Education
The teaching activities of the institute include a series of regular and special lectures, the tutoring of students in proseminars, and the organization of research seminars. Master students can carry out their master thesis in one of our research groups.
Lectures
On the Bachelor level the Institute for Theoretical Physics provides lectures in the Theory Cycle, covering the following topics:
- Classical Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanics I
- Quantum Mechanics II
- Electrodynamics
- Mechanics of Continua
- Theory of Heat
General information on the ETH Physics Bachelor program is provided on the D-PHYS website.
On the Master level courses cover topics in core fields of high-energy physics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics and quantum information theory. A large number of elective courses give access to important modern fields of theoretical physics in all scientific areas which are represented in our institute.
General information on the ETH Physics Master program is provided on the D-PHYS website.
Proseminars
Proseminars give the opportunity to explore active research topics outside of the realm of ordinary courses. Students learn to study from advanced textbooks and orginal research articles with the help of tutors. Students are then required to orally present their topic to their peers and also deliver a written report following the format of a scientific article. The themes of the proseminar are motivated by the areas of research represented in the ITP, such as condensed matter theory, mathematical physics, computational physics, quantum information, particle theory, quantum field theory and string theory. Further information including signup for the proseminars is provided at the Proseminar page.
Master Thesis
Students interested in master theses are invited to contact the research groups directly.
Doctorate
Doctoral studies are carried out in individual research groups, combining original research with specialised doctorate courses and teaching activities.
Please find more information on the doctorate program on our Doctorate page.
ITP lecture archive
Matrials for previous lectures at the ITP are collected in ITP lecture archive.