For High School Students
A background in physics can lead you to a number of exciting and rewarding careers. Basing their work on an understanding of the properties of the world in and around us, physicists develop new technologies used to make our lives easier here on Earth - and to explore ever farther into our atmospher and outer space.
Already got a career in mind? Here's a list of the programs at Â鶹´«Ã½ that require a first-year physics class or suggest physics as an elective:
- Physics (requirement: PHYC 1100)
- Chemistry (PHYC 1100)
- Engineering (PHYC 1100)
- All science departments
- Kinesiology (PHYC 1300)
- Health Information Management
- School of Architecture
- BSc in Health Sciences (PHYC 1300)
In addition,Ìýseveral entrance exams, including the one for medical school (MCAT) include a physics component. Having some knowledge of physics will help you, whichever science you choose as your major.