BSc Honours in Physics

Program Requirements

Honours in Physics (72 credits)

credits from Core Program: Physics

credits:

• PHYS 496 Honours Research Project (6.00)

credits from the Concentration in Biophysics or the Concentration in Physics

Concentration in Biophysics (24 credits)

credits:

• BIOL 266 Cell Biology (3.00)

• PHYS 260 Introductory Biophysics (3.00)

• PHYS 330 Experimental Physics II (3.00)

• PHYS 460 Chemical Aspects of Biophysics (3.00)

credits chosen from:

• CHEM 235 Physical Chemistry II: Kinetics of Chemical Reactions (3.00)

• CHEM 271 Biochemistry I (3.00)

• CHEM 431 Computational Chemistry for Chemists and Biochemists (3.00)

• PHYS 289 Honours Research Experience I (3.00)

• PHYS 345 Advanced Classical Mechanics (3.00)

• PHYS 370 Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos/Fractals (3.00)

• PHYS 389 Honours Research Experience II (3.00)

• PHYS 440 Computational Methods in Physics with Python (3.00)

• PHYS 445 Principles of Medical Imaging (3.00)

• PHYS 459 Condensed Matter Physics I (3.00)

• PHYS 461 Membrane Biophysics (3.00)

• PHYS 462 Bioenergetics (3.00)

• PHYS 463 Optical Spectroscopy with Biophysics Applications (3.00)

credits chosen from:

• BIOL 261 Molecular and General Genetics (3.00)

• BIOL 340 Plant Biology (3.00)

• BIOL 367 Molecular Biology (3.00)

• BIOL 371 Microbiology (3.00)

• PHYS 443 Quantitative Human Systems Physiology (3.00)

Concentration in Physics (24 credits)

credits:

• PHYS 330 Experimental Physics II (3.00)

• PHYS 345 Advanced Classical Mechanics (3.00)

• PHYS 355 Electronics (3.00)

• PHYS 459 Condensed Matter Physics I (3.00)

• PHYS 468 Condensed Matter Physics II (3.00)

• PHYS 478 Quantum Mechanics II (3.00)

credits chosen from:

• PHYS 289 Honours Research Experience I (3.00)

• PHYS 370 Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos/Fractals (3.00)

• PHYS 389 Honours Research Experience II (3.00)

• PHYS 436 Methods of Theoretical Physics III (3.00)

• PHYS 440 Computational Methods in Physics with Python (3.00)

• PHYS 443 Quantitative Human Systems Physiology (3.00)

• PHYS 445 Principles of Medical Imaging (3.00)

• PHYS 458 Advanced Electrodynamics (3.00)

• PHYS 498 Advanced Topics in Physics (3.00)

Notes

Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.