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Career Opportunities in Physics in Canada

Career and employment opportunities for Canadian university students graduating in Physics.


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Employment Resources and Professions Available to Physics Graduates

Physics can be used in almost every modern career, and can also serve as a career in itself. In addition to physics, common careers include astronomy, education, medicine, dentistry, law, music, optics, computing, weather forecasting, and geophysics.

Graduates with an undergraduate or Master's level degree can work in various industries such as photonics, semiconductors, advanced materials, nanotechnology, energy production, and aeronautics. They can also work in teaching at the post secondary level while doing research at the same time, or at the high school level with an additional education degree.

Most graduates with a PhD are oriented more towards research and development in research institutes, various industries, or research and teaching in universities. Research and development can occur in telecommuncations, the automotive industry, computers, mining, defense, space, the nuclear industry, and hospitals.

A background in physics can also be used for a further degree in engineering, architecture, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or law. See these articles for more information. A physics degree can also be combined with a business degree for those who wish to work in management and administration, product development, or sales and marketing of physics-related products.

Physicists who specialize can also work in meteorology, astronomy, geophysics, and physical chemistry.



Study and Work in Physics in Canada

Study Physics in Canada
What is Physics? Discover similiar and related programs and universities in Canada offering Physics degrees.


Physics Admission Requirements
The prerequisites required to become accepted to a undergraduate program in Physics.


Graduate Physics Admission Requirements
The prerequisites required to become accepted to a graduate and/or postgraduate PhD program in Physics.


What Physics Students Learn
Topics and concepts that are covered and the overall approach or focus taken in studying Physics.


Research in Physics
Research areas, topics, interests and projects in Physics.



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