Students must fulfill the minimum requirements of their home unit, as well as the specific requirements of the quantum information program. It is possible that some students may need to take more courses than are prescribed by the home program requirements in order to fulfill the degree requirements of the collaborative quantum information program. The quantum information requirements are summarized below.

Courses

Students in all three faculties will be required to take two core quantum information courses (and must also meet the course requirements of their home program). These interdisciplinary courses provide a strong foundation in quantum information science.

The two required core quantum information courses are:

QIC 710: Quantum Information Processing
QIC 750: Implementation of Quantum Information Processing

In addition to the two cores courses, students will be able to take a wide range of advanced courses within quantum information, offered by leading researchers in the field. PhD students are required to take two of these additional courses in quantum information. A list of past, present and future course offerings in quantum information can be found here.

Research Seminar

PhD students must fulfill a lecturing requirement consisting of one IQC seminar, and one lecture on a quantum information topic aimed at members of the home unit. One or both of these lectures may simultaneously count towards the lecturing requirement of the home program.

Comprehensive Exam

For PhD students, the examination of relevant material in quantum information will be part of the home program comprehensive exam.

Thesis

Students are required to write a thesis in quantum information. The thesis must satisfy all the requirements of the home program. A list of quantum information supervisors can be found here.

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