Master of Science in Engineering Physics

Ghent University is the sole university in Flanders to offer a Master of Science in Engineering Physics. Alumni of this master have a solid physical know how and the necessary skills to play a leading role in groundbreaking physics research.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

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	Marcelo Gonçalves De Martino	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

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to 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

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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

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 Engineering		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Guido Pennings	3

Philosophy and Science		sem 1	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Financial and Cost Price Reporting in Companies		sem 1	nl	Sophie Maussen	6

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

2.3 Elective Courses Ghent University

12 elective credit units from the master's programmes from a betafaculty of Ghent University, or the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

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

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to 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

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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

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 Engineering		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Guido Pennings	3

Philosophy and Science		sem 1	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Financial and Cost Price Reporting in Companies		sem 1	nl	Sophie Maussen	6

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

2.3 Elective Courses Ghent University

12 elective credit units from the master's programmes from a betafaculty of Ghent University, or the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3 Master's Dissertation

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

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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	Marcelo Gonçalves De Martino	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

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

2.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to 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

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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

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 Engineering		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Guido Pennings	3

Philosophy and Science		sem 1	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Financial and Cost Price Reporting in Companies		sem 1	nl	Sophie Maussen	6

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

2.3 Elective Courses Ghent University 12

12 elective credit units from the master's programmes from a betafaculty of Ghent University, or the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3 Master's Dissertation 24

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

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

Master and apply advanced knowledge in the own engineering discipline in solving complex problems.
Apply Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and advanced communication instruments in a creative and purposeful way.
Possess the broad scientific knowledge, insight, and skills to analyse, model analytically and numerically, specify, design, and test experimentally, systems that are a direct application of the fundaments of physics.
Have a thorough understanding of the most important physical theories (logical and mathematical structure, experimental support, known physical phenomena and applications), composition of matter from subatomic to molecular and macroscopic scale, states of matter and their transitions, and semiconductors with a focus on engineering applications.
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, nanoscale science nuclear physics and technology, physical electronics, photonics, biomedical physics, material physics.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Analyse complex problems and translate them into concrete research questions.
Consult the scientific literature as part of the own research.
Select and apply the appropriate models, methods and techniques.
Develop and validate mathematical models and methods.
Interpret research findings in an objective and critical manner.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Independently form an opinion on complex situations and problems, and defend this point of view.
Apply knowledge in a creative, purposeful and innovative way to research, conceptual design and production.
Critically reflect on one’s own way of thinking and acting, and understand the limits of one’s competences.
Stay up‐to‐date with the evolutions in the discipline to elevate the own competences to expert level.
Readily adapt to changing professional circumstances.
Application-oriented reflecting on new physical insights and physical discoveries.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Have the ability to communicate in English about the own field of specialisation.
Project management: have the ability to formulate objectives, report efficiently, keep track of targets, follow the progress of the project,...
Have the ability to work as a member of a team in a multi‐disciplinary working‐environment, as well as being capable of taking on supervisory responsibilities.
Report on technical or scientific subjects verbally, in writing and using graphics.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Act in an ethical, professional and social way.
Recognize the most important business and legal aspects of the own engineering discipline.
Understand the historical evolution of the own engineering discipline and its social relevance.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competence

Master the complexity of technical systems by using system and process models.
Reconcile conflicting specifications and prior conditions in a high‐quality and innovative concept or process.
Synthesize incomplete, contradictory or redundant data into useful information.
Possess sufficient ready knowledge and understanding to evaluate the results of complex calculations, or make approximate estimates.
Pay attention to entire life cycles of systems, machines, and processes.
Pay attention to sustainability, energy‐efficiency, environmental cost, use of raw materials and labour costs.
Pay attention to all aspects of reliability, safety, and ergonomics.
Have insight into and understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship.
Show perseverance, innovativeness, and an aptitude for creating added value.