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University of Calgary Calendar 2011-2012 Faculty of Science 5. Program Details 5.1 Biological Sciences 5.1.7 Programs in Zoology
5.1.7 Programs in Zoology

See the Faculty of Science subsections on Enrolment Limitations in Section 3 (Faculty Regulations) and Program Details in Section 5.

Courses constituting the field of Zoology

*Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content. Approval will have to be granted on an individual basis. Check the list published by the Department each February.

**No more than one FCE of such courses (approved by the Department prior to registering in the course) can be counted towards the Major Field.

***Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content. Approval will be granted on an individual basis.

Required Courses - Major Program

See also 3.4 Program Requirements, in particular, the regulations on the number of courses at the 200 level and above allowed in a program and on the List of Science-Equivalent Courses in Other Faculties (Table I).

Note: Commencing Fall 2011, Biology 241/243 will replace Biology 231/233 as the core introductory departmental courses, serving as prerequisites for the 300-level core biology courses and others.
 
2.5 FCE - Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 331 (Biocore)

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

1.0 FCE - One of Applied Mathematics 217 or Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of Applied Mathematics 219 or Mathematics 211 or 213 or 253 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, and 223; or Geology 201 and 203

0.5 FCE - Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE - Zoology 375 and 377

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 351

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 353 or option* 

1.5 FCE - Biology 315, Zoology 461, 463,

0.5 FCE - Zoology 471 or Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403

1.0 FCE - Zoology courses from the 400-, 500- or 600-level offerings (excluding Zoology 461, 463, 471)

1.0 FCE - Options from the Field

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Options from outside the Faculty of Science**

4.0 FCE - Options

*Check details of other programs in the Department of Biological Sciences to see where this option is allowed.

**These 4.0 FCE options are selected from faculties outside the Faculty of Science. Of these 4.0 FCE students must select at least 1.0 FCE from the Faculty of Arts. (see 3.4.B.(d) Breadth requirement in Section 3 Faculty Regulations).

Required Courses - Honours Program

Note: Commencing Fall 2011, Biology 241/243 will replace Biology 231/233 as the core introductory departmental courses, serving as prerequisites for the 300-level core biology courses and others.
 
2.5 FCE - Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 331 (Biocore)

1.0 FCE - Chemistry 201 or 211, and 203 or 213

1.0 FCE - One of Applied Mathematics 217 or Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of Applied Mathematics 219 or Mathematics 211 or 213 or 253 or 283

1.0 FCE - Physics 211 or 221, and 223; or Geology 201 and 203 

0.5 FCE - Biochemistry 393

1.0 FCE – Zoology 375 and 377

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 351

0.5 FCE - Chemistry 353 or option*

1.5 FCE - Biology 315, Zoology 461, 463,

0.5 FCE - Zoology 471 or Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403

1.0 FCE - Zoology courses from the 400-, 500- or 600-level offerings (excluding Zoology 461, 463, 471)

1.0 FCE - Zoology 530

1.0 FCE - Options from the Field

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Options from outside the Faculty of Science**

3.0 FCE - Options

*Check details of other programs in the Department of Biological Sciences to see where this option is allowed.

**These 4.0 FCE options are selected from faculties outside the Faculty of Science. Of these 4.0 FCE students must select at least 1.0 FCE from the Faculty of Arts. (see 3.4.B.(d) Breadth requirement in Section 3 Faculty Regulations).

Recommendations
  • This listing provides recommended options for students wishing to create a program of courses that explores particular areas of interest and that provides support for career goals. Students may not be able to include all suggestions of a given area in their programs; neither is the list exhaustive nor exclusive. Many courses have prerequisites that are not listed.

Animal Development and Morphology

Biology 401; Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403, 505; Kinesiology 263; Medical Science 619.03; Zoology 475, 477.01, 477.02, 531, 571, 573

Animal Physiology

Biochemistry 471, 547; Biology 501; Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 527; Medical Science 623, 627, 629, 631; Zoology 575, 595, 597

Animal Biodiversity and Systematics

Biology 401, 451, 619; Ecology 429, 439, 491, 527; Geology 307; Zoology 435, 475, 477.01, 477.02, 571, 621

Evolutionary and Ecological Physiology

Biology 401; Botany 303; Ecology 429; Marine Science 515, 546; Zoology 475, 477.01, 477.02, 567, 575, 595

General (Cell) Physiology

Biology 501, 505; Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403, 413, 527; Medical Science 619.01; Zoology 531, 573, 595, 597

Invertebrate Biology

Ecology 417, 419, 491Marine Science 440, 572, 582; Zoology 435, 475, 483, 567

Vertebrate Biology

Ecology 527; Marine Science 540, 544, 574; Zoology 477.01, 477.02, 531, 567, 571, 573, 577, 583

  • Courses in Marine Science may be taken for credit during the summer and/or students may elect to spend the fall of either the third or fourth year attending the Bamfield Fall Program. Refer to the Marine Science course listings for details.
Suggested Program Sequence

Third Year

(Available to Honours students, and Major students after satisfactory completion the Biological Sciences core program that includes Biology 241, 243, 311, 313 and 331.)

 
Fall Winter

Zoology 461

Biology 315

Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 403 

Zoology 463

Option

Option

Option*

Option

Non-science option

Non-science option

*It is highly recommended that students take Biochemistry 443

 

Fourth Year

 

Zoology 530 (for Honours), option (for Majors)

Zoology 530 continued (for Honours), option (for Majors)

Option

Option

Option

Option

Option

Option

Non-science option

Non-science option