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The MBB Department offers two Joint Majors Programs that provide outstanding training environments, combining Health research with either Business or Computer Science.

MBB-Business Joint Major

The MBB-Business Joint Major program is the only program of its kind in Canada, giving equal weight to coursework and training in the Molecular Life Sciences and Business. It provides a broad education in the many fields encompassing Life Science and Business, while offering practical experience in the real world. Most students also take one year of co‑op, in which 1-2 semesters are spent in a laboratory setting and 1-2 in a business setting. The goal of this program is to prepare students with the tools for advanced training in Business, Law, Life Sciences, Medicine, and/or Allied Health Sciences, or for a range of entrance-level jobs after obtaining the B.Sc. in the Joint Major.

MBB-Business Joint Honors

Students must meet the criteria specified by each program (i.e., MBB and Faculty of BUS Admin) for entering an honors, and must seek MBB permission. In addition to the major requirements, MBB/BUS joint honors complete both of: 6 credit hours of 400 level BUS or BUEC courses beyond those required for the joint major, and a minimum of 6 credit hours or research-related MBB courses, which can be fulfilled with MBB 496-6. (min. 3.00 cGPA; min 3.00 uGPA).

MBB-Computer Science Joint Major

The Joint Major program in Computing Science and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (JMA CS-MBB), the first of its kind in Canada, was used as the basis for a White Paper in Bioinformatics Undergraduate training for Canada. The program provides outstanding training for a bioinformatics career while allowing one to keep their options open to many other career options in the computational and Life Sciences. The JMA CS-MBB is geared towards exceptional students who want a high-caliber, intensive, broad-based education that forms a solid platform for further advanced training and/or a cutting edge, flexible, career. Skills developed in this program are forecast to be in high demand in the workforce over the next decade.

MBB-Computer Science Joint Honors

To enter, students must meet the honors program admission requirements as specified by both departments, including seeking permission from the School of Computing Science. In addition to the major program requirements, students also complete six 400 division computing science units beyond those required for the joint major, and six research-related MBB units, which are fulfilled by completing MBB 496.