Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics)

The Master's degree program gives an insight into current research trends in modern applied physics. Possible areas for specialization within the Master's program are: 

• Appliedsolidstatephysics - 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.
• Experimentaltechniquesandnumericalmethods - 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.
• Medicalengineering - 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. 

For a comprehensive description of the program, please refer to the degree program documentation:

• Degree program documentation for the master's program in Physics (Applied and Engineering Physics) (PDF, German)

• when applying to a bachelor's degree program: You have completed your secondary school education outside of Germany with something other than a German Abitur.when applying to a master's degree program: You have completed your undergraduate studes (i.e. your bachelor's) outside of the EU, EEA or Switzerland.