Exact Sciences - Materials Physics

You will work in an active research group together with other students, post-docs and senior researchers on solving problems in e.g. energy efficiency and drug delivery. In addition to the theoretical basis of materials physics, you will also learn to use state-of-the-art research equipment with hands-on courses.

Upon graduation, you will be able to use the diverse set of skills acquired as part of this track, including experimental, theoretical, and numerical techniques to produce and analyse new physical projects.

Job options

The prospects for employment at relatively senior levels are excellent for those trained in the physical sciences. Thanks to the broad scope of the program, the skills and knowledge developed as part of this education at the University of Turku provide many employment opportunities in different areas.

Our recent graduates work e.g. as quality managers in large companies, R&D engineers in biotech and materials companies, security engineers at nuclear power plants.

Career in research

The Exact Sciences - Materials Physics track from University of Turku provides eligibility for scientific postgraduate degree studies. Postgraduate degrees are doctoral and licentiate degrees. TheUniversity of Turku Graduate School, UTUGShas a Doctoral program in Exact Sciences that covers all of the disciplines of this Master Degree program. Postgraduate degrees can be completed at the University of Turku.

The doctoral studies incur no tuition fees, and PhD students often receive either a salary or a grant to cover their living expenses.

Courses include:

• Electrical Properties of Solids

• Quantum Mechanics

• Structural and Thermal Properties of Solids

• Biosignal Analytics

• Applications of Fourier Transforms

• Materials physics modeling: Solids

• Electromagnetism