CA · Bachelors
Biology (BSc)
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Program overview
Biology is the scientific study of life At no time in history has biology been more visible and important to human life and the future of our planet The study of biology has vast applications in understanding one s own body in improving human health and natural resources in grappling with the ethical questions that face humanity and in understanding the interdependent web of living organisms on the planet Important discoveries and advances in the biological sciences occur weekly as scientists and their students around the world develop and use new techniques theories and approaches The University of Toronto has an enormous depth of faculty members on the St George campus who conduct leading-edge research and teach courses in the biological sciences Within the Faculty of Arts and Science St George campus there is no single biology department members of the Departments of Cell Systems Biology CSB and Ecology Evolutionary Biology EEB teach biology courses across the broad spectrum of introductory to advanced topics Each of these departments offers its own programs and courses and jointly offer the Biology programs These co-sponsored Programs of Study include Biology Specialist Major Minor Bioinformatics Computational Biology Specialist and Genome Biology Major The Biology Minor includes the option of joint sponsorship with the National University of Singapore that incorporates an international study-abroad semester The program in Genome Biology also includes the Department of Molecular Genetics Microbiology as a co-sponsor and the program in Bioinformatics Computational Biology additionally includes the Departments of Biochemistry and Computer Science as co-sponsors Students should consult the Cell Systems Biology and Ecology Evolutionary Biology entries in this Calendar about additional courses available in the broad subject areas of bioinformatics cell and molecular biology conservation and environmental biology developmental biology ecology evolutionary biology genetics physiology and genome biology The diverse course offerings in the Biology programs allow students to customize their educational experience to match their personal interests and career aspirations
Duration: 13
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