Programme 2023-2024

Master in Physics, Teaching focus

 Th.+Ex.Credits/Block
12
 Th.+Ex.Credits/Block
12

UE obligatoires

  
SPHYM136Data acquisition and digital processingFrising Fernande, Deparis Olivier (substitute)30h+15h4
SPHYM138Scientific communicationMOUCHET Sébastien15h2
SSPSM101Science, ethics and developmentLeyens Stéphane, TILMAN Valérie (substitute)18h+6h3
SPHYM101Radiation-matter interactionColaux Julien, Lucas Stéphane, PENNINCKX Sébastien (substitute), STASSER Coraline (substitute)30h+30h6
SPHYM106Nanomaterials ans applications of solid state physicsHENRARD Luc, Sporken Robert45h+15h6
SPHYM109Laser physics, non-linear and quantum opticsCaudano Yves, Lepere Muriel, LEONIS Sylvain (substitute)45h+15h6
SPHYM231Fundamental interactionsDaubie Evelyne30h3
SCHIM223Science and EnergyOlivier Yoann, Su Bao Lian24h3
SSPSM202Philosophy of material sciencesSartenaer Olivier12h3

Finalité didactique

  
FAGRM406Educational psychology IIBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc30h+10h3
FAGRM401Education scolaire et sociétéBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc30h+10h4
FAGRM402Psychopedagogy IBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc30h+20h4
FAGRM409Foundations of neutralityWILLEMS Tatiana20h2
SAGRM212Didactics and Epistemology of Physics IIDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel30h3
SAGRM202Didactics and Epistemology of Physics IDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel30h+10h3
SAGRM209Secondary school physics teaching internshipsDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel0h+35h6

Enseigner une autre discipline

  
SAGRM204Didactics and Epistemology of Chemistry I - PartimDEHON Jérémy30h3
SAGRM203Didactics and Epistemology of Biology I - PartimVervoort Arnaud, Vervoort Arnaud30h3
SAGRM205Didactics and Epistemology of Mathematics I (including internship) - PartimHenry Valérie15h+15h3

Cours au choix

  
FAGRM407Interroger les aspects relationnels et émotionnels du métier d'enseignantBiemar Sandrine, Fischer Line10h+5h2
SAGRM214Management and implementation of a chemistry laboratory in secondary educationSnauwaert Philippe0h+15h2
SAGRM213Didactical Comparison between Experimental Sciences and MathematicsDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel, Henry Valérie, Vervoort Arnaud15h2
FAGRM403Education aux nouvelles technologies de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissageDumortier Laurence15h2
FAGRM404Analysis of practicesBiemar Sandrine8h+7h2
FAGRM405Introduction to tutoring practicesRomainville Marc4h+11h2
SSPSB202Histoire des sciences - PartimSartenaer Olivier15h2

Projet

  
SPHYM122Research projectMOUCHET Sébastien9

UE au choix

  
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 1Fuzfa Andre15h+15h33
SDASM101Graph miningDaquin Jérôme, SALNIKOV Vsevolod (substitute)20h+20h55
FINT0044Valorization and Intellectual Property of results as obtained from project research lead at UniversityDEGÉE PHILIPPE15h22
SPHYM230Biological physicsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine30h33
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 2Fuzfa Andre15h+15h33
SPHYB308Geophysics - PartimCollinet Max, Louette Pierre15h+15h33
SPHYM111Natural photonics and biomimicryDeparis Olivier22h+8h33
SPHYM112Electron microscopyColomer Jean-François22h+8h33
SPHYM117Project ManagementLucas Stéphane22h+8h33
SPHYM123Course of Computational Physics IMAYER ALEXANDRE15h+15h33
SPHYM124Experimental optics of surfaces and nanostructuresCecchet Francesca22h33
SPHYM119Nuclear Astrophysics15h+15h33
SPHYM126Programming Methods for High-Performance ComputingMAYER ALEXANDRE15h+15h33
SPHYM127Sounding and physics of the atmosphereLepere Muriel, Vandaele Ann Carine (substitute)22h+8h33
SPHYM128Imagerie médicale NISOLLE Jean-François22h+8h33
SPHYM225RadioisotopesLucas Stéphane15h+15h33
SPHYM135Quantum theory of information and measurementCaudano Yves22h33
SPHYM137Simulation of dose deposition on biological targetsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine15h+15h33
SPHYM215Spectral profilesLepere Muriel22h+8h33
SPHYM228simulations in material physicsHENRARD Luc15h+15h33
SBIOM122CancerMichiels Carine22h33
SBIOB232System Histology - partimRenard Patricia15h22
SGOGB302Climatology - PartimHoussiau Laurent, DUJARDIN Sébastien (substitute)30h44
SCHIM102Advanced Theoretical ChemistryChampagne Benoit, Olivier Yoann, Champagne Benoit (substitute)36h+24h66
SCHIM218Further information on quantum chemistryChampagne Benoit12h22
SMATB304OptimizationSartenaer Annick30h+22.5h55
SMATM103Numerical linear algebra: direct and iterative methodsSartenaer Annick30h+30h55
SMATM225Chaos and determinismDaquin Jérôme, Libert Anne-Sophie30h+30h55
SBIOM134Protein Structure and FunctionDe Bolle Xavier, Wouters Johan22h33
SCHIM109Scientific Programming for ChemistsLiégeois Vincent12h44

Langues

  
SELVM201Further training in English (level B2+) - Partim Master Physique Zimmer Carole30h3
SELVM202Refresher course in Dutch (level B1) - PartimLABATE Simon, Vanparys Johan30h3

Mémoire

  
SPHYM205Master thesisLouette Pierre21
 CreditsHours/Semester
12
CreditsHours/Semester
12

UE obligatoires

   
SPHYM136Data acquisition and digital processingFrising Fernande, Deparis Olivier (substitute)430 - 15
SPHYM138Scientific communicationMOUCHET Sébastien215 - 0
SSPSM101Science, ethics and developmentLeyens Stéphane, TILMAN Valérie (substitute)318 - 6
SPHYM101Radiation-matter interactionColaux Julien, Lucas Stéphane, PENNINCKX Sébastien (substitute), STASSER Coraline (substitute)630 - 30
SPHYM106Nanomaterials ans applications of solid state physicsHENRARD Luc, Sporken Robert645 - 15
SPHYM109Laser physics, non-linear and quantum opticsCaudano Yves, Lepere Muriel, LEONIS Sylvain (substitute)645 - 15

Finalité didactique

   
FAGRM406Educational psychology IIBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc330 - 10
FAGRM401Education scolaire et sociétéBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc430 - 10
FAGRM402Psychopedagogy IBiemar Sandrine, Romainville Marc430 - 20
FAGRM409Foundations of neutralityWILLEMS Tatiana220 - 0

Cours au choix

   
FAGRM407Interroger les aspects relationnels et émotionnels du métier d'enseignantBiemar Sandrine, Fischer Line210 - 5
SAGRM214Management and implementation of a chemistry laboratory in secondary educationSnauwaert Philippe20 - 15
SAGRM213Didactical Comparison between Experimental Sciences and MathematicsDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel, Henry Valérie, Vervoort Arnaud215 - 0
FAGRM403Education aux nouvelles technologies de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissageDumortier Laurence215 - 0
FAGRM404Analysis of practicesBiemar Sandrine28 - 7
FAGRM405Introduction to tutoring practicesRomainville Marc24 - 11
SSPSB202Histoire des sciences - PartimSartenaer Olivier215 - 0

Projet

   
SPHYM122Research projectMOUCHET Sébastien9

UE au choix

   
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 1Fuzfa Andre315 - 15
SDASM101Graph miningDaquin Jérôme, SALNIKOV Vsevolod (substitute)520 - 20
FINT0044Valorization and Intellectual Property of results as obtained from project research lead at UniversityDEGÉE PHILIPPE215 - 0
SPHYM230Biological physicsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine330 - 0
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 2Fuzfa Andre315 - 15
SPHYB308Geophysics - PartimCollinet Max, Louette Pierre315 - 15
SPHYM111Natural photonics and biomimicryDeparis Olivier322 - 8
SPHYM112Electron microscopyColomer Jean-François322 - 8
SPHYM117Project ManagementLucas Stéphane322 - 8
SPHYM123Course of Computational Physics IMAYER ALEXANDRE315 - 15
SPHYM124Experimental optics of surfaces and nanostructuresCecchet Francesca322 - 0
SPHYM119Nuclear Astrophysics315 - 15
SPHYM126Programming Methods for High-Performance ComputingMAYER ALEXANDRE315 - 15
SPHYM127Sounding and physics of the atmosphereLepere Muriel, Vandaele Ann Carine (substitute)322 - 8
SPHYM128Imagerie médicale NISOLLE Jean-François322 - 8
SPHYM225RadioisotopesLucas Stéphane315 - 15
SPHYM135Quantum theory of information and measurementCaudano Yves322 - 0
SPHYM137Simulation of dose deposition on biological targetsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine315 - 15
SPHYM215Spectral profilesLepere Muriel322 - 8
SPHYM228simulations in material physicsHENRARD Luc315 - 15
SBIOM122CancerMichiels Carine322 - 0
SBIOB232System Histology - partimRenard Patricia215 - 0
SGOGB302Climatology - PartimHoussiau Laurent, DUJARDIN Sébastien (substitute)430 - 0
SCHIM102Advanced Theoretical ChemistryChampagne Benoit, Olivier Yoann, Champagne Benoit (substitute)636 - 24
SCHIM218Further information on quantum chemistryChampagne Benoit212 - 0
SMATB304OptimizationSartenaer Annick530 - 22.5
SMATM103Numerical linear algebra: direct and iterative methodsSartenaer Annick530 - 30
SMATM225Chaos and determinismDaquin Jérôme, Libert Anne-Sophie530 - 30
SBIOM134Protein Structure and FunctionDe Bolle Xavier, Wouters Johan322 - 0
SCHIM109Scientific Programming for ChemistsLiégeois Vincent412 - 0
 CreditsHours/Semester
12
CreditsHours/Semester
12

UE obligatoires

   
SPHYM231Fundamental interactionsDaubie Evelyne330 - 0
SCHIM223Science and EnergyOlivier Yoann, Su Bao Lian324 - 0
SSPSM202Philosophy of material sciencesSartenaer Olivier312 - 0

Finalité didactique

   
SAGRM212Didactics and Epistemology of Physics IIDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel330 - 0
SAGRM202Didactics and Epistemology of Physics IDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel330 - 10
SAGRM209Secondary school physics teaching internshipsDias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel60 - 35

Enseigner une autre discipline

   
SAGRM204Didactics and Epistemology of Chemistry I - PartimDEHON Jérémy330 - 0
SAGRM203Didactics and Epistemology of Biology I - PartimVervoort Arnaud, Vervoort Arnaud330 - 0
SAGRM205Didactics and Epistemology of Mathematics I (including internship) - PartimHenry Valérie315 - 15

UE au choix

   
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 1Fuzfa Andre315 - 15
SDASM101Graph miningDaquin Jérôme, SALNIKOV Vsevolod (substitute)520 - 20
FINT0044Valorization and Intellectual Property of results as obtained from project research lead at UniversityDEGÉE PHILIPPE215 - 0
SPHYM230Biological physicsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine330 - 0
SMATM121General relativity and cosmology - partie 2Fuzfa Andre315 - 15
SPHYB308Geophysics - PartimCollinet Max, Louette Pierre315 - 15
SPHYM111Natural photonics and biomimicryDeparis Olivier322 - 8
SPHYM112Electron microscopyColomer Jean-François322 - 8
SPHYM117Project ManagementLucas Stéphane322 - 8
SPHYM123Course of Computational Physics IMAYER ALEXANDRE315 - 15
SPHYM124Experimental optics of surfaces and nanostructuresCecchet Francesca322 - 0
SPHYM119Nuclear Astrophysics315 - 15
SPHYM126Programming Methods for High-Performance ComputingMAYER ALEXANDRE315 - 15
SPHYM127Sounding and physics of the atmosphereLepere Muriel, Vandaele Ann Carine (substitute)322 - 8
SPHYM128Imagerie médicale NISOLLE Jean-François322 - 8
SPHYM225RadioisotopesLucas Stéphane315 - 15
SPHYM135Quantum theory of information and measurementCaudano Yves322 - 0
SPHYM137Simulation of dose deposition on biological targetsHEUSKIN Anne-Catherine315 - 15
SPHYM215Spectral profilesLepere Muriel322 - 8
SPHYM228simulations in material physicsHENRARD Luc315 - 15
SBIOM122CancerMichiels Carine322 - 0
SBIOB232System Histology - partimRenard Patricia215 - 0
SGOGB302Climatology - PartimHoussiau Laurent, DUJARDIN Sébastien (substitute)430 - 0
SCHIM102Advanced Theoretical ChemistryChampagne Benoit, Olivier Yoann, Champagne Benoit (substitute)636 - 24
SCHIM218Further information on quantum chemistryChampagne Benoit212 - 0
SMATB304OptimizationSartenaer Annick530 - 22.5
SMATM103Numerical linear algebra: direct and iterative methodsSartenaer Annick530 - 30
SMATM225Chaos and determinismDaquin Jérôme, Libert Anne-Sophie530 - 30
SBIOM134Protein Structure and FunctionDe Bolle Xavier, Wouters Johan322 - 0
SCHIM109Scientific Programming for ChemistsLiégeois Vincent412 - 0

Langues

   
SELVM201Further training in English (level B2+) - Partim Master Physique Zimmer Carole330 - 0
SELVM202Refresher course in Dutch (level B1) - PartimLABATE Simon, Vanparys Johan330 - 0

Mémoire

   
SPHYM205Master thesisLouette Pierre21

Learning outcomes (Program)

The Master’s degree in Physical Sciences that Unamur offers aims at furthering the training that students have received while completing their bachelor’s degree. Students make a choice among three focuses (in-depth focus, focus on specialisation, focus on teaching) in the first year of the Master’s training, which allows them to perfect their knowledge in Physics within a more specific domain. Besides broadening the general knowledge of modern Physics that every physicist is expected to have acquired, this training is clearly oriented towards research. Students will benefit from the members of staff’s expertise in research, specifically in the areas of Matter and Radiance and in the exploitation of the interactions between this duality. They receive constant guidance from renowned researchers and from professors who have developed teaching strategies whose effectiveness and reliability have been highly rated over the years.

The general subject-linked training is supplemented by a more interdisciplinary approach, including courses such as philosophy, ethics, languages and communication in the field of science, aiming at developing openmindedness and critical thinking.

Objectives (Program)

Aims and objectives are established as follows  :

  • Understanding natural phenomena in their complexity : how electromagnetic radiation propagates in various environments and interacts with matter, how the quantum properties of nanoscopic materials lead to technological revolutions (nano-electronics, nanophotonics…) how cellular tissue responds to radiation from photons or particles (particularly in cancer treatment),
  • Modelling of innovative physical systems, following nature’s patterns ;
  • Biomimetism is a new approach which seeks to follow and copy the patterns of complex organic structures in various animal or plant species which have been perfected over millions of years of evolution (within the field of optics, natural photonics is a new field, inspired by this approach) ;
  • Addressing Environmental issues and developing applications that can contribute to Sustainable Energy (improving the performance of photovoltaic cells, developing hybrid materials for fuel-producing batteries, reducing pollution of the atmosphere, etc.)

The focus on teaching offers general training in education as well as more specific training towards epistemology and the teaching of Physics in secondary school; students also have to choose a second scientific discipline in which they will also receive training orientated towards the teaching of that particular subject. Possible choices are the teaching of Mathematics, Chemistry or Biology.

This focus follows the legal prescriptions of Qualified Teachers Status within upper level of the Belgian Secondary System (Agregé de l’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur) and is granted together with the Master’s degree in Physics with a focus on Teaching.

Description

The teaching focus of the master 120 in physics offers general training in education and pedagogy and specific training in epistemology and practice of physics education in secondary education.

In addition to the compulsory courses, which improve the general education of the physicist, the teaching focus is characterized by a didactic training and epistemology of a second scientific discipline (select mathematics, chemistry, biology). The student can also choose courses for specialization in a non-exhaustive list. It may also choose courses from another department, another faculty or another university. A research project organized in the second semester of the 1st year of Master is to perfect the research training that will culminate in the realization of a final dissertation during the second year of master. An 8-week internship in Belgium or abroad is also organized in the second semester of the last year of master.


Teaching methods

The Master’s degree in Physical Sciences is offered at Unamur under three different focuses. Regardless of the orientation, the programme includes a common core as well as courses that students can choose from a wide range of options. The compulsory courses ensure that students acquire throrough knowledge in crucial domains of modern Physics. The courses chosen from options cover more specialised fields linked with Physics of Matter, Radiation and Wave-Matter Interaction.

Alongside this traditional course-oriented training, students receive initiation to research, which will include the acquisition of teaching skills for those choosing the teaching focus. This training towards research will add to a good number of credits, as it associates two types of activities. In the first stage of the initation to research, students will undertake a project on a well-defined subject during the first year, involving bibliographical research, a personal experimental or theoretical development, and a presentation of the obtained results. The second stage constitutes the actual research project and dissertation, which is to be completed throughout the second year. It must be an innovative project, carried out under the guidance of a member of the academic staff or a member of the department. A dissertation and an oral presentation will allow a jury to assess its value.

The training as described above is completed through a work placement / internship in accordance with the chosen focus. It can take place in industry (specialised focus),   within the University department or at an external research centre (in-depth focus), or within the Belgian Secondary system (focus on teaching).               The choice of focus has to be made at the beginning of the second year, and leads to thirty specific credits.

Assessment methods

Depending on the activities, the assessment of the acquired knowledge is done following three main methods :

  1. an oral exam with the lecturer or lecturers having given the specific course
  2. the elaboration of a report which is then assessed by a member of the academic staff
  3. a presentation of a seminar summarising the pursued goals, the methodology that was used and the work accomplished.

The assessments take place during the specific periods of the academic year that have been assigned for this purpose.

For a certain number of activities, ongoing assessment is carried out as the activity develops. This approach is certainly the one used in the framework of internships and projects and their dissertation.

Mobility and international openness

Students have the opportunity to study abroad within the Erasmus scheme for Europe, they can also do an internship in a research centre in Belgium or abroad, and a department theme trip to a renowned international laboratory (USA, Switzerland, France, etc.).

Jury

Luc HENRARD (Chairman)
Olivier Deparis (Secretary)