• Having done a study of important subfields of physics at an intermediate level (some of these should have been treated in the bachelor programme). Having gone deeper into this study in at least one major subfield of physics.
• Being able to set up new experiments or to contribute to experiments executed in large international collaboration agreements as an experimental physicist
• Do physics in a specific subfield through advanced training and contact with the current state of affairs in the research.
• Being able to independently appropriate new physical insights, results and methods and develop these.
• Being able to solve current concrete physical problems by selecting the appropriate experimental and/or theoretical method and to correctly report on it.
• To acquire attitudes to work in a team in scientific research through collaboration with fellow students and researchers and to learn to communicate about the research in a scientifically correct language.
• Being able to use computer techniques to solve physical problems and in other applications.
• Being able to use the acquired insights in physics, the ability to analyse and the general methodology of sciences in a broad spectrum of professions.
• Having prepared him/herself to function as a physicist, or a more general basic scientist, in a professional direction of his/her choice, in particular as teacher or as researcher.

• Being able to read and understand specialist literature and to follow the recent developments in his/her own subdiscipline.
• Having the skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) to communicate effectively in the mother tongue and in one or more languages including English.
• Clearly presenting the research work, to specialists on the one hand and to laymen on the other.
• Acquiring a critical attitude, also towards his/her own field, putting matters in a broad scientific and social context.

Prof. dr. J. Naudts, jan.naudts@ua.ac.be