Is Advanced Matter & Energy Physics at the UvA for me? It is, if you: have well-founded knowledge of quantum mechanics, statistical physics and electrodynamics (at BSc level) - and knowledge of condensed matter physics is an advantage enjoy the challenge of fundamental experimental research, while keeping an eye open for possible applications of your results would like to work in a leading research laboratory in the Netherlands or abroad - or work on a project in an industrial research setting enjoy working in a team while being the driving force and hands-on 'principle investigator' of your own experiments like to get to the bottom of things, are not afraid of complexity and have a well-developed concept of the art of doing (experimental) science can quickly absorb and integrate novel concepts.

Graduates of the Master's programme Physics typically pursue careers: as PhD students at physics institutes around the world, progressing from there to careers in academia or industry in research, within industry (e.g. Philips, Shell, Océ, ASML) in research, within research institutes (e.g. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)) as teachers, within high schools or universities as (technical) policy officers, within (science-oriented) governmental and non-profit organisations in business (e.g. ICT companies, telecommunications companies, investment banks, consultancy firms) as writers, for (science-oriented) media as entrepreneurs.