Master's programme in computational physics

Why computational physics ? Physical concepts and systems are usually described through mathematical equations. Such descriptions are often very complex and analytical solutions are not possible. Numerical methods provide the powerful tools necessary to understand, solve, and model just such physical problems. This master's programme in Computational Physics will introduce the students to the large variety of numerical tools and methodologies available, and allow them to train their ability to translate the fundamental physics underlying the problem into a numerically solvable representation.

The programme. The programme lasts for a total duration of two years full-time study (120 ECTS) and consists of course work in combination with a graduation project of 60, 45, or 30 ECTS. The program is open for students with a B.Sc. in Physics and/or Computational Mathematics. The aim of the programme is to offer students the opportunity to acquire a detailed understanding of the latest trends in advanced computational physics and to acquire tools to train and apply themselves to translate real-life physics problems into computational schemes using the latest cutting-edge computational methods including, for example, interpretation via visualisation. The real-life problems that will be investigated are related to current fundamental research and/or to new technological developments. The training and education provided through this master's programme will serve as an excellent background for advanced research and development work in high-tech industries as well as PhD studies in physics, computational science and related fields. The course work is concerned with advanced classical and quantum physics as well as advanced computational science and includes a graduation project which may be performed in collaboration with one of the many active research groups in the department or with a private company. The teachers involved in this programme are highly engaged in the teaching process as well as extremely active in research and many of them have a high degree of international visibility and recognition.

Who can apply ? If you hold a B.Sc. degree in physics and want the challenge and opportunity to specialise in computations then this programme has a great deal to offer you. If you hold a B.Sc. degree in computational mathematics and want the challenge of applying your numerical and computational skills to solving fundamental problems in physics, then this programme represents just such an opportunity.

Job market. having completed our Master's Program in Computational physics you will have the modern, up to date fundamental knowledge in physics and computational science that makes you an attractive coo-worker in high-tech industries or research companies. The reason is that you have learned to understand, analyse and translate a great variety of problems to computer models. Even if this masters program is relatively new we can guarantee that you will easily find an exciting job. At a recent alumni dinner for former physics students we realized that more than 50% of the alumni are now working with modelling and programming. These alumni had to learn numerical mathematics and programming on their own and would definitely have benefited from our master's program in Computational Physics were we try to use all researcher active in the field as teachers.