Physics

60 - 120.

Faculty of Physics

35

The main aim of this Masters program is the acquisition of an advanced training in computational physics and a good understanding of intensive computing environments.

Students with a degree in physics can be admitted directly on to the Masters program. Applications from candidates holding other degrees will be considered by the coordinating committee on the basis of their previous studies and academic record.

Students seeking admission to the Masters program must have a good training in scientific and technological fields. The most suitable entrance qualifications would be a degree in the sciences or engineering.

The Masters seeks to provide the following specific skills:
1) a solid foundation in the techniques of scientific programming, numerical methods and modelling, computation and supercomputation,
2) acquisition of the methodology required to undertake a career in research and/or the management of intensive computational infrastructures,
3) acquisition of skills for giving scientific presentations.
4) the analytical ability to tackle a research issue rigorously and applying scientific method,
5) acquisition of the skills needed to join a research group or an industrial sector or firm requiring data processing, the management of calculation infrastructures, software development and technical expertise.

The Masters also seeks to develop a series of cross-disciplinary skills:
1) The ability to conduct analyses and syntheses.
2) The ability to express oneself and communicate in English.
3) The ability to solve problems.
4) The ability to use scientific and computational instruments.
5) The ability to work in intensive calculation environments.
6) The ability to work as the member of a team.
7) The ability to tackle new scientific and technological challenges.
8) The flexibility to adapt to the business world of the productive sector in the scientific and technological fields.
9) The capacity for autonomous learning and adaptation to new situations.
10) The capacity to adapt to other fields beyond one's specialist field.