Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers a graduate program of study in physics focused on several experimental and theoretical fields of contemporary interest.Access state-of-the-art equipment
Students also have access to International research facilities such as: TRIUMF (Canada’s national sub-atomic physics lab), Compute Canada, National high-performance computing system, Jefferson National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory in the United States.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy was established in 1904, making it one of the oldest departments in the Faculty of Science. We are a medium-sized, research-intensive department. The expertise of our 24 full-time faculty members is recognized by the role they play in numerous committees of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and the granting arm of NATO, and those of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP).

The following are the minimum requirements to be considered for entry into the Physics and Astronomy (MSc) program.

To be considered for admission into the Physics and Astronomy (MSc) program, you must have:

A four-year Bachelor's degree (Honours) in Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics or Engineering Physics.

English language proficiency

IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program) - Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance) with a minimum of 65% overall

IELTS (Academic module) (International English Language Testing System) - 6.5 overall

Internet-based TOEFL - Overall score of 86 (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking - 20)

Pearson Test of English Academic - 61 overall

Cambridge Assessment of English at the C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency level - Minimum score of 180