Biological and Medical Physics

If you enjoy biology and physics and want a career in medical technology, cancer research, neurophysics, biophysics instrumentation, or academia, Biological and Medical Physics at Waterloo is for you.

Run by the Department of Physics and Astronomy — one of the largest and most innovative physics departments in Canada — this flexible and interdisciplinary program is based on a solid foundation of physics, chemistry, and biology. Not to mention you'll have the opportunity to gain paid work experience through co-op work terms.

Join a program that fosters curious minds to question the smallest particles, the largest forces, and everything in between. You’ll enjoy small classes, hands-on labs, and the opportunity to get involved in research and teaching.

Be part of a community that includes professor Avery Broderick, who is researching the fundamental physics of black holes as part of the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, and Nobel Prize laureate Donna Strickland, whose research led to profound impacts in medicine, enabling advancements in laser eye surgery and cancer treatment through highly precise and powerful laser pulses.