Science disciplines

Biology

Website: www/ufv.ca/biology/

Biology is the science with the most immediate impact on our lives. Certainly, the tremendous growth of biological studies in this century has changed the way we perceive our role in the world. We are beginning to realize that we are but one of millions of species, all sharing the same global ecosystem.

Living things are unique in that they increase and maintain their levels of organization while the universe generally moves in a direction of less complexity or increasing disorder. This requires energy, and one of the fundamental concepts uniting the fantastic diversity of living forms is the need for a constant supply of usable energy. How organisms act and interact with themselves and their environment in procuring and using this energy is one of biology's major areas of study.

Biology is also concerned with the evolution of life from generation to generation through mechanisms of inheritance and adaptation that have built-in allowances for change.

UCFV offers a major, as well as a minor in biology as part of its Bachelor of Science. An extended minor in biology is also offered in the Arts division, Bachelor of Arts program. Details below.

Biology major

This section specifies the biology major discipline requirements only. See the Bachelor of Science degree section for additional requirements. In addition to the General BSc requirements, students must also complete the program requirements as follows:

Lower-level requirements

Plus a second chemistry course numbered 200 or above

Plus three credits from:

Upper-level requirements

Plus 18 credits in BIO courses numbered 300 and above. Included in these 18 upper-level credits must be at least eight credits from:

Upper-level courses at other institutions may be counted as upper-level Biology transfer credit. See Courses at other institutions section for details.

Biology minor

This section specifies the biology minor discipline requirements only. See the Bachelor of Science degree section for additional requirements. In addition to the General BSc requirements, students must also complete the program requirements as follows:

Lower-level requirements

Plus a second chemistry course numbered 200 or above

Plus three credits from:

Upper-level requirements

Biology extended minor
(applies to the Bachelor of Arts degree)

This section specifies the Biology extended minor discipline requirements only. See the Bachelor of Arts degree section for additional requirements. In addition to the BA requirements, students must also complete the program requirements as follows:

Lower-level requirements

Plus an additional chemistry course numbered 200 or above, 4

Plus three credits from:

Upper-level requirements

Note: No more than 3 credits may be in directed studies.

Faculty

Edith Camm, BSc (Hons) (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (UBC), Department Head
Gwen Bollerup, MSc (SFU)
Christine Dalton, BA (Occidental), BSc (Portland State), MS (Oregon State)
Beth Gillespie, BSc, MSc (SFU)
Sharon Gillies, BSc, PhD (SFU)
Ernest Kroeker, BSc (Manitoba), MSc (McGill), PhD (Queen’s)
Barbara Moon, BSc (Hons) (UBC), PhD (SFU)
Terence Starr, BSc (SFU), MSc, PhD (UBC)
Tony Stea, BSc (Waterloo), PhD (McMaster)
Deborah Wheeler, BSc (Hons) (Exeter), PhD (UBC)

Staff

Diane Burton, BSc (UBC)
Shawna Dyck, BSc (Brandon)
Leslie Wood, BSc, MSc (SFU)
Steven Thomas, BSc, PhD (UVic)

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