Biology courses

Term updates

Winter 2024 updates (Subject to change. Last updated July 27, 2023)

  • Online CEL offerings: BIOL 240 
  • Blended: BIOL 361, BIOL 432, and BIOL 457
  • On Campus in-person: 
    • BIOL 130, BIOL 165, BIOL 211,
    • BIOL 220 (formerly BIOL 120), BIOL 239, BIOL 241, BIOL 273, BIOL 280/PHYS 280,
    • BIOL 302, BIOL 331, BIOL 335L, BIOL 341, BIOL 346, BIOL 348L, BIOL 351, BIOL 355, BIOL 359, BIOL 361, BIOL 365, BIOL 371, BIOL 373, BIOL 373L, BIOL 382/AMATH 382 (even yr), BIOL 383/ERS 383,
    • BIOL 414, BIOL 431, BIOL 432, BIOL 441, BIOL 442, BIOL 449, BIOL 450, BIOL 457, BIOL 465, BIOL 473, BIOL 475, BIOL 477L, BIOL 483, BIOL 484, BIOL 485, BIOL 487/SYDE 552, and BIOL 499   
       
  • Not offered in Winter 2024: BIOL 349, BIOL 360, BIOL 426, BIOL 428, BIOL 438, BIOL 461, BIOL 479 (moved to Fall), BIOL 489 (moved to Fall) and BIOL 488  

Spring 2024 updates (Subject to change. Last updated April 26, 2024)

  • Online CEL offerings: BIOL 240, BIOL 273, and BIOL 359
  • On Campus in-person: BIOL 130L, BIOL 220, BIOL 239, BIOL 240L, BIOL 241, BIOL 308, BIOL 309, BIOL 312, BIOL 354, BIOL 462, BIOL 490A and BIOL 499A/B. 
  • Not offered in Spring 2024: BIOL 303, BIOL 349, BIOL 373, and BIOL 373L

Fall 2024 updates (Subject to change. Last updated April 26, 2024)

  • Online CEL offerings: BIOL 239
  • Blended offering:  BIOL 266, and BIOL 350

    Please note BLND courses will have required lecture material posted on Learn and required in-person components 
  • China course offerings (CUGW Chinese Students only): BIOL 150 and BIOL 165 (no enrolment permitted)
     
  • On Campus in-person:
    • BIOL 110, BIOL 130, and BIOL 130L
    • BIOL 201, BIOL 225, BIOL 240, BIOL 240L, BIOL 251, BIOL 266, BIOL 273
    • BIOL 303, BIOL 308, BIOL 309, BIOL 310, BIOL 335L, BIOL 342, BIOL 345, BIOL 349, BIOL 350, BIOL 354, BIOL 359, BIOL 370 
    • BIOL 433, BIOL 434, BIOL 439, BIOL 443, BIOL 447, BIOL 448, BIOL 451, BIOL 455, BIOL 456, BIOL 462/EARTH 444, BIOL 469, BIOL 470, BIOL 472, BIOL 473 (moved from Winter to Fall), BIOL 479, BIOL 489 & BIOL 499 

      BIOL 345 will require lab follow-up during the term. Please contact Dr. Duxbury for specifics
  • Not offered for Fall 2024: BIOL 321 (inactivated), BIOL 323, BIOL 325, BIOL 364, BIOL 376, BIOL 403, BIOL 444, BIOL 452, BIOL 458, BIOL 476 & BIOL 486 

Winter 2025 updates (Subject to change. Last updated October 15, 2024)

New Biology course changes - contact course instructors to apply these changes for W25

  • BIOL 346 (Microbial Ecology and Diversity) - cancelled
  • BIOL 414 (Parasitology)- new pre-req pathway for students  (BIOL 110 or BIOL 241); contact course instructors to apply these changes for W25
  • BIOL 442 (Virology)- prerequisite removed (BIOL 341)
  • BIOL 370 (Comparative Animal Phys : Environmental Aspects)- new pre-req pathway for students  (BIOL 273 or BIOL 310)
  • BIOL 472 (Cell Biology of Human Disease)- prerequisite removed (BIOL 341)

Looking for interesting electives? Try these:

  • PHIL 121: Moral Issues
  • PHIL 226: Biomedical Ethics
  • PHIL 258: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
  • PHIL 260: Ancient Science
  • PHIL 271: Science Ethics: Dogs

Fall 2025 updates (Subject to change. Last updated October 15, 2024)

  • BIOL 370 (Comparative Animal Phys : Environmental Aspects)- new pre-req pathway for students  (BIOL 273 or BIOL 310)
  • BIOL 472 (Cell Biology of Human Disease)- prerequisite removed (BIOL 341)

Winter 2026 updates (Subject to change. Last updated October 15, 2024)

  • BIOL 450 (Marine Biology)- prerequisite added (BIOL 150 or 251; BIOL 359)

All Biology courses by level

The links below will display all Biology courses of the corresponding level. You can click on an individual course to see its description on the Undergraduate Calendar.