Are you curious? Do you want to understand and explore the world around you? Would you like to contribute to solving the world’s energy and environmental problems, take part in the development of new instrumentation within medicine and other fields, help developing and characterizing new materials for tomorrow’s products or perhaps develop models to describe physical phenomena in nature? Would you in general like to learn more about the subject that is the most fundamental for both science and technology? Yes, the physics programme is what you want!

Nothing is too small and nothing is too big in the world of physics. Questions related to the innermost and outermost secrets of the universe are part of this subject area. As are questions about how for instance the future climate and processes in the human body are governed by physical laws. Physics also deals with the development of new materials for the next generation of computers and other types of technology, and the use of laser in fields covering everything from communication to measuring techniques to medicine.

Would you like to study in a town with a unique student environment, where students studying scientific subjects or advanced engineering in physics benefit from a common offer of subjects – well, then you should study physics at NTNU. At NTNU you can either start the five-year long advanced engineering programme Physics and Mathematics, or follow a scientific programme in physics, with a three-year long Bachelor’s degree followed by two years on a Master’s programme.

On the Bachelor’s programme you will gain basic knowledge in physics and mathematics. We offer one common study programme resulting in a Bachelor’s degree in Physics. That means that you may choose courses according to personal interests in addition to the compulsory courses.

The first year is composed of compulsory courses with emphasis on mathematics and physics. Mathematics is introduced at an early stage because this subject is important for the physics subjects.

In the second year, more compulsory physics courses are introduced. In addition, it is possible to choose mathematics, computer engineering or other courses.

In the third year, the freedom of choice is great as regards courses, but if you want to obtain a physics profile, the physics courses must amount to at least 82.5 ECTS credits. Some of this year’s courses should be chosen so that they support the specialization you might want for a future Master's degree.

Substantial foundation
As already mentioned, physics is the foundation for science, and it makes up a substantial foundation for life-long learning. Studies at NTNU give you the opportunity to specialize within a number of fields:

• Astrophysics
• Biophysics
• Energy and Environmental Physics
• Materials Physics
• Medical Physics
• Metrology
• Particle Physics
• Optics
• Theoretical Physics

The specialization is mainly conducted through the Master’s programme in Physics which you may take once your have completed your Bachelor’s degree. Alternatively, you can choose one of the two interdisciplinary Master’s programmes Natural Resources Management, and Neuroscience.