Electromagnetic Field Theory

5 credits

Course, Master's level, 1FA252

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
31 August 2026–1 November 2026
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including Electromagnetism II/Electromagnetism and Mathematical Methods of Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Selection

All qualified applicants will be admitted.

Fees
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.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 13,750
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 13,750

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Application deadline
15 April 2026
Application code
UU-13621
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Registration period
27 July 2026–30 August 2026
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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
31 August 2026–1 November 2026
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including Electromagnetism II/Electromagnetism and Mathematical Methods of Physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
27 July 2026–30 August 2026
Information on registration from the department

About the course

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 electromagnetic field theory. The course contains:

  • repetition of vector analysis
  • repetition of the electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, including the polarisation field in dielectrics and the magnetisation field in magnetisable media
  • potential theory (boundary value problems, uniqueness theorem, method of images, separation of variables) with applications in electrostatics, magnetostatics and stationary current distributions
  • induction law and displacement current
  • transformation of the electromagnetic field
  • Maxwell's equations and derivation of circuit equations (Kirchhoff's laws) from Maxwell's equations
  • Poynting's theorem
  • wave equation, plane waves and a brief description of waves along different types of waveguides
  • field penetration in conducting media
  • skin depth
  • generation of electromagnetic radiation (inhomogeneous wave equation, retarded potentials)
  • electric dipole radiation field.

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