Honours BSc in Biochemistry (biotechnology) / BASc in Chemical Engineering (biotechnology) with Biomedical Engineering Option |
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Co-operative education is available with this program.
This program is currently under revision. At this time, we are not accepting applications.
Compulsory first-year courses
| BIO1130 | Introduction to Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIO1140 | Introduction to Cell Biology | 3 |
| CHG1125 | Chemical Engineering Fundamentals1 | 3 |
| CHM1311 | Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM1321 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| MAT1320 | Calculus I | 3 |
| MAT1322 | Calculus II | 3 |
| MAT1341 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
| PHY1121 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 3 |
| PHY1122 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 3 |
Compulsory second-year courses
| BCH2333 | Introduction to Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIO2133 | Genetics | 3 |
| CHM2120 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM2123 | Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM2330 | Physical Chemistry: Introduction to the Molecular Properties of Matter | 3 |
| CHM2354 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| ECO1192 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| ENG1112 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| GNG1106 | Fundamentals of Engineering Computation2 | 3 |
| MAT2377 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| MAT2384 | Ordinary Differential Equations and Numerical Methods | 3 |
| PHI2396 | Bioethics | 3 |
Compulsory third-year courses
| BCH3120 | General Intermediary Metabolism | 3 |
| BCH3125 | Protein Structure and Function | 3 |
| BCH3170 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BCH3346 | Biochemistry Laboratory II | 3 |
| BCH3356 | Molecular Biology Laboratory | 3 |
| BIO3124 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| CHG2312 | Fluid Flow | 3 |
| CHG2314 | Heat Transfer Operations | 3 |
| CHG2317 | Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis and Design | 3 |
| HIS2129 | Technology, Society and Environment since 1800 | 3 |
or
| PHI2394 | Scientific Thought and Social Values | 3 |
| MAT2322 | Calculus III for Engineers | 3 |
3 credits of complementary studies electives3
Compulsory fourth-year courses
| BCH4040 | Projet de recherche - biochimie / Honours Research - Biochemistry4 | 9 |
| BCH4172 | Topics in Biotechnology | 3 |
| BCH4932 | Séminaire de Biochimie / Biochemistry Seminar5 | 3 |
Two of the following courses:
| BCH4122 | Structural Biology of Proteins | 3 |
| BCH4125 | Cellular Regulation and Control | 3 |
| BCH4188 | Nucleic Acids - Structure and Functions6 | 3 |
| BCH4300 | Selected topics in Biochemistry6 | 3 |
| CHG3111 | Unit Operations | 3 |
| CHG3112 | Process Synthesis, Design and Economics | 3 |
| CHG3122 | Chemical Engineering Practice | 3 |
| CHG3127 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHG3316 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHG3324 | Fundamentals and Applications of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHG3326 | Principles of Phase Equilibria and Chemical Reaction Equilibria | 3 |
| CHG3331 | Application of Mathematical Methods to Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHG3337 | Data Collection and Interpretation | 3 |
Note(s)
| 1 | CHG1125 must be taken in first or second year; first year is recommended. |
| 2 | It is recommended that GNG1106 be taken in first or second year. |
| 3 | For a complete list of complementary studies electives, consult the Faculty of Engineering's website. |
| 4 | During the fourth year, the student must either do a research project(BCH4040), or take nine additionnal credits among the 3000 or 4000 level courses in biochemistry, biology, biopharmaceutical sciences, cellular and molecular medecine, chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, microbiology or immunology. The research project is highly recommended for students who intend to pursue a career in research, but a CGPA of 7.0 is required to be eligible for the project. This course runs from September to April. |
| 5 | This course runs from September to April. |
| 6 | This course may not be available every year. |
| 7 | Consult the list of technical electives for the Biomedical Engineering option in the regular Chemical Engineering program. |