Human Biology program requirements

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

Human Biology Major

Science program
Open enrolment
ASMAJ2035

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

Required Courses (8.0 credits, including a 0.5 credit at the 400-level)

To help students proceed through the program, it is recommended that first year life science requirements are completed before entering the program.

Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

1(CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 Transfer credits will be accepted in lieu of the chemistry requirements only if they carry a direct exclusion or equivalency to a pre-approved chemistry course

2(MAT130H1/ MAT135H1)/ PHY131H1/ PHY151H1

3BCH210H1

Biological Foundations of Living Systems

4BIO120H1, BIO130H1

5HMB204H1

6BIO230H1/ BIO255H1, BIO220H1

7HMB265H1/ BIO260H1

8PSL300H1, PSL301H1

91.0 credit from: HMB302H1/ HMB304H1/ HMB385H1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ CSB351Y1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ PSL350H1

101.0 credit from: HMB226H1/ HMB302H1/ HMB303H1/ HMB304H1/ HMB310H1/ HMB311H1/ HMB312H1/ HMB314H1/ HMB322H1/ HMB323H1/ HMB342H1/ EHJ352H1/ HMB360H1/ HMB385H1/ HMB402H1/ HMB406H1/ HMB422H1/ HMB432H1/ HMB434H1/ HMB435H1/ HMB437H1/ HMB440H1/ HMB441H1/ HMB443H1/ HMB452H1/ HMB462H1/ HMB470H1/ HMB471H1/ HMB473H1/ HMB474H1/ HMB490Y1/ HMB491Y1/ HMB496Y1*/ JEH455H1/ ANA301H1/ BIO270H1/ BIO271H1/ BCH311H1/ BCH340H1/ BCH422H1/ BCH426H1/ BCH440H1/ BCH441H1/ BCH445H1/ BCH447H1/ CSB325H1/ CSB345H1/ CSB346H1/ CSB349H1/ CSB351Y1/ CSB443H1/ EEB255H1/ EEB318H1/ EEB319H1/ EEB323H1/ EEB324H1/ EEB325H1/ EEB365H1/ EEB375H1/ EHJ352H1/ EEB428H1/ EEB445H1/ EEB465H1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ IMM430H1/ LMP363H1/ LMP402H1/ LMP403H1/ LMP406H1/ LMP440H1/ LMP450H1/ LMP460H1/ MIJ485H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ MGY441H1/ MGY470H1/ NFS284H1/ NFS382H1/ NFS400H1/ NFS485H1/ NFS486H1/ NFS487H1/ NFS488H1/ NFS489H1/ NFS490H1/ PCL201H1/ PCL302H1/ PCL381H1/ PCL382H1/ PCL386H1/ PCL469H1/ PCL470H1/ PCL482H1/ PCL483H1/ PSL350H1/ PSL420H1/ PSL421H1/ PSY369H1/ PSY371H1/ PSY372H1/ PSY440H1/ PSY460H1/ PSY470H1/ PSY471H1/ PSY494H1 *A research project from a different unit may be accepted with prior written approval from Human Biology.

Human Biology Major Notes:

1Courses can only count toward one requirement, even if listed as options to multiple requisites of the program.

2Not all courses listed have priority enrolment for Human Biology majors. Students are responsible for checking priority of courses and meeting course prerequisites for courses they wish to take.

3The Human Biology major cannot be paired with any other Human Biology Program managed major program.

Courses these requirements name

CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
MAT135H1Calculus I
PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
HMB204H1Introduction to Human Biology
BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
PSL300H1Human Physiology I
PSL301H1Human Physiology II
HMB302H1Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology
HMB304H1Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in Human Biology
HMB385H1The Human Microbiome in Health & Disease
ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
ANA301H1Human Embryology
BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
CSB351Y1Introductory Virology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
HMB226H1Indigenous Holistic Health
HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
HMB310H1Laboratory in Neuroscience
HMB311H1Laboratory in Applied Genetics and Biotechnology
HMB312H1Laboratory in Health and Disease
HMB314H1Laboratory in Human Biology
HMB322H1Topics in Health & Disease
HMB323H1Global Health Research
HMB342H1Epidemiology of Health & Disease
EHJ352H1Human Evolutionary Genomics
HMB360H1Neurogenomics
HMB402H1Topics in Translational Medicine
HMB406H1Health Care Ethics
HMB422H1Seminar in Health & Disease
HMB432H1Topics in Histology & Histopathology
HMB434H1Complementary & Integrative Medicine
HMB435H1Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology
HMB437H1The Biology of the Human Metallome
HMB440H1Dementia
HMB441H1Genetics of Human Disease
HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
HMB452H1Personalized Medicine
HMB462H1Topics in Epidemiology
HMB470H1Exercise and Sports Medicine
HMB471H1Performance Enhancement
HMB473H1Exercise and Mental Health
HMB474H1Dental Sciences
HMB490Y1Health in Community
HMB491Y1Project in Biotechnology Industry
HMB496Y1Research Project in Human Biology
JEH455H1Current Issues in Environment and Health
BIO270H1Animal Physiology I
BIO271H1Animal Physiology II
BCH340H1Proteins: From Structure to Function
BCH422H1Membrane Proteins: Structure, and Function
BCH426H1Regulation of Signalling Pathways
BCH440H1Protein Homeostasis
BCH441H1Bioinformatics last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
BCH445H1Organelles in Cell Function and Death
BCH447H1
CSB325H1Endocrine Physiology
CSB345H1Introductory Biology of Sleep
CSB346H1Neurobiology of Respiration
CSB443H1
EEB255H1Essentials of Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology
EEB318H1Principles of Evolution
EEB319H1Population Ecology
EEB323H1Evolutionary Genetics
EEB324H1Evolutionary Ecology
EEB325H1Evolutionary Medicine
EEB365H1Topics in Applied Conservation Biology
EEB375H1
EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
EEB445H1
EEB465H1Advanced Topics in Biodiversity Science and Conservation Biology
IMM430H1Clinical Immunology
LMP363H1Principles of Pathobiology
LMP402H1Inflammation and Infection last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
LMP403H1
LMP406H1Pathobiology of the Cardiovascular System last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
LMP440H1Mechanisms in Host-Microbe Interactions
LMP450H1Organogenesis in Health and Disease
LMP460H1Pathobiology of the Cardiovascular System
MIJ485H1Vaccines and Immunity
MGY441H1Bioinformatics
MGY470H1Human and Molecular Genetics
NFS284H1Basic Human Nutrition
NFS382H1Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life Cycle
NFS400H1Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Human Nutrition
NFS485H1Diet, Microbiome & Health
NFS486H1Obesity: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
NFS487H1Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition
NFS488H1Nutritional Toxicology
NFS489H1Nutritional Neurosciences
NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
PCL201H1Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles
PCL302H1Pharmacodynamic Principles
PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
PCL382H1Integrative Toxicology
PCL386H1Pharmacology of Cancer Signaling
PCL469H1Systems Pharmacology I
PCL470H1Systems Pharmacology II
PCL482H1Toxicants of Concern
PCL483H1Interdisciplinary and Applied Toxicology
PSL420H1Reproduction: Development and Function
PSL421H1Pregnancy and Birth: From Implantation to Newborn Life
PSY369H1Psychobiology Laboratory
PSY371H1Higher Cognitive Processes
PSY372H1Human Memory
PSY440H1Seminar in Psychopathology and Clinical Science
PSY460H1Seminar in Learning
PSY470H1Seminar in Human Memory
PSY471H1Seminar in Cognition
PSY494H1Physiology and Psychology of Emotion

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