Program Overview

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Master of Science in Physics

The Master of Science in Physics program commenced during the academic year 2023/2024, offering a master's degree with a coursework and thesis system. The program duration is two years, requiring the completion of 36 units, including 17 compulsory units, 9 elective units, and 6 units dedicated to the thesis.

Program Overview

The program aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding and in-depth knowledge of basic and advanced areas of physics. It includes the study of basic and modern scientific concepts and theories and their applications using mathematical and experimental methods, which qualifies students to develop critical thinking skills, systematic analysis, and scientific research ability.

Eligibility and Admission

• Eligible applicants: Male and female students
• Method of study: Courses and Thesis, Courses and Research Project
• Degree: Master
• School level: Postgraduate studies
• Place of study (Male Students): Buraydah - Qassim Region (Headquarters)
• Place of study (Female Students): Buraydah - Qassim Region (Headquarters) (Female Section)
• Required specialization: Bachelor of Science in Physics
• Admission from outside the major: Not possible
• Years of study: Two years
• Study period: None
• Number of Credit Hours: 32
• Credits required for graduation: 32 hours
• STEP test: 56
• Other conditions: None
• Tuition fees: 40,000
• Required GPA:
  • At least 5: 2.75
  • At least 4: 1.75
  • At least 100: 70
• Preference Mechanism for Admission:
  • GPA: 50%
  • Undergraduate Aptitude Test: 50%
  • Differentiation test: None

Educational Goals

1. Providing students with a broad knowledge and understanding of the core areas of physics.
2. Successfully entering scientific research centers or employment in the fields of nuclear energy, renewable energy, modern nanomaterials and their uses, medical physics, and laser physics.
3. Promoting scientific research and qualifying specialized scientific and professional cadres to contribute to the achievement of distinguished scientific and practical research at the national and international level.

Learning Outcomes

1. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to recall specialized concepts, principles, and theories and explain recent developments in physics.
2. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to identify and characterize the processes, materials, techniques, technologies, practices, procedures, and conventions that will be used in understanding experimental or theoretical research in physical fields: Advanced Materials, Optics, Renewable Energies, and Nuclear Physics.
3. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to apply advanced concepts and principles in physics to formulate the appropriate theoretical setting to propose explanations and justifications for physical phenomena.
4. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to use specialized skills in applying physics theories and concepts to solve relevant issues in advanced materials, optics, renewable energies, and nuclear physics.
5. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to practice laboratory and/or computational techniques with appropriate skills and process data and information quantitatively and/or qualitatively in the field of physics.
6. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to select, use, and adapt investigative methodologies, advanced digital technology, and related tools to conduct advanced research in physics.
7. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to communicate the contents of physics in different formats, and critically evaluate and review relevant literature with reference to its relevance.
8. Upon completion of the program, students will be able to make and defend objective and unbiased judgments on issues related to advanced physics; and maintain scientific integrity in terms of ethical principles within a collaborative setting.

Tracks

1. Materials Science and Nanotechnology
2. Nuclear Physics
3. Laser Physics and Spectroscopy

Career Opportunities

1. A teacher of physics or related sciences in schools or universities.
2. Physics researcher at research institutions.
3. Material development consultant/technician in the private or public sector.
4. Nanotechnology consultant/technician in the private or public sector.
5. Consultant/technician in renewable energy in the private or public sector.
6. Consultant/technician in environmental technology in the private or public sector.
7. Laboratory consultant/technician in the private or public sector.
8. Consultant/technician in laser technology in the private or public sector.
9. Consultant/technician in solar energy in the private or public sector.
10. Consultant/technician in radiation protection in the private or public sector.

Science in Nuclear Physics

Program Details

• Program name: Science in Nuclear Physics
• Symbol: MSNP
• Issue number: 371
• Total hours: 36
• Compulsory: 21
• Optional: 15

Compulsory Courses

First Level

• PHYS601: Mathematical physics
• PHYS651: Quantum Mechanics(1)
• PHYS641: Statistical physics

Second Level

• PHYS611: Classical mechanics
• PHYS621: Classical electrodynamics

Fourth Level

• PHYS699: Letter

Optional Courses

• PHYS686: Radiation physics
• PHYS685: Nuclear Physics Techniques
• PHYS682: Nuclear reactions
• PHYS681: Nuclear structure
• PHYS687: Neutron Physics and Applications
• PHYS688: Elementary particle physics
• PHYS689: Gauge theory for nuclear and electroweak reactions

Science in Solid State Physics

Program Details

• Program name: Science in Solid State Physics
• Symbol: MSSSP
• Issue number: 371
• Total hours: 36
• Compulsory: 21
• Optional: 15

Compulsory Courses

First Level

• PHYS641: Statistical physics
• PHYS670: Physics of solids
• PHYS651: Quantum Mechanics(1)

Second Level

• PHYS678: Physics, Nanotechnology and Thin Films
• PHYS671: Semiconductor physics and modern electronics

Fourth Level

• PHYS699: Letter

Optional Courses

• PHYS676: Magnetic Resonance Physics
• PHYS677: Crystallography and X-ray crystallography
• PHYS679: Renewable energy
• PHYS672: Material science
• PHYS601: Mathematical physics
• PHYS673: Applications of Emergence Theory in Solid State Physics
• PHYS621: Classical electrodynamics
• PHYS674: Atomic and molecular physics
• PHYS695: Advanced experiments
• PHYS675: Magnetism and superconductivity

Science in Theoretical Physics

Program Details

• Program name: Science in Theoretical Physics
• Symbol: MSTP
• Issue number: 371
• Total hours: 36
• Compulsory: 21
• Optional: 15

Compulsory Courses

First Level

• PHYS601: Mathematical physics
• PHYS651: Quantum Mechanics(1)
• PHYS641: Statistical physics

Second Level

• PHYS611: Classical mechanics
• PHYS621: Classical electrodynamics

Fourth Level

• PHYS699: Letter

Optional Courses

• PHYS689: Gauge theory for nuclear and electroweak reactions
• PHYS688: Elementary particle physics
• PHYS613: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
• PHYS673: Applications of Emergence Theory in Solid State Physics
• PHYS654: Quantum Information Theory
• PHYS653: Quantum Field Theory
• PHYS612: General Theory of Relativity
• PHYS652: Quantum Mechanics(2)