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
are found below.
Biology major
This section specifies the biology major discipline
requirements only. See
this section for
additional Bachelor of Science requirements. In addition to the General BSc
requirements, students must also complete the program requirements as follows:
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Cell Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 210 | Introductory Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Introductory Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | 5 |
| PHYS 105 | Non-Calculus Physics | |
| or PHYS 111 | Mechanics | |
| & PHYS 112 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4–10 |
| MATH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 112 | Calculus II | 4 |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
Plus a second chemistry course numbered 200 or above
Plus three credits from:
| MATH 106 | Statistics I | 4 |
| or MATH 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| or PSYC 110 | Statistical Analysis in Psychology | 3 |
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 312 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIO 320 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIO 401 | Molecular Biology I | 3 |
| BIO 416 | Evolution | 3 |
| Electives | Upper-level university transfer any discipline | 14 |
Plus 18 credits in BIO courses numbered 300 and above. Included in these 18 upper-level credits must be at least eight credits from:
| BIO 301 | Invertebrate Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 303 | Plant Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 304 | Plant Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 305 | Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 306 | Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
Upper-level courses at other institutions may be counted as upper-level
Biology transfer credit. See
Courses at other institutions for details.
Biology minor
This section specifies the biology minor discipline requirements only. See
this section
for additional Bachelor of Science requirements. In addition to the General BSc
requirements, students must also complete the program requirements as follows:
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Cell Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 210 | Introductory Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Introductory Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
Plus a second chemistry course numbered 200 or above
Plus three credits from:
| MATH 106 | Statistics I | 4 |
| or MATH 270 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| or PSYC 110 | Statistical Analysis in Psychology | 3 |
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO | Upper-level Biology courses | 14 |
Biology extended minor (applies to the Bachelor of Arts
degree)
This section specifies the Biology extended minor discipline requirements only.
Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can
be found here. In addition to the BA requirements, students must also
complete the program requirements as follows:
Lower-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | Introductory Biology II | 5 |
| BIO 201 | Cell Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Cell Biology II | 4 |
| BIO 210 | Introductory Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Introductory Genetics | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| or CHEM 113 | Principles of Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 |
| or CHEM 114 | Principles of Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Plus an additional chemistry course numbered 200 or above | 4 | |
| Plus three credits from: | ||
| MATH 106 | Statistics I | 4 |
| or MATH 270 | Introduction to Probability & Statistics | 4 |
| or PSYC 110 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 3 |
Upper-level requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BIO | Upper-level biology courses | 15 |
Note: No more than three credits may be in directed studies.
Faculty
Barbara Moon, BSc (Hons) (UBC), PhD (SFU), Department Head
Gwen Bollerup, MSc (SFU)
Edith Camm, BSc (Hons) (Queen’s), MSc, PhD (UBC),
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)
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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