Option I - M.Sc. without thesis (M.Sc Report)
- M.Sc (without thesis) is generally intended to provide preparatory background prior to the commencement of Ph.D level research
Courses required: Option I - three full graduate lecture courses and a M.Sc report
Option II - M.Sc. without thesis (M.Sc Research Project)
- M.Sc (without thesis) is generally intended to provide preparatory background prior to the commencement of Ph.D level research
Courses required: Option II - two full graduate lecture courses and a M.Sc research project
Option III - M.Sc. with thesis
- M.Sc (with thesis) is an option for students who specifically require the thesis for a professional designation
Courses required: Option III - two full graduate lecture courses and a M.Sc research thesis
Seminar Courses
All M.Sc option II students enroll in seminar research courses appropriate to their area of research.
Research Courses
M.Sc students register in these courses; also M.Sc (with thesis) students register in their second year, in sequence of the last digit (i.e. in PHY60X1Y in their first year of graduate study; in PHY60X2Y in their second year of graduate study)
More details on Graduate courses can be found on : http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/students/graduate-courses
Examinations
M.Sc Oral Examination (option II and III):
Within three terms of their initial enrolment, candidates for option II of the M.Sc (without thesis) will be given an oral examination on the research project which they have been pursuing (grades will be based on the written report of the research project (PHY3400Y), and the other on the oral presentation and defence of the research project (the 7000series seminar course). for Option III students, this examination will be held within 6 terms of initial enrolment.