Fall Campus Day 2024 (Keele Campus) – Faculty of Science Sessions & Tours
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
Ready for an amazing day? Check out the agenda below to see when and where you can learn more about the Faculty of Science and your programs of choice.
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FALL CAMPUS DAY: SESSIONS AND TOURS OFFERED BY THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Meet Professors & Current Students
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Chat with professors and students from all science program areas about admission requirements, what you’ll learn in our programs and career options.
Information Sessions
This is Mathematics & Statistics
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 105 (directions)
Time: 10:00AM – 10:30AM
This presentation will provide an overview of the Mathematics and Statistics programs at York Science. We will cover topics such as program offerings, potential career paths, student support and services and co-op and internship opportunities.
This is Chemistry
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 106 (directions)
Time: 10:00AM – 10:30AM
This presentation will provide an overview of the Chemistry and Biochemistry programs at York Science. We’ll cover important topics such as, career choices, what students can expect in first year, student resources, and research possibilities.
This is Physics & Astronomy
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 103 (directions)
Time: 10:30AM – 11:00AM
This presentation will provide an overview of the Physics and Astronomy programs at York Science. We will cover topics such as program offerings, potential career paths, research opportunities, student support and services and co-op and internship opportunities.
This is Neuroscience
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 106 (directions)
Time: 11:00AM – 11:30AM
Are you interested in studying the development, structure, and function of the nervous system? York University’s new Neuroscience undergraduate degree program will allow you to do just that. The Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Science would like to invite you to this information session to learn more about the program and hear from faculty members doing work in the field of Neuroscience.
This is Life Sciences
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 105 (directions)
Time: 11:30AM – 12:00PM
This presentation will provide an overview of the Biology programs at York Science. We will cover the programs requirements, first-year experience, career paths, student resources, co-op and internship opportunities and so much more.
York Science 101 with Current Student Panel
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 103 (directions)
Time: 1:00PM – 1:30PM
Discover why York Science is the right fit for you. This session will feature an overview of Science at York, our science program options, and the various opportunities we offer outside the classroom. You’ll also learn all about the application and admissions process and have an opportunity to ask us questions about Science at York.
Tours
Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 221, 211 (directions)
Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM ; 10:30AM – 11:30AM ; 11:00AM – 12:00PM ; 11:30AM – 12:30PM ; 1:00PM – 2:00PM ; 1:30PM – 2:30PM
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.
Observatory Tour (max 10 people at a time)
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Register in the Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 10:30AM – 11:00AM ; 11:00AM – 11:30PM ; 12:00PM – 12:30PM ; 1:30PM – 2:00PM
Join us on a tour to visit the Allan I Carswell Observatory, which is home to our 1-metre telescope, the biggest telescope on a Canadian university campus.
Physics, Astronomy and Biomedical Physics Tour (max 20 people at a time)
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Register in the Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM ; 12:00PM – 1:00PM ; 1:30PM – 2:30PM
Come learn about the exciting opportunities available for York students in Biophysics, Physics, and Astronomy. Visit laboratories where students use laser light to slow down, trap, and study atoms normally moving at a hundred metres per second. Visit a medical biophysics laboratory where light is used to probe living tissue and study everything from photosynthesis to eyes to the human brain!
