Enjoyment of problem-solving and working with mathematics and computers is important. These requirements vary from province to province. Courses will typically include classical and quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, a lot of mathematics and a lot of laboratory experience. After obtaining a BSc, physicists can, for instance, work in industrial, government or hospital laboratories as technicians, go on to teacher education programs to become high-school teachers, go on to careers in science writing or journalism, or go to graduate school in physics or some related field. After obtaining a MSc, physicists often work in responsible positions in industrial or government laboratories, as laboratory instructors at universities, or as Medical Physicists or Meteorologists if their MSc was in that field.
Some students go on to complete a PhD in physics.
After obtaining a PhD, some physicists move directly to permanent positions in industry. Others work for one to three years as Post-Doctoral Fellows, during which time their skills and reputations as independent researchers are enhanced. They then find employment in university teaching and doing research or in industrial or government research laboratories. Lists of Physics Departments in Canada - with brief descriptions of their physics programs and links to their websites. Designed by o2 Group .