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2023-24 Honours Biological and Medical Physics Course Sequence

2023-24 Honours Biological and Medical Physics Recommended Course Sequence

Note: Elective and program elective recommendation notes are listed after Year 4.

Year 1

Fall

Winter

PHYS 10
CHEM 123, CHEM 123L
PHYS 122, PHYS 122L
One of ENGL 193 or COMMST 193
MATH 128
One elective (0.5 unit)

Year 2

Fall

Winter

PHYS 10
BIOL 273 or BIOL 239
CHEM 237, CHEM 237L
One of PHYS 280 or BIOL 280
PHYS 242, PHYS 242L
One elective (0.5 unit)

Year 3

Fall

PHYS 10
PHYS 380
MATH 228
Two program electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

PHYS 10
PHYS 233 or PHYS 234
PHYS 395 or PHYS 396
PHYS 383
One program elective (0.5 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

Year 4

Fall

PHYS 10
PHYS 358
Two program electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

Winter

PHYS 10
PHYS 395 or PHYS 396
Two program electives (1.0 unit)
One elective (0.5 unit)

Elective and Program Elective Recommendation Notes

One elective or program elective unit (two courses) must be a 400-level BIOL or PHYS lecture unit.
A maximum of 1.0 lab unit is permitted as electives.
Students should consult the graduate CAMPEP accredited program of interest for preferred prerequisites.
The represented sequencing of all elective types is suggestive only and can be taken in a different order, and different term, than what is shown, depending on the elective chosen, it’s term of offering and required requisites.