Co-Op BSc in Applied Physics
The BSc in Applied Physics degree features an innovative Co-Op program with a carefully selected set of courses. In this program, the UofR partners with participating industrial employers to provide an education with hands-on experience in the real world. The schedule lists 4 work terms, but students are only required to complete 3.
The following table indicates the specific courses and recommended schedule for the BSc in Applied Physics degree.
| Year 1 (Fall) | PHYS 111 | MATH 110 | CHEM 104 | ENGG 100 | ENGL 100 | |
| Year 1 (Winter) | PHYS 112 | MATH 111 | MATH 122 | CS 110 | ENGL 110 | |
| Year 1 (Summer) | Open – Apply for admission to Co-Op program | |||||
| Year 2 (Fall) | PHYS 201 | MATH 213 | MATH 217 | CS 115 | F/A-ELCT | |
| Year 2 (Winter) | PHYS 202 | PHYS 242 | MATH 251 | AP-ELCT | AP-ELCT | |
| Year 2 (Summer) | PHYS 051 - Co-Op workterm | |||||
| Year 3 (Fall) | PHYS 261 | PHYS 311 | CS-ELCT | AP-ELCT | F/A-ELCT | |
| Year 3 (Winter) | PHYS 342 | PHYS-C | PHYS 372 | AP-ELCT | F/A-ELCT | |
| Year 3 (Summer) | PHYS 052 - Co-Op workterm | |||||
| Year 4 (Fall) | PHYS 053 - Co-Op workterm | |||||
| Year 4 (Winter) | PHYS 054 - Co-Op workterm | |||||
| Year 5 (Fall) | PHYS 301 | PHYS-C | EP-ELCT | AP-ELCT | AP-ELCT | |
| Year 5 (Winter) | PHYS 3xx or 3xx | PHYS-C | PHYS 498 (0 credit) | AP-ELCT | AP-ELCT | F/A-ELCT |
PHYS-C is any 3 classes from the following list: PHYS 3xx, 401, 421, 432.AP-ELCT is an approved elective from the following list:
- CS (max 6): 201, 210, 215, 261or345, 310, 330, 340 or 375, 372, 425, 305 or ENSE 471.
- Engineering (max 7): ENEL 280, 282, 283, 380, 384, 387, 389, 395, ENEL 281 or ENIN 233, ENSE 352, 472.
- Mathematics: MATH 312, STAT 160 or 289.
Physics: PHYS 3xx or 4xx.
F/A-ELCT is any Arts or Fine Arts elective.
Note: PHYS109, & 119 may be substituted for PHYS 111 & 112 to enter second year, however, PHYS 112 must be taken in any case before PHYS 342. Note: Students cannot use credit for CS 201 in this program if the student has credit for ENEL 382 and ENSE 352.
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PHYS 498
PHYS 498 is required for Applied Physics students in the final semester of their program. In order to obtain a grade of Complete (C), the student is required to:
- Regularly attend the Physics Seminars, as scheduled, and if possible, notify the PHYS 498 coordinator in advance, if unable to attend a specific seminar.
- At the beginning of the semester, Applied Physics students meet with the PHYS 498 coordinator right away, and choose a presentation topic and supervisor (usually a department faculty member) the first week of term.
- It is anticipated the chosen topic will be on some application of physics to a practical or industrial problem. Unlike B.Sc. Honours students, there is no expectation of original research and no restriction on whether the work has been part of prior employment. However, if the presentation topic is based on work performed for an employer, it must be of significantly greater depth than already presented in a Co-Op workterm report.
- Possible supervisors can be any faculty member in the Department of Physics, including the faculty member who graded the corresponding Co-Op workterm report (if applicable), the Co-Op coordinator, or possibly even the former employer (only with the approval of the PHYS 498 coordinator).
- By the end of the first month, submit to the PHYS 498 coordinator a typed document (minimum one page) including:
- student name and number
- proposed title of the presentation
- several paragraph description of the topic
- supervisor name
- Two-three hours of work per week, including literature review, presentation work, regular meeting with supervisor to discuss progress, etc.
- Oral Presentation (20 minutes), before a 3-person committee of friendly professors, anytime from 4 days before end of classes to 1 week into exam period (consult with the PHYS 498 coordinator).
- Fielding questions (10 minutes) from the committee immediately after the presentation, related to your presentation and designed for assessment of your comprehension.