Overview

This Applied Physics course from LUT University will challenge you to go beyond your curiosity.  This two-year programme is specially tailored for applied, industrial, and experimental physics, leading to a degree of Master of Science in Technology, M.Sc. (Tech). The highly collaborative international research department provides students with an environment to develop their expertise in semiconductor technology, smart materials, superconductors, applied physics instrumentation, and computational physics, including data analysis of experiments.

The programme emphasises real-world project work, in which students will bring a project from conception to design, implementation, execution, analysis, and documentation. The programme's project focus and the broad set of skills it provides will make the students attractive to a wide range of potential employers.

Industry partners may suggest projects as extensions to their own R&D efforts, in areas such as reliability testing techniques for semiconductor components and batteries, Internet of Things architecture or cost-effective sensing devices. If you choose to develop an idea of your own, they will help you investigate its feasibility and facilitate your efforts to develop it. 

Career prospects

After graduation, you will have interesting and challenging career prospects. Your career opportunities will depend on your field of specialisation, and possible jobs may include physicist, project engineer, researcher.

Career opportunities depend on the graduates’ areas of focus:

• Physicist: roles in academia and research institutions such as CERN, specialising in instrumentation, data analysis, and scientific computing.

• Project engineer: opportunities in various industries and research organisations such as VTT.

• Researcher: positions at institutions such as the Helsinki Institute of Physics, CERN, universities, and VTT.

• R&D specialist: roles in both academia and industry focusing on research and development.

• Junior researcher: opportunities within the LUT Doctoral School for further research and academic growth.