Physics of Condensed matter (magister), master Study

Mission of the study program ‘Condensed Matter Physics’ is based on preparing students for active solving of scientific tasks in laboratories of fundamental and applied research. Students obtain knowledge of classical and quantum physics, the attention is devoted to both theoretical and experimental aspects. Studied mathematical background enables acquiring skills in modern computing techniques, programming and applying computers in automation of experiments. The study is profiled by core subjects, namely, structure of solids, quantum theory of solids, low temperature physics, physics of metals, electronics and magnetism of solids. Experimental techniques in solid state physics are also addressed. After graduation of the program, a student is capable of finding a position of a programmer or a qualified manager. It is assumed that significant part of the students will continue in their studies to obtain PhD degree in domestic universities or abroad.

The aim of the study programme Condensed Matter Physics is to prepare students for independent basic and applied research. Graduates are also able to work as programmers or qualified managers. Many of the graduates will probably continue their education in a branch of physics in the third cycle of university education in Slovakia or abroad.

Study programme avaliable on

www.science.upjs.sk

The study programme was transformed into English with the support of the European Social Fund.

Students receive accommodation according to regulations passed by the University Administration of P.J. šafárik University in Košice.

Applicant is accepted into the maste’s programme without an entrance exam, if the master programme is a acontinuation of the bachelor study programme in the same subject, and if the applicant passed a state examination with the required result equivalent to the state examinations of the bachelor study programme of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at UPJŠ. The standard study-period of the master study programme in that case is two years. If the applicants do not meet the criteria listed above, they can be accepted into the master’s programme on the basis of the results of an entrance exam. In that case, the standard study-period is two or three years. The standard study-period is decided on the basis of the results of the entrance exam and the relevance of the bachelor programme the applicant graduated in.

Foreign students are accepted on the basis of a contract. There is no tuition fee for study in Englisch.