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Appendix 1: Course list

General Courses

Study year 1

Mandatory courses (31.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
AK2036Theory and Methodology of Science with Applications (Natural and Technological Science)7.5 hpSecond cycle
EF2200Plasma Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2222The Sustainable Electrophysics Engineer3.0 hpSecond cycle
EI2405Classical Electrodynamics7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2433Electrotechnical Modelling7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

Mandatory and conditionally elective courses from one track are elective on all other tracks.

Study year 2

Mandatory courses (63.0 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EA275XDegree Project in Electrical Engineering, specialising in Electromagnetics, Fusion and Space Engineering, Second CycleChoose EA275X or SK202X.30.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2222The Sustainable Electrophysics Engineer3.0 hpSecond cycle
SK202XDegree Project in Applied Physics, Second CycleChoose EA275X or SK202X.30.0 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

Mandatory and conditionally elective courses from one track are elective on all other tracks.

Track, Microwave Engineering (MIC)

Study year 1

Mandatory courses (22.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EI2400Applied Antenna Theory7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2410Field Theory for Guided Waves7.5 hpSecond cycle
SK2814Microwave Engineering7.5 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EI2510Project in Electromagnetic Engineering9.0 hpSecond cycle
EK2350Microsystem Technology7.5 hpSecond cycle
EK2390Project Course in Integrated Circuits for RF and Microwave Technology7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Microwave Engineering track has four mandatory courses, of which three courses are read year 1.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

One of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

Study year 2

Mandatory courses (7.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EK2370Build your own Radar System, Project Course7.5 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
DD2370Computational Methods for Electromagnetics7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2402Electromagnetic compatibility7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2420Electromagnetic Wave Propagation7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2510Project in Electromagnetic EngineeringAlso given in the Spring9.0 hpSecond cycle
EK2360Hands-On Microelectromechanical Systems Engineering7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Microwave Engineering track has four mandatory courses, of which one courses are read year two.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

One of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

Track, Photonics (PHS)

Study year 1

Mandatory courses (13.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
SK2350Optical Measurement Techniques6.0 hpSecond cycle
SK2900Quantum Photonics7.5 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
SK2403Applied Photonics6.0 hpSecond cycle
SK2411Laser Physics7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Photonics track has four mandatory courses, of which two courses are read year one.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

Two of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

Study year 2

Mandatory courses (15.0 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
SK2303Optical Physics7.5 hpSecond cycle
SK2402Fundamentals of Photonics7.5 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EI2510Project in Electromagnetic EngineeringAlso given in the Spring9.0 hpSecond cycle
SK2404Optical Measurement Technology7.5 hpSecond cycle
SK2811Fiber-optical Communication7.5 hpSecond cycle
SK2902Light-matter Interaction7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Photonics track has four mandatory courses, of which two courses are read year two.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

Two of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

SK2300 Optical Physics 6 credits will be replaced by SK2303 7,5 credits from autumn semester 2024. SK2800 Laser Spectroscopy is replaced by SK2404 Optical Measurement Technology 7,5 ECTS

Track, Plasma (PLA)

Study year 1

Mandatory courses (12.0 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
ED2200Energy and Fusion Research6.0 hpSecond cycle
ED2210Electromagnetic Waves in Dispersive Media6.0 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
ED2246Project in Fusion Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
ED2247Project in Fusion Research9.0 hpSecond cycle
EI2400Applied Antenna Theory7.5 hpSecond cycle
SH2008Introductory Modern Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
SK2402Fundamentals of Photonics7.5 hpSecond cycle
SK2814Microwave Engineering7.5 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Plasma track has four mandatory courses, of which two courses are read year one.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

Two of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

Study year 2

Mandatory courses (13.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EF2215Plasma Physics II7.5 hpSecond cycle
EF2270Applied Plasma Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
ED2235Atomic Physics for Fusion6.0 hpSecond cycle
ED2240Introduction Course to Fusion Technology6.0 hpSecond cycle
ED2246Project in Fusion Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
ED2247Project in Fusion Research9.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2240Space Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2243Solar System Physics7.5 hpSecond cycle
EF2245Space Physics II7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2510Project in Electromagnetic EngineeringAlso given in the Spring9.0 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Plasma track has four mandatory courses, of which two courses are read year two.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

Two of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year 1 or year 2.

Track, Space (SPA)

Study year 1

Mandatory courses (16.5 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
AH2923Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)7.5 hpSecond cycle
SD2920System Integration for Space Technology, Part 13.0 hpSecond cycle
SH2402Astrophysics6.0 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EI2400Applied Antenna Theory7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2440Electrotechnical Design7.5 hpSecond cycle
SH2008Introductory Modern Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Space track has six mandatory courses, of which three courses are read year one.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

One of the conditionally elective courses should be chosen year one or year two.

Study year 2

Mandatory courses (15.0 hp)

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
EF2240Space Physics6.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2260Space Environment and Spacecraft Engineering6.0 hpSecond cycle
SD2925System Integration for Space Technology, Part 23.0 hpSecond cycle

Conditionally elective courses

Course codeCourse nameCreditsEdu. level
AG1321Remote Sensing Technology7.5 hpFirst cycle
EF2225Project in Space Physics12.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2227Project in Space Technology12.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2228Project in Space Technology15.0 hpSecond cycle
EF2243Solar System Physics7.5 hpSecond cycle
EF2245Space Physics II7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2402Electromagnetic compatibility7.5 hpSecond cycle
EI2510Project in Electromagnetic EngineeringAlso given in the Spring9.0 hpSecond cycle

Supplementary information

The Space track has six compulsory courses, of which three courses are read year two.

Information regarding conditionally elective courses

One of the following conditionally elective courses should be chosen year one or year two.