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| School | Queen's University | | |
| Location | Kingston, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 20,069
Full-time Graduate: 3,912 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
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| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 3 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 85% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 Advanced Functions
- Grade12 Calculus and Vectors
- Grade12 English (ENG4U)
- 2 of Grade12 Physics or Grade12 Biology or Grade12 Chemistry
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| Prerequisites Notes | For students wishing to pursue the Bachelor of Arts in Physics, 4U Advanced Functions and 4U Calculus and Vectors and 4U Physics or recognized equivalents required. | | |
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| Scholarships | 1 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | The Department of Physics at Queen’s is one of Canada’s leading teaching and research institutes in Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy. Our faculty include high-profile, world-class physicists and astronomers such as Nobel Laureate Art McDonald. Queen’s is home to the Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre (CPARC) with its world-leading research activities and suite of experiments located at SNOLAB. The Physics Department also created the first Engineering Physics program in Canada. World-leading researchers in quantum optics, nanoscience and nanophotonics merge our strength in applied physics with fundamental research in condensed matter physics and optics.
Physics at Queen’s combines high calibre research with an intermediate-scale learning setting enabling attention and care towards undergraduate teaching as well as exposure to a broad range of topics and expertise. Our students will learn in an engaging environment with the opportunity to conduct research in state-of-the-art laboratories, including inter-disciplinary research, as well as projects involving international collaborators such as experiments in dark matter and neutrinos at SNOLAB.
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