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Three Departments offer the Honours Program in Immunology: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, and Physiology, combining elements of each. The program is a demanding one, which will prepare the student for graduate work in immunology.
This program is comprised of a core of 48 credits in basic science courses in cell and molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry and physiology. An additional 27 complementary credits may be selected from a broad selection of science courses. The remaining 13 credits are free electives, enabling the student to explore related science disciplines. Finally, an undergraduate research project, seminar and thesis provides an opportunity to directly experience research work in a laboratory with a professor of immunology.
Students who do not maintain Honours standing must transfer their registration to a program in one of the three participating Departments.
Apply to Dr. C. Piccirillo, Microbiology and Immunology, Room L11.132-44, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4;ciro.piccirillo [at] mcgill.ca; 514-398-2872 or Dr. Monroe Cohen, Physiology, Room 1136, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, 3655 Drummond Street, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6; monroe.cohen [at] mcgill.ca; 514-398-4342.
Students must obtain a U1 GPA or a U2 CGPA of 3.30 for admission to this enrolment-limited program. U1 students should inform one of the program coordinators of their intent to enter the Honours Immunology (Interdepartmental) Program during their U1 Winter term and confirm their intention in writing by April 1. U2 or U3 students can apply for admission at any time.
For graduation in the Honours program, the student must complete a minimum of 90 credits, and achieve a CGPA of not less than 3.30. The immunology courses (BIOC 503, MIMM 314, MIMM 414, MIMM 509, PHGY 419D1/D2, PHGY 513, PHGY 531) must all be passed with a grade not less than B.
20 credits selected as follows:
* Students select either BIOC 212 or BIOL 201.
** Students select either CHEM 203 or CHEM 204.
*** Students select either PHGY 209 or MIMM 211.
BIOC 212* | (3) | Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Function |
BIOL 200 | (3) | Molecular Biology |
BIOL 201* | (3) | Cell Biology and Metabolism |
CHEM 203** | (3) | Survey of Physical Chemistry |
CHEM 204** | (3) | Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 1 |
CHEM 212 | (4) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 |
CHEM 222 | (4) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 |
MIMM 211*** | (3) | Introductory Microbiology |
PHGY 209*** | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 1 |
15 credits from the following:
MIMM 414 | (3) | Advanced Immunology |
PHGY 419D1 | (4.5) | Immunology Research Project |
PHGY 419D2 | (4.5) | Immunology Research Project |
PHGY 513 | (3) | Cellular Immunology |
plus 3 credits selected from the following:
* Students take CHEM 287 and CHEM 297.
ANAT 214 | (3) | Systemic Human Anatomy |
ANAT 262 | (3) | Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology |
BIOL 202 | (3) | Basic Genetics |
BIOL 205 | (3) | Biology of Organisms |
BIOL 304 | (3) | Evolution |
CHEM 287 | (2) | Introductory Analytical Chemistry |
CHEM 297 | (1) | Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory |
COMP 202 | (3) | Introduction to Computing 1 |
COMP 203 | (3) | Introduction to Computing 2 |
MATH 204 | (3) | Principles of Statistics 2 |
MIMM 211 | (3) | Introductory Microbiology |
MIMM 212 | (2) | Laboratory in Microbiology |
PHGY 209 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 1 |
PHGY 210 | (3) | Mammalian Physiology 2 |
12 credits chosen as follows:
6 credits selected from:
Students may select
* BIOC 300D1 and BIOCD2 or
** MIMM 386D1 and MIMM 386D2 or
*** PHGY 212 and PHGY 213 and BIOL 301
BIOC 300D1* | (3) | Laboratory in Biochemistry |
BIOC 300D2* | (3) | Laboratory in Biochemistry |
BIOL 301*** | (4) | Cell and Molecular Laboratory |
MIMM 386D1** | (3) | Laboratory in Microbiology and Immunology |
MIMM 386D2** | (3) | Laboratory in Microbiology and Immunology |
PHGY 212*** | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 1 |
PHGY 213*** | (1) | Introductory Physiology Laboratory 2 |
plus 6 credits, selected from:
* Students take either MATH 315 or BIOL 309.
ANAT 365 | (3) | Cellular Trafficking |
BIOL 300 | (3) | Molecular Biology of the Gene |
BIOL 309* | (3) | Mathematical Models in Biology |
BIOL 314 | (3) | Molecular Biology of Oncogenes |
CHEM 302 | (3) | Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 |
MATH 222 | (3) | Calculus 3 |
MATH 315* | (3) | Ordinary Differential Equations |
MIMM 323 | (3) | Microbial Physiology |
MIMM 324 | (3) | Fundamental Virology |
PATH 300 | (3) | Human Disease |
PHAR 300 | (3) | Drug Action |
PHAR 301 | (3) | Drugs and Disease |
PHAR 303 | (3) | Principles of Toxicology |
PHGY 311 | (3) | Channels, Synapses & Hormones |
PHGY 312 | (3) | Respiratory, Renal, & Cardiovascular Physiology |
PHGY 313 | (3) | Blood, Gastrointestinal, & Immune Systems Physiology |
PHGY 314 | (3) | Integrative Neuroscience |
plus 6 credits selected from:
* Students take either BIOC 458 or ANAT 458, but not both.
ANAT 458* | (3) | Membranes and Cellular Signaling |
BIOC 404 | (3) | Biophysical Chemistry |
BIOC 450 | (3) | Protein Structure and Function |
BIOC 454 | (3) | Nucleic Acids |
BIOC 458* | (3) | Membranes and Cellular Signaling |
BIOC 503 | (3) | Immunochemistry |
BIOL 520 | (3) | Gene Activity in Development |
MIMM 413 | (3) | Parasitology |
MIMM 465 | (3) | Bacterial Pathogenesis |
MIMM 466 | (3) | Viral Pathogenesis |
MIMM 509 | (3) | Inflammatory Processes |
PHAR 503 | (3) | Drug Design and Development 1 |
PHAR 504 | (3) | Drug Design and Development 2 |
PHGY 531 | (3) | Topics in Applied Immunology |
PHGY 552 | (3) | Cellular and Molecular Physiology |