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Overview
About the Program
Students and faculty in the Astrophysics program of the University of Minnesota make use of the excellent observational, laboratory, and computational facilities in the department as well as national and international observatories. A wide range of other research institutes on campus, extensive opportunities for professional teaching development, and educational programs in related scientific and technical fields enrich the graduate experience for Minnesota students. The warm cultural and recreational atmosphere of the Twin Cities is an added attraction, making the University of Minnesota a stimulating and enjoyable place to study.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- The Interstellar Medium
- Relativity, Cosmology, and the Universe
- Interpretation and Analysis of Astrophysical Data
- Methods of Experimental Astrophysics
- Methods of Bayesian Astrostatistics
- Radiative Processes in Astrophysics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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More details
- Scholarships/fellowships deadline: December 15
- TA or RA support deadline: January 15
Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 59
TOEFL® IBT 79
Credits
30 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Physics Mathematics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 608 other Masters in Physics in United StatesAcademic requirements
GRE® Required
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 59
TOEFL® IBT 79
Other requirements
General requirements
On the “Application Statements” page:
- Objectives: gives the applicants the opportunity to elaborate on their vision for their future as researcher, and indeed what their objectives are in graduate school.
- Diversity: typically one page in length, no page limit. Should be used to describe anything related to issues of diversity that the candidates think is relevant to their application.
Experience: opportunity to describe the research / teaching they have done in the past. At most two pages in length, typically between one and two pages.
Resumé or CV: The CV lists the activities the students have pursued during their career until this point.
Other credentials
TOEFL score, if your native language is not English.
Identification of three people who will write letters of recommendation.
Transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
Tuition Fee
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International
29864 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29864 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
29864 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 29864 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
19754 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19754 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Minneapolis
1130 - 2045 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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MPOWER Financing Student Loans between $2,001 - $100,000 Funding
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