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Genome Biology program requirements

What the Genome Biology Major requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Genome Biology Major

  • Science program
  • 8.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ2655

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

This program is a joint program of the departments of Cell & Systems Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Genetics. It is administered through the Department of Cell & Systems Biology.

(8.0 credits)

First year: BIO120H1, BIO130H1; (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1; (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1/ (MAT158H1, MAT159H1)/ MAT157Y1

Higher years:

1BIO220H1, BIO230H1/ BIO255H1; BIO260H1/ HMB265H1; EEB225H1/ STA220H1

2Genomics fundamentals: BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ MGY311Y1, CSB352H1; EEB323H1

30.5 credit laboratory course from: CSB472H1, CSB474H1; EEB460H1

41.0 credit genomics elective from: CSB330H1, CSB350H1, CSB360H1, CSB397Y0, CSB427H1, CSB435H1, CSB450H1, CSB457H1, CSB458H1, CSB471H1, CSB473H1, CSB490H1, CSB491H1, CSB497H1/ CSB498Y1/ CSB499Y1; EEB362H1, EEB455H1, EEB458H1, EEB459H1, EEB462H1, EEB463H1, EEB397Y1/ EEB497H1/ EEB498Y1/ EEB499Y1; EHJ352H1; MGY350H1, MGY360H1, MGY420H1, MGY428H1, MGY441H1, MGY470H1, MGY480Y1

Note 1NOTE: Students taking CSB397Y0, CSB490H1, CSB491H1, CSB497H1/ CSB498Y1/ CSB499Y1, EEB397Y1/ EEB497H1/ EEB498Y1/ EEB499Y1 or MGY480Y1 are encouraged to conduct a genomics-related research project.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
  • CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
  • CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
  • CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
  • MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  • MAT135H1Calculus I
  • MAT136H1Calculus II
  • MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
  • MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
  • MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • MAT158H1Analysis 1A
  • MAT159H1Analysis 1B
  • MAT157Y1Analysis I last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
  • BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
  • BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
  • BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
  • HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
  • EEB225H1Biostatistics for Biological Sciences
  • STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
  • BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
  • CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
  • MGY311Y1Molecular Biology
  • CSB352H1Bioinformatic Methods
  • EEB323H1Evolutionary Genetics
  • CSB472H1Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • CSB474H1Methods in Genomics and Proteomics
  • EEB460H1Molecular Evolution and Genomics
  • CSB330H1Techniques in Molecular and Cell Biology
  • CSB350H1Laboratory in Molecular Plant Biology
  • CSB360H1Genetic Foundation of Molecular Biology
  • CSB397Y0Research Abroad in Cell & Systems Biology
  • CSB427H1Drosophila as a Model in Cancer Research
  • CSB435H1Regulatory Networks and Systems in Molecular Biology
  • CSB450H1Proteomics in Systems Biology
  • CSB457H1Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
  • CSB458H1Epigenetics
  • CSB471H1Foundational Discoveries in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics: AlphaFold2 and its implications
  • CSB473H1Chemical Genomics
  • CSB490H1Team-Based Learning: Current Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology
  • CSB491H1Team-Based Research: Research in Cell and Molecular Biology
  • CSB497H1Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology I
  • CSB498Y1Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology I
  • CSB499Y1Independent Research in Cell and Systems Biology II
  • EEB362H1Macroevolution
  • EEB455H1Genes, Environment and Behaviour
  • EEB458H1Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics
  • EEB459H1Population Genetics
  • EEB462H1Phylogenetic Inference: Methods and Applications
  • EEB463H1Computing Stochastic Models in Evolutionary Biology
  • EEB397Y1Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • EEB497H1Research Studies in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • EEB498Y1Advanced Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • EEB499Y1Advanced Research Project in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology II
  • EHJ352H1Human Evolutionary Genomics
  • MGY350H1Model Systems to Disease
  • MGY360H1Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory
  • MGY420H1Regulation of Gene Expression
  • MGY428H1Functional Genomics
  • MGY441H1Bioinformatics
  • MGY470H1Human and Molecular Genetics
  • MGY480Y1Special Research Project
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