PhD Project Course in Physics (FYS901)

The project course will contain topics at advanced level in physics.The course is intended to bring the student to the research front in an area pertaining to his/her PhD project.


Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

FYS901

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring, Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring, Autumn

Language of instruction

English, Norwegian

Content

The project course will contain topics at advanced level in physics.The course is intended to bring the student to the research front in an area pertaining to his/her PhD project.

Learning outcome

After completed the course, the student shall have sufficiently detailed knowledge of the topic to be at the research front within the field defined by her PhD project.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Oral exam 1/1 Passed / Not Passed

Course teacher(s)

Course teacher:

Tomas Brauner

Course teacher:

Eero Aleksi Kurkela

Head of Department:

Bjørn Henrik Auestad

Course teacher:

Anders Tranberg

Course teacher:

Alex Bentley Nielsen

Course teacher:

Germano Nardini

Course teacher:

Tomas Brauner

Course teacher:

Eva Rauls

Course coordinator:

Helge Bøvik Larsen

Method of work

8 hours of project work per week. There are no ordinary lectures in this course; each student will receive

independent supervision from the selected supervisor.

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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