Master in Life and Chemical Physics

• The graduates of the programme can be harmoniously integrated into multidisciplinary research and production teams, as well as participating in practical high-tech manufacturing processes and businesses, and can manage technological production processes that require an interdisciplinary knowledge of physics, chemistry, medical physics and biophysics.
• They may choose to work in state expert, control and management institutions requiring competencies in the intersection of natural sciences.
• There is a possibility to continue a scientific career by entering third-level (doctoral) studies in the many fields of natural sciences available in the VU Institute of Chemical Physics.

Scope of studies: 120 ECTS credits

Length: 2 years

1st Semester

Compulsory Courses

• Environmental Physics
• Applied Biophysics
• Molecular Processes and Kinetic Spectroscopy
• Chemical Physics

Elective Courses

• Radiation Ecology and Safety
• Synergetics
• Physical Kinetics
• Photophysics and Technologies of Biosystems

2nd Semester

Compulsory Courses

• Experimental Spectrometry
• Scientific Research Work I/II

Elective Courses

• Physics of Surfaces and Nanocompounds
• Physical Electrochemistry
• Optical Biosensors

3rd Semester

Compulsory Courses

• Digital Optics and Imaging
• Biophotonics
• Scientific Research Work II/II

Elective Courses

• Mass Spectroscopy
• Modern Vibrational Spectroscopy
• Physics of Heat and Mass Exchange
• Applied Nuclear Spectrometry

4th Semester

Compulsory Courses

• Master Thesis

• A deeper understanding of the theoretical physical background of modern spectroscopic techniques and an awareness of the contemporary tools and methods most widely used in the interdisciplinary experimental research areas related to environmental science, materials science, chemical physics and biomedical physics.
• Knowledge of the operation principles of the most advanced experimental equipment and techniques for the mathematical processing of digital data, as well as the practical skills of its application needed to conduct scientific research.
• A perception of the importance and of the methods for developing solutions to contemporary global problems in the areas of environmental pollution, radiation safety and protection and biomedical diagnostics, as well as an awareness of the scientific and technological breakthroughs that may be applied now, or will be applied soon in these areas.
• The ability to plan and perform a scientific study, to present scientific content to a professional audience, to work individually and in a multidisciplinary team of specialists, to constantly develop your professional and general knowledge, to exploit scientific and technical progress in a creative manner in the activities of scientific research, innovations and experimental development (SR&ED), in the interdisciplinary areas of physics and life sciences.

• Global outlook: 900+ international students from 74 different countries
• Ranked among the top 500 universities worldwide (QS)
• A European Union diploma