Degrees

The final step of your studies is applying for a degree. Your degree certifies the knowledge and skills you have gained, and a physics degree opens doors to career opportunities across all sectors of the labor market.

You apply for your degree through the Ladok system. The university’s Degree Office reviews and awards the degree.

Have you studied physics with us? Then you are an alumi!

Join our alumni network to receive information about seminars, alumni events, collaboration projects, and other opportunities of interest.

Join our alumni network

At Fysikum, you can earn a master’s degree in four different main fields: Computational Physics, Physics, Medical Radiation Physics, and Theoretical Physics. The specific requirements for each field can be found in Stockholm University’s local degree descriptions. By following one of our master’s programmes, you will automatically meet the requirements after two years of study. More information about our master’s programmes can be found on the page Courses and programmes.

Local degree regulations (Swedish)

When you receive a master’s degree from Stockholm University, you are invited to a degree conferment ceremony at Aula Magna.

Conferment of master's degrees

There are two third-cycle degrees: Licentiate and Doctor. Doctoral education consists of both a course component and a dissertation project carried out within a research project. A doctoral degree corresponds to 240 credits, including 60 credits of coursework, and concludes with a public defence of the doctoral thesis. A licentiate degree corresponds to half of the doctoral programme, i.e. 120 credits, including 30 credits of coursework.

Doctoral studies at the Department of Physics

Last updated: 2026-04-23

Source: Department name

Cookie settings

By allowing third-party services, you accept their cookies and the use of tracking technologies necessary for them to function properly.