Space Physics

Overview

Key facts

University of Bergen's Master's Programme in Physics, specialization Space Physics, is not offered to international students.

Learning Outcomes

After a completed Space Physics degree offered by the University of Bergen the candidate should have:

Knowledge

• explain how the Northern Lights occur and how space weather can disturb technological systems
• explain selected experimental methods and measurements techniques in space physics
• show that one has advanced knowledge in space physics at a good level, and specialized insight in a smaller area connected to the Master degree project

Skills

• carry out an independent, limited research project under supervision, but with a large degree of independence and own initiative, and in coherence with good ethical conduct
• manage and present scientific data, discuss precision and accuracy and use programming tools to analyse and process data
• analyse problems in space physics and discuss ways to explore these with the aid of theory and experimental methods
• orient oneself in the scientific community and collect, analyse and utilize necessary knowledge and tools needed to carry out a research project
• analyse and critically evaluate scientific sources of information and apply these to structure and formulate reasoning and new ideas within space physics
• analyse, interpret and discuss own results in a scientifically sound and critical way, and in light of data and theories within his/her own field