Co-op, Minors, Certificates and Engineering Concurrent Programs for Students
Co-operative Education Program in Physics
Co-op Academic Advisor: Dr. D. Labrie (daniel.labrie@dal.ca) & Dr. Chongyin Yang (c.yang@dal.ca)
The Science Co-op degree option enables students to apply their academic knowledge directly while providing them with work experience that assists in making educated career choices. Science Co-op is available to students in BSc (120 credit hour) Honours or Major programs in Physics, or in Combined Honours or Double Major programs with Physics as the primary subject. Further information details on Science Co-op can be found in the academic calendar under Work-Integrated Learning & Co-operative Education and the Co-op office’s website at dal.ca/wil For more information on Co-op Education in Physics, please see the departmental webpage www.dal.ca/academics/programs/undergraduate/pas/what_will_I_learn/coop_work_term.html.
Minors available to students in Physics
Minor programs allow students to develop subject specialties in addition to their major or honours subjects. Minors in other subjects are normally added to 120 credit hour BSc or BA programs (including Science Co-op).
Students in a BSc or BA (120 credit hour) program in Physics may choose to include a Minor selected from the list of approved Minors. Courses counted toward a Major or Honours subject cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of a Minor program.
Certificates
In combination with a BSc or BA in Physics, students may obtain one or more Certificates. A Certificate indicates that a student has achieved a certain level of proficiency in a given area or subspecialty. Courses counted toward a Major, Honours or Minor subject may also be used to fulfill the requirements of a Certificate. Students must apply to the Certificate Coordinator to be considered for a Certificate. Certificates are awarded upon graduation and are noted on the student’s academic transcript.
A complete list of Faculty of Science Certificates and requirements can be found at the beginning of the Faculty of Science section. Students may also work toward obtaining Certificates offered by other Faculties; some of these are listed in the College of Arts and Science Degree Requirements section.
Certificates of particular interest to student enrolled in a BSc or BA in Physics include:
BSc/BEng or BA/BEng Concurrent Program
BEng/BSc (90 credit hour) concurrent degree (Physics)
This degree prepares students for research and development careers in a broad range of sectors such as materials engineering, optoelectronics and clean technologies. Following is the recommended sequence of courses for students wishing to obtain a concurrent BEng and BSc (90 credit hour) degree with Minor in Physics. Interested students must consult with the Assistant Dean, Faculty of Science, and the Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering prior to enrolling in a concurrent BEng/BSc degree.
It is recommended that students also discuss their selection of courses with an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Physics. A concurrent BEng/BSc Honours Physics program can be designed for interested candidates.
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Fall
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Winter
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Registered in BEng
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Year 1
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CHEM 1021 Chemistry I
MATH 1280 Engineering Math I
ENGI 1103 Engineering Design I
PHYC 1190 Physic I
ENGM 1081 Computer Programming
CPST 1103 Technical Communications I
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CHEM 1022 Chemistry II
MATH 1290 Engineering Math II
ENGI 1203 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics
PHYC 1290 Physics II
ENGM 1041 Applied Linear Algebra
CPST 1203 Technical Communications II
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Apply for admission into concurrent BEng/BSc Minor in Physics
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Year 2 a
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ENGM 2101 Applied Vector Calculus
ENGM 2032 Applied Probability & Statistics
b Writing course (Humanities)
Two 2000 level (or above) PHYC courses
One Social science course c
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ENGM 2022 Applied Differential Equations
HSTC 1801 History of Engineering II
d One of PEAS 2202 MINE 2200
ENGI 2400 BIOL 1030
ENGI 2204
Two 2000 level (or above) PHYC courses
One Social science or Humanities course c
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Year 3 a
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IENG 2005 Engineering economics
ECED 2000 Electric circuits
ENGI 2102 Thermo-Fluid Engineering I
One 2000 level (or above) PHYC course
One Science/FASS elective course (may be PHYC)
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ENGI 2203 Engineering design II
d Two of PEAS 2201 ECED 2001
PEAS 2202 ECED 2200
BIOL 1030 ENGI 2400
MINE 2200 ENGI 2103
Humanities ENGI 2204
One 2000 level (or above) PHYC course
One Science/FASS elective course (may be PHYC)
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Graduate with Diploma in Engineering and BSc 90 credit Minor in Physics degree
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Year 4
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Continue in BEng program
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Year 5
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Complete BEng program
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a To meet the BSc 90 credit hour Minor in Physics requirements, students complete 30 credit hours in addition to their Engineering requirements: 18 credit hours of PHYC courses at or above the 2000 level (excluding any PHYC course that does not count toward a 120 credit hour degree in Physics), 6 credit hours of social science/humanities courses, and 6 credit hours of elective courses from Science or FASS (may be additional PHYC courses)
b Writing requirement: choose from eligible writing courses in CLAS, ENGL, GERM, HIST, PERF, PHIL, RELS, or RUSN to fulfill writing and humanities requirements.
c Choose from CANA, CTMP, ECON, EMSP, EURO, GWST, HIST, HSTC, INTD, POLI, PSYO, SOSA, SUST for social science courses. Choose from ARBC, CANA, CHIN, CLAS, CTMP, CRWR, EMSP, EURO, SWST, GERM, HIST, HTSC, ITAL, PERF, PHIL, RELS, RUSN, SPAN and THEA for humanities courses
d Selection of engineering electives depends on engineering discipline. See Engineering section of the calendar for details.
Notes:
Geophysics
For students interested in Geophysics, two options are recommended:
- Combined Honours program in Physics and Earth Sciences,
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- Concentrated Honours in Physics
- Elective courses: ERTH 2270.03, ERTH 3270.03, ERTH 4470.03, ERTH 4480.03.