Program Overview

Program Overview

The BaccalaurÚat en biochimie et mÚdecine molÚculaire is a multidisciplinary program that offers a solid theoretical and practical training in biochemistry, molecular medicine, and human genetics and genomics.

Program Details

• Duration: 3 years (full-time), 90 credits
• Language: French
• Campus: MontrÚal
• Faculty: FacultÚ de mÚdecine
• Department: DÚpartement de biochimie et mÚdecine molÚculaire

Admission Requirements

• Capacity: Limited
• Conditions:
  • Be a holder of a Dipl¶me d'Útudes collÚgiales (DEC) or equivalent
  • Have a minimum R-score of 26.038 (indicative)
• Pre-requisites:
  • Sciences, lettres et arts (700.A1 or 700.A0)
  • Sciences de la nature (200.B1 or 200.B0) with specific courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics
  • Techniques de laboratoire - biotechnologies (210.AA)
• Exigence de franþais:
  • For students who have completed their studies entirely in French
  • For students who have completed their studies partially in French or in a language other than French, additional requirements apply

Tuition Fees

• Resident of Quebec: $2,177.05 per trimester (15 credits)
• Non-resident of Quebec (Canadian): $5,387.20 per trimester (15 credits)
• International student: $15,602.05 per trimester (15 credits)
• French or Belgian francophone student: $5,387.20 per trimester (15 credits)

Career Prospects

• Research associate
• Scientific researcher
• Molecular geneticist
• Cancer information specialist
• Sales representative
• Regulatory affairs associate
• Quality control and assurance analyst
• Patent agent

Further Studies

Some graduates of this program have pursued further studies in:

• Master's in Teaching at the secondary level
• Master's in Veterinary Sciences
• Doctor of Medicine
• Master's in Individualized Studies
• Microprogram in Medical Genetics

Program Structure

• Cheminement international: Includes language and culture courses for students wishing to complete 1 or 2 sessions at a foreign university
• Cheminement Honor: Includes two research internships in different laboratories
• Passerelle DEC-BAC: For DEC holders in a technical field
• Bioinformatics initiation

Courses

• BCM 2503: Molecular Metabolism
• BCM 2562: Clinical Biochemistry
• BCM 3526: Human Genetics and Genomics
• BCM 1501: Biochemical Origin of Life
• BCM 1502: Foundations of Metabolism
• BCM 1521: Practical Work in Biochemistry 1
• BCM 2002: Practical Work in Molecular Biology
• BCM 2531: Practical Work 2
• BCM 2533: Research Initiation Internship
• BCM 2550: Programming Applied to Genomics

Department and Faculty

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
• Faculty of Medicine