University of Heidelberg

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physik

The department of physics and astronomy is dedicated to a broadly laid-out programme of teaching and research. It feels itself committed to Humboldt's ideal of teaching rooted in research and sees its research programme an the borders of knowledge as a pre­requisite for teaching and training its students at high quality.
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Research

Research encompasses core areas of fundamental physics as well as inter­disciplinary border areas. In the core areas, research focuses on elementary particle physics, the structure and evolution of the universe, and the properties of complex classical and quantum systems. The inter­disciplinary border areas include environ­mental physics, bio- and medical physics as well as technical computer science. Research is located at 4 department institutes and the Heidelberg Centre for Astronomy. Apart from that, the research environment in Heidelberg is distinguished by a multitude of extra-university research institutions which are topically and personally closely connected to the department. ... more.
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Physics degrees

The courses of studies include a Bachelor-Masters programme, the state examination for teachers at secondary schools and a doctoral programme with a wide scope. The department is currently educating ca. 1400 students. Among them are 900 in the undergraduate and Diploma or Masters courses, and 500 in the doctoral programme. With ca 170 Masters graduations and 100 doctoral degrees awarded per year, Heidelberg is at the top of all German physics departments. Education and training are strongly oriented towards research. The Bachelor course is offered in German only, the Master course in English. ... more.

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