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List<\/strong>\u00a0of upper-level Biology courses offered during Fall 2027 and Spring 2028. Core courses listed in\u00a0bold<\/strong>\u00a0are offered every year; courses not in bold may not be offered each year (many are offered in alternate years). Some prerequisites apply. Subject to change. See timetable<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courses with plus asterisk (*) satisfy the requirement for an Applied Biology<\/em> course for registration as a Registered Professional Biologist with the College of Applied Biology of BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2027<\/th>Spring 2028<\/th><\/tr>
BIOL 315 – Parasitology<\/td>BIOL 305 – Animal Physiology<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 325 – Ornithology<\/td>BIOL 322 – Terrestrial Ecosystems<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 342 – Advanced Biochemistry<\/td>BIOL 323 – Marine Biology<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 357 – Entomology<\/td>BIOL 403 – Current Topics in Biology<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 360 – Animal Behaviour<\/td>BIOL 432 – Applied Microbiology<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 398 – Advanced Topics: Medical Microbiology<\/td>BIOL 440 – Cancer Biology<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 402 – Evolution<\/strong><\/td>BIOL 415 – Ecological Parasitology<\/td><\/tr>
BIOL 443 – Developmental Biology<\/td>BIOL 457 – Biodiversity and Conservation Biology *<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>BIOL 465 – Endocrinology<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Non-BIOL courses that can be counted in the Honours, Major or Minor in Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2025<\/th>Spring 2026<\/th><\/tr>
FRST 328 – GIS for Natural Sciences
(Prerequisite: FRST 121 or GEOG 228)<\/td>		FRST 352 – Forest Entomology<\/td><\/tr>
FRST 351 – Forest Pathology<\/td>GEOG 328 – Geographic Information Systems
(Prerequisite: FRST 121 or GEOG 228)<\/td><\/tr>
GEOG 328 – Geographic Information Systems
(Prerequisite: FRST 121 or GEOG 228)<\/td>		RMOT 357 – Research Methods in Natural Resource Management<\/td><\/tr>
RMOT 306\u00a0–\u00a0Environmental Monitoring<\/td>RMOT 400 – Fisheries Conservation and Management *<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>RMOT 401 – Wildlife Management *<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Related Elective Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n