BETWEEN LAKE AND ALPS
Study in a unique location, in a city with a wide range of cultural and leisure activities
INDIVIDUAL STUDIES
Choose seminars and lectures to design your study path according to your preferences
OPEN STUDY ATMOSPHERE
Experience your studies in a familiar and supportive environment with approachable lecturers
RESEARCH TOGETHER
Contribute your ideas and skills and help shape the future of physics as part of a vibrant community
INTERNATIONAL
There are numerous opportunities to spend time abroad during the master's programme
Building on the bachelor's degree, the master programme initially enables the students to gain a deeper knowlege of physics and thereby to set an individual focus by choosing preferred lectures and seminars. As part of an internationally renowned and networked research environment, you contribute your own ideas and skills. After graduating, you can go on to do a doctorate but you also have excellent career prospects from basic research to the high-tech industry.
Special about Konstanz
- open doors and excellent supervision
- integrated in an internationally networked research environment
- possibility to do a doctorate and promising career prospects
- free and individual curriculum design
- diverse opportunities for a stay abroad
Overview
| Degree | Master of Science |
|---|---|
| Programme start | Winter semester & Summer semester |
| Period of study | 4 semesters |
| Application period | 9.5. - 15.9. | 29.11. - 15.3. |
| Admission restrictions | no |
| ECTS | 120 |
| ⌀ Number of students | 45 |
Structure of the study programme
The Master's programme is composed of two phases:
In the first year, the in-depth phase, you can choose courses from different specialisation areas, both in experimental and theoretical physics. You consolidate and intensify your knowledge and find your focus in terms of content.
In the second year, the research phase, you gain extensive research experience in an excellent and internationally renowned environment. You are fully integrated into a working group at our department and investigate your own research question in theoretical or experimental physics under supervision.
You can find more detailed information in the curriculum.
Specialisations
The following specialisations are available in the Master's degree programme in Physics:
- Quantum Information and Quantum Materials
- Computational Physics
- Laser and Quantum Optics
- Renewable Energies
- Complex Systems and Biophysics
These specialisations can be shown on the transcript if the following criteria are fulfilled:
- Master's thesis from the area of specialisation
- Acquisition of 10 ECTS credits through successfully passed participation in an elective lecture or a project practical course and seminar from the corresponding area of specialisation
Research at the Department of Physics
The focus of research at the Department of Physics in Konstanz is on condensed matter physics:
- Solids, liquids, soft matter: complex & interesting many-particle systems
- the largest, most versatile and most active branch of physics
- broad spectrum of questions, methods and concepts
- from fundamental properties of matter to technological applications
- diverse career paths from academic research to industrial development
You can find an overview of the topics being researched at the Department of Physics under Core areas while the research of the individual working groups is presented unter At a glance.
Application
Application to a master’s degree program in physics at the university is easily done via the online portal.
Deadlines for Application:
Applications are possible from the middle of May (middle of December) for the winter semester (summer semester). However, even if you are indecisive you are able to apply up to the start of the semester. The current deadlines are found on the website of Student Affairs.
Further Information:
Further information on application and enrolment can be found on the website of Student Affairs. Should you have any further questions you can contact Student Affairs as well as the department at any time.