The degree program for Master of Science in Applied Physics is intended for the following students:

• Students who have completed a Bachelor’s degree program in Applied Physics (with or without a minor) at the TU/e.
• Students who have completed a Bachelor’s degree program in Applied Physics at Delft University of Technology or at the University of Twente.
• Students with a “kandidaats” diploma in Applied Physics from the TU/e who have obtained the permission of the TU/e Executive Board to transfer to the Master’s degree program in Applied Physics.
• Students who have taken a Bachelor’s degree program at the TU/e (other than the Bachelor’s degree program in Applied Physics) with what is known as an ‘intra-university transfer minor’, in other words one with a minor program that allows admission to the Master’s degree program in Applied Physics. These students will have to take a modified Master’s degree program.
• Students who have been admitted to the degree program through a transition program (especially entry from Dutch HBO).
• Students who have been admitted to the degree program by the admissions board (external entry).

Scope of the program

The entire Master’s degree program comprises 120 ECTS credits evenly distributed over two years.

Nature of the degree program

In contrast to the Bachelor’s degree program in Applied Physics, which is a broad basic program, the Master’s degree program in Applied Physics is intended to train students as independent researchers and designers specializing in a sub-area of Applied Physics.

The strong connection between teaching and research means that specialist subjects are closely related to the areas of research the department focuses on. Please see the department research pages for more information. Because of this, the following specialist areas are available:

• Physics of Transport in Fluids
• Plasma Physics and Radiation Technology
• Functional (Nano) Materials / Nano Engineering
• Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion
  • Remark: it is expected that this specialization will become an independent master program during the academic year 2011/2012 and then will disappear as a specialization of the Applied Physics master program.

Even if a student intends working on a research project outside the department, that project must be related to one of the research areas and therefore come under one of the specialist areas mentioned.

In addition to a complete summary, the following pages list the content of the various parts of the program: the compulsory courses, electives, the external internship and the research (final) project. Information about the Master’s degree exam can be found here.

Regulations

The official Educational and Examination Regulations (OER) for the Master’s degree program in Applied Physics as well as the Examination Regulations (ER) can be found on the regulations page.