Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics

About this programme

Admission to this module is discontinued effective September 1, 2027. Students currently enrolled in the module will be permitted to graduate upon fulfillment of the module requirements by August 31, 2030. This module concentrates on the computational aspects of bioinformatics, while at the same time providing students with enough background in the biosciences to appreciate the contexts in which computation is applied. The Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics leads to a degree that is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Council, the academic arm of the Canadian Information Processing Society, under its interdisciplinary program criteria. The Honours Specialization in Bioinformatics can be completed only within BSc (Hons) degrees. Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must complete the following courses with an average of at least 70%, with no individual mark below 60%: 2.0 courses: Biology 1001A, Biology 1002B, Chemistry 1301A/B, Chemistry 1302A/B ; 0.5 course: Computer Science 1020A/B (with a mark of at least 60%); 0.5 course from: Computer Science 1025A/B, Computer Science 1026A/B, Data Science 1200A/B, Engineering Science 1036A/B (in each case with a mark of at least 65%); 0.5 course from: Computer Science 1027A/B, Computer Science 1037A/B (in each case with a mark of at least 65%); 1.0 course* from: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1411A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B, Numerical and Mat