Education
In addition to scientific research, our department also contributes to educating physics students in both Bachelor's and Master's programmes. The courses are either held at the Ghent University or within international education programmes.
Master thesis subjects
The Department of Solid State Sciences offers several master thesis subjects every year. Follow this link for a full list of all master thesis subjects.
Elective physics courses
1st semester
| Course title | Lecturer | Credits |
| Nanomagnetism | Bartel Van Waeyenberge | 6 |
| Optical Spectroscopy of Materials | Dirk Poelman | 4 |
| Solid-state Physics and Semiconductors I | Henk Vrielinck | 6 |
| Internship B: Physics | Philippe Smet | 4 |
| Internship C: Physics | Philippe Smet | 4 |
| Professional Skills for Scientists | Philippe Smet | 4 |
| Physics of Surfaces and Thin Films | Diederik Depla | 6 |
| Materials for Energy Applications | Christophe Detavernier | 6 |
| Project Work | Christophe Detavernier | 3 |
| Thin Films: Physics and Analysis | Jolien Dendooven | 6 |
| Thin Films: Atomic Scale Processing and Analysis | Jolien Dendooven | 3 |
2nd semester
| Course title | Lecturer | Credits |
| Capita Selecta Solid-state Physics | Henk Vrielinck | 6 |
| Electronics | Dirk Poelman | 6 |
| Luminescence | Jonas Joos | 6 |
| Nanomagnetism | Bartel Van Waeyenberge | 6 |
| Structure Analysis of Solids | Jolien Dendooven | 6 |
| Structural Analysis Techniques in Solid State Physics | Jolien Dendooven | 6 |
| Project Work | Christophe Detavernier | 3 |
General Bachelor courses
For UGent students from Physics and Astronomy:
| Course title | Lecturer | Timing |
| Waves and Optics | Henk Vrielinck | MT Y1 S2 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | Bartel Van Waeyenberge | MT Y1 S2 |
| Materials Physics | Diederik Depla | MT Y2 S2 |
| Python for scientists | Jonathan Leliaert | MT Y2 S1 |
| Physics and Astronomy Laboratory 2 | Bartel Van Waeyenberge | MT Y2 |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics | Jonas Joos | MT Y3 S2 |
| Solid State Physics | Christophe Detavernier | MT Y3 S2 |
| Bachelor's Project Physics and Astronomy | Christophe Detavernier | MT Y3 |
For UGent students from Engineering Physics:
| Course title | Lecturer | Timing |
| Solid-state Physics and Semiconductors I | Henk Vrielinck | MT Y3 S1 |
| Solid-state Physics and Semiconductors II | Christophe Detavernier | MT Y3 S2 |
Note that all Bachelor courses are taught in Dutch.
General Master courses
For UGent students from Physics and Astronomy:
| Course title | Lecturer | Semester |
| Solid State and Nano Physics | Christophe Detavernier | 1 |
| Master's dissertation | Philippe Smet |
Summer internships
