Liberal Program - Core Science Component Physiology

Offered by: Physiology     Degree: Bachelor of Science

Program Requirements

Required Courses (32 credits)

* Students who have taken CHEM 212 and/or CHEM 222 in CEGEP are exempted and must replace these credits with 4 or 8 credits of elective course(s).

• BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Champetier, Serge; Roy, Richard D W; Hastings, Kenneth E M; Lasko, Paul; Reyes Lamothe, Rodrigo (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent

  • Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204

• BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Moon, Nam Sung; Nilson, Laura; Schoen, Daniel J; Hipfner, David; Champetier, Serge (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302.

• BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory (4 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: Reyes Lamothe, Rodrigo; Harrison, Paul; Leroux, Maxime (Fall) Hayer, Arnold; Harrison, Paul; Leroux, Maxime (Winter)

  • Fall or Winter

  • 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219

  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval.

  • For approval email hugo.zheng@mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences.

• CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) *

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: Pavelka, Laura; Sirjoosingh, Pallavi; Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Fall) Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Pavelka, Laura; Luedtke, Nathan (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter, Summer

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.

  • Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211 or equivalent

  • Each lab section is limited enrolment

  • Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page (http://www.chemistry.mcgill.ca/advising/outside/equivalent.htm).

  • **Although this course follows a Tuesday/Thursday class schedule, the last class will be held on Friday, June 25 due to the statutory holiday on Thursday, June 24.

• CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) *

  Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Chemistry : Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc; Pavelka, Laura; Auclair, Karine (Fall) Pavelka, Laura; Vlaho, Danielle; Gauthier, Jean-Marc (Winter)

  • Fall, Winter

  • Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken an equivalent Organic 2 at CEGEP (see McGill University Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at www.mcgill.ca/mathscitable) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.

• PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Vollrath, Melissa; Grisaru Wechsler, Ann; Ragsdale, David S; Shrier, Alvin; Cook, Erik; Aguer, Céline (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lectures weekly

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200.

  • Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor

• PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Vollrath, Melissa; Takano, Tomoko; Guevara, Michael R; Lauzon, Anne-Marie; White, John H; Aguer, Céline (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lectures weekly

  • Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent.

  • Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor

  • Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209

• PHGY 212 Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Biological Signals Acquisitions, Blood, Immunology, Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular Physiology.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Vollrath, Melissa; Glavinovic, Mladen I; Mandl, Judith (Fall)

  • (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.)

  • Corequisite: PHGY 209.

  • Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 209. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2.

  • Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 212 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 209.

• PHGY 213 Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 (1 credit)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular, Respiration, Exercise Physiology, Molecular Endocrinology.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Guevara, Michael R; Magder, Sheldon A; White, John H; Vollrath, Melissa; Smith, Benjamin (Winter)

  • (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.)

  • Prerequisite: PHGY 212

  • Corequisite: PHGY 210.

  • Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 210. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2.

  • Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 213 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 210.

• PHGY 312 Respiratory, Renal, and Cardiovascular Physiology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in renal, respiratory and cardiovascular functions explored beyond the introductory level.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Hanrahan, John W; Martin, James G; Shrier, Alvin; Magder, Sheldon A (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term

  • Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor

• PHGY 313 Blood, Gastrointestinal, and Immune Systems Physiology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in immunology, blood and fluids, and gastrointestinal physiology.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Mandl, Judith; Pantopoulos, Konstantinos; Blank, Volker Manfred; Kokoeva, Maia; Vollrath, Melissa; Fritz, Jörg; Quail, Daniela (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term

  • Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

15 credits selected as follows:

3 credits selected from:

• BIOC 212 Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Function (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biochemistry (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biochemistry : An introductory course describing the biochemistry and molecular biology of selected key functions of animal cells, including: gene expression; mitochondrial production of metabolic energy; cellular communication with the extra-cellular environment; and regulation of cell division.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Pause, Arnim; Reinhardt, Dieter; Duchaine, Thomas; Kiss, Robert; Vera Ugalde, Maria (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200

  • Restrictions: A non-terminal course intended to be followed by BIOC 311; BIOC 312 in the U2 year. Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 201 or ANAT 212.

• BIOL 201 Cell Biology and Metabolism (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Brouhard, Gary; Champetier, Serge (Winter)

  • Winter

  • 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial

  • Prerequisite: BIOL 200.

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212

3 credits, one of:

• PHGY 311 Channels, Synapses and Hormones (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses on cellular communication in the nervous system and the endocrine system.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Cooper, Ellis; Sjostrom, Per Jesper; Krishnaswamy, Arjun; Sharif Naeini, Reza (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 afternoons per term

  • Prerequisite: PHGY 209 or permission of the instructor.

• PHGY 314 Integrative Neuroscience (3 credits)

  Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Physiology : In depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of how single neurons and ensembles of neurons encode sensory information, generate movement, and control cognitive functions such as emotion, learning, and memory, during voluntary behaviours.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Chacron, Maurice; Pack, Christopher; Shmuel, Amir; Vollrath, Melissa; Lomber, Stephen; Brandon, Mark; Krishna, Suresh (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours of lectures per week

  • Prerequisites: PHGY 209

3 credits selected from:

• BIOL 309 Mathematical Models in Biology (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Application of finite difference and differential equations to problems in cell and developmental biology, ecology and physiology. Qualitative, quantitative and graphical techniques are used to analyze mathematical models and to compare theoretical predictions with experimental data.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Bub, Gil (Fall)

  • Fall

  • 3 hours lecture

  • Prerequisites:BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219

• BIOL 373 Biometry (3 credits)

  Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)

  Overview

  Biology (Sci) : Elementary statistical methods in biology. Introduction to the analysis of biological data with emphasis on the assumptions behind statistical tests and models. Use of statistical te