JYU and Mathematics and Science

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.