Master of Science in Engineering Physics

Ghent University is the only university in Flanders to offer a Master of Science in Engineering Physics. Our alumni have a solid physical know-how and the necessary skills to play a leading role in groundbreaking physics research.

EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)

The EUR-ACE label was accredited to this programme by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), under the auspices of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).

EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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After graduation

First year

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1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Plasma Physics	1	sem 1	en	Geert Verdoolaege	6

Mathematical Techniques for Engineers: Advanced Topics	1	sem 1	en	Hendrik De Bie	6

Atomic and Molecular Physics	1	sem 1	en	Veronique Van Speybroeck	6

Computational Solutions of Wave Problems	1	sem 1	en	Dick Botteldooren	6

Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications	1	sem 2	en	Matthieu Boone	6

Physical Chemistry	1	sem 2	en	Iwan Moreels	6

Physics of Semiconductor Devices	1	sem 2	en	Benoit Bakeroot	6

Engineering Physics and Industry	1	sem 2	en	Filip Beunis	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 48 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

12 credit units in year 1
36 credit units in year 2

2.1 Elective Courses Master of Engineering Physics

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modelling and Engineering of Nanoscale Materials	sem 1	en	Louis Vanduyfhuys	6

Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling Techniques for Nanoelectronic Devices	sem 2	en	Dries Vande Ginste	6

Plasma Technology and Fusion Technology	sem 1	en	Rino Morent	6

Thin Films: Physics and Technology	sem 1	en	Diederik Depla	6

Quantum Optics	sem 1	en	Bart Kuyken	6

Wave Physics in Living Matter	sem 2	en	Wout Joseph	6

Complexity and Criticality	sem 2	en	Jan Ryckebusch	6

Physics of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices	sem 1	en	Filip Strubbe	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Jeroen Beeckman	4

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl		3

2.3 Elective Courses Research Internship or Ghent University

Subscribe to 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Elective Research Internship

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship			year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.3.2 Elective Courses Ghent University

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the master's programmes offered by a bèta faculty of Ghent University, or from the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Ghent University Elective Courses

Second year

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2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 48 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

12 credit units in year 1
36 credit units in year 2

2.1 Elective Courses Master of Engineering Physics

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modelling and Engineering of Nanoscale Materials	sem 1	en	Louis Vanduyfhuys	6

Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling Techniques for Nanoelectronic Devices	sem 2	en	Dries Vande Ginste	6

Plasma Technology and Fusion Technology	sem 1	en	Rino Morent	6

Thin Films: Physics and Technology	sem 1	en	Diederik Depla	6

Quantum Optics	sem 1	en	Bart Kuyken	6

Wave Physics in Living Matter	sem 2	en	Wout Joseph	6

Complexity and Criticality	sem 2	en	Jan Ryckebusch	6

Physics of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices	sem 1	en	Filip Strubbe	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Jeroen Beeckman	4

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl		3

2.3 Elective Courses Research Internship or Ghent University

Subscribe to 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Elective Research Internship

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship			year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.3.2 Elective Courses Ghent University

Ghent University Elective Courses

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	en		24

Full programme

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1 General Courses 48

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Plasma Physics	1	sem 1	en	Geert Verdoolaege	6

Mathematical Techniques for Engineers: Advanced Topics	1	sem 1	en	Hendrik De Bie	6

Atomic and Molecular Physics	1	sem 1	en	Veronique Van Speybroeck	6

Computational Solutions of Wave Problems	1	sem 1	en	Dick Botteldooren	6

Nuclear Physics: Principles and Applications	1	sem 2	en	Matthieu Boone	6

Physical Chemistry	1	sem 2	en	Iwan Moreels	6

Physics of Semiconductor Devices	1	sem 2	en	Benoit Bakeroot	6

Engineering Physics and Industry	1	sem 2	en	Filip Beunis	6

2 Elective Courses 48

Subscribe to 48 credit units from 3 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

12 credit units in year 1
36 credit units in year 2

2.1 Elective Courses Master of Engineering Physics

30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modelling and Engineering of Nanoscale Materials	sem 1	en	Louis Vanduyfhuys	6

Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling Techniques for Nanoelectronic Devices	sem 2	en	Dries Vande Ginste	6

Plasma Technology and Fusion Technology	sem 1	en	Rino Morent	6

Thin Films: Physics and Technology	sem 1	en	Diederik Depla	6

Quantum Optics	sem 1	en	Bart Kuyken	6

Wave Physics in Living Matter	sem 2	en	Wout Joseph	6

Complexity and Criticality	sem 2	en	Jan Ryckebusch	6

Physics of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Devices	sem 1	en	Filip Strubbe	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Jeroen Beeckman	4

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl		3

2.3 Elective Courses Research Internship or Ghent University

12

Subscribe to 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.1 Elective Research Internship

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Internship			year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.3.2 Elective Courses Ghent University

Ghent University Elective Courses

3 Master's Dissertation 24

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	en		24

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Possess advanced, theoretically profound, knowledge of the own engineering discipline and the ability to apply this knowledge in a creative and critical way to new, complex problems.
Be able to design innovative products or processes using appropriate or autonomously developed and validated models and techniques, using recent digital technologies.
Demonstrate integrative and system-oriented problem-solving thinking under uncertain and conflicting conditions, with attention for the correct level of abstraction.
Be able to formulate a research question from a complex scientific problem, after in-depth study of relevant and state-of-the-art scientific literature.
Be able to critically interpret and communicate one's own results in English to both experts and laypersons and defend decisions made.
Be able to position oneself in, and function within an international team, with an understanding of effective leadership and an awareness of cultural sensitivity.
Demonstrate a lifelong learning attitude to keep up with the advancements and developments in scientific research in one’s own discipline and continue to develop one's competencies.
Act according to the principles of research integrity, professional deontology and ethics.
Demonstrate sustainability thinking, entrepreneurial skills, and pay attention to the role of science, technology and innovation in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, and in an international context.
Critically reflect on one's own thinking and actions, and act according to the limitations of one's competencies in a conscientious and responsible manner.
Possess the broad scientific knowledge, insight, and skills to analyze, model analytically and numerically, specify, design, and test experimentally, systems that are a direct application of the fundaments of physics.
Apply the knowledge gained on physical theories to understand existing and design novel engineering applications. Develop skills in application-oriented reflecting on physical theories required to conceptualize new processes and materials.
Have a thorough, in depth scientific knowledge, insight and skills in at least one of the following areas of physics or application areas: fundamental physics, plasma physics, nanoscale science, nuclear physics, physical electronics, photonics, biomedical physics, material physics.