The Master's programme provides a comprehensive scientific education in advanced physics, together with a specialisation in a particular field during a final, one-year Master's thesis. The thesis gives students the opportunity to participate in a cutting-edge research project.
In the first year, participants consolidate their knowledge in advanced theoretical and experimental physics courses covering state-of-the-art topics in the institute's core areas "Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences", "Condensed Matter and Applied Physics", or "Particles, Fields and Cosmos".
The programme runs over the course of four semesters (two years) including a final, one-year thesis, which is accomplished either directly at the Physics Institute or at one of the affiliated research institutions, e.g., the Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), the Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics (KIS), and the Freiburg Center for Data Analysis and Modeling (FDM).
Requirements
Entry Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in physics or equivalent is required. The admission committee decides on the equivalence of the degree.
Bachelor’s degrees from non-European countries need to be from four-year programmes. You can apply if you have a three-year degree AND either a graduate diploma or Master’s degree (one to two years).