Course catalog and curricula 2
ndDegree level in Physics
Track 1 - Particle and Astroparticle Physics
Code Course ECTS Year Semester
DF0028 Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics 6 1 1
DF0029 Condensed Matter Physics 6 1 1
DF0030 Statistical Mechanics 6 1 1
DF0031 Quantum Electrodynamics 6 1 1
DF0032 Experimental Methods in Physical Research 6 1 1
DF0033 Advanced Physics Laboratory* 6 1,2 2
DF0037 Particle physics 10 1 2
DF0041 General Relativity and Cosmology 6 2 1
DF0042 Gauge Theories 6 1 2
Choice course 6
Choice course 6
Student’s Choice Course 8
DF0052 English as a Foreign Language (Level B2) 3 1 1
art.10.5.d Stages and additional activities 6 2 2
DF0074 Master Thesis preparation 32 2
DF0073 Master Thesis discussion 1 2
*Along two consecutive Academic Years, the contents of the Advanced Physics Laboratory are alternatively concerning Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Space Physics, or Condensed Matter Physics and Physics of the Environment and Meteorology.
Comprehensive Scheme of the MASTER Degree in PHYSICS
The student may choose one of the following 4 tracks:
1) Particle and Astroparticle Physics, 2) Condensed Matter Physics: Fundamental science and nanotechnology, 3) Physics of the Environment and Meteorology, 4) Space Physics
Track 2 - Condensed Matter Physics: Fundamental Science and Nanotechnology
Code Course ECTS Year Semester
DF0028 Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics 6 1 1
DF0029 Condensed Matter Physics 6 1 1
DF0030 Statistical Mechanics 6 1 1
DF0031 Quantum Electrodynamics 6 1 1
DF0032 Experimental Methods in Physical Research 6 1 1
DF0033 Advanced Physics Laboratory* 6 1,2 2
DF0038 Solid State Physics 10 1 2
DF0104 Advanced Methods in Condensed Matter Physics 6 1 2
DF0043 Spectroscopy 6 2 1
Choice course 6
Choice course 6
Student’s Choice Course 8
DF0052 English as a Foreign Language (Level B2) 3 1 1
art.10.5.d Stages and additional activities 6 2 2
DF0074 Master Thesis preparation 32 2
DF0073 Master Thesis discussion 1 2
*Along two consecutive Academic Years, the contents of the Advanced Physics Laboratory are alternatively concerning Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Space Physics, or Condensed Matter Physics and Physics of the Environment and Meteorology.
Track 3 - Physics of the environment and Meteorology
Code Course ECTS Year Semester
DF0028 Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics 6 1 1
DF0029 Condensed Matter Physics 6 1 1
DF0030 Statistical Mechanics 6 1 1
DF0031 Quantum Electrodynamics 6 1 1
DF0032 Experimental Methods in Physical Research 6 1 1
DF0033 Advanced Physics Laboratory* 6 1,2 2
DF0105 Physics of the Atmosphere and of the Ocean 10 1 1
DF0045 Radiative Transfer in Atmosphere 6 1 1
DF0046 Dynamic Meteorology 6 1 1
Choice course 6
Choice course 6
Student’s Choice Course 8
DF0052 English as a Foreign Language (Level B2) 3 1 1
art.10.5.d Stages and additional activities 6 2 2
DF0074 Master Thesis preparation 32 2
DF0073 Master Thesis discussion 1 2
*Along two consecutive Academic Years, the contents of the Advanced Physics Laboratory are alternatively concerning Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Space Physics, or Condensed Matter Physics and Physics of the Environment and Meteorology.
Track 4 - Space Physics
Code Course ECTS Year Semester
DF0028 Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics 6 1 1
DF0029 Condensed Matter Physics 6 1 1
DF0030 Statistical Mechanics 6 1 1
DF0031 Quantum Electrodynamics 6 1 1
DF0032 Experimental Methods in Physical Research 6 1 1
DF0033 Advanced Physics Laboratory* 6 1,2 2
DF0040 Space Physics 10 1 1
DF0048 Physics of Circumterrestrial Space 6 2 2
DF0047 Physics of the Magnetosphere 6 1 2
Choice course 6
Choice course 6
Student’s Choice Course 8
DF0052 English as a Foreign Language (Level B2) 3 1 1
art.10.5.d Stages and additional activities 6 2 2
DF0074 Master Thesis preparation 32 2
DF0073 Master Thesis discussion 1 2
*Along two consecutive Academic Years, the contents of the Advanced Physics Laboratory are alternatively concerning Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Space Physics, or Condensed Matter Physics and Physics of the Environment and Meteorology.
Optional courses from Master degree program in Physics Academic Year 2019/20
Code Course ECTS Semester
DF0051 Advanced Simulation Techniques 6 2
DF0063 Astrophysics 6 2
DF0042 Gauge Theories 6 2
DF0041 General Relativity and Cosmology 6 1
DF0065 Magnetohydrodynamic of Astrophysical Plasmas 6 1
DF0049 Particle physics 6 2
DF0076 Physics of the Atmosphere 6 1
DF0046 Dynamic Meteorology 6 1
DF0047 Physics of the Magnetosphere 6 2
DF0104 Advanced Methods in Condensed Matter Physics 6 2
DF0050 Solid State Physics 6 2
DF0045 Radiative Transfer in Atmosphere 6 1
DF0043 Spectroscopy 6 1
DF0115 2 Dimension Materials 6 2
Academic Year 2020/21
Code Course ECTS Semester
DF0051 Advanced Simulation Techniques 6 2
DF0063 Astrophysics 6 2
DF0042 Gauge Theories 6 2
DF0041 General Relativity and Cosmology 6 1
DF0065 Magnetohydrodynamic of Astrophysical Plasmas 6 1
DF0049 Particle physics 6 2
DF0076 Physics of the Atmosphere 6 1
DF0104 Advanced Methods in Condensed Matter Physics 6 2
DF0050 Solid State Physics 6 2
DF0048 Physics of the Circumterrestrial Space 6 2
DF0045 Radiative Transfer in Atmosphere 6 1
DF0043 Spectroscopy 6 1
DF0116 Many-Body Theory in Condensed Matter Physics 6 2
DF0117 Advanced Quantum Field Theory 6 1
DF0118 Advanced Cosmology 6 1
Optional courses from other Master degree programs (Chemistry)
Code Course ECTS
DF0021 Chemistry of Surface and Interfaces 6
Optional courses from other Master degree programs (Atmospheric Science and Technology)
Code Course ECTS
DF0096 Atmospheric Sounding 6
DF0097 Lidar remote sensing 6
DF0099 Physics of non-linear systems 6
DF0100 Space weather 6
DF0101 Hydrometeorological Physics 6
DF0102 Atmospheric Chemistry 6