The international Master's programme in Physics consists of a two-semester specialisation phase and a two-semester research phase. During the specialisation phase, you acquire the specialised subject knowledge required to carry out a research project during the research phase.

The following table provides an overview of the module structure for each semester. According to the standard study plan, students earn 30 credit points (CP) per semester. The language of instruction and examination for the programme is English.

Specific Information for the Winter Semester 2026/2027

Specialization Phase:

• Advanced Seminar: Students are required to attend one seminar in theoretical physics and one seminar in applied/experimental physics with 6 CP each. Within each seminar prepare a script and oral presentation for an actual research topic.

• Specialization: Based on these modules students acquire the special knowledge in one of the topics “Nanophysics”, “Condensed Matter Physics” and “Theory/Simulation” which are closely connected to the research topics of the institute of physics at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. Required are 30 CP’s in total for the specialization modules for which the actual list can be found HERE.

  Nanophysics	Condensed Matter Physics	Theory/Simulation
  Light and Matter: Introduction	Principles of Superconductivity	General Theory of Relativity
  Ligth and Matter:Interaction in Nanostructures	Characterization of Micro-and Nano Materials	Computational Quatum Physics
  Laboratory Techniques and Metrology	Semiconductor Physics for Applied Quantum Structures	Light and Matter: Quantum
  Nanocatalysis		Particle and Astroparticle Physics
  Interfacial Engineering and 2D Semiconductors for Post Moore Nanoelectronics
  Advanced Micro Systems

• Minor subject: The minor subject enables students to understand the close links between Physics and Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry and Computer Science, and may also be completed as an internship. Students must earn 12 LP in this area. The selection of minor subject modules can be found in the Examination and Study Regulations LINK
• General Studies (FÜS), worth 6 LP, is designed to provide interdisciplinary knowledge that goes beyond the subject-specific curricula. The current list of FÜS modules can be found at

• A link to the FÜS modules can be found here.

  Research phase:

• Research module: The research module, worth 30 LP, consists of a project planning phase, a laboratory practical and a working group seminar. It is usually carried out within the same chair in which the Master’s thesis is to be written.
• Master’s thesis: Students work independently and under supervision on a
• research project. This is presented in writing in an academically appropriate format. The module concludes with a presentation on the Master’s thesis project.