Revised Curriculum starting in 2013-2014
66-credit program
Specialization in Physics, Option A: Physics
42 Core Program
PHYS 345 Advanced Classical Mechanics
PHYS 358 Solid State Physics
PHYS 355 Electronics
PHYS 468 Condensed Matter and Nanophysics
PHYS 478 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 497 Specialization Research Project
3 credits chosen from PHYS 436 Methods of Theoretical Physics III Or PHYS 458 Advanced Electromagnetism
3 credits chosen from PHYS 290 & 394 (2+1 credit labs, Electronics & Experimental Atomic Physics)
- PHYS 370 Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos/Fractals
- PHYS 440 Computational Methods and Simulations in Physics
- PHYS 498 Advanced Topics in Physics
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Specialization in Physics, Option B: Biophysics
42 Core Program
- BIO 266 Cellular Biology
- PHYS 260 Introductory Biophysics
- PHYS 360 Chemical Aspects of Biophysics
- PHYS 497 Specialization Research Project
- CHEM 271 Biochemistry
- 9 credits chosen from
- PHYS 345 Advanced Classical Mechanics
- PHYS 358 Solid State Physics
- PHYS 370 Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos/Fractals
- PHYS 440 Computational Physics and Simulations in Physics
- PHYS 461 Membrane Biophysics
- PHYS 462 Bioenergetics
PHYS 463 Optical Spectroscopy with Biophysics Applications
PHYS 468 Condensed Matter and Nanophysics
CHEM 235 Physical Chemistry Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
CHEM 431 Computational Chemistry
BIOL 261 Molecular and General Genetics
BIOL 340 Plant Biology
BIOL 341 Plant Physiology
BIOL 367 Molecular Biology
BIOL 371 Principles of Microbiology
BSc Honours
69 credit program
- Specialization in Physics (Option A or B)
- PHYS 496 Honours Research Project
Old Curriculum
Option A: Pure/Computational Physics
66-credit program with an emphasis on pure/computational physics.
45 Core Program
3 PHYS 358 or 370
12 PHYS 435, 436, 440, 497
6 Chosen from PHYS 290 and 297, 355, 358, 370, 458,
466, 468,
470, 478, 488
Option B: Biophysics
66-credit program with an emphasis on biophysics.
45 Core Program
9 BIOL 261; CHEM 271*; PHYS 497
12 Chosen from BIOL 367, 469,CHEM 235,
335, 431, 471, 475, 495;
EXCI 351
*CHEM 271 requires prerequisite CHEM 221 or equivalent previously, and CHEM 222 previously or concurrently.
