Tentative list of upper-level Biology courses offered during Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Core courses listed in bold are offered every year; courses not in bold may not be offered each year (many are offered in alternate years). Some prerequisites apply. Subject to change. See timetable.
Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
|---|---|
BIOL 325 - Ornithology | BIOL 305 - Animal Physiology |
BIOL 332 - Microbial Ecology | BIOL 333 - Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Biology |
BIOL 334 - Virology | BIOL 351 - Population and Community Ecology |
BIOL 341 - Molecular Cell Biology | BIOL 403 - Current Topics in Biology |
BIOL 350 - Plant Biology | BIOL 432 - Applied Microbiology |
BIOL 375 - Ecological Methodology | BIOL 465 - Endocrinology |
BIOL 402 - Evolution | |
BIOL 491 - Undergraduate Research Project (all year) | |
Tentative list of courses for 2025-2026
BIOL 305, 320, 336, 345, 348, 360, 402, 403, 432, 434, 435, 436, 443, 445, 457.
See course descriptions.
Upper-Level Science Electives for 2023-2024
List of upper-level courses in other science programs that may be taken as Upper-Level Electives. Students who have completed the 2nd-year courses in the Honours or Major in Biology should meet most prerequisites. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be counted as Upper-Level Biology Electives for the Honours, Major, or Minor in Biology. Courses with double asterisks (**) satisfy the requirement for an Applied Biology course for registration as a Registered Professional Biologist with the College of Applied Biology of BC. Subject to change.
Fall 2023
- AQUA 328 Methods and Techniques of Finfish Culture
- ASTR 312 History of Astronomy and Cosmology
- CHEM 300 Green Chemistry and Toxicology
- CHEM 302 Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 334 Bio-Organic Chemistry
- FRST 328 GIS for Natural Sciences *
- FRST 351 Forest Pathology *
- GEOG 328 Geographic Information Systems *
- GEOG 350 Natural Resource Management
- GEOG 373 Biogeography *
- GEOL 301 Caves & Karst Landscapes
- RMOT 306 Environmental Monitoring *
Spring 2024
- AQUA 332 Finfish, Shellfish, and Crustacean Nutrition
- ASTR 311 Exploring the University
- FISH 322 Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems *
- FISH 324 Ichthyology *
- FRST 352 Forest Entomology *
- GEOG 324 Research Methods in Geography
- GEOG 328 Geographic Information Systems *
- GEOL 312 Environmental Geology
- RMOT 357 Research Methods in Natural Resource Management *
- RMOT 400 Fisheries Conservation and Management **
- RMOT 401 Wildlife Management **
May 2024
- AQUA 342 Finfish, Shellfish and Crustacean Health (April 25 - May 3)
- AQUA 323 Invertebrate Aquaculture (May 6-15)
Other Elective Options
Refer to the BSc Advising website for other lower- and upper-level elective options.