The Honours Life Sciences program provides students with the opportunity to study various topics in human health, aging, and disease. Our curriculum is organized under the categories of communication, experiential learning, and research skills.
A unique aspect to our programs involves the implementation of community-based projects and peer mentoring experiential opportunities that are tied to in-course experiences. This multi-disciplinary approach to studying the Life Sciences provides students with a broad perspective for problem-solving and to undertake post-graduate research in an emerging life science field.
Program Type
Honours Bachelor of Science
Degree at Graduation
Unlimited Enrollment
Co-op Program
Beginning at Level 3
Admission Requirements
Completion of any Level 1 program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including:
- BIOLOGY 1A03
- BIOLOGY 1M03
- CHEM 1A03
- 1 course from MATH 1A03, 1LS3
- 1 course from PHYSICS 1A03, 1C03
- 1 course from EARTHSC 1G03, ENVIRSC 1C03, PSYCH 1XX3, PSYCH 1FF3
- 2 courses from the Science 1 Course List
Typical Second-Year Courses
LIFESCI 2A03
Research for Methods in Life Sciences
LIFESCI 2AA3
Introduction to Topics in Life Sciences
LIFESCI 2L03
Living Systems Laboratory
STAT 2B03
Statistical Methods for Science
BIOLOGY 2C03
Genetics
BIOLOGY 2B03
Cell Biology
LIFESCI 2G03
Genes, Genomes and Society
LIFESCI 2CC3
Fundamentals of Neuroscience
LIFESCI 2D03
Behavioural Processes
LIFESCI 2N03
Human Nutrition for Life Sciences
Career Opportunities
Honours Life Sciences students develop a range of skills that are easily transferred to a wide range of careers.
Graduates have pursued careers in the following areas:
- Regulatory Affairs
- Science Research
- Health Care
- Nutritional Science
- Scientific Communication
- Science Consultancy
- Pharmacology
- Genetics
- Toxicology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology