X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Biomedical Toxicology (BTOX)
Interdisciplinary Program, Departments of Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, School of Environmental Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Major (Honours Program)
Students may enter this major in Semester 1 or any semester thereafter. A student wishing to declare the major may wish to consult the Faculty Advisor. A minimum of 20.00 credits are required for graduation.
Semester 1
| BIOL*1090 | [0.50] | Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| CHEM*1040 | [0.50] | General Chemistry I |
| MATH*1080 | [0.50] | Elements of Calculus I |
| PHYS*1080 | [0.50] | Physics for Life Sciences |
| 0.50 Arts or Social Science electives | ||
| Students lacking Grade 12 or 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics should follow the revised schedule of study for this major found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/bsc/revised_SS | ||
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Semester 5
Semester 6
| BIOM*3090 | [0.50] | Principles of Pharmacology | ||||||
| PATH*3610 | [0.50] | Principles of Disease | ||||||
| TOX*3360 | [0.50] | Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology | ||||||
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| Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester | ||||||||
Semester 7
Semester 8
* Restricted Electives
At least 1.50 credits must be completed from the following list of allowable courses.
**Students are advised to pay particular attention to pre-requisite requirements when choosing individual courses, and seek advice as needed.
| ANSC*4650 | [0.50] | Comparative Immunology |
| BIOM*3040 | [0.75] | Medical Embryology |
| BIOM*4050 | [0.50] | Biomedical Aspects of Aging |
| BIOM*4070 | [0.50] | Biomedical Histology |
| BIOM*4150 | [0.50] | Cancer Biology |
| CHEM*3750 | [0.50] | Organic Chemistry II |
| CHEM*3760 | [0.50] | Organic Chemistry III |
| CHEM*4740 | [0.50] | Topics in Bio-Organic Chemistry |
| MBG*3040 | [0.50] | Molecular Biology of the Gene |
| MBG*3350 | [0.75] | Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology I |
| MBG*4270 | [0.50] | DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair |
| MCB*4010 | [0.50] | Advanced Cell Biology |
| MICR*3230 | [0.50] | Immunology |
| NUTR*4090 | [0.50] | Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals |
| NUTR*4320 | [0.50] | Nutrition and Metabolic Control of Disease |
| PATH*3040 | [0.50] | Principles of Parasitology |
| POPM*3240 | [0.50] | Epidemiology |
| POPM*4040 | [0.50] | Epidemiology of Food-borne Diseases |
| STAT*2050 | [0.50] | Statistics II |
| STAT*3510 | [0.50] | Environmental Risk Assessment |
| TOX*4900 | [1.00] | Toxicology Research Project I |
| TOX*4910 | [1.00] | Toxicology Research Project II |
Credit Summary (20.00 Total Credits)
4.00 - First year science credits
10.75 - Required science courses semesters 3 – 8
1.50 - Restricted electives
1.50 - Arts and/or Social Science electives
2.25 - Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students
Of the total credits required, students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which 2.00 credits must be at the 4000 level and an additional 4.00 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.