Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

The Official Postgraduate Programme in Astrophysics  of the University of La Laguna is valid throughout Spain and, in agreement with the European Higher Education Space, consists of master's and doctoral studies.

On completion of the Master's Degree in Astrophysics, students may begin doctoral studies leading to the Title of Doctor.

Master's Degree in Astrophysics

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The annual intake of the Astrophysics Department (DA) of the University of La Laguna, in collaboration with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is 50 Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering graduates who have obtained a minimum of 30 credits in Physics courses similar to those found in the present Plan of Studies for Undergraduate Physics. A grant is not a requirement for admission.

The Master's in Astrophysics is a two-year course, each year being divided into three quarter terms in which Physics and Astrophysics subjects are imparted, followed by a fourth term in which students are given an Introduction to Research under the tutelage of a researcher from the DA/IAC, a collaborating university or a firm working in the field of Astrophysics.

The Master's in Astrophysics offers two areas of specialization: Master in Technology and Instrumentation and Master in Computation and Theory. To obtain a Master's in either of these specialisms the student must take a specific set of subjects in each of them. It is also possible to obtain a Master's in Astrophysics without specializing by obtaining the same number of credits without taking the obligatory subjects correpsonding to either specialism.

Obtaining a Master's degree is a prerequisite for beginning a Doctoral Thesis. Those students undertaking the “Initiation into Research Project” of the Master's in Astrophysics may regard this as the first part of their doctorate or as being closely related to it.

Doctorate

Once the Master's in Astrophysics has been obtained, the title of doctor requires the undertaking of a research project that usually lasts for four years. In order to do a Doctoral Thesis at the IAC/DA it is necessary to obtain a grant or doctoral contract, together with admission on the part of the centre.

The IAC/DA offers its doctoral students bibliographical, computing and observing facilities, and access to its own and international research projects, as well as the necessary funding for the effective undertaking of research activity.

Academic Master's Director:

Dr. Basilio Ruiz Cobo

Telephone: (34) 922 605 246

Electronic mail: brc@iac.es