- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Course location
- Berlin
- In cooperation with
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris (https://www.ip-paris.fr/en/education/masters/physics-program) and Franco-German University (https://www.dfh-ufa.org/en/)
- Teaching language
- • English
• French
- Languages
- First and second semester: English
Third and fourth semesters: English or French, depending on the selected courses
The Master's thesis at Institut Polytechnique de Paris will be written in English.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Fully on-site with voluntary online elements
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- The regular application deadline is 30 June during the first year of the Master's programme. If you plan to apply for Erasmus funding in parallel, please submit your application by 10 March.
Besides the standard application, we also offer the possibility of an early application. The deadline for the early application is 30 June before starting the Master's studies. Candidates will apply in parallel for the Master's programme in Physics of Freie Universität Berlin (deadline for the winter semester: 15 August) and the Master's double degree programme.
Applicants who hold a Bachelor's degree from outside Germany should apply six weeks ahead of these dates in order to allow for processing of their applications by uni-assist.
For more details on application, please see our website (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/master/doppelmaster/index.html).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- A joint programme of Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Freie Universität Berlin
Graduates of the physics double degree programme will receive degree certificates from both the Freie Universität Berlin (https://www.fu-berlin.de/) and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (https://www.ip-paris.fr/en/education/masters/physics-program). Over the last 10 years, dozens of our physics students have benefited from this double degree programme, which is certified by the Franco-German University (https://www.dfh-ufa.org/en/?noredirect=en_US).
Key facts:
• two degrees in one programme
• consecutive, research-oriented Master's course
• two-year programme (120 credit points)
• qualifies graduates for international careers in research
• 350 EUR support per month for 10 months during stay abroad
French-German Master's Double Degree Programme (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/master/doppelmaster)
First year – study phase in Berlin
Students spend the first year at Freie Universität Berlin and complete several modules of their choice. The Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/master/docs/study-exam-regulations-master-physics-2020.pdf#page=13) module is mandatory.
Second year – research phase in Palaiseau/Paris
Students spend the second year of the programme at Institut Polytechnique de Paris. During the first six months, they will take compulsory modules (mostly lectures on physics) as well as one module on French language and cultural literacy. Double degree students also engage in a cohesive research phase of twelve months within one of the research groups at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, preparing for their Master's theses.
Flyer for the "Double Degree Programme in Physics" (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/master/doppelmaster/Flyer-Doppelmaster-EN-web.pdf)
We are strong in biophysics, quantum physics, nanophysics and ultrafast physics.
The Department of Physics (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/index.html) at Freie Universität Berlin is strong in both theoretical (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/theoretische-physik/index.html)and experimental (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/experimentalphysik/index.html) physics, with groups focused on molecular biophysics (http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/biophysik/index.html), nanosystems (http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/nanophysik-oberflaechenphysik/index.html), ultrafast physics (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/ultrakurzzeitphysik/index.html), and quantum physics (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/quantenphysik/index.html). The department is also home to research centres (https://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/en/forschung/sonderforschungsbereiche/index.html) dedicated to nanoelectronics, quantum computing, photosynthesis, and catalysis as well as the Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems.