6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4015952FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Under agreement for exchange of courses
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Physics
Educational team
Jorgen D'Hondt (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

180 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The student must on a regular basis follow seminars on particle physics. The list of possible seminars will be discussed with the students. Additionally one series of specific lectures might be organized per year. The topics are for example Supersymmetry, Neutrino Physics, etc... The students will write a short report on these lectures.

Course material
Digital course material (Recommended) : The material presented during the seminars, http://w3.iihe.ac.be/~jdhondt/CapitaSelecta/CapitaSelecta.html
Additional info

http://w3.iihe.ac.be/~jdhondt/CapitaSelecta/CapitaSelecta.html The material presented during the seminars. For the specific series of lectures the material and references can be found via the website: http://w3.iihe.ac.be/~jdhondt/Website/CapitaSelecta.html

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The student will be exposed to modern research in particle physics. The student should be able to follow and understand a seminar on particle physics research. The student should be able to write a detailed report on the seminar or a research topic.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Paper determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: The student will write two "primers" on two topics in particle physics. Each primer will be about 10 pages (this is mainly a guideline) and should introduce a physicist into the chosen topic. The topics are agreed upon between student and professor. The quality of the reports will reflect into a grading. A discussion of the papers could also be part of the final grading. The focus is not only on the style of presenting the concepts, but also on the content of the presentation and the insight in the material.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The quality of the reports will reflect into a grading. A discussion of the papers could also be part of the final
grading. The focus is not only on the style of presenting the concepts, but also on the content of the presentation
and the insight in the material.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Research
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Economy and Business
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Education
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: fysica (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)