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Faculty of Science
Career Tracks
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Professional schools such as medicine, dentistry and pharmacy
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Industrial and academic R&D
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Government and hospital laboratories
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Industrial process laboratories
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Administration and management
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Education (with additional studies)
Concurrent Chemistry and Education (5 years)*
Chemistry and Physics
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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Interdisciplinary
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Emphasizes both theoretical training and practical experience
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Focuses on a variety of phenomena at the interface of chemistry
and physics
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Taught from a problem-solving perspective
Career Tracks
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Graduate work in either area
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Industry R&D
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Academic research or teaching
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Positions in government agencies or laboratories
EARTHANDENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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Uses scientific tools and principles to understand natural processes
and the nature and mitigation of human impact on the environment
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Integrates studies in earth science, biology and chemistry
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Involves field and lab work
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Includes technical training in the use of Geographical Information
Systems (GIS) and environmental assessment
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With appropriate course choices, provides environmental
geoscientist professional accreditation
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Can fulfill the requirements for admission to Canadian and US
medical, professional and graduate schools. Students interested
in graduate study are strongly encouraged to undertake honours
thesis research
Career Tracks
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Environmental consulting companies
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Resource industries
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Industrial compliance, environmental law
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Government sectors of environmental quality control and
monitoring
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Environmental management and conservation
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Education with additional studies
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Research
ECONOMICS
MATHEMATICSANDSTATISTICS
Mathematics (General and Honours)
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Bachelor of Mathematics
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Prepares students for careers requiring critical thinking, analysis
and quantitative skills
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Includes courses in pure mathematics, applied mathematics
(operational research), statistics, actuarial science and numerical
analysis
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Prepares students for professional employment or graduate studies
Career Tracks
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Actuarial science
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Statistics
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Education with additional studies
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Computer science
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Consulting
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Management
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Graduate programs in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science
and operational research
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Law (with additional studies)
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Medicine (with additional studies)
Mathematics and Education (Concurrent) (5 years)*
PHYSICS
Physics (optional co-op)
Physics (Physics and High Technology) (optional co-op)
Physics (Medical Physics) (optional co-op)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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This most fundamental of the sciences studies principles that
govern natural phenomena
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Enables advances in other sciences and engineering
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Extensive, hands-on experiential learning opportunities
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Small class size, award-winning faculty
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Student research in advanced nanomaterials, biomedical physics,
and atomic/molecular/optical physics
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Medical physics stream offered for careers in health sciences
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Physics and high technology stream addresses the needs of high-
tech industry
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Can be taken with co-op and/or thesis options
Career Tracks
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Industrial and academic R&D
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Government and clinical laboratories
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Graduate studies [MSc or PhD] in physics/astronomy
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Professional schools such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and
medical physics
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Computer programming/software development
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Law, financial services (with additional studies)
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Entrepreneur, business
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Education with additional studies
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General Science
Bachelor of Science (General)
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Provides maximum flexibility with the core requirements for
on-going study
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Offers a foundation in science with core courses chosen from
biological sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, computer
science, earth and environmental sciences, mathematics and
physics
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With appropriate course selection in the general degree, students
may elect to complete an honours degree in a science discipline in
Year 4
Career Tracks
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Law (with additional studies)
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Accounting (with additional studies)
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Education (with additional studies)
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Health technologies
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Subject to change based on Ontario College of Teachers
