What we offer
Programs of study in Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers an honours degree program with a choice of three areas of concentration: Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Medical and Biological Physicsas well as MSc and PhD programs for graduate studies. In addition, we offer a range of joint honours degree programs and a major degree program. Students may choose a co-op option for any of the programs.
- Physics and Astronomy (BSc)
- Physics and Astronomy (MSc)
- Physics and Astronomy (PhD)
- Medical Physics
- Applying for graduate programs in Physics and Astronomy
- Supplementary regulations Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS)
- Course offerings
Student experience and support
At the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Faculty of Science, we have different resources and support to enhance students' experience and create opportunities for their academic and professional growth.
- Science Co-op
- Student supports and resources
- Physics and Astronomy student groups
- Physics and astronomy financial aid and awards
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Staying mentally healthy
- Research areas
- Research facilities
- Faculty
- Graduate students
- Faculty of Science Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs)
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About the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Located in Canada’s central city, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manitoba is housed principally in the Allen Building, named after one of the six founding professors appointed by the Faculty of Science in 1904. The department, which celebrated its centenary in 2004, is a medium-sized research-intensive one. Graduates from its various programs currently hold prestigious positions in institutions in North America and Europe. The expertise of its 24 full-time faculty members is recognized by the role they play in numerous committees of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and the granting arm of NATO, and those of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). At present, they attract in excess of $2.5 million in annual funding from a variety of sources including NSERC, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), both the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Canadian Space Agency among others. These funds help underwrite the support offered to graduate students in numerous areas, both experimental and theoretical, ranging from studies in the subatomic and atomic regimes, through large biological molecules to macroscopic, highly correlated systems, and medical physics. The current demand for physicists by a variety of academic, industrial, and governmental institutions is growing, so the choice of job opportunities offered to students presently graduating is far broader and more rewarding than it has been for the past several decades.
News and stories
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- UM Eclipse viewing party media coverage Faculty of Science, UM Today
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- Witness the spark in science when students compete for $3,000 cash prize! Faculty of Science
Events
- Final exam period - Winter Term Apr 24 12:00 am
- Lockhart Planetarium Open House - Isabel Sander Apr 24 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
- Final exam period - Winter Term Apr 25 12:00 am
- Final exam period - Winter Term Apr 26 12:00 am
- Lockhart Planetarium Show - Rockford McKay and Dr. Phil Ferguson Apr 26 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
- Science Rendezvous Fort Garry Campus May 11 11:00 am to 03:00 pm
- Voluntary withdrawal deadline for Winter/Summer Term classes May 16 12:00 am
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Contact us
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Undergraduate inquiries
Aymsley Bishop Mahon
Office Assistant
301 Allen Bldg
Office@physics.umanitoba.ca
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Graduate inquiries
Susan Beshta
Office Assistant
301 Allen Bldg
Susan.Beshta@umanitoba.ca
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Undergraduate student liaison
Ruth Cameron
Associate Head Undergraduate, Instructor
217 Allen Building
Ruth.Cameron@umanitoba.ca
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Graduate student liaison
Gerald Gwinner
Associate Head Graduate, Professor
209 Allen Building
Gerald.Gwinner@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9856
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Room 301 Allen Building
30A Sifton Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2 Canada
office@physics.umanitoba.ca
204 474-9817
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.