Queen's 2015 Nobel Prize in PhysicsFunding
If accepted into our Graduate program, students at the Master's level are guaranteed a minimum stipend of $28,950/year for a two year period.
The stipend is made up of funding you receive as a TA (teaching assistant), as well as internal fellowships and bursaries and support from your supervisor.
The amounts cited above represent the minimum; stipends can range up to ~$34,000 if students are awarded external scholarships (NSERC, OGS, etc).
Graduate tuition fees for domestic and international students can be found on the Office of the University Registrar's .
Degree Requirements
In order to receive a MSc from the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, the following must be completed:
Research and Thesis
Completion of a research project and presentation of a thesis within two years of initial registration.
Courses
The Departmental requirements for the master's degree program are a minimum of four term-length courses. At most, one of these four graduate level term-length courses can be jointly offered (double-numbered) with an undergraduate course. At least two term-length courses must be from among those offered by the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy. At most two term-length courses may be taken from a department other than the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, subject to the approval of the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy.
Accelerated MSc or MASc
If you are an undergraduate students with the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, an accelerated option for a MSc / MASc is available. More information can be found on the undergraduate pages: