Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Master of Science in Astrophysics and Cosmology)
Course code	SC2490/001PD/2019

Tuition fee	€2,622 per year In order to accept your Offer at the University of Padova, you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees. Information on 2021/22 fees is not yet available, but the amounts will be more or less the same of 2020/21. The total amount of tuition fees due per each academic year can be significantly waived based on your “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”. For further information on how to obtain your ISEE and other income-based reductions, see: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€188 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the first instalment is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) is required, with proven skills in Physics (at least 24 ECTS), Mathematics (at least 24 ECTS), Chemistry, basic Computer Sciences and programming. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent

More information	unipd.it/en/astrophysics-cosmology

Overview

The Master’s degree aims at providing students with a comprehensive, up-to-date view of the main fields of modern Astrophysics, including astronomical detectors and techniques, black holes and neutron stars, cosmology, gravitational physics, planets, stars and galaxies. Particular emphasis is placed on a solid background in Physics and on the growing ties among Astrophysics and different branches of Physics in the coming era of multi-messenger observations.

Programme structure

Common Path: Mathematical and Numerical Methods; General Relativity; Astrophysics Laboratory
Path 1 – Theory and Modelling: Theoretical Cosmology; Radiative Processes in Astrophysics; Theoretical Physics; Compact Object Astrophysics
Path 2 – Observations, Experiments and Interpretation: Stellar Astrophysics; Astrophysics of Galaxies; Observational Cosmology; Astrophysics Laboratory 2

Career opportunities

Graduates work as coordinator or member of research groups in public or private research institutions or as professionals in industries with a technological profile or in sectors that require skills in modelling, testing, and interpreting large and complex data sets, such as consulting companies, research centres and public administration.