Advanced Physics

This master's degree provides advanced training in different areas of physics, focusing particularly on fundamental theoretical aspects, computational methods, experimental techniques and their applications. The course takes a generalist approach that consolidates and builds on the training received at undergraduate level and prepares students for doctoral studies or professional life.
The course has been designed to meet the growing need for graduates with advanced training in physics, who have the skills to tackle and solve problems in many different fields through the use of advanced technologies and innovative methods and strategies.

Of the total study load of 60 credits, 18 correspond to compulsory subject areas, 18 to optional subject areas, and 24 to the Final Project. Students may also select optional subjects with a total study load of up to 12 credits from other master's degrees.

The compulsory and optional subject areas are listed below (note that each subject area may contain one or more subjects):

COMPULSORY SUBJECT AREAS:

• Applied Quantum Mechanics 
• Further Studies in Statistical Physics
• Spectroscopic and Characterization Techniques

OPTIONAL SUBJECT AREAS:

• Material Physics and Advanced Devices
• Topics in Statistical Physics and Condensed Matter
• Themes in Theoretical Physics

No specializations are offered. 

Subject to the approval of the coordinator, students may select optional subjects with a total study load of up to 12 credits from other master's degrees, in particular those taught at the Faculty of Physics (Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Nuclear Physics; Biophysics; Meteorology, etc.). These programmes cover advanced aspects of physics that serve as a useful complement to the content of the master's degree. In particular, students may like to consider the following subjects:

• Elementary Particles
• Advanced General Relativity
• Nuclear Astrophysics
• Nanomagnetism and Spintronics
• Experimental Techniques in Biophysics
• Physical Meteorology

Requirements

• An official Spanish degree.
• A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
• A qualification from outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, the qualification should be recognized as equivalent to an official Spanish degree. If it is not recognized, the University of Barcelona shall verify that it corresponds to a level of education that is equivalent to official Spanish degrees and that it authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
• Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree in physics, physical engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Students with degrees other than the 240-credit bachelor's degree in Physics may also be eligible, provided that they have a similar level of training in mathematics and physics to holders of physics degrees. The Coordination Committee may require these students to take additional bridging courses with a total study load of up to 30 credits.
• Academic record for previous studies
• Statement of interest 
• Curriculum vitae
• Students who are interested in taking the specialization in international economic law must have at least a B2 level of English, as this specialization is taught entirely in English.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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Scholarships

• General grant
• Mobility grant – Erasmus
• UB collaboration grant
• Departmental collaboration grant (MECD)
• MAEC-AECID grants
• Financial aid for participation in international mobility programs
• UB grants for exchanges with foreign universities
• UB grants for Els Juliols summer courses
• Drac Program grants
• Ajuts de matrícula per als estudiants amb circumstàncies personals sobrevingudes