Biochemistry

Program Overview

B.Sc. Liberal Program - 47 credits This is the most flexible of the B.Sc. programs offered, providing students with a useful concentration in Biochemistry while allowing them to pursue a minor in another speciality or to broaden their education in the sciences. Major Program - 64 credits The Major program becomes more specialized in Biochemistry during the final two years, with a total of 67 science credits. This program requires skills and insight from all areas of chemistry, and from other areas such as biology, physiology, microbiology and immunology, statistics, and pharmacology. For students aiming for a professional career in the biological sciences or in medicine, these programs can lead to post-graduate studies and research careers in hospital, university or industrial laboratories. Honours Program - 73 credits The Honours program in Biochemistry combines the substantial background given by the Major program with a challenging opportunity to carry out laboratory research projects in the U3 year. These courses provide students with research experience under the supervision of a professor in the Department. Honours students intending to pursue an MSc in Biochemistry may be interested in the BSc/MSc Track, which offers a streamlined path to a graduate degree. How competitive: McGill admits on grades, and the lowest grades it accepts change from year to year with the applicants. For this program they have typically fallen between 36 and 39 points from the six subjects (out of 42: the core points do not count), with 6 in each maths and science subject (5 to 6 at HL), so 36 does not guarantee a place.