PhD Program

Two years

18 credits

36 credits
(including credits earned during the master’s program prior to direct admission)

Required courses:

• Quantum Mechanics I & II, 6 credits
• Electrodynamics I, 3 credits
• Statistical Mechanics I, 3 credits
• Seminar should be selected for four semesters: 4 credits
• Choose one from Electrodynamics (II) and Statistical Mechanics (II): 3 credits
• Choose two subjects from four different categories as follows:
  (1) Solid State Physics (I) (II) or Advanced Solid State Physics (I)
  (2) Quantum Field Theory (I) or Particle Physics (I)
  (3) Atomic and Molecular Physics (I)
  (4) Institute courses in a subfield of Physics that are approved by the Institute of Physics.
• Academic Research Ethics Education: 0 credits

• Students can apply for course waivers for courses taken before admission to the PhD program. (Course waiver application must conform to related University bylaw.)
• Students should study “Academic Ethics Education” program before the end of the first semester after enrollment. Students who fail to pass the final test cannot apply for degree exam.
• Unless the required or required elective courses are not offered by Institute of Physics in the current academic year or under the approval of the Curriculum Committee, students should not select courses outside of Institute of Physics.