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Physics, MSc

Stockholm University, Department of Physics


Disciplines:
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Country: Sweden Duration: 24 Months
City: Stockholm Start Date: August
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Languages: English 
Education Variants:
  • Full Time
Application Deadline: April 15 (EU); January 15 (Non EU)
Annual Tuition Fee: Free

Programme Description

At Stockholm University research in experimental physics is done in most disciplines of modern physics, like elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter, astrophysics and astro-particle physics and quantum optics, as well as in instrumentation and applied physics. During your studies you will meet and work in close collaboration with teachers and researchers who are engaged in front line research.

The knowledge and abilities you acquire in this educational programme have great applicability in analytic and developmental work in modern industry and in public work. The master´s programme in physics also prepares you for a continuation as Ph. D. student in physics.

You will have a large freedom to choose courses that suite your interests and physics profile.

For almost one-year full time studies you choose among advanced courses in different areas of physics. There are courses in experimental disciplines like atomic physics, astroparticle physics, elementary particle physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, laser physics, molecular physics, nano technology as well as courses in instrumentation and detector and accelerator techniques. There are courses in theoretical physics which are necessary for the understanding of experimental physics at the advanced level. It is also possible to choose courses for specialization in statistics to get an understanding of the important role of statistical methods in modern physics.

In addition, as a common base for all disciplines there is a set of compulsory courses, covering three quarters of a semester, in statistical methods, instrumentation and computing. These courses give you an advanced knowledge in modern experimental techniques and how to treat measured data. A knowledge that is applied in many of the optional courses and in the degree project.

During the second year of the programme you carry through a degree project. This project is usually one and a half semester long (45 credits) but can be half a semester shorter or longer. The project is often done in one of the research groups at the Physics department.

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Compulsory courses:

During the first year of this two-year long programme there are three compulsory courses:

* Programming and Computer Science for Physicists, 7.5 credits (given by another department)
* Statistical methods in physics, 7.5 credits
* Physical measuring systems, 7.5 credits

It is also compulsory to choose two of the following seven courses:

* Atomic Physics, 7.5 credits
* Molecular Physics I, 7.5 credits
* Nuclear physics, 7.5 credits
* Elementary Particle Physics, 7.5 credits
* Optics and Laser Physics, 7.5 credits
* Condensed Matter Physics I, 7.5 credits

Further one of the following four courses should be included:

* Analytical Mechanics, 7.5 credits
* Electrodynamics I, 7.5 credits
* Quantum Mechanics III, 7.5 credits
* Statistical physics I, 7.5 credits

Compulsory is also a
Degree project, 45 credits (or 30 credits or 60 credits)

Optional courses:

About half a year studies remain when the compulsory courses has been chosen. The courses studied then can either be among those not chosen above but could also be chosen freely. Below is a list of courses that could be considered, many of which are given by the Department of Physics on a regular basis.

* Superconductivity, 7.5 credits
* Numerical Methods for Physicists II, 7.5 credits (given by another department)
* Mathematical Methods in Physics, 7.5 credits
* Laser spectroscopy I, 7.5 credits
* Introduction to astroparticle physics, 6 credits
* Relativistic quantum mechanics, 7.5 credits
* Quantum optics, 7.5 credits
* Statistical physics with applications, 15 credits
* Cosmology and particleastrophysics, 7.5 credits
* Quantum Chemistry, 15 credits
* Computational physics, 15 credits
* Statistical Physics II, 7.5 credits
* Solid State Electronics, 7.5 credits
* Quantum Field Theory, 15 credits
* Traineeship in Physics, 7.5 credits
* General relativity, 7.5 credits
* Nanoscale technology, 7.5 credits

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

It is the International Office at Stockholm university that assess the general requirements. Your application will therefore pass this office. You can get detailed information about these requirements on www.su.se (english version). Below is given a summary of the most important parts of these requirements from the point of view that your studies will be successful.

Since the courses will be given in English the usual requirement on knowledge of Swedish is relaxed but the English knowledge requirement is then even more important. It will normally be fulfilled in one of the following way:

* TOEFL, test of English as a foreign language
* Paperbased, 550 points (minimum)
* Computerbased, 213 (minimum)
* TOEFL iTB(internet), 79 points (minimum)

IELTS, International English language testing service
6.0 as an average (minimum) and no band below 5.0 (minimum)

* Cambridge tests
* Certificate in Advanced English, CAE
* Certificate of Proficiency, CPE

you have English as your native language or your upper secondary
(high-school) studies include English comparable to the Swedish high-school English B course.

Normally one of the requirements 1-3 should be met. If you think 4 is applicable in you case please contact us and we will ask our International Office.
Financial guarantee
Observe that there is also a demand on financial guarantee, see www.su.se.

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