Programme aims

The objective of the second-cycle degree programme in Physics is to prepare graduates who have advanced and specific knowledge and skills in the application of physics, so that they can enter the world of work with high level qualifications or continue to refine their competencies via additional higher education programmes.
Specifically, the degree programme seeks to prepare physicists who possess:

- solid cultural grounding in the various areas of contemporary physics and in its theoretical aspects and the experimental and practical foundations, focusing on the most recent developments of scientific research and technology;
- a solid command of scientific study methods and problem-solving techniques;

- advanced mathematical and IT tools for describing and modelling physical systems;

- the ability to model complex systems in different fields, also not strictly linked to physics;
- the ability to use and design advanced measuring instruments and methodologies;

- autonomy in working, also in positions of responsibility, in the field of research and technological and scientific innovation;
- the ability to promote and popularise scientific and technological cultures, assessing their impacts on society.
Therefore, graduates have the ability to:
- apply scientific method to the analysis, representation and modelling of complex physical systems, proposing solutions to new problems;

- prepare and present scientific research and/or information materials, orally and in writing in Italian and English;
- use self-learning tools to promptly keep abreast of scientific and technological progress;

- rapidly integrate into work environments, also working in a team.

Given the above, the second-cycle degree programme inPhysics offers learning activities in two thematic areas:
- 'Principles and Theory of Contemporary Physics' area
- 'Methods and Instruments' area

and is divided into several curricula, some of which are delivered in English.

In particular, the second-cycle degree programme envisages:
- activities aiming to acquire in-depth, updated knowledge of theoretical physics, nuclear and sub-nuclear physics, physics of matter, applied physics, teaching and the history of physics;
- exercises and laboratories, to develop operational competencies in the most recent and sophisticated experimental and measuring methods, data processing and analysis, symbolic and numerical computing techniques;
- transversal activities aiming to develop scientific design, business and scientific communication skills;
- a final examination, involving the production of an original project by the student, which can be performed in a research group in the Department or at public or private businesses and institutions, in Italy or abroad, also within the framework of international agreements.