Condensed Matter Physics

Course of studies

Degree

Master

Duration of study (semesters)

4

Language

Deutsch

Location

Garching

Description of course of studies

The Master in Condensed Matter Physics is a two year full time programme with 120 CP in total. The programme is consecutive to the Physics Bachelor programme and leads to actual research contents.

During first year students choose from the wide catalogue of specialty modules, according to their interests. The catalogue consists of chosen topics from experimental to theoretical Physics and represents the scientific profile of the Physics-Department at TUM. The research areas cover Condensed matter (KM), Particle-, Nuclear- and Astrophysics (KTA) and Biophysics (BIO). The applied fields in these areas compose the contents for the study programme Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP). Examples of the catalogue are listed at the end of the course description. Four elective modules (worth 20 CP) have to be chosen from the focus KM, two more elective courses (10 CP) from the complementary fields.

The programme is consolidated by the mandatory course in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (10CP) and completes hereby the broad profile and professional focus of the physics course. Additional students have to pass a Proseminar and the advanced laboratory. These are thematically assigned to the main focus and will be credited as course achievements.

Connections to neighbouring sciences and applications of Physics in Engineering or Medicine are ensured through the Non-physical electives. Students can choose exams compassing 8 CP from a catalogue that is to be defined by the examinations board. Two CP will be credited as course achievements from the module “Soft skills”.

During second year students concentrate on their research project which can be carried out either at one of the institutes of the physics department of TUM or one of the associated institutes (Max Planck Institutes, etc.). Students are directly involved in the research on a recent topic in either Theoretical or Experimental Physics whilst working on their project. The research is supplemented by the Master Seminar (10 CP) and the Masters-Praktikum (15 CP) which provide necessary prerequisites in conception and creation for the following Master’s thesis (30 CP). The Master’s thesis has to be defended in the concluding Master Colloquium (5 CP).

Examples of special courses:
Modules for study programme assigned to Condensed Matter Physics:

• Applied physics: polymer physics
• Applied superconductivity: Josephson-effects and superconductivity electronics
• Computational physics
• Introduction to magnetohydrodynamics - ideal plasmaeffects
• Introduction to plasma physics
• Electronic correlation and magnetism
• Fundamentals of Surface and Nanoscale Science
• Fundamentals of semiconductor physics
• Magnetism
• Magnetism and spin-phenomena in semiconductor and low dimentional electron systems
• Nanostructured soft materials
• Nanosystems
• Netron scattering and complementary methods
• Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems
• Quantenoptics
• Superconductivity and cryogenic physics
• Fluids without collisions - introduction to kinetic plasma physics
• Frontiers of Surface and Nanoscale Science
• Molecular Dynamics Simulations: from principles to applications
• Optoelectronics
• Physics and application of magnetic measuring method
• Plasmaphysics und fusion
• Spintronics
• Structure formation and association of biomolecules
• Theory of Superconductivity

Curriculum (link)

http://www.ph.tum.de/angebot/master/masterplan?language=en

Course of studies

Condensed Matter Physics

Internship

Application and admission

Application

Online-application: http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html

Aptitude test

yes

Information on the aptitude test

http://www.ph.tum.de/angebot/master/bewerbung/eignung

Start of course

Winter semester and summer semester, winter semester recommended

Application Period

Winter term: April 12 – May 31
Summer term: Nov. 15 - Dec. 31

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application documents

→ Curriculum vitae (CV) in tabular form
→ Letter of motivation
Application for admission (Online Application), Academic Records transcript of records of bachelor’s degree or equivalent (officially authenticated copy), copy of TOEFL/IELTS scores, Resume, personal ID (copy), Curriculum Vitae, passport-size photo
Attention! You´ll get a check list of all required papers after filling the online-application.

Application documents (International students)

Application for admission (Online Application), Academic Records transcript of records of bachelor’s degree or equivalent (officially authenticated copy), copy of TOEFL/IELTS scores, Resume, personal ID (copy), Curriculum Vitae, passport-size photo
Attention! You´ll get a check list of all required papers after filling the online-application.

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html_en/

Further information on admission procedure (link)

http://www.ph.tum.de/angebot/master/bewerbung?language=en

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Dr. Martin Sass

General student counseling (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studienberatung/index_html

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Examination regulations (Link)

http://www.ph.tum.de/angebot/master/legal

Examination information

For the recognition of already earned semesters & examinations, please contact the office of the faculty’s examination board.

Further links

Website of course of studies (link)

http://www.ph.tum.de/angebot/master?language=en

Department website

http://www.ph.tum.de

Student´s representatives (link)

http://mpi.fs.tum.de/FBP

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.ph.tum.de/fakultaet/beauftragte/#Gleichstellung

Study abroad program coordinator

Dr. Maria Eckholt