Fall 2009 Undergraduate Calendar


PHYSICS

Honours Physics and High Technology: Three-Year Fast Track Option

Total courses: forty courses, including a research project.

Major requirements: fifteen courses, including 64-140, 64-141, 64-151, 64-220, 64-222, 64-250, 64-310, 64-311, 64-320, 64-323, 64-350, 64-431, 64-450, 64-460, and 64-496.

Other requirements:
(a) 59-140, 59-141, 59-240, 60-140 (or 60-106), 60-141 (or 60-205), 62-120 (or 62-125), 62-140 (or 62-139), 62-141, 62-215, 62-216, 62-318, 62-360, 85-214, 88-217 or 60-265;

(b) full-time research project (64-412, 9.0 credit hours);

(c) 70-151 or 75-100, plus two other Science or Engineering courses, excluding those courses that cannot be used to fulfill the major requirements in Science and Engineering programs. Alternatively, 70-151 and 75-100, plus one other Science or Engineering courses, excluding those courses that cannot be used to fulfill the major requirements in Science and Engineering programs. Students who intend to take additional mathematics courses are advised to take 62-190 in first year. Students planning for a Minor in Computer Science should take 60-140.

(d) three additional B.Sc., B.A.Sc., or B.Comm. credit courses at the 200 level or higher in Science, Engineering, or Business Administration that are approved by the Physics Head or delegate.

(e) two of Arts (01-), Social Sciences (02-), and/or Business Administration (04).


RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE

First Year: eleven courses, including 59-140, 59-141, 62-120 (or 62-125), 62-140 (or 62-139), 62-141, 64-140, 64-141, 64-151, and three options, followed by an optional summer work term.
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Second Year: ten courses, including, 62-215, 62-216, 62-318, 64-220, 64-222, 64-250, 64-320, 85-214, 88-217 or 60-265., and one option (60-140, if taking 60-265), followed by five summer courses including 60-140 or 60-106, 60-141 or 60-205, 64-310, 70-151 or 75-100 and one option.

Third Year: eleven courses, including 59-240, 62-360, 64-311, 64-323, 64-350, 64-431, 64-450, 64-460, 64-496 and two options, followed by a full-time summer research project (64-412, 9.0 credit hours.)

Graduates from the PHT fast-track option may be able to apply some results of their research project toward their Master's degree and complete their M.Sc. within four years of their university entrance.

Taking 85-133 and either 70-151 or 75-100 in year 1 should be considered. Consult a counsellor before choosing year 1 options if seeking a minor in, for example,
Business Administration, Computer Science or Economics.




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