Admission to the following programs has been suspended.

Courses constituting the field of Ecology

Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 315, 331, 371, 401, 451, 453, 520, 591
Biochemistry 393
Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology 3432, 461(2)
All courses labelled Ecology(1)
Certain courses labelled Marine Science(3)
Certain Medical Science courses(4)
Geography 280(2), 308(2), 310(2), 380(2), 484(2), 482(2), 510(2)
Plant Biology 327(2), 541(2)
Zoology 401(2), 403(2), 515(2), 571(2), 577
Certain 600-level courses may be considered to fulfill program requirements. Consult the department for further information.
(1)Students may apply a maximum of 9 units from independent project courses numbered 507, 528 and 530 towards their major field; of these 9 units, students are permitted a maximum of 6 units of independent project courses labelled as 507 offered by the Department of Biological Sciences.
(2)A maximum of 6 units of such courses may be counted towards the field.
(3)Applicability to the field depends upon the actual course content (approved by the Department prior to registering in the course).
(4)No more than 6 units of such courses (approved prior to registering in the course) can be counted towards the major field.

Required Courses - Major Program

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 51 units, to a maximum of 66 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Ecology while fulfilling the following requirements:

18 units - Biology 241, 243, 311, 313, 331, 371

6 units - Chemistry 201 or 211; and 203 or 213

6 units - One of Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275; and one of Mathematics 211 or 213 or 267 or 277 or Statistics 327

6 units - Computer Science 217 or Data Science 211 and Computer Science 219; or Computer Science 231 and 233; or Computer Science 235 and a senior Computer Science option

Geology 201 and 202

Physics 211 or 221, and 223

3 units - Biology 315

3 units - Chemistry 351

3 units - Chemistry 353 or option

3 units - Biology 401

3 units - Ecology 425

9 units - Chosen from Ecology 417, 419, 429, 439, 501, 527, 529 or Biology 451

3 units - Chosen from Ecology 413, Marine Science 420, 430, 450, 537, 501 (approval on individual basis depending on topic) or other Bamfield courses or field-based Ecology 507 with prior approval of the Department

12 units - From the Field of Ecology

18 units - Breadth Requirement: Options from faculties other than the Faculty of Science, excluding courses in Table I. Of these, at least 6 units must be from the Faculty of Arts. Science 311 may be counted among the courses from other faculties.

15 units - Non-Major Field Requirement: Options that are not in the Field of Ecology

12 units - Options

Recommended Program Sequence for the BSc in Ecology

There is a Recommended Course Sequence for this program. This sequence describes both the recommended order in which courses should be taken and the recommended course(s) in instances where multiple courses may fulfill a degree requirement. All possible courses that may fulfill degree requirements are found in the Required Courses listed above.

Taking courses in the order of the Recommended Course Sequence will ensure students can complete their program in a timely fashion. The time to complete a program may be lengthened if students choose to complete their requirements in an alternate order.

Required Courses - Honours Program

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 57 units, to a maximum of 78 units, in Courses Constituting the Field of Ecology while fulfilling the following requirements: