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Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Software Engineering Specific Degree Requirements

Faculty Options

Option in Physical Sciences

The Faculty of Science provides access to two options for Engineering students, the Option in Life Sciences and the Option in Physical Sciences.

Notes:

  1. Each of the two options has a number of themes; the requirements for each theme are listed in the table for the option.
  2. The option theme co-ordinator is from Science as listed in the table. Students are encouraged to seek information from the co-ordinator related to combinations of electives and relationships among the courses. Enrollment concerns may need to be discussed with the program advisor.
  3. Some students in the option(s) may wish to further specialize within a given theme. As a result, a number of sub-themes have been identified and this information is available from the option theme co-ordinator.
  4. Students will need to consider the terms of offering for the courses listed as well as the requisite structure. In particular some courses require both the lecture and the lab component of a course as a prerequisite. It is also important to note that the choices in the earlier courses in the option may impact the elective choices in the senior courses and that some courses require the permission of the instructor.
  5. Listed in the electives of some of the themes are special topic courses; a list of the topics available in a given term is available from the department offering the special topics course.
  6. Due to the overlap with the regular program, the Earth and Environmental Sciences theme is not available to Geological Engineering students. 

The aim of the Option in Physical Sciences is to provide a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) and Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSE) student with an understanding of the basic physical sciences that lie behind many engineering applications that is both broader and deeper than can normally be attained within the context of any one engineering academic program. The Option in Physical Sciences has three theme areas, namely, Physics, Chemistry and, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Each theme has four required foundations (or core) courses plus three elective courses to be chosen from a set of at least ten Faculty of Science courses in the theme area.  Sub-themes, maybe be followed by making judicious choices of three elective courses. This option is available to all students in the Faculty of Engineering.

Theme 1: Physics

Advisor: Rohan Jayasundera

Required Courses  Plus one of: Electives: choose three  Subthemes
PHYS 121 or    ECE 126 or  PHYS 275 Electromagnetic Theory  
ECE 105 or NE 241 or  PHYS 334 PHYS 364
NE 131 or SYDE 283 or  PHYS 335  PHYS 365
PHYS 115

PHYS 263 or 

PHYS 441A
PHYS 334 or  PHYS 359 or  
PHYS 122 or PHYS 358 NE 334 Solid State Physics
ECE 106 or   
PHYS 125   PHYS 364 PHYS 334
  PHYS 365  PHYS 335
PHYS 234 or    PHYS 375 PHYS 358
NE 232    PHYS 434 PHYS 359
    
  PHYS 435 Astrophysics 
    PHYS 441A PHYS 263 
    PHYS 441B  PHYS 275 
    PHYS 454 PHYS 375
    PHYS 467 PHYS 475
    PHYS 475    
       Quantum Physics
      PHYS 334
PHYS 364
PHYS 365
PHYS 434

Theme 2: Chemistry

Advisor: Carey Bissonette

Required Courses  Electives: choose three  Subthemes
CHEM 123 or      CHEM 220   Analytical Chemistry
CHE 102 or  CHEM 221   CHEM 220 
NE 121  CHEM 221  
  CHEM 254 or    CHEM 323  
CHEM 209  CHE 230 or
CHEM 217  ECE 309 or Inorganic Chemistry    
CHEM 266  ME 250 or   CHEM 212 
  SYDE 381 CHEM 310 
    CHEM 313 
  CHEM 265  
  CHEM 305    Organic Chemistry
  CHEM 310  CHEM 264 
  CHEM 313  CHEM 265  
  CHEM 323  CHEM 360 
  CHEM 340 
CHEM 350  Physical Chemistry
CHEM 254  
CHEM 356 or    CHEM 350 
NE 232 or  CHEM 356
PHYS 234
CHEM 360   
CHEM 370 or  
NE 333
CHEM 410 
CHEM 450

Theme 3: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Advisor: Eric Reardon

Required Courses  Electives: choose three  Subthemes
CHEM 123 or  EARTH 205  Atmospheric Sciences
CHE 102 or EARTH 221 EARTH 205 
NE 121 EARTH 221 EARTH 305 
EARTH 231  EARTH 361
PHYS 121 or EARTH 232 
ECE 105 or EARTH 235  Environmental Science
NE 131 or EARTH 260  EARTH 270
PHYS 115   EARTH 270 EARTH 281 
EARTH 281 EARTH 444  
PHYS 122 or   EARTH 305 
ECE 106 or EARTH 310  Geology 
PHYS 125  EARTH 333  EARTH 232  
   EARTH 358  EARTH 333 
EARTH 153 or EARTH 359 EARTH 471   
EARTH 121/121L or EARTH 361 
EARTH 122/122L or EARTH 421 Geochemistry 
CIVE 153 or EARTH 438  EARTH 221
ENVE 153    EARTH 440  EARTH 421
  EARTH 444   EARTH 459 
  EARTH 456    
  EARTH 458  Geophysics
  EARTH 459  EARTH 260 
  EARTH 460 EARTH 438
  EARTH 471 EARTH 460
     
Hydrogeology
EARTH 359
EARTH 456
EARTH 458 


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