勞倫森大學(xué)

Overview:

Answer the big questions and study to further our understanding of the physical world.

Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences. It is the study of matter and energy, space and time, and of the relations between them. Through the study of forces, matter, radiation, energy and all of their interactions, physicists seek to understand the world we live in. Advances in physics often lead to technological advances, and sometimes influence the other sciences.

Faculty members in the Department of Physics at Laurentian University play a key role in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory laboratory (SNOLAB), a world-class research facility that helps scientists understand the origins and nature of the universe.

The study of physics will provide you the tools to shape the future, to determine solutions to new and evolving challenges, some of which we don't even know exist yet.

Key Features:

• Core studies in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, optics, thermodynamics and quantum physics.
• Options in biomedical physics, mathematical and computational physics, advanced optics, condensed matter and particle physics.
• Laurentian University is a founding member of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute, recognized recently with the awarding of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor McDonald.

Specialize your studies:

As physics covers a vast spectrum of diverse environments, it provides a broad and solid base for many fields of research and offers infinite career opportunities. At Laurentian, physics students can also articulate their studies with majors and minors in other streams, for example:

• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Computer science
• Mathematics
• Biomedical physics

Program Highlights

Three or four-year (Honours) programs lead to a Bachelor of Science in Physics
Interested students can include 12 credits of health physics courses and complete a fourth-year undergraduate thesis in this area.
The program features courses in electricity and magnetism, mechanics, thermodynamics, theoretical physics, and quantum mechanics.
Research funding provides for summer job opportunities in particle astrophysics, medical physics, and theoretical physics. Part-time research assistantships are also possible during the terms.
A Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Physics and a Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy are also available.

Career Opportunities

Physicists are employed in a broad range of industries with major opportunities for cutting-edge careers in research, education, technology and industry:

• Research: fundamental and applied, including product development
• Healthcare: medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and others
• Software development: data science, machine learning, and others
• Teaching: at all levels of education
• Consulting: technology, business and others
• Many non-traditional careers: management, sales and marketing, finance and law, others.