The Degree in Physics at the University of Salento trains graduates with a solid grounding and command of the scientific method in the fundamental areas of Physics, acquiring methodological, experimental and theoretical skills that can be developed further in subsequent cycles. The rapid renewal of technologies and the fragmentation of the labour market make basic education the priority, developing an open and flexible mindset able to adapt to change; first-cycle graduates can thus access work requiring familiarity with scientific culture and method.
The basic activities in General Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Computer Science are allotted more credits than the class requires. The characterising activities cover three areas: 1) experimental and applied, with laboratory measurements and data processing in various fields of classical and modern Physics and in electronics; 2) theoretical and foundational, with Special Relativity, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Mathematical Methods of Physics; 3) microphysics and the structure of matter, with the theoretical-phenomenological foundations of Nuclear and Particle, Atomic, Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics.
The knowledge acquired is further developed through integrative and interdisciplinary activities.