Category Archives: Biology Third Year

< Back Dr. Zhu (Winter 2020) This was a really great course! It is really hands on and gives you important methods which you use in research positions or in grad school. It’s also a lot easier than LIFESCI 3L03 and has less assignments (but they just hold more weight to them). The labs areContinue reading “BIOLOGY 3VV3: Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology”

< Back Dr. Colin Seymour (Winter 2021) Generally a good course! Weekly assignments, peer-evaluated midterm presentation, and a big essay at the end of the term. TAs were accommodating and very fair with marking. A lot of independent research prompted by the prof for different human disasters. Textbook: Not Required Methods of Evaluation: Assignments, Essays, RecordedContinue reading “BIOLOGY 3HD3: Human Disasters”

Major organ systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, skeletal, muscle, gastrointestinal) form and function compared across taxa (within vertebrates) and environments (heat, cold, salt, and oxygen stress). [3 units]

A laboratory course providing hands-on experience in basic molecular biology techniques. [3 units]

Regulation associated with major features and functions of organisms (e.g. feeding, reproduction, thermoregulation, growth, stress, sleep, aging). Emphasis on endocrinology, evolution, vertebrates and ecology. Material will include selected readings. [3 units]

Respiration, circulation, acid-base balance and renal function. [3 units]

Population structure and dynamics. Natural selection and regulation of organisms by environmental and biological factors. An evolutionary view of predation, competition, life history schedules. [3 units]

Theory and practice for statistical analysis in Biology. Using R, students will explore and analyze large data sets. [3 units]

This course introduces the techniques and methods of basic computer analysis of sequence data, including alignment, databases, and phylogenetic reconstruction. [3 units]

Academic component associated with field work chosen from an assortment of modules. Content and schedules vary annually. Module must differ from any completed for credit in BIOLOGY 4J03. For further information, please refer to http://www.biology.mcmaster.ca and click on Field Biology. [3 units]