Biology and Medicine Pre-Major

BIOL-101 – Introduction to Biology 1

This course is an introduction to the structure and function of organisms with particular reference to molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects of the living world. Designed for students seeking a degree or diploma in a field of science or technology, BIOL 101, with BIOL 102, lays the foundations on which the higher-level courses in Biology are based. It is also suitable as an elective course for general interest or arts students.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: Either Biology 12, Anatomy & Physiology 12, or BIOL 090, or equivalent. Life Sciences 11 and Chemistry 12 are highly recommended.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-102 – Introduction to Biology 2

BIOL 102 is an introduction to organismic and population biology with emphasis on reproduction, genetics, developmental biology, evolution, diversity and ecology.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-200 – Introduction to Microbiology

This course includes the topics: vector operations, dot and scalar products, conditions for equilibrium in two- and three-dimensions, free body diagrams, moments about an axis, couples, friction, wedges, screws, trusses, methods of joints, method of sections, shear and moment equations and diagrams, relations between distributed load, shear, and moment, kinematics, rectilinear and curvilinear motion in rectangular, normal, tangential, and cylindrical components, dynamics, Newton’s second law, equations of motion in various coordinates, Zeroth law and heat capacity, first law of thermodynamics, heat engines.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101 Corequisites: BIOL 102, if not taken previously
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-201 – Cell Biology

This course studies the relationship between cell structure and cell function. The structure/function of the cell membrane and most organelles are covered in detail. Topics also include macromolecules, cell movements, cell-cell adhesion, cell reproduction, and cell signaling. The material in Biology 201 is an integral part of an undergraduate biological sciences program and is especially appropriate for students interested in health-related sciences, microbiology, genetics, developmental biology, biochemistry, botany, zoology, and general biology.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101, BIOL 102, CHEM 101 and CHEM 102
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-202 – Introduction to Biochemistry

BIOL 202 focuses on fundamental concepts in biochemistry including protein structure and function, enzyme kinetics, DNA-based technologies, and bioenergetics. Lectures will emphasize the intimate relationship between protein structure and function, and new technologies that are being used in the field of biochemistry. Topics include cellular energetics, enzyme kinetics, protein structure and function, glycobiology, current DNA-based technologies, and ATP metabolism, Laboratory exercises emphasize data collection and analysis and technical writing skills. Lab topics include enzyme kinetics, SDS PAGE, and bioinformatics.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 201 Corequisites: CHEM 202
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-203 – Genetics

Genetics is the study and understanding of inheritance and development of organisms. This course will provide an introduction to genes and gene function. Mendelian and extra-mendelian genetics and molecular genetics review and expand on these topics as explored in first year biology. Topics in transmission, molecular and quantitative genetics will also be discussed. Lab material will include descriptive aspects, techniques, data analysis and experimentation.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 or the equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-204 – Introduction to Ecology

This course studies the interactions between organisms and their environment at the organismal, population, community, and ecosystem levels. Topics considered include energy flow, nutrient cycling, organismal ecology, population growth, regulation and dynamics, species interactions, community structure, ecological succession, biodiversity, conservation, and evolutionary processes. Lab activities support lecture material allowing students to apply ecological concepts and theories by testing
ecological hypotheses. Students gain local natural history knowledge and employ various quantitative methods to collect, analyze, and interpret ecological data from field studies and experiments.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

BIOL-208 – Vertebrate Biology

This course covers the evolution and comparative anatomy of cephalochordates, urochordates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The comparative anatomy of major organ systems among fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals will be studied in the lab via dissection of representative organisms. The lab will emphasize the relationship between structure and function of vertebrate organisms while the lecture will focus on current controversies and discoveries in the scientific study of vertebrate evolution.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

CHEM-101 – Fundamentals of Chemistry 1

This course presents the fundamental principles of chemistry with particular reference to acid-base and redox chemistry, electronic structure of atoms and molecules, properties of liquids, gases, solids and their solutions, phase changes, and thermochemistry.  The associated laboratory exercises emphasize proper experimental techniques, data collection and analysis, safety and technical writing skills.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: Either Chemistry 12, CHEM 090,CHEM 100, or equivalent. Either Math 090, Pre-Calculus 12, Principles of Mathematics 12, or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

CHEM-102 – Fundamentals of Chemistry 2

Together with CHEM 101, CHEM 102 provides a solid foundation in fundamental chemical principles. Topics include equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, chemistry of the main group elements and the chemistry of organic and biomolecules. The associated laboratory exercises emphasize proper experimental technique, data collection and analysis, safety and technical writing skills.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: CHEM 101 or CHEM 115 or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

CHEM-201 – Organic Chemistry 1

CHEM 201 is an introductory course in organic chemistry including the structure and reactions of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives. The laboratory stresses the techniques of preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 105 hours
• Prerequisites: CHEM 101, CHEM 102 or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

CHEM-202 – Organic Chemistry 2

CHEM 202 is a continuation of CHEM 201 involving the structure and reactions of the more complex aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic systems including an introduction to natural product chemistry and industrially important organic compounds. The laboratory stresses synthetic methods and some analytical procedures.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 105 hours
• Prerequisites: CHEM 201 or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

ENGL-100 – English Composition

English 100 focuses on composition strategies for writing across academic disciplines. Over the course of the term, students will develop an awareness of how rhetorical situations affect composition and refine their understanding of the fundamentals of essay writing (and clear communication more broadly), including paragraphing, thesis statements, essay structure, and citation methods. Students will also learn the fundamentals of critical thinking and analysis, persuasive writing techniques (including rhetorical appeals and modes), scholarly research, and academic reading.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English 12, English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? Blended, On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

ENGL-101 – Introduction to Poetry and Drama

An introduction to the critical reading of literature through the study and analysis of poetry and drama across historical periods from Shakespeare to twenty-first century poets and dramatists. While this course will teach students how to perform college-level literary analysis of canonical texts, it will also teach them how to question and evaluate the cultural narratives that literature circulates. As such, the class will explore questions of gender, class, race, nationhood/nation building, and the problematic literary canon in order to develop strategies for negotiating complex literary texts and to become better, more nuanced readers.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English 12, English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent. Note: ENGL 100 is recommended for students who need to focus on composition skills.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

ENGL-102 – Introduction to Prose Fiction

English 102 introduces students to the genre of literary fiction from the origins of the short story in early nineteenth century to the novels of twentieth and twenty-first century. The aim of ENGL 102 is to read fiction with an understanding of genre, technique and form; to apply various critical strategies to literary texts; and to develop analytical writing skills appropriate to essays at the university level. Ultimately, the course encourages students to consider how narrative forms can shape, challenge and respond to their moral, social, and political contexts.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English 12, English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent. Corequisites: ENGL 100 is recommended for students who need to focus on composition skills.
• Delivery Method: ? Blended, On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

INDG-105 – Introduction to Health and Wellness in Indigenous Communities

This course adopts an Indigenous approach to understanding health and wellness within Indigenous communities. Students examine many factors and conditions that impact Indigenous community health at an individual and collective perspective. This course also focuses on how community health and wellness is articulated and maintained according to Indigenous Peoples Place Based Worldviews. Critical Indigenous scholarship, including what is referred to as ‘traditional knowledges’ are incorporated alongside interdisciplinary perspectives, privileging Indigenous Peoples’ voices.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English 12, English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

INDG-250 – Indigenous Community Health and Healing

This course engages students in the study of Indigenous conceptions of health and healing in contemporary Indigenous communities. Centering on the question “what is health?” students are challenged to learn about and integrate Indigenous conceptions of health into their own practice frameworks and ethical perspectives. This course will rely heavily on Indigenous knowledges, including but not limited to, Elder and Knowledge Holder teachings, Critical Indigenous Theory, and on-the-land learning.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- (55%) in INDG 105 and ENGL 100.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

MATH-103 – Differential Calculus

This course is intended for students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree. Topics include: functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, their interpretation, differentiation rules, techniques of differentiation, implicit differentiation, inverse functions, exponential functions, logarithms, applications of differentiation such as linear approximations, Newton’s method, related rates, analysis of graphs, and optimization, and the Mean Value Theorem. Calculus is a necessary step in any career in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, and Physics. It is also useful in any field which uses Statistics to analyze data.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 60 hours
• Prerequisites: Either a minimum of 65% in Math 090, Math 100, or Principles 12; or Pre-Calculus 11 AND Pre-Calculus 12 with a minimum of 65%; or Pre-Calculus 12 and a minimum of 75% in Calculus 12.
• Delivery Method: ? Blended
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

MATH-104 – Integral Calculus

Students work with polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric, inverse, and hyperbolic functions. They will learn integration techniques (substitution, parts, partial fractions, trigonometric substitution, numerical methods), applications of integration (volumes of revolution, work, fluid, force, surfaces, arc length, and centroids); I’Hôpital’s rule and improper integrals; sequences and series; convergence tests (divergence, integral, comparison, limit comparison, ratio, root, and alternating series tests), Power, Maclaurin and Taylor series, differential equations, polar curves (common graphs, slopes, area, arc length, and conics) and parametric equations (higher order derivatives, area, and arc length).

Calculus is a necessary step in any career in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, and Physics. It is also useful in any field which uses Statistics to analyze data.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 60 hours
• Prerequisites: MATH 103 or equivalent; or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

PHYS-103 – Introduction to Physics 1

This course introduces the student to how calculus is used to build physical theory and to solve problems in kinematics, dynamics, momentum, and centre of mass calculations. In addition, the student is introduced to several conservation laws, in particular conservation of mechanical energy and linear and angular momentum.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: Either PHYS 090, Physics 12, or equivalent. MATH 103 is a required course, either taken prior or concurrently.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

PHYS-104 – Introduction to Physics 2

This course builds on PHYS 103. Electric fields and electric potentials are calculated from a variety of continuous distributions of electric charge using Coulomb’s Law and Gauss’ Law. The principles of electrostatic equilibrium and dynamic equilibrium in conductors are used to discuss capacitors and resistors, and to calculate the effective capacitance or resistance for circuits. Kirchhoff’s loop rules are used to analyze more sophisticated circuits. Magnetic fields are calculated from distributions of electric current using Ampère’s law; and the force from a magnetic field on a current carrying wire or moving charge is calculated. Electromotive force is calculated using Faraday’s law of induction, and is applied to generators, transformers and inductors. Maxwell’s equations are introduced and used to explain electromagnetic waves. Special relativity is introduced. Calculus is used throughout this course: including introductions to vector fields, line integrals, surface flux integrals, gradients, and differential equations.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 90 hours
• Prerequisites: PHYS 103, MATH 104 is a required course, either taken prior or concurrently.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

PSYC-101 – Introduction to Psychology 1

This course provides an introduction to the history, principles, and methods of psychology. Topics may include the brain and behaviour, sensation and perception, learning and memory, thinking and language, and states of consciousness.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

PSYC-102 – Introduction to Psychology 2

This course is a continuation of PSYC 101. Topics may include development across the lifespan, intelligence, motivation, emotion, stress and health, personality, psychological disorders, therapy, and social behavior.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum 65% in either English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 090, or equivalent). PSYC 101 is recommended.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline

STAT-106 – Statistics

This course introduces the fundamental ideas of statistics and can be applied to any discipline. Topics include: collection, description, and presentation of data; calculating central tendency and dispersion; probability and statistical inference; hypothesis testing (means, proportions, variances, one and two samples); correlation and regression; decision making and sampling, Goodness of Fit Tests, and Contingency Tables.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 60 hours
• Prerequisites: A minimum of 60% in either Principles of Math 11, Foundations of Math 11, Applications of Math 11, Pre-Calculus Math 11, Statistics 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12, MATH 080, or MATH 101; or a minimum grade of 65% in either Foundations of Math 12, Geometry 12, or Computer Science 12; or any grade in Foundations of Math 11 and 70% or higher in Foundations of Math 12; or a minimum grade of 60% in MATH 111.
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus, Online
• Cost: $358.14
• Lab Fees: $82.11
• Total: $440.25
• Course Outline

STAT-206 – Calculus Based Statistics

This course is intended for students who are pursuing Engineering or a Bachelor of Science degree. Topics include probability theory, random variables, expected values, variance, moments, probability distributions (binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, geometric, negative binomial and gamma), estimation (properties of estimators, method of maximum likelihood and method of moments), hypothesis testing (type I and II errors, and generalized likelihood ratio tests), distributions (χ2,t and F) and their tests, goodness of fit and contingency tables, regression and ANOVA.

Statistics are used to analyze data throughout the sciences, including Biology, Chemistry, Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics.

• Minimum Credits: 3
• Length: 45 hours
• Prerequisites: MATH 104 or MATH 114 may be taken concurrently
• Delivery Method: ? On-campus
• Cost: $358.14
• Course Outline