Study location	Netherlands, Nijmegen
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	2 year (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Tuition fee	€16,500 per year
Application fee	€75 one-time The handling fee is NOT applicable to: - Students with a nationality from the EEA countries or from countries that are candidates for EEA membership* - Students who receive a full scholarship (proven by uploading a grant statement) This fee will be refunded to you once you are fully enrolled as a student at Radboud University. The fee is NOT refundable when you are not admitted.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree from a research university in Physics, Applied Physics, Physics & Astronomy, or a related programme. Students must have passed (preliminary) examinations containing the following subject matter: - Experimental skills: at least 9 EC - Mechanics: at least 9 EC - Quantum Physics: at least 9 EC - Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetism: at least 9 EC - Thermodynamics/ Statistical Dynamics: at least 6 EC - Mathematics: at least 12 EC For more in-depth information, please see the Admission Criteria. Basic understanding of topics such as: - Molecular Physics: at least 3 EC - Condensed Matter Physics: at least 3 EC - Nuclear and High Energy Physics: at least 3 EC - Programming skills: at least 3 EC If you want to focus on astronomy, a basic knowledge of these topics is advisable: - Stellar structure, evolution, and nucleosynthesis - The interstellar medium - Galaxies - Radiative processes - Observational astronomy (optical/radio/space-based) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University Central Student Administration P.O. Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen

Language requirements	English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 6.5 overall, subscores ≥ 6.0, writing subscore ≥ 6.5 - TOEFL iBT: ≥ 90, subscores ≥ 22 - Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency: C or higher

Other requirements

A description of courses Please provide a list of all courses you have taken, including course description, keywords, the grades you received, and optionally literature used. Please also add an explanation of the grading system at the university where you achieved your Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Please see an example here. If possible, please provide a link to a website containing more information about the institute and the curriculum – in English (preferably) or German. Description of the practical laboratory work Please provide a short description of the practical laboratory work you did before, for example, what techniques you used and what duties you had. Contact data of possible references Please provide contact data of possible references who could give more information about you as a person.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. ru.nl/../masters/particle-and-astrophysics

Overview

Although Particle Physics and Astrophysics act on completely different length and time scales, they both use the laws of physics to study the universe. In this specialisation, you’ll dive into these extreme worlds and unravel the inner workings of the universe from the smallest to the largest systems.

Master’s in Particle and Astrophysics: something for you?

- This Master’s specialisation provides you with a thorough background in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, and Mathematical Physics and the interface between them.
- There’s plenty of room to adapt the programme to your specific interests.
- You’ll get the opportunity to perform theoretical, experimental or observational research at the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP).
- It’s possible to participate in large-scale research projects, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the LOFAR telescope or gravitational wave detectors like LIGO.
- The students rate this Master’s programme 8,1 out of 10 according to the National Student Survey 2019.
- You can now study the synergy tracks Gravity+ and Computational and Data Science.

Programme structure

The Master’s specialisation in Particle and Astrophysics is taught at the Faculty of Science. It has a course load of 120 EC* (two years). See the structure of the programme here.

Career opportunities

Some of the alumni now work as:

- National project manager at EU Universe Awareness
- Actuarial trainee at Talent & Pro
- Associate Private Equity at HAL Investments
- Consultant at Accenture
- ECO Operations Manager at Ofgem
- Scientist at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
- Technology Strategy Manager at Accenture