Theoretical Physics & Mathematics

Course code: MHQ56 MHQ57
QQI level: Level 9
NFQ type: Level 9 NFQ
Duration: MHQ56: 1 year full-time MHQ57: 2 years part-time
Attendance: Full time
CAO points: —

Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)

Kildare

NFQ Level 9

Course summary

This course is intended introduce graduates in theoretical physics, mathematics, and related disciplines to current ideas and methods at the forefront of modern theoretical physics and mathematics research, including

Topics in theoretical physics: gravitation and cosmology, fluid mechanics, condensed matter physics, quantum information and subatomic physics.

Topics in pure mathematics: functional analysis, algebraic and differential topology, representation theory, Riemannian and non-Riemannian geometry.