Master's Degree in Advanced Physics and Applied Mathematics

Academic year 2025-26

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The Master's Degree in Advanced Physics and Applied Mathematics comprises one module in physics split into four subject areas (astrophysics and relativity, geophysical fluids, physics of materials and quantum systems) and one module in applied mathematics, and in computation and data analysis covering these two subject areas. The programme also includes a supplementary module in first steps in research and the master's thesis.

Students may choose from the following specialisation pathways:

  • Astrophysics and Relativity
  • Geophysical Fluids
  • Physics of Materials
  • Quantum Systems
  • Applied Mathematics.

Students may also choose to take a general, non-specialised pathway where they may select from any available subjects on the programme. In any event, students on all pathways must complete 60 ECTS credits as follows:

  • 36 credits from all available subjects. Students on specialised pathways must take at least 18 credits from subjects on the selected block
  • Up to 12 out of the aforementioned 36 credits may come from other research-focused master's programmes fully or partially run by the UIB. Where students on specialised pathways choose to take external programme credits, they must align with their specific specialisation
  • 24 credits from the Master's Thesis.
First year
Name Type Credits Period
11311 - Master's Thesis Master's Thesis 24,0 Yearlong
11310 - Research Stay Elective 3,0 Yearlong
12224 - Research Seminars Elective 3,0 Yearlong
11293 - Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Elective 3,0 1st semester
11304 - Distributed Computing Elective 3,0 1st semester
11305 - Finite Volume Methods for Hyperbolic Problems Elective 3,0 1st semester
11445 - Simulation for Finite Elements Elective 3,0 1st semester
11925 - Simulation Methods Elective 6,0 1st semester
12223 - Mass Data Processing Techniques Elective 3,0 2nd semester