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SPFY801: Master\'s thesis in Physics (60 ECTS)

STADS: 07010811

A supervisor contract and project statement must be handed in.

Submission is conducted electronically via https://blanket.sam.sdu.dk/form/97/submit. Submission must take place no later than 1 week after the semester has started, but is recommended, that it is handed in as soon as possible. The contract must be approved by supervisor, teaching committee and the head of studies.

Be aware that it is not possible to fill in the form after deadline of submission, since the application system will shut down. The system will reopen in connection with the next course registration, then you can fill out the form for the next semester.



Level
Master's level course

Teaching period
The course is held twice a year, once in the autumn semester and once in the spring semester.

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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction
The master’s thesis represents the completion of the master’s programme in Physics. In the thesis, the student should demonstrate deep knowledge of one or more concrete areas within physic. The project is thus intended to document the student’s abilities to handle physically relevant professional functions, and that the student has acquired the professional knowledge and the theoretical and experimental qualifications that enable the student to identify, formulate, and solve problems within the central disciplines of physics. In the project, a relevant research question is examined from a theoretical and practical scientific perspective.

Qualifications
A student with a 60 ECTS Thesis in Physics can:

  • Define a physical problem and apply the fundamental theoretical and experimental methods of physics to write a project outline, which aims at solving the problem.
  • Identify and structure self-learning, for example by finding relevant research papers and other literature and apply this to enlighten the problem and decide which theoretical and experimental investigations have relevance for the project.
  • Explain the applied theories and models.
  • Make a realistic time table for execution of the elements of the project.
  • Describe and explain the problem and results, in terms of physical models, for colleagues as well as non-specialists.
  • Contribute to the solution of a scientific problem by using a combination of theory, numerical simulations, and experiments.
  • Report the results in a precise and clear language.
Expected learning outcome
A student with a 60 ECTS Thesis in Physics can:
  • Read and understand fundamental theories and experimental methods, as described in the international research literature, within the area of physics which is relevant for the problem.
  • Postulate hypotheses and test their validity by designing and performing experiments and apply theoretical models.
  • Conduct theoretical and/or experimental investigations that contribute to solving the problem.
  • Make a critical evaluation of own results in relation to existing knowledge and models.
Subject overview
The subject of the master’s thesis is determined in collaboration with a supervisor, and the project description is approved as part of the thesis contract by the supervisor, the department, and the study board. The thesis project includes the independent delimitation, solution, and generalisation of results concerning a physical issue with the involvement of experiments and studies of the most recent international research within the field.

Literature
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Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
  1. Report and oral defense. External censorship, Danish 7-mark scale. (60 ECTS). (07010812).

Deadline for master's theses begun in the autumn semester is 1 June. Deadline for master's theses begun in the spring semester is 1 January.

The master's thesis may be carried out individually or in pairs. The thesis examination is individual and starts with a presentation on a given subject. After the presentation the student may be examined in both the report and the presentation. The student's presentation is part of the total assessment. Presentation and report may be carried out in Danish or in English.

The deadline for the thesis report is final. This means that one exam attempt has been used if the thesis report has not been handed in on time. In the event of a missed submission deadline, the university sets a modified research problem within the same subject area as the thesis. The modified research problem must correspond a work load of three months, and it must be received by the Head of Studies no later than 14 days after the submission deadline.



Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.


Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Remarks
The master thesis must contain an abstract of the contents of the report, cf. "Eksamensbekendtgørelsen" (statutory order of examinations) section 24, subsection 2. If the report is written in Danish, the abstract must be in English. If the report is written in English, the abstract must be in Danish.

Course enrollment
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