Overview

About this Degree

The department carries out research in experimental and theoretical physics in the following fields: atmospheric physics, geophysics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, subatomic physics and astrophysics, and biophysics. The department has close ties with the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA). This association enables students to work and consult with leading theorists who are appointed to, or who are visiting, CITA.

The Physics program at the University of Toronto is directed primarily to qualified students seeking a career in scientific research, with an emphasis on doctoral-stream studies. The MSc can be taken both with or without a thesis, the latter being the norm.

Programme Structure

a Research Report, which consists of a 6000-series research course appropriate to the field of physics (1.0 FCE) and PHY3400Y (1.0 FCE).
graduate lecture courses (2.0 FCEs);
thesis;
selection of the program is made by the student and faculty advisor in consultation with the Associate Chair.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-12 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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IELTS

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Credits

30 alternative credits

3.0 full-course equivalents [FCEs]

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B

English requirements

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93

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Physics' additional admission requirements stated below.
An appropriate bachelor's degree with a final-year average equivalent to at least a University of Toronto mid-B.
Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not English must demonstrate proficiency in English.

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Tuition Fees

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31870 CAD / year

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7370 CAD / year

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1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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