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Particle Accelerator Science

Master of Science; language: English
Degree programme within the RMU alliance

Description

Are you searching for the Higgs Boson or Dark Matter? Do you want to tailor materials to your needs? Would you like to cure cancer, study nuclei and their role in the Universe, or look into the heart of matter? Particle accelerators will help you do that.

The M.Sc. study program “Particle Accelerator Science” is an English-language cooperative program between Technical University of Darmstadt (TUDa), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (GU) as part of the strategic alliance between the Rhein-Main Universities (RMU). In this program, the next specialist in Particle Accelerator Science is always no more than a one-hour train ride away.

Sample module overview
Sample module overview

Information on the study programme

Module Handbook
Study Regulations with Semester Course and Examination Schedule
Course Catalogue

Points of contact

Department of Physics
Office for Student Affairs
Departmental Student Advisory Service
Departmental Students' Representative Committee

Semesters 4
Language English (B2). Proof by:
Scientific literature may have to be read and edited in English. Individual courses can be offered in English.
Start of studies Winter semester, summer semester
Internship programme-internal internship (see Semester Course Schedule)
Admission requirements 1. A Bachelor's degree in natural sciences or engineering of at least 180 CP, and which imparts competences that are not significantly different from the entry competences described in the comptences description.
2. Compulsory entry-level competences that must be demonstrated are:
– at least 20 CP in mathematics
– at least 5 CP in the fundamentals of physics
– at least 5 CP in theoretical electrodynamics and
– at least 4 CP in measurement technology or natural science laboratory practicals.
3. Entrance Requirements Verification in accordance with the competences description
Admission procedure Provided that the admission requirements (entrance examination) are met, there are no numerical admission restrictions.
Application 1. Online application at TU Darmstadt
2. After enrolling at TU Darmstadt: Registration with Goethe University, Frankfurt
3. A registration at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, is not required.

How and when to provide the certification of the bachelor's degree
Formal and language requirements for applicants with international qualifications
Good to know Pre-Courses & orientation week
Website for first-year students
Preparatory courses for international students
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Costs and budget

Energy Science and Engineering, M.Sc.
Maschinenbau, M.Sc.
Materials Science, M.Sc.
Medizintechnik, M.Sc.
Physics, M.Sc.

TU Darmstadt's engineering departments and materials science expertise enable the development of new materials, components and systems for particle accelerators, as well as the simulation of their electromagnetic and other physical-technical parameters, while the broad research portfolios at the involved RMU physics departments define novel requirements for future developments. All three RMU partners operate local accelerators and test stands for cutting-edge research and cooperate with the international Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) at the GSI Helmholtz Research Center for Heavy-ion Research (GSI), one of Germany’s largest particle accelerator facilities in the north of Darmstadt.

Combining the strengths of the RMU partners in Particle Accelerator Science, the new RMU M.Sc. program provides an environment with a compact introduction into the field with a broad portfolio of electives from which the students may choose according to their research interests. A Master’s degree in Particle Accelerator Science will provide a firm basis for career paths in fundamental and applied sciences, engineering and development, or medical or material research. In this program, the next specialist in Particle Accelerator Science is always no more than a one-hour train ride away.

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