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Minor in Biochemistry
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Biochemistry is the chemistry of life. It provides the foundation for understanding all biological processes as well as the molecular basis and treatment of human disease.
The biochemistry bachelor's provides you with the education you need to play a leading role in new and exciting areas of medical research. You will be exposed to cutting-edge research and knowledge. Our program prepares you for graduate studies and for an academic or research career in the medical sciences. What's more, biochemistry provides an excellent foundation for further studies in medicine and other areas of health care.
You can choose an Honours BSc in Biochemistry, a major or a minor.
If you want to pursue a career in experimental biochemistry, choose the Honours program. If you prefer a basic biochemistry education, choose a major. And if you want to focus on another discipline but are interested in biochemistry, choose a minor.
If you have a particular interest in microorganisms and the role that the immune system plays in health and disease, you can also choose an Honours BSc in biochemistry with an option in microbiology and immunology. We also offer an integrated biotechnology program that lets you combine studies in biochemistry and chemical engineering and receive both a BSc in biochemistry and a BASc in chemical engineering in five years.
As for the language of instruction, compulsory courses and many optional course units are available in either English or French.
If you choose the Honours in Biochemistry, you have the opportunity to complete a full-year research project under the supervision of a professor from the departments of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Biology, Physics, or Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, or under the supervision of an affiliated principle investigator from one of the many research institutes in the National Capital Region. Given the breadth of research expertise within our program, you can conduct research in many areas of modern biomedicine, including biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, chemical biology, molecular biology, cell biology, proteomics, genomics, systems biology and bioinformatics.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.
Course List
Code Title Units
Compulsory courses at the 1000 level
BIO 1131 Introduction to Organismal Biology 3 Units
BIO 1141 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 3 Units
CHM 1311 Principles of Chemistry 3 Units
CHM 1321 Organic Chemistry I 3 Units
Compulsory courses at the 2000 level
BCH 2333 Introduction to Biochemistry 3 Units
BIO 2133 Genetics 3 Units
CHM 2120 Organic Chemistry II 3 Units
Compulsory courses at the 3000 level
BCH 3120 General Intermediary Metabolism 3 Units
BCH 3125 Protein Structure and Function 3 Units
BCH 3170 Molecular Biology 3 Units
Optional courses
9 course units from: 9 Units
BCH 3346 Biochemistry Laboratory II
BCH 3356 Molecular Biology Laboratory
BCH 4122 Structural Biology of Proteins 1
BCH 4125 Cellular Regulation and Control
BIO 3124 General Microbiology
BIO 3153 Cell Biology
BPS 3101 Genomics
BCH 4101 Human Genome Structure and Function
CHM 2132 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences
STA 2392 Introduction to Biostatistics
3 optional course units at the 4000 level in biochemistry (BCH)
3 optional course units at the 4000 level in microbiology and immunology (MIC)
Total: 39 Units
Note(s)
1 This course may not be available every year.
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