48 monthsProgramme duration
9,119 CADTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline
Jan, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics offered by the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science is a research-intensive program that emphasizes demanding and research-based learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature review, research design, and presentation of complex topics to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, cosmology, materials physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum information, quantum computing, subatomic physics, quantum materials.
Unique Program Features
Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, cosmology, materials physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum information, quantum computing, subatomic physics, quantum materials.
Unique Program Features
- Students receive valuable guidance and develop a network of contacts. Additionally, both local and international students receive a competitive funding package;
- Research may also be conducted off campus at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Jewish General Hospital, the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), and laboratories around the world—including Argonne, CERN, FermiLab, SLAC, TRIUMF, and KEK;
- Students benefit from access to a conventional machine shop as well as the McGill Nanotools-Microfab facility;
- Faculty members focus research on astrophysics, atmospheric physics, bio-physics, condensed-matter physics, and high-energy physics;
- Graduates pursue career either academia or in industry. This may include focusing on laser spectroscopy, material physics, non-linear dynamics and atmospheric physics, nuclear physics, statistical physics, and medical-radiation physics.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics offered by the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science is a research-intensive program that emphasizes demanding and research-based learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature review, research design, and presentation of complex topics to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, cosmology, materials physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum information, quantum computing, subatomic physics, quantum materials.
Unique Program Features
Keywords: astronomy, astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, cosmology, materials physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum information, quantum computing, subatomic physics, quantum materials.
Unique Program Features
- Students receive valuable guidance and develop a network of contacts. Additionally, both local and international students receive a competitive funding package;
- Research may also be conducted off campus at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Jewish General Hospital, the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), and laboratories around the world—including Argonne, CERN, FermiLab, SLAC, TRIUMF, and KEK;
- Students benefit from access to a conventional machine shop as well as the McGill Nanotools-Microfab facility;
- Faculty members focus research on astrophysics, atmospheric physics, bio-physics, condensed-matter physics, and high-energy physics;
- Graduates pursue career either academia or in industry. This may include focusing on laser spectroscopy, material physics, non-linear dynamics and atmospheric physics, nuclear physics, statistical physics, and medical-radiation physics.
Admission Requirements
86+
6.5+
3+
01 Aug 2025
4 Years
Jan
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
9,119 CAD
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