Theses projects in Computational Physics

You can do a Master of Science or PhD thesis in Computational Physics. Computational Physics is part of the Physics Master program, but you can also do a Master in Computational Physics if you follow the Computational Science Master program. Furthermore, you are eligible for this specialization if you have a bachelor in Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology, or any of the following bachelor programs MIT, ELDAT, MEC and MENA. There are many directions to choose among, such as computational astrophysics, computational statistical physics, computational quantum chemistry and physics or computational materials science. The activity is connected with several centers of excellence at the University of Oslo. These are the Center of Mathematics for Applications (CMA), the Center of Physics for Geological processes (PGP), the center for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (CTCC) and the center for Biomedical Computing (CBC). The group has also several collaborations with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Michigan State University in the U.S.A. and Tokyo University in Japan. We have exchange programs with many other places as well. There are excellent possibilities for doing parts of a master or PhD thesis at one of these places or centers of excellence.

Requirements and courses for a Master or PhD in Computational Physics and Science

After a bachelor degree (three years of study, 180 ECTS credits) you can do a Master of Science in Computational Physics. A Master of Science degree takes two years, of which one year of credits (60 ECTS credits) is devoted to courses and one year of credits to the thesis work itself. A PhD in Computational Physics takes three years, of which 30 ECTS credits are devoted to courses.

In addition to courses needed for your specialization, you can choose among several interesting courses in Computational Physics and Science for your Master of Science degree or PhD degree.