Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences

Admission Requirements

Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:

Academic Bachelor's programme fysica
Academic Bachelor's programme fysica en de sterrenkunde

Enrolling for this plan is also possible having completed the Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy (only in Dutch).

Overview of the study plan

The Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, minor Research is composed of:
- 30 ECTS-credits compulsory courses
- 30 ECTS-credits master thesis
- 10/12 ECTS-credits external mobility courses
- 50/48 ECTS-credits minor Research electives

In total, this academic plan comprises 120 ECTS credits.


Master of Science in Physics & Astronomy - Research - Compulsory courses

Volgende studiedelen maken deel uit van het eerste en het tweede master jaar in het modeltraject.

First year Master Compulsory courses

These courses are envisioned to be part of year 1 of the model trajectory.

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 30 ECTS credits.

6ECTS credits - High-Energy Astrophysics
6ECTS credits - Computational Physics
6ECTS credits - Quantum Field Theory
6ECTS credits - Subatomic Physics II
6ECTS credits - General Relativity

Second year Master Compulsory courses

These courses are envisioned to be part of year 2 of the model trajectory.
Minimum 10 ECTS-credits and maximum 12 ECTS-credits mobility courses; as mobility course the student can choose courses from another university or do an internship at a (inter)national research institution. For this, the student should contact the responsibles of the mobility courses.

From the courses listed below, students must obtain 40 ECTS credits.

6ECTS credits - External Mobility A
6ECTS credits - External Mobility B
30ECTS credits - Master Thesis Physics and Astronomy

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Master of Science in Physics & Astronomy - Research - Elective courses

48 or 50 ECTS-credits to choose from the list below.
Electives not listed below have to be approved by the chairman of the examination committee.

To complete this module, students must obtain 48 ECTS credits.

Electives Research

The elective courses are part of year 1 and 2 of the model trajectory.

6ECTS credits - Electroweak and Strong Interactions
6ECTS credits - Capita Selecta in Particle Physics
6ECTS credits - Simulation of Physics Phenomena and Detectors in Modern Physics
6ECTS credits - Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6ECTS credits - Simulations and Modelling for the Nanoscale
6ECTS credits - Radioactivity and Radiation Dosimetry
6ECTS credits - Symmetry Groups
6ECTS credits - Quantum Electrodynamics
6ECTS credits - Advanced Field Theory
6ECTS credits - Nuclear Methods in Material Research
6ECTS credits - Many-body Physics
6ECTS credits - Structure Analyse Techniques in Solid State Physics
6ECTS credits - Nuclear Instrumentation
6ECTS credits - Continuum Mechanics
6ECTS credits - Plasma Physics
6ECTS credits - Plasma Technology and Fusion Technology
6ECTS credits - Nuclear Astrophysics
6ECTS credits - Hadrons and nuclei from a theoretical perspective
6ECTS credits - Extensions of the Standard Model
6ECTS credits - Differential Geometry II
6ECTS credits - Medical Physics
6ECTS credits - Introduction to the Dynamics of Atmospheres
6ECTS credits - Capita Selecta Solid-state Physics
4ECTS credits - Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
6ECTS credits - Atomic and Molecular Physics
6ECTS credits - Observational Techniques in Astronomy
6ECTS credits - Cosmology and Galaxy Formation
6ECTS credits - Magnetism: from Fundamentals to Nanoscale Dynamics
6ECTS credits - Modeling complex systems
6ECTS credits - Radio Astronomy
6ECTS credits - Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems
6ECTS credits - Quantum Computing
6ECTS credits - Luminescence
6ECTS credits - Computational Materials Physics
6ECTS credits - Quantum Black Holes and Holography
6ECTS credits - Radiative Transfer Simulations in Astrophysics
6ECTS credits - History and Philosophy of Sciences: Physics and Astronomy
6ECTS credits - Experimental Techniques in Particle Physics
6ECTS credits - Object Oriented Programming (C++) for Physicists
6ECTS credits - Early Universe Cosmology
6ECTS credits - Evolution of Stars and Stellar Systems
6ECTS credits - Astroparticle Physics

Electives conditional to the a

Electives conditional to the agreement of the educational board

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