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.