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

 Applied Mathematics
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Applied Mathematics
Name Credits Period
11300 - Mathematical Models in Neuroscience 3,0 1st semester
11752 - Automatic Learning 6,0 1st semester
11757 - Complex Networks 6,0 1st semester
11760 - Computer Vision and 3-D Reconstruction 6,0 1st semester
11926 - Dynamical Systems, Chaos and Patterns 6,0 1st semester
11928 - Introduction to Data Analysis and Machine Learning 3,0 1st semester
11929 - Information Theory 3,0 1st semester
12213 - Qualitative Techniques for Dynamical Systems I 3,0 1st semester
12214 - Qualitative Techniques for Dynamical Systems II 3,0 1st semester
12215 - Optimisation Techniques for Deep Learning 3,0 1st semester
12216 - Introduction to Image Processing 3,0 1st semester
11012 - Modeling and Dynamics of Neural Systems 3,0 2nd semester
11754 - Deep Learning 3,0 2nd semester
11762 - Image Indexing and Retrieval by Content 3,0 2nd semester
11940 - Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning 3,0 2nd semester
12217 - Computer Vision through Deep Learning Techniques I 3,0 2nd semester
12218 - Computer Vision through Deep Learning Techniques II 3,0 2nd semester

 Astrophysics and Relativity
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Astrophysics and Relativity
Name Credits Period
12203 - Magnetohydrodynamics in Astrophysical Plasma 6,0 Yearlong
12205 - Gravitational Waves 6,0 Yearlong
11268 - Relativity and Geometry 3,0 1st semester
12202 - Solar Physics 3,0 1st semester
12206 - Numerical Relativity 3,0 1st semester
12221 - Relativistic System Numerical Simulation 3,0 1st semester
11270 - Black Holes 3,0 2nd semester
11307 - Numerical Simulations in Magnetohydrodynamics 3,0 2nd semester
12204 - Partially Ionised Plasma Dynamics 3,0 2nd semester

 Geophysical Fluids
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Geophysical Fluids
Name Credits Period
11275 - Predictability 3,0 1st semester
11276 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 3,0 1st semester
11277 - Waves and Instability in Geophysical Fluids 3,0 1st semester
12207 - Climate and Climate Change 3,0 1st semester
12208 - Sea-Level Variability 3,0 1st semester
11273 - Turbulence and Atmospheric Boundary Layers 3,0 2nd semester
11274 - Mesoscale Circulation 3,0 2nd semester
12209 - Hydrometeorology 3,0 2nd semester
12219 - Atmospheric Numerical Simulation 3,0 2nd semester
12220 - Ocean Numerical Simulation 3,0 2nd semester

 Materials Physics
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Materials Physics
Name Credits Period
12211 - Structural and Microstructural Characterisation of Materials 6,0
11281 - Physical Property Characterization of Materials 3,0 1st semester
11378 - Nanostructured Porous Solids 6,0 1st semester
12210 - Materials Physics 6,0 1st semester
11283 - Functional Materials 3,0 2nd semester
11284 - Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 3,0 2nd semester
11384 - Infrared Spectroscopy Surface Characterization 6,0 2nd semester
12212 - 3D Printing of Materials 3,0 2nd semester

 Quantum Systems
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Quantum Systems
Name Credits Period
11286 - Quantum Field Theory 3,0 1st semester
11287 - Quantum Correlations 3,0 1st semester
11290 - Laser 3,0 1st semester
11292 - Cooperative and Critical Phenomena 6,0 1st semester
11927 - Complex Quantum Systems 3,0 1st semester
11288 - Entangled Quantum Systems 3,0 2nd semester
11932 - Open Quantum Systems 3,0 2nd semester
11934 - Quantum Collective Phenomena 3,0 2nd semester
11935 - Quantum Information 3,0 2nd semester