Physics

Physics comprises experimental research, the gathering of quantitative data and the mathematical representation of natural processes. It is therefore of fundamental importance for the other natural sciences. The bachelor’s program in Physics provides a wide-ranging general education in the discipline. The program therefore provides the basis for a consecutive master's program. Students also pursue their first individual specialization in one of four advanced fields of study: Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics (KTA), Condensed Matter Physics (KM), Biophysics (BIO) or Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP). These specializations also correlate with the master's programs that the Physics Department offers, as well as the research strands at the Physics Campus Garching.

One of the Physics Department’s unique selling points is its mentoring program. Mentors from the department’s circle of professors are ready to advise each small group of students from the first semester onward, whether with regard to discipline-specific questions about the curriculum or any other general queries. 

Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?

As a graduate, you have at your disposal an extensive vocational education and training in mathematics and you are familiar with the fundamentals of the core subareas of physics. In terms of experimental physics, these include mechanics, technical electricity science, optics, thermodynamics, atomic and molecular physics as well as subareas of theoretical physics: mechanics, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics.

In accordance with your chosen area of specialization, you possess additional knowledge of Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics (KTA), Condensed Matter Physics (KM), Biophysics (BIO) or Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP). In addition, you will have further developed your skills through solving complex problems in interdisciplinary groups, and gained your first research experience during the course of a laboratory internship.

Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?

Thanks to a broad academic training and low level of specialization, opportunities arise in many areas, should you decide to embark on a professional career upon successfully concluding the bachelor's program in physics. In addition to research, sectors range from consulting and development, through insurance, to public authorities, and software corporations.