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Bachelor and Master Studies - Overview

Lecture The education program at the Physics Department at ETH Zurich leads to the Bachelor and Master degrees according to the European "Bologna" model. Although the three-year Bachelor program leads to a degree, the professionally relevant qualification is the Master degree, which corresponds to the old and widely recognized ETH "Diploma".

The "Master of Science ETH" qualification provides graduates with a solid basis for entering the professional life. This qualification is also a pre-requisite for Doctoral studies.

A word of clarification: the role of the Master program at ETH Zurich is distinctly different from what it is in other countries, e.g. in the US, where it is part of the "graduate school" program on the way to the Doctoral degree. Entering the Master program of the Physics Department at ETH Zurich is not part of the Doctoral studies, but leads to the Master degree. For a subsequent Doctoral program a new admission will be required and will involve contacting a potential advisor within the Physics Department.

The Bachelor Stage

The Bachelor stage builds the foundation for the following Master stage. During the three years students will follow the basic courses in Mathematics and Physics at the beginning and continue with more specialised advanced topics that are indespensible for any Physicist.

Bachelor Curriculum

Read more about the details of the Bachelor studies in Physics.

The relevant documents for the Bachelor studies in Physics are:

(2010)

The Master Stage

The Master stages completes the formation of the new physicist. Typically it lasts one and a half years, the last half year of which is devoted to the master thesis.

Read more about the details of the Master studies in Physics.

Application: for applications to the Master program, please visit the application website of the Rektorat.

The relevant document for the Master studies in Physics is: