Program Overview

Science Interdisciplinary Program

The Science Interdisciplinary (SCI) program offers a range of courses that cater to the interests and requirements of students and faculty. The program includes various topics in science, internships, and co-operative education work terms.

Course Offerings

• SCI 1000: Topics in Science 1 (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings.
• SCI 1002: Topics in Science 1 with Laboratories (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings, with a laboratory component.
• SCI 2000: Topics in Science 2 (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings.
• SCI 2002: Topics in Science 2 with Laboratories (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings, with a laboratory component.
• SCI 2980: 4-Month General Science Internship (0 cr) - Supervised internship with an approved employer for a minimum of 12 weeks full-time.
• SCI 2990: 8-Month General Science Internship (0 cr) - Supervised internship with an approved employer for a minimum of 24 weeks full-time.
• SCI 3000: Topics in Science 3 (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings.
• SCI 3002: Topics in Science 3 with Laboratories (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings, with a laboratory component.
• SCI 3300: Thinking Critically About Science (3 cr) - Focus on discerning quality research from junk science, evaluating scientific works, and proposing interdisciplinary research.
• SCI 3980: Co-operative Education Work Term 1 (0 cr) - Supervised work experience with an approved employer for a minimum of 12 weeks full-time.
• SCI 3990: Co-operative Education Work Term 2 (0 cr) - Supervised work experience with an approved employer for a minimum of 12 weeks full-time.
• SCI 4000: Topics in Science 4 (3 cr) - Topics of current interest in the Faculty of Science, including interdisciplinary topics not available in regular course offerings.
• SCI 4100: The Art of Scientific Visualization (3 cr) - Interdisciplinary course focusing on techniques from the visual arts to create high-impact visualizations of research data.
• SCI 4980: Co-operative Education Work Term 3 (0 cr) - Supervised work experience with an approved employer for a minimum of 12 weeks full-time.
• SCI 4990: Co-operative Education Work Term 4 (0 cr) - Supervised work experience with an approved employer for a minimum of 12 weeks full-time.

Prerequisites and Requirements

• SCI 1000 and SCI 1002: Prerequisite - consent of the instructor.
• SCI 2000 and SCI 2002: Prerequisite - consent of the instructor.
• SCI 2980: Restricted to students admitted to the General Science Internship Program Option in the Faculty of Science, completion of internship pre-employment workshops required.
• SCI 2990: Restricted to students admitted to the General Science Internship Program Option in the Faculty of Science, completion of internship pre-employment workshops required.
• SCI 3300: Prerequisites - a minimum of 18 credit hours in any of ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, COMP, DATA, MATH, MBIO, PHYS, or STAT courses at the 2000 level or higher, a course that fulfills the Written English requirement, and permission of the instructor.
• SCI 3980: Restricted to students admitted to the Honours or Major Co-operative Education Option in the Faculty of Science, completion of co-op pre-employment workshops required.
• SCI 3990: Prerequisites - SCI 3980 (P) or equivalent and written permission from the Faculty of Science Co-operative Education Office.
• SCI 4000: Prerequisite - consent of the instructor.
• SCI 4100: Prerequisite - completion of 90 credit hours of university-level coursework or permission from the instructor.
• SCI 4980: Prerequisites - SCI 3990 (P) or equivalent and written permission from the Faculty of Science Co-operative Education Office.
• SCI 4990: Prerequisites - SCI 4980 (P) or equivalent and written permission from the Faculty of Science Co-operative Education Office.

Attributes and Mutual Exclusions

• SCI 1000, SCI 1002, SCI 2000, SCI 2002, SCI 3000, SCI 3002, and SCI 4000: Attributes - Science.
• SCI 3300: Mutually Exclusive - ENVR 2810.
• SCI 4100: May not be held with SCI 4000 when the topic was The Art of Scientific Visualization.
• SCI 2980 and SCI 2990: Mutually Exclusive.
• SCI 3980, SCI 3990, SCI 4980, and SCI 4990: Attributes - Science.