The regular conditions and admission applications are detailed on the web page "Access to studies" : http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/acces.html

The second university study cycle ("licence") programme in Physical Sciences comprises three variants : the classical orientation, the applied orientation and the earth, space and climate physics orientation.

"Options" and "free choice" programmes

The registration for the options and for the free choice programmes of the year must be approved by the Physics Department before the end of the third week of the 1st quadrimester. This registration will then be handed in to the secretary's office of the Faculty and to the jury secretary. The practical procedures relating to the options and to the "licence" thesis, not detailed on the study programme, are established by the Physics Department and made known to the students.

Complements in mathematics : according to choice, one of the mathematics courses included in the MATH 21 programme (among the compulsory and optional courses). This course will be followed in PHYS 21 or PHYS 22 , according to choice, for the classical orientation and only in PHYS21 for the Applied Physics orientation.

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

Students whose first study cycle ("candidature") programme included this subject, are dispensed from taking this course.

The students who do not take or do not pass the oral expression test in English will follow the course :

The students will follow three 20 hour modules chosen from the following integrated exercises :

The students will choose at least two options from the following list :

The compulsory courses in Applied Physics may be chosen as options, except for :

Complements in mathematics : one of the mathematics courses included on the MATH 21 programme (from among the compulsory and optional courses ), according to choice.

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

The students whose "candidature" programme included this subject, are dispensed from taking this course.

[partim : 20 hours]

The students who do not take or do not pass the oral expression test in English will do the following course :

N.B. : The apprenticeship in industry (PHYS2998), which forms part of the second year of studies, may be completed during the summer holidays between the first two years of the programme, subject to the authorisation of the Physics Department.

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

[partim : 30 hours-15 hours] (part 1)

The students whose "candidature" programme included this subject are dispensed from taking this course.

The students will choose two of the three following courses :

The students who do not take or pass the oral expression test in English will do the following course :

The students will follow three 20 hour modules selected from the two following types of integrated exercises :

The students will choose at least five options for a minimal volume of 130 hours (courses and exercises). Four courses will be chosen from the following list, the fifth will be chosen from the ensemble of the first year programme in physics.

[partim : 20 hours]

[partim : 30 hours]

or

or

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

Thesis follow-up seminar in Physics organised in English in the context of the "Language plan".

Complements of mathematics : according to choice, one of the mathematics courses from the MATH21 programme, if it wasn't followed in PHYS 21.

The students will present a thesis (PHYS 2999). The choice of the thesis director must be approved by the Physics Department at the end of the third week of the first quadrimester, at the latest. The preparation of the thesis is equivalent to around 600 hours of course attendance. The readers of the thesis are appointed by the Physics Department at the beginning of the second quadrimester. The list of the thesis readers will be communicated to the jury secretary.

In addition, the students will follow a minimum of 4 optional courses, totalling at least 90 hours (6h/quad.) to be chosen from the list below or from the "licence" programme in Physicl Sciences or, more generally, from any programme of the University. This choice must be approved by the lecturer who supervises the preparation of the thesis and by the President of the Physics Department.

(A) Experimental methods on laser-matter interaction (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

(B) Corpuscular optics (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

(C) Experimental methods and atomic collisions (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

Two parts are given each year.

(A) Laser-matter interaction (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

(B) Atomic and molecular spectroscopy (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

(C) Theory of atomic collisions (22.5h) (3 ECTS)

Two parts are given each year.

C.f. avis ad valvas

or

or

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

Thesis follow-up seminar in physics organised in English in the context of the "Language plan".

The students will do a thesis (PHYS2999). The choice of a thesis director must be approved by the Physics Department by the end of the third week of the 1st quadrimester. The preparation of the thesis is equivalent to about 600 hours of course attendance. The thesis readers are appointed by the Physics Department at the beginning of the second quadrimester. The list of the thesis readers will be communicated to the jury secretary.

In addition, the students will follow a minimum of 60 hours (4 h/quad.) of options, to be chosen from the following list :

Thesis follow-up seminar in Physics organised in English in the context of the "Language focus plan".

The students will do a four-week period of work experience (PHYS2998) in a firm which is approved by the Physics Department. The period of apprenticeship cannot coincide with the the study timetable.

or

or

This course will be followed in the 1st or 2nd year, according to choice.

Thesis follow-up seminar in Physics organised in English in the context of the "Language plan".

The students will do a thesis (PHYS2999). The choice of a thesis director must be approved by the Physics Department by the end of the third week of the 1st quadrimester at the latest. The preparation of the thesis is equivalent to about 600 hours of course attendance. The readers of the thesis are appointed by the Physics Department at the beginning of the second quadrimester. The list of thesis readers will be communicated to the jury secretary.

Furthermore, the students will follow a minimum of three options, totalling at least 70 hours (courses and exercises) to be chosen from the "licence" programme in Physical Sciences or, more generally, from any of the University programmes. This choice must be approved by the lecturer supervising the preparation of the thesis and by the President of the Physics Department.

The "licence" programme in Physics may be prolonged by third study cycle (master) studies, extended or specialised study diploma programmes or PhD programmes in the same or in a complementary speciality.

Specifically for Physics :

- the D.E.A. programme in Sciences, Physics orientation (SC3DA/P)

- the DES in x-ray protection and in ionizing ray applications (RPR3DS), organised by the Faculty of Medecine.