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.