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Masterstudiengang Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics)
The Master's degree program in Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics) is a two-year international graduate program, designed to give students an insight into current research trends and new developments in modern physics.
Flyer "Master’s in Applied and Engineering Physics at TUM Physics Department" (PDF)
Specialization Areas
Students can specialize in one or more areas of their choice:
- Applied solid state physics -- including topics such as magnetism, semiconductor physics, applied superconductivity, spin electronics
- Energy sciences -- including topics such as fuel cells, energy conversion, reactor physics and nuclear technology, nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, renewable energy.
- Experimental techniques and numerical methods - including topics such as physics with neutrons, modern x-ray physics, advanced materials analysis with synchroton radiation, magnetic measurement methods.
- High energy physics -- including topics such as particle detectors, particle physics with highest energy particle colliders, computational physics, data analysis and Monte Carlo methods.
- Medical engineering -- including topics such as image processing in physics, biomedical physics.
- Nanosciences -- including topics such as nanosystems, nanomaterials, nanostructured soft materials, surface and nanoscale science.
- Plasma physics -- including topics such as plasma physics, fusion research, kinetic plasma physics, magneto hydrodynamics, turbulence in neutral fluids and plasmas.
- Soft matter science -- including topics such as polymer physics, nanostructured soft materials.
- Science of light -- including topics such as quantum optics, ultrafast physics and attosecond science, various light sources from infrared to X-rays, optoelectronics, ultra cold quantum gases.
A mentor can give you advice in choosing the specific courses. If you are interested in a given research area, it may be helpful to choose a mentor working in it (e.g. see the lecturers of the courses).
Typical Study Program
The study program of the first year of studies can be organized individually, find a general description of the curriculum on a seperate page.
The following study programs show examples of how the first year of the Master's degree program Applied and Engineering Physics could look like.
Applied Solid State Physics
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2033 Magnetism | WS | 5 |
| PH2155 Semiconductor Physics | WS | 10 |
| PH2157 Applied Superconductivity: Josephson Effects, Superconducting Electronics and Superconducting Quantum Circuits | SS | 10 |
| PH2034 Spin Electronics | SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar, Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 4 + 6 + 8 | |
Nanosciences
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2169 Structured Photonic Materials | WS | 5 |
| PH2071 Fundamentals of Surface and Nanoscale Science | WS | 5 |
| PH2048 Nanostructured Soft Materials 1 | WS | 5 |
| PH2173 Nanoplasmonics | SS | 5 |
| PH2072 Frontiers of Surface and Nanoscale Science | SS | 5 |
| PH2049 Nanostructured Soft Materials 2 | SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar, Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 4 + 6 + 8 | |
Energy Sciences
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2068 Fuel Cells in Energy Technology | SS | 5 |
| PH2197 Photochemical Energy Conversion and Artificial Photosynthesis | WS | 5 |
| PH2050 Reactor Physics 1 and Applications of Nuclear Technology or PH2027 Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Systems 1 |
WS | 5 |
| PH2160 Renewable Energy | SS | 10 |
| PH2051 Reactor Physics and new Concepts in Nuclear Technology 2 or PH2028 Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Systems 2 |
SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar, Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 4 + 6 + 8 | |
Experimental Methods and Techniques
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2053 Physics with Neutrons 1: Fundamentals | WS | 5 |
| PH2181 Image Processing in Physics | WS/SS | 5 |
| PH2134 Advanced Materials Analysis with Synchrotron Radiation: Techniques and Applications | SS | 5 |
| PH2054 Physics with Neutrons 2: Applications | SS | 5 |
| PH2182 Modern X-Ray Physics | WS/SS | 5 |
| PH2107 Physics and Technics of magnetic measurement methods | SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar, Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 4 + 6 + 8 | |
Soft Matter Science
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2046 Polymer Physics 1 | WS | 5 |
| PH2048 Nanostructured Soft Materials 1 | WS | 5 |
| PH2053 Physics with Neutrons 1: Fundamentals | WS | 5 |
| PH2047 Polymer Physics 2 | SS | 5 |
| PH2049 Nanostructured Soft Materials 2 | SS | 5 |
| PH2182 Modern X-Ray Physics | WS/SS | 5 |
| or | ||
| PH2054 Physics with Neutrons 2: Applications | SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar, Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 4 + 6 + 8 | |
Applied Plasma Physics
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| PH1007 Continuum Mechanics | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| PH2035 Plasma Physics 1 | WS | 5 |
| PH2036 Plasma Physics 2 | SS | 5 |
| PH2196 Fusion Research | SS | 5 |
| PH2024 Light Sources and Gas Laser | WS/SS | 5 |
| PH2050 Reactor Physics 1 and Applications of Nuclear Technology | WS | 5 |
| PH2051 Reactor Physics and new Concepts in Nuclear Technology 2 | SS | 5 |
| Student Seminar | ||
| PH1326 Plasmaphysics and Fusion Research | WS/SS | 4 |
| or | ||
| PH1376 Seminar Plasma Physics | WS/SS | 4 |
| Advanced Lab Course and Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Counseling by mentor | 6 + 8 | |
Individual Curriculum
| Modules | Cycle | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Physics | ||
| Catalog, counseling by mentor | WS | 10 |
| Special Courses | ||
| Catalog, counseling by mentor | 30 | |
| Student Seminar | ||
| Catalog, counseling by mentor | 4 | |
| Advanced Lab Course | ||
| Catalog, counseling by mentor | 4 | |
| Non-Physics Elective Courses | ||
| Catalog, counseling by mentor | 8 | |
Direct Track into the Ph. D. program
Talented students can continue the Master's research phase seamlessly with a doctoral project, speeding up their academic career. Already during their research phase these students may join the Department Graduate Center Physics and participate in the program of TUM Graduate School.
The "Direct Track" combines the advantages of the traditional model with the speed of a "Fast Track" – without the disadvantages like a (formally) missing Master’s degree.