11-07-2025
Aware of its obligations to its students and to society, the Department of Physics (DF) completely redesigned its Master's in Engineering Physics program with the aim of improving the quality of training and incorporating current topics of great technological and social relevance.
The new curriculum allows students to specialize in three areas:
- Technological Physics;
- Modeling and Simulation;
- Quantum Technologies.
The new curriculum includes nine entirely new curricular units under the responsibility of the Physics Department:
1) Quantitative Data Analysis
2) Machine Learning in Engineering Physics
3) Quantum Computing
4) Physics Applied to Economics and Finance
5) Advanced Atomic and Molecular Physics
6) Quantum Materials
7) Advanced Quantum Mechanics
8) Advanced Modeling and Simulation
9) Modeling and Simulation Platforms
The curriculum has a common core of 87 ECTS (including the 30 for the Dissertation), corresponding to 7 mandatory and 2 optional courses (plus the Free Block). Each specialization has 33 ECTS, corresponding to 6 courses (five of 6 ECTS and one of 3 to pair with Entrepreneurship).
In 2025/26, a version we call "transitional" will come into effect, as the completion of the specializations is still subject to evaluation and accreditation by A3ES. The transitional version has exactly the same curricular units as the future Master's degree with specializations, only with a different organization and greater flexibility in choosing courses due to current regulations.
The differences compared to the current curriculum are profound and result from the DF´s determination to provide its students with quality training, aligned with the needs of the job market and anticipating the future of Technology and Physics-based Engineering.
Welcome to the Physics Engineering of the future!
