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Engineering Physics


What is Engineering Physics?
Engineering Physics is a bridge between pure and applied science—utilizing concepts which are critical in today’s rapidly-changing engineering environment. Engineering physics is concerned with the application of fundamental physical science to the solution of technological problems.

Career Opportunities
Engineering physicists work in advanced and emerging technology areas. They integrate new discoveries in physics and science into the manufacturing and technology sectors. Engineering physicists work in newly developing areas of physics, high technology, instrumentation and communications.

Graduates of the program have found jobs in research, technology, optics and software. Engineering physicists have a special blend of thorough, scientific knowledge and practical skills which make them extremely employable. Graduates work in many areas, including: universities, government laboratories, hospitals, and local and international high-tech companies. Engineering physicists are at the forefront of technological developments—designing solutions for instrumentation, measurement techniques and model development in many areas, including:

  • Electronics and Computer Technologies - amplifiers, logic circuits, computer peripherals, detectors
  • Material Science - biomaterials, magnetic thin films, semiconductor devices, superconductivity
  • Communications - fibre optics, lasers, antenna
  • Lasers and Optics - holography, optometry, telecommunications
  • Space Science - instrument design for satellite- or ground-based observations
  • Environmental Science - oceanography, pollution control, meteorology, climatology
  • Nuclear Science - reactor design, waste management, radiation detectors
  • Acoustics - sound reproduction, hall design, speaker research
  • Instrumentation and Control Systems - sensitive detectors, advanced and/or remote control of complex systems
  • Medicine - ultrasound, CAT scans, MRI and other medical imaging techniques, radiation treatment



116 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK   S7N 5E2
Phone: (306) 966-6396
Fax: (306) 966-6400

Go to the department of Physics and Engineering Physics

 

Engineering Physics Program

Engineering Physics is designed for students who wish to enter fields of research and development that require extra training in physics, mathematics, electronics and computers. The program emphasizes the application of scientific principles to the design of experiments and electronic systems for use in measurements, communications, and data acquisition. The program is recommended for students interested in newly developing areas of physics, high technology, instrumentation and communications. Graduates may proceed to a post-graduate degree in Physics and Engineering Physics or in other branches of engineering. There is also a double degree program in Engineering Physics/Computer Science that has proven to be very effective for the high technology job market and for graduate work.

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  • Timetable


    Year of Program
    		 Program
    Term
    Schedule
    2nd
    		 Regular
    1 & 2
    3rd
    		 Regular
    1 & 2
    4th
    		 Regular
    1 & 2
  • Program Maps
     
    Program Type 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
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  • These program maps may not reflect changes to prerequisites and/or corequisites that were made after the date of publication of the program map. It is the student's responsibility to verify the prerequisite and/or corequisite requirements for the courses that they wish to register for using the U of S on-line course catalogue available at http://www.usask.ca/calendar/coursecat/.

Engineering Physics Elective Courses  

Engineering Program Year

Program

Engineering Course Requirement

Courses

2 EP PHYS 251 PHYS 251
3 EP PHYS 356 PHYS 356
3 EP PHYS 371 PHYS 371
3 EP PHYS 381 PHYS 381
4 EP PHYS 404 PHYS 404
4 EP Engineering or Science Elective Contact Department Advisor
4 EP Engineering or Science Elective Contact Department Advisor

2

 EP Junior Humanities or Social Science Elective 2

ANTH 111;

ARCH 112;

ARTH 120,121;

CLAS 110, 111;

ECON 111,114;

GEOG 130 ;

HIST 110,111,121, 151,152 ;

LING 112;

PHIL 120,133,140;

POLS 111, 112