Graduate Programs

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M.Sc. in Physics

Research Fields

Experimental and Applied Physics

This line of research promotes the experimental study of fundamental problems of physics on a small and medium scale, as well as the potential applications to the productive world derived from practical research. In addition, this line covers the development and application of modern physical models to current problems using computer simulations and the handling of large volumes of data. Some of the topics that the student will be able to address in this line are:

• Optical Tweezers
• Solar Cells
• Nanomaterials
• Experimental Optics and Quantum Information
• Complex Systems

Theoretical Physics

This line of research promotes investigation at a structural and disciplinary level in various topics that include theoretical aspects of Quantum Mechanics, Gravitation, Plasma Physics, Cosmology, Nuclear Physics and other topics, both at a fundamental and phenomenological level. Some of the topics that the student will be able to address in this line are:

• High Energy Physics
• Field Theory
• Space Physics
• Mathematical Physics
• Gravitation
• Theoretical Optics and Quantum Information
• Astrophysical Plasmas

Requierements:

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or a university degree whose content is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree and having passed subjects equivalent to the subjects of the UdeC degree in Physical Sciences.
• GPA of 5.2 on a scale of 1 to 7
• The Graduate Committee may require an exam if deemed necessary
• The Committee is free to recommend the enrollment of subjects that complete the undergraduate training whose credits will NOT be validated in the program.
• Each student must receive approval from a professor who has the right to confer an M.Sc. Degree at the Department of Physics. Said professor will become the student’s advisor

Graduation Requirements:

• 12 credits of Specialty Courses
• 12 credits of Basic Courses
• 4 credits of Complementary Courses
• 4 credits of Seminar Courses
• Write and defend an M.Sc. Degree thesis
• Send a research paper to a science journal approved by the advisor
• English language at an instrumental level
• The program must be completed within a period of no more than 2 years.

Ph.D. in Physics

Research Fields:

• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Ocean and Atmospheric Physics
• Photothermic and Photoacoustic Phenomena
• Gravitation and Cosmology
• Optics and Quantum Information
• Space Plasmas and Complex Systems
• Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and Fields

Requierements:

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or a university degree whose content is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree and having passed subjects equivalent to the subjects of the UdeC degree in Physical Sciences.
• GPA of 5.2 on a scale of 1 to 7
• The Graduate Committee may require an exam if deemed necessary
• The Committee is free to recommend the enrollment of subjects that complete the undergraduate training whose credits will NOT be validated in the program.
• Each student must receive approval from a professor who has the right to confer a Ph.D. at the Department of Physics. Said professor will become the student’s advisor

Graduation Requirements:

• 16 credits of Specialty Courses
• 12 credits of Basic Courses
• 6 credits of Complementary Courses
• Write and defend a Ph.D. thesis
• Publish a research paper in a science journal approved by the advisor
• Send a research paper to a science journal approved by the advisor
• English language at an instrumental level
• The program must be completed within a period of no more than 4 years.