Overview

Course Details

You'll benefit from excellent facilities, a high-calibre of professors — including Canada and York Research Chairs — and close connections to interdisciplinary centres at York in fields such as Atmospheric Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Mass Spectrometry and Vision Research.

The Physics and Astronomy MSc program at York University is recognized for offering students invaluable research opportunities through its affiliation with important international endeavours including: the space-borne Gravity Probe B mission developed by NASA and Stanford University; the ATLAS detector in the LHC accelerator ring at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland; and the international ALPHA and ATRAP collaborations, which are exploring the physics of antimatter through their work with cold antihydrogen atoms at CERN.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Quantum Mechanics
Electromagnetism
Statistical Mechanics
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Experimental Techniques in Laser Physics
Atom Trapping Laboratory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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120

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 46 other Masters in Physics in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

60

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for a master's degree, you must have graduated with an Honours undergraduate degree or equivalent (typically a four-year full-time program) from a recognized post-secondary institution.

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Tuition Fee

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International

12550 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6275 CAD per semester during 36 months.
National

2870 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1435 CAD per semester during 36 months.

National Part-time:$717.75
International Part-time:$3,137.50

Living costs for Toronto

1502 - 2563 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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