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A candidate Bs meson decays into two muons, © CERN 2019
The SUPA Graduate School runs an extensive programme of Particle Physics courses to provide new graduate students with the necessary skills required to carry out research. The Particle Physics courses are divided into categories corresponding to whether the student is undertaking theoretical or experimental research areas. Students should discuss with their supervisor which optional courses they should attend.
All experimental particle physics students should take all of the following core courses: Detector Physics, Collider Physics, Flavour Physics & Discussion Classes, unless there is a good academic reason to make a different choice and in consultation with their supervisor.
Courses:
Semester 1 (including the list and course description)
Detectors (SUPADET)
Institution: Glasgow & Edinburgh
Delivery: Video Conference and Face to FaceAdvanced Statistical Physics (SUPAASP)
Institution: Edinburgh
Delivery: Video ConferenceRelativistic Quantum Field Theory (SUPARQF)
Institution: Glasgow
Delivery: Face to FaceSemester 2 (including the list and course description)
Collider Physics (SUPACOP)
Institution: Edinburgh & Glasgow
Delivery: Video Conference and Face to FacePresenting Your Research (SUPAPYR)
Institution: Glasgow/Edinburgh
Delivery: Video ConferenceFlavour Physics (SUPAFLA)
Institution: Glasgow
Delivery: Video ConferenceLattice QCD (SUPALAT)
Institution: Glasgow
Delivery: Video ConferenceQuarks and Hadron Spectroscopy (SUPAQHS)
Institution: Glasgow
Delivery: Video ConferenceProfessional Development courses:
In addition, general topics should be studied, and those of particular interest to astronomy and space physics students include advanced data analysis (an introductory prequel is also offered) and courses in different programming languages such as C++, plus transferable skills modules.
Professional Development semester 1
Professional Development semester 2
Please discuss your choice with your PhD supervisor.