Drugs, Humans & the Environment

Courses

Course List

• BIOCHEM 2BB3 – Protein Structure & Enzyme Function   – Protein Structure & Enzyme Function
• BIOCHEM 2EE3 – Metabolism & Physiological Chemistry   – Metabolism & Physiological Chemistry
• BIOCHEM 3G03 – Proteins & Nucleic Acids   – Proteins & Nucleic Acids
• BIOCHEM 4Q03 – Biochemical Pharmacology   – Biochemical Pharmacology

• BIOLOGY 1A03  – Cellular & Molecular Biology   – Cellular & Molecular Biology
• BIOLOGY 1M03  – Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Humanity   – Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Humanity
• BIOLOGY 2A03 – Integrative Physiology of Animals   – Integrative Physiology of Animals
• BIOLOGY 2B03 – Cell Biology   – Cell Biology
• BIOLOGY 2C03 – Genetics   – Genetics
• BIOLOGY 2F03 – Fundamental Concepts of Applied Ecology   – Fundamental Concepts of Applied Ecology
• BIOLOGY 3AA3 – Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology   – Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology
• BIOLOGY 3EI3 – Ecological Indicators   – Ecological Indicators
• BIOLOGY 3ET3 – Ecotoxicology   – Ecotoxicology
• BIOLOGY 3FF3 – Evolution    – Evolution 
• BIOLOGY 3HD3 – Human Disasters   – Human Disasters
• BIOLOGY 3R03 – Field Biology I (+BIOLOGY 3RF0   – Field Biology I (+BIOLOGY 3RF0
• BIOLOGY 4AA3 – Conservation Biology   – Conservation Biology

• CHEMISTRY 1A03 – Introductory Chemistry I   – Introductory Chemistry I
• CHEMISTRY 1AA3  –  Introductory Chemistry II   –  Introductory Chemistry II
• CHEMISTRY 2OA3 – Organic Chemistry I   – Organic Chemistry I
• CHEMISTRY 2OB3 – Organic Chemistry II   – Organic Chemistry II

• ENVIRSC 2WW3 – Water and the Environment   – Water and the Environment
• ENVIRSC 3O03 – Containment Fate and Transport   – Containment Fate and Transport
• ENVSOCTY 2EI3 – Environment & Society: Challenges and Solutions   – Environment & Society: Challenges and Solutions
• ENVSOCTY 3EC3 – Environmental Catastrophes   – Environmental Catastrophes
• ENVSOCTY 4HH3/HLTHAGE 4M03 – Environment and Health   – Environment and Health

• HLTHAGE 1AA3 – Introduction to Health & Society   – Introduction to Health & Society – Introduction to Health & Society
• HLTHAGE 3CC3 – Health and the Environment
• HLTHAGE 3S03 – Global Health and Environment Policy   – Global Health and Environment Policy

• HTHSCI 4MS3 – Toxic Tales: The Social Lives of Molecules   – Toxic Tales: The Social Lives of Molecules

• LIFESCI 2CC3 – Fundamentals of Neuroscience   – Fundamentals of Neuroscience
• LIFESCI 2D03 – Behavioural Processes   – Behavioural Processes
• LIFESCI 2X03 – Environmental Change and Human Health   – Environmental Change and Human Health
• LIFESCI 3N03 – Human Nutritional Toxicology   – Human Nutritional Toxicology
• LIFESCI 4F03 – Emerging Paradigms in Environmental Change and Health   – Emerging Paradigms in Environmental Change and Health

• PSYCH 1XX3 – Foundations of Psychology, Neurosci & Behaviour   – Foundations of Psychology, Neurosci & Behaviour
• PSYCH 3M03 – Motivation & Emotion    – Motivation & Emotion 
• PHYSICS 1A03 – Introductory Physics   – Introductory Physics

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Course Map (Option 1)

• Option 1 is focused more on understanding drug interactions at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels.
• There are three journeys through this pathway.
• Journey one begins with CHEM 1A03, CHEM 1AA3 and BIOLGOY 1A03 in level I. Together, these courses lead to BIOLOGY 2B03, which leads to LIFESCI 3N03.
• Journey two begins with CHEM 1A03 and CHEM 1AA3, which together lead to CHEM 2A03 in level II. CHEM 2A03 leads to ENVIRSC 3O03 and BIOLOGY 3ET3 in level III. CHEM 2A03, together with BIOCHEM 2EE3, also leads to BIOCHEM 3G03, which leads to BIOCHEM 4Q03 in level IV.
• Journey three begins with BIOLOGY 1A03, BIOLOGY 1M03 and PHYSICS 1A03 in level I. These courses lead to BIOLOGY 2A03 in level II, which, together with BIOCHEM 2EE3, leads to BIOLOGY 3AA3 in level III.

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Course Map (Option 2)

• Option 2 is focused more on understanding the health of ecosystems and the environment.
• There are five journeys through this pathway.
• Journey one begins with BIOLOGY 1A03 in level I, which leads to BIOLOGY 2C03 in level II, which leads to BIOLOGY 3FF3 in level III, which leads to BIOLOGY 4AA3 in level IV.
• Journey two begins with BIOLOGY 1M03 in level I, which leads to ENVIRSC 2WW3 in level II.
• Journey three begins with BIOLOGY 1M03 in level I, which leads to BIOLOGY 2F03 in level II, which leads to BIOLOGY 3EI3 and BIOLOGY 3JJ3 in level III.
• Journey four begins with BIOLOGY 1M03 in level I, which leads to ENVSOCTY 2EI3 in level II, which leads to ENVSOCTY 3EC3 in level III and ENVSOCTY 4HH3 in level IV.
• Journey five begins with BIOLOGY 1M03 in level I, which leads to LIFESCI 2X03 in level II, which leads to LIFESCI 4F04 in level IV.
• The following can be taken as independent courses in level III: BIOLOGY 3R03 and BIOLOGY 3HD3. 

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Course Map (Option 3)

• Option 3 is focused on understanding human behaviour in relation to drugs and the environment.
• There are two journeys through this pathway.
• Journey one begins with HLTHAGE 1AA3 in level I, which leads to HLTHAGE 3CC3 in level III.
• Journey two begins with BIOLOGY 1A03, BIOLOGY 1M03 and PSYCH 1XX3, which together lead to LIFESCI 2D03. BIOLOGY 1A03 and PSYCH 1XX3 also lead to LIFESCI 2CC3.LIFESCI 2D03 and LIFESCI 2CC3 together lead to PSYCH 3M03 in level III.
• HLTHAGE 3S03 can be taken as independent courses in level III.
• HTHSCI 4MS3 can be taken as independent courses in level IV.

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Sample Schedule – Drugs, Humans & the Environment

Below is an example of what your transcript might look like if you pursue the Drugs, Humans & the Environment pathway. The transcript includes all Life Sciences program requirements as well as 12 courses from the Drugs, Humans & the Environment pathway.

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Activities

Sample Experiential Courses

• Placement Examples: Pinchin Environmental, Nature @ McMaster, Bay Area Restoration Council
• Research Examples: Chemical Biology and Chemical Engineering labs, Center for Inland Waters, Department of Oceans and Fisheries Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society, Hamilton Health Sciences

McMaster Student Clubs

• Zero Waste McMaster
• World Wildlife Fund at McMaster
• McMaster Students for the Environment
• Nature @ Mac

Co-curricular and Community Activities

• Hamilton Community Garden Network
• Hamilton Conservation Authority

 

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