Department of Physics and Astronomy
Undergraduate programs
Our department offers two main undergraduate concentrations.
Graduate programs
Pursue a master's or doctorate in one of five specializations.
Undergraduate Science Centre
The Undergraduate Science Centre (USC) is the home of all undergraduate student support in the Faculty of Science: Science student advising, program coordination, the Science Internship Program, Science Engagement programs and student events.
Graduate Science Centre
The Graduate Science Centre has been created for graduate student support and services. View current graduate programs, important dates/deadlines, forms and documents, and contact information for your questions.
Research areas
From quantum physics to space research, our researchers explore how our world works, and help explain the extraordinary.
Featured news
In the News CBC Eyeopener
Dr. Jeroen Stil talks about double rainbows that have been spotted in Calgary recently
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In the News Government of Canada
World's first ultraweak photon emission technology holds promise for medical forecasts
In the News MSN
Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation
From campus to cosmos: UCalgary profs Phil Langill and Jeroen Stil get their names written in the stars
Physics and Astronomy scholars have asteroids named after them
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