Our courses

Here you'll find information on the courses in English at the Department of Physics.

If you have any questions about the courses, please contact our international coordinator Victoria Nilsson:
+46 31 786 9154 | victoria.nilsson@physics.gu.se

Courses for free-movers

The Department of Physics offers courses in astronomy and physics in English.

• Courses in astronomy
• Courses in physics

Courses for exchange students

Please note that there is no guarantee that the courses will be given. Changes may occur. If for example there are too few people applying for the course the faculty/department might decide not to give the course. If you have chosen a course which later was decided not to be given we will try to find another suitable course for you. Talk to the international coordinator for more information.

The courses below are listed under the period they will start in. Some courses may run over several periods and octiles depending on the pace of study and how many credits the course covers.

Semesters and periods

Autumn semester 29 August 2016 – 15 January 2017

Periods: I 29/8-28/9 II 29/9-31/10 III 1/11-1/12 IV 2/12-15/1

Spring semester 16 January 2017 – 4 June 2017

Periods: I 16/1-16/2 II 17/2-22/3 III 23/3-27/4 IV 28/4-4/6 

Astronomy

All astronomy courses run on part-time basis

Period 1

• Image Processing, 7,5 hec (ASM420)
• Plasma Physics with Applications, 7,5 hec (ASM440)

Period 2

• Astrophysical Dynamics, 7,5 hec, (ASM400)
• Space Science and Techniques, 7,5 hec (ASM470)
• Modern Astrophysics 7,5 hec (ASM510)
• Radioastronomical Techniques and Interferometry, 7,5 hec (ASM460)

Period 3

• The interstellar medium and star formation, 7,5 hec (ASM480)

Period 4

• Galaxies and Observational Cosmology, 7,5 hec (ASM410)

More information about the courses in Astronomy (and Physics)

Physics

All physics courses run on part-time basis (50%)

Period 1

• Quantum Mechanics, 7,5 hec (FIM400)
• Experimental Physics: Spectroscopic Methods, 7,5 hec (FIM420)
• Modern Subatomic Detection and Analysis Methods, 7,5 hec (FIM465)
• Physics beyond the Standard Model, 7,5 hec (FIM485)
• Soft Matter Physics, 7,5 hec (FIM510)
• Modern Imaging, Spectroscopy and Diffraction Techniques, 7,5 hec (FIM520)
• Quantum Informatics, 7,5 hec (FIM660)
• Stochastic Optimization, 7,5 hec (FIM711)
• Neural Networks, 7,5 hec (FIM720)
• Complex Systems Seminar, 7,5 hec (FIM730) (12%)
• Humanoid Robotics, 7,5 hec (FIM800)

Period 2

• Electrodynamics, 7,5 hec (FIM405)
• String Theory, 7,5 hec (FIM480)
• Condensed Matter Physics, 7,5 hec (FIM530)
• Computational Physics, 7,5 hec (FIM540)
• Computational Biology A, 7,5 hec (FIM740)
• Simulation of Complex System, 7,5 hec (FIM750)
• Fuel Cells – function and materials, 7,5 hec (FIM870)
• Biological Physics, 7,5 hec (FIM620)

Period 3

• Advanced quantum mechanics, 7,5 hec (FIM425)
• Gravitation and cosmology, 7,5 hec (FIM450)
• Surface and nanophysics, 7,5 hec (FIM550)
• Advanced analysis methods, 7,5 hec (FIM570)
• Nanotechnology for sustainable energy, 7,5 hec (FIM640)
• Autonomous Agents, 7,5 hec (FIM760)
• Dynamic systems, 7,5 hec (FIM770)
• Information theory for complex systems, 7,5 hec (FIM780)
• Biotechnical Physics, 7,5 hec (FIM615)

Period 4

• Quantum field theory, 7,5 hec (FIM430)
• Advanced subatomic physics, 7,5 hec (FIM460)
• Astroparticle physics, 7,5 hec (FIM490)
• Functional materials, 7,5 hec (FIM560)
• Quantum matter: coherence and correlations, 7,5 hec (FIM580)
• Medical physics, 7,5 hec (FIM650)
• Nonequilibrium processes in physics, chemistry and biology, 7,5 hec (FIM786)
• Computational biology B, 7,5 hec (FIM790)

More information about the courses in Physics (and Astronomy)