Course descriptions
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Required Courses
BIOT 505
Sel Topics in Biotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Current methods and recent advances in biological, medical, agricultural and engineering aspects of biotechnology will be described and discussed. An extensive reading list will complement the lecture material.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Restriction: U3 students
- Terms
- Instructors
- David Noble Harpp, Joseph A Schwarcz
BTEC 501
Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: This course introduces the application of computer software for analysis of biological sequence information. An emphasis is placed on the biological theory behind analytical techniques, the algorithms used and methods of developing a statistical framework for various types of analysis.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jianguo Xia, Poorya Mirzavand Borujeni
BTEC 621
Biotechnology Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Topics relevant to the management of research in industry are presented by experts working in industry. This course highlights the differences existing between research done in an academic environment and research done within industry.
Offered by: Parasitology
- one 3-hour lecture per week
BTEC 620
Biotechnology Laboratory 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Practical training in contemporary methods of molecular and cellular biology. Intended for students with background in molecular biology, biochemistry, or a related area, who are already familiar with theoretical principles of recombinant DNA technologies. Topics include: polymerase chain reaction (PCR), methods for gene cloning and mutagenesis, eukaryotic and prokaryotic gene expression systems, protein purification and methods of eukaryotic cell culture.
Offered by: Parasitology
- one 8-hour lab per week
- The fee of $1196.78 is used to support the cost of chemical reagents, kits, disposables and minor equipment necessary to run this hands-on laboratory course.
BTEC 619
Biotechnology Laboratory 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: A laboratory-based course in a variety of topics including: proteomics, protein expression and purification, conventional and HPLC chromatography, protein-protein interactions, ELISA, and Western blot analysis and hybridoma techniques.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Prerequisite: BTEC 620 or permission of the instructor.
- The fee of $598.39 is used to support the cost of chemical reagents, kits, disposables and minor equipment necessary to run this hands-on laboratory course.
HGEN 660
Genetics and Bioethics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Human Genetics: This course will deal with ethical issues in the gathering, dissemination, and use of genetic information for decisions concerning reproduction, health care, and research.
Offered by: Human Genetics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Yann Joly, Nicole Palmour, Seang Lin Tan, Palmira Granados Moreno, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Anjie Ni, Diya Uberoi
- Yann Joly, Nicole Palmour, Seang Lin Tan, Palmira Granados Moreno, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Anjie Ni, Diya Uberoi
Research project
The research project of the Master's Applied is divided into four components:
BTEC 622
Biotech Research Project 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Research project proposal and literature review.
Offered by: Parasitology
BTEC 623
Biotech Research Project 2
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Intensive research project, lasting a minimum of 16 weeks in conjunction with course Biotechnology Research Project 3, conducted in a university hospital or industry laboratory involved in biotechnology research or development.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Corequisite: BTEC 622
- Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) Biotechnology students
BTEC 624
Biotech Research Project 3
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Intensive research project, lasting a minimum of 16 weeks in conjunction with Biotechnology Research Project 2, conducted in a university hospital or industry laboratory involved in biotechnology research or development.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Prerequisite: BTEC 622.
- Corequisite: BTEC 623.
- Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) Biotechnology students.
BTEC 625
Biotech Research Project 4
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Student will prepare a report on the research experience and give a presentation.
Offered by: Parasitology
Students must have successfully passed BTEC 620 Biotechnology Laboratory 1 and BTEC 619 Biotechnology Laboratory 2 in order to register in BTEC 622 to BTEC 625.
The research project will provide first-hand experience in a research laboratory of the university or the private and public sectors. The Research Project (BTEC 622 - 625) includes at least four (and up to eight) months entirely devoted to the Project in an industrial or academic laboratory (BTEC 623 and 624). The student will secure a placement for the Research Project with the help of the Project Coordinator. He/she will commence the Research Project by doing a literature review outlining the objectives of the project and some of the methodology which will be employed (BTEC 622). The project will not be as involved as a traditional Master of Science thesis but in certain circumstances could lead to a publishable scientific paper or industrial report. In their last semester the student will be asked to present a seminar of their work and write up a report in the form of an acceptable journal article or an industrial report (BTEC 625).
Additional information can be found in the Internship section.
Complementary courses
The complementary courses (9 credits) can be taken from the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Medicine, Science, Engineering or Management in consultation with the academic advisor and according to the student interests.听 List is divided into concentrations听to reflect the various biotechnology sectors and allow students to select areas of major interest. Students may choose courses from any concentrations:
General Concentration
ANAT 542
TEM of Biological Samples
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anatomy & Cell Biology: Overview of theory, principles and practical applications of conventional and cryo-transmission electron microscopy relevant to biological samples. Major topics to be covered include: sample preparation and imaging, image analysis, three-dimensional reconstruction (including single-particle analysis an tomography).
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
- 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory
- Terms
- Instructors
- Natalie Zeytuni, Khanh Huy Bui, Joaquin Ortega, Natalie Reznikov
ANSC 600
Adv Eukaryotic Cells & Viruses
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Animal Science: Underlying molecular basis for various methodologies in molecular biology, including the genetic basis for viral infections and tumorigenesis, and the use of molecular genetic approaches to address biological problems.
Offered by: Animal Science
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 400.
ANSC 604
Advanced Animal Biotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Animal Science: New concepts and applications of animal biotechnology in agriculture, biomedicine, environmental preservation.
Offered by: Animal Science
ANSC 622
Exper Techniques in Animal Sci
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Animal Science: Practical exposure to three research groups in the Department of Animal Science (choices determined by interest of the student, availability of research in a given lab at that time, and in consultation with the student鈥檚 assigned supervisor); emphasis on lab goals, etiquette, and techniques, as observed by shadowing research group members (staff, post-doctoral fellows, PhD students); journal of each rotation as well as background research into current experimental procedures. Disciplines available: Reproductive Biotechnology; Animal Disease; Ruminant Nutrition; Epigenetics; Dairy Information Systems; Big Data Analyses; Animal Breeding; Dairy Cattle Welfare; Food Safety.
Offered by: Animal Science
- 1 lecture and 2 seminars
- Restriction(s): Permission of Supervisor in consultation with three available rotation researchers.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOC 603
Genomics and Gene Expression
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Examination of recent developments in analysis of eukaryotic cell genomes and control of gene expression during differentiation and growth control. Molecular genetics; genomics and the bioinformatics of analysis of genomic and functional-genomic data; mechanisms and signal-transduction pathways for regulation of gene expression; applications to human disease with a strong emphasis on cancer.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisites: BIOC 454 and permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Luke McCaffrey, William Joseph Muller, Imed Eddine Gallouzi, Peter M Siegel, Sidong Huang, Logan Walsh, Lawrence Kazak, William Pastor
BIOC 604
Macromolecular Structure
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: X-Ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy. Theory and methods used to determine macromolecular structures will be covered. Several
practical sessions with hands-on experience for students are included.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Offered in the Winter term, in even alternate years.
BIOL 518
Adv. Topics in Cell Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Concepts and mechanisms in advanced cell biology, based on genetic, cell biological, biophysical, and computational studies. Emphasis is placed on processes that are evolutionarily conserved, with examples from model organisms and cell-free (in vitro) approaches.
Offered by: Biology
- Winter
- 3 hours seminar
- Prerequisite: BIOL 313 or permission
- Terms
- Instructors
- Paul M Harrison, Paul Lasko, Gary J Brouhard
BIOL 520
Gene Activity in Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): An analysis of the role and regulation of gene expression in several models of eukaryotic development. The emphasis will be on critical evaluation of recent literature concerned with molecular or genetic approaches to the problems of cellular differentiation and determination. Recent research reports will be discussed in conferences and analyzed in written critiques.
Offered by: Biology
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture and discussion
- Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 524
Topics in Molecular Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Molecular genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, including signal transduction, cell differentiation and function, genetic diseases in eukaryotes.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Hugh Clarke, David Dankort
BIOL 551
Principles of Cellular Control
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Fundamental principles of cellular control, with cell cycle control as a major theme. Biological and physical concepts are brought to bear on control in healthy cells..
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BMDE 504
Biomaterials & Bioperformance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Biological and synthetic biomaterials, medical devices, and the issues related to their bioperformance. The physicochemical characteristics of biomaterials in relation to their biocompatibility and sterilization.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Restriction: Graduate and final-year undergraduate students from physical, biological and medical science, and engineering
BMDE 505
Cell and Tissue Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Application of the principles of engineering, physical, and biological sciences to modify and create cells and tissues for therapeutic applications will be discussed, as well as the industrial perspective and related ethical issues.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- 1.5 hours lecture/1.5 hours seminar per week
- Restriction: graduate and final year undergraduate students from physical, biological, and medical science, and engineering.
BMDE 508
Intro. to Micro & Nano-Bioeng
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: The micro and nanotechnologies that drive and support the miniaturization and parallelization of techniques for life sciences research, including different inventions, designs and engineering approaches that lead to new tools and methods for the life sciences - while transforming them - and help advance our knowledge of life.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- This course is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students having a biological/medical background or an engineering, physical sciences background. Engineering students enrolled in the Minor in Biomedical Engineering, or Honours in Electrical Engineering and Honours in Mechanical Engineering, should be particularly interested.
BTEC 535
Functional Genomics:Model Org.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: An overview of strategies used to understand the function of genes, especially those identified through genome sequencing and bioinformatics. Use of model organisms that have proved particularly valuable for this purpose.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Prerequisite: 300-level course in genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Limited to 30 students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 510
Bioanalytical Separation Meth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: The student will be taught the capabilities and limitations of modern separation methods (gas and high-performance liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, hyphenated techniques). Application of these techniques to solve analytical problems relevant to biomedical research will be emphasized, with special attention being paid to the processing of biological samples.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Bertrand J Jean-Claude, Kurt Dejgaard, Robert Hambalek, Brian Gilfix, Jean-Paul Soucy, Anne-Laure Larroque
EXMD 602
Techniques in Molec Genetics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Precise description of available methods in molecular genetics, and rationales for choosing particular techniques to answer questions posed in research proposals for targeting genes in the mammalian genome. Emphasis placed on analysis of regulation of gene expression and mapping, strategies for gene cloning. Course divided between lectures and student seminars.
Offered by: Medicine
- Offered in conjunction with the Department of Experimental Medicine.
- Prerequisite (Graduate): Admission by permission of instructor.
EXMD 607
Molec Control of Cell Growth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: A course for graduate students in Experimental Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Physiology, dealing with molecular control in normal and malignant cell growth, including cell cycle and physiological controls (nutritional and hormonal), mammalian DNA replication, viral effects on host cell growth for DNA and RNA-tumour viruses and oncogenes, and tissue and organ growth-renewal mechanisms.
Offered by: Medicine
EXMD 614
Environmental Carcinogenesis
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Methods for identification of carcinogens, including epidemiological studies, animal modelling and molecular biomarkers, and characteristics of known environmental carcinogens (viruses, chemical and physical agents and diet). Environmental factors will be placed in the context of overall cancer risk, which involves interaction of genetics, host and environment.
Offered by: Medicine
EXMD 615
Essentials of Glycobiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Examination of the structure, function, and biosynthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids and glycosaminoglycans, and the biological role of complex carbohydrates. Lectins, methods for elucidating carbohydrate structure, glycomics, and human diseases due to disorders of glycan synthesis.
Offered by: Medicine
EXMD 616
Molecular&Cell Biology Topics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Structured and instructor-directed student presentations and discussions of recent advances in molecular and cellular biology. The course will reinforce the students' knowledge of currently major areas of investigation, with a focus on human disease and medical applications. Important recent publications will extend material from textbook and review articles.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Sonia Victoria Del Rincon, Stephane Richard, Donna L Senger, Genevieve Deblois, Julia V Burnier, Antonis E Koromilas, Wilson H Miller, Marc R Fabian, Stephanie Lehoux, Arielle Elkrief
HGEN 692
Human Genetics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Human Genetics: This course will emphasize the principles and practice of human genetics, including an overview of the fundamental aspects of human genetics pertaining to chromosomes and mutations, population, cancer and development genetics, the inheritance of complex traits.
Offered by: Human Genetics
- Restriction: For Department of Human Genetics graduate students.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ken Dewar, Jamie Engert, Claude Bh茅rer, Yann Joly, Loydie Majewska, Yojiro Yamanaka, David Langlais, Logan Walsh, Sali Farhan, Raquel Cuella Martin
PARA 635
Cell Biology and Infection
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Parasitology: Research articles will be the primary source of information. This course will cover new principles in cell biology. In particular, the mechanisms by which gene expression is regulated through signal transduction pathways initiated at the cell surface will be presented.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Prerequisite: students with some background in molecular biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 520
Ion Channels
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: A discussion of the principal theories and interesting new developments in the study of ion channels. Based on a textbook, computer exercises and critical reading and presentation of research papers. Topics include: Properties of voltage-and ligand-gated channels, single channel analysis, structure and function of ion channels.
Offered by: Physiology
- Winter
- Offered in even numbered years
- 1 1/2 hour lecture, 1 1/2 hour seminar
- Prerequisite: PHGY 311
- Priority to Graduate and Honours students; others by permission of instructors.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Reza Sharif Naeini, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, John W Hanrahan, Philippe Seguela, Derek Bowie
PHGY 552
Cellular&Molecular Physiology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Discussions of recent significant advances in our understanding of the gene products involved in diverse cellular signalling pathways. Topics will include cell-surface hormone receptors, nuclear steroid hormone receptors, and ion channels and transporters. Students will present and critically evaluate experimental approaches, results and interpretations of selected research publications.
Offered by: Physiology
- Winter
- 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar weekly
- Prerequisite: PHGY 311
- Preference will be given to Physiology Honours and Graduate students
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Orlowski, John H White, Ursula Stochaj, Daniel Bernard
Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Concentration
ANAT 541
Cell & Mol Biology of Aging
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anatomy & Cell Biology: Complex aging process, including theories and mechanisms of aging, animal model systems used to study aging, age-dependent diseases, for example, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and cancer, and age-related diseases, for example, Werner's syndrome and dyskeratosis congenita.
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Chantal Autexier, Francois Mercier, Peter M Siegel, Jeremy M Van Raamsdonk, Stephanie Lehoux, Lisbet Haglund, Colin Crist, Maria Vera Ugalde
ANAT 565
Diseases-Membrane Trafficking
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anatomy & Cell Biology: This course will examine how research into diseases has played a key role in unraveling the intricate molecular mechanisms controlling membrane trafficking in mammalian cells. Membrane trafficking disorders fall into two groups those arising from a) membrane-associated or b) cytoskeletal defect. Topics include a) mechanisms of endosomal maturation, lysosomal storage disorders and rab protein-mediated vesicular trafficking and b) rho GTPase and cytoskeletal binding protein mediated trafficking associated with neurological diseases and cancer.
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Presley, Stephane Lefrancois, Nathalie Lamarche, Tommy Nilsson, Alexei Pshezhetsky
BIOC 503
Biochemistry of ImmuneDiseases
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Current selected topics in immunology. The biochemical mechanisms underlying various immuno-pathologies and the clinical significance of therapeutic interventions.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christos M Tsoukas, Maxime Denis
BIOC 600
Adv Strat in Genetics&Genomics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Advanced technologies and methods in genomics research, presented by experts actively pursuing the experimental approaches discussed.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Enrolment limited to 15 graduate students.
- Prerequisite: BIOC 454 or equivalent
- Restriction: Must take part in the Biochemistry graduate program
- Terms
- Instructors
- Thomas Duchaine, Alexandre Montpetit, Kurt Dejgaard, Josee Dostie, Vincent Giguere, Hamed S Najafabadi, Yojiro Yamanaka, Sidong Huang, Ian R Watson, Lawrence Kazak
BIOL 568
Topics on the Human Genome
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Cellular and molecular approaches to characterization of the human genome.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jamie Engert, Rima Slim, Alexandre Montpetit, Bruce Gottlieb, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Hamed S Najafabadi, Yojiro Yamanaka, David Langlais, Javad Nadaf, Jean-Baptiste Riviere
BIOL 575
Human Biochemical Genetics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Selected human diseases, from the molecular and cellular levels to tissue effects and emerging novel therapies.
Offered by: Biology
- Fall
- Three hours lecture
- Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302, and BIOL300; or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- Nancy E Braverman, Jacques Jean G Genest, Miltiadis Paliouras, Karen Elizabeth Christensen, Frank Rauch, David Watkins, Eric Alan Shoubridge, Alexei Pshezhetsky, Thomas Kitzler, Gary A Armstrong
EXMD 504
Biology of Cancer
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: An introduction to the biology of malignancy. A multidisciplinary approach dealing with the etiology of cancer, the biological properties of malignant cells, the host response to tumour cell growth and the principles of cancer therapy.
Offered by: Medicine
- Fall
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A good knowledge of biology at the cellular and molecular level. Open to U3 and graduate students only
- Terms
- Instructors
- Livia Garzia, Jose Guerreiro Teodoro, Phil Gold, Penina Brodt, Patricia N Tonin, Swneke D Bailey, Jerome Fortin, Tal铆a Malag贸n, Sungmi Jung, David Labb茅
EXMD 609
Cellular Meths in Med Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Different cellular methods used in biomedical research, including spectroscopic, microscopic and immunological techniques as well as statistics. Lectures, some demonstrations by faculty as well as short seminars given by the students.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon Rousseau, Christine T McCusker, Benjamin M Smith, Andrew Bateman, Stephane A Laporte, Carolyn J Baglole, Gregory J Fonseca, Jun Ding
EXMD 610
Molecular Meths in Medical Res
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Different molecular methods used in biomedical research, including chromatography, purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, various techniques in molecular biology, transgenic technology, and stem cells. Lectures, some demonstrations, and short seminars given by the students.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Simon Rousseau, Gregory J Fonseca
HGEN 663
Beyond the Human Genome
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Human Genetics: A review of recent advances in human genomics and current state of the art technologies of DNA sequence and whole genomics analyses, as well as future directions in the post-genomic era.
Offered by: Human Genetics
- Prerequisite: BIOL 370 or by permission of the instructor.
HGEN 693
Using Bioinformatics Resources
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Human Genetics: Study of internet resources relevant to biomedical research.
Offered by: Human Genetics
- Restriction: As the emphasis of the course instruction will be on the human genome, a preference will be given to graduate students in the Dept. of Human Genetics. Graduate students with basic knowledge of human genome from the Faculty of Medicine can apply with permission of the course coordinator.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
NEUR 550
Free Radical Biomedicine
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Neurology and Neurosurgery: An interdisciplinary course on the biochemistry and cellular/molecular biology of free radicals, transition metals, oxidative stress and antioxidants and their roles in health and disease.
Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHAR 503
Drug Discovery & Development 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Chemistry, mechanisms of action, and steps in drug discovery and development.
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Lisa Munter, Reza Sharif Naeini, Karen Meerovitch, Albert M Berghuis, Vincent Mooser
PHAR 504
Drug Discovery & Development 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Nobel Prize-winning discoveries as a basis for drug development.
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Winter
- Prerequisites: PHAR 301 or PHAR 303; or permission of instructor
- Restriction: U3 and graduate students. Students can register only with permission of coordinators.
PHAR 562
Neuropharmacology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Topics in pharmacology with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms of drug-action and cellular targets in the nervous system.
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Fall
- Prerequisite: PHAR 301 or with permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open to U3 students in the minor, major or honours program in Pharmacology, or with permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Derek Bowie, Jean-Francois Trempe, Marco Leyton, R. Anne McKinney, David Stellwagen, Arkady Khoutorsky, Gerhard Multhaup, Lisa Munter
PHAR 563
Endocrine Pharmacology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Pharmacology and Therapeutics: This advanced course covers selected topics in pharmacology of reproductive, endocrine, and metabolic disorders.
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Prerequisite: PHAR 301 or permission of the instructor(s)
- Restriction: Open to U3 students in the minor, major or honours program in Pharmacology, or with permission of instructor.
- Course material will be presented in the form of lectures and student-led presentations.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daniel Bernard, Bernard Robaire, Jacquetta M Trasler
PHGY 513
Translational Immunology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Advanced key concepts in immunology as they relate to health and disease, including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and autoimmunity, and cancer immunology.
Offered by: Physiology
- Winter
- 3 hours lectures
- Prerequisite: MIMM 314 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daniela Quail, Marcel A Behr, Joyce Rauch, Jack P Antel, Nicole F Bernard, Erwin Schurr, Brian Ward, J枚rg H Fritz, Anastasia Nijnik, Judith N Mandl
PHGY 518
Artificial Cells
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these.
Offered by: Physiology
- Fall
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors.
Bioinformatics Concentration
BINF 511
Bioinformatics for Genomics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioinformatics: Bioinformatics methods and reasoning in relation to genomics, proteomics and metabolomics strategies with an emphasis on functional genomics data. The course will cover introduction to UNIX, Perl programming, data processing and integration, file parsing, relational database design and implementation, angled towards solutions relevant for genomics.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Prerequisite: Understanding of cell and molecular biology (equivalent to a cell or molecular biology course) or permission from instructor.
BINF 531
Statistical Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioinformatics: Underlying concepts and techniques for the analyses of large-scale data sets, generated from "omics" platforms (e.g., metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, etc.), as well as different approaches for working with high-dimensional data. Students will gain experience in such software packages as R and Bioconductor for statistical analysis and data visualization.
Offered by: Animal Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BINF 621
Bioinformatics: Mol. Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioinformatics: The main problems related to the analysis of biological sequences (sequence comparison, homology, gene annotation, phylogenetic inference, comparative genomics) and the computational approaches (dynamic programming algorithms, Blast heuristics, hidden Markov models, Bayesian statistics).
Offered by: Plant Science
- Restriction: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics option or by permission from the course coordinators only. Limited to 30 students.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BINF 660
Advances in Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioinformatics: An advanced bioinformatics project course with emphasis on creating solutions to biological questions. Course involves conducting a literature review, writing a short proposal, carrying out the project and writing a final report in the form of software documentation and/or a manuscript.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Restriction: Open to students in the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BTEC 555
Structural Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biotechnology: Fundamentals of protein structure and the application of tools for structure determination, how protein structure allows us to understand the complex biological functions, and how knowledge of protein structure can contribute to drug discovery.
Offered by: Parasitology
- Winter
- 1-hr lecture, followed by 2 hrs of computer lab.
- Prerequisite: Molecular biology or biochemistry, and basic bioinformatics, or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Reza Salavati, Traian Sulea
BIOL 592
Integrated Bioinformatics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): 'Post-genomic' bioinformatics. Concepts behind large-scale computational analysis and comparison of genomes/proteomes (and beyond), and the implications for our understanding of the basic processes of molecular and cell biology and the evolution of those processes.
Offered by: Biology
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: BIOL 301 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BINF 511.
BMDE 652
Bioinformatics: Proteomics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biomedical Engineering: Overview of high-throughput proteomic technologies commonly employed to study the localization and function of all proteins in an organism, and the bioinformatic approaches to analyze raw data and deposit them in proteome databases.
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering
- Prerequisite: Enrolment in Bioinformatics option program or permission by coordinators.
- Note: The course is inter-disciplinary and is targeted to students with different scientific backgrounds. A substantial portion of marks will be given based on practical assignments.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 561
Comp. Biol. Methods & Research
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Application of computer science techniques to problems arising in biology and medicine, techniques for modeling evolution, aligning molecular sequences, predicting structure of a molecule and other problems from computational biology. An in-depth exploration of key research areas.
Offered by: Computer Science
- 4 hours
- Prerequisites: COMP 251, and MATH 323 or MATH 203 or BIOL 309
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 462.
- Note: Additional work will consist of assignments and of a substantial final project that will require to put in practice the concepts covered in the course.
COMP 564
Adv Comput'l Bio Meth&Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Fundamental concepts and techniques in computational structural biology, system
biology. Techniques include dynamic programming algorithms for RNA structure
analysis, molecular dynamics and machine learning techniques for protein structure
prediction, and graphical models for gene regulatory and protein-protein interaction
networks analysis. Practical sessions with state-of-the-art software.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 618
Bioinformatics: Funct Genomics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Techniques related to microarrays (normalization, differential expression, class prediction, class discovery), the analysis of non-coding sequence data (identification of transcription factor binding sites), single nucleotide polymorphisms, the inference of biological networks, and integrative Bioinformatics approaches.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Prerequisite: Enrolment in Bioinformatics Option Program or permission of coordinators.
- Restrictions: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics Option Program or by permission of course coordinators only. Computer Science graduate students not in the Bioinformatics Option Program need additional permission of the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Committee respectively.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 680
Mining Biological Sequences
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Advanced algorithms for the annotation of biological sequences. Algorithms and heuristics for pair-wise and multiple sequence alignment. Gene-finding with hidden Markov models and variants. Motifs discovery techniques: over representation and phylogenetic footprinting approaches. RNA secondary structure prediction. Detection of repetitive elements. Representation and annotation of protein domains.
Offered by: Computer Science
- Prerequisite: COMP 462 or with instructor's permission.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Food Concentration
BREE 519
Advanced Food Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioresource Engineering: Advanced topics in food engineering. Concepts of mathematical modelling and research methodologies in food engineering. Topics include heat and mass transfer in food systems, packaging and distribution of food products, thermal and non-thermal processing, rheology and kinetics of food transformations.
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering
- Three lectures and one 2-hour lab per week.
- Prerequisites: BREE 325, or permission of instructor.
BREE 530
Fermentation Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioresource Engineering: Advanced topics in food and fermentation engineering are covered, including brewing, bioreactor design and control and microbial kinetics.
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering
- 3 lectures and one 3-hour lab
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BREE 305 or equivalent
- Graduate courses available to senior undergraduates with permission of the instructor
- A fee of $121.94 covers the cost of the fermentation laboratory consumables and transportation costs for field trips which may include a brewery, winery and other fermentation operations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
FDSC 515
Enzymology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Food Science: Selected advanced topics on the biophysical and kinetic aspects of enzymatic reactions, particularly the fundamentals and applications of laws of biothermodynamics, biochemical equilibrium, electrochemistry and biochemical kinetics as related to the enzymatic reactions.
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry
- Winter
- 3 lectures
- Prerequisites: FDSC 211 or LSCI 211 and FDSC 233 or permission of instructor
- Course offered in even years. Check with Graduate Program Supervisor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
FDSC 519
Advanced Food Processing
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Food Science: Advanced technologies associated with food processing studied in more detail. Topics include food irradiation, reverse osmosis, super critical fluid extraction and extrusion.
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry
- Winter
- 3 lectures
- Prerequisite: FDSC 330
- Course offered in even years. Check with Graduate Program Supervisor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
FDSC 520
Biophysical Chemistry of Food
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Food Science: This course will cover recent advances in the application of spectroscopic techniques, including infrared, Raman, near-infrared, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopy, to the study of biomolecules of relevance to food. Particular emphasis will be placed on the molecular basis of structure-function and structure-functionality relationships.
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry
- Fall
- 3 lectures
- Prerequisite: FDSC 233
- Course offered in odd years. Check with Graduate Program Supervisor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
FDSC 536
Food Traceability
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Food Science: Concepts and processes associated with the identification, tracking and tracing food forward and backward through the food continuum.
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry
- Winter
- 3 lectures
- Prerequisite: FDSC 425 or permission of instructor.
- Course offered in odd years.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
FDSC 537
Nutraceutical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Food Science: The origin, classification, mechanism of action and chemical properties of potential and established nutraceutical compounds and their applications in functional foods.
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry
Plant & Agriculture Concentration
PLNT 619
Adv in Plant Biology & Physiol
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Plant Science: Current topics related to plant physiology and biology. Topics to be covered may include photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, water relations, cellular regulation, plant secondary metabolism, advanced micropropagation and techniques used to study plant physiology.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PLNT 622
Advances in Plant Protection
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Plant Science: Current topics related to plant protection. Review of current literature on selected topics that may include control of weeds, pathogens and/or insects.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PLNT 646
Adv Plt-Biotic/Abiotic Interac
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Plant Science: Current topics related to plant interactions with their biotic and/or abiotic environment. Topics to be covered may include plant-microbe interactions, plant-insect interactions and plant responses to abiotic stresses.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PLNT 662
Adv in Plant Biotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Plant Science: Current techniques used in plant molecular biology. Topics to be covered may include plant biotechnology, recombinant DNA techniques, transgenic plants as well and gene and gene product analysis. Review of current literature on selected topics in plant molecular biology and genetics.
Offered by: Plant Science
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Environmental听& Waste Management Concentration*
BREE 518
Ecological Engineering
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bioresource Engineering: Concepts and practice of ecological engineering: the planned creation or management of a community of organisms, their nonliving surroundings, and technological components to provide services. Survey of applications such as constructed wetlands, aquatic production systems, green infrastructure for urban storm water management, environmental restoration. Taught cooperatively with a parallel course at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Online collaboration with an interdisciplinary, international team is an important component of the course.
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering
- One 3-hour lecture per week.
CHEE 591
Environmental Bioremediation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemical Engineering: The presence and role of microorganisms in the environment, the role of microbes in environmental remediation either through natural or human-mediated processes, the application of microbes in pollution control and the monitoring of environmental pollutants.
Offered by: Chemical Engineering
CHEM 534
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Topics discussed include scanning probe microscopy, chemical self-assembly, computer modelling, and microfabrication/micromachining.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CIVE 550
Water Resources Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Civil Engineering: State-of-the-art water resources management techniques; case studies of their application to Canadian situations; identification of major issues and problem areas; interprovincial and international river basins; implications of development alternatives; institutional arrangements for planning and development of water resources; and, legal and economic aspects.
Offered by: Civil Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 323 or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CIVE 555
Environmental Data Analysis
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Civil Engineering: Application of statistical principles to design of measurement systems and sampling programs. Introduction to experimental design. Graphical data analysis. Description of uncertainty. Hypothesis tests. Model parameter estimation methods: linear and nonlinear regression methods. Trend analysis. Statistical analysis of censored data. Statistics of extremes.
Offered by: Civil Engineering
- (3-0-6)
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 302 or permission of instructor
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Policy & Business听Concentration*
BUSA 640
Launching New Ventures
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Application of the knowledge acquired in graduate business education to the launching of a new product or service through venture capital funding.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BUSA 664
Creating the Small Business
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Focusing on the strategies and operating policies of small business enterprises, the course is designed for individuals who are considering entrepreneurial careers either as owners or managers. Provides a practical approach to the many problems likely to be encountered in the evolving life cycle of the small business.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BUSA 665
Managing the Small Enterprise
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: The course is designed to teach students the concepts of entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of managing small businesses. It will explore, within the context of small entrepreneurial companies, the various interactions between financing, accounting, marketing, strategic planning, operations and human resources.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BUSA 698
Health Care Systems
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Overview and study of the Quebec, Canadian and international health care systems within the Canadian context. Brief historical overview and analysis of its major elements: Quebec Ministry of Social Affaires, Regional Health Councils, Social Service Centres, hospitals, etc. Critical issues examined: planning health care needs and resources, financing health care, labour relations, patterns of power and assessing quality of care.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BUS2 501
Patent Theory & Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Law 2: Examination and critical assessment of the justifications of patent law; the tension between the public domain and private monopoly control; examination of international patent protection; international conventions touching on patent law, international trade instruments; examination of patents in relation to new technology: biotechnology, the Internet and business methods.
Offered by: Law
- Prerequisite: BUS2 463
- Restriction: Not open to first year students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BUS2 502
Intellectual & Industrial Prop
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Law 2: An examination of private relationships involving inventive and creative activity through an analysis of various conceptions of intellectual property regimes, in the context of public governance of public space, as well as the interrelationship between international and national law.
Offered by: Law
- Restrictions: Not open to first year students. Not open to students who have taken BUS2 463.
CMPL 576
Science Technology & Law
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Comparative Law: Introduction to the philosophy of science and the history of technology, reciprocal influences of science and law and their parallel development, concepts common to law and science, and legal and ethical problems common to technological change.
Offered by: Law
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
ECON 637
Indust Organization&Regulation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Economics (Arts): An analysis of the nature of the firm, industrial structure and the effect of structure on firm and industry behaviour and performance.
Offered by: Economics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 511
Joint Venturing with Industry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: Using problem-based learning, the course examines the various business interactions between researchers and their business partners in support and development of research into commercial endeavours using models such as venture capital, business partnerships, or grants-in-aid.
Offered by: Medicine
- Winter
- Offered in conjunction with the Centre for Continuing Education
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MGCR 618
Leadership&Professional Skills
1.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Core: An introduction to the leadership and professional skills needed for success in the
21st century in a rapidly changing global environment. Topics covered include self-awareness, personal branding, models of sustainable leadership, ethics and corporate
governance, influencing others, critical thinking, professionalism, making effective presentations, and job search skills.
Offered by: Management
- Restrictions: Open only to M.B.A. students.
Ethics Concentration*
Note: under special circumstances and with the approval of the program director/academic advisor,听the ethics course HGEN 660 may be replaced by another ethics course from this list.
BIOE 680
Bioethical Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Bio-Ethics: Overview of moral theoretical approaches to bioethics, as well as explorations of critical responses, meta-ethical foundations, methodological questions, and ethical issues arising in bioethics scholarship.
Offered by: Population and Global Health
CMPL 642
Law and Health Care
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Comparative Law: The study of legal and ethical issues raised in medicine and healthcare with a particular focus upon the relationship between patient and healthcare professionals.
Offered by: Comparative Law
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
ENVR 630
Civilization and Environment
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Environment: Considers ways to reduce the human impact on Earth's life support systems through variables such as population size, wealth, technology, and conduct. Critically describes ethical frameworks for judging personal and policy choices, including post-collapse scenarios.
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment
- Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
RELG 571
Ethics, Medicine and Religion
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: The seminar will discuss a variety of topics related to medicine and religion from the point of view of ethics, such as the pact of care between a patient and a physician, the Hippocratic oath, the notions of autonomy and vulnerability, the definitions of personhood and human dignity, the question of rights for people with cognitive disabilities, the debate about the role of religion in bioethics.
Offered by: Religious Studies
听
* Courses in those concentrations are subject to approval by the offering department and/or the course instructor.