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Astrophysics – (M.Sc.)
University of Glasgow
School of Physics and Astronomy
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 17,633 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Glasgow
* MSc: 12 months full-time
The programme draws upon a wide range of advanced Masters-level courses. You will have the flexibility to tailor your choice of optional courses and project work to a variety of specific research topics and their applications in the area of astrophysics.
You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in lab, project and team work.
Core courses include
* Cosmology (alternate years, starting 2012–13)
* Stellar astrophysics (alternate years, starting 2013–14)
* Advanced astrophysics laboratory
* Problem-solving workshop
* Research skills
* Advanced data analysis
* Extended project.
Optional courses include
* General relativity and gravitation (alternate years, starting 2010–11)
* Plasma theory and diagnostics (alternate years, starting 2011–12)
* Pulsars and supernovae (alternate years, starting 2010–11)
* Statistical astronomy (alternate years, starting 2011–12)
* Gravitational wave detection
* Advanced electromagnetic theory
* Statistical mechanics
* Dynamics, electrodynamics and relativity
* Applied optics
* Magnetohydrodynamics.
Contents
Core courses include
* Cosmology (alternate years, starting 2012–13)
* Stellar astrophysics (alternate years, starting 2013–14)
* Advanced astrophysics laboratory
* Problem-solving workshop
* Research skills
* Advanced data analysis
* Extended project.
Optional courses include
* General relativity and gravitation (alternate years, starting 2010–11)
* Plasma theory and diagnostics (alternate years, starting 2011–12)
* Pulsars and supernovae (alternate years, starting 2010–11)
* Statistical astronomy (alternate years, starting 2011–12)
* Gravitational wave detection
* Advanced electromagnetic theory
* Statistical mechanics
* Dynamics, electrodynamics and relativity
* Applied optics
* Magnetohydrodynamics.
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Requirements
A 2:1 Honours degree in Physics or a related subject.
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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