The Faculty of Science provides access to two options for Engineering students: the Life Sciences Option and the Physical Sciences Option.
The Physical Sciences Option has three theme areas: 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 10 Faculty of Science courses in the theme area. Sub-themes may 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
Required courses:
- One of PHYS 115, PHYS 121, ECE 105, NE 131
- One of PHYS 122, PHYS 125, ECE 106, NE 241, SYDE 283
- PHYS 234 or NE 332
- One of ECE 140, PHYS 242, PHYS 263, PHYS 334, PHYS 358
Electives: choose three
Subthemes
Electromagnetic Theory
Solid State Physics
Astrophysics
Quantum Physics
Theme 2: Chemistry
Required courses:
Electives: choose three
Subthemes
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Theme 3: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Required courses:
Electives: choose three
Subthemes
Environmental Science
Geology
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Hydrogeology
Notes
- Students are encouraged to seek information from the option co-ordinator related to combinations of electives and relationships among the courses. Enrolment concerns may need to be discussed with the academic advisor.
- Some students in the Option 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.
- 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 a lecture and 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.
- 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.
- Due to the overlap, the Earth and Environmental Sciences theme is not available to Geological Engineering students.