Physics @ UFABC

Catalog of Disciplines for the Graduate Program in Physics

Minimum number of credits in subjects

Master's: 78 credits
Doctorate: 114 credits

1 credit = 12 hours of academic activities

Mandatory Subjects

Master's
The Master's student must attend the following subjects::
FIS-101 - Quantum Mechanics I (18 credits)
FIS-102 - Quantum Mechanics II (12 credits)
FIS-107 - Statistical Mechanics I (12 credits)
FIS-108 - Classical Electrodynamics I (12 credits)
Doctorate
The PhD student must necessarily attend or have already attended the 4 (four) disciplines listed above, and must also attend or have already attended one of the four below as an advanced mandatory discipline of the doctorate:
FIS-103 - Quantum Mechanics III (12 credits)
FIS-106 - Classical Mechanics (12 credits)
FIS-109 - Statistical Mechanics II (12 credits)
FIS-110 - Classical Electrodynamics II (12 credits)

Offering of Mandatory Subjects
Mandatory courses are offered at least once a year, generally within the following pattern:
FIS-101 – Quantum Mechanics I: 1st and 3rd quadrimesters
FIS-102 – Quantum Mechanics II: 2nd quadrimester
FIS-103 – Quantum Mechanics III: 3rd quadrimester
FIS-107 – Statistical Mechanics I: 3rd quadrimester
FIS-108 – Classical Electrodynamics I: 1st quadrimester
FIS-106 – Classical Mechanics: offered upon demand by students and advisors
FIS-109 – Statistical Mechanics II: offered upon demand by students and advisors
FIS-110 – Classical Electrodynamics II: offered upon demand by students and advisors

Elective Subjects

In addition to the mandatory subjects, the following elective subjects can be taken:
FIS-111 - Classical Electrodynamics III: offered upon demand by students and advisors
FIS-201 - Computational Physics (12 credits)
FIS-202 - Condensed Matter Physics (12 credits)
FIS-203 - Nonlinear Optics and Photonics (12 credits)
FIS-204 - Open Quantum Systems (12 credits)
FIS-205 - Many Body Theory (12 credits)
FIS-301 - Elementary Particle Physics I (12 credits)
FIS-302 - Elementary Particle Physics II (12 credits)
FIS-303 - Quantum Field Theory I (12 credits)
FIS-304 - Quantum Field Theory II (12 credits)
FIS-401 - Relativistic Astrophysics (12 credits)
FIS-402 - Cosmology (12 credits)
FIS-403 - Stellar Structure and Evolution (12 credits)
FIS-404 - General Relativity (12 credits)
FIS-501 - Quantum Computing and Quantum Information (12 credits)
FIS-502 - Quantum Optics (12 credits)
FIS-503 - Nano-Structured Systems and Semiconductor Devices (12 credits)
FIS-601 - Topics in Physics I (12 credits)
FIS-602 - Topics in Physics II (12 credits)
FIS-603 - Topics in Physics III (12 credits)
FIS-701 - X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography (12 credits)
FIS-702 - Thermal, Electronic and Magnetic Properties (12 credits)
FIS-703 - Fundamentals of Electron Microscopy (12 credits)
FIS-704 - Optical Spectroscopy (12 credits)
FIS-705 - Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics Laboratory (12 credits)
FIS-901 - Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management and Intellectual Property (8 credits)

The choice of subjects to be studied is made by mutual agreement between student and supervisor, taking into account the student's work plan. Elective subjects are offered upon demand by students and advisors.

The list, classes timetable and subjects offered in a given academic period can be checked on the PROPG website.

Course syllabus (PDF file, PT-BR)

Supervised Teaching Internship

The Master's student must carry out a teaching internship for at least one academic period. The Doctoral student must carry out a teaching internship for at least two academic periods.
Each internship period corresponds to taking one of the following subjects:
FIS-801 - Supervised Teaching Internship I (2 credits)
FIS-802 - Supervised Teaching Internship II (2 credits)

Within a maximum period of 7 (seven) days after the conclusion of the Teaching Internship activity, the student must turn in the signed "Form - Work Plan and Final Report" (PT-BR). The form is available at: Formulários e Modelos para Download

Registration

Master's and doctoral students must register in every academic quarter. After attending all mandatory and elective courses, students must enroll in Partial Thesis Preparation.

ATTENTION: Failure to register every quadrimester in the online system, within the indicated period, implies automatic termination of the master's/doctoral course. Keep an eye on the academic calendar at: http://propg.ufabc.edu.br/matriculas/

The UFABC Graduate Student Manual with general guidelines can be consulted at: Manual do Estudante (PDF, PT-BR)

Course Structure

Mandatory disciplines and activities of Master's and Doctoral courses.

FIS-101 - Quantum Mechanics I
FIS-102 - Quantum Mechanics II
FIS-107 - Statistical Mechanics I
FIS-108 - Class. Electrodyn. I
Two Master's Elective Subjects
Master's Qualification - 18 mo.
Dissertation Defense - 24 mo.
Doctorate Qualification - 24 mo.
Mandatory Doctorate Subject
Two Doctorate Elective Subjects
Proficiency in English
Teaching Internship I
Teaching Internship II
Thesis Defense - 48 mo.

Master's

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Doctorate

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114

Master's Course Details

To obtain the Title of Master the candidate must meet the following minimum requirements:

Complete 78 credits in subjects. Typically pass the 4 mandatory subjects of the master's degree, in addition to 2 elective subjects, totaling 6 subjects. Courses taken at UFABC as a special student or at another institution can be used. Pay attention to the subject load, if you take or ask for one with less than 12 credits, the number of subjects may vary.

Conduct at least one academic period of teaching internship.

Pass the Master's Qualifying Exam, which must take place until the eighteenth month of the course (18 months).

Be approved by the Examining Board of the Master's Dissertation, whose defense should take place until the twenty-fourth month of the course (24 months)*.

Doctoral Course Details

To obtain the Doctorate Title, the candidate must meet the following minimum requirements:

Complete 114 credits in subjects. Typically be approved in the 4 compulsory subjects of the master's degree and in 1 compulsory advanced in the doctorate, in addition to 4 elective courses (2 in the master's and 2 in the doctorate), totaling 9 subjects. The master's courses taken at UFABC or another institution can be used in the doctorate. Pay attention to the subject load, if you take or request to take advantage of one with less than 12 credits, the total number of subjects may vary.

Conduct at least two academic periods of teaching internship. Internships carried out in the master's degree at UFABC or in another institution can be used in the doctorate.

Pass the Doctoral Qualification Exam, that must occur until the thirtieth month of the course (30 months). Ideally, we recommend that the doctoral qualification exam be taken in the twenty-fourth month of the course (24 months).

Pass an English language proficiency exam.

Have at least one article published/accepted in a journal with selective editorial policy. When scheduling the doctoral thesis defense board, the student must send, by email to the course coordinator, the list of published, accepted and submitted articles during the doctorate.

Be approved by the Examining Board of the Doctoral Thesis, whose defense should take place until the forty-eighth month of the course (48 months). The doctoral thesis must contain original results that advance scientific and/or technological knowledge in a particular area of Physics.*

* The maximum regimental period for the completion of the master's degree is 30 months and the doctorate is 60 months. After this period, the student is disconnected from the program..

Further details of the Master's and Doctoral courses can be obtained from the Internal Rules of Graduate Physics Program (PT-BR) and the General Rules for UFABC Graduate Courses (PT-BR).