First-Year Handbook 2009/10 - Woodsworth College - University of ...

should take ANT 100Y1 and ANT 200Y1 - Introduction toArchaeology, with the latter course being taken in either first orsecond year.Archaeological Science (specialist): students should take ANT200Y1 (in first or second year) and one of ANT 100Y1 orGGR (100H1, 101H1) or GLG 102H1 - Earth Science andGLG 110H1 - Introductory Geology, and a first-year course ineither biology, calculus, chemistry or physics.Archaeological Science (major): students should take ANT100Y1 and at least one course in biology, calculus, chemistry,physics or GGR 100H1 and 101H1.For more information, please visithttp://anthropology.utoronto.ca.Astronomy and AstrophysicsAstronomy is the quest to explore and understand the universebeyond the earth. At the introductory level it is used toprovide a non-technical overview of the scientific approach toquestions and our current understanding. At the more advancedlevel a quantitative physical understanding of astrophysicalsystems is developed.ProgramsAstronomy and Astrophysics (specialist, major and minoroptions)Astronomy and Physics (specialist)Planetary Science (specialist)First-Year CoursesAST 101H1 - The Sun and Its NeighboursAST 121H1 - Origin and Evolution of the UniverseAdvice for First YearThe required first-year courses for the astronomy and physicsspecialist program are MAT 137Y1 – Calculus!, either of twoalgebra courses (MAT 223H1 or MAT 240H1) and PHY151H1 and PHY 152H1 – Foundations of Physics (two halfcourses).For the astronomy and astrophysics program, studentsmust take either of two calculus courses (MAT 135Y1 –Calculus I or MAT 137Y1), and either sets of the two physicshalf- courses PHY 131H1 and PHY 132H1 - Introduction toPhysics, or PHY 151H1 or PHY 152H1.For more information please visit www.astro.utoronto.ca.Behaviour – see Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyBiochemistryBiochemistry studies the chemistry of life, frommicroorganisms and Drosophila to humans. Biochemistrycovers many different research areas: the three-dimensionalstructure of proteins, DNA and membranes, how enzymesfunction in metabolism, how the genetic code directsprotein synthesis, how proteins are modified within cellcompartments, how ions are transported across membranes,how hormones trigger cellular responses, how DNAmutations cause disease, how cells carry out phagocytosis orrespond to infection and the design of programs that surveyfamilies of related proteins.ProgramsBiochemistry (specialist and major options)Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (specialist)Molecular Biophysics (specialist)First-Year CoursesThe introductory biochemistry courses are given at thesecond year level.Advice for First YearStudents wishing to take programs in biochemistry shouldtake CHM 138H1 – Introductory Organic Chemistry andCHM 139H1 – Chemistry: Physical Principles (or CHM151Y1 – Chemistry: The Molecular Science), BIO 150Y1 –Organisms in their Environment, and introductory calculus(MAT 135Y1 or 136Y1or 137Y1). Students who wish topursue a specialist program should also take PHY 131H1 and132H1 – Introductory Physics (two half courses).Specialist students also require the following computer sciencecourses: both of CSC 108H1 – Introduction to ComputerProgramming and CSC 148H1 – Introduction to ComputerScience, or CSC 150H1 – Accelerated Introduction toComputer Science, and CSC 165H1 – MathematicalExpression and Reasoning for Computer Science.For more information please visitwww.biochemistry.utoronto.ca.Bioinformatics and Computational BiologyThe Bioinformatics program balances its foundationaldisciplines in the theoretical sciences (mathematics, statisticsand computer science) and in the life sciences. Courses spanthe appropriate introductions, and lead to advanced topicssuch as machine learning, algorithm design and variousaspects of cell- and molecular biology. The program drawson the University’s state-of-the-art facilities across severaldepartments, including biochemistry, computer science,ecology and evolutionary biology, and cell and systemsbiology.ProgramsBioinformatics and Computational Biology (specialist)First-Year CoursesThe program does not offer courses at the first-year level.Advice for First YearStudents who are interested in studying bioinformatics andcomputational biology should take the following first-yearcourses: calculus (either MAT 135Y1, MAT 137Y1, or MAT157Y1); biology (BIO 150Y1); chemistry (CHM 138H1 and139H1 – two half courses or CHM 151Y1); and computerscience (one of CSC 107H1, CSC 108H1 and CSC 148H1,CSC 150H1, or CSC 165H1). There is also a writingrequirement (one half course) in first year.For more information please visitwww.biochemistry.utoronto.ca/bcb.Biomedical Toxicology – see Pharmacology andToxicologyBiologyBiology is the scientific study of life. At no time in historyhas biology been more visible and important to human lifeand the future of our planet. Today the biological sciencesare experiencing a revolution. Within the Faculty of Arts& Science, St. George campus, there is no single biologydepartment. Biology courses are taught by members of thedepartments of Cell and Systems Biology and Ecology andEvolutionary Biology.