MSc in Physics
Budapest, Hungary
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,190 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
About: The MSc in Physics at Hungary’s top university in Budapest trains professional physicists. It's for applicants with a BSc degree in physics who want research careers internationally. You’ll get a broad grounding across atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter, nuclear, particle and statistical physics, plus specializations such as astrophysics, biophysics, computational and environmental physics, and a research project in a chosen track.
Career Outcomes: Graduates commonly pursue PhD study, research physicist roles, applied R&D positions in industry, medical physics, IT/data roles, and finance roles. The program combines lectures, labs, seminars and research to prepare you for academia and industry.
The goal of this program is to train professional physicists who have a broad overview of contemporary physics and are able to join research in their specialized fields.
This program is recommended to applicants who already have their BSc in physics and want to be research physicists by deepening their knowledge.
This program enables students to have broad background in the major fields of physics (atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, statistical physics) and being specialized in selected areas (astrophysics, atomic and molecular physics, nuclear and heavy ion physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, computational physics, environmental physics, particle physics, statistical physics and complex system).
Tracks/Specializations:
- Research Physicist Specialization
- Astrophysics Module
- Atomic and Molecular Physics Module
- Nuclear and Heavy Ion Physics Module
- Biological Physics Module
- Condensed Matter Physics Module
- Particle Physics Module
- Statistical Physics and Complex Systems Module
This program enables students to have a broad background in the major fields of physics (atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, statistical physics) and is specialized in selected areas (astrophysics, atomic and molecular physics, nuclear and heavy-ion physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, computational physics, environmental physics, particle physics, statistical physics, and complex system).
Tracks/Specializations:
- Research Physicist Specialization
- Astrophysics Module
- Atomic and Molecular Physics Module
- Nuclear and Heavy Ion Physics Module
- Biological Physics Module
- Condensed Matter Physics Module
- Particle Physics Module
- Statistical Physics and Complex Systems Module
The Physics MSc program offers both the development of a broad background in the major fields of physics (atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, statistical physics) and the specialization in selected areas (atomic and molecular physics, astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, computational physics, environmental physics, particle physics, statistical physics, and complex system). The types of courses taken by the students include lectures, problem-solving courses, student seminars, laboratory work, and a research project supervised by an expert in the field.
Job examples
- PhD student: a natural continuation of the MSc studies.
- Physicist researcher: successfully completed MSc studies enable one to get a job in a research institute for physics.
- An applied physicist in industry, R&D sector: industrial research and development welcomes young physicists, from the automobile/oil/space industry to mobile phone companies.
- Medical physicists: medical centers need professionals who are able to work with high-tech diagnostic devices.
- A physicist in informatics: informatics often needs professionals who know the physical concepts underlying a problem to be solved.
- Physicists in the bank sector: the problem-solving ability and knowledge of statistical methods enable physicists to work on monetary risk assessment or optimization problems.
This program is recommended to applicants who already have their BSc in physics and want to be research physicists by deepening their knowledge.