The Master's Degree in Astrophysics and Space Physics, offered in English and lasting two years, completes the education of graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Physics or Astronomy by expanding and deepening general scientific knowledge and its application to the study of the Universe.
The program includes two specializations: one focused on Astrophysics and Cosmology, and the other on Near-Earth Space.
Thesis preparation activities are carried out within research groups operating in the Department of Physics, at major national organizations involved in or supporting research such as INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics, which merged the old Astronomical Observatories), CNR (National Research Council), INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics), PNRA (National Program for Antarctic Research), ASI (Italian Space Agency), or even at industries, particularly those in the space sector, operating in the Milan area.
There are also common collaborations with international research groups and institutions, notably ESO (European Southern Observatory) and ESA (European Space Agency).

The University of Milan-Bicocca, and within it the Department of Physics G. Occhialini, promotes policies to protect the well-being of the people who work and study here, and actions aimed at fighting any form of discrimination, mobbing, abuse, harassment, and violence.
There is a Commission for inclusiveness and gender issues in the Department of Physics that is responsible for organizing initiatives aimed at promoting girls' interest in Physics and Science in general, initiatives in favor of equal opportunities and against any form of discrimination, while offering, at the same time, an information space on the structures that the university makes available to address any problem.

The Commission for inclusiveness and gender issues is composed of:

Professors

• Ruggero Barni (ruggero.barni@unimib.it)
• Laura D'Alfonso (laura.dalfonso@unimib.it)
• Daniela Di Martino (daniela.dimartino@unimib.it)
• Bruno Giacomazzo (bruno.giacomazzo@unimib.it)
• Silvia Penati (silvia.penati@unimib.it)

Bachelor’s and Master’s students

• Gaia Colombo (g.colombo175@campus.unimib.it)
• Tommaso Grisetti (t.grisetti@campus.unimib.it)

PhD student

• Irene Ferranti (i.ferranti@campus.unimib.it)

The professors of the commission are available for further information and suggestions on the tools available within the university.
The student representatives in the commission can also be contacted anonymously via this online form (https://forms.gle/p3mMrpE5jb6v9vNV6) or in the representatives' room T032 (ground floor, building U2).