Physics
Our collaborative department is dedicated to providing exceptional training and celebrating the wonders of the physical universe. You’ll learn how to analyze complex data sets, solve problems creatively, create mathematical models and work with modern laboratory equipment. Your academic experience is supported by faculty who are dedicated to pursuing research at the frontiers of scientific inquiry and technical innovation.
Discover what sets Physics apart
- Start research early through our Adopt-a-Physicist program, which pairs first year students with departmental faculty so that they may gain research experience at the beginning of their academic careers.
- Learn where a degree in physics can take you with our second-year seminar course designed to help students in physics programs build employability skills and discover the broad range of career options available to them.
- The Trottier Observatory provides physics students with opportunities to participate in public outreach, make astronomical observations, and conduct research in astrophysics.
Meet Professors who care
“The learning here is much more individualized because of the smaller class sizes in the Physics program and you really get a lot more time for one-on-one discussion with your professors. That is incredibly beneficial. Getting that support and individualized education from your professors as well as the support you get from working and collaborating with your peers and bouncing ideas off of them is really what makes you a better problem solver.”
Michael Plunkett, Mathematical and Physics Major
PROGRAMS
Majors (including honours)
Physics
- Physics
- Applied Physics
- Biological Physics
- Chemical Physics (with Department of Chemistry)
MAJOR (HONOURS ONLY)
Physics
- Mathematical Physics (with Department of Mathematics)
Minors
Physics
- Physics
- Nuclear Science (with Department of Chemistry)
DISCOVER YOUR CAREER POSSIBILITIES
A science major opens the door to a wide range of career possibilities, from research and academia to roles in a wide range of industries and specializations. Discover where your studies in Physics can take you.
CAREER PATHWAYS
- Astronaut
- Astrophysicist
- Biophysicist
- Data Analyst
- Environmental Scientist
- Materials Scientist
- Medical Physicist
- Optical Engineer
- Particle Physicist
- Physics Teacher
- Science Journalist
CO-OP EMPLOYERS
- 4D Labs
- Ballard Power Systems
- BC Cancer Research Centre
- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
- D-Wave Systems
- General Fusion
- Geological Survey of Canada
- LB Foster
- MKS Instruments
- NanoOne Materials
- NRC – Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
- NRC – Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
- Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Polymer Engineering
- TRIUMF