Science Academic Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

The Honours Materials and Nanosciences program is an interdisciplinary plan offered jointly by the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Both materials science and nanoscience have been very active research areas during the past few decades, and are now having a major impact in diverse fields, ranging from manufacturing to materials technology to nanomedicine to renewable energy to information technology. This program is aimed at students interested in learning about and working in these high-tech fields and complements the Nanotechnology Engineering program offered through the Faculty of Engineering. It is designed for students who are motivated by, and interested in the fundamental building blocks of materials and devices, both at the macroscopic and nanometer scales.

Continuing in the Honours Materials and Nanosciences program requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative overall Science average of 60%.

Successful completion of this program requires:

22.0 units that include:

• 4.5 MNS units: MNS 101, MNS 102, MNS 201L, MNS 211, MNS 221, MNS 321, MNS 322, MNS 331, and MNS 410 or MNS 431
• 2.75 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L, CHEM 209, CHEM 266L, and CHEM 356
• 3.0 PHYS units: PHYS 121, PHYS 121L, PHYS 122, PHYS 132L, PHYS 232L, PHYS 242, and PHYS 342
• 2.5 MATH units: MATH 114, MATH 127, MATH 128, MATH 227, and MATH 228
• 8.75 elective units distributed as follows:
  • a minimum of 0.25 unit from CHEM 237L and CHEM 250L
  • 0.5 unit from CHEM 233 or CHEM 237 (Refer to Note 1)
  • 0.5 unit from CHEM 264 or CHEM 266 (Refer to Note 2)
  • 0.5 unit from CHEM 254 or PHYS 358 (Refer to Note 3)
  • a minimum of 0.5 unit from PHYS 280 and PHYS 335
  • 2.0 program elective units, 300-level or higher
  • 1.0 program elective unit, 400-level
  • 2.0 program elective units, any level
  • 1.5 units from any 0.25 or 0.5 unit courses
• 0.5 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100

Additional Program Requirement:

Students must enrol in MNS 10 every fall and winter term.

Notes

1. Students wishing to take CHEM 233 and CHEM 237L must obtain permission from the instructor of CHEM 237L to override the prerequisite of CHEM 237.
2. Students wishing to take CHEM 264 instead of CHEM 266 must obtain permission from the instructor of CHEM 266L to override the prerequisite of CHEM 266.
3. Students should take CHEM 254 in Year Two winter or PHYS 358 in Year Three fall.

Recommended Course Sequence

Year One

Fall

CHEM 120/CHEM 120L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory
MATH 114 Linear Algebra for Science
MATH 127 Calculus 1 for the Sciences
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 101 Materials and Nanosciences in the Modern World
PHYS 121/PHYS 121L Mechanics/Laboratory

Winter

Year Two

Fall

Year Four

Fall

Winter

MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 410 Special Topics in Solid-State Materials
 or MNS 431 Special Topics in Nano-Biomaterials
Four electives (2.0 units)

List of Program Electives