For admittance to the master’s program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree equivalent to the bachelor's degree in physics of the Freie Universität Berlin.

• Proof of English language skills (level B2 CEFR) for applicants whose first language is not English and whose degree was not obtained at an institution of higher education where English was the language of instruction

More information is available in the now indefinite* Admission Statutes for the Master’s Degree Program in Physics.

*announcement of the de-termination

The research-orientated master’s program builds on the bachelor’s program in physics. It aims to give students a deeper level of knowledge and an understanding of the scientific methods of physics and – depending on the choice of elective courses – of related subjects. Program goals include deepening students’ knowledge of physics, supporting their specialization in the field, and helping them expand their skills, including the ability to perform independent research. Program participants acquire the ability to successfully deal with a variety of scientific and technical problems as generalists in the natural sciences.

The Master's degree programme in Physics consists of a study phase and a research phase.

Various compulsory and elective modules are completed in the advanced phase (1st year of study). The elective area offers the opportunity to gain an insight into the current state of research in other areas of physics, additional advanced training in modern research areas of physics or a methodological overview.

In the research phase (2nd year of study), students complete the compulsory modules "Scientific Specialisation" and "Methodology and Project Planning". They set up their own Master's project and describe it in the Master's thesis. The Master's thesis should demonstrate that students are able to independently work on and present a research task using scientific methods. Upon successful completion of the study programme, the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.) is awarded.

Mandatory Area

• Modul    Advanced Laboratory Course
• Modul    Selected Topics: Scientific Presentations

Compulsory Elective Area of Theoretical Physics (at least 1 of the following modules)

• Modul    Advanced Quantum Mechanics
• Modul    Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics
• Modul    Advanced Statistical Physics
• Modul    Quantum Field Theory and Many-Body Physics

Compulsory Elective Area of Experimental Physics (at least 1 of the following modules, unless 2 or more modules from the compulsory elective area of theoretical physics have been selected)

• Modul    Advanced Solid State Physics
• Modul    Advanced Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Modul    Advanced Biophysics

Elective Area

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Nanophysics, Magnetism and Spin Electronics, Surface Science, Theory of Light-Matter Interaction, Advanced Optics, Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Nonlinear Optics, Photobiophysics, Special Topics in Molecular Biophysics, Advanced Biospectroscopy, Semiconductor Physics, Advanced Astronomy and Astrophysics, Quantum Information Theory, Advanced Computational Physics, Signal Analysis for Physicist, Physics and Chemistry of Sustainability I – Reneweable Energy, Science Studies in Physics, Science Studies Communications, Modern Theoretical Physics, Modern Experimental Physics, Modern Physics: Scientific Presentation

Research Phase

• Modul    Scientific Specialization
• Modul    Methodology and Project Planning

Big Plus: German-French Double Master in Physics

As a master's student of physics, you can gain a master's double degree from the Freie Universität Berlin and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.