The Department has faculty with expertise in terrestrial and aquatic ecology, cell and molecular biology, genetics and evolution, and physiology. Students can choose to specialize in one of these areas or take a general program. Senior classes are of a size that encourages substantial student-professor interaction. The Department of Biology also oversees a field station in the Cypress Hills where components of some upper year courses take place. More information is available from the Department of Biology Web Site.
Chemistry has many facets.
The Department has faculty members with expertise in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and theoretical chemistry. Students in the Honours program conduct a supervised research project in their final year. More information is available from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Web Site . Computer Science involves the study of fundamentals of information processing and storage, computer architecture, and applications. Software and applications are the primary fields of active research in the department.