LISC 4th Year Advanced Course Selection | Office of the Associate Dean | Life Sciences & Biochemistry

Life Sciences 4^th Year Advanced Course Selection

As we prepare for the upcoming academic year and course registration period, we have put together a survey to streamline sub-plan declaration and advanced course selection for students entering their fourth year of the Life Sciences Program.

Please note: this survey is only for 4^th year core and option courses, it does not include electives or 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd year courses. GLPH and IDIS coded courses are electives for your Life Sciences Honours plan.

The survey will be sent to your official Queen’s email address and will be open from May 27th – June 17^th, 2024, at 9:00AM ET.

If you submit multiple responses to the survey, only your most recent submission will be considered.

If you have any questions throughout this process, please reach out to lifesci@queensu.ca .

Switching from Major to SSP or vice versa:

Would you like to switch from SSP to Major or vice versa? From May 27^th through June 30^th, 2024 you will need to submit a Change of Plan request through the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Complete your change of plan before starting the survey, as requirements differ for SSP and MAJ students.

Course Selection:

The survey will ask you to rank your top six choices in order of preference (course, term of offering, and mode of delivery). Please ensure you have the required pre-requisites for all courses you choose. If you are missing a pre-requisite, do not choose the course during pre-selection. This process is not first-come, first-served, so there is no need to rush through your selections. Take your time and ensure you follow the instructions; the Programs Office will not accept changes via email once you submit your preferences or make changes on your behalf. However, you may re-submit your choices prior to the deadline using the survey link should you need to make changes. You are not guaranteed your top choice, even if it is the only course that you have chosen. If there is a certain course that you want to take that has multiple offerings (term/format) in the upcoming year, you can choose multiple offerings of the course as your choices (in order of your preference) to increase your chances of being able to take the course.

Note: If you only choose one course, it could potentially be full by the time we reach your request. We will randomly work through all requests, beginning with SSP students.

We will do our best to accommodate all fourth-year course requests, but our primary aim is to ensure students have the required courses to satisfy their degree requirements.

Courses you have been assigned will be preloaded into SOLUS before registration begins. Once your enrolment appointment time arrives, it will be your responsibility to make any desired changes (adding or dropping courses or adding yourself to any wait lists).

Due to limited space, if you drop a course, the Programs Office will not re-enrol you. You will need to re-enrol yourself or add yourself to the wait list if there are no remaining open seats. This may affect the completion of your degree.

Note: In previous years we have not seen much movement with wait lists until Open Enrolment begins and students are able to add 18.0 units per term. This begins on August 19^th, 2024.

Major Students:

Core: You have no third or fourth year required core courses.

Option: You need 3.0 units at the 400 level or above; 15.0 units at the 300 level or above; 9.0 units at the 200 level or above; 6.0 unit any level. LISC_List_A.

Click here for revised LISC_List_A. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view List A.

Specialization Students:

Core courses will be pre-loaded for you only if you select them in this survey (i.e., if you have declared the Cancer Research sub-plan you should select CANC 440 as this is a requirement of the sub-plan).

The Programs Office will not be cross-referencing your sub-plan selection with your course selection to ensure you are selecting the required courses; this is your responsibility.

Click HERE for all sub-plan required courses;

Scroll to the Sub-Plans section to view all requirements in detail.

BMDS = Biomedical Discovery

Core: 12.0 units: (499 in one of ANAT, CANC, EPID, MICR, NSCI, PATH, PHAR, PHGY, REPD).
Option: You need 9.0 units at 300 level or above; 6.0 units at 200 level or above. LISC_List_C.

BMSS = Biomedical Sciences

Core: no core courses.
Option: you need 12.0 units at 400 level or above (if you don’t do a 499). LISC_List_D and LISC_List_E.

CANC = Cancer Research

Core: 15.0 units: (CANC 440, 499).
Option: 6.0 units at 400 level; 6.0 units any level. LISC_List_F

CRSS = Cardiorespiratory

Core: 18.0 units: (6.0 units from CRSS 453, 454, 456); 499 in one of ANAT, PATH, PHAR, PHGY, REPD.
Option: 9.0 other units. LISC_List_G.

DDHT = Drug Development and Human Toxicology

Core: 18.0 units: (6.0 units from DDHT 459, DDHT 460, PHAR 416, PHAR 480); 499 in one of ANAT, CANC, EPID, MICR, NSCI, PATH, PHAR, PHGY, REPD.
Option: 9.0 other units. LISC_List_J and LISC_List_K.

NSCI = Neuroscience

Core 12.0 units: (NSCI 499).
Option: 6.0 units at 400 level or above; 9.0 units any level. LISC_List_L.

* Course offerings are subject to change

FALL 2024

Course Offerings for 2024-2025 (subject to change):

FALL 2024

Course Code	Course Title	Format	Term
ANAT 471/3.0	Human Embryology	Online	Fall 2024
BCHM 410/3.0	Protein Structure and Function	On-Campus	Fall 2024
BCHM 432/3.0	Molecular Basis of Cell Function	On-Campus	Fall 2024
BCHM 441/3.0	Current Topics in Biochemistry	On-Campus	Fall 2024
CRSS 453/3.0	Principles of Cardiorespiratory Science I	On-Campus	Fall 2024
CRSS 454/3.0	Cardiovascular Sciences	Blended	Fall 2024
DDHT 459/3.0	Principles of Drug Discovery	On-Campus	Fall 2024
EPID 401/3.0	Biostatistical Data Analysis	On-Campus	Fall 2024
LISC 400/3.0	Neuro-Immune Interactions in Health and Disease	On-Campus	Fall 2024
MICR 452/3.0	Viral Infection and Immunity	On-Campus	Fall 2024
MICR 483/3.0	Advanced Topics in Infectious Disease	Blended	Fall 2024
NSCI 401/3.0	Introduction to Theoretical Neuroscience	Remote	Fall 2024
NSCI 424/3.0	Neurodegeneration and Brain Health	On-Campus	Fall 2024
NSCI 429/3.0	Disorders of the Neurosystem	On-Campus	Fall 2024
NSCI 483/3.0	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	Blended	Fall 2024
PATH 411/3.0	Applied Data Science in Molecular Medicine	On-Campus	Fall 2024
PATH 425/3.0	Current Topics in Human Genetics	On-Campus	Fall 2024
PHAR 416/3.0	Xenobiotic Disposition and Toxicology	On-Campus	Fall 2024
PHAR 480/3.0	Drug Discovery & Development	Online	Fall 2024
REPD 473/3.0	Developmental Origins of Health and Disease	Online	Fall 2024

WINTER 2025

WINTER 2025

Course Code	Course Title	Format	Term
ANAT 471/3.0	Human Embryology	Blended	Winter 2025
BCHM 411/3.0	Advanced Molecular Biology	On-Campus	Winter 2025
BCHM 442/3.0	Seminars in Biochemistry	On-Campus	Winter 2025
BCHM 482/3.0	Proteomics and Metabolomics	Online	Winter 2025
CANC 440/3.0	Cancer Biology and Therapeutics	On-Campus	Winter 2025
CRSS 454/3.0	Cardiovascular Sciences	Online	Winter 2025
CRSS 456/3.0	Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cardiovascular Disease	On-Campus	Winter 2025
DDHT 460/3.0	Principles of Drug Development	On-Campus	Winter 2025
HSCI 483/3.0	Applied Qualitative Methods for Health Research	Blended	Winter 2025
LISC 426/3.0	Current Concepts in Sensorimotor Neuroscience	On-Campus	Winter 2025
MICR 451/3.0	Selected Topics in Viral Pathogenesis	On-Campus	Winter 2025
MICR 461/3.0	Advanced Immunology	On-Campus	Winter 2025
MICR 483/3.0	Advanced Topics in Infectious Disease	Online	Winter 2025
MICR 484/3.0	Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses	Blended	Winter 2025
NSCI 403/3.0	Introduction to Neuroimaging	On-Campus	Winter 2025
NSCI 422/3.0	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	On-Campus	Winter 2025
NSCI 444/3.0	Controversies in Neuroscience	On-Campus	Winter 2025
NSCI 483/3.0	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	Online	Winter 2025
NSCI 483/3.0	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	Blended	Winter 2025
PATH 425/3.0	Current Topics in Human Genetics	On-Campus	Winter 2025
PATH 430/3.0	Molecular Basis of Disease	On-Campus	Winter 2025
PHGY 494/3.0	Neuroendocrinology	On-Campus	Winter 2025
REPD 473/3.0	Developmental Origins of Health and Disease	Online	Winter 2025