Applied Physics

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The Applied Physics programme is a two-year master programme and comprises 120 EC. The programme has a core-orientation structure. Within this structure, there is a choice of research tracks:

• Physics for Energy,
• Physics for Fluids Engineering,
• Physics for Health and Life,
• Physics for Instrumentation,
• Physics for Quantum Devices and Quantum Computing.



CORE PROGRAMME

The Applied Physics core programme comprises 90 EC and has the same structure for all tracks and students:

• 12 EC of compulsory modules: Mathematical Methods for Physics (9EC) and Ethics and Engineering (3EC).
• 12 EC of G-list modules: choose two (out of four) general advanced physics modules. These modules aim at depth as well as breadth in general physics knowledge.
• 12 EC of of T-list electives: technical and science subjects related to the tracks. T-list modules are more specialised than G-list modules. They are representative for the research areas of the physics departments.
• 6 EC chosen from subjects on the G-list, T-list or the list of General, not track-related, electives.
• 48 EC Master’s Thesis Project: to be carried out in a research section within the faculty of Applied Sciences or in an affiliated group.



ORIENTATIONS

Combining the core programme with a 30 EC orientation completes the master programme. The orientation allows for a broadening of knowledge or for additional depth. Students may opt for:

• Research and Development (R&D) – an Industrial Internship, a group design project, and/or 12 EC of additional electives chosen from subjects
on the G-list, T-list, the list of General electives, or (with a maximum of 6 EC) Societal modules.
• Education (Ed1/Ed2) – get a Dutch secondary school qualification.
• Management of Technology (MoT) – consists of (either the first or) the second semester of the MSc MoT programme.
• Study-abroad (SA) – a semester, 30 EC of modules, at a foreign university; optionally including a research project.



SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

Special programmes, which imply restrictions on the Applied Physics core programme, are:

• Casimir pre-PhD - a programme in collaboration with Leiden University, linked to the Physics for Quantum Devices and Quantum Computing track or to research done in the Bio-Nanoscience department. It focuses on educating students for a PhD position within the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at TU Delft, the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION), or elsewhere.

• Delft Jena special programme on Photonics - a programme in collaboration with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, linked to the Physics for Instrumentation track. Students do the second year of the programme, including the thesis project, at the Abbe Center of Photonics of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.


PROGRAMME ADDITIONS

• Honours Programme: This is an additional individual challenging programme of at least 20 EC on top of the regular programme for students with a better than average performance in their MSc programme (>7.5 weighted average and no study delay). Approval by the director of studies is needed. The full Applied Physics programme including the additional honours programme must be finished according to schedule.

• Double degree programmes: These are three year programmes: Applied Physics – Management of Technology, Applied Physics – Applied Mathematics, or an individually approved combination of Applied Physics with another MSc programme. FORMAL PERMISSION TO START A DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMME IS ALWAYS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE !!



REGULATIONS

See http://www.tnw.tudelft.nl/regulations (or Brightspace) for the official regulations of the programme:
- Teaching and Examination Regulations 2023-2024 ("OER")
- TER Appendix - Programme Specifics MSc Applied Physics 2023-2024
- Rules and Guidelines of the Board of Examiners 2023-2024 ("RRvE").

The student meets the requirements for the degree audit once the following have been met:
a. a result has been earned for all required modules: a mark, a pass (v) or an exemption (vr);
b. none of the marks may be lower than 6.0.

The designation ‘with distinction’ for Master’s degree audits.

1. A student can receive the designation ‘with distinction’ for the Master’s degree audit if the Board of Examiners decides to grant this distinction and the following requirements have been met:
a. the weighted average of the results of the courses not including the MSc final project is at least 8.0; passes (v) and exemptions (vr) will not be taken into consideration;
b. the number of credits for the courses for which a pass (v) has been earned or for which an exemption (vr) has been granted may not exceed 40 credits in total;
c. The result for the MSc final project is at least 9.0;
d. None of the marks may be lower than 7.0;
e. The student’s degree programme has not taken longer than two years, calculated from the date of the first examination, taking into account any study delay that falls under the Graduation Support Scheme.

2. In special cases the Board of Examiners may decide to grant the designation ‘with distinction’ to a student who does not meet the requirements referred to in subsection 1 if the student in question has shown exceptional skills in the degree programme.