fisica.uc.pt • Department of Physics • University of Coimbra
DEPT. OF PHYSICS
PhD in Physics
specialization in Condensed Matter
| SYNOPSIS | COURSE.PLAN | APPLICATION | CAREER OPP. | CANDIDATES |
Coordination:
Professora Doutora Maria Margarida Ramalho R. Costa
| subject | area | sem. | classes | ects | obs | |
| 1 ano | ||||||
| Seminar I on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 1 | S:30 | 6 | e) | |
| Advanced Statistics | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Advanced Computation | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Advanced Field Theory | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Density Functional Theory | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Many Body Theory | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Collision Theory | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Molecular Dynamics | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *) | |
| Colective Phenomena and Abnormal Phases of Matter | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Advanced Experimental Tecniques on Condensed Matter | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Electronic Structure | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *)e) | |
| Radiation Detection | F | 1 | T:30;OT:15 | 6 | *) | |
| Thesis Project on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 1 | OT:30 | 6 | e) | |
| Seminar II on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 2 | S:30 | 6 | e) | |
| Thesis Project on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 2 | OT:30 | 24 | e) | |
| 2 ano | ||||||
| Thesis on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 1+2 | T:120 | - | e) | |
| 3 ano | ||||||
| Thesis on Condensed Matter Physics | F | 1+2 | T:120 | 120 | e) | |
T=theory; TP=theory-practice; PL=practice-lab.; OT=tutorial; S=seminar; O=other; 1 ECTS ~ 27 hours of study/week/semester.
e) N.B. is taught in english if there are students who do not speak Portuguese.
*)Choose three options of this set, or choosen from other Doctoral Programmes of the University of Coimbra or of other institutions (approval by the coordinator required).
| scientific area | sigla | ECTS obrig. | ECTS opcional |
| Physics | F | 111 | 18 |
| Mathematics | M | 28,5 | - |
| Chemistry | Q | 15 | - |
| Computation | C | 4,5 | - |
| Communication and Culture | CC | - | 3 |
| total | 159 | 21 |
The PhD degree requires the completion of 180 ECTS credit units.
The doctoral course lasts for 6 semesters.
Final grade
The final grade is based on the PhD Dissertation and on the results obtained in the doctoral course.
The doctoral course lasts for 6 semesters.
Final grade
The final grade is based on the PhD Dissertation and on the results obtained in the doctoral course.
