Work Placement 1
First Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to BCHM Co-op students.
Work Placement II
Second Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to BCHM Co-op students.
Work Placement III
Third Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to BCHM Co-op students.
Work Placement IV
Optional Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to BCHM Co-op students.
Work Placement V
Optional Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to BCHM Co-op students.
Metabolic Biochemistry
Biochemical energetics, kinetic regulation of metabolic pathways. Carbon metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins; nitrogen metabolism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; labs, 3 hours per week for six weeks.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2F01 and CHEM 2P20 or permission of the instructor.
Protein Structure and Function
Relationships between protein structure and function. Topics include enzyme kinetics, protein engineering, genomics, and proteomics.
Lectures, seminar, simulations, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2F01.
Wine Chemistry
(also offered as OEVI 3P25)
Sugars, acids, nitrogenous compounds in grape juice; antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of sulfur dioxide; must adjustments; biochemistry of alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentation; bitartrate and protein stability; fining agents; wine aging and phenolic oxidation. Laboratories include juice/wine chemical analysis, fermentation and stability tests.
Lectures, lab, 6 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BCHM, BIOL (single or combined), BTEC, and OEVI majors and OEVI certificate students or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2F01, CHEM 2P20 and 2P42.
Note: materials fee required. Students must be a minimum of 18 years of age. It is strongly recommended that students take BCHM 3P01 prior to or concurrent with OEVI (BCHM) 3P25.
Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(also offered as BIOL 3P95 and BTEC 3P95)
Theory and practice of basic techniques in nucleic acid and protein manipulations and analysis.
Lab, 6 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BCHM, BIOL (single or combined), BIOL (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BMED, BTEC, NEUR and OEVI majors until date specified in registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2F01.
Note: designed for students interested in biochemistry, molecular biology and molecular ecology.
Current Topics in Photobiology
(also offered as BIOL 4P03)
The interaction of light with biological molecules. Effects of ultraviolet radiation, photosynthesis, vision and photoregulation of genes and proteins.
Lectures, seminar, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one-half BCHM credit numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Bioinformatics
(also offered as BIOL 4P06 and BTEC 4P06)
Genome sequencing projects, gene discovery and gene expression. DNA/RNA/Protein sequence data, including mutagenic processes, molecular evolution and systematics, codon usage, reconstruction of ancient molecules, and prediction of higher-level molecular structure.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: BCHM 3P02, BIOL 3P50, 3P80 and MATH 1P98 are recommended.
Topics in Plant and Microbial Biotechnology
(also offered as BIOL 4P08 and BTEC 4P08)
Characterization of biochemical processes and structures. Genetic modification of such processes and structures through molecular manipulation to meet scientific and/or societal needs. Examples include yeast and microbial enzymes or enzyme systems as well as crop proteins and enzymes.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours)
Prerequisite: one of BCHM 3P01, 3P02, BIOL 3P50, CHEM 3P63 or permission of the instructor.
Topics in Animal and Plant Signal Transduction Pathways
(also offered as BIOL 4P09 and BTEC 4P09)
Perception of stimuli to effects on gene expression, emphasizing the molecular/biochemical tools used to study these pathways.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: BCHM 3P01.
Mutagenesis in Disease and Biotechnology
(also offered as BIOL 4P21 and BTEC 4P21)
Exploration of the various mechanisms of mutagenesis of the genetic material, how they contribute to disease and how they can be adapted to produce new biomolecules.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: BCHM 3P02 or BIOL 3P50.
Biophysical Techniques
(also offered as BTEC 4P67 and CHEM 4P67)
Modern instrumental methods of biotechnology emphasizing under-standing theory. Development of newer technologies which utilize biological components. Topics include optical, X-ray and NMR techniques, separation techniques, hybridization assays, immunoassays, biosensors and mass spectral techniques; membrane chemistry.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2P21 and 2P63 or permission of the instructor.