Programme of Neurophysics
The master specialisation Neurophysics comprises of:
| A. | Mandatory courses - Neurophysics | 18 EC |
| B. | Elective courses - Physics and Astronomy | 24 EC |
| C. | Master Thesis Physics and Astronomy | 60 EC |
| D. | Professional Preparation | 2 EC |
| E. | Philosophy | 3 EC |
| F. | Free electives | 13 EC |
Note: In order to create a coherent programme that prepares you for a Master's thesis contact the coordinator: Ton Coolen
A. Mandatory Programme (18 EC)
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 |
| NWI-NM001B Electrodynamics (3 EC) | NWI-NM047D Computational Neuroscience (3 EC) |
| NWI-NM119 Neurobiophysics (3 EC) | |
| NWI-NM048D CDS: Machine Learning (3 EC) | |
| Second Semester | |
|---|---|
| NWI-BM059 Systematic Reviews in Neuroscience (6 EC) | |
B. Elective courses (24 EC)
Elective courses should be chosen in consultation with the prospective supervisor or the coordinator of the master specialisation. Note that the selected electives should add up to a minimum total of 24 EC.
Depending on your field of interest, the following courses are highly recommended:
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Experimental Neurophysics: ENP
Computational/Theoretical Neurophysics: TNP
| ENP | TNP | |
| NWI-NM050B Psychophysica 2 (6 EC) | X | |
| NWI-NM080B Quantitative Brain Networks (6 EC) | X | X |
| NWI-NM085C Advanced Computational Neuroscience (6 EC) | X | X |
| NWI-NM048B Advanced Machine Learning (6 EC) | X |
All Neurophysics elective courses are found here. However, you are not restricted to this selection of Physics and Astronomy courses. Part of your elective course programme can take the form of a synergy track in Computational and Data Science.
C. Master Thesis Physics and Astronomy (60 EC)
D. Professional Preparation (2 EC)
E. Philosophy course (3 EC)
One of the following courses should be completed:
F. Free Electives (13 EC)
Free electives can be chosen from any other specialisation or programme, not necessarily within Physics and Astronomy. You can also consider courses from the societal specialisations or NWI-FNWI002 Scientific English (3 EC, every quarter) to support your writing process.