Science Academic Programs and Plans

Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.

Honours Materials and Nanosciences is available in both systems of study: regular and co-operative.

Honours Materials and Nanosciences takes the form of a core of required courses, plus appropriate electives, integrated with five work terms for those in the co-op system. The electives allow students to strengthen complementary areas of interest.

This 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 plan 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.

Honours Materials and Nanosciences 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.

Continuing in Honours Materials and Nanosciences (regular and co-op) requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 60% and a minimum cumulative Science average of 60%.

Successful completion requires:

1. 21.25 units distributed as follows:
   
   • 5.0 MNS units: MNS 101, MNS 102, MNS 201L, MNS 211, MNS 221, MNS 321, MNS 322, MNS 331, MNS 410, MNS 431
   • 3.5 CHEM units: CHEM 121, CHEM 121L, CHEM 125, CHEM 125L, CHEM 140, CHEM 209, CHEM 250L, CHEM 254, CHEM 266L
   • 0.5 CHEM unit from: CHEM 264 or CHEM 266 (see Note)
   • 4.75 PHYS units: PHYS 121, PHYS 121L, PHYS 122, PHYS 122L, PHYS 232L, PHYS 234, PHYS 242, PHYS 249, PHYS 334, PHYS 342, PHYS 359
   • 2.0 MATH units: MATH 127, MATH 128, MATH 227, MATH 228
   • 0.5 CS unit: CS 114
   • 4.5 elective units, distributed as follows:
     • 1.0 program elective unit, 300-level or higher
     • 1.0 program elective unit, 400-level
     • 1.0 program elective unit at any level, at least 0.5 unit from Chemistry
   • 1.5 units of any 0.25 or 0.5 unit courses
   • 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
2. Enrolment in MNS 10 when offered.
3. Co-operative program requirements (when applicable) that include:
   • A minimum of four work terms: COOP 1, COOP 2, COOP 3, COOP 4.
   • A minimum of three work-term reports: one as part of PD 11, WKRPT 200S, WKRPT 300S.
   • A minimum of four Professional Development courses: PD 1, PD 11, and two other PD courses.

Note

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.

List of Program Electives

Recommended Course Sequences

See regular plan.

See co-op plan.