Immunology and Infection

This program, offered jointly by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medicine, focuses on infectious diseases from both the pathogen and host immune system perspectives.

Immunology & Infection is available in both honors degree and specialization streams.

Topics of study in Immunology & Infection:

Courses that may be included in this major:

What are my career options with this degree?

Possible careers include:

  • Bacteriologist
  • Biologist
  • Epidemiologist
  • Forensic Pathologist
  • Geneticist
  • Healthcare Professions
  • Immunologist
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Medical Error Consultant
  • Medical Librarian
  • Molecular Biologist
  • Parasitologist
  • Research Scientist
  • Respiratory Specialist
  • Virologist
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Program planners

Remember: use the program planner for the year you most recently entered the program.


2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020 


Program Advisors

Last name beginning with
letter A-G

Katharine Magor (kmagor@ualberta.ca) |780-492-5498 | BSB CW-326

Last name beginning with
letter H-M

Robert Ingham (ringham@ualberta.ca) | 780-248-1980 | KATZ 6142H

Last name beginning with
letter N-Z

James Stafford (stafford@ualberta.ca) | 780-492-9258 | BSB CW-319A