Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Physics

Curriculum Theoretical physics: for students enrolled a.y. 2025/26

First Year

Compulsory Activities

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
87957 General Relativity 1 1 B FIS/02 6
87958 Quantum Field Theory 1 1 B FIS/02 6
87959 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals 1 B FIS/02 6
87950 Statistical Mechanics 1 B FIS/02 6
87960 Quantum Field Theory 2 2 B FIS/02 6

Elective Courses from Group 1 (6 CFU)

You have to choose one course among those listed below, for a total of 6 CFU.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
87961 General Relativity 2 2 B FIS/02 6
87962 Statistical Field Theory 2 B FIS/02 6
87963 Theory of the Standard Model 2 B FIS/02 6

Elective Courses from Group 2 (6 CFU)

You have to choose one course among those listed below, for a total of 6 CFU.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
87964 Group Theory for Physics 2 C FIS/02 6
58460 Physics Education 2 C FIS/08 6
87951 Quantum States of Matter and Radiation 2 C FIS/02 6
94465 Theoretical Astroparticle Physics 2 C FIS/02 6

Elective Courses from Group 3 (6 CFU)

You have to choose one course among those listed below, for a total of 6 CFU.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B8284 GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PHYSICS 1 B FIS/01 6
87967 Introduction to Particle Physics 1 B FIS/01 6
87944 Statistical Data Analysis for Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics 1 B FIS/01 6
87966 Astroparticle Physics 2 B FIS/01 6
87968 Complex Networks 2 B FIS/07 6

Elective Courses from Group 4 (6 CFU)

You have to choose one course among those listed below, for a total of 6 CFU.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
87969 Nuclear Physics 1 B FIS/04 6
84536 Interactions and Correlations in Condensed Matter 2 B FIS/03 6
99247 QUANTUM SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES 2 B FIS/03 6
87965 Theoretical and Numerical Aspects of Nuclear Physics 2 B FIS/04 6

Free Choice Learning Activities (max limit 6 CFU)

These are free choice learning activities of Second Year (overall minimum 12 cfu until maximum of 50 cfu), but you can move up one course to the First Year

Second Year

Compulsory Activities

Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
87928 Transversal Skills for Physics-Related Professions - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 F 6
B8269 ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES (5 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 F 5
B8270 COMPLEMENTO DI COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI AVANZATE PER LA FISICA - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 F 1
60750 Final examination - Not available for the year  2025/2026
L’attività non prevede presenze continuative né presso strutture dell’Ateneo né presso enti esterni (aziende/enti). 		2 E 12

Elective Courses from Group 05 (6 CFU)

You have to choose one course among those listed below, for a total of 6 CFU.
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
87970 Advanced Mathematical Methods for Physics - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
87971 Advanced Quantum Field Theory - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
B2247 BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
B2246 INTRODUCTION TO STRING THEORY - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
99248 QUANTUM COMPUTING 1 C FIS/02 6
90378 Quantum Chromodynamics - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
87972 Quantum Cosmology - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
87952 Quantum Many Body Theory - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
94253 Supersymmetry - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6
94254 Theory of the Standard Model: Advanced Topics - Not available for the year  2025/2026 1 C FIS/02 6

Free Choice Learning Activities (max limit 50 CFU)

These are free choice learning activities of Second Year (overall minimum 12 cfu until maximum of 50 cfu), but you can move up one course to the First Year. We recommend you to choose the courses using the Choice group “CdS 9245 - Physics” or “CdS 5828 - Astrophysics and Cosmology”. If you choose the courses using the Choice group "qualsiasi attività dell'Ateneo" (any course offered by other master degree programmes), the approval of your plan will be decided by the Degree Programme Director.

In preparation of the Final Examination (24 CFU)

As part of their final exam, students may choose to carry out practical and research activities within companies/institutions external to Unibo, or within Unibo laboratories. In this case you should select an Internship activity, by applying on “SOL – Internship” (for more details go on your degree course’s website: homepage > studying> Internship for final examination). If you select activities abroad, you intend to enter a competition for international mobility (e.g. Thesis Abroad, Erasmus+, etc.).
Period ? The period in which lectures are held 1: 15/09/2025 - 22/12/2025 2: 23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026 E: 15/09/2025 - 05/06/2026 Type ? A: Basic learning activities
B: Core learning activity
C: Related or supplementary learning activity
D: Elective learning activity
E: Final examination and foreign language test
S: Stage
F: Other 		cfu ? Credits
88037 Internship Abroad for the Preparation for the Final Examination (12 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 12
88038 Internship Abroad for the Preparation for the Final Examination (18 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 18
88039 Internship Abroad for the Preparation for the Final Examination (24 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 24
88035 Internship Abroad for the Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 6
88032 Internship for the Preparation for the Final Examination (12 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 12
88033 Internship for the Preparation for the Final Examination (18 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 18
88034 Internship for the Preparation for the Final Examination (24 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 24
88031 Internship for the Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 6
88028 Preparation Abroad for the Final Examination (12 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 12
88029 Preparation Abroad for the Final Examination (18 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 18
88030 Preparation Abroad for the Final Examination (24 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 24
88027 Preparation Abroad for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 6
87953 Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 2 E 6
87954 Preparation for the Final Examination (12 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 E E 12
87955 Preparation for the Final Examination (18 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 E E 18
87956 Preparation for the Final Examination (24 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
If you select this activity, it means that you intend to write a thesis for which your continuous presence (in Unibo premises or at external companies/institutions) is NOT requested. 		E E 24