sc., M.Sc.(MIT), Ph.D.(Tufts) |
| Mladen Glavinovic; B.Sc.(Zagreb), M.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Michael Guevara; B.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D.(McG.) |
| Sheldon Magder; M.D.(Tor.) (joint appoint. with Medicine) |
| Ursula Stochaj; Ph.D.(Cologne) |
| Teresa Trippenbach; M.D., Ph.D.(Warsaw) |
| Ann Wechsler; B.A.(Tor.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
| John White; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Car.), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Associate Professor (Part Time) |
|---|
| Nicole Bernard; B.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Duke) |
| Associate Members |
|---|
| Anaesthesia: Steven Backman, Fernando Cervero |
| Biomedical Engineering: Robert E. Kearney, Satya Prakash |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering: Sam Musallam |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education: Dilson Rassier |
| Medicine: Albert Aguayo, Volker Blank, Mark Blostein, Andrey Cybulsky, Abraham Fuks, Claude Gagnon, Raymonde Gagnon, Imed Gallouzi, Harry Goldsmith, Geoffrey Hendy, Louise Larose, Anne Marie Lauzon, James Martin, Shree Mulay, Mariana Newkirk, Barry Posner, Shafaat Rabbani, Mary Stevenson, Simon Wing, Hans Zingg |
| Nephrology: Serge Lemay, Tomoko Takano |
| Neurology: David Ragsdale |
| Neurology & Neurosurgery: Jack Antel, Massimo Avoli, Charles Bourque, Sal T. Carbonetto, Daniel Guitton, Christopher Pack, Melissa Vollrath |
| Ophthalmology: Curtis Baker |
| Otolaryngology: Bernard Segal |
| Pediatrics: Charles Rohlicek |
| Pharmacology: Terence Hebert |
| Psychiatry: Nicolas Cermakian, Bernardo Dubrovsky, Christina Gianoulakis |
| Adjunct Professors |
|---|
| Roy Caplan, Montreal |
| Pierre Drapeau, Montreal |
| John Milton, Chicago |
| Malmur R.I. Sairam, Montreal |
| Peter Swain, London |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Liberal Program - Core Science Component Physiology (50 credits)
Required Courses (38 credits)
* Students who have taken CHEM 212 and/or CHEM 222 in CEGEP are exempted and must replace these credits with an elective course(s).
| BIOL 200 | (3) | Molecular Biology |
| BIOL 202 | (3) | Basic Genetics |
| BIOL 301 | (4) | Cell and Molecular Laboratory |
| CHEM 212* | (4) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 |
| CHEM 222* | (4) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 |
| PHGY 209 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 1 |
| PHGY 210 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 2 |
| PHGY 212 | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 |
| PHGY 213 | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 |
| PHGY 311 | (3) | Channels, Synapses & Hormones |
| PHGY 312 | (3) | Respiratory, Renal, & Cardiovascular Physiology |
| PHGY 313 | (3) | Blood, Gastrointestinal, & Immune Systems Physiology |
| PHGY 314 | (3) | Integrative Neuroscience |
Upper-Level Physiology (ULP) Courses
6 credits selected from the upper-level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows:
All Physiology courses 400-level and above.
Note:
The 6-credit course PHGY 459D1/D2 equals 3 credits of ULP and 3 credits of electives.
The 9-credit course PHGY 461D1/D2 equals 3 credits of ULP and 6 credits of electives.
| ANAT 541 | (3) | Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging |
| BIOL 532 | (3) | Developmental Neurobiology Seminar |
| BMDE 519 | (3) | Biomedical Signals and Systems |
| EXMD 502 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 01 |
| EXMD 503 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 02 |
| EXMD 506 | (3) | Advanced Applied Cardiovascular Physiology |
| EXMD 507 | (3) | Advanced Applied Respiratory Physiology |
| EXMD 508 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Respiration |
| MIMM 413 | (3) | Parasitology |
| MIMM 414 | (3) | Advanced Immunology |
| MIMM 465 | (3) | Bacterial Pathogenesis |
| MIMM 466 | (3) | Viral Pathogenesis |
| PSYC 470 | (3) | Memory and Brain |
| PSYT 500 | (3) | Advances: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology (65 credits)
The Major Program includes, in addition to some intensive studies in Physiology, a strong core content of related biomedical sciences. Admission to the Major Program will be in U2, upon completion of the U1 required courses, and in consultation with the student's adviser.
If not previously taken, CHEM 212 "Introductory Organic Chemistry 1" must be completed in addition to the 64-65 program credits.
Students may complete this program with a minimum of 64 credits or a maximum of 65 credits depending on their choice of complementary courses.
Upper Level Physiology (ULP) Courses
9 credits selected from the upper-level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows:
All Physiology courses 400-level and above.
Note:
The 6-credit course PHGY 459D1/D2 equals 3 credits of ULP and 3 credits of electives.
The 9-credit course PHGY 461D1/D2 equals 3 credits of ULP and 6 credits of electives.
| ANAT 541 | (3) | Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging |
| BIOL 532 | (3) | Developmental Neurobiology Seminar |
| BMDE 519 | (3) | Biomedical Signals and Systems |
| EXMD 502 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 01 |
| EXMD 503 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 02 |
| EXMD 506 | (3) | Advanced Applied Cardiovascular Physiology |
| EXMD 507 | (3) | Advanced Applied Respiratory Physiology |
| EXMD 508 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Respiration |
| MIMM 413 | (3) | Parasitology |
| MIMM 414 | (3) | Advanced Immunology |
| MIMM 465 | (3) | Bacterial Pathogenesis |
| MIMM 466 | (3) | Viral Pathogenesis |
| PSYC 470 | (3) | Memory and Brain |
| PSYT 500 | (3) | Advances: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders |
Upper Level Science (ULS) Courses
6 credits selected from the upper-level Science course list as follows:
NOTE:
For Anatomy, Chemistry, Neurology and Neurosurgery: select from all courses 300-level and above and the ULS courses listed below.
For Biochemistry, Computer Science, Microbiology and Immunology, Mathematics, Physics and Pathology: select from all courses 300-level and above.
For Biology, Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology and Psychology: select from the ULS courses listed below:
| ANAT 214 | (3) | Systemic Human Anatomy |
| ANAT 261 | (4) | Introduction to Dynamic Histology |
| ANAT 262 | (3) | Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology |
| BIOL 300 | (3) | Molecular Biology of the Gene |
| BIOL 303 | (3) | Developmental Biology |
| BIOL 309 | (3) | Mathematical Models in Biology |
| BIOL 313 | (3) | Eukaryotic Cell Biology |
| BIOL 314 | (3) | Molecular Biology of Oncogenes |
| BIOL 324 | (3) | Ecological Genetics |
| BIOL 370 | (3) | Human Genetics Applied |
| BIOL 373 | (3) | Biometry |
| BIOL 389 | (3) | Laboratory in Neurobiology |
| BIOL 416 | (3) | Genetics of Mammalian Development |
| BIOL 468 | (6) | Independent Research Project 3 |
| BIOL 518 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Cell Biology |
| BIOL 520 | (3) | Gene Activity in Development |
| BIOL 524 | (3) | Topics in Molecular Biology |
| BIOL 532 | (3) | Developmental Neurobiology Seminar |
| BIOL 544 | (3) | Genetic Basis of Life Span |
| BIOL 551 | (3) | Molecular Biology: Cell Cycle |
| BIOL 575 | (3) | Human Biochemical Genetics |
| BIOL 588 | (3) | Advances in Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology |
| CHEM 214 | (3) | Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 2 |
| EXMD 401 | (3) | Physiology and Biochemistry Endocrine Systems |
| EXMD 502 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 01 |
| EXMD 503 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 02 |
| EXMD 504 | (3) | Biology of Cancer |
| EXMD 506 | (3) | Advanced Applied Cardiovascular Physiology |
| EXMD 507 | (3) | Advanced Applied Respiratory Physiology |
| EXMD 508 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Respiration |
| EXMD 509 | (3) | Gastrointestinal Physiology and Pathology |
| EXMD 510 | (3) | Bioanalytical Separation Methods |
| NEUR 310 | (3) | Cellular Neurobiology |
| PHAR 503 | (3) | Drug Design and Development 1 |
| PHAR 504 | (3) | Drug Design and Development 2 |
| PHAR 562 | (3) | General Pharmacology 1 |
| PHAR 563 | (3) | General Pharmacology 2 |
| PHAR 599 | (6) | Pharmacology Research Project |
| PSYC 311 | (3) | Human Cognition and the Brain |
| PSYC 318 | (3) | Behavioural Neuroscience 2 |
| PSYC 342 | (3) | Hormones and Behaviour |
| PSYC 353 | (3) | Laboratory in Human Perception |
| PSYC 410 | (3) | Special Topics in Neuropsychology |
| PSYC 427 | (3) | Sensorimotor Behaviour |
| PSYC 470 | (3) | Memory and Brain |
| PSYC 505 | (3) | The Psychology of Pain |
| PSYC 522 | (3) | Neurochemistry and Behaviour |
| PSYC 526 | (3) | Advances in Visual Perception |
| PSYT 500 | (3) | Advances: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology and Mathematics (77 credits)
U2 Required Courses (24 credits)
| MATH 242 | (3) | Analysis 1 |
| MATH 243 | (3) | Analysis 2 |
| MATH 323 | (3) | Probability |
| MATH 326 | (3) | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos |
| PHGY 311 | (3) | Channels, Synapses & Hormones |
| PHGY 312 | (3) | Respiratory, Renal, & Cardiovascular Physiology |
| PHGY 313 | (3) | Blood, Gastrointestinal, & Immune Systems Physiology |
| PHGY 314 | (3) | Integrative Neuroscience |
U3 Required Courses (18 credits)
| BMDE 519 | (3) | Biomedical Signals and Systems |
| MATH 319 | (3) | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations |
| MATH 324 | (3) | Statistics |
| PHGY 461D1 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
| PHGY 461D2 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Major Physiology and Physics (80 credits)
This program provides a firm foundation in physics, mathematics and physiology. It is appropriate for students interested in applying methods of the physical sciences to problems in physiology and allied biological sciences.
U1 Required Courses (17 credits)
* The corequisite BIOL 200, BIOL 201 is waived for this program.
| MATH 222 | (3) | Calculus 3 |
| PHGY 212* | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 |
| PHGY 213* | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 |
| PHYS 230 | (3) | Dynamics of Simple Systems |
| PHYS 232 | (3) | Heat and Waves |
| PHYS 257 | (3) | Experimental Methods 1 |
| PHYS 258 | (3) | Experimental Methods 2 |
U2 Required Courses (21 credits)
| MATH 326 | (3) | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos |
| PHGY 311 | (3) | Channels, Synapses & Hormones |
| PHGY 312 | (3) | Respiratory, Renal, & Cardiovascular Physiology |
| PHGY 313 | (3) | Blood, Gastrointestinal, & Immune Systems Physiology |
| PHGY 314 | (3) | Integrative Neuroscience |
| PHYS 328 | (3) | Electronics |
| PHYS 339 | (3) | Measurements Laboratory in General Physics |
U3 Required Courses (21 credits)
| BMDE 519 | (3) | Biomedical Signals and Systems |
| PHGY 461D1 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
| PHGY 461D2 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
| PHYS 333 | (3) | Thermal and Statistical Physics |
| PHYS 340 | (3) | Majors Electricity and Magnetism |
| PHYS 446 | (3) | Majors Quantum Physics |
6 credits selected as follows:
Either PHGY 209 and PHGY 210* or PHGY 201 and PHGY 202.
* The corequisite BIOL 200, BIOL 201 is waived for this program.
| PHGY 201 | (3) | Human Physiology: Control Systems |
| PHGY 202 | (3) | Human Physiology: Body Functions |
| PHGY 209 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 1 |
| PHGY 210* | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 2 |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physiology (75 credits)
All admissions to the Honours program will be in U2, and the student must have a U1 GPA of 3.30, with no less than a B in PHGY 209 and PHGY 210. Admission to U3 requires a U2 CGPA of 3.20 with no less than a B in U2 Physiology courses. Decisions for admission to U3 will be heavily influenced by student standing in U2 courses.
The Department reserves the right to restrict the number of entering students in the Honours program. Students who do not maintain Honours standing may transfer their registration to the Major Program in Physiology.
The deadline to apply to the Honours Program is June 1. Application forms are available in McIntyre 1021. Students should include in their letters telephone numbers where they can be reached during the last week of August. Students are responsible for picking up their letters of decision in McIntyre 1021 no later than one week before classes start.
Graduation: To graduate from the Honours Physiology Program, the student will have a CGPA of 3.20 with a mark no less than a B in all Physiology courses.
If not previously taken, CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 must be completed in addition to the 75 program credits.
Required Courses (60 credits)
| ANAT 261 | (4) | Introduction to Dynamic Histology |
| BIOC 311 | (3) | Metabolic Biochemistry |
| BIOL 200 | (3) | Molecular Biology |
| BIOL 202 | (3) | Basic Genetics |
| BIOL 301 | (4) | Cell and Molecular Laboratory |
| CHEM 222 | (4) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 |
| PHGY 209 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 1 |
| PHGY 210 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 2 |
| PHGY 212 | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 |
| PHGY 213 | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 |
| PHGY 311 | (3) | Channels, Synapses & Hormones |
| PHGY 312 | (3) | Respiratory, Renal, & Cardiovascular Physiology |
| PHGY 313 | (3) | Blood, Gastrointestinal, & Immune Systems Physiology |
| PHGY 314 | (3) | Integrative Neuroscience |
| PHGY 351 | (3) | Research Techniques: Physiology |
| PHGY 359D1 | (.5) | Tutorial in Physiology |
| PHGY 359D2 | (.5) | Tutorial in Physiology |
| PHGY 459D1 | (3) | Physiology Seminar |
| PHGY 459D2 | (3) | Physiology Seminar |
| PHGY 461D1 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
| PHGY 461D2 | (4.5) | Experimental Physiology |
Upper-Level Physiology (ULP) Courses
6 credits selected from the upper-level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows:
All Physiology courses 400-level and above.
| ANAT 541 | (3) | Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging |
| BIOL 532 | (3) | Developmental Neurobiology Seminar |
| BMDE 519 | (3) | Biomedical Signals and Systems |
| EXMD 502 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 01 |
| EXMD 503 | (3) | Advanced Endocrinology 02 |
| EXMD 506 | (3) | Advanced Applied Cardiovascular Physiology |
| EXMD 507 | (3) | Advanced Applied Respiratory Physiology |
| EXMD 508 | (3) | Advanced Topics in Respiration |
| MIMM 413 | (3) | Parasitology |
| MIMM 414 | (3) | Advanced Immunology |
| MIMM 465 | (3) | Bacterial Pathogenesis |
| MIMM 466 | (3) | Viral Pathogenesis |
| PSYC 470 | (3) | Memory and Brain |
| PSYT 500 | (3) | Advances: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders |
Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Physiology (PHGY) Related Programs
Physiology (PHGY) Related Programs
Interdepartmental Honours in Immunology
Interdepartmental Honours in Immunology
For more information, see Immunology Interdepartmental Honours. This program is offered by the Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, and Physiology. Students interested in the program should contact Dr. C. Piccirillo, Microbiology and Immunology, ciro.piccirillo [at] mcgill.ca, 514-398-2872 or Dr. Monroe Cohen, Physiology, monroe.cohen [at] mcgill.ca, 514-398- 4342.
Faculty:
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Faculty:
Faculty of Science—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)