{"id":118,"date":"2024-02-22T12:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:54:06","slug":"semester-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=118","title":{"rendered":"Semester 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The courses in the first semester provide the essential foundations for the more advanced courses in the second semester. They also enable students to better target their preferences, identify their aptitudes and skills, and build their study plan for the second year of the Master&#8217;s in Physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semester 1 courses run from September to December. The last two weeks of Semester 1 are essentially dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=70\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"70\">Experimental Physics<\/a>. See the timetable below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M1GP_Edt_S1-2025-2026-v.03072025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of M1GP_Edt_S1-2025-2026 - v.03072025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-00931a1f-03be-4811-9c84-b4b119b81f42\" href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/M1GP_Edt_S1-2025-2026-v.03072025.pdf\">M1GP_Edt_S1-2025-2026 &#8211; v.03072025<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students also take the necessary steps to make contact with the research teams likely to host them on their Research Projects and\/or Internships in the Semester 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fundamentals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=287\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"287\">Advanced Statistical Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=64\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"64\">Atoms, Molecules and Optics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=86\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"86\">Nuclei<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=88\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"88\">Particles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=111\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"111\">Universe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=95\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"95\">Plasma Physics and Applications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=97\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"97\">Quantum Solid State Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Electives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=72\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"72\">Language Course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=74\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"74\">Laser Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=84\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"84\">Non-Linear Optics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=82\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"82\">Mathematical and Statistical Methods<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=99\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"99\">Sensors, Measurements, and Signal Processing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=429\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"429\">Magnetism at the Nanoscale<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=436\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"436\">Environmental Sustainability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compulsory courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=70\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"70\">Experimental Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.master-m1generalphysics.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?page_id=72\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"72\">Language course <\/a>(French as a Foreign Language)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The courses in the first semester provide the essential foundations for the more advanced courses in the second semester. 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