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Required Courses

BIOT 505. Selected Topics in Biotechnology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Fall
  • Restriction: U3 students

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BTEC 501. Bioinformatics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • 3 lectures per week
  • Prerequisites: LSCI 202 or LSCI 204 and ANSC 326. Permission of instructor.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BINF 301.

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BTEC 621. Biotechnology Management.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • one 3-hour lecture per week

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BTEC 620. Biotechnology Laboratory 1.

Credits: 4
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • one 8-hour lab per week
  • The fee of $1232.68 is used to support the cost of chemical reagents, kits, disposables and minor equipment necessary to run this hands-on laboratory course.

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BTEC 619. Biotechnology Laboratory 2.

Credits: 4
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: BTEC 620 or permission of the instructor.
  • The fee of $616.34 is used to support the cost of chemical reagents, kits, disposables and minor equipment necessary to run this hands-on laboratory course.

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HGEN 660. Genetics and Bioethics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Human Genetics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

This course will deal with ethical issues in the gathering, dissemination, and use of genetic information for decisions concerning reproduction, health care, and research.

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Research project

The research project of the Master's Applied is divided into four components:

BTEC 622. Biotechnology Research Project 1.

Credits: 2
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Research project proposal and literature review.
  • Prerequisite: BTEC 620.
  • Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) in Biotechnology students and is a prerequisite to BTEC 623, BTEC 624 and BTEC 625.

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BTEC 623. Biotechnology Research Project 2.

Credits: 6
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Corequisite: BTEC 622
  • Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) Biotechnology students

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BTEC 624. Biotechnology Research Project 3.

Credits: 6
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: BTEC 622.
  • Corequisite: BTEC 623.
  • Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) Biotechnology students.

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BTEC 625. Biotechnology Research Project 4.

Credits: 2
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Student will prepare a report on the research experience and give a presentation.
  • Prerequisite: BTEC 622.
  • Corequisites: BTEC 623, BTEC 624.
  • Restriction: M.Sc.(Applied) Biotechnology students.

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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).

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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.  List is divided into concentrations 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. Transmission Electron Microscopy of Biological Samples.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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).
  • Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
  • 2 hours lectures, 3 hours laboratory

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ANSC 600. Advanced Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Animal Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Winter
  • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 400.

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ANSC 604. Advanced Animal Biotechnology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Animal Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

New concepts and applications of animal biotechnology in agriculture, biomedicine, environmental preservation.
  • Fall
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 420 or ANSC 506

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ANSC 622. Experimental Techniques in Animal Science.

ANSC 622
Experimental Techniques in Animal Science.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Animal Science (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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’s 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.
  • 1 lecture and 2 seminars
  • Restriction(s): Permission of Supervisor in consultation with three available rotation researchers.

BIOC 603. Genomics and Gene Expression.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biochemistry (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: BIOC 454 and permission of instructor.

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BIOC 604. Macromolecular Structure.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biochemistry (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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 in the Winter term, in even alternate years.

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BIOL 518. Advanced Topics in Cell Biology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours seminar
  • Prerequisites: BIOL 300 or BIOL 303 or BIOL 313 or BIOC 311 or permission of the instructor.
  • Restrictions: Open only to U3 students.

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BIOL 520. Gene Activity in Development.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lecture and discussion
  • Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission

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BIOL 524. Topics in Molecular Biology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Molecular genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, including signal transduction, cell differentiation and function, genetic diseases in eukaryotes.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission.

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BIOL 551. Principles of Cellular Control.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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..
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Revised Prerequisite: CHEM 115 or 120, MATH 133 and 141, PHYS 142; or equivalents. BIOL 201 or ANAT/BIOC 212. Recommended: COMP 202, PHYS 230 and BIOL/PHYS 319.

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BMDE 504. Biomaterials and Bioperformance.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • (3-0-6)
  • Restriction: Graduate and final-year undergraduate students from physical, biological and medical science, and engineering

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BMDE 505. Cell and Tissue Engineering.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • (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.

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BMDE 508. Introduction to Micro and Nano-Bioengineering.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • (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.

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BTEC 535. Functional Genomics in Model Organisms.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: 300-level course in genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry or permission of instructor.
  • Restriction: Limited to 30 students.

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EXMD 510. Bioanalytical Separation Methods.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Fall

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EXMD 602. Techniques in Molecular Genetics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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 in conjunction with the Department of Experimental Medicine.
  • Prerequisite (Graduate): Admission by permission of instructor.

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EXMD 607. Molecular Control of Cell Growth.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.

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EXMD 614. Environmental Carcinogenesis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.

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EXMD 615. Essentials of Glycobiology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Winter

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EXMD 616. Molecular and Cell Biology Topics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.

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HGEN 692. Human Genetics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Human Genetics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Restriction: For Department of Human Genetics graduate students.

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PARA 635. Cell Biology and Infection.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: students with some background in molecular biology

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PHGY 520. Ion Channels.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.
  • 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.

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PHGY 552. Cellular and Molecular Physiology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Winter
  • 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar weekly
  • Prerequisite: PHGY 311
  • Preference will be given to Physiology Honours and Graduate students

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Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Concentration

ANAT 541. Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Prerequisites: ANAT 212 (or BIOC 212 or BIOL 201), ANAT 261, ANAT 262, or permission of instructor.
  • Corequisite: BIOL 301.

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ANAT 565. Diseases-Membrane Trafficking.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Prerequisite: ANAT 365

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BIOC 503. Biochemistry of Immune Diseases.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biochemistry (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Current selected topics in immunology. The biochemical mechanisms underlying various immuno-pathologies and the clinical significance of therapeutic interventions.
  • Winter
  • Prerequisites: BIOC 311, BIOC 312

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BIOC 600. Advanced Strategies in Genetics and Genomics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biochemistry (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Advanced technologies and methods in genomics research, presented by experts actively pursuing the experimental approaches discussed.
  • Enrolment limited to 15 graduate students.
  • Prerequisite: BIOC 454 or equivalent
  • Restriction: Must take part in the Biochemistry graduate program

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BIOL 568. Topics on the Human Genome.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Cellular and molecular approaches to characterization of the human genome.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Prerequisites: (BIOL 200 or BIOL 219); BIOL 300; BIOL 302; or permission of the course coordinator.

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EXMD 504. Biology of Cancer.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A good knowledge of biology at the cellular and molecular level. Open to U3 and graduate students only

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EXMD 609. Cellular Methods in Medical Research.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.

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EXMD 610. Molecular Methods in Medical Research.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.

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HGEN 663. Beyond the Human Genome.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Human Genetics (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: BIOL 370 or by permission of the instructor.

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HGEN 693. Using Bioinformatics Resources.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Human Genetics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Study of internet resources relevant to biomedical research.
  • 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.

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NEUR 550. Free Radical Biomedicine.

NEUR 550
Free Radical Biomedicine.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • Winter
  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 311, BIOC 312, PHGY 209, PHGY 210 or permission of instructor.

PHAR 503. Drug Discovery and Development 1.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Chemistry, mechanisms of action, and steps in drug discovery and development.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: PHAR 301 or PHAR 303; or permission of instructor

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PHAR 504. Drug Discovery and Development 2.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Nobel Prize-winning discoveries as a basis for drug development.
  • Winter
  • Prerequisites: PHAR 301 or PHAR 303; or permission of instructor
  • Restriction: U3 and graduate students. Students can register only with permission of coordinators.

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PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Topics in pharmacology with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms of drug-action and cellular targets in the nervous system.
  • 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.

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PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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This advanced course covers selected topics in pharmacology of reproductive, endocrine, and metabolic disorders.
  • 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.

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PHGY 513. Translational Immunology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Advanced key concepts in immunology as they relate to health and disease, including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and autoimmunity, and cancer immunology.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lectures
  • Prerequisite: MIMM 314 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructor

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PHGY 518. Artificial Cells.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors.

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Bioinformatics Concentration

BINF 511. Bioinformatics for Genomics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Prerequisite: Understanding of cell and molecular biology (equivalent to a cell or molecular biology course) or permission from instructor.

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BINF 531. Statistical Bioinformatics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Prerequisites: AEMA 310 or equivalent; LSCI 204, LSCI 211, LSCI 230, or equivalent
  • Restriction: Open to U3 students and above. Not open to students who have taken or are taking MIMM 531.

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BINF 621. Bioinformatics: Molecular Biology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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).
  • Restriction: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics option or by permission from the course coordinators only. Limited to 30 students.

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BINF 660. Advances in Bioinformatics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Restriction: Open to students in the Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics.

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BTEC 555. Structural Bioinformatics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Parasitology (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Winter
  • 1-hr lecture, followed by 2 hrs of computer lab.
  • Prerequisite: Molecular biology or biochemistry, and basic bioinformatics, or permission of instructor.

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BIOL 592. Integrated Bioinformatics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

'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.
  • Fall
  • 3 hours lecture
  • Prerequisite: BIOL 301 or permission of instructor.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BINF 511.

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BMDE 652. Bioinformatics: Proteomics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • 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.

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COMP 561. Computational Biology Methods and Research.

Credits: 4
Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.
  • 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.

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COMP 564. Advanced Computational Biology Methods and Research.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • 3 hours
  • Prerequisite: COMP 462.
  • Corequisite(s): COMP 462 or COMP 561

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COMP 618. Bioinformatics: Functional Genomics.

COMP 618
Bioinformatics: Functional Genomics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Computer Science (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • 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.

COMP 680. Mining Biological Sequences.

Credits: 4
Offered by: Computer Science (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: COMP 462 or with instructor's permission.

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Food Concentration

BREE 519. Advanced Food Engineering.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • Three lectures and one 2-hour lab per week.
  • Prerequisites: BREE 325, or permission of instructor.

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BREE 530. Fermentation Engineering.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Advanced topics in food and fermentation engineering are covered, including brewing, bioreactor design and control and microbial kinetics.
  • 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 $131.95 covers the cost of the fermentation laboratory consumables and transportation costs for field trips which may include a brewery, winery and other fermentation operations

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FDSC 515. Enzymology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • 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.

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FDSC 519. Advanced Food Processing.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Advanced technologies associated with food processing studied in more detail. Topics include food irradiation, reverse osmosis, super critical fluid extraction and extrusion.
  • Winter
  • 3 lectures
  • Prerequisite: FDSC 330
  • Course offered in even years. Check with Graduate Program Supervisor.

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FDSC 520. Biophysical Chemistry of Food.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Fall
  • 3 lectures
  • Prerequisite: FDSC 233
  • Course offered in odd years. Check with Graduate Program Supervisor.

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FDSC 536. Food Traceability.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Concepts and processes associated with the identification, tracking and tracing food forward and backward through the food continuum.
  • Winter
  • 3 lectures
  • Prerequisite: FDSC 425 or permission of instructor.
  • Course offered in odd years.

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FDSC 537. Nutraceutical Chemistry.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Food Science&Agr.Chemistry (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

The origin, classification, mechanism of action and chemical properties of potential and established nutraceutical compounds and their applications in functional foods.
  • Fall
  • 3 lectures
  • Prerequisites: FDSC 211 or LSCI 211, FDSC 230 and FDSC 233 or permission of instructor.
  • Course offered in even years.

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Plant & Agriculture Concentration

PLNT 619. Advances in Plant Biology and Physiology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • 3 hours conference

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PLNT 622. Advances in Plant Protection.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Current topics related to plant protection. Review of current literature on selected topics that may include control of weeds, pathogens and/or insects.

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PLNT 646. Advances in Plant-Biotic and -Abiotic Interactions.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.

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PLNT 662. Advances in Plant Biotechnology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Plant Science (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • 3 hours lab

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Environmental & Waste Management Concentration*

BREE 518. Ecological Engineering.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Bioresource Engineering (Faculty of Agric Environ Sci)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • One 3-hour lecture per week.

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CHEE 591. Environmental Bioremediation.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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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.
  • (3-0-6)

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CHEM 534. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Topics discussed include scanning probe microscopy, chemical self-assembly, computer modelling, and microfabrication/micromachining.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: CHEM 434 or PHYS 334 or permission of instructor
  • Corequisites: one of CHEM 345, PHYS 357, or PHYS 346 or permission of instructor
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHYS 534

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CIVE 550. Water Resources Management.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • (3-0-6)
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 323 or equivalent

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CIVE 555. Environmental Data Analysis.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.
  • (3-0-6)
  • Prerequisite (Undergraduate): CIVE 302 or permission of instructor

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Policy & Business Concentration*

Course information not available.

BUSA 664. Creating the Small Business.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

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.

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BUSA 665. Managing the Small Enterprise.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.

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BUSA 698. Health Care Systems.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.

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BUS2 501. Patent Theory and Policy.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: BUS2 463
  • Restriction: Not open to first year students

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BUS2 502. Intellectual and Industrial Property.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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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.
  • Restrictions: Not open to first year students. Not open to students who have taken BUS2 463.

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CMPL 576. Science Technology and Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.

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ECON 637. Industrial Organization and Regulation.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An analysis of the nature of the firm, industrial structure and the effect of structure on firm and industry behaviour and performance.

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EXMD 511. Joint Venturing with Industry.

EXMD 511
Joint Venturing with Industry.
Terms Offered: Winter 2026
Credits: 3
Offered by: Medicine (Faculty of Science)
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Description

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.
  • Winter
  • Offered in conjunction with the Centre for Continuing Education

MGCR 618. Leadership and Professional Skills.

Credits: 1.5
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Fall 2026
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Description

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.
  • Restrictions: Open only to M.B.A. students.

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Ethics Concentration*

Note: under special circumstances and with the approval of the program director/academic advisor, the ethics course HGEN 660 may be replaced by another ethics course from this list.

BIOE 680. Bioethical Theory.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Population and Global Health (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

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.

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CMPL 642. Law and Health Care.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Comparative Law (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

The study of legal and ethical issues raised in medicine and healthcare with a particular focus upon the relationship between patient and healthcare professionals.

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ENVR 630. Civilization and Environment.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.
  • Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

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RELG 571. Ethics, Medicine and Religion.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

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.

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* Courses in those concentrations are subject to approval by the offering department and/or the course instructor.