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master s programme in physics and astronomy msc faculty of science international master s programme the secret of good education the physicists and astronomers at radboud university nijmegen are internationally renowned for their excellent research they attract attention worldwide with spectacular discoveries ­ from the origin of cosmic particles to the funda mentals of the interaction of magnetism and light as a master s student you will work in a dynamic environment all lectures are taught by staff from one of the following multidisciplinary radboud research institutes imm institute of molecules and materials imapp institute of mathematics astrophysics and particle physics and dcn donders centre for neuroscience according to a recent evaluation by a commission of peer experts our leading position in research provides an excellent basis for highquality education tailor-made education our master s programme offers you a broad range of stateof theart courses and research topics you will choose one of four subject areas biophysics high energy physics astrophysics or molecules functional materials you will be allocated a personal supervisor who will help you select suitable courses to optimize the preparation for your master s level research together you will develop a tailormade programme based on your interests and abilities unique facilities and equipment the faculty of science has unique equipment and facilities for studying the properties of materials and molecules these include a high field magnet laboratory hfml which attracts scientists from all over the world additional hightech facilities are available in an advanced nanolab an nmr lab and a laser lab the latest development is a free electron laser which is built with the support of a 25 million grant from the dutch government the department of high energy physics partici pates in the multinational large hadron collider lhc project at cern geneva switzerland and the tevatron collider at fermilab chicago usa you will have access to all these excellent international facilities the programme the twoyear programme is structured as follows · majorinternship60ec · majorcourses30ec · philosophyandinternalpreparation7ec · electivecourses23ec once you ve graduated you ll be awarded a master of science degree career prospects this programme provides an excellent preparation for enrolment intoaphdprogramme.around70percentofourgraduates continue their research within a phd project in nijmegen or elsewhere in the world our research departments regularly recruit new phd candidates graduates also find work as researchers and managers within multinational companies such as philips mckinsey and asml and research institutes such as esa and cern.

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antje fitzner is a german national who chose to do both her bachelor s and her master s studies in the netherlands the education is much better here as the studentteacher ratio in nijmegen in the bachelor s programmeisabout3to1,whileinthemaster sprogrammeit salmost 1 to 1 they even gave me my own desk and computer at the department learning the language was not so difficult i took an intensive summer course before i started and because all the books are in english i didn t experience many difficulties antje works together with charles timmermans a senior researcher in high energy physics charles did his postdoctorate in the united states but decided to return to europe after six years he found himself a position in nijmegen and has never regretted moving back in the netherlands the climate for researchers is much better once you obtain funding you don t run the risk of losing it every year this continuity also makes it easier to involve students in your research antje already started participating in our project at the end of her bachelor s and we can keep her until she finishes her master s charles is involved in a large international project studying cosmic rays antje we work together in an international network of physicists from around the world investigating the phenomenon of energetic particles that descend onto the earth from outer space creating showers in the atmosphere that are detectible from the ground our group is developing a new technique to measure these particles using radio antennas to detect the particles radiation while they travel through the atmosphere antje it s a really exciting project i analyze the simulations of these radiations by comparing them to reality through applying physics the funny thing is though that i have never actually seen the measuring equipment yet as it is in argentina i get the data and work with the simulations charles we try to get all our students to go to argentina at some stage but this is usually not until the end of their studies so they will be able to present their results to our colleagues after finishing her studies antje would like to stay in research as a phd student or to look for a management position if possible she would like to stay involved in physics physics is cool antje fitzner master s student in physics admission requirements · theequivalentofadutchbachelor sdegreeinphysicsor astronomy as evaluated by the examining board · aninterviewtoidentifyanydeficienciesrelatedtoyour chosen field these can be made up during the programme toamaximumof30ec · fluencyinbothwrittenandspokenenglish.non-native speakersofenglishrequireatoeflscoreofatleast550 orielts6.0 admission to the programme takes place twice a year in september and february registration for students from outside eea countries closes eight months before the course is scheduled to begin on 1 january and the 1 july and for those from within the eea five months before registration 1 april and 1 september more information faculty of science international office e io@science.ru.nl i www.internationalmasters.eu www.internationalmasters.eu publication date september 2010

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