Honours Medical & Biological Physics is the study of medically and biologically relevant problems using the concepts, ideas and techniques of physics.
In this program, students learn about medical imaging and processing, diagnostic and treatment tools, membranes and soft materials and molecular biophysics. Students will also develop computation and laboratory methods.
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:
- 2 course from MATH 1A03, 1AA3, 1LS3, 1LT3, 1X03, 1XX3
- 1 course from PHYSICS 1A03, 1C03
- 1 course from BIOPHYS 1S03, LIFESCI 1D03, PHYSICS 1AA3, 1CC3
- CHEM 1A03
- 1 course from BIOLOGY 1A03, CHEM 1AA3, MATH 1B03
- 2 courses from the Science 1 Course List
Typical Second-Year Courses
PHYSICS 2B03
Electricity and Magnetism 1
PHYSICS 2C03
Modern Physics
PHYSICS 2G03
Scientific Computing
PHYSICS 2P03
Introductory Laboratory
MATH 2C03
Introduction to Differential Equations
MATH 2X03
Advanced Calculus 1
BIOPHYS 2S03
Exploration in Medical and Biology Physics
KINESIOL 2Y03
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIOCHEM 2B03
Nucleic Acid Structure and Function