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 computer technology. This program is aimed at students interested in learning about and working in these rapidly evolving fields and is distinct from the more applied Nanotechnology Engineering plan 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.
The Honours Materials and Nanosciences program meets admission requirements for graduate programs in chemistry, and would be particularly suitable for admission into nanoscience and nanotechnology graduate programs. It is also intended for students who wish to find employment in industries associated with such fields as alternative energy sources, information technology, emerging materials, and biomedical therapies and diagnostics.
The Honours Materials and Nanosciences program takes the form of a core of required courses plus appropriate electives. The electives allow students to strengthen complementary areas of interest.
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:
- 5.0 MNS units: MNS 101, MNS 102, MNS 201L, MNS 211, MNS 221, MNS 321, MNS 322, MNS 331, MNS 410, and MNS 431
- 3.5 CHEM units: CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, CHEM 125, CHEM 125L, CHEM 140, CHEM 209, CHEM 250L, CHEM 254, and CHEM 266L
- 4.5 PHYS units: PHYS 121, PHYS 121L, PHYS 122, PHYS 132L, PHYS 232L, PHYS 234, PHYS 242, PHYS 334, PHYS 342, and PHYS 359
- 2.5 MATH units: MATH 114, MATH 127, MATH 128, MATH 227, and MATH 228
- 6.0 elective units distributed as follows:
- 0.5 unit from CHEM 233 or CHEM 237 (See Note 1)
- 0.5 unit from CHEM 264 or CHEM 266 (See Note 2)
- 1.0 program elective unit, 300-level or higher
- 1.0 program elective unit, 400-level
- 1.5 program elective units, any level
- 1.5 units from any 0.25 or 0.5 unit courses
- 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
Additional Program Requirement:
Students should enrol in MNS 10 every fall and winter term.
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
Recommended Course Sequence
Year One
Fall
CHEM 121/CHEM 121L Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1
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/Mechanics Laboratory
Winter
CHEM 125/CHEM 125L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Chemical Reaction Laboratory 2
MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 102 Techniques for Materials and Nanosciences
PHYS 122/PHYS 132L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
One of ENGL 193/SPCOM 193 Communication in the Sciences
Year Two
Fall
CHEM 140 Introduction to Scientific Calculations
CHEM 209 Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
CHEM 266 Basic Organic Chemistry 1
or CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1 - (See Note 2)
CHEM 266L Organic Chemistry Laboratory
MATH 227 Calculus 3 for Honours Physics
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 211 Chemistry and the Solid State
PHYS 232L Measurement Laboratory
Winter
MATH 228 Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 221 Physics and the Solid State
PHYS 234 Quantum Physics 1
PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism 1
CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
Year Three
Fall
CHEM 250L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 321 Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
Four electives (2.0 units)
Winter
CHEM 237 Introductory Biochemistry
or CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry - (See Note 1)
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 201L Materials and Nanosciences Laboratory
MNS 322 Polymer Materials
MNS 331 Biomaterials
PHYS 359 Statistical Mechanics
Year Four
Fall
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
PHYS 342 Electricity and Magnetism 2
Four electives (2.0 units)
Winter
MNS 10 Materials and Nanosciences Seminar
MNS 410 Special Topics in Solid-State Materials
MNS 431 Special Topics in Nano-Biomaterials
PHYS 334 Quantum Physics 2
Two electives (1.0 unit)
List of Program Electives
CHEM 212 Structure and Bonding
CHEM 220 Intro Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 220L Quantitative Chemical Analysis Laboratory
CHEM 221 Multi-Component Analysis
CHEM 237L Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory - (See Note 1)
CHEM 267 Basic Organic Chemistry 2
CHEM 267L Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 310 Transition Element Compounds and Inorganic Materials
CHEM 333 Metabolism 1
CHEM 340 Introductory Computational Chemistry
CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics
CHEM 357 Physical Biochemistry
CHEM 400 Special Topics in Chemistry
CHEM 430 Special Topics in Biochemistry
CHEM 494A Research Project and CHEM 494B Research Project
PHYS 225 Modelling Life Physics
PHYS 236 Computational Physics 1
PHYS 242L Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
PHYS 256 Geometrical and Physical Optics
PHYS 256L Optics Laboratory
PHYS 260L Intermediate Physics Laboratory
PHYS 280 Introduction to Biophysics
PHYS 335 Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS 360A Modern Physics Laboratory 1
PHYS 360B Modern Physics Laboratory 2
PHYS 364 Mathematical Physics 1
PHYS 365 Mathematical Physics 2
PHYS 380 Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
PHYS 391 Electronics
PHYS 391L Electronics Laboratory
PHYS 396 Biophysics of Imaging
PHYS 434 Quantum Physics 3
PHYS 435 Current Topics in Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS 437A Research Project and PHYS 437B Research Project (continued)
PHYS 461 Nanophysics