D-PHYS – ETH Zurich and Ecole Polytechnique Paris Specialization in High Energy

Study Guide

Department of Physics Content

Introduction 4

1 Master program 5

2 Performance Assessment 10

3 Program requirements, application and admission 18

4 Useful information about ETH Zurich and EP Paris 21

5 Appendix 26

Imprint Editorial staff Günther Dissertori and Matthias Gaberdiel Photograph Heidi Hostettler Graphic Design Amanda Eisenhut 3 Introduction 1 Master program

ETH Zurich and Ecole Polytechnique (EP) Paris offer a Joint Master The aim of this Master specialization is to 1.1 Tutor System offer a coherent theoretical and experi­ program with specialization in High Energy Physics (HEP). High Energy Each student in the Master program in mental education in High Energy Physics, Physics studies the elementary constituents of matter and the associated High Energy Physics will be allocated a covering a wide spectrum of areas and ap­ fundamental forces. The tools for these studies are experiments at tutor through the academic board. The plications: particle physics, astroparticle tutor gives academic advice and helps with particle accelerators operating at very high energies or at very high physics, the Standard Model of the elec­ the coordination of the program. In parti­ beam intensities, as well as ultra-sensitive large-mass detectors. These troweak interactions and its supersym­ cular, the tutor advises the student in the experimental setups give sensitivity to the laws of physics at very short metric extensions, strong interactions and choice of courses for the second year, given distances. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), launched in September 2008 quantum chromodynamics, nuclear phys­ the selection of courses taken in the first ics, general relativity and quantum gravity at CERN, is the most spectacular realization of such a tool to date. On the year, making sure that they complement including string theory, as well as theoret­ other hand, the theoretical description involves mathematical theories, each other. The tutor must approve the ical and observational cosmology. characterized by their intrinsic simplicity and predictive power, which final individual curriculum that is agreed reflect the symmetries of physical phenomena. The program runs for two years, and a to­ between the student and the tutor. The tu­ tal of 120 credit points (CP) is required for tor also coaches the student throughout a successful completion of the program. the program, monitoring progress and, if The Master is organised by the Department of Physics (D-PHYS) at ETH required, proposes necessary adjustments The program is set up symmetrically be­ Zurich, and the Département de Physique at EP Paris. An academic board, to enhance the performance of the student. consisting of two members each from both departments is responsible tween ETH Zurich and EP Paris, and stu­ dents must spend one year each at either For students starting the course at ETH for running the program. place. Students can begin the program ei­ Zurich the signed agreement between ther at ETH or at EP; in either case, the sec­ the tutor and the student, which defines This study guide provides detailed information related to the “Study ond year is then spent at the other insti­ the Master curriculum for the second year Rules for the Joint Degree Master in High-Energy Physics”, RSETHZ tution. Of the 120 CP at least 50 CP have at Paris (in the following text referred 324.1.0900.60 (in German). to be obtained at ETH and 50 CP at EP. At to as the Tutor Agreement and shown in ETH, courses in both years are organized Annex 5.4/page 29), must be submitted in two semesters, while at EP the first year to the D-PHYS Student Office and to the is organized in three trimesters and the Academic Board. second year in two semesters. The Master If a student wishes to change his/her tu­ program must always be started in the au­ tor, an application has to be made to the tumn semester/trimester. All credit points academic board. The board must approve for the program must be obtained either any such change; in case of a disagree­ at ETH Zurich or EP Paris. ment between the academic board and the student, the takes the final de­ cision. A change of tutor does not result in an extension of the maximum duration of the Master.

4 5 1.2 Curriculum structure of the For students spending the second year at B. Optional subjects in physics or mathe- D. General course in social or political sci- joint program ETH Zurich, the remaining credit points matics allow for a further specialization ences: During the first year at ETH, stu­ have to be obtained in the following ca­te­ in specific areas of physics or mathemat­ dents have to choose one course from so­ The first year of the Joint Master program gories in the minimum number as stated ics. At least 10 CP have to be acquired in cial or political sciences. These courses consists of lectures, exercises and labo­ below: optional courses. serve to complement the range of skills ratory work, while there are further spe­ acquired in the core disciplines. They may cialized lecture courses and a 6-month’s E. Optional subjects (20 CP) Students are free to choose more courses be selected from the complete course ca­ Master thesis during the second year. The • Optional subjects in physics from the complete course catalogue at the talogue of ETH Zurich. student’s workload, required to achieve • General optional subjects Master level in physics and mathe­matics the objectives of the program, is measured at ETH Zurich1). Students should check E. Optional courses: The eligible optional F. Master thesis (30 CP) in credit points, according to the European with their tutor regarding the eligibility courses in the second year are determined Credit Transfer and Accumulation System Description of categories of any additional courses. by the tutor in consultation with the stu­ (ECTS). In total, 120 ECTS credit points are A. Core courses: The core courses lay the dent. Depending on the courses that were C. Pro-seminars, laboratory work, semester required, of which at least 50 have to be foundation for the remaining Master pro­ taken in the first year, they may include work: In pro-seminars, students have to gained at ETH Zurich and 50 at EP Paris. gram. core courses from A above, as well as op­ give a presentation on some specified top­ tional courses from B above. 1.2.1 Curriculum at ETH Core subjects in theoretical physics con­ ic in theoretical physics and write a report During the first year at ETH, the CP required sist of topics with primarily theoretical about it. The pro-seminar may be replaced for the Joint Master program are to be ob­ character at an advanced level. They sup­ by a theoretical semester work that can be tained in the following categories; in eve­ plement the Bachelor curriculum and are written in a theoretical group at the In­ ry category, the minimum number of cred­ the foundation for an advanced study of stitute for Theoretical Physics at ETH, and it points as stated below must be gained. theoretical high energy physics. At least that leads to a small thesis. In the field 10 CP have to be obtained in them. of experimental physics, experimental se­ A. Core subjects 20 CP mester work will be carried out in one of • Core subjects in Core subjects in experimental physics con­ the research groups of ETH Zurich. Some theoretical physics (10 CP) sist of topics of experimental physics at laboratory work may take place at CERN or • Core subjects in an advanced level. They supplement the at the Institute (PSI) in Villi­ experimental physics (10 CP) Bachelor curriculum and are the founda­ gen. In all cases, the student has to write tion for an advanced study of experimen­ B. Optional subjects in a brief report on his/her work. tal high energy physics. At least 10 CP have physics or (10 CP) to be obtained in them. C. Pro-seminars, laboratory work, semester work (9 CP)

D. General course in social or political sciences (2 CP)

The eligible Core subjects and Optional 1) For details regarding the mathematic courses, subjects are described in the appendix. students can consult the website of the Department of Mathematics, www.math.ethz.ch.

6 7 F. Master thesis: The Master thesis con­ Students at ETH are allowed to attend 1.2.2 Curriculum at EP Paris 1.3 Duration and Terms cludes the Joint Master program. It pro­ additional seminars, colloquia or cours­ The courses for the first year (M1) at EP The Master program is designed as a full­ vides evidence of a student’s ability to do es to round off their education. Howev­ Paris are organized in trimesters, while time study program. The completion of independent research in the field of high er, students cannot acquire credit points those for the second year (M2) are organ­ 120 CP requires 4 semesters, or two years. energy physics. The Master thesis is pur­ for them. ized in semesters. The Master degree must be obtained sued under the academic mentorship of a  Note that students have to sign up for In the first year (M1), students have to take within four years, otherwise credits will of ETH Zurich, who proposes the the courses via www.mystudies.ethz.ch, the courses spelled out in the appendix. expire and students may be disqualified topic and is responsible for fixing the start within the first four weeks after the start The second year (M2) consists of lecture from graduation. The Rector may approve date of the thesis. The Master thesis must of semester. courses followed by a Master thesis. The an extension of the study duration under be written within 6 months. Credits are as­ Master thesis concludes the Joint Mas­ special circumstances. Requests must be signed upon successful completion of the Further details about the courses can be ter program. It provides evidence of a stu­ presented to the Rectorate of the institu­ Master thesis within the allocated time. found at dent’s ability to do independent research tion where the Master was started. Before starting their Master thesis, stu­ http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/pro- in the field of high energy physics. The In order to proceed to the second year, stu­ dents must (i) have completed their Bach­ gram/ethz-s-program/ Master thesis is supervised by a profes­ dents must have obtained at least 50 CP elor degree and (ii) have acquired alto­ sor at EP Paris. Further details about the in the first year, of which at least 10 CP gether at least 75 CP in categories A – E courses can be found at have to have been obtained in theoretical above. http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/pro- core courses and 10 CP in experimental The thesis must be written within the re­ gram/ethz-s-program/ core courses. Exceptions to this rule may search group of a professor at ETH Zurich. be granted by the academic board, provid­  Note that students, who during the The Master thesis may therefore some­ ed that there are good prospects for a suc­ first year at ETH have already taken cer­ times be done at one of the associated re­ cessful completion of the program. tain courses foreseen for the 2nd year at EP search laboratories, such as CERN or PSI. Paris, can replace them by advanced doc­ However, it is not possible to write an ex ­ 1.4 Language toral courses. A list of such courses can be ternal Master thesis for the Joint Master found at the website above. All courses at ETH Zurich, as well as the program. second year (M2) courses at EP Paris, will be lectured in English. The first year (M1) courses in Paris will be lectured in French.

8 9 2 Performance Assessment

2.1 Performance Assessment In the case of unsatisfactory performance 2.2 Performance Assessment M1 (First Year) at ETH Zurich in category C, the assessment may not be at EP Paris The curriculum is successfully completed repeated, but a new pro-seminar or se­ if the assessment of each of the following A performance assessment is required for A performance assessment is required for mester work has to be carried out in or­ modules is graded with at least C: scien­ all courses in the categories A, B, D and E at all courses and for the internship. Course der to acquire the necessary credit points. tific subjects, research internship, foreign ETH Zurich. The assessment will be usually assessments will be mainly made by a language, humanities. made by an oral examination. In order to If a Master thesis is not successfully com­ written or an oral examination. It may also be admitted to the examination students pleted, it can be repeated once. A new top­ include oral participation, projects presen­ A module with one course is successful­ sometimes have to have obtained the “Tes­ ic must be defined and can be carried out tations, and reports. The exact mode of as­ ly completed if the assessment is grad­ tat’’ that is awarded upon successful partic­ with the same supervisor or with anoth­ sessment of each course is defined at the ed with at least C. A module with sever­ ipation in the exercise classes. The details er professor. If the second master thesis is beginning of the course. al courses is successfully completed if the may vary from course to course, and the not successfully completed, the student ECTS weighted mean of the course assess­ Internship assessment is based on a writ­ specific rules for each course can be found has failed and will be excluded from the ment is graded with at least C. ten report and an oral presentation to in the course catalogue of ETH Zurich program. a jury of who assign a grade For unsuccessfully completed courses, sec­ www.vvz.ethz.ch (from A to F) for the quality of the work. ond examinations are scheduled. If the as­ sessment of the second examination is The Master thesis (category F) is graded by better than the first, it replaces it. A sec­ the supervising professor. The courses in ond examination for the research intern­ categories C are assessed with “pass/fail”. ship is not possible. A course is successfully completed if the M2 (Second Year) assessment is graded with at least 4.0 (out The curriculum is successfully completed of 6.0), or with a “pass’’. Then the credit if the assessment of each of the following points are issued. modules is graded with at least C: scientif­ ic subjects, research internship.

For unsuccessfully completed courses, sec­ ond examinations are scheduled. If the as­ sessment of the second examination is better than the first, it replaces it. A sec­ ond examination for the research intern­ ship is not possible.

10 11 2.3 Grading scales 2.4 Credit Points 2.5 Confirmation of Course Attendance At ETH Zurich the following general At EP Paris the following grading Both partners award credit points (CP) grading scale is used scale is used under the European Credit Transfer and At ETH Zurich, a confirmation of course at­ Accumulation System (ECTS). This sys­ tendance (“Testat”) affirms the fulfilment 6.0 Excellent A Excellent tem is utilized in Europe and is based on of requirements (completing exercises, at­ 5.5 Very Good B Good the workload of a student. 1 ECTS cred­ tending tests or lectures, etc.). 5.0 Good C Pass it point corresponds to a workload of ap­ 4.5 Satisfactory D Fail, but can repeat the exam. In many courses, a confirmation of course proximately 30 hours. 60 ECTS are equiv­ 4.0 Pass The best mark for the repeat attendance is necessary before complet­ alent to one year’s full-time study (about 4.0 < Fail exam is then C. ing the performance assessment. It is the 1800 hours). The program is structured to E Fail, without any possibility student’s responsibility to check towards enable full-time students to acquire an av­ Intermediate quarter (0.25) steps may to repeat. the end of the semester on erage of 30 CP per semester. be used. F Fail, without any possibility www.mystudies.ethz.ch to repeat. The number of CP awarded per course is indicated in the course catalogue of ETH whether they were issued with all neces­ or EP Paris. For the physics courses at ETH sary confirmations of course attendance. The translation table between the two sets of scales is 6 CP are usually awarded for a course that If a confirmation of course attendance is Conversion scale for grades obtained at Conversion scale for grades obtained at involves 3 hours contact time (lecture and missing, students are responsible for con­ ETH Zurich EP Paris exercises) per week. tacting the appropriate lecturer. Students who cannot produce the necessary confir­ ETH EP EP ETH Credit points are awarded for successful­ mation of course attendance will be auto­ 6.0 A A 6 ly completed assessments (see 2.2). Par­ matically excluded from the examination. 5.75 A B 5 tial award of credit points is not possible. 5.5 A C 4 Students must file for the Master degree 5.25 B D 3.5 within four years of enrolling in the pro­ 5.0 B E 3 gram, or credit points will expire. 4.75 B F 2.5 For students beginning the course at ETH, 4.5 C each student can view his/her summary of 4.25 C credit points under 4.0 C www.mystudies.ethz.ch 3.75 D 3.5 D 3.25 E 3.0 E 2.75 and below F

12 13 2.6 Examinations 2.6.1 At ETH Zurich, different types of End-of-semester examinations: This form Semester performance: This usually takes examinations are possible of performance assessment is carried out the form of integrated performance as­ Information on the examination mode for during the last two weeks of a semester sessments during the semester or per­ every course at ETH Zurich can be found Session examinations: This form of perfor­ and during the first two weeks after the formance assessments, taking place out­ in the course catalogue in the category mance assessment is carried out during end of the semester. Registration during side of the normal semester schedule (e.g. “Performance assessment information”, the examination sessions, which are held the prescribed period is also necessary for block courses). Semester performance see twice a year, once in the winter session performance assessments. The examina­ may be graded or ungraded. No separate (January/February) and once in the sum­ www.vvz.ethz.ch tion dates are announced by the lecturer re­gistration is required for this form of mer session (August). Students must reg­ who offers the course. These examinations performance assessment. However, stu­ If a change in specification affects the on­ ister for session examinations during the are thus not shown in the examination dents must enrol in the respective course. going semester, students will be informed. registration period. These examinations schedule in the online enrolment. If it is are planned by the Examination Office and At ETH Zurich, students must register for possible to repeat a performance assess­ are listed in the student’s personal exami­ the examination during the third and ment without re-enrolling in a course, a nation schedule shown in myStudies. Not fourth week of each semester, see repetition date, generally at the start of all session examinations are offered each the following semester, is offered. The lec­ • www.mystudies.ethz.ch session. There are performance assess­ turers offering the course also announce ments, which are only offered in the ses­ • www.rektorat.ethz.ch/students/exams/ these dates. Students must register for sion immediately after the course. These bsc_msc/registration/index_EN a repetition date using the online enrol­ examinations are identified in the course ment; this is only possible once the Ad­ • www.rektorat.ethz.ch/calendar/index_EN catalogue by the following label: “Repe­ ministration Office has officially pub­ tition only possible after re-enrolling for The provisional specifications can be lished the results. the course unit”. found on the personal examination plan that is published on

www.mystudies.ethz.ch

about four weeks (Spring semester) and six weeks (Autumn semester) before the end of the semester, respectively.

14 15 2.7 Master degree After all these steps, the Master degree The grade point average of the Master For students who started the program at will be conferred and the student will re­ degree is obtained as an average of all Ecole Polytechnique, the academic board For students who started the program at ceive four documents: two Diplomas, one grades, weighted according to their ECTS proposes, based on the program’s regula­ ETH Zurich, the procedure to obtain the in German from ETH Zurich and one in credit points. The courses without grad­ tions and the student’s results over the Master degree is as follows. In order to French from EP Paris, the academic record ed performances are not part of the final whole 2-year program, that a student request the Master degree, the following and the Diploma supplement. grade point average. should be awarded the Joint Master de­ prerequisites must be satisfied: gree. However, the degree will be formal­ The title that is conferred is in German • 120 CP have been obtained, with at ly awarded only after approval by the final • Master of Science in Physik ETH Zurich – least the minimum of CP in each jury of Master’s programs at Ecole Poly­ Ecole Polytechnique Paris, category as specified in section 1.2 technique. Vertiefung in Hochenergie-Physik above. (Joint Degree ETH Zurich – • The list of courses in the 2 nd year Ecole Polytechnique Paris) corresponds to the signed Tutor Agreement. The title may be used in abbreviated • The application takes place within form as four years after beginning the • MSc Physik ETH Zurich – Master program. Ecole Polytechnique Paris Up to 130 ECTS may be recognized for or as the Master degree. The diploma applica­ tion must contain the list of successfully • MSc Physik ETH Zurich – completed courses that should be listed Ecole Polytechnique Paris in the final academic record. Additionally (Joint Degree ETH Zurich – obtained credit points may be listed, at Ecole Polytechnique Paris) the student’s request, on the Master sup­ In the French version the title is plement. • Diplôme de master de Sciences, After gaining all required credit points technologies, sante, mention de and classifying possible additional cours­ Physique et applications, spécialité es into the final academic record and Physique des hautes énergies addendum, students must print the (Master in Physics Ecole diploma request, sign it and submit it Polytechnique – ETH Zurich) to the Student Administration of the Physics Department at ETH Zurich.

16 17 3 Program requirements, application and admission

Students can apply to the Joint Master 3.1 Application 3.2 Registration and Enrolment Students from ETH Zurich who have not program in High Energy Physics if they finished a Bachelor program must enrol For students applying at ETH Zurich, i.e. for Upon admission, students starting at ETH hold a university bachelor degree of at for both the Bachelor program and the those who want to spend the first year at Zurich receive an invitation to enrol from least 180 CP or a comparable universi­ Master program. Semester fees are only ETH Zurich, applications have to be made the Rectorate, together with the informa­ ty degree in physics or in another quali­ billed once. via the general application website of tion requested for the admission. Upon fying academic subject. They must pos­ ETH Zurich. The application form and de­ successful enrolment, students are ma­ For the whole duration of the Master stud­ sess at least basic knowledge of quantum tailed information on the application can triculated and receive their access data ies, students are registered at both insti­ mechanics and classical electrodynamics. be found at for all webtools. tutions. However, students will only pay Only candidates with a good academic re­ the registration and tuition fees of the in­ cord will be admitted. Students admitted • www.eapply.ethz.ch Students starting at EP Paris and then stitution where they spend the first year, to the first year at ETH Zurich who have no coming to ETH Zurich for the 2nd year will • www.admission.ethz.ch/master while the fee of the other institution will prior background in particle physics will be contacted via email by the Rectorate, be completely waived. Currently the fees be advised to acquire some basic knowl­ Since the Master program is selective, also concerning the required documents to be amount to CHF 640 per semester at ETH edge in particle physics before they begin Bachelor students at ETH Zurich and EP handed in upon arrival in Zurich. At the Zurich, while students pay EUR 660 per their studies. Paris have to apply for the Master. start of semester the students will receive year at EP Paris. their ETH student ID card and related in­ Candidates have to apply to the institu­ For students applying at EP Paris, i.e. for formation for accessing online tools. Certificates of admission, registration, de­ tion where they intend to spend the first those who want to spend the first year at gree completion, as well as transcripts are year of the program. EP Paris, the application has to be made via Students starting at ETH Zurich and then the responsibility of the institution where going to EP Paris for the 2nd year have to Admission of all applicants is based on http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/ad- the student spends the first year (M1) of register on the website the program requirements. The following mission/ the program. Databases at both institu­ points will be considered in the evalua­ http://de.polytechnique.fr/candidatures/ tions will be regularly updated with data tion process: Login.cfm?Type=Master&Language=EN provided by the partner institution.

• Assessment of the profile in order to provide all necessary person­ • Performance and grades al information. Further details about this • Letters of reference procedure are given in the Appendix. • Motivation letter All students must enrol for the chosen • Command of English (TOEFL or other Master program via the electronic enrol­ recognized language tests) ment system. This tool is also used to en­ • Test (Graduate Record Examinations rol for the courses. This should be done (GRE)) after the tutor approves the chosen cours­ Admission is made after an individual es (Agreement between Master Tutor and evaluation of the application file (sur dos­ student). sier). Students whose application is reject­ ed will be informed in writing.

18 19 4 Useful information about ETH Zurich and EP Paris

3.3 Administrative application 3.4 Visa and residence permits 4.1 ETH Zurich Campus and City “myStudies” ETH has two principal locations: one in the For their year at Zurich, students have to Approximately 380 professors and 4600 centre of Zurich and the Science City cam­ The web application “myStudies” enables submit the visa application in person at research and support staff are respon­sible pus at Hönggerberg, just outside the city. students at ETH Zurich to complete the the Swiss diplomatic mission (embassy for the education and research training of Students participating in the Master pro­ administrative tasks directly related to or consulate general) at the place of resi­ 13,000 undergraduate and graduate stu­ gram in High Energy Physics spend most matriculation online. The myStudies ap­ dence at least three months before enter­ dents at ETH Zurich. Consistently rated of their time at the Hönggerberg campus. plication is available to all active ETH Zu­ ing . The following link clari­ among the top universities in Europe, rich students. Registration is by using the fies whether the student needs a visa or ETH Zurich is a leading participant in the www.ethz.ch/intranet/index nethz name and password. The user name not: world of research and education in Swit­ A versatile offering of sports, cultural, and password will be assigned by the Rec­ zerland and abroad. Its 16 departments www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home.html and leisure activities provides a welcome torate once the complete enrolment docu­ offer Bachelor, Master and Doctoral pro­ complement to the intense and demand­ ments are received by ETH Zurich. The application must be supported by all grams in and natural scienc­ ing student life. Zurich is an attractive of the documents listed in “Guidelines es. The most famous graduate of ETH was www.mystudies.ethz.ch city with an extremely high standard of for entering Switzerland for foreign stu­ none other than , one of living. Although relatively small, with Essential functions for this application are dents”, see: twenty-one Nobel laureats to have been 360,000 inhabitants, Zurich has a metro­ • Enrol for the coming semester or take associated with ETH as a student or dur­ http://www.rektorat.ethz.ch/students/im- politan flair, excellent sports facilities, an a semester on leave of absence. ing their professional careers. The inter­ migration/leitfaden_master_EN.pdf extensive range of cultural and recreation­ • Register for course units national environment – close to 60% of al offerings – and a very vibrant nightlife. (lectures, colloquia, exercises, Anyone who stays in Switzerland for more the professors come from outside of Swit­ The beautiful location at the end of Lake semester projects/papers). than three months must obtain a resi­ zerland – and the excellent teaching and Zurich makes the city very pleasant in the • The personal weekly schedule can dence permit. For questions concerning research infrastructure make ETH Zurich summer and winter. The nearest ski slopes be checked in accordance with the residence authorization, students may the ideal place for creative individuals. are less than an hour away. enrolments. contact: Connections with business and industry • The results of performance assessments are strong, as the greater Zurich area is the Annina Wanner decreed by the Administration Office economic centre of Switzerland and home HG F 22.3 can be checked in the transcript of to numerous international companies. Phone: +41 44 632 20 95 records and relocated if necessary. Fax: +41 44 632 11 17 At ETH Zurich, the Joint Master program • Registration for examinations, with­ [email protected] in High Energy Physics is run by the De­ drawal from examinations; Publication partment of Physics. The Department of of the personal examination timetable. Physics is one of the largest departments • Submit the request to issue the degree. at ETH; it has approximately • Transfer to Master programs building on previous ETH Bachelor programs. 440 Bachelor students • View/print course attendance confir­ 200 Master students mation sheet and/or a study overview. 250 PhD students 37 professorships

20 21 4.2 EP Paris EP is a member of the ParisTech Research International 4.3 Tuition and Cost of Living and Higher Education Cluster (PRES), • 179 agreements with foreign For over 200 years, École Polytechnique Students should budget between CHF which brings together 12 Grandes Ecoles universities has been a leader among the French en­ 22,000 and 24,000 (Euro 14,000 to 16,000) in Paris to promote their excellence at an • 700 international students gineering grandes écoles. This leadership per year for tuition and cost of living. This international level. EP is a member of the • 6 4 nationalities is due to the quality of its students, lectur­ covers tuition and student fees (CHF 640 Plateau de Saclay Scientific Cooperation ers and researchers and to its single, firm Campus per semester, as higher education is pub ­ Foundation (FCS) which is leading the Sa­ objective of providing a very high level, The EP campus is in a very special setting licly funded in Switzerland), accommoda­ clay campus project with 20 other aca­ multi-disciplinary, scientific and human only 15 km from Paris. Covering 164 hec­ tion, subsistence, health insurance and demic and scientific partners including education. tares (120 of which are green spaces), other personal costs. ParisTech. it provides teaching facilities, student A school faced toward the future: EP is a Teaching accommodations, catering and hotel ser­ 4.4 Maps and Directories world-class educational and research es­ 2700 students vices and a range of outstanding sport­ tablishment, conveying a culture of excel­ City Guide of Zurich • 2000 polytechnic engineers (20% int.) ing facilities for the 4600 people who live, lence with a strong scientific leaning in www.stadtplan.stadt-zuerich.ch/zueri- • 200 masters students (50% int.) work and study on the campus. the great Humanist tradition. Its aim is plan/stadtplan.aspx • 500 doctoral students (40% int.) to take its reputation for excellence into Location of ETH Zurich the international sector, and to be recog­ 660 lecturers (14 members of the www.ethz.ch/about/location nised as one of the leading teaching and Académie des sciences) research establishments (Times ranking) • 1 9 % international lecturers See also in the world. Through its three training • 1 9 masters disciplines http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/cam- cycles – Engineering, masters and doctor­ • 1 0 teaching and research pus/ ate – EP trains responsible men and wom­ departments en who are capable of designing and lead­ Research ing complex, innovative activities, to meet 1600 people working in the the challenges facing our 21st Century so­ Research Centre ciety. In this context, EP’s Research Centre • 640 of which are researchers aims to study all the great scientific ques­ • 500 PhDs tions on the frontiers of knowledge, and • 2 2 laboratories create an environment that encourages • 13.9 M€ in research contracts innovation. • Over 1000 publications a year

22 23 4.5 Contacts at D-PHYS 4.7 Contacts at the Rectorate of 4.8 Further Contacts and Weblinks ETH Zurich General information about the ETH Physics Internal Phone Directory of ETH Zurich Department (D-PHYS) can be found at Listed below are some of the most impor­ www.ethz.ch/people/index_EN tant web links and contacts. The Rector­ www.phys.ethz.ch WOKO Student Housing Cooperative ate is responsible for the administration of Sonneggstrasse 63 To obtain further information about teaching und hence for the study in gener­ 8006 the Master program please contact the al, but not for the study programs in detail. www.woko.ch Master office, using the E-mail address www.rektorat.ethz.ch [email protected] Housing Office University Zurich and International Student Support ETH Zurich 4.6 Academic board ETH Zurich, Main Building, HG F 23.1 Sonneggstrasse 27 Tel. +41 44 632 20 95 8006 Zürich Currently, the academic board consists of [email protected] www.wohnen.ethz.ch • Prof. Ignatios Antoniadis (EP Paris) • Prof. Jean-Claude Brient (EP Paris) Admissions Office Nightline Zürich • Prof. Günther Dissertori (ETH Zurich) ETH Zurich, Main Building, HG F 21.3 – 21.5 Telephone hotline in the evening hours • Prof. Matthias Gaberdiel (ETH Zurich) Opening hours for Master’s students: from students for students of the Mon – Fri: 11.00 – 13.00 h University Zurich and ETH Zurich Phone: +41 44 632 93 96 Mon – Fri, 20.00 – 24.00 h Phone: +41 44 632 28 80 Phone: +41 44 633 77 77 Phone: +41 44 633 91 78 [email protected] [email protected] www.nightline.ethz.ch

Registrar’s Office ETH Zurich Ombudsman (help and Registration, enrolment, semester on mediation in case of conflict) leave of absence Confidential qualified help in case of seri­ ETH Zurich, Main Building, HG F 19 ous difficulties, conflicts and personal crisis Opening hours: Mon – Fri, 11.00 – 13.00 h www.ombudsstelle.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 632 30 00 Fax: +41 44 632 10 61 Psychological counselling University [email protected] Zurich and ETH Zurich Phone: +41 44 634 22 80 Examination Office [email protected] ETH Zurich, Main Building, HG F 18.1 www.pbs.unizh.ch Phone: +41 44 632 20 68 [email protected]

24 25 5 Appendix

5.1 The courses at ETH Zurich B. Optional subjects in theoretical physics 5.2 The courses at EP Paris M2 (second year) • General Relativity (10 CP) In the second year, the following lecture A. Core subjects in theoretical physics M1 (first year) – Period 1 courses will be offered • Quantum Field Theory I (10 CP) • Theoretical Astrophysics and Experimental core courses • The Standard Model – electroweak and • Quantum Field Theory II (10 CP) Cosmology (10 CP) • Introduction to Particle Physics (4 CP) strong interactions (6 CP) • Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics (4 CP) A. Core subjects in experimental physics • Introduction to Quantum • Beyond the Standard Model, • Phenomenology of Particle Physics I Chromodynamics (6 CP) Optional courses supersymmetry and supergravity (6 CP) (10 CP) • one course from the general list of • Astroparticles, astrophysics and B. Optional subjects in experimental • Phenomenology of Particle Physics II the Physics Department (4 CP) cosmology (6 CP) physics (6 CP) • Methods of statistical analysis and • Statistical Methods and Analysis tech­ Training • Experimental methods and instruments simulation, experiments and detector niques in experimental physics (6 CP) • Symmetry Groups in High Energy of particle physics (8 CP) physics (6 CP) • Astroparticle Physics I (6 CP) Physics (4 CP) • Advanced quantum field theory and • Astroparticle Physics II (6 CP) Languages and Humanities introduction to string theory (6 CP) The precise offer of the optional courses • Foreign language (3 CP)  Note that students, who during the may vary from year to year. The same • Humanities seminar (5 CP) first year at ETH have already taken cer­ applies for the second year courses. For M1 – Period 2 tain courses foreseen for the 2nd year at the list of courses that are currently being Theoretical core courses EP Paris, can replace them by advanced offered please consult: • Introduction to Relativistic Field doctoral courses. A list of such courses can http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/pro- Theory (4 CP) be found at the website below. gram/ethz-s-program/ • General Relativity (CP) http://hep.polytechnique.edu/home/pro- Optional courses: gram/ethz-s-program/ • one course from the general list of the Physics Department (4 CP)

Training • Experimental Aspects in Subatomic Physics and Astrophysics (4 CP)

M1 – Period 3 Theoretical core course • Advanced Relativistic Field Theory (10 CP)

Experimental core course • Advanced Particle Physics (10 CP)

26 27 5.3 Procedure to create an account This is how to proceed 5.4 Tutor Agreement at EP Paris 1. You have to create an account on the site http://de.polytechnique.fr/candidatures/ Students starting the Master at ETH Zu­ Login.cfm?Type=Master&Language=EN Tutor Agreement for High Energy Physics Master rich and then going to EP Paris for the 2 nd year should follow the procedure below in 2. You must activate your account by click­ Name of Student order to create an account and to provide ing on the link sent automatically to the all necessary personal information. email address you have entered during Name of Tutor the application process You have to register at the website http://de.polytechnique.fr/candidatures/ 3. Don’t forget to tick at the end of the Year of study Login.cfm?Type=Master&Language=EN page “instruction” List of qualifying courses for the 2 nd year  Note: This website is really meant for 4. Fill in the page “personal information” students applying for the EP Paris Master. 5. Click on “register and continue” We are asking you to create an account not to apply, but in order to have the nec­ 6. Leave the site (you will receive an email essary information in the EP Paris data­ sent automatically which can be ignored). base. 7. Please send an email to: [email protected] as soon as you have completed these steps, in order to validate your file.

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