MA/MS in Physics and Astronomy: Advanced Matter and Energy Physics
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands•World Rank #31
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Universiteit van Amsterdam offers MA/MS in Physics and Astronomy: Advanced Matter and Energy Physics, a master's degree programme in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The programme runs for 2 years. It carries 120.0 credits (ECTS). Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is EUR 26,000 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
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Overview
The two-year track Advanced Matter and Energy Physics in the Master's programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is among the best experimental physics programmes in the world. It offers you challenging courses and research opportunities in hot topics in laboratories around the world and prepares you for an exciting career in research.
Advanced Matter and Energy Physics will suit you, if you...
Want to work in a leading research laboratory in the Netherlands or abroad – or work on a project in an industrial research setting.
Enjoy working in a team while being the driving force and hands-on 'principle investigator' of your own experiments.
Have a well-founded, Bachelor-level knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical physics and electrodynamics (knowledge of condensed matter physics is an advantage).
Like to get to the bottom of things, are not afraid of complexity and have a well-developed understanding of the art of doing (experimental) science.
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Frequently asked questions
Universiteit van Amsterdam awards a Master's Degree on completion of this programme.
The programme runs for 2 years.
Tuition for international students is EUR 26,000 per year (EUR 2,694 per year for local students).
The programme is taught in English.
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