32.18 Physics and Physical Oceanography

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Programs leading to the Degree of Master of Science in Physics and in Physical Oceanography are offered to both full and part-time students. The following Departmental Regulations are supplementary to the General Regulations governing the M.Sc. degrees.

32.18.1 Program of Study for Master of Science in Physical Oceanography

Preference for admission will be given to students with a B. Sc. Honours Degree who have taken senior undergraduate courses in fluids, oceanography, and mathematical physics.
Students are normally required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours in graduate level courses, of which at least 6 credit hours shall be selected from among the courses listed in Courses below between the numbers 6300 - 6399.
Before submission of the thesis to the School of Graduate Studies for examination, the student must present a seminar on the topic of his/her thesis research.

32.18.2 Program of Study for Master of Science in Physics

Preference for admission will be given to students with a B. Sc. Honours Degree in physics. Students should normally have taken senior undergraduate courses in physics, such as electricity and magnetism, statistical physics, quantum mechanics, or experimental physics.
Students are normally required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours in graduate level courses, of which at least 6 credit hours shall be selected from Courses below.
Before submission of the thesis to the School of Graduate Studies for examination, the student must present a seminar on the topic of his/her thesis research.

32.18.3 Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students, as far as the resources of the Department will allow.

6000 Condensed Matter Physics I
6001 Condensed Matter Physics II
6002 Superconductivity
6003 Path Integral Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics
6010-6019 Special Topics in Condensed Matter Physics
6040 Biophysics
6060-6069 Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Areas
6200 Nonlinear Dynamics
6308 Ocean Dynamics I
6309 Ocean Dynamics II
6310 Physical Oceanography
6313 Physical Fluid Dynamics
6314 Field Oceanography
6315 Polar Oceanography
6316 Ocean Measurements and Data Analysis
6317 Ocean Acoustics
6318 Numerical Modelling
6319 Climate Dynamics
6320 Turbulence
6321 Coastal Oceanography
6322 Stratified Fluids
6323 Stability Theory
6324 Models in Ocean Ecology
6360-6369 (excluding 6363) Special Topics in Physical Oceanography
6363 Laboratory Experiments in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
6400 Statistical Mechanics
6402 Theory of Phase Transitions
6403 Stochastic Processes, Time-Dependent and Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
6413 Soft Matter Physics
6502 Electrodynamics
6722 Light Scattering Spectroscopy
6760-6769 Special Topics in Atomic and Molecular Physics
6800 Group Theory
6810-19 Special Topics in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
6850 Quantum Mechanics I
6851 Quantum Mechanics II
6852 Quantum Information and Computing (cross-listed with Math 6252)
6900 Techniques in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
6910-6919 Special Topics in Experimental and Applied Physics

Note:

For Geophysics, see Earth Sciences.

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