Official Master's Degree in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Ideal student profile

This master's degree is aimed at students with a clear interest in adding to the knowledge they have already acquired in high energy physics, astronomy or cosmology, in learning about the latest advances in these fields, in conducting research and with the basic knowledge obtained when taking a degree in Physics. On a more general level, students will need intellectual curiosity and a willingness to work in teams.

Knowledge

• Identify the theoretical principles that constitute the foundations of the main areas of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
• Identify the experimental and observational principles that form the foundations of the main areas of high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
• Identify the bases of selected topics of an advanced nature at the frontier of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology, linked to the specialty.
• Identify the main problems and current lines of research in the areas of the master's degree, showing a global vision of their theoretical and scientific context.
• Explain data analysis techniques (including Monte Carlo methods, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, and Bayesian statistics) to solve problems in the fields of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, as well as in nearby but distinct fields.

Skills

• Apply the fundamental theoretical principles of physics to specialized areas such as particle physics, astrophysics of stars, planets, and galaxies, cosmology, or physics beyond the standard model of particles. 
• Apply the experimental and observational principles of physics to specialized areas such as particle physics, astrophysics of stars, planets, and galaxies, cosmology, or physics beyond the standard model of particles. 
• Apply the bases of selected topics of an advanced nature in the frontier of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology, linked to the specialty. 
• Formulate problems in high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology with different degrees of definition, maintaining a global vision and identifying the most relevant principles that support them. 
• Analyze problems in high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, with varying degrees of definition, maintaining a global view and using approximations, if appropriate, to reach a conclusion. 
• Use mathematical methods in solving problems in high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology, ensuring coherence between equations, results and experimental observations. 
• To develop theoretical, experimental or observational research in the fields of high-energy physics, astrophysics or cosmology, using the appropriate methods and providing innovative and competitive proposals. 
• Use advanced text editing (such as LaTeX) and presentation programs to communicate the results of theoretical, experimental, or observational research in the fields of high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. 
• Accurately and rigorously use technical language to elaborate logical arguments and conclusions, and present them correctly in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. 
• Appropriately use specialized software, programming languages (such as python), and computer packages (such as numpy, scipy, matplotlib, pandas, pytorch) to investigate problems related to high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. 
• Communicate clearly and accurately in English, both orally and in writing, scientific knowledge and results in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
• To defend one's own conclusions, and the reasons that support them, clearly and unambiguously, both before specialized and non-specialized audiences, in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
• Use bibliographic tools, online and in English, to deepen the fundamental concepts of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

Competences

• Formulate informed judgments in complex contexts or with limited information, integrating knowledge and considering the social and ethical implications of its application in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. 
• Demonstrate the ability to learn in a self-directed and autonomous manner, effectively managing one's own study process in the context of high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. 
• Prepare academic works autonomously and rigorously, using specialized bibliography (mainly in English) and scientific databases in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. 
• Collaborate professionally and respectfully with others, assuming shared responsibilities and applying principles of professional ethics, respect for diversity and social responsibility, in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology, in accordance with democratic values and the Sustainable Development Goals. 
• To assess the socio-economic, environmental and cultural progress of society brought about by research and innovation in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. 
• Rigorously synthesize notions of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology, to communicate them in educational and outreach environments. 
• Critically evaluate the inequalities based on sex and gender present in the field of high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
• To autonomously integrate the knowledge acquired in the master's degree to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broad or multidisciplinary contexts related to high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology.