Biology for Health Sciences
This program focuses on areas of biological science that relate to the health of humans and will provide a strong foundation for students interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences
Honours Bachelor of Science
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- Physician
- Nurse
- Physiotherapist
- Medical Technologist
- Health Consultant
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Sample Courses
Topics include absorption, distribution, biotransformation, elimination, calculation of dosages, variability in drug response and adverse drug reactions.
Principles of cardiovascular, renal, respiratory and digestive physiology of animals and their control by the neural and endocrine systems.
The course will focus on how genetic variation arises and is maintained, mechanisms of evolutionary change and how these mechanisms lead to adaptation, sexual selection, speciation and co-evolution.
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Biophysics
Biophysics combines fundamental courses in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology together with specialized courses in biological physics. This new program has been introduced in response to the growing demand for specialists with physics background in the areas of biology and medicine. Are you interested in understanding how the building blocks of biology, such as proteins, DNA and RNA, fit together and interact to form the living world around us?