Prospective Students

Study physics

In all of the department's degree programmes, you will learn how basic knowledge of physics and physics research helps to meet the socially relevant challenges of our time. Physics is the basis for understanding so many processes in our daily lives and the foundation of modern technologies. Physics provides answers to questions about the smallest and largest systems in nature, from elementary particles to the cosmos. Physics is a key discipline with close links to chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering, as well as mathematics and computer science.

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What keeps the world together inside

In the course of a physics degree, you learn numerous methods that allow you to deal with the fundamentals of our world and its modern applications.

Physicists work on unified theories that help explain a variety of phenomena and drive technological developments. Social skills, as well as organisational and teamwork skills, are also promoted, as the teaching of social skills is an integral part of the curriculum.

Excellent job opportunities

Job opportunities for physicists are excellent and varied. Physics graduates have many different career paths open to them, including

  • (Project) Management
  • Consulting
  • (Risk) Analysts in e.g. banks and insurance companies
  • Informationtechnology
  • Research and teaching in educational and/or research institutions
  • R&D in industry
  • Science management

StudiReporter Physik

Studying physics at the TU Darmstadt? A good idea: The StudiReporter provides insights into the Bachelor's degree programme – and students themselves describe their experiences.
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Assess yourself

Find out online if studying physics is right for you. The assessment (in German) is divided into the topics expectations, subject tasks and learning behavior. Participation is anonymous and takes about 30-40 minutes.

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Fit in maths?

Maths knowledge is an advantage for a successful start to your studies. With the online course OMB+ you can optimally prepare yourself for the mathematics requirements in the first semester of B.Sc. physics.

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Degree programmes

Physics Bachelor of Science

Our Bachelor of Science is a fundamentally oriented programme. With an experimental and theoretical approach, competencies in classical physics such as mechanics, thermodynamics, electrodynamics and optics are taught. Solid state physics, nuclear physics, quantum physics and relativity theory round off the study programme. The Bachelor of Physics at the TU Darmstadt is characterized by a high practical component. Accompanying laboratory practicals take place every semester.

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Physics Master of Science

The Master Physics programme allows you to specify in different areas. Within your chosen specification, you can further deepen your knowledge or study other topics. The master's degree can be completely individualized in terms of content. The program includes in-depth and specialized lectures as well as seminars and courses in the field of experimental and theoretical physics.

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Physics international Master of Science

The international M.Sc. Physics programme, which is taught in English, allows for specification in the areas of "Nuclear Physics and Astrophyics" or "High Energy Density in Matter". Within your chosen specification, you can go further in-depth or study other subject areas. The content of the Master Physics can be completely individualised. The programme includes in-depth and special lectures as well as courses in the field of experimental and theoretical physics.

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M.Sc. Soft Matter and Materials

Participants in this English-language program will learn in depth about so-called soft matter. The term covers a wide range of materials as diverse as polymers and plastics, detergents and surfactants as well as colloids and suspensions – all of which may appear to be completely unrelated at first glance.

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Physics teaching

Do you enjoy teaching young people about the fascination of nature and its laws? Then our teacher training programme could be interesting for you. Here you will get a solid education for a variety of subject combinations. The curriculum includes a broad range of basic knowledge from classical to modern physics, complemented by subject didactics and pedagogy. In addition to the tried and tested courses from our Bachelor's programme, a series of lectures, tutorials and practical courses are offered especially for students studying to become teachers.

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Career prospects

With a degree in physics, you have access to a wide range of professions and the best opportunities on the job market. Find out here what opportunities are open to physicists.

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Excellent network

International

Physics is international. All our working groups maintain contacts with scientists abroad as part of their research. Conferences are organised internationally, large-scale research facilities are used internationally. Through our exchange programmes Erasmus+ and numerous other international agreements, you can already get a taste of foreign countries during your studies.

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Local top-level research

Research at the Department of Physics is divided into three areas: Modern Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Nuclear Physics. Research-relevant synergy effects result on the one hand from the embedding of the Department of Physics in the engineering environment of the TU Darmstadt and on the other hand from the proximity to the research facilities of the Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) as well as to neighbouring universities such as Frankfurt, Mainz and Heidelberg.

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