Geophysics program requirements

What the Geophysics Specialist requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Geophysics Specialist

Science program
13.5 to 14.0 credits
Open enrolment
ASSPE1650

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(13.5 to 14.0 credits with at least 1.0 credit at the 400-level)

10.0 credits of core courses:

Foundation courses: PHY131H1/ PHY151H1, PHY132H1/ PHY152H1, (MAT130H1/ MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/ (MAT148H1, MAT149H1/ MAT137Y1), JEG100H1/ ESS262H1

200-level physics, math, and earth sciences: PHY250H1, PHY254H1, MAT224H1, (MAT235H1, MAT236H1)/ MAT235Y1/ MAT237Y1, ESS224H1, ESS241H1, ESS245H1/ CSC108H1/ PHY224H1

300-level global and near-surface geophysics: JPE395H1, JGA305H1

400-level advanced geophysics, including field course: PHY408H1, JPE493H1, ESS445H1, ESS450H1, ESS452H1/ ESS453H1

0.5 to 1.0 credit ethics course chosen from the following list: JPH441H1, ENV333H1, PHL273H1, PHL275H1, INS201Y1

3.0 to 3.5 additional credits chosen from Groups A, B, and/or C:

Group A -- courses required and relevant for professional registration (APGO): CHM135H1, STA220H1/ GGR270H1, MAT223H1, APM346H1, ESS331H1, ESS452H1/ ESS453H1

Group B -- emphasis on physics (suitable for graduate school preparation in a physics program): PHY252H1, PHY350H1, PHY354H1, PHY392H1, PHY454H1

Group C -- other relevant courses from physics, mathematics, or earth sciences: PHY224H1, MAT335H1, ESS234H1, ESS311H1, ESS312H1, ESS313H1, ESS321H1, ESS322H1, ESS381H1, ESS391H1, ESS392Y1, ESS410H1, ESS424H1, ESS441H1, ESS481H1, ESS490H1, ESS491H1/ ESS492Y1

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Courses these requirements name

PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
MAT135H1Calculus I
MAT136H1Calculus II
MAT148H1Calculus I with Proofs
MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofs
MAT137Y1Calculus with Proofs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
JEG100H1Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Science
ESS262H1Earth System Processes
PHY250H1Electricity and Magnetism
PHY254H1Classical Mechanics
MAT224H1Linear Algebra II
MAT235H1Vector Calculus I
MAT236H1Vector Calculus II
MAT235Y1Multivariable Calculus last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
MAT237Y1Multivariable Calculus with Proofs
ESS224H1Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology
ESS241H1Geologic Structures and Maps
ESS245H1Computational Geology
CSC108H1Introduction to Computer Programming
PHY224H1Practical Physics I
JPE395H1Physics of the Earth
JGA305H1Environmental and Archaeological Geophysics
PHY408H1Time Series Analysis
JPE493H1Seismology
ESS445H1Global Tectonics
ESS450H1Geophysical Field Techniques
ESS452H1Electrical and Electromagnetic Imaging
ESS453H1Gravity and Magnetics
JPH441H1Physical Science in Contemporary Society
ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
PHL273H1Environmental Ethics
PHL275H1Introduction to Ethics
INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
MAT223H1Linear Algebra I
APM346H1Partial Differential Equations
ESS331H1Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
PHY252H1Thermal Physics
PHY350H1Electromagnetic Theory
PHY354H1Advanced Classical Mechanics
PHY392H1Physics of Climate
PHY454H1Continuum Mechanics
MAT335H1Chaos, Fractals and Dynamics
ESS234H1Introduction to Geological Field Methods
ESS311H1Aqueous Geochemistry
ESS312H1Hydrogeology
ESS313H1Contaminants in the Environment and Geoethics
ESS321H1Advanced Mineralogy
ESS322H1Igneous Petrology
ESS381H1Special Topics in Earth Science
ESS391H1Directed Studies
ESS392Y1Directed Studies
ESS410H1Field Techniques in Environmental Geosciences
ESS424H1Metamorphic Petrology
ESS441H1Advanced Structural Geology
ESS481H1Advanced Topics in Earth Sciences
ESS490H1Geological Capstone Fieldtrip
ESS491H1Undergraduate Thesis Project
ESS492Y1Undergraduate Thesis Project

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