Science course terms of offering

Legend: F = Fall term  |  W = Winter term  |  S = Spring term | BJTU = Beijing Jiaotong University (2+2 program)

Note 1: Courses are offered in-person unless otherwise noted.

Note 2: Course offerings may vary from year to year depending on course enrolment and instructor availability. Check the Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date information.

BIOL course terms of offering
Course Term Notes
BIOL110 - Biodiversity, Biomes, and Evolution F  
BIOL130 - Introductory Cell Biology F, W  
BIOL130L - Cell Biology Laboratory F, W  
BIOL201 - Human Anatomy F, W  
BIOL211 - Introductory Vertebrate Zoology W  
BIOL212 - Dinosaurs TBD Coming soon (2027)
BIOL220 - Introduction to Plant Structure and Function W  
BIOL225 - Plants and Civilization F  
BIOL231 - Cell Biology TBD  
BIOL235 - Foundations of Molecular Biology F, S  
BIOL239 - Genetics F, W, S Offered Online (F)
BIOL240 - Fundamentals of Microbiology F, W, S Offered Online (W, S)
BIOL240L - Microbiology Laboratory F, S  
BIOL241 - Introduction to Applied Microbiology W, S  
BIOL251 - Fundamentals of Ecology F  
BIOL266 - Introduction to Computational Biology F  
BIOL273 - Principles of Human Physiology 1 F, W, S  
BIOL280 - Introduction to Biophysics W, S Cross-listed with PHYS 280
BIOL302 - Functional Histology W  
BIOL308 - Principles of Molecular Biology F, S  
BIOL310 - Invertebrate Zoology F  
BIOL312 - The Natural History of Aquatic Organisms S  
BIOL323 - Plant Physiology F Not offered in Fall 2026
BIOL325 - Flowering Plants TBD  
BIOL331 - Advanced Cell Biology W  
BIOL335L - Molecular Biology Techniques F, W  
BIOL341 - Fundamentals of Immunology W  
BIOL342 - Molecular Biotechnology 1 F  
BIOL345 - Microorganisms in Foods F  
BIOL346 - Microbial Ecology and Diversity W  
BIOL348L - Laboratory Methods in Microbiology W  
BIOL349 - Synthetic Biology Project Design F CHE 565
BIOL350 - Ecosystem Ecology F  
BIOL351 - Aquatic Ecology W  
BIOL352 - Populations and Communities W  
BIOL354 - Environmental Toxicology F, S  
BIOL355 - Biology of Human Aging W GERON 355
BIOL359 - Evolution 1: Mechanisms F, W, S Offered Online (S)
BIOL361 - Biostatistics and Experimental Design W  
BIOL365 - Methods in Bioinformatics W  
BIOL370 - Comparative Animal Physiology: Environmental Aspects F  
BIOL371 - Comparative Animal Physiology: Evolutionary Themes W  
BIOL373 - Principles of Human Physiology 2 W, S  
BIOL373L - Human Physiology Laboratory W  
BIOL376 - Cellular Neurophysiology F  
BIOL382 - Computational Modelling of Cellular Systems W AMATH 382/Offered in even years only
BIOL383 - Tropical Ecosystems W ERS 383
BIOL403 - Developmental Biology and Embryology F  
BIOL414 - Parasitology W  
BIOL431 - Bacterial Molecular Genetics W
BIOL432 - Molecular Biotechnology 2 W  
BIOL433 - Plant Biotechnology F  
BIOL434 - Human Molecular Genetics F, W  
BIOL439 - Environmental and Natural Products Biochemistry F, W  
BIOL441 - Advances in Immunology W  
BIOL442 - Virology W  
BIOL443 - Fermentation Biotechnology F  
BIOL444 - Bacterial Pathogenesis F  
BIOL447 - Environmental Microbiology F  
BIOL448 - Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry F  
BIOL449 - Public Health Microbiology W  
BIOL450 - Marine Biology W  
BIOL451 - Advanced Ecology and Evolution F Permanent W offering after F27
BIOL455 - Ecological Risk Assessment and Management F  
BIOL456 - Population Biology F  
BIOL457 - Analysis of Communities W  
BIOL458 - Quantitative Ecology F  
BIOL461 - Advanced Biostatistics TBD  
BIOL462 - Applied Wetland Science F Cross-listed with EARTH 444
BIOL465 - Structural Bioinformatics W  
BIOL469 - Genomics F  
BIOL470 - Methods of Aquatic Ecology F  
BIOL472 - Cell Biology of Human Disease F  
BIOL473 - Mammalian Reproduction F  
BIOL475 - Current Topics in Microbiology W  
BIOL476 - Systems Neuroscience: From Neurons to Behaviour TBD  
BIOL477L - Techniques in Animal Physiology W  
BIOL479 - Population Genetics and Evolution F  
BIOL483 - Animal Cell Biotechnology W  
BIOL484 - Advanced Eukaryotic Genetics W  
BIOL485 - Conservation Biology W  
BIOL487 - Computational Neuroscience W SYDE 552
BIOL489 - Arctic Ecology W  
BIOL490A - Biology Field Course 1 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL490B - Biology Field Course 2 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL490C - Biology Field Course 3 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL490D - Biology Field Course 4 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL498A - Short Biology Field Course 1 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL498B - Short Biology Field Course 2 W 2 weeks in early Jan
BIOL499A - Senior Honours Project F, W, S  
BIOL499B - Senior Honours Project F, W, S  

CHEM course terms of offering
Course Term Notes
CHEM120 - General Chemistry 1 F, W, S Offered Online (S)
CHEM120L - General Chemistry Laboratory 1 F, S  
CHEM121 - Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter F  
CHEM121L - Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1 F  
CHEM123 - General Chemistry 2 W, S  
CHEM123L - General Chemistry Laboratory 2 W, S  
CHEM125 - Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics W  
CHEM125L - Chemical Reaction Laboratory 2 W  
CHEM140 - Introduction to Scientific Calculations F, W, S On-campus only starting S26
CHEM200 - Introduction to Laboratory Techniques F  
CHEM209 - Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure F  
CHEM212 - Structure and Bonding W, S  
CHEM214 - Biological Inorganic Chemistry F  
CHEM220 - Intro Analytical Chemistry F  
CHEM220L - Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory F  
CHEM221 - Multi-Component Analysis W, S  
CHEM224L - Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory W, S  
CHEM233 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry W, S  
CHEM233L - Fundamentals of Biochemistry Laboratory W, S  
CHEM237 - Introductory Biochemistry W, S  
CHEM237L - Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory W, S  
CHEM240 - Mathematical Methods for Chemistry F  
CHEM250L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 F  
CHEM254 - Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics W, S  
CHEM257 - Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences W  
CHEM262 - Organic Chemistry for Engineering F, W  
CHEM262L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Engineering Students F, W  
CHEM264 - Organic Chemistry 1 F, S  
CHEM265 - Organic Chemistry 2 W, S  
CHEM265L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 W, S  
CHEM266 - Basic Organic Chemistry 1 F, S Offered Online (S)
CHEM266L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory F, S  
CHEM267 - Basic Organic Chemistry 2 F, W Offered Online (F)
CHEM267L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory W  
CHEM310 - Transition Element Compounds and Inorganic Materials F  
CHEM310L - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2 F  
CHEM313 - Main Group and Solid State Chemistry W  
CHEM313L - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1 W  
CHEM323 - Analytical Instrumentation F  
CHEM331 - Fundamentals of Metabolism 1 F  
CHEM333 - Metabolism 1 F  
CHEM335L - Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory F, W  
CHEM340L - Introductory Computational Chemistry W  
CHEM350 - Chemical Kinetics and Statistical Mechanics W  
CHEM350L - Physical Chemistry Laboratory 2 F  
CHEM356 - Introductory Quantum Mechanics F  
CHEM357 - Physical Biochemistry W  
CHEM360 - Organic Chemistry 3 W  
CHEM360L - Senior Organic Chemistry Laboratory F, W  
CHEM363 - Organic Process Chemistry W  
CHEM370 - Introduction to Polymer Science F  
CHEM381 - Bioorganic Chemistry F  
CHEM382L - Advanced Organic Synthesis Laboratory F  
CHEM383 - Medicinal Chemistry W  
CHEM392A - Research Project 1 F, W, S  
CHEM392B - Research Project 2 F, W, S  
CHEM400 - Special Topics in Chemistry F, W  
CHEM404 - Physicochemical Aspects of Natural Waters F  
CHEM430 - Special Topics in Biochemistry F, W  
CHEM432 - Metabolism 2 F  
CHEM433 - Advanced Biochemistry W  
CHEM464 - Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry F  
CHEM481 - Rational Design of Potential Drug Candidates F  
CHEM494A - Research Project F, W, S  
CHEM494B - Research Project F, W, S  

EARTH course terms of offering
Course Term Term
EARTH121 - Introductory Earth Sciences F, S Offered Online (S)
EARTH121L - Introductory Earth Sciences Laboratory F  
EARTH122 - Introductory Environmental Sciences F, W Offered Online (F)
EARTH122L - Introductory Environmental Sciences Laboratory W  
EARTH123 - Introductory Hydrology F, S Offered Online (S)
EARTH221 - Introductory Geochemistry W, S  
EARTH223 - Field Methods in Hydrology F  
EARTH231 - Mineralogy F  
EARTH232 - Introductory Petrography W, S  
EARTH235 - Stratigraphic Approaches to Understanding Earth's History F  
EARTH238 - Introductory Structural Geology W  
EARTH260 - Introductory Applied Geophysics F  
EARTH270 - Disasters and Natural Hazards W  
EARTH281 - Geological Impacts on Human Health F  
EARTH305 - Physical Science of Climate Change W  
EARTH321 - Introduction to Geomicrobiology F  
EARTH322 - Ecohydrology W  
EARTH331 - Volcanology and Igneous Petrology F  
EARTH332 - Metamorphic Petrology W  
EARTH333 - Introductory Sedimentology W  
EARTH342 - Geomorphology and GIS Applications F, S Offered in odd years only (S)
EARTH343 - Coastal Geomorphology W Offered in odd years only
EARTH355 - Water: Data to Decisions W  
EARTH390 - Methods in Geological Mapping W  
EARTH421 - Advanced Geochemistry F  
EARTH435 - Advanced Structural Geology W  
EARTH436A - Thesis Proposal F  
EARTH436B - Honours Thesis W  
EARTH437 - Rock Mechanics W  
EARTH438 - Engineering Geology W  
EARTH439 - Flow and Transport Through Fractured Rocks W  
EARTH440 - Quaternary Geology F  
EARTH444 - Applied Wetland Science F, S Offered in even years only (S)
EARTH456 - Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology W  
EARTH458 - Physical Hydrogeology F, S  
EARTH458L - Field Methods in Hydrogeology F, S  
EARTH459 - Chemical Hydrogeology W  
EARTH461 - Near-Surface Geophysics F  
EARTH471 - Mineral Deposits W  

MNS course terms of offering
Course Term Notes
MNS10 - Materials and Nanosciences Seminar F  
MNS101 - Materials and Nanosciences in the Modern World F  
MNS102 - Techniques for Materials and Nanosciences W  
MNS201L - Materials and Nanosciences Laboratory W, S  
MNS211 - Chemistry and the Solid State F  
MNS221 - Physics and the Solid State W  
MNS321 - Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials F, S  
MNS322 - Polymer Materials F  
MNS331 - Biomaterials W  
MNS410 - Special Topics in Solid-State Materials W  
MNS431 - Special Topics in Nano-Biomaterials W  

PHYS course terms of offering
Course Term Notes
PHYS10 - Physics Seminar F, W, S  
PHYS105 - Introduction to Physics for Health Care Professions F  
PHYS111 - Physics 1 F,W Offered Both In-Person and Online (W)
PHYS111L - Physics 1 Laboratory F, W  
PHYS112 - Physics 2 W, S Offered Both In-Person and Online (S)
PHYS112L - Physics 2 Laboratory W, S  
PHYS115 - Mechanics F, W, S  
PHYS121 - Mechanics F, W Offered Online (W)
PHYS121L - Mechanics Laboratory F  
PHYS122 - Waves, Electricity and Magnetism W, S Offered Both In-Person and Online (S)
PHYS122L - Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory W  
PHYS160L - Introductory Measurement Laboratory W  
PHYS175 - Introduction to the Universe W  
PHYS175L - Introduction to the Universe Laboratory W  
PHYS223 - Waves F First Offering (F27)
PHYS225 - Modeling Biological Physics F Final Offering (F26)
PHYS234 - Quantum Physics 1 W, S  
PHYS242 - Electricity and Magnetism 1 W, S  
PHYS249 - Linear Algebra for Physics and Astronomy F  
PHYS256 - Geometrical and Physical Optics F  
PHYS260A - Intermediate Physics Laboratory 1 F Offered with Department Consent (S)
PHYS260B - Intermediate Physics Laboratory 2 W  
PHYS263 - Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity W, S  
PHYS267 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Analysis for Physics and Astronomy W, S  
PHYS270L - Astronomical Observations, Instrumentation, and Data Analysis Laboratory W, S  
PHYS275 - Planets F  
PHYS280 - Introduction to Biophysics W, S Cross-listed with BIOL 280
PHYS334 - Quantum Physics 2 W  
PHYS342 - Electricity and Magnetism 2 F, S  
PHYS349 - Advanced Computational Physics W  
PHYS356 - Optics 1 F, S Coming in 2028-2029
PHYS357 - Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics W Coming in 2028-2029
PHYS358 - Thermal Physics F, S  
PHYS359 - Statistical Mechanics W  
PHYS360A - Modern Physics Laboratory 1 F, W, S  
PHYS360B - Modern Physics Laboratory 2 F, W, S  
PHYS363 - Intermediate Classical Mechanics F, S  
PHYS364 - Mathematical Physics 1 F, S  
PHYS365 - Mathematical Physics 2 W  
PHYS370L - Astronomy Laboratory 1 W  
PHYS375 - Stars W  
PHYS376 - Relativistic Physics W Coming in 2028-2029
PHYS380 - Molecular and Cellular Biophysics F, S  
PHYS383 - Medical Physics W  
PHYS391 - Electronics W  
PHYS391L - Electronics Laboratory W  
PHYS393 - Physical Optics W Offered in even years only
PHYS394 - Light-Matter Interactions W Final Offering (W27)
PHYS395 - Biophysics of Therapeutic Methods W Offered in even years only
PHYS396 - Biophysics of Imaging W Offered in odd years only
PHYS434 - Quantum Physics 3 F  
PHYS436 - Condensed Matter TBD Coming in 2029-2030
PHYS437A - Research Project F, W, S Please see guidelines here
PHYS437B - Research Project (Continued) F, W, S Please see guidelines here
PHYS442 - Electricity and Magnetism 3 F  
PHYS444 - Introduction to Particle Physics W  
PHYS449 - Machine Learning in Physics W  
PHYS456 - Optics 2 TBD Coming in 2029-2030
PHYS457 - Advanced Statistical Mechanics TBD Coming in 2029-2030
PHYS460A - Advanced Laboratory 1 F, W, S  
PHYS460B - Advanced Laboratory 2 F, W, S  
PHYS464 - Group Theory for Physicists TBD Coming in 2029-2030
PHYS467 - Introduction to Quantum Information Processing F, W Cross-listed with CS 467, CO 481
PHYS468 - Introduction to the Implementation of Quantum Information Processing F  
PHYS474 - Galaxies F  
PHYS475 - Cosmology W  
PHYS476 - Introduction to General Relativity W Cross-listed with AMATH 475
PHYS480 - Advanced Topics in Biophysics TBD Coming in 2029-2030
PHYS483 - Advanced Therapeutic Concepts in Oncology and Medical Physics W Cross-listed with PHARM 464
PHYS490 - Special Topics in Physics F, W, S As listed in Schedule of Classes

SCBUS course terms of offering

SCI course terms of offering
Course Term Notes
SCI200 - Energy - Its Development, Use, and Issues F Not currently offered
SCI205 - Climate Change Fundamentals F  
SCI206 - The Physics of How Things Work F  
SCI207 - Physics, the Universe, and Everything W  
SCI211 - Traditional Medicines Land-Based Field Course W, S  
SCI227 - Chemistry in Society: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow W  
SCI238 - Introductory Astronomy F, W, S Offered Online (F)
SCI250 - Environmental Geology W  
SCI252 - Quantum Mechanics for Everyone   PHIL 252/Offerings not patterned
SCI266 - Ancient Science   PHIL 260, CLAS 260/Offerings not patterned
SCI267 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Science   PHIL 258/ Offerings not patterned
SCI280/281 - Science Field Course   Offerings not patterned
SCI300/301 - Special Topics in Science   As listed in the Schedule of Classes