MASTER PHYSICS. UvA/VU

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1 MASTER PHYSICS UvA/VU

2 Programme Directors Ben van Linden van den Heuvell Wim Vassen/Piet Mulders

3 Practical matters Track coordinators Study advisors Servicedesk/Education office

4 Practical matters Track coordinators Information about the content of your programme Study plan Personal Education Plan Information about masterproject and internships Study advisors Servicedesk/Education office

5 Practical matters Track coordinators Study advisors Servicedesk/Education office

6 Practical matters Track coordinators Study advisors General information about the master s programme Formal study regulations Study delay Personal problems Facilities for students with disabilities a ready ear Servicedesk/Education office

7 Practical matters Track coordinators Study advisors Servicedesk/Education office

8 Practical matters Track coordinators Study advisors Servicedesk/Education office Questions about grades Questions about enrollment in courses Forms Application for Master Certificate

9 Locations UvA, Science Park 904 Nikhef, Science Park 105 VU, De Boelelaan AMC, Meibergdreef 9

10 Servicedesk/Education Office Science Park 904; 1 st floor Opening hours: 9.00 to Servicedesk-esc-science@uva.nl W & N Building, S311 Opening hours: (not on Fridays) owb@few.vu.nl

11 Webpages Information: Schedules (all) (all) Course catalogue

12 Master s Guide Book and PEP-form Master s Guide Book select your programme, select Study programme in the AZ-list. Find Master s Guide Book in the left magin. PEP select your programme, select Study programme in th AZ-list. Find PEP in the left margin

13 Study advisors Anja Zoomer Science Park 904; room B1.137 Aniel Bhulai W&N Building, De Boelelaan 1081; T 1.06 a.bhulai@vu.nl

14 Specialisation tracks q Advanced Matter and Energy Physics, AMEP q Gravitation Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam (excellence program), GRAPPA q Particle and Astroparticle Physics, PAP q Physics of Life and Health, PLH q Science for Energy and Sustainability, Ph SfES q Theoretical Physics, TP

15 Track coordinators Usually two per track: UvA, VU

16 Advanced Matter and Energy Physics UvA Mark Golden VU Maurice Janssen Anne de Visser

17 Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics UvA Patrick Decowski Excellence program involving Theoretical Physics, Particle and Astroparticle Physics and Astronomy

18 Particle and Astroparticle Physics UvA Stan Bentvelsen VU Henk Jan Bulten

19 Physics of Life and Health UvA Ton van Leeuwen VU Stefan Witte

20 Science for Energy and Sustainability UvA Bas de Bruin (chemistry) VU John Kennis

21 Theoretical Physics UvA Bernard Nienhuis VU Piet Mulders

22 PEP Personal Education Programme In-take interview by track coordinator Make an appointment asap!!! Preliminary programme/planning Updates of PEP possible PEP on the web Programme to be approved by the Examination Board (usually at the end of the first year)

23 Minors (30 EC), non-r majors (60 EC) Major Teaching (leads to 1 st graads onderwijsbevoegdheid, but is fairly Dutch) Major S (Management, policy analysis and entrepeneurship = MPA) Major C (Science communition) Minor TESLA (out-of-scientific context problemsolving projects)

24 Year schematic Semester: three periods Period 1, 2 (4,5) 7 weeks lectures 6 EC: lectures twice per week 8 th week exam Period 3 (6) 4 weeks lectures Exams to be announced Exams dates Often in same time slot as the lectures Check schedule Check with the teacher: often date announced in the first lecture (ask for it!)

25 Programme evaluation End of each course: fill in evaluation form Will be distributed after examination or last lecture End of each semester: meeting with teachers SRS System Response System Dates will be scheduled in week 5 and 22 You are supposed to come!

26 Student associations VU: Aik (started as Anti IAN Komitee) Periodic journal: Scoop (?) UvA: NSA (Natuurwetenschappelijke Studievereniging Amsterdam) Periodic journal: Scoop