Molecular Genetics and Microbiology program requirements
What the Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Specialists and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Specialist: Genetics Stream
- Science program
- 14.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE1388
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enroll. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(14.0 credits)
First Year: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1); (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1; (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1
First or Second Year: (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ (PHY151H1, PHY152H1)/ (EEB125H1, CSC108H1)/ (CSC108H1/ CSC148H1, CSC271H1)
Second Year: BCH242Y1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1, BIO260H1/ HMB265H1; MGY280H1, CHM247H1, STA220H1/ STA288H1
Third Year:
1MGY340H1, MGY350H1, MGY311Y1, MGY314H1, MGY315H1
20.5 credit from BCH340H1, BCH377H1, MGY360H1, MGY377H1, MGY378H1
Fourth Year:
1MGY420H1, plus 2.5 credits from Genetics Lists 1 and 2, distributed as follows:
2At least 1.5 credits must be taken from list 1: MGY425H1, MGY428H1, MGY441H1, MGY460H1, MGY470H1
3Up to 1.0 credit may be taken from list 2: MGY440H1, MGY480Y1/ one or both of (MGY481H1 and MGY482H1), BCH428H1, BCH440H1, CSB472H1, BCH448H1, EEB460H1
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
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- EEB125H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Life Sciences
- CSC108H1Introduction to Computer Programming
- CSC148H1Introduction to Computer Science
- CSC271H1Computational Principles and Methods for Data Science
- BCH242Y1Introduction to Biochemistry
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- MGY280H1Second Year Specialist Research
- CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- MGY340H1Molecular Genetics
- MGY350H1Model Systems to Disease
- MGY311Y1Molecular Biology
- MGY314H1Principles of Genetic Analysis I
- MGY315H1Principles of Genetic Analysis II
- BCH340H1Proteins: From Structure to Function
- BCH377H1Biochemistry Laboratory I
- MGY360H1Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
- MGY420H1Regulation of Gene Expression
- MGY425H1Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation
- MGY428H1Functional Genomics
- MGY441H1Bioinformatics
- MGY460H1Genetic Analysis of Development
- MGY470H1Human and Molecular Genetics
- MGY440H1Virus-Host Interactions
- MGY480Y1Special Research Project
- MGY481H1Independent Research Project last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- MGY482H1Independent Research Project last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- BCH428H1Genomics of Microbial Communities in Human Health and Beyond
- BCH440H1Protein Homeostasis
- CSB472H1Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
- BCH448H1Structure and Function of the Nucleus
- EEB460H1Molecular Evolution and Genomics
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Specialist: Microbiology Stream
- Science program
- 14.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE1389
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enroll. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(14.0 credits)
First Year: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1), (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1, (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1)/ MAT137Y1
First or Second Year: (PHY131H1, PHY132H1)/ (PHY151H1, PHY152H1)/ (EEB125H1, CSC108H1)/ (CSC108H1/ CSC148H1, CSC271H1)
Second Year: BCH242Y1, BIO230H1/ BIO255H1, BIO260H1/ HMB265H1, MGY280H1, CHM247H1, STA220H1/ STA288H1
Third Year:
1IMM341H1, IMM351H1, MGY311Y1, MGY377H1, MGY378H1, MGY380H1, MGY381H1
Fourth Year : 2.5 credits from Microbiology Lists 1 and 2, distributed as follows:
1At least 1.5 credits must be taken from list 1: MGY428H1, MGY440H1, MGY441H1, MIJ485H1, BCH449H1, IMM428H1, IMM430H1, IMM435H1, LMP440H1, NFS485H1, HMB304H1
2Up to 1.0 credit may be taken from list 2: MGY360H1, MGY420H1, MGY425H1, MGY470H1, MGY480Y1/ one or both of (MGY481H1 and MGY482H1), BCH450H1, BCH428H1, CSB472H1, BCH445H1
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
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
- EEB125H1Introductory Computation and Data Science for the Life Sciences
- CSC108H1Introduction to Computer Programming
- CSC148H1Introduction to Computer Science
- CSC271H1Computational Principles and Methods for Data Science
- BCH242Y1Introduction to Biochemistry
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- MGY280H1Second Year Specialist Research
- CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- IMM341H1Fundamental Immunology (Advanced)
- IMM351H1The Immune System in Action (Advanced)
- MGY311Y1Molecular Biology
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
- MGY380H1Microbiology Laboratory I: Bacteria
- MGY381H1Microbiology Laboratory II: Viruses
- MGY428H1Functional Genomics
- MGY440H1Virus-Host Interactions
- MGY441H1Bioinformatics
- MIJ485H1Vaccines and Immunity
- BCH449H1Medical Biochemistry
- IMM428H1Molecular Immunology
- IMM430H1Clinical Immunology
- IMM435H1Practical Immunology
- LMP440H1Mechanisms in Host-Microbe Interactions
- NFS485H1Diet, Microbiome & Health
- HMB304H1Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in Human Biology
- MGY360H1Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory
- MGY420H1Regulation of Gene Expression
- MGY425H1Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation
- MGY470H1Human and Molecular Genetics
- MGY480Y1Special Research Project
- MGY481H1Independent Research Project last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- MGY482H1Independent Research Project last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- BCH450H1Antibiotics and Antibiotic Targets
- BCH428H1Genomics of Microbial Communities in Human Health and Beyond
- CSB472H1Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
- BCH445H1Organelles in Cell Function and Death
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Major
- Science program
- 8.0 credits
- Limited enrolment
- ASMAJ1387
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
(8.0 credits)
First Year: BIO120H1, BIO130H1; (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1; (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1)
Second Year: BCH210H1; BIO230H1/ BIO255H1, BIO260H1/ HMB265H1, MGY200H1
Third and Fourth Years: BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ MGY311Y1; 2.5 credits from MGY314H1, MGY315H1, MGY340H1, MGY350H1, MGY360H1, MGY377H1, MGY378H1, MGY379Y1/ MGY380H1, MGY381H1, MGY420H1, MGY425H1, MGY428H1, MGY434H1, MGY440H1, MGY441H1, MGY460H1, MGY470H1, MIJ485H1, BCH428H1 (at least 0.5 credit must be a laboratory course and at least 0.5 credit must be a 400-level course, 0.5 credit additional are given if taking MGY311Y1 in lieu of BCH311H1/ CSB349H1)
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
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- MGY200H1An Introduction to Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- MGY311Y1Molecular Biology
- MGY314H1Principles of Genetic Analysis I
- MGY315H1Principles of Genetic Analysis II
- MGY340H1Molecular Genetics
- MGY350H1Model Systems to Disease
- MGY360H1Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
- MGY379Y1
- MGY380H1Microbiology Laboratory I: Bacteria
- MGY381H1Microbiology Laboratory II: Viruses
- MGY420H1Regulation of Gene Expression
- MGY425H1Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation
- MGY428H1Functional Genomics
- MGY434H1
- MGY440H1Virus-Host Interactions
- MGY441H1Bioinformatics
- MGY460H1Genetic Analysis of Development
- MGY470H1Human and Molecular Genetics
- MIJ485H1Vaccines and Immunity
- BCH428H1Genomics of Microbial Communities in Human Health and Beyond
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