Persons with this degree have taken jobs as research assistants or technicians with companies like Xerox, Nortel, etc. It is also used as a stepping stone to further training and careers in teaching, meteorology, engineering, law, medicine, and the health sciences. The Honours degree is the recognized route to a career as a physicist in many different fields. Employment opportunities exist at the Bachelor's level, or after graduate study at the Master's or Doctoral level, with careers in university teaching, industrial research, government labs, medical physics, oceanography, telecommunications, etc. Most of the professors who teach classes, in first year and higher, are also pursuing research in different fields.
Students have the opportunity to work in research labs, during the term or during the summers.
This is a valuable opportunity to gain experience the real world of current physics. The co-op program incorporates this experience into your studies. There is far too much research going on in the department to possibly list here. Physics is a difficult program, but it should not be daunting. Sometimes a little help is required to get past a particular hurdle, but all problems can be solved.