Courses SS 2021
The courses overview can be found in the Higher Education Service Portal (Hochschuldiensteportals) (don't forget to select the right semester). Please find below the list of courses and advanced seminars offered in the current semester. The courses are so structured so that students will be able to deepen their knowledge and specialize in a certain area of Physics. Please keep in mind that usually previous knowledge is required to follow the courses successfully and profitably.
Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics
| PHYS5118.0 | Gene Expression / Genexpression |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jens Michaelis |
| Course type: | Lecture (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | Summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 74004 Gene Expression / Genexpression 72233 Biophysics: Gene Expression / Biophysik: Genexpression |
| Credits: | 3 CP (74004) 6 CP (72233) |
| Examination: | Written For 74004: 14004 Gene Expression For 72233: 13181 Biophysics: Gene Expression |
| Precourse: | Only for 72233: 13182 Biophysics: Gene Expression (Vorleistung) |
| Remark:
| For module "72233 Biophysics: Gene Expression" two parts are required: Part I: PHYS5118.0 Gene Expression Part II: PHYS5148.0 Biophysics Lab II |
| PHYS5138.0 | Cellular Biophysics / Zelluläre Biophysik |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Kay Gottschalk |
| Course type: | Lecture (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 74005 Cellular Biophysics / Zelluläre Biophysik 73809 Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics / Biophysik: Zelluläre Biophysik |
| Credits: | 3 CP (74005) |
| Examination: | Written For 74005: 14005 Cellular Biophysics For 73809: 13811 Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics |
| Precourse: | Only for 73809: Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics (Vorleistung) |
| Remark:
| For module "73809 Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics" two parts are required. |
| PHYS5148.0 | Biophysics Lab / Biophysikpraktikum |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jens Michaelis |
| Course type: | Lab (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | Each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 72233 Biophysics: Gene Expression / Biophysik: Genexpression 73809 Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics / Biophysik: Zelluläre Biophysik 72234 Biophysics: Molecular Motors / Biophysik: Molekulare Motoren |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Examination: | Lab reports |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark:
| For module "73809 Biophysics: Cellular Biophysics" two parts are required: Part I: PHYS5138.0 Cellular Biophysics Part II: PHYS5148.0 Biophysics Lab II For module "72233 Biophysics: Gene Expression" two parts are required: |
| PHYS5227.0 | Biophotonics / Biophotonik |
| Lecturer: | apl. Prof. Alwin Kienle |
| Course type: | Lecture (3 hours/week), exercise (1 hour/week), lab (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | Each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71502 Biophotonics / Biophotonik |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Exam form: | oral, 12102 Biophotonik |
| Precourse: | yes, 12112 Biophotonik (Vorleistung) |
| Announcement |
Condensed Matter Physics and Nanosciences
| PHYS5278.3 | Condensed Matter Theory C: Phase Transitions in Condensed Matter Systems |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Björn Kubala, Dr. Ciprian Padurariu |
| Course type: | lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | summer semester, every 2 years: ss21, ss23, ... |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 76069 Condensed Matter Theory C: Phase Transitions in Condensed Matter Systems |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | 16069 Condensed Matter Theory C: Phase Transitions in Condensed Matter Systems written or oral, more information in the module description |
| Precourse: | 16569 Condensed Matter Theory C: Phase Transitions in Condensed Matter Systems (Precourse) |
| Remark: |
| PHYS5327.0 | Structure Physics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Ute Kaiser |
| Cycle: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 72502 Struture Physics / Strukturphysik |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Exam form: | Project and oral exam, 13685 Structure Physics |
| Precourse: | yes, 13686 Structure Physics (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: | first meeting: tba, N27/glass box seminar: weekly lab: at the end of the course announcement (2017) |
| PHYS5347.0 | Application NMR/MRI |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Volker Rasche, Dr. Raiker Witter |
| Cycle: | Summer Semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | NMR Spectroscopy an Imaging Methods (as a reference) |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Exam form: | written or oral |
| Precourse: | |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6057.0 | Wave and Particle Optics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Harald Rose |
| Cycle: | Irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 74609 Wave and particle optics/Wellen- und Teilchenoptik |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Examination: | written |
| Remark: | block lecture with lab announcement |
| PHYS8318.0 | Nano-Optics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Hoerber |
| Cycle: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 75233 Nano-Optics |
| Credits: | 4 |
| Exam form: | students presentation of recent research papers |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
Econophysics
| PHYS5407.0 | Econophysics: Fundamentals / Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Jürgen Stockburger |
| Course type: | lecture with exercises (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester 19/20, summer semester 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71447 Econophysics: Fundamentals/ Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written, 11990 Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Precourse: | 11991 Ökonophysik: Grundlagen (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
| PHYS6647.0 | Kontrolltheorie und thermodynamische Konzepte für makroökonomische Systeme |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Michael Schulz |
| Course type: | Blockveranstaltung |
| Cycle: | jedes Sommersemester |
| Language: | Deutsch |
| Module | 73847 Physik Komplexer Systeme (3 CP) |
| Credits: | Unbenoteter Leistungsnachweis: 2 LP Mit benoteter Prüfung: 3 LP |
| Examination: | mündlich |
| Precourse: | nein |
| Remark: | Ankündigung (2018) |
Plasma Physics
| PHYS5508.0 | Plasma Physics: Applications / Plasmaphysik: Anwendungen |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Tim Happel |
| Cycle: | each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 71064 Plasma Physics: Applications / Plasmaphysik: Anwendungen |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Exam form: | oral |
| Precourse: | yes |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS5518.0 | Plasma Physics Labs / Plasmaphysikpraktikum |
| Lecturer: | apl. Prof. Emanuele Poli |
| Cycle: | each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 74086 Plasma Physics Lab / Plasmaphysikpraktikum |
| Credits: | 2 |
| Exam form: | Lab reports |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: |
Quantum Information and Quantum Technologies
| PHYS5618.0 | Experimental Quantum Optics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Alexander Kubanek |
| Course type: | lecture (4 hours/week), seminar (1 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 72190 Experimental Quantum Optics |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written or oral, 13078 Experimentelle Quantenoptik |
| Exam prerequisite: | yes, 13079 Experimentelle Quantenoptik (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS5617.0 | Theoretical Quantum Optics / Theoretische Quantenoptik |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Jaemin Lim, Prof. Martin Plenio |
| Course type: | lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71420 Theoretical Quantum Optics |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | oral |
| Exam prerequisite: | yes |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS5257.0 | Ultracold Quantum Gases / Ultrakalte Quantengase |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Johannes Hecker Denschlag |
| Course type: | Lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71504 Ultracold Quantum Gases / Ultrakalte Quantengase |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | oral |
| Exam prerequisite: | yes |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6037.0 | Introduction to Quantum Electronics / Einführung in die Quantenelektronik |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Petr Siyushev |
| Cycle: | Irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 74198 Introduction to Quantum Electronics |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Exam form: | oral |
| Exam prerequisite: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
Elective Modules Physics
| PHYS6687.0 | Kosmologie |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Aurich |
| Cycle: | Sommersemester |
| Language: | Deutsch |
| Module: | 73066 Kosmologie |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Exam form: | mündlich, 13066 Kosmologie |
| Precourse: | ja, 13067 Kosmologie (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: | Ankündigung |
| PHYS6387.0 | Kerntechnik |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Raiber (HS Ulm), Dr. Großhans (KKW Gundremmingen) |
| Cycle: | Jedes Sommersemester |
| Language: | Deutsch |
| Module: | 71588 Kerntechnik |
| Credits: | 4 |
| Exam form: | Klausur, 12286 Kerntechnik |
| Precourse: | nein |
| Remark: | |
| Begin: | 07.04.2021, 14:00, H205 (HS-Ulm, Prittwitzstr.) Interessenten sollten sich für weitere Informationen direkt an Prof. Thomas Raiber <Thomas.Raiber@thu.de> wenden. |
| PHYS6347.0 | Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Thomas Raiber |
| Course type: | Vorlesung mit Praktikum |
| Cycle: | WS und SS |
| Language: | deutsch |
| Module | 71419 Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Credits: | 4 LP |
| Examination: | Klausur, 11958 Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Precourse: | nein |
| Begin: | 26.03.2021, 11:30, H205 (HS-Ulm, Prittwitzstr.) Interessenten sollten sich für weitere Informationen direkt an Prof. Thomas Raiber <Thomas.Raiber@thu.de> wenden. |
Advanced Seminars
| PHYS7100.0 | Seminar Modern Instruments in Biophysics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Christof Gebhardt |
| Course type: | advanced seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 75063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) 75204 Seminar Modern Instruments in Biophysics (3 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) 15204 Seminar Modern Methods in Biophysics (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS7500.0 | Diagnostic for plasma physics and application to nuclear fusion research |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Thomas Eich |
| Course type: | advanced seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each summer semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) 15066 Seminar Diagnostic for plasma physics (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS7712.0 | Seminar Nanoscopy in the Range Between 500 and 0.1 nm |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Fedor Jelezko, Prof. Peter Reineker |
| Course type: | advanced seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 75063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) new Seminar Nanoscopy (3 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) new Seminar Nanoscopy (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS7702.1 | Seminar Quantum Technology |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Martin Plenio, Dr. Jan Haase |
| Course type: | advanced seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 75063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) new Seminar Quantum Technology (3 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 75063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) new Seminar Quantum Technology (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
Recommended modules from other departments
| CHEM6229.001 | Theory of electrochemical energy storage |
| Lecturer: | PD Dr. Birger Horstmann (HIU) |
| Cycle: | Summer Semester |
| Language: | German or English |
| Module: | 75061 Theory of electrochemical energy storage |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Exam: | oral or written, 15061 Theory of electrochemical enrgy storage |
| Precourse: | none |
| Remark: | announcement |
| CHEM | Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Montaha Anjass (HIU) |
| Cycle: | Summer Semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Exam: | oral or written |
| Precourse: | none |
| Remark: |
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