LASSONDE – Space Science |
The Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science, jointly offers a Specialized Honours degree stream in space science. After completing a two-year foundational curriculum, space science students may choose one of two options: the first, which focuses upon the observation of the earth and atmosphere from space, is provided by the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering; the second, which focuses upon space astronomy and space exploration, is provided by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science. Students in good standing may transfer Faculties if necessary to follow the stream of their choice. Courses for the third and fourth years for each option are noted below.
The space science core is defined as: LE/EATS 1010 3.00; LE/EATS 1011 3.00; SC/MATH 1025 3.00; SC/PHYS 1070 3.00; LE/CSE 2501 1.00; LE/EATS 2030 3.00; LE/EATS 2470 3.00; SC/MATH 2015 3.00; SC/MATH 2271 3.00; SC/PHYS 2010 3.00; SC/PHYS 2020 3.00; SC/PHYS 2030 3.00; SC/PHYS 2040 3.00; SC/PHYS 2060 3.00; SC/PHYS 2213 3.00.
Note: alternatively the first year engineering core would be an acceptable substitute for the first year courses.
All Honours BSc degree candidates are encouraged to complete a non-credit industrial internship (normally salaried). This provides experience in a four-month to 12-month placement, normally after the third year of study.
Specialized Honours (BSc)
A. General education:
- non-science requirement: 12 credits;
- mathematics: SC/MATH 1013 3.00; SC/MATH 1014 3.00;
- computer science: LE/CSE 1020 3.00;
- foundational science: SC/PHYS 1010 6.00; and one of SC/CHEM 1000 3.00 or SC/CHEM 1001 3.00.
B. Major requirements:
Earth and Atmospheric Science stream
- the space science core as specified above:
- LE/EATS 3030 3.00; LE/EATS 3040 3.00; LE/EATS 3280 3.00; LE/EATS 3300 3.00; LE/EATS 3610 4.00; SC/MATH 3241 3.00; SC/MATH 3271 3.00; SC/PHYS 3310 3.00;
- LE/EATS 4020 3.00 or SC/PHYS 4250 3.00; LE/EATS 4220 3.00; LE/EATS 4230 3.00; LE/EATS 4630 3.00;
- at least 12 credits from: LE/EATS 4000 3.00, LE/EATS 4130 3.00, LE/EATS 4140 3.00, LE/EATS 4160 3.00, LE/EATS 4610 3.00, SC/PHYS 4110 3.00, SC/PHYS 4330 3.00, SC/PHYS 4360 3.00.
C. Science breadth: satisfied by above requirements.
D. Upper level requirement: a minimum of 42 credits at the 3000 level or above.
E. Additional elective credits, as required, for an overall total of 120 credits.
F. Standing requirements: to graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.00 (C+) over all courses completed.
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