Content Official Master's Degree in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Master description
The master's degree is structured in modules of 6 or 9 ECTS credits each, it comprises 60 credits, and is divided into two specialisations: High Energy Physics, and Astrophysics and Cosmology.Teaching timetable
Study plan structure
| Type | Credits |
| Compulsory | 15 |
| Optional | 33 |
| Master Thesis | 12 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
| Subject | Credits | Type |
| Introduction to the Physics of the Cosmos | 6 | OB |
| Master's Dissertation | 12 | OB |
| Statistics and Data Analysis | 9 | OB |
Specialisation in Astrophysics and Cosmology
| Subject | Credits | Type |
| Observational Techniques | 6 | OT* |
| Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics | 9 | OT* |
| Cosmology | 6 | OT** |
| Galaxies and Extragalactic Astrophysics | 6 | OT** |
| High Energy Astrophysics | 6 | OT** |
| Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves | 6 | OT** |
| Physics beyond the Standard Model | 6 | OT** |
| Planets of the Solar System and Exoplanets: Life in the Universe | 6 | OT** |
* Specialization Compulsory
** Optional, you must take 18 credits
Specialisation in High Energy Physics
| Subject | Credits | Type |
| Introduction to Quantum Field Theory | 6 | OT* |
| Standard Model: Fundamentals and Phenomenology | 9 | OT* |
| Advanced Quantum Field Theory | 6 | OT** |
| Cosmology | 6 | OT** |
| Experimental Techniques in Particle Physics | 6 | OT** |
| Galaxies and Extragalactic Astrophysics | 6 | OT** |
| High Energy Astrophysics | 6 | OT** |
| Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves | 6 | OT** |
| Physics beyond the Standard Model | 6 | OT** |
| Planets of the Solar System and Exoplanets: Life in the Universe | 6 | OT** |
* Specialization Compulsory
** Optional, you must take 18 credits
OB: Compulsory
OT: Optional