Program: Biological Science and Management – Complementary Studies - University of Ontario Institute of Technology

General information

As students proceed through the Biological Science program, they will obtain a background in cell biology, genetics and molecular biology, physiology, biochemistry and developmental biology. Senior level courses such as Bioethics, Neuroscience, Functional Genomics and Proteomics, along with access to modern laboratories, computational tools, sophisticated equipment and state-of-the-art facilities will enable advanced research work and skills training in industry best practice and in research.

The Biological Science program offers specializations in Life Sciences , Environmental Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , as well as an unspecialized Biology degree (Complementary Studies ).

Science and Management

The combination Science and Management program will consist of the curriculum from the selected science program and 10 courses in business and management that are taken in Year 5 of the regular program. Graduates will benefit from a complete science education complemented by solid accounting, finance, operations, human resources and marketing skills.

UOIT’s Bachelor of Science and Management (Honours) is available to students in any of the following regular programs:

Students in one of the Faculty of Science co-operative education programs may also complete a Science and Management combination program. The Science and Management plus co-op combination programs will take students six years to complete. Details are available within the co-operative education program pages.

Admission requirements

Applications to the Bachelor of Science and Management will be accepted in the winter semester of student’s third year of study. A minimum GPA of 2.3 is required to be eligible to apply to the program. This program may have limited space and applications are considered on a competitive basis. Successful applicants will be notified by the Registrar’s office by the end of May term of application.

Program details and degree requirements

The Science and Management program follows the same program map and degree requirements as the four-year degree program for each option. The program includes the addition of 10 BUSI courses in fifth year. Please note the Business electives are subject to availability of space and not all electives are offered each semester.

Biological Science – Complementary Studies

Students must successfully complete 120 credit hours according to the following requirements:

First-year required science courses – 27 credit hours

BIOL 1010U – Biology I: Molecular and Cellular Systems and BIOL 1020U – Biology II: Diversity of Life and Principles of Ecology
CHEM 1010U – Chemistry I and CHEM 1020U – Chemistry II
CSCI 1040U – Introduction to Programming for Scientists
MATH 1000U – Introductory Calculus or
MATH 1010U – Calculus I
MATH 1020U – Calculus II ⁺
PHY 1010U – Physics I or
PHY 1030U – Introductory Physics
PHY 1040U – Physics for Biosciences ⁺⁺
⁺All students who have completed Grade 12 Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) should take MATH 1010U and PHY 1010U . Students without one of these high school courses or equivalent are directed to take MATH 1000U and PHY 1030U .
⁺⁺Students who wish to take upper-year physics courses must take PHY 1010U or PHY 1030U and PHY 1020U . However, students who achieve a B standing or higher in PHY 1040U will be permitted to proceed to higher-level physics courses.

Additional core courses – 21 credit hours in Biological Science

Upper-year specialization – 21 credit hours in Biological Science

All students must successfully complete at least 21 credit hours in additional courses in biological science at the third- or fourth-year level, with a minimum of six of these credit hours at the fourth-year level.

Additional science courses – total of 27 credit hours

These science courses must include:

BIOL 4080U – Bioethics
CHEM 2020U – Introduction to Organic Chemistry
STAT 2020U – Statistics and Probability for Biological Science
Fourth-year science elective

Remaining 15 credit hours

The remaining 15 credit hours must be in courses offered by the Faculty of Science in the subject areas of:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Energy and Environment Science
Forensic Science
Mathematics
Physics

Particular sets of science courses are designated as minor programs. Please consult Biology minor , Chemistry minor , Computational Science minor , Mathematics minor or Physics minor for more information.

Liberal Studies and non-science courses – 12 credit hours

These courses must be in subjects not taught within the Faculty of Science.

General electives – 12 credit hours

These courses may be in science or in non-science subjects.

Notes:

The program must include 36 credit hours in science courses at the third- and fourth-year level; of these, at least 12 credit hours must be at the fourth-year level.

No more than 42 credit hours may be taken at the first-year level.

Science and Management – Program map

Year 5

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

Semester 2 (15 credit hours)

BUSI 2170U – Managerial Accounting
BUSI 2205U – Principles of Marketing
BUSI 2410U – Managerial Finance
BUSI 2603U – Introduction to Operations Management
One additional Business elective selected from:
BUSI 1700U – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
BUSI 3040U – Information Systems
BUSI 3330U – The Management of Change
BUSI 3650U – Innovation Management
BUSI 3930U – Leadership, Negotiation and Teamwork
Note: Students graduating from the Science and Management programs will be allowed to apply a maximum of 48 credit hours (16 courses) at the first-year level towards their degree, which must include BUSI 1101U .