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2025-2026 / Master

Space sciences, research focus

120 crédits
Master in space sciences, research focus
S2ASPA01

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Block 1

Common core courses

Choisir, en accord avec le Jury, des cours pour un total de 60 crédits dans les listes proposées ci-dessous, dont au moins un des deux premiers cours de 5 des 6 listes proposées :

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Space sciences : interdisciplinary courses

Seminars on topical issues (english language) TA-30-3
Space exploration (english language) Q13010-4
Plasma physics (english language) Q2255-4
Ideas evolution in astronomy Q1146-2
Celestial mechanics and space trajectories (english language) Q12510-4
Fluid mechanics (english language) Q12010-4

Cosmology, astroparticles and gravitational waves

Introduction to astroparticles (english language) Q230--3
General relativity (english language) Q13010-4
Cosmology (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0012-1
General relativity
Q2155-2
Particles ans astroparticles (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0162-1
Quantum field theory
Q22010-4
Particles and gravitation (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0162-1
Quantum field theory
Q2105-2
Quantum field theory (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0012-1
General relativity
Q12010-4
Relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic statistics Q1205-3
Theory of gravitational waves (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0012-1
General relativity
Q12010-4

Astrophysics

Astrophysics (english language) Q13510-5
Stellar structure and evolution I (english language) Q135--3
Stellar stability and asteroseismology (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0044-1
Stellar structure and evolution I
Q23010-4
Stellar atmospheres (english language) Q22010-3
Variable stars (english language) Q12010-3
Interstellar medium (english language) Q13010-4
High-energy astrophysics (english language) Q1255-3
Extragalactic astrophysics (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0033-1
Astrophysics
Q22010-3
Astrochemistry (english language) Q13010-4
Stellar structure and evolution II (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0044-1
Stellar structure and evolution I
Q22020-3
Radio astrophysics (english language) Q22510-4

Planetary science and planetary systems

Atmosphere of the Earth (english language) Q145--4
Introduction to exoplanetology (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0033-1
Astrophysics
Q22010-4
Terrestrial magnetosphere and polar lights (english language) Q23010-4
Planetary magnetospheres and aurorae (english language) Q22010-3
The small bodies of the solar system (english language) Q2155-3
Earth's atmospheric and space environment (english language) Q1   3
Space environment  15-- 
Applied space environment  -15- 
Planetary and exoplanetary atmospheres (english language)
Corequisite
SPAT0055-1
Atmosphere of the Earth
Q23015-5
Astrobiology (english language) Q245--5
Active Tectonics and Seismology (english language) - [2d Field work] Q12010[+]5

Climate, environment and oceanography

Climate change and impacts (english language) TA3030-5
Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 1 (english language) Q23015-6
Meteorology (english language) Q1   6
Part 1  2010- 
Part 2  2010- 
Climate and environmental modelling (english language) Q23015-4
Paleoenvironment and evolution of the Earth system (english language) Q23010-4
Remote sensing (english language) Q12020-5
Global Navigation Satellite Systems Q14015-5
GNSS data processing
Corequisite
GEOG0037-1
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Q12530-5
Statistical methods of analysis of oceanographic data (english language)
N...
Q12010-3
Satellite oceanography (english language) Q11515-3
Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 2 (english language)
Corequisite
OCEA0071-1
Geophysical fluid dynamics - part 1
Q13015-5
Numerical Methods in Geophysics - Part 2 (english language) Q11530-5

Instrumentation and methods for space siences

Astrophysical observations (english language) - [5d Field work] Q21515[+]6
Statistical methods and data analysis (english language) Q12030-5
Coherent and incoherent optics, Instrumental optics I (english language) Q12015-4
Instrumental optics II (english language)
Corequisite
PHYS0048-3
Coherent and incoherent optics
Q22515-4
Atmospheric and adaptive optics (english language) Q1155-2
Analysis mehtods in gravitational-wave astronomy (english language) Q22010-4
Advanced data analysis in python and introduction to machine learning (english language) Q21525-4

Block 2

Core curriculum compulsory course

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Final thesis
Collégialité, Michaël De Becker
TA---27

Common core courses

Choisir, en accord avec le Jury, un cours non déjà choisi de 3 crédits dans les listes proposées en Bloc 1

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[...] In agreement with the jury, chose a course that hasn't already been chosen worth 3 credits from the lists offered in Block 1-

Focus optional courses

Choose courses totalling 30 ECTS out of the following :

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[...] Choose courses not already chosen for a total of 30 credits from the ULiège Faculty of Science or Applied Science course programme (including the ULiège Master of Civil Engineering in Aerospace programme), from the list below and/or from another institution¿s course programme. These choices must be backed up by a coherent choice of curriculum, approved by the Jury30
Placement TA-140-10

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses (max 15-60 credits) Master in space sciences (120 credits)

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Optional courses

The update course, worth a maximum of 60 credits, will be determined based on students¿ prior training.

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[...] Between 15 and 60 ECTS of courses -