Course catalogue
Create your own master’s programme by choosing between the different specializations of our partner universities.
LASCALA Academic Programme
Semester 1 (30 ECTS)
Courses:
- European History of Science and communication of research results (3 ECTS)
- Mathematics and statistical methods (3 ECTS)
- Laboratory (6 ECTS)
- Quantum Solid State Physics (6 ECTS)
- Atoms, molecules, optics (3 ECTS)
- Nuclei (3 ECTS)
- Summer school (3 ECTS)
A single path must be chosen:
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(PATH 1) Femto and attosecond
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(PATH 2) Accelerators
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(PATH 3) Gravitational wave detectors
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Courses:
- Computational Methods in Physics and Optics & Transfer and Communication of Research Results (5 ECTS)
- Laboratory (6 ECTS)
- Quantum Solid State and Semiconductor Physics (6 ECTS)
- Optics & Lasers I (3 ECTS)
- Molecules, Atoms, Nuclei, and Particles (4 ECTS)
A single path must be chosen:
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(PATH 1) Femto and attosecond
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(PATH 2) Accelerators:
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(PATH 3) Gravitational wave detectors:
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Semester 2 (30 ETCS)
Courses:
- Physics Laboratory II (9ECTS)
2 optional courses to be chosen:
- Detectors and Accelerators in Particle Physics (6 ECTS)
- Nuclear physics (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Machine Learning for Physics (6 ECTS)
- Methods in experimental particle physics (6 ECTS)
- Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion (6 ECTS)
- Optics (6 ECTS)
- Laser fundamentals (6 ECTS)
A single path must be chosen:
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(PATH 2) Accelerators
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(PATH 3) Gravitational wave detectors
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(PATH 1) Femto and attosecond
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2 optional courses to be chosen:
- Light matter interaction (7,5 ECTS)
- Biophotonic (7,5 ECTS)
- Modern X-ray physics, diffraction and imaging (7,5 ECTS)
- Electro dynamics (7,5 ECTS)
- Accelerators and free electron (7,5 ECTS)
Summer school (3 ECTS included in the SEM 3)
Location: European Scientific Institute, Archamps (France)
Date: End of August
The TOSCA Summer School takes place at the beginning of the third semester at the European Scientific Institute (Archamps, France), near CERN. It introduces participants to the management of large-scale scientific projects, such as particle accelerators, high-power lasers, and gravitational wave detectors.
The one-week programme combines lectures, seminars, and group work, focusing on:
- Governance and organization
- Costing and financing
- Procurement (specifications, tendering, contracts)
- Scheduling, reporting, tracking
- Quality assurance
- Knowledge & technology transfer, intellectual property
- Environmental impact and sustainability
- Communication and outreach
Courses are taught by experienced professionals involved in major European research infrastructures. Participants also work in teams on a case study, presented at the end of the week to a panel of experts.
TOSCA provides both theoretical tools and practical insights, helping develop valuable project management skills in the context of international “big science” collaborations.
Semester 3 (30 ECTS)
Courses:
- Transverse high technologies (3 ECTS)
- Manipulations on large scale facilities (4 ECTS)
- Advanced numerical methods (3 ECTS)
- Management of large-scale facilities (2 ECTS)
A single path must be chosen:
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(PATH 1) Lasers, optical metrology
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JOINT WINTER SCHOOL - Laser plasma interaction, ELI-ALPS, Szeged, Hungary (3 ECTS) |
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(PATH 2) Accelerators
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JOINT WINTER SCHOOL - Joint Universities Accelerators School – JUAS, ESI, Archamps, France (3 ECTS) |
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(PATH 3) Gravitational wave detectors
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JOINT WINTER SCHOOL - Advanced gravitational wave data analysis, Wigner Institute, Budapest, Hungary (3 ECTS) |
Semester 4 (30 ECTS)
Internship and master thesis
Master thesis charter of rules – 2025The master thesis project is an essential component of the students' training, both from the point of view of training and skill assessment. The master thesis project takes place over 4,5 months minimum and 6 months maximum, during the fourth semester, and is worth 30 ECTS. The starting date will depend on the track chosen by the student, from mid-January to mid-March and will end, at the latest, on 31 August. It can be carried out in a research lab of the associated partner institutions or companies who have submitted a thesis proposal/internship offer on the Lascala website or in another place.