M2 Fundamental concepts of physics

Master's degree
Mention Physique fondamentale et applications
Full-time academic programmes
Life-long learning
English

The iCFP program consists of four sub-programs: Soft Matter and Biophysics, Theoretical Physics, Quantum Physics, and Condensed Matter. The year is divided into two semesters. The second part of the second semester is devoted to an internship.

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Présentation

Objectives

The second year of the Master is organized around four different programs : Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Matter and biological physics, Quantum Physics and Theoretical Physics.The first semester is dedicated to courses (30 ECTS). Each student enrolls in a program in wich he/she follows compulsory and optional courses. In exceptional cases, the student can include in his/her program one optional course from another area of study, in agreement with his/her head of studies.In second semester, four optional courses will be chosen from any program (4x3 ECTS). These optional courses must be approved by the head of the studies.Students are expected to complete an internship relevant to their course of study (18 ECTS) April to june, in France or abroad.

Career Opportunities

Further Study Opportunities

Chercheur/chercheuse en R&D ou expert·e en modélisation et analyse de données dans des entreprises ou laboratoires de pointe.
Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Ingénieur·e en Machine Learning dans des secteurs innovants (tech, finance, santé, énergie, etc.) ;
Doctorat
Doctorat / PhD interdisciplinaire en Science de la durabilité (nombreuses disciplines possibles)
former des spécialistes de niveau international, produisant des travaux compétitifs au sein d’équipes reconnues des établissements publics à caractères scientifique et technologique (EPST), INSERM et CNRS en particulier

Fees and scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.

Admission

Capacity

Available Places

50

Target Audience and Entry Requirements

Excellent broad-based foundation in physics. Good command of mathematical tools. Proficiency in English.

Application Period(s)

Inception Platform

From 17/02/2026 to 30/04/2026

Supporting documents

Compulsory supporting documents

Motivation letter.

All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.

Curriculum Vitae.

Selection sheet completed.

It is mandatory to order the different track you apply to => https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/sites/default/files/media/2020-02/additional_document_concepts_fondamentaux_de_la_physique_0.pdf

Additional supporting documents

VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).

Document indicating the list of local M2 choices available here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.

Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.

Programme
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Advanced Statistical physics 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Statistical physics : advanced and new applications 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Light-Matter interaction in Quantum Nanostructures 6 Semestre 1 18 14 16
Methods for Data-Driven Modelling 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Electronic Transport and Superconductivity 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Condensed matter theory 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Atoms and photons 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Advanced quantum mechanics 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Algorithms and Computation 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Quantum-condensed-matter field theory 6 Semestre 1 26 26
General relativity 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Quantum Information 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Quantum Optics 6 Annualisé 26 26
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Electronic Structure Theory 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Light-Matter interaction in Quantum Nanostructures 6 Semestre 1 18 14 16
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Electrons in Solids: Fundamentals and Experiments 6 Semestre 1 24 22 16
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Advanced Biophysics 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Interfaces and morphogenesis 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Advanced methods in biological physics and soft matter 6 Semestre 1 26 8 16
Soft matter physics 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Physics of fluids and non linear physics 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Lie groups, lie algebras and representations 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Statistical field theory and applications 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Quantum field theory 6 Semestre 1 26 26
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Soft or Slender : mechanics of Nature-inspired, highly deformable bodies 3 Semestre 2 27
Conformal Field Theory 3 Semestre 2 27
Localized Spins in Physics 3 Semestre 2 27
Physics of 2D materials 3 Semestre 2 27
Statistical physics concepts and tools for complex systems 3 Semestre 2 27
Topological theory in condensed matter 3 Semestre 2 27 0
Introduction to AdS/CFT 3 Semestre 2 27
From statistical physics to machine learning and back 3 Semestre 2 27
Ultimate quantum conductors: novel electronic states and transport phenomena 3 Semestre 2 27
Electrodynamics in quantum materials 3 Semestre 2 27
Physics of Multicellular Sytems 3 Semestre 2 27
Ecology, evolution and epidemiology 3 Semestre 2 27
Waves in disordered media and localization phenomena 3 Semestre 2 27
Ultra cold atoms 3 Semestre 2 27
Turbulence 3 Semestre 2 27
Active Matter and Collective Behaviour 3 Semestre 2 27
Random geometry and non-unitary quantum field theories 3 Semestre 2 27
Particles in the dark universe 3 Semestre 2 27
String theory 3 Semestre 2 27
Quantum field theory II 3 Semestre 2 27
Circuits and network dynamics in synthetic biology and neuroscience 3 Semestre 2 27
Phenomenology of the standard model and beyond 3 Semestre 2 27
Reservoir-controlled quantum materials 3 Semestre 2 27
Numerical methods for fluid dynamics 3 Semestre 2 27
Differential geometry and gauge theory 3 Semestre 2 27
Cosmology 3 Semestre 2 27
Confined Flows and transfers in complex fluids 3 Semestre 2 27
Quantum Physics out of Equilibrium 3 Semestre 2 27
Quantum Physics and condensed matter in advanced technology 3 Semestre 2 27
Cavity and circuit QED 3 Semestre 2 27
Quantum computing 3 Semestre 2 27
Statistical physics of disordered systems 3 Semestre 2 27
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Internship 18 Semestre 2
Subjects ECTS Semester Lecture directed study practical class Lecture/directed study Lecture/practical class directed study/practical class distance-learning course Project Supervised studies
Advanced Biophysics ou Soft Matter Physics 6 Semestre 1 26 26

Teaching Location(s)

PARIS 05

Academic Partner(s)

Sorbonne Université, Paris Cité, PSL, IPP

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