Degree to be achieved: Dr. Phys. (Doctor of Physics)
Standard period of study: 3years
Type of studies: Full time (3 years)
Amount of credits: 144 credit points or 216 ECTS
Language of instruction: Latvian
Study programme is accredited
Tuition fee

Short Program description

The goal of Physics, Astronomy and Mechanics Doctoral Study Programme is to ensure obtaining the of the scientific qualification in the following scientific sub-sectors of physics, astronomy or mechanics: Solid state physics, Didactics of physics, Physics of condensed environment, Chemical physics, Laser physics and spectroscopy, Materials’ physics, Medical physics, Atomic and molecular physics

Optics, Semiconductor physics, Thermal physics and molecular physics, Fluid and gas mechanics, Theoretical physics, Astronomy and fundamental astrophysics, Mechanics of polymers and composites

Depending on the sub-sector chosen for the studies, the PhD student must demonstrate a high level of theoretical and practical qualification in materials’ and semiconductor physics, physics of condensed environment, topics of polymer mechanics, general conceptions and methodology issues of chemical physics, the general principles of mathematical modelling of irreversible processes in the framework of continuum, fundamentals of atomic and molecular optics, the sub-sector of laser physics and spectroscopy, the physical progresses in live organisms, as well as various sub-sectors of astrophysics and fundamental astronomy, and didactics of physics.

The graduates who have obtained the doctoral degree are highly qualified specialists and can continue their work as lecturers and researchers at the University of Latvia Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, various scientific institutes and agencies of UL as well as other institutions of higher education in Latvia.      

Admission requirements

Master’s degree in Physics (Mg. phys.) or Master’s degree in Chemistry (Mg. chem.), or Master’s degree in Engineering Sciences (Mg. ing.) and the higher education diplomas corresponding to the previously listed Master’s degrees.

Application

Contact persons for more information about the programme:

Programme director
Dr.h.fiz. Mārcis Auziņš
Marcis.Auzins@lu.lv

Programme secretary
Ārija Deme
arija.deme@lu.lv