Physics-Mathematics
The study of Physics focuses on understanding the basic laws of nature and demonstrates the close relationship between Physics and the emergence of new technologies. Mathematics and Statistics are powerful problem-solving tools as well as very creative disciplines, combining intuition, precision, imagination and logic. Recent discoveries in Mathematics and Physics have led to inventions we could no longer live without.
Your bidisciplinary degree in Physics-Mathematics is ideal preparation for a career in research and development, designing or fine-tuning optoelectronic lasers, new materials, semi- and supra-conductors, nanostructures, scientific instrumentation, and digital modeling techniques, for example. Your degree will also open doors in administration, management, teaching, IT, systems analysis, accounting, investment and cryptography.
CO-OP placements in Physics consist mainly of research positions, either at the University of Ottawa or another university, or with the National Research Council of Canada. For that reason, it is important to maintain a solid cumulative grade point average. You could also do financial analyses, prepare statistical reports, join a software development team, design surveys, or do encryption.
Some of our employers include
- Cognos
- Cyrium Technologies
- HDR Corporation
- Natural Resources Canada
- University of Ottawa
Sample job descriptions
- The University of Ottawa Heart Institute - Ottawa, Ontario
Work/Study sequences
Sequence 1 - by default, all students follow this sequence
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | - |
| 2 | Study | Study | - |
| 3 | Study | Work 1 | Work 2 |
| 4 | Study | Study | Work 3 |
| 5 | Work 4 | Study | - |
Sequence 2 - available to students hired for 12-month terms with the same company
| Year of Study | Fall | Winter | Summer |
| 1 | Study | Study | - |
| 2 | Study | Study | - |
| 3 | Study | Work 1 | Work 2 |
| 4 | Work 3 | Study | Work 4 |
| 5 | Study | Study | - |
Application Deadline
March 1 of your second year of studies
Admission requirements
- Be registered full-time in the honours bachelor of science program in Physics-mathematics
- Have a minimum CGPA of 6
- Have completed all course requirements for first and second year of the program
- Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or an international student (authorization or diplomat)
CO-OP fees - First work term before winter 2011
As a CO-OP student, you also pay CO-OP fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for each study session and work term, starting with the session before your first work term and up to and including your last work term.
CO-OP fees - First work term in or after winter 2011
As a CO-OP student, you also pay CO-OP fees (announced every year by the Registrar) for the session before your first work term and then for every work term, up to and including your last one.
How to apply
For information on how to apply to this CO-OP program, please click Here.
