Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Astronomy

Students perform experimentalobservational or theoreticalcomputational research in mainstream areas of physics and astronomy, or are offered the unique opportunity to undertake interdisciplinary projects through collaboration in a number of research centres.

You'll benefit from excellent facilities, a high-calibre of professors — including Canada and York Research Chairs — and close connections to interdisciplinary centres at York in fields such as Atmospheric Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Mass Spectrometry and Vision Research.

The program is recognized for offering students invaluable research opportunities through its affiliation with important international endeavours including: the space-borne Gravity Probe B mission developed by NASA and Stanford University; the ATLAS detector in the LHC accelerator ring at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland; and the international ALPHA and ATRAP collaborations, which are exploring the physics of antimatter through their work with cold antihydrogen atoms at CERN.

Graduates with a bachelor's degree in engineering or with an honours BSc degree in physics or astronomy may be considered for admission to a program leading to the PhD degree. However, such graduates must first register as candidates for the MSc degree and are required, before completing the doctoral program, to demonstrate capability in several core areas of the Physics and Astronomy Graduate Program.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT

Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) - 550

Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) : 79-80

IELTS (Academic Module) - 6.5

YUELI - Academic Program Level 9 with Pass

YUELI Graduate Studies Preparation Program (GSPP) - Graduate with Pass

CAEL - Overall score of 60, no component score less than 60

Minimum CPE Score - C1

Minimum CAE Score – C

Duolingo -120
PTE Academic -60

The application deadline for fall term is 15,Aug.