Education at Department of Physics and Astronomy
Programmes and Courses in Physics and Astronomy.
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Bachelor's Programmes
Master's Programmes
Master's Programmes in Engineering
Master's Programme in Materials Engineering 300 credits
Upper Secondary School Teacher Education Programme
Bachelor’s level courses
- Astrophysics I, 5 credits (1FA204)
This course covers our solar system, the properties and development of stars, as well as cosmic phenomena such as the Milky Way, galaxies, and the Big Bang. The aim is to provide a basic …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Astrophysics II, 5 credits (1FA205)
The course will be given as a series of seminars. The content is focused on current research topics and phenomena within astronomy. During the seminars the participants present research results from …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Condensed Matter Physics, 5 credits (1FA526)
Fundamental concepts of condensed matter physics. Classification of materials by chemical bonding, crystal structure and electronic structure. Lattice vibrations and thermal properties. Electrons and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Considerations for Effective Physics Teaching, 5 credits (1FA516)
The course will examine the implications of different forms of physics teaching through discussions about the nature of physics as a branch of science, contextual experiences of learning physics, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Cosmic Catastrophes, 5 credits (1FA230)Course, Summer 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 50%, Swedish
- Energy Physics I, 5 credits (1FA404)
Energy in Sweden. Different sources of energy: Spontaneous and controllable, exhaustible and renewable. Availability of energy sources, their global energy and exploitation limits. Physical and …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Everyday Physics, 5 credits (1FA110)Course, Spring 2027, Flexible, Distance learning, 17%, Swedish
- Fails in Physics, 5 credits (1FA045)
The course Fails in Physics explores the role of mistakes, misconceptions, and accidents in the advancement of physics. Failures have often paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries and paradigm …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Educators in the Natural Sciences, 5 credits (1FA043)
Learn the fundamentals of AI and how the technology can be applied in education. This course provides an introduction to AI, machine learning, and large language models, tailored for educators …
Course, Autumn 2026, Flexible, Distance learning, 17%, English - Introduction to Astronomy, 5 credits (1FA218)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish
- Introduction to Nuclear Physics and Its Applications, 5 credits (1FA318)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 17%, Swedish
- Introduction to Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming, 5 credits (1FA023)
This course provides an introduction to the principles and applications of quantum computing, focusing on the physics, technology, and programming paradigms that distinguish quantum from classical …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Life in the Solar System and in the Universe, 5 credits (1FA039)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish
- Mathematical Methods of Physics, 5 credits (1FA121)
The course gives you mathematical tools for solving problems in physics and technology.
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish - Mechanics III, 5 credits (1FA103)
Analytical mechanics is a fundamental part of classical physics with significant technical applications. The following topics are covered in this course: the general motion of a rigid body, central …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish - Medical Physics, Orientation, 8 credits (1FY214)Course, Spring 2027, Flexible, Distance learning, 25%, Swedish
- Observational Astrophysics I, 5 credits (1FA203)
The course gives an introduction to modern ground- and space-based telescopes. Astronomical coordinate systems. Observational methods, including direct imaging, photometry, spectroscopy and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Physics, 10 credits (1FA521)
Introduction to the concepts and methods of modern physics. Fundamental quantum mechanics and the theory of atoms and molecules. Training in experimental techniques and how to interpret observations …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Statistical Mechanics, 5 credits (1FA140)
The course discusses how probability theory can be used to derive relations between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter. Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Teaching and Learning Physics from a Methodological Perspective, 5 credits (1FA532)
The course introduces a systematic approach to the teaching of physics at the upper-secondary school level and introductory university level. You will learn how to productively use multiple …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Three Views on Cosmology: Physics, Philosophy and Religion, 10 credits (1FA229)
What is the Universe made of? Is it infinite? Is the Universe eternal, or did it have a beginning? Is it part of a vast multiverse? Is the Universe fine-tuned? How can we gain knowledge about such …
Course, Spring 2027, Flexible, Distance learning, 33%, English
Master’s level courses
- Accelerators and Detectors, 5 credits (1FA348)
Basic properties of different accelerators. Methods for acceleration and diagnostics. Radiation and detectors. How to plan and perform measurements with accelerators and detectors. Project based …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Advanced Applied Deep Learning in Physics and Engineering, 5 credits (1FA006)
In this course, you will delve into advanced concepts in neural networks and deep learning. You will explore techniques such as Graph Neural Networks, Generative models, quantized networks, and more, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Advanced Nuclear Physics with Modern Data Analysis, 10 credits (1FA010)
The course provides in-depth knowledge of the main areas of nuclear physics, nuclear structure, and hadron physics. Some training in conducting experiments and the associated data analysis is also …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Advanced Particle Physics, 10 credits (1FA355)
This is a seminar course on decisive discoveries in experimental particle physics during the past hundred years and the prospects for new breakthroughs at the present frontiers in particle physics …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Advanced Physics - Project Course, 10 credits (1FA565)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Advanced Physics - Project Course, 5 credits (1FA566)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Advanced Quantum Field Theory, 5 credits (1FA166)
The course establishes the relation of standard canonical quantisation formalism for field theories to path-integral quantisation. Concepts in advanced quantum field theory such as path-integral …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Analytical Mechanics, 5 credits (1FA163)
Canonical formalism. Hamilton-Jacobi methods. Qualitative behaviour of Hamiltonian systems. Chaotic and integrable systems. Chaos in the Solar System.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Applied Deep Learning in Physics and Engineering, 5 credits (1FA370)
Fundamentals of Deep Learning. Generalization, Regularization and Validation, Optimization and Hyperparameter Tuning, Convolutional Neutral Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks, and Graph Neural …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Autumn 2026, Flexible, Distance learning, 33%, English - Applied Molecular Physics, 5 credits (1FA656)
Molecular physics including molecular orbital theory and electronic structure for small to large-sized molecular systems; molecular interactions and coupling molecular physics with thermodynamics and …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Applied Reactor Physics, 5 credits (1FA452)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish
- Astroparticle Physics, 5 credits (1FA350)
The course should prepare you for research in the field of astroparticle physics, providing the necessary background so you can understand the literature and critically evaluate the significance of …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Astrophysical Tests of Physical Theories, 5 credits (1FA227)
What are theories, models, observations and phenomena, and how do they relate to one another? Astrophysical and epistemological aspects.
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Atomic and Molecular Physics, 5 credits (1FA681)
The course focuses on the quantum-mechanical description of electronic structure in atoms, molecules, and larger systems. You will learn how to analyse and model one- and many-electron systems and to …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Biomedical Imaging Techniques, 5 credits (1FA667)
Interaction between electromagnetic and particle radiation, radiation protection, new detector materials, detection, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions, natural and artificial radioactivity, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Classical Electrodynamics, 10 credits (1FA257)
Advanced theory of electrodynamics. Radiation processes and covariant classical electromagnetic field theory.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Computational Physics, 5 credits (1FA573)
Overview and advanced study of numerical methods. The course is focused on practical aspects of computational physics and contains setup and writing of software to solve physical problems, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Computational Reactor Physics with Python, 5 credits (1FA456)
The course is for you who want to understand the basics of reactor physics and applied nuclear physics while at the same time improving your programming skills. In the course, you will, among other …
Course, Summer 2026, Flexible, Distance learning, 33%, English - Conformal Field Theory and String Theory, 10 credits (1FA008)
This course concerns critical phenomena and conformal symmetries, allowing you to comprehend and allow you to apply these concepts. It covers the use of conformal symmetries to constrain correlation …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Cosmology, 10 credits (1FA209)
Cosmology is about the origin of the universe and its development. The course discusses relativity, the Big Bang and the inflationary model. Further, the course contains thermodynamics and the …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Density Functional Theory, 5 credits (1FA659)
In order to predict and understand the properties of materials in both qualitative and quantitative ways, one needs to have theories those can describe materials specific properties without any …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Detection and Verification of Nuclear Test Explosions, 5 credits (1FA371)
This course examines treaties and verification regimes for nuclear weapons and scientific methods to detect and verify nuclear tests. You will learn analysis of remote signatures such as seismic, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Dynamical System and Chaos, 5 credits (1FA152)
Most processes in nature are complex and dynamic. This is also true for many problems encountered by engineers and scientists in their professional lives. In this course, you will get tools to …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Electromagnetic Field Theory, 5 credits (1FA252)
In the course, classical electromagnetism will be described and derived. The course will give knowledge that makes a deep understanding possible as well as an ability to solve concrete problems in …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Electronic Structure of Functional Materials, 10 credits (1FA560)
During the course, you will learn about important experimental and theoretical methods for studying the electronic structure of functional materials. Functional materials cover a wide range of …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Elementary Particle Physics, 5 credits (1FA347)
Modern particle physics. Introduction to the Standard Model. The quark model, including spectroscopy. Quantum chromodynamics (QCD). Techniques for particle acceleration and particle detection will be …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Energy Production and Storage Using Hydrogen, 5 credits (1FA027)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English
- Fluid Mechanics, 5 credits (1FA253)
Basic concepts and laws of fluid mechanics. Integral and differential forms of the basic equations of fluid mechanics. Compressibility. Helmholtz and Kelvins theorems. Potential flow. Complex flow …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Fusion Energy and Plasma Technology, 5 credits (1FA033)
This course concerns the principles and potential of fusion energy as a future power source. You will study the basics of fusion, plasma physics, and the mechanisms of magnetic confinement with an …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Future Nuclear Energy Systems - Analyses and Simulations, 5 credits (1FA412)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish
- Geometrical Methods in Theoretical Physics, 10 credits (1FA153)
Topology, smooth manifolds, principal and vector bundles, connections on fibre bundles, characteristic classes and their application in physics.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Gravitation and Cosmology, 10 credits (1FA157)
The course is an introduction to general relativity with applications to cosmology. Connections with modern research are emphasised throughout the course in order to bring you up to date with the …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Hands-on Electronic Structure Calculations, 5 credits (1FA583)
To calculate materials-specific properties, one needs to solve Kohn-Sham equations in DFT numerically with a handful of different types of basis sets depending on the problem to be solved. With the …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Interdisciplinary Project Course in Materials Science I, 5 credits (1FA652)
Material synthesis and characterisation as well as material theory, practical work in focus. A group of two students will work together on a project where they exchange knowledge to solve a problem. …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Interdisciplinary Project Course in Materials Science II, 5 credits (1FA653)
An interdisciplinary project is carried out in groups of two students. The project can be either experimental or computationally oriented, or both, and deal with material theory, applications, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Introduction to Mathematica, 5 credits (1FA164)
Introduction to computer algebra systems and symbolic programming. Basics of Mathematica as a programming language: symbolic expressions, vectors and matrices, conditional expressions, loops. …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Learning and Teaching Awareness in Physics, 15 credits (1FA570)
Concepts underpinning, and examples of, didactic knowledge derived from physics education research.
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 50%, English - Life Cycle Analysis for Energy and Materials, 5 credits (1FA457)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, Swedish
- Magnetism, 10 credits (1FA557)
The course gives a basic understanding of the central concepts in magnetism, the quantum mechanical interactions that underlie magnetic order and collective excitations in magnetic materials. The …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Mathematical Methods of Physics II, 10 credits (1FA155)
The course is one in a series of several courses devoted to teaching modern mathematical techniques in physics. On one side, it further develops topics of Symmetry and Group theory in Physics …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Modelling and Simulation Methods of Particle Transport, 5 credits (1FA451)
Model and simulation tools for particle transport: PENELOPE, MNCP, GEAN and FLUKA. Outline for distance course: Communication between teachers and students is done using the learning management …
Course, Spring 2027, Flexible, Distance learning, 33%, English - Nanoscience, 5 credits (1FA026)
The term nanoscience refers to the exploration of changes in physical properties originating from changes in the extension of materials. The emphasis of the content is therefore on effects arising …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Neutron Scattering, 5 credits (1FA675)
The course contains bulk scattering, surface scattering, soft matter, magnetic structures, magnetic excitations, lattice vibrations, vibrational spectroscopy, diffusion, and contrast variation.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Nuclear Astrophysics, 5 credits (1FA336)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English
- Nuclear Physics, 5 credits (1FA346)
Basic nuclear physics. Nuclear and nucleon properties and models to describe them. Strong and weak interaction. Alpha, beta and gamma decay. Nuclear isotopes and decay laws. Nuclear reactions, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Nuclear Reactor Physics, 5 credits (1FA032)
This course investigates the principles and applications of nuclear energy. Topics include the fundamentals of reactor physics, such as the neutron cycle, criticality, power evolution, cooling …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Photonics and Quantum Optics I, 5 credits (1FA664)
Light as waves, beams and photons. The quantisation of free radiation and the Hamiltonian for quantised radiation. Momentum and angular momentum of radiation. Ground states of quantum radiation, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Photonics and Quantum Optics II, 5 credits (1FA673)
Optics of quantum material. Quantum dots and single photon emitters. Chiral quantum optics. Topological photonics and quantum topological phase. Classical and quantum plasmonics. Quantum photonic …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Physics and Finance, 5 credits (1FA361)
This course discusses similarities of concepts and methods in finance and physics in order to enhance the cross-fertilisation of these fields. The course contains portfolio theory and constrained …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Physics of Energy Related Materials, 5 credits (1FA571)
The course gives a broad knowledge of fundamental chemical and physical principles operating in materials relevant to energy applications, such as solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, magnetic …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Physics of Planetary Systems, 10 credits (1FA226)
The dynamics of the planetary system. The formation of the solar system, including the physics of accretion discs around protostars, and the physics and chemistry of the solar nebula. Meteorites, and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Plasma Physics, 5 credits (1FA258)
Plasma physics studies the collective behaviour of charged particles in electromagnetic fields. Applications are found in space- and astrophysics, fusion research and surface and layer growths in …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Principles of Quantum Computers and Quantum Programming F, 5 credits (1FA019)
This course focuses on the principles of quantum computing and programming. It is for you who have prior knowledge of quantum mechanics. It covers the fundamental physics underlying classical and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Project in Biophysics, 10 credits (1FA004)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within biophysics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Project in Biophysics, 5 credits (1FA005)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within biophysics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 17%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 17%, English - Project in Physics and Astronomy, 15 credits (1FA195)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within physics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Project in Physics and Astronomy, 30 credits (1FA193)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within physics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, EnglishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Project in Physics and Materials Science, 15 credits (1FA595)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within physics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Project in Physics and Materials Science, 30 credits (1FA593)
Individual studies/project in a chosen subject within physics and with a project plan approved by the department.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Quantum Chromodynamics and Effective Field Theory, 10 credits (1FA360)
The course focuses on strong interaction and theoretical description based on quantum chromodynamics (QCD). The deep connection between interactions and symmetries is pointed out. General features …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Field Theory for Materials, 5 credits (1FA686)
The course introduces the student to quantum field theoretical and statistical methods used to study materials at the microscopic scale, while at the same time describing macroscopic phenomena. …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Field Theory with Applications, 5 credits (1FA011)
This course delves into quantum field theory, emphasizing the path integral formalism, Feynman rules, renormalisation group, and regularisation. The application of these concepts extends to materials …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Field Theory, 10 credits (1SV037)
Quantum field theory provides the most precise description of the microscopic phenomena that are at present accessible. In the course, you will discuss the whys and hows of quantum field theory, the …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Quantum Information, 5 credits (1FA592)
The course introduces key concepts in quantum information in order to provide the necessary background for further studies of theoretical and experimental aspects of the subject. Specifically, the …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Materials I, 5 credits (1FA654)
Quantum mechanics based on the Dirac formalism with bra and ket vectors, operators and observables. The harmonic oscillator with creation and annihilation operators. Quantum mechanical tunnelling. …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Materials II, 5 credits (1FA655)
Quantum field theoretical methods: Second quantization, field operators, creation and annihilation operators, quantum statistics for Fermions and Bosons. Quantum statistical methods: Formulation of …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Quantum Mechanics, Advanced Course, 10 credits (1FA352)
In-depth quantum mechanics based on the Dirac formalism with bra and ket vectors, operators and observables. Schrödinger and Heisenberg pictures. Scattering theory and its applications in nuclear and …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Representation Theory and Integrable Systems, 10 credits (1FA028)
In this course you will explore the interplay between representation theory and integrable systems, and through this gain a deeper understanding of their mathematical structures and applications in …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Safety Analyses in the Energy Sector, 5 credits (1FA594)
Risk analysis is an important tool in many industries and organisations in making decisions regarding complex systems where actions and events can influence safety. In the course, different types …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Scientific Programming in Python with Applications in Physics, 5 credits (1FA453)
The course gives an introduction to the Python programming language with an emphasis on the analysis and presentation of scientific data. Following an introduction to basic structures of Python …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Second Generation Quantum Technology, 5 credits (1FA665)
Quantum gates, circuit model. Quantum algorithms: Deutsch algorithm, Grover search. Physical realisations of quantum technologies: superconducting qubits, ion traps, NMR, NV centers in diamond, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Semiconductor Electrochemistry: Solar Cells and Photocatalysis, 5 credits (1FA590)
Principles of semiconductors, surfaces and solid-solid junctions. Basic electrochemical systems. Semiconductor electrolyte interface. Electron transfer, Dye-sensitisation and photocatalysis. …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Space Physics, 5 credits (1FA255)
Basic space technology. Space plasmas and magnetic fields, solar radiation and activity, and the solar wind. Plasmaspheres of the Earth and other planetary system bodies. Magnetospheric dynamics, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Special Relativity, 5 credits (1FA156)
The course gives an introduction to special relativity. The contents are Lorentz transformations, relativistic mechanics and electromagnetism on the covariant form.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Spectroscopy: Instrumentation, Theory and Applications, 5 credits (1FA680)
This course provides you with a practical and theoretical basis regarding spectroscopy, combining quantum mechanical principles with modern experimental techniques. You will learn to model and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Spin-Based Technology I, 5 credits (1FA670)
Basic concepts in spin-based technology; quantum theory of magnetism and application to nanomagnetism, molecular spintronics and multiferroic materials.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Spin-Based Technology II, 5 credits (1FA672)
Concepts and methods in spin-based technology such as a quantum mechanical theory for magnetism and applications in nanomagnetism, molecular spintronics and multiferroic materials are discussed.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Statistical Methods in Physics and Engineering, 5 credits (1FA018)
The course gives an understanding of and practical skills with statistical methods that are used in physics. The course contains Bayesian vs. frequentistic statistics, uncertainties, probability …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, EnglishCourse, Autumn 2026, Flexible, Distance learning, 33%, English - String Theory, Dualities and Geometry, 10 credits (1FA009)
This advanced course explores superstrings, string dualities, and the AdS/CFT correspondence. Topics include black holes in string theory, particle derivation from the Standard Model, and modern …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Superconductivity and Applications to Quantum Technology, 5 credits (1FA024)
You are introduced to the principles of superconductivity through their fundamental concepts, properties, and modeling of superconductors. This includes key theories such as BCS and Ginzburg-Landau, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Surface Physics, 5 credits (1FA588)
The course will prepare for fundamental and applied research within surface physics and related fields, such as material science, material chemistry and nanoscience. Properties of surfaces and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Symmetry and Group Theory in Physics, 5 credits (1FA353)
General introduction to the description of symmetry properties of physical systems. Group theory and the theory of group representations. Point, space and Lie groups in physics.
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - Symmetry in Physics, 10 credits (1FA158)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English
- Synchrotron Radiation Methods, 5 credits (1FA657)
The course prepares you for use of modern synchrotron radiation sources and free-electron lasers. It comprises the theoretical basis for electromagnetic radiation from relativistic electrons, …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 33%, English - The Physics of Galaxies, 10 credits (1FA260)
Galaxy morphology, distances and dimensions. Light distribution, colours and stellar components. Magnetic fields. Kinematics, dynamics and masses. The Milky Way, the Local Group and the Local …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - The Physics of Stars, 10 credits (1FA223)
Elementary physics of gas and radiation in stellar interiors and stellar atmospheres. Interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter. The state of matter in the Sun and stars, nuclear …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, English - Theoretical Astrophysics, 10 credits (1FA225)
Theory plays a central role in astrophysics, using physics, mathematics, and computation, to make models and simulations of celestial objects and phenomena. As objects must be observed from a …
Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 67%, Swedish - Upper Secondary School Physics with Python, 5 credits (1FA367)Course, Autumn 2026, Flexible, Distance learning, 17%, Swedish
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