Bachelor of Science - Physics (Co-op)

Students will be able to study the most fundamental aspects of nature in one of Canada’s largest and most innovative physics departments. 

Physics at the University of Waterloo offers award-winning teaching, 20 months of optional co-op experience, and partnerships with one of the world's leading institutes for research and training in foundational theoretical physics.

Students will have the opportunity to join a program that fosters curious minds to question the smallest particles, the largest forces, and everything in between. Where students will get the support they need to succeed (and maybe win a Nobel Prize like the University of Waterloo professor Donna Strickland or be part of a team to take the first image of a black hole, like professor Avery Broderick).

Students can choose from a broad range of courses in applied physics, astrophysics, biophysics, chemical physics, mathematical physics, and quantum computing. Then supplement their learning with hands-on labs and tutorials. Over the course of a student’s degree, they will develop the strong quantitative and analytic skills that industry is looking for.