Msc.Solid State Engineering

The Master's degree programme in Solid State Engineering is based on the knowledge of applied solid state physics and its practical application in the development of new functional material structures. The focus is based on the advanced atomistic quantum mechanical concept of description and modelling of the internal structure and dynamics of solids and their relation to physical properties (mechanical, optical, magnetic, electrical) observed under various external conditions (temperature, pressure, exposure to external fields and beams) and microstructural forms of their arrangement (volume, thin layer, multilayer system, nanostructure, etc.). The acquisition of this knowledge is essential for solving problems related to the development of new functional materials and structures and technologies for their preparation, the adaptation of the physical properties of the resulting structures to the requirements of their practical applications and the experimental characterisation of their physical parameters.
Students gain deeper knowledge especially in quantum theory of solids, physics of metals, semiconductors and dielectrics and theoretical description and experimental characterization of their structure, optical, magnetic and mechanical properties. The courses are intended to provide students with a sufficient overview of the current state of the art in the fields. Emphasis is placed on the use of computer technology and experimental research, suitably complementing the theoretical teaching.
The study also includes specialized laboratory courses and independent student projects designed to work on an individually assigned research topic. These projects allow the student to delve deeper into the essence of the assigned problem and to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in practice, and usually lead to original results publishable in the professional press or applicable in the development of new engineering technologies.
The curricula require students to prepare a thesis under the supervision of a supervisor on a topic appropriate to their programme of study. Emphasis is placed on the student's activity and independence, the original contribution of the thesis, its textual quality and the ability to present and defend the results achieved.
In order to supplement the required number of credits, the student chooses appropriate elective courses according to his/her professional interests and needs, related in their focus to the topic of the assigned research task or thesis. This concept corresponds to the requirements for the professional profile of a graduate of this study programme.

Knowledge: Students acquire a broad knowledge of physics, theory and properties of solids. They are introduced to the theoretical foundations and practical implementation of the main experimental methods used in the study of solids and the basics of computer modelling of their structure and properties. They are oriented in the technical multidisciplinary applications related to the mentioned problems, they are able to creatively understand and analyze existing physical and technical problems, formulate and solve new problems, and lead the achieved solutions to practically applicable results.
Skills: Graduates are able to creatively understand and analyze physical and technical problems in their field, formulate and solve new problems, and translate the solutions to practically applicable results applied to real-world engineering, research and scientific problems. In addition to the special knowledge acquired through study, typical skills of students in the Solid State Engineering program include adaptability, rapid orientation to new interdisciplinary problems, problem analysis and computer processing, synthesis of resulting knowledge, and good written expression. The acquired qualities also include personal responsibility for the work done and the decisions made.
Competences: Graduates will find employment in industry, research and the private sector through a way of working combining analytical and synthetic procedures, a systematic approach to problem solving underpinned by acquired expertise and the ability to work with modern computing and experimental techniques and technologies. Thanks to the acquired breadth of knowledge, the graduate engineer will find employment in all academic and industrial workplaces engaged in research and development in any of the fields that creatively use the knowledge of solid state physics, for example in the field of microelectronics, surface physics, thin films and low-dimensional systems, and sensors, imaging, photovoltaics, low-temperature physics and superconductivity, applied photonics and telecommunications, in specialised analytical and development laboratories that use spectroscopic techniques, X-ray and neutron diffraction, electrical and magnetic measurements or advanced computer simulations of the structure and properties of solids/condensed matter. Due to the acquired analytical and mathematical knowledge, graduates also find employment in management and finance and have the ability to succeed in management positions.
Thanks to the language training, graduates of the programme are able to actively cooperate with foreign partners. Education in the Solid State Engineering programme is compatible with education at leading foreign technical universities, and the study is designed in accordance with standards and recommendations at the European level. Graduates will thus be able to find employment in relevant positions internationally.
Graduates of Solid Engineering are traditionally in great demand in practice. The dominant part of the graduates work in the field corresponding to their qualifications, which proves the quality and meaningfulness of their training. Given the research-oriented nature of the study programme, it is not surprising that a significant proportion of graduates of the Master's degree programme subsequently further enhance their qualifications through doctoral studies at domestic and foreign universities. Specific examples of workplaces of the programme graduates include institutes of the AS CR (e.g. Institute of Thermomechanics, Institute of Physics, Institute of Biotechnology, Institute of Photonics and Electronics), universities and research institutes at home and abroad (Germany, Netherlands, France, USA,...) and a number of industrial companies (e.g. GE Aviation Czech s.r.o, Elmarko s.r.o., Škoda auto a.s., L.E.T. optomechanika Praha, spol. s r.o., ON Semiconductor Czech Republic, s. r. o., ČEZ, a.s., etc.).

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