Physics, General Lund University

Overview

Key features

Physicists in Lund study subjects including the smallest parts of matter, the interface between living cells and electronics, how to create a cleaner environment and how to cure cancer. At the same time, they are satisfying their curiosity.

In the Master’s in Physics, General programme at Lund University, you begin your studies by taking a number of courses, some of them general, some more specialised. The programme concludes with a Master’s project, for which you spend a full year in a research group or outside the University – there are many exciting possibilities within the high-tech industry in the Lund region.

Career prospects

Two international research institutes are being constructed in Lund over the next few years: MAX IV - a synchrotron radiation laboratory, and ESS - the European Spallation Source. This will make Lund a centre for, among other things, materials science and will attract new entrepreneurs and research groups. The two institutes will add to the already existing opportunities for you as a graduate of this Master's programme.

Areas in which graduates find employment include information and communication technology, manufacturing, space exploration, life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, energy production, the environment, electronics and materials science.