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Universitäts-Sternwarte MünchenFakultät für Physik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität |
 
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Master of Science
in Astrophysics /
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| Prerequisites for Students |
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Qualified Bachelor Degree in Physics or Astrophysics (equivalent to 6 semesters study of physics or astrophysics) 2. Proficiency in English Language |
| Start | Winter Term or Summer Term |
| Duration | 4 semesters including a master thesis implemented during the last two semesters |
| Total number of weekly hours (SWS) | 1st Year: 22 SWS [(22+22)/2], 2nd Year: 22 SWS [(22 [ ≡ 26 weeks work]+22)/2] |
| Credits | The Degree "Master of Science in Astrophysics" comprises 120 ECTS-Credits |
Schedule of Studies / Übersichtsplan:
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1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
3rd and 4th Semester |
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Courses of the Astrophysics Modules |
Preparation for Master’s Thesis |
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AM: P1 |
CP |
AM: P4 |
CP |
AM: P5 |
CP |
| CLA Astrophysics L4+SWS 2 |
9 |
ELA Astrophysics L2 + SWS 2 |
6 |
ELA Astrophysics L2+SWS 2 |
6 |
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AM: P2 |
CP |
ELA Astrophysics L2 + SWS 2 |
6 |
AM: WP3…WP8 |
CP |
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P/E Laboratory I SWS 6 |
9 |
ELA Astrophysics L2 + SWS 2 |
6 |
Attendant research seminar |
3 |
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CLA Astrophysics L2+ SWS 2 |
6 |
AM: WP1 or WP2 |
CP |
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P/E Laboratory II SWS 6 |
9 |
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S Advanced Seminar SWS 2+2 |
3 |
AM: WP9…WP14 |
CP |
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Supplement Courses / Elective Lectures |
Methods
and tools tutorial |
9 |
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PM: P3 |
CP |
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AM: P6 |
CP |
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ELP/P/S
Modern Physics |
6 |
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TW
research project
Attendant research seminar |
30 3 |
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Total Number of CP |
30 |
Total Number of CP |
30 |
Total Number of CP |
60 |
Notation:
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CLA | = | Course Lecture Astrophysics | AM | = | Module of Astrophysics | |
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ELA | = | Elective Lecture Astrophysics | PM | = | Module of Physics | |
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ELP | = | Elective Lecture Physics/Mathematics | SWS | = | Number of weekly hours (the unit is 45 min) | |
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S | = | Seminar | L | = | Lecture Duration (the unit is 45 min) | |
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E | = | Exercises | CP | = | Credit Points based on the ECTS-system | |
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P | = | Practical Work (Laboratory) | TW | = | Thesis Work |
Notes of astrophysics Modules in Semesters 1,2, and 3:
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Courses of P1: Basic Astrophysics I |
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| 1st Semester |
CP |
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CLA
Astrophysics
(Matter, Radiation, Hydrodynamics, Plasma, Stars, Planets, |
9 |
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Total Number of CP |
9 |
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Courses of P2: Tools of advanced Astrophysics |
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| 1st Semester |
CP |
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P/E Astrophysical laboratory with exercises SWS 6 |
9 |
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CLA
Lecture group
(Statistics, or applied
Quantum Mechanics, |
6 |
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Total Number of CP |
15 |
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Courses of P4: Advanced Astrophysics I |
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| 2nd Semester |
CP |
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ELA
Lecture group 2) L2 |
6 |
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ELA
Lecture group 2) L2 |
6 |
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ELA
Lecture group 2) L2 |
6 |
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Total Number of CP |
18 |
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Courses of P5: Advanced Astrophysics II |
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3rd Semester |
CP |
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ELA
Lecture group 2) L2 |
6 |
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Total Number of CP |
6 |
Remarks:
2)
Subject area of the lecture group: Planets, stars and star formation /
Radiative Processes, Interstellar Medium and atmospheres /
Structure and evolution of galaxies / Cosmology and large
scale structures /
Theoretical and numerical methods l and observational methods of astrophysics
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Courses of WP1: Theoretical Astrophysics |
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2nd Semester |
CP |
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P/E Numerical laboratory with exercises SWS 6 |
9 |
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S Advanced Seminar with colloquium (theoretically and numerically oriented) SWS 2+SWS 2 |
3 |
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Total Number of CP |
12 |
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Courses of WP2: Experimental Astrophysics |
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2nd Semester |
CP |
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P/E
Instrumental laboratory with exercises SWS 5 |
9 |
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S Advanced Seminar with colloquium (experimentally and observationally oriented) SWS 2+SWS 2 |
3 |
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Total Number of CP |
12 |
Overview of the
final grades:
(for an obligatory
documentation see:
Study and examination regulations)
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kind |
duration |
credits (CP) | gf |
weighted individual grades 1.0...4.0 * (gf /total gf) |
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individual 1st year |
individual |
60 4) | 20 |
1.0...4.0 * 0.40 = 0.40...1.60 |
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individual 2nd year |
individual |
30 4) | 10 |
1.0...4.0 * 0.20 = 0.20...0.80 |
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TW |
refereed |
30 | 20 |
1.0...4.0 * 0.40 = 0.40...1.60 |
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Total Number of CP | total gf 5) |
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120 | 50 |
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Final
grade
= sum of weighted |
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1.0 .... 4.0 |
Remarks: 4)
Individual examinations to each
course
are held by
the professor delivering the corresponding
course
yielding 78
CP.
5)
gf = Grade Factors
Individual grades:
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International |
A+ |
A |
A− |
B+ |
B |
B− |
C+ |
C |
C− |
D+ |
D |
D− |
E |
FX |
F |
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German |
(0.7) |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
(4.3) |
(4.7) |
5.0 |
(6.0) |
Remarks: Grades in parentheses are not admissible ratings at the LMU (see: Study and examination regulations for the Master of Science program in Astrophysics ).
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