Bachelor of Humanities (Combined Honours) in Biology and Humanities
ObjectivesThe Bachelor of Humanities program provides an integrated, interdisciplinary liberal education, combining the disciplines of history, philosophy, literature, political theory, religion, classics, art history, and music history. In addition to the curriculum the B.Hum fosters collegiality among the 70 to 80 students admitted each year through small discussion groups and their own College precinct.
Academic titleBachelor of Humanities (Combined Honours) in Biology and Humanities
Course descriptionBiology and Humanities
B.Hum. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
1. Credits included in the Humanities (12.0 credits):
1. 4.0 credits in Humanities Core: HUMS 1000 [1.0], HUMS 2000 [1.0], HUMS 3000 [1.0], and HUMS 4000 [1.0];
2. 1.5 credits in HUMS 1005, HUMS 3200 [1.0];
3. 2.0 credits in HUMS 2101, HUMS 2102, HUMS 3102, HUMS 3103 (see Note, below);
4. 2.5 credits in CLCV 2000 [1.0], RELI 1731, and RELI 2710 [1.0];
5. 0.5 credit from HUMS 4901, HUMS 4902, HUMS 4903, or HUMS 4904;
6. 1.0 credit fulfilling the language requirement;
7. 0.5 credit from ENGL 3601, ENGL 3603, ENGL 4607, ENGL 4608; HIST 3200 [1.0], PHIL 3005, PSCI 4310 [1.0], or HIST 2205 [1.0];
2. Credits Included in the Biology CGPA (8.0 credits):
8. 4.0 credits in BIOL 1003, BIOL 1004, BIOL 2001, BIOL 2104, BIOL 2200, BIOL 2303, BIOL 3201, and BIOL 3305;
9. 2.0 credits in CHEM 1000 [1.0], CHEM 2203, and CHEM 2204;
10. 2.0 credits in BIOL or BIOC at the 3000 level or above. Note: For Item 3 above, students who transfer into the B. Hum. may use up to 2.0 credits of any previously completed art and/or music courses (with the exception of advanced placement courses); student who study abroad may use up to 2.0 credits of art and/or music courses taken abroad; students enrolled in a Combined Honours in Humanities and Art History or Humanities and Music may substitute up to 1.0 credit of music or art from their combined discipline for the respective requirement or part thereof.
HUMS 1000 - Myth and Symbol
HUMS 1005 - Early Human Cultures
HUMS 2000 - Reason and Revelation
HUMS 2101 - Art from Antiquity to the Medieval World
HUMS 2102 - Modern European Art 1527-2000
HUMS 3000 - Culture and Imagination
HUMS 3102 - Western Music 1000-1850
HUMS 3103 - Western Music 1850-2000
HUMS 3200 - Continental European Literature
HUMS 3205 - Platonism and Idealism
HUMS 4000 - Politics, Modernity and the Common Good
HUMS 4001 - Directed Studies in the Humanities
HUMS 4002 - Directed Studies in the Humanities
HUMS 4103 - Science in the Modern World
HUMS 4104 - Modern Intellectual History
HUMS 4901 - Research Seminar: Antiquity to the Middle Ages
HUMS 4902 - Research Seminar: Renaissance to Enlightenment
HUMS 4903 - Research Seminar: Romanticism to the Present
HUMS 4904 - Research Seminar: Non-Western Traditions
BIOL 1003 - Introductory Biology I
BIOL 1004 - Introductory Biology II
BIOL 1005 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Biology
BIOL 1010 - Biotechnology and Society
BIOL 1902 - Natural History
BIOL 2001 - Animals: Form and Function
BIOL 2002 - Plants: Form and Function
BIOL 2005 - Human Physiology
BIOL 2104 - Introductory Genetics
BIOL 2106 - Human Genetics and Evolution
BIOL 2200 - Cell Physiology and Biochemistry
BIOL 2303 - Microbiology
BIOL 2600 - Introduction to Ecology
BIOL 2903 - Natural History of Ontario
BIOL 2909 - Co-operative Work Term Report
BIOL 3004 - Insect Diversity
BIOL 3102 - Mycology
BIOL 3104 - Molecular Genetics
BIOL 3201 - Cell Biology
BIOL 3202 - Principles of Developmental Biology
BIOL 3205 - Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
BIOL 3303 - Experimental Microbiology
BIOL 3305 - Animal Physiology
BIOL 3501 - The Biophysics of Animal Movement
BIOL 3601 - Ecosystems and Environmental Change
BIOL 3602 - Conservation Biology
BIOL 3604 - Analysis of Ecological Relationships
BIOL 3605 - Field Course I
BIOL 3606 - Field Course II
BIOL 3608 - Principles of Biogeography
BIOL 3609 - Evolutionary Concepts
BIOL 3611 - Evolutionary Ecology
BIOL 3612 - Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 3801 - Plants and Herbivores
BIOL 3802 - Animal Behaviour
BIOL 3804 - Social Evolution
BIOL 3909 - Co-operative Work Term Report
BIOL 4008 - Molecular Plant Development
BIOL 4102 - Molecular Ecology
BIOL 4103 - Population Genetics
BIOL 4104 - Evolutionary Genetics
BIOL 4106 - Methods in Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4109 - Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4200 - Immunology
BIOL 4201 - Animal Cell Culture: Methods and Applications
BIOL 4202 - Mutagenesis and DNA Repair
BIOL 4203 - Evolution of Sex
BIOL 4209 - Advanced Plant Physiology
BIOL 4300 - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 4301 - Current Topics in Biotechnology
BIOL 4306 - Animal Physiology
BIOL 4317 - Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Animal Behaviour
BIOL 4318 - Adaptations to Extreme Environments
BIOL 4400 - Nuclear Dynamics and The Cell Cycle
BIOL 4500 - Ornithology I
BIOL 4501 - Ornithology II
BIOL 4503 - Fish Ecology, Conservation and Management