CAPS Major/Honours Program Course Map

Year 1

29 Mandatory Credits

BIOL 112 (3)
Biology of the Cell

BIOL 121 (3)
Genetics, Evolution and Ecology

CHEM 111 or 121 (4)
Structure + Bonding

CHEM 123 (4)
Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Organic Chemistry

MATH 100 level (3)
Differential Calculus

MATH 101 (3)
Integral Calculus with Applications

Communications I (3)

Communications II (3)

Physics 100 level (3)

Year 2

26 Mandatory Credits

CAPS 205 (3)
Fundamentals of Physiology in Human Health and Disease I

Nervous system, hormones, channels, receptors, senses, muscoskeletal system

CAPS 206 (3)
Fundamentals of Physiology in Human Health and Disease II

Blood, pulmonary, renal, cardiovascular, GI reproductive systems

BIOL 200 (3)
Fundamentals of Cell Biology

BIOL 234 (3)
Fundamentals of Genetics

BIOL 201 or BIOC 202 (3)
Introduction to (Medical) Biochemistry

BIOL 300 or STAT 200 (3)
Introductory Statistics/Biostatistics

CHEM 203 (4) or 233+235 (3+1)
Organic Chemistry

CHEM 205 (3) or 211 (4)
Physical Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry

Electives (up to 6 credits recommended)

LEGEND

CAPS Courses

Non CAPS Courses

CAPS Electives

Electives

Year 3

18 Mandatory Credits

CAPS 303 (3)
Laboratory in Human Physiology

CAPS 305 (3)
Integrated Human Health + Disease

CAPS 306 (3)
Molecular + Cell Mechanisms of Human Health + Disease

CAPS 310 (3)
Biomedical Research Techniques and Applications

CAPS 391 (3)
Introduction to Gross Anatomy

BIOC 302 (3)
General Biochemistry

Electives (up to 12 credits recommended)

CAPS Electives Offered

CAPS 311 (3) – Elective
Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy

Year 4

9 Mandatory Credits (Major)
15 Mandatory Credits (Honours)
General CAPS Courses/Labs
Pick 3 (major) or 4 (honours)

CAPS 420 (3)
Human Disease Modelling + Therapeutics

CAPS 421 (3)
Cell Biology and Human Disease

CAPS 426 (3)
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

CAPS 427 (3)
Gross Human Anatomy Lab

CAPS 431 (3)
Advanced Laboratory in Human Health and Disease

CAPS 432 (3)
Systems Physiology in Human Health and Disease

CAPS 434 (3)
Endocrine and Metabolic Disease

Honours Specific CAPS Courses

CAPS 449 (3) – Honours
Honours Graduating Essay

Electives (up to 21 credits recommended for Major, up to 15 credits recommended for Honours)

CAPS Electives Offered

CAPS 448 (3/6) – Elective
Directed Studies