CA.SFU.FAS.UCC/Papers:2003-10

Calendar Language for a B.Sc. Joint Major in
Computing Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Robert D. Cameron

February 11, 2003

The Proposal for a B.Sc. Joint Major in Computing Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, published a FAS UCC Paper 2002-14 has been approved in principle by the FAS UCC, subject to agreement on revised administrative structure, minor curriculum revisions, and development of a complete and correct calendar description. This document provides proposed calendar text and revisions to resolve these issues. Specifically, the following items are included.

Calendar Text - Faculty of Science Entry

The following text is proposed to be placed in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry section under Faculty of Science.

Joint Major in Computing Science and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

The School of Computing Science and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry cooperate in offering this Joint Major program. The administrative home is within the Faculty of Science for purposes of student registration, appeals and graduation processing.

The program is administered by a coordinating committee consisting of two faculty members each from the School of Computing Science and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. The chair of this committee serves as program director. Two-year appointments as chair are made on an alternating basis between representatives from the two units.

Program requirements below include sections labelled MBB Requirements and CMPT Requirements. The requirements under these sections are intended to track corresponding requirements within the MBB and CMPT Major programs, respectively.

Lower Division Requirements

(72 credits - or 74 credits if CMPT 101 is taken)

MBB Requirements

CMPT Requirements

Upper Division Requirements

(48 credits)

MBB Requirements

plus at least two additional 400-level MBB courses, with the following suggested:

CMPT Requirements

plus two courses from:

plus at least two 400-level CMPT courses, with the following suggested:

Students are encouraged to enrol in the Cooperative Education program.

Calendar Text - Faculty of Applied Sciences Entry

The following text is proposed to be placed in the School of Computing Science section under Faculty of Applied Sciences.

Joint Major in Computing Science and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

The School of Computing Science and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry cooperate in offering this a joint major. See the entry within the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry section under the Faculty of Science.