Physics
Department

The purpose of this program is to present an overview of the concepts in physics both experimentally and theoretically, and to provide more specialized courses in connection with new research domains in physics. The students will receive training which will give access to many professional activities. The first category involves careers in the domain of fundamental and/or applied research in physics such as tenure positions in universities and national laboratories or researcher and manager positions in R&D divisions in the private sector. The second category concerns careers related to industrial areas disconnected from physics but using the methods and the tools of this field such as for example financial markets, computer science or risk management.

The program Physics gives the unique opportunity to discover and understand concepts from the smallest to the largest scales of our universe. The student will get acquainted with many different fields of modern physics such as quantum mechanics, statistical physics or general relativity. The courses area in particular devoted to elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, quantum optics, nanomaterials, electronics, plasma physics, materials science, earth science, astrophysics and cosmology. Four thematics are available :