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Honours BSc Life Sciences - Origins of Disease Specialization at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

The Origins of Disease Specialization is a specialization of the Honours Life Sciences BSc focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease. It has no co-op option and enrolment is limited.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Life Sciences Program  |  Duration: 4 years (120 units, Levels I to IV)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students take research methods in life sciences, living systems laboratory, science communication, cell biology, genetics, organic chemistry, cellular dynamics in health and disease, a pharmacology or pathophysiology-type option, experiential learning, 15 units from an interdisciplinary topics list, and either Foundations of Disease States Inquiry Lab (LIFESCI 4CM3) or Mechanisms of Disease (LIFESCI 4U03).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0. Enrolment is limited and admission is by selection, so meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission.

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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