Applied Physics

The professionally oriented Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics program aims to provide students with comprehensive training in the basic physics, mathematics, and computer science. Students can tailor their studies to their interests and preferences by choosing a specialization. Students can choose their professional orientation only during their studies, typically after the first year. The program emphasizes the connection between study and practice, as well as student participation in cooperating companies, their activities, and projects. Students are prepared for independent, interdisciplinary, and teamwork. Thanks to practical training during their studies, they can promptly respond to employers' needs. A key objective of the program is to master methods and techniques for presenting their knowledge, as well as develop their language and communication skills.

Upon successful completion of the programme, the graduate is able to:

• apply knowledge of mathematics, physics, and computer science in close connection with practice.
• approach problem solving in a skeptical and scientific manner, resisting external pressures.
• use computer technology and information technology creatively.
• apply the knowledge he has acquired and transfer it to other areas.
• communicate in English.
• independently monitor current trends and evaluate them critically.
• Specifically for the Environmental Monitoring: ... apply acquired theoretical and practical knowledge to measure basic physical quantities characterizing the living and working environment.
• Specifically for the Environmental Monitoring: ... measure and evaluate air, water, and soil quality and acquire expertise in the field of environmental protection against anthropogenic factors.
• Specifically for the Physical Diagnostic Methods: ... have an overview and experience in the use of modern diagnostic/analytical methods and sophisticated instrumentation, and be capable of teamwork and adaptation to solving specific problems.

The professional bachelor's degree in Applied Physics is primarily designed to provide students with a comprehensive physics education equivalent to a bachelor's degree. The structure and content of the basic theoretical subjects of the profile foundation of the study correspond to this.

• A graduate of the Environmental Monitoring specialization will be able to work in various fields of industry, technology, services, public administration, in scientific research workplaces of state, non-state and private organizations, and as a professional or clerical worker at the lower or middle management level in various areas of regional development with a focus on issues of living and working environment both in public administration and in the private sphere at the local and regional level.
• A graduate of the specialization in Physical Diagnostic Methods will be capable of teamwork in solving practical and developmental tasks with the potential of application from research centers to operational laboratories, through state administration (e.g. measurement of environmental components), to institutions operating specific measuring or diagnostic technologies in raw materials processing, metallurgy, medicine, etc. However, graduates of this program can continue their studies in virtually any subsequent master's program in the field of physics.
  

The ECTS credit system is observed when creating the study plan. During the three-year program, students must earn a minimum of 180 credits, with each credit corresponding to one 45-minute class per week. The number of credits may vary depending on the difficulty of the subject and the amount of preparation required for classes. A semester typically consists of 13 teaching weeks. During the 2nd and 3rd semesters of the 3rd year, the schedule of classes and professional practice must be coordinated.

When creating the study plan, the NAÚ's valid methodological materials for preparing and evaluating applications for accreditation of specialized study programs are taken into account. The submitted study program contains two specializations. Compulsory subjects in the common part represent 108 credits. Compulsory subjects in each specialization represent 52 credits. Each specialization also has its own group of compulsory electives, from which at least 15 credits must be obtained. The remaining five credits are allocated to elective subjects.

The subject of the practical training is the active participation of the student in an assigned project in cooperation with a contractually secured entity. During the practical training , the student will learn the essence of the project and his task will be to prepare a presentable output in cooperation with designated employees of the institution. The practical training is carried out according to the following scheme:

• In the winter semester of the 3rd year (subject Professional Experience I), in which the student attends the practical training workplace 3 days a week for a period of 12 weeks (the entire semester except for the last credit week), in total: 3x8x12 = 288 working hours.
• In the summer semester of the 3rd year (subject Professional Experience II), in which the student attends the practical training workplace 3 days a week for a period of 8 weeks, in total: 3x8x12 = 288 working hours.

The total duration of the practical training is 288 + 192 = 480 hours, which corresponds to 12 five-day weeks. The three days of the week on which the practical training will take place will be determined by the schedule requirements and agreed upon with the representative of the workplace where the practical training will take place.

The topic of the Bachelor Thesis is usually related to the topic that the student is working on during the practical training; therefore, it is advantageous to have the opportunity to visit the practical training site during the summer semester of the 3rd year, when the bachelor thesis is usually completed.

The result of the practical training is a written report on the practical training project (which is usually followed by the preparation of the Bachelor's Thesis), which includes the task, starting points, solution procedure and achieved results. The student is obliged to present the document, or a part of it, during the seminar on the Bachelor's Thesis.

The aim of the Bachelor's Thesis, which is a compulsory part of the Final State Examination, is to carry out complete measurements or diagnostics in a given field under the supervision of an experienced expert, including experiment design, data acquisition, processing, interpretation, and drawing conclusions. The preparation of the Bachelor's Thesis is usually linked to a specific issue addressed at the workplace where the compulsory practical training takes place. In addition to the supervisor, a mentor from the workplace also participates in the supervision of the Thesis.