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SCIENCE: PROGRAMS OF STUDY (INCLUDES BMSc)
The Faculty of Science offers modules which lead to the following degrees:

Honors Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Honors Bachelor of Arts (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Arts (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Science (Three-Year) 15.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Arts (Three-Year) 15.0 required courses.

The Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry jointly offer the following BMSc degrees:

Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) 20.0 required courses.
Students who are interested in the BMSc program usually register in Biological and Medical Sciences in Year 1.  Following successful completion of the appropriate first-year courses, any first-year student may apply for entry into the BMSc program.  Registration in the BMSc program is limited and competitive beginning in Year 2 and meeting the minimum admission/progression requirements does not guarantee registration in the program.  For additional information about admission requirements and admission criteria, please visit the BMSc website at www.uwo.ca/bmsc.

The following degrees are not necessarily offered in the modular format.

 
A Five-Year BMSc Honors and Combined HBA Degree Program is available in:
Honors Specialization in Medical Sciences
A Five-Year BSc and Combined HBA Degree Program is available in:
Honors BSc (or Honors BA)/HBA
A Six-Year BSc Honors and Concurrent JD Degree Program is available in:
Honors Computer Science/JD
BSc (FN) Honors Specialization and Specialization in Foods and Nutrition, and Honors Specialization in Food Science and Technology are offered jointly by the University and Brescia University College. For details see the Brescia University College section.

All the regular undergraduate degrees offered either by the Faculty of Science or jointly between the Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, whether Three-Year or Four-Year, contain a "breadth requirement" and an "essay requirement".

Breadth Requirement:

Students must include at least 1.0 course from each of Categories A, B and C within their degree. (2.0 of these courses will be taken in Year 1).

Note: For further information, please see Breadth Requirements, in the Academic Information section.


Essay Requirement:

A student must include at least 2.0 courses with an essay designation (suffix E for a full course, suffix F, G, or Z for half courses - F/G indicates an essay designated half course which might be offered in either term). Essay courses must be completed at Western or at one of its affiliated University Colleges.

At least 1.0 of these 2.0 essay courses must be at the senior level, numbered 2000 or above.

Note: A number of courses offered by Science and Basic Medical Science departments have essay designations.
 
No more than 14.0 courses in one subject may be counted among the 20.0 successfully completed courses used to fulfill graduation requirements.

All Bachelor of Science degrees, whether Four-Year (Including Honors) or Three-Year, require that a minimum number of Science courses be included in the degree.

Honors Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Four-Year) degrees require a minimum of 11.0 courses from the Faculty of Science* within the 20.0 courses required for the degree.  Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) degrees require a minimum of 11.0 courses from the Faculty of Science* within the 20.0 courses required for the degree. 

Bachelor of Science (Three-Year) degrees require a minimum of 8.0 courses from the Faculty of Science* within the 15.0 courses required for the degree.
 
* Note: Courses offered by the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, History of Medicine, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, and Physiology and Pharmacology will be accepted in place of Science courses in the above degrees. 

Honors Bachelor Degree:

This degree must contain either an Honors Specialization module or two Major modules (Double Major).
  • An Honors Specialization module may be combined with a Major or a Minor module, or options.
Bachelor Degree (Four-Year):

This degree must contain either a Specialization module or a Major module.
  • A Specialization module may be combined with a Major module, or a Minor module, or options.
  • A Major module may be combined with another Major module, or one or two Minor modules, or options.

Bachelor Degree (Three-Year):

This degree must contain either a Major module or two Minor modules.
  • A Major module may be combined with a Minor module, or options.
The Honors Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree

This degree must contain one of the following Honors Specializations: Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity, Clinical Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics (Medical Science concentration), Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology and Toxicology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, Physiology and Pharmacology.

OR

two of the following Majors: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

The Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Four-Year) degree

This degree must contain one of the following Specializations: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology and Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Physiology and Pharmacology.

OR

two of the following Majors: Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology.

Note: There is no Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Three-Year) degree. Students wishing to complete a 3-year degree containing a Major or Minor module offered by the Basic Medical Sciences departments must select a degree with a different designation, e.g. 3-year BSc with a Major in Medical Sciences.

General regulations for these degrees are in the ACADEMIC INFORMATION section.

Specific course requirements are described in the appropriate departmental entries.

Except in those cases where it is stated in the module description, most modules in the Faculty of Science do not normally have limited enrolments. However, should a case arise in which the number of applicants for a particular module exceeds the number of available spaces, entry into that module would be competitive, and students who meet the usual minimum requirements might be refused admission.

MODULES OFFERED BY THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS:


APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Honors Specialization in Applied Mathematics
Honors Specialization in Mathematical Sciences
Honors Specialization in Financial Modelling
Major in Applied Mathematics
Major in Applied Mathematics Methods
Major in Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods
Major in Theoretical Physics
Major in Financial Modelling
Specialization in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Mathematical and Numerical Methods

BIOINFORMATICS
Honors Specialization in Bioinformatics (Biochemistry Concentration)
Honors Specialization in Bioinformatics (Computer Science Concentration)
BIOLOGY
Honors Specialization in Animal Behaviour
Honors Specialization in Animal Physiology
Honors Specialization in Biology
Honors Specialization in Cell and Developmental Biology
Honors Specialization in Comparative Physiology
Honors Specialization in Conservation Biology
Honors Specialization in Ecology and Evolution
Honors Specialization in Genetics
Honors Specialization in Genetics and Biochemistry
Major in Biology
Major in Conservation Biology
Major in Ecosystem Health
Major in Genetics
Specialization in Biology
Minor in Biology
Minor in Genetics
CHEMISTRY
Honors Specialization in Chemistry
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Chemistry
Major in Chemistry
Specialization in Chemistry
Minor in Chemistry
Minor in Advanced Chemistry
Minor in Physical, Theoretical and Analytical Chemistry
Minor in Materials Chemistry
Minor in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
Minor in Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Honors Specialization in Computer Science
Honors Specialization in Information Systems
Major in Computer Science
Specialization in Computer Science
Minor in Computer Science
Minor in Software Engineering
Minor in Computer Algebra
Minor in Theoretical Computer Science
Minor in Applications of Computer Science
Minor in Game Development
EARTH SCIENCES
Honors Specialization in Geology
Honors Specialization in Geophysics
Honors Specialization in Geology and Biology
Honors Specialization in Environmental Geoscience
Major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Specialization in Geology
Specialization in Geophysics
Specialization in Geology and Biology
Specialization in Environmental Geoscience
Minor in Geophysics
Minor in Advanced Studies in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Honors Specialization in Environmental Science
Major in Environmental Science
Specialization in Environmental Science
Minor in Environmental Science
MATHEMATICS
Honors Specialization in Mathematics
Honors Specialization in Mathematical Sciences
Major in Mathematics
Specialization in Mathematics
Minor in Mathematics
Honors Specialization in Mathematics in Society
Specialization in Mathematics in Society(AQIT)
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Honors Specialization in Physics
Honors Specialization in Astrophysics
Honors Specialization in Medical Physics
Honors Specialization in Materials Science
Honors Specialization in Planetary Science
Major in Physics
Major in Astrophysics
Major in Medical Physics
Major in Materials Science
Major in Planetary Science
Specialization in Physics
Specialization in Astrophysics
Specialization in Medical Physics
Specialization in Materials Science
Specialization in Planetary Science
Minor in Physics
Minor in Conceptual Astronomy
Minor in Materials Science
Minor in Planetary Science
STATISTICAL AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
Honors Specialization in Actuarial Science
Honors Specialization in Statistics
Honors Specialization in Financial Modelling
Major in Statistics
Major in Actuarial Science
Major in Financial Modelling
Minor in Probability
Minor in Operations Research
Minor in Statistical Theory

MODULES OFFERED BY THE BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS

ANATOMY & CELL BIOLOGY

Honors Specialization in Medical Cell Biology*
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Cell Biology*
Major in Medical Cell Biology
Minor in Medical Cell Biology

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Honors Specialization in Biochemistry*
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Cell Biology*
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry and Chemistry
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity *
Honors Specialization in Clinical Biochemistry*
Honors Specialization in Genetics and Biochemistry
Major in Biochemistry
Specialization in Biochemistry*
Minor in Biochemistry
*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.
 
 
MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics (Medical Science Concentration)*
Honors Specialization in Medical Biophysics (Physical Science Concentration)
Major in Medical Biophysics
Specialization in Medical Biophysics*
Minor in Medical Biophysics
*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Honors Specialization in Medical Sciences*
Major in Medical Sciences
Specialization in Medical Sciences*
Minor in Medical Sciences

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Honors Specialization in Microbiology and Immunology*
Honors Specialization in Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity*
Major in Microbiology and Immunology
Specialization in Microbiology and Immunology*
Minor in Microbiology and Immunology

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.

PATHOLOGY

Honors Specialization in Pathology and Toxicology*
Specialization in Pathology and Toxicology*

*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.


PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Honors Specialization in Pharmacology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology*
Honors Specialization in Physiology and Psychology
Major in Pharmacology
Major in Physiology
Specialization in Pharmacology*
Specialization in Physiology*
Specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology*
Minor in Pharmacology
*May be completed only within the BMSc program.  See BMSc PROGRAM.
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