The Faculty
of Mathematics and Science is located on the airy, modern Ylistönrinne campus,
overlooking Lake Päijänne. The faculty offers 3 international Master’s Degree
Programmes: in Biological and Environmental
Science, Nanoscience and Nuclear and Particle Physics. Since they
are international master’s degree programmes, they are all conducted in
English.
On this
campus there are 4 main departments (Biological and Environmental Science, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Statistics and Physics) that work in collaboration on
interdisciplinary topics. The course structure of the master’s programmes is
quite simple and straightforward, allowing the students to design a flexible
study plan with their study advisors in accordance with their research
interests. On this campus there are 4 main departments (Biological and
Environmental Science, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Statistics and Physics) that work in collaboration on
interdisciplinary topics. The course structure of the master’s programmes is
quite simple and straightforward, allowing the students to design a flexible
study plan with their study advisors in accordance with their research
interests.
During their
studies, students can also apply for a study or research exchange to other
universities around the world, the most common one being the Erasmus exchange
programme. The faculty also has scholarships for students wanting to travel
abroad for such exchange programmes. The staff also encourages students for
collaborative research between our university and companies/research centres
abroad. Students also have access to summer internships and trainee positions,
both within the university and at external organisations - for instance, there
is a position at CERN reserved for students of the university through the
Helsinki Institute of Physics. Each department has specific days of the week
allocated for seminars given by eminent researchers from all across the globe.
The
Department of Physics is a Finnish Centre of Excellence in nuclear and
accelerator-based physics, and is home to the accelerator. The master’s degree
programme in Nuclear and Particle Physics allows students to choose to
specialise in theoretical or experimental nuclear or particle physics. To make
up their 120 credits, students complete two compulsory basis courses, 30
credits’ course work in nuclear or particle physics, 30 credits from any other
area, a short research project and a master’s thesis; within these guidelines,
students have complete freedom to take any courses of interest to them. For the
research project and thesis, students can choose to work in any of the
department’s research groups. The main areas of research in particle physics
are neutrino physics, ultra-relativistic heavy ion physics and cosmology (click
here for more
about the research groups); research in the nuclear physics groups allows you
to work with the accelerator, and includes areas from nuclear spectroscopy to
material physics and radiation safety (for a full list of research areas, click
here).
The master's
degree programme in Nanoscience offers the possibility to graduate with either
Physics, Chemistry or Cell and molecular biology as their major subject. The
courses are quite interactive and can be chosen from any of the other divisions
to finish a total of 120 credit points. Special emphasis is given on group
discussions and self learning. The nanoscience centre houses a high end clean
room facility with modern tool for research in theoretical as well as
experimental nanoscience. The nanoscience centre hosts local as well as
international staff with an interdisciplinary background. Research areas range from structural biology
to computational nanoscience and experimental physics. For a complete list of
research research group and their fields of specialization visit the Nanoscience centre webpage.
The application portal for these international master's degree programmes is open until 10th January, 2018. If you have any questions related to the study programme, scholarships or even living in Finland, you can contact us on studentambassadors@jyu.fi or follow us on our social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, vk.com and Tumblr. You can also find the Department of Physics and the Nanoscience Centre on Facebook.
