Biophysics is a transdisciplinary frontier of science in which the principles and techniques of physics are applied to study living things and how they work. York’s program in Biophysics is a four-year specialized honours degree which spans fundamental physics and its application in medicine, aging and disease, biophotonics, vision and biosensory physics, and neurophysics.
What is Biophysics?
York University is one of only a few institutions which offers a comprehensive four-year undergraduate degree program in biophysics.
Course of Study
York University is one of only a few institutions which offers a comprehensive four-year undergraduate degree program in biophysics.
Careers
Look where a biophysics background can be useful! Your studies in Biophysics at York will prepare you for a very diverse range of career options.
The Biophysics program at YorkU is a very unique one. I get a nice taste of all science courses while having the opportunity to focus on the courses I love. It is an integrative area of study that encourages critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills using the perspective of more than one science. I’m passionate about exploring and studying the biology of humans as we begin our journey to space. I’m nurturing this interest by learning more about cell and animal biology in addition to immunology while studying the physics of space travel.
- Zena, Biophysics Student