Science for Energy and Sustainability (Physics and Astronomy) University of Amsterdam

Overview

Each discipline contributes courses that can be selected allowing a programme geared towards only physics, a mixture of physics and chemistry or supplemented with courses dealing with societal aspects of sustainability. The Physics and Astronomy - Science for Energy and Sustainability programme a joint degree programme of the University of Amsterdam and VU Amsterdam.

Students and lecturers from Science for Energy and Sustainability tell you in this video what to expect from this programme and discuss career opportunities once you have graduated.

SfES combines 'hard' scientific research with the analysis of societal issues, business models and government regulations. The programme allows for a flexible curriculum containing mostly physics or additional chemistry or business oriented courses; as such it covers a broad area of hot topics, such as renewable energy technologies, green chemistry and photophysical and photochemical energy conversion.

After graduation

Graduates of the Master's track Energy and Sustainability have the possibility to become independent researchers in the emerging field of Energy & Sustainability, which is expected to undergo a fast growth over the next decades. 

It allows them to pursue a PhD degree and are also well equipped to pursue a career as a physicist in industry, in business or other relevant sectors, such as energy companies.