Physics of Planetary Systems
Course, Master's level, 1FA226
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 October 2023–14 January 2024
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
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120 credits including 30 credits in mathematics and 60 credits in physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Application fee: SEK 900
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 24,167
- Total tuition fee: SEK 24,167
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-13055
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 17 October 2023–30 October 2023
- Information on registration.
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 October 2023–14 January 2024
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits including 30 credits in mathematics and 60 credits in physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 17 October 2023–30 October 2023
- Information on registration.
About the course
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 their testimony of the formation and evolution of the solar system. The small bodies of the solar system. The physics of the planets and the moons. The satellite and ring systems of the giant planets. The atmospheres of planets. Magnetospheres and radiation belts and the interaction with the solar wind. Collisional processes in the planetary system. Other planetary systems and stellar discs.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@physics.uu.se
- +46 18 471 35 21