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Originally Posted by MovingTarget
So i'm kind of in a predicament here, I have the opportunity to go into second year Honours Life Science or Honours Biology. My main interest is biology so it would make sense to go into Honours Bio.
However, Honours Bio does NOT offer co-op positions (whereas Honours Life Sci does). I'm torn whether to choose a major I'm more interested in (bio) or one that i'm less interested in that may make me some connections/experience in the associated co-op
So i guess my question is: How important is co-op? (whether in general or related to these programs)
Thanks!
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Honours Bio and Honours Life Science are 90% similar in my opinion. Honours Bio do have to take a lot more Biology-only courses, whereas Honours life sci theroetically only have to take very few because they can also take courses from other science disciplines such as psychology, life science, biochemistry, etc. to meet their degree requirements, so Honours Life Science is a bit more flexible in that sense.
But Honours Life Science students can also take Biology courses that Honours Biology students can take, so I think co-op is the main factor in your decision. If co-op is not important to you, then you can pick Honours Biology, if co-op may be a possibility, then I suggest Honours Life Science.
Co-op is a great opportunity and not all programs have it, so I would take as much advantage of it as you can.
I would go for Honours Life Science (Co-op), because as you said, Honours Bio does not offer it, which is a major difference between the two, since otherwise, the programs are fairly similar.