Department of Biology Comparative Specialist

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Physiology is the study of living matter and its Physiology at UTM? Comparative Physiology interaction between internal and external Comparative Physiology Specialist We offer a wide-range of unique learning environments. It integrates physical and life (14.5 credits) opportunities across all of our disciplines: sciences in order to understand body functions and the origins of disease in both plants and animals. Courses to Look Forward To! • Research Opportunity Program (ROP) – This discipline incorporates the study of control participate in original research with a mechanisms, compensations, and cooperation The department of Biology offers more than 50 professor, learn research methods, and among body molecules, cells, tissues, and organs. undergraduate courses. Students in the Comparative Physiology Specialist complete a share in the excitement and discovery of Why Comparative Physiology? series of broad second year, and some required acquiring new knowledge • Physiology unifies the life sciences from molecule third year courses. They have the flexibility to BIO481 - Senior Research Project: conduct to , providing the link from genomics and select 3.0 other courses to complete this program an independent research project under the molecular signaling pathways to behaviour and based on their personal interests. supervision of a faculty member; learn how disease. Emerging fields for physiologists are the to design, carry out, and analyze and • analysis of the functional implications of genomic BIO202H5: Introduction to Animal evaluate results/ data sequence variation, developmental factors leading Physiology • BIO400 – Internship: learn to apply biology to chronic illness, and novel approaches for • BIO203H5: Introductory Plant Morphology knowledge and skills through a 200-hour regenerative . Physiologists find & Physiology work placement in the private or public applications for their work in agriculture, veterinary • BIO205H5: Ecology medicine, military research, air and space travel, sector • BIO206H5: Introductory Cell & Molecular and exercise and fitness. • BIO416 - Field Course: Students must Biology choose from a variety of field courses over Why Study Comparative Physiology • BIO207H5: Introductory Genetics a two-week period in the summer. In at UTM? • BIO210Y5: Human Anatomy & Physiology addition to tuition fees, students are • STA215H5: Introduction to Applied expected to pay for room and board Physiology at UTM explores a variety of topics, Statistics • BioPath Professional Development such as endocrinology, cardiovascular physiology, • BIO304H5: Integrative Animal Physiology I , and sensory physiology. Courses Program: two-year program open to all in these subject areas allow students to develop • BIO310H5: Integrative Animal Physiology II biology students. The program aims to and apply a variety of technical and analytical skills. • BIO312H5: facilitate the development of transferrable • BIO360H5: Biometrics I skills that will help students be successful Career Paths • BIO409H5: Laboratory in Animal beyond university. Physiology Departmental Events • Research (Grad School) • CHM242H5 & CHM243H5: Introduction to • Education The Biology Department offers exciting Organic Chemistry I & II opportunities for students to expand their interest • Medical, Dental, Pharmacy in biology through a weekly departmental seminar • Physical & Occupational Therapy featuring exciting guest speakers from across North • Nursing Some possible electives for this program: • America as well as our popular “Walk with your BIO320H5: Sensory Biology • BIO354H5 – Vertebrate Form & Function Professor” series where participants are led on a nature walk through the beautiful Mississauga First-Year Life Sciences at UTM • BIO410H5: All Comparative Physiology Specialist students campus. • BIO411H5: Topics in Molecular & Cellular complete the following courses in their first year: Physiology • BIO152H5 – Intro to Evolution & Evolutionary • Genetics BIO412H5: Climate Change Biology For more information on career options, please visit • BIO153H5 – Diversity of • CHM361H5: Structural Biochemistry the Career Centre site • CHM110H5 – Chemical Principles I • PHY333H5: Physics of the Cell http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/careers/. • CHM120H5 – Chemical Principles II • PSY290H5: Introduction to Physiological For more information on these programs, please • MAT134Y5 – Calculus for Life Sciences Psychology explore our Academic Calendar - • 1.0 credit from a list of other first year • PSY395H5: Hormones & Behaviour https://student.utm.utoronto.ca/calendar/calendar.pl. courses of their choosing (ie. Physics,

Psychology etc)