The course focuses on fundamental plasma physics with an emphasis on space plasmas. The course contains Debye screening, perturbation theory for particle motion, magnetohydrodynamics, plasmas in space, Alfvén waves, ambipolar diffusion, ion-acoustic waves, kinetic theory, electron plasma waves and nonlinear phenomena as for example solitons and shock waves.
90 credits including Analytical Mechanics and Electrodynamics, or equivalent. Proficiency in English and Swedish equivalent to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies. Requirements for Swedish only apply if the course is held in Swedish.
Academic credits
Applicants in some programs at Umeå University have guaranteed admission to this course. The number of places for a single course may therefore be limited.
Application code
UMU-53136
Application
The online application opens 15 September 2025 at 09:00 CET.
Application deadline is
15 October 2025. How to apply
Application and tuition fees
As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
