Programme structure

The programme leading to the Master's [60] degree in physics includes :

  • 30 credits of specialized training in physics, to be chosen from a list of teaching units organized into subject blocks,  
  • 2 credits of training in human sciences, to be chosen from a list of teaching units,
  • 18 credits of activities related to the Master’s thesis,
  • 10 credits of elective teaching units, to be selected from a list of teaching units organized into subject blocks.

Standard programmes, based on the different areas of research in Physics at UCLouvain, are offered through five options, each comprising a range of different courses to choose from. These cover :

  • Particle Physics
    • Theory of Particle Physics
    • Particle Physics at Accelerators
    • Instrumentation in Particle Physics
  • Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Light
    • Theoretical aspects
    • Experimental aspects
  • Astrophysics and Cosmoly
    • Cosmology (theoretical aspects)
    • Gravitational Wave Physics
    • Astroparticle and Neutrino Physics
  • Physical Climatology
  • Statistical and Mathematical Physics