Admission and Degree Requirements

Admission Requirements

• MSc Admission Requirements
  Please see the admission requirements for more information about the Materials Science Master's program.
• PhD Admission Requirements
  Please see the admission requirements for more information about the Materials Science Doctoral program.

Degree Requirements

• MSc Degree Requirements
  • Students must successfully complete MTSC 6010G - Physics and Chemistry of Materials, and MTSC 6020G - Advanced Topics in Materials Science or MTSC 6140G - Experimental Techniques in Materials Characterization.
  • Each student must also attend and successfully complete the non-credit courses MTSC 6000G - Graduate Seminar in Science Communication I (non-credit) and MTSC 6100G - Graduate Seminar in Science Communication II (non-credit) in each fall and winter semester of the program.
  • At least two one-term courses acceptable for graduate credit must be completed with at least a B-minus (70 per cent) final grade in each course. Normally, courses taken for credit are those designated as graduate courses within the program.
  • One of the four courses may be a fourth-year undergraduate course approved by the student’s supervisor and the graduate program director.

  Additional information can be found in the Policies and procedures section of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) website.
• PhD Degree Requirements
  • Students must successfully complete MTSC 6010G - Physics and Chemistry of Materials, and MTSC 6020G - Advanced Topics in Materials Science or MTSC 6140G - Experimental Techniques in Materials Characterization.
  • Students must also attend and complete the two non-credit seminar courses MTSC 6000G - Graduate Seminar in Science Communication I (non-credit) and MTSC 6100G - Graduate Seminar in Science Communication II (non-credit).
  • Students must also pass the PhD candidacy examination (MTSC 7000G - PhD Thesis Proposal and Candidacy Exam) and prepare and orally defend their doctoral dissertation (MTSC 7002G - PhD Dissertation).

  Depending on their previous academic work at the master’s level, students may also be required to take courses in addition to those indicated above. Each student’s previous work will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. An individualized program of study will be designed and outlined in the student’s letter of offer.

  Additional information can be found in the Policies and procedures section of the SGPS website.