PhD in Physics

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Paths


Astrophysics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project on Astrophysics 1 03004770 Annual Compulsory PHY 30.0
Seminar I on Astrophysics 1 03004764 1st Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Seminar II on Astrophysics 1 03004781 2nd Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Advanced Materials 1 03011827 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Characterization of Materials 1 03011838 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Intelligent Instrumentation Systems 1 03005956 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Computation 1 03005769 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Field Theory 1 03005775 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced statistics 1 03005280 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Astrophysics and Astroparticles 1 03005879 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Colective Phenomena and Anormal Phases of Matter 1 03005821 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Collision Theory 1 03005804 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Compact Stars 1 03005900 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Fast Electronics 1 03006007 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Grand Unified Theory 1 03005896 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Hadronic Models 1 03005911 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Instrumentation for Detection of Radiation 1 03005922 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Many Body Theory 1 03005797 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Molecular Dynamics 1 03005810 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Nuclear and Particle Physics Instrumentation 1 03005885 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Relativistic Nuclear Models 1 03005933 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Standard Model and QCD 1 03005868 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis on Astrophysics 2 03005758 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PHY 120.0

Atomic and Molecular Physics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project on Atomic and Molecular Physics 1 03004487 Annual Compulsory PHY 30.0
Seminar I on Atomic an Molecular Physics 1 03004476 1st Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Seminar II on Atomic an Molecular Physics 1 03004498 2nd Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Advanced Materials 1 03011827 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Characterization of Materials 1 03011838 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Intelligent Instrumentation Systems 1 03005956 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Computation 1 03005769 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Experimental Tecniques on Condensed Matter 1 03005832 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Field Theory 1 03005775 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Topics on Quality and Metrology 1 03005995 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced statistics 1 03005280 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Colective Phenomena and Anormal Phases of Matter 1 03005821 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Collision Theory 1 03005804 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Density Functional Theory 1 03005786 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Electronic Structure 1 03005843 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Fast Electronics 1 03006007 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Grand Unified Theory 1 03005896 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Instrumentation for Detection of Radiation 1 03005922 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Many Body Theory 1 03005797 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Molecular Dynamics 1 03005810 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis on Atomic and Molecular Physics 2 03005714 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PHY 120.0

Computational Physics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project on Computational Physics 1 03004747 Annual Compulsory PHY 30.0
Seminar I on Computational Physics 1 03004736 1st Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Seminar II on Computational Physics 1 03004753 2nd Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Advanced Computation 1 03005769 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Experimental Tecniques on Condensed Matter 1 03005832 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Field Theory 1 03005775 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced statistics 1 03005280 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Astrophysics and Astroparticles 1 03005879 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Colective Phenomena and Anormal Phases of Matter 1 03005821 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Collision Theory 1 03005804 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Compact Stars 1 03005900 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Density Functional Theory 1 03005786 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Electronic Structure 1 03005843 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Many Body Theory 1 03005797 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Molecular Dynamics 1 03005810 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Standard Model and QCD 1 03005868 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis on Computational Physics 2 03005742 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PHY 120.0

Condensed Matter Physics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project on Condensed Matter Physics 1 03004539 Annual Compulsory PHY 30.0
Seminar I on Condensed Matter Physics 1 03004517 1st Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Seminar II on Condensed Matter Physics 1 03004561 2nd Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Advanced Materials 1 03011827 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Characterization of Materials 1 03011838 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Instrumentation for Detection of Radiation 1 03005922 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Intelligent Instrumentation Systems 1 03005956 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Computation 1 03005769 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Experimental Tecniques on Condensed Matter 1 03005832 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Field Theory 1 03005775 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Topics on Quality and Metrology 1 03005995 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced statistics 1 03005280 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Colective Phenomena and Anormal Phases of Matter 1 03005821 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Collision Theory 1 03005804 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Density Functional Theory 1 03005786 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Electronic Structure 1 03005843 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Many Body Theory 1 03005797 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Molecular Dynamics 1 03005810 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis on Condensed Matter Physics 2 03005720 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PHY 120.0

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project on Nuclear and Particle Physics 1 03004719 Annual Compulsory PHY 30.0
Seminar I on Nuclear and Particle Physics 1 03004583 1st Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Seminar II on Nuclear and Particle Physics 1 03004725 2nd Semester Compulsory PHY 6.0
Advanced Materials 1 03011827 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Characterization of Materials 1 03011838 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Computation 1 03005769 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Field Theory 1 03005775 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Advanced Topics on Quality and Metrology 1 03005995 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Astrophysics and Astroparticles 1 03005879 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Colective Phenomena and Anormal Phases of Matter 1 03005821 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Collision Theory 1 03005804 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Compact Stars 1 03005900 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Density Functional Theory 1 03005786 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Grand Unified Theory 1 03005896 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Hadronic Models 1 03005911 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Many Body Theory 1 03005797 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Nuclear and Particle Physics Instrumentation 1 03005885 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Relativistic Nuclear Models 1 03005933 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Standard Model and QCD 1 03005868 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis on Nuclear and Particle Physics 2 03005731 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory PHY 120.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Instrumentation for Detection of Radiation 03005922 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Intelligent Instrumentation Systems 03005956 Semestrial Elective * PHY 6.0
Fast Electronics 03006007 1st Semester Elective * PHY 6.0
Rules
  • In addition to the optional curricular units made available for each of the branches, the student can register in currricular units of 6 ECTS, taught in other PhDs of the University of Coimbra. The registration in this terms is subject to approval by the coordination of the study cycle

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit