Winter 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, 62-140, 62-141, 62-215, 62-216, 62-318, 62-360, 70-151, 71-140, 85-130, 85-214, 88-217;
(b) full-time research project (64-412, 9.0 credit hours);
(c) 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;
(d) two of Arts (01-), Social Sciences (02-), and/or Business Administration (04-).

Students may choose to follow this program but with an interruption of one year to add an industrial internship or study abroad, for example. Such changes must be made in consultation with the Department of Physics.

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE

First Year: eleven courses, including 59-140, 59-141, 62-120, 62-140, 62-141, 64-140, 64-141, 64-151, 71-140, 85-130, and one option, followed by an optional summer work term.

Second Year: ten courses, including 62-215, 62-216, 62-318, 64-220, 64-222, 64-250, 64-320, 85-214, 88-217 and one option, followed by five summer courses including 60-140 or 60-106, 60-141 or 60-205, 64-310, 70-151, 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.A.Sc. within four years of their university entrance.

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