McMaster Faculty of Science
| Established | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Dean | Dr. Maureen MacDonald |
| Students | 6 600 |
| Location |
 Hamilton, ON, Canada
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| Website | Faculty of Science |
The Faculty of Science is the largest of six faculties at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
There are 7 departments and 2 interdisciplinary schools in the Faculty of Science:
The Faculty of Science offers 7 first-year programs and 39 upper-year undergraduate programs ranging from astrophysics, biochemistry, earth and environmental sciences, to life sciences, human behaviour, kinesiology and medical and radiation sciences.
A co-op (or cooperative education) option is offered in 14 undergraduate science programs: Actuarial & Financial Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biology & Pharmacology, BioPhysics, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Medical & Health Physics, Molecular Biology & Genetics and Physics. The term "cooperative education” emphasizes the partnership between the employer, the student and university. Students taking the science co-op option have 4 work terms employed in their field in addition to the regular academic requirements. The co-op program is typically completed in 5 years.
The Faculty of Science offers Masters and PhD degrees in 16 graduate programs .
The research-intensive, student-centred Faculty of Science has enjoyed strong leadership through its deans.
There are currently 16 Canada Research Chairs and 5 Funded and Endowed Research Chairs in the Faculty of Science.
Many discoveries have been made at McMaster University such as the development of neutron spectroscopy by Bertram Brockhouse which earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994.
Under the presidency of Dr. H.G. Thode in the 1960s, scientific research at McMaster was intensive and yielded important discoveries in the areas of science and engineering. In 1959, McMaster's Nuclear Reactor was built for the purpose of nuclear and medical radiation research. McMaster is the only Canadian university that safely contains a nuclear reactor in their campus. Scientific research at McMaster University earned the university high rankings in the areas of research and strength in science.
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