Graduate Seminar Courses

In addition to the regular credit courses, all students will be required to register during each semester in a seminar course (Graduate Seminar in Science Communication I or II), which will be an important element in the development of the breadth of knowledge and specialized communication that are necessary for success in academics and industry.

Attendance at the regularly scheduled Materials Science research seminar series is an essential requirement for successful completion of this course (attendance will be recorded). All students will be required to give at least one seminar on their research topic in this series, which will be critical for the development of their presentation skills.

The ability to communicate one’s ideas effectively is an essential ingredient in any successful career. For this reason, the program places a particular emphasis on the development of communication skills, both oral and written. In addition to the Graduate Seminar course, students will have other opportunities to gain experience in oral communication such as being teaching assistants for undergraduate courses and presenting their work at conferences. Furthermore, for the thesis students, the quality of the oral presentation at the thesis defence will be assessed. The quality and clarity of writing will be assessed in the evaluation of the thesis and the research report.

Colloquia, Conferences and Workshops
An important part of the graduate experience is an introduction to the wider community of researchers who are participating in similar research. This will be facilitated by attendance at talks of the invited speakers in the regular UOIT and Trent Science Colloquium and seminar series. Furthermore, the students will be encouraged to attend local conferences. If the student obtains significant original results, he or she will be encouraged to present a talk or a poster at a national or international conference and the supervisor of that student will be committed to help fund the travel costs.

Core Courses (required)
For course descriptions go to Core Courses
MTSC 6000G (non-credit) Graduate Seminar in Science Communication I
MTSC 6100G (non-credit) Graduate Seminar in Science Communication II
MTSC 6010G Physics and Chemistry of Materials
MTSC 6020G Advanced Topics in Materials Science 

Elective Courses  (a selection of two of these courses is also required)

For course descriptions go to Elective Courses

MTSC 6110G Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics of Materials       
MTSC 6120G Theory of the Solid State
MTSC 6130G Surface Science and Catalysis 
MTSC 6140G Experimental Techniques in Materials Characterization      
MTSC 6150G Synthetic Techniques in Materials Science
MTSC 6240G Biomaterials        
MTSC 6250G Polymer Science & Engineering
MTSC 6260G Topics in Applied Materials Science I
MTSC 6270G Topics in Applied Materials Science II      
MCSC 6170G  Computational Chemistry
MCSC 6180G Computational Physics            
MCSC 6260G Advanced Topics in Computational Science