Program: Biological Science and Management – Life Sciences specialization - 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.

Program map – Regular and Co-operative Education program

Year 1

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

Elective** (recommend CSCI 1040U)
BIOL 1010U – Biology I: Molecular and Cellular Systems
CHEM 1010U – Chemistry I
One of:
MATH 1000U – Introductory Calculus ⁺ or
MATH 1010U – Calculus I ⁺
One of:
PHY 1010U – Physics I ⁺ or
PHY 1030U – Introductory Physics ⁺

Semester 2 (15 credit hours)

BIOL 1020U – Biology II: Diversity of Life and Principles of Ecology
CHEM 1020U – Chemistry II
MATH 1020U – Calculus II
PHY 1040U – Physics for Biosciences ⁺⁺
PSYC 1000U – Introductory Psychology
⁺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.

Program map – Regular program

Year 2

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

Semester 2 (15 credit hours)

Year 3

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

Three electives**
BIOL 3020U – Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
BIOL 3080U – Biochemistry II

Semester 2 (15 credit hours)

Year 4

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

Senior Biology elective**
Three electives**
BIOL 4410U – Biology Thesis Project I *** or
Senior Biology elective**

Semester 2 (15 credit hours)

Two electives**
BIOL 4820U – Neuropharmacology
BIOL 4080U – Bioethics
BIOL 4420U – Biology Thesis Project II *** or
Senior Biology elective**

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 .

Notes:

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

*This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

**Electives and breadth requirements

All students must complete 39 elective credit hours. Students not accepted to takeBIOL 4410U and BIOL 4420U must take an additional two senior biology electives for a total of 45 elective credit hours. A senior biology elective is defined as any 4000-level biology course not specified in the course map. At least 15 elective credit hours must be in courses offered by the Faculty of Science including at least 3 credit hours at the Senior Biology level; the additional two senior biology electives required for students who are not enrolled in thesis cannot be used to meet this requirement. In order to satisfy breadth requirements, no more than 12 elective credit hours may be in biology (BIOL) courses; at least 12 elective credit hours must be in courses outside the Faculty of Science. Students must take the remaining 12 elective credit hours in a general elective (offered by the Faculty of Science or outside the Faculty of Science).

***Thesis Project or Senior Biology electives

Students in clear academic standing who have completed 90 credit hours of their BIOL program and six third-year required courses may optionally apply to take a two-course sequence consisting of BIOL 4410U – Biology Thesis Project I and BIOL 4420U – Biology Thesis Project II . Students not accepted to take the thesis courses must complete two additional senior biology electives instead. A senior biology elective is defined as any 4000-level biology course not specified in the course map. A student meeting the above requirements who does not take BIOL 4410U and BIOL 4420U may optionally apply to take BIOL 4430U – Directed Studies in Biology as one of the required senior biology electives. Opportunities for the Thesis Project and Directed Studies options are limited; for either of these options, students must apply through Science Advising by March 30 following completion of the first three years of the program.