OK; I’ve decided to enter the University through a Program. How will my program of study differ from that of a student entering through a Department?
The largest single difference between Programs and Departments is the range of groups available for thesis research. If you enter the University through a Department, you will typically affiliate with a group in your Department. If you enter the University through the Program, you will affiliate with a group in the Program. What’s the difference? Departments are organized along traditional lines to accommodate undergraduate teaching needs. While such a construction is reasonable for ensuring coverage of an appropriate group of topics at the undergraduate (survey) level, the inclusion of so many subdisciplines makes it highly likely that only a small number of groups in any given Department will interest any given graduate researcher. For example, if you are reading this page you probably have already decided you are not interested in studying quantum mechanics. Programs, on the other hand, bring together faculty based on research interests. If you are interested in synthesis and mechan
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