(I) Undergraduate Program:
The undergraduate curriculum aims at building a solid knowledge and training in physics. The minimum requirement for graduation is 128 credit units, 107 of which are compulsory. In addition to the 18 units from common compulsory courses, and the university requirement of 12 units from the general education program, the Department has its own course requirements totaling 78 units. They are:
Special compulsory course Freshman Calculus
8
General Physics
6
General Physics Laboratory 2
General Chemistry 6
General Chemistry Laboratory 2
Computer Programming 3
Applied Mathematics I
3
Sophomore Mechanics
4
Electro- magnetism
8
Modern Physics 3
Applied Mathematics II ,III
6
Fundamental Physics Laboratory 6
Junior Thermal Physics 4
Quantum Physics
8
Applied Mathematics IV
3
Applied Electronics Laboratory 3
Modern Physics Laboratory 3
(II) Master Program:
The entrance exam for the master program consists of three topics:(1) General Physics A, (2) Modern Physics, and (3) Applied Mathematics C (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations). In addition, undergraduate students with outstanding performance may enter directly into the master program.
A master thesis is required for the master program. Besides the master thesis, at least 24 units are needed to graduate. In these courses, 21are required. They include Seminar (I-IV) (1 unit, 4 semesters), Quantum Mechanics (2 semesters, 4 units each), Classical Mechanics (4 units, 1 semester), Classical Electrodynamics I (1 semester, 4 units) and Statistical Physics I (4 units, 1 semester). The master program requires a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 years to complete. For those who complete the master program in one year, they are exempted from taking Seminar 2 and 3.
(III) Doctoral Program:
Master students can apply for direct entrance to the doctoral program, if the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) sound undergraduate grades, (ii) solid performance in the master program entrance examination, (iii) completion of first year master courses with a ranking the top third in his/her original class of entrance. For the doctoral students directly admitted into the doctoral program, a minimum of 3 years is required for graduation. The maximum time allowed for a doctoral degree is 7 years. In order to graduate with the doctoral degree, the course requirements must be met and the completion of a doctoral dissertation with publication in an SCI-listed journal is required. Furthermore, both the qualifying and thesis examination must be completed.
The entrance examination for the doctoral program is divided into (A) Theory and (B) Experiment groups, each with separate written and oral examinations. The written examination for both groups consists of : Quantum Physics and Classical Physics, but for the Experimental group (B), there is an additional weight of 20% placed on the experimental problems. For doctoral students entering through the entrance examination, in addition to the doctoral dissertation, at least 22 units are required for graduation. Among the 22 units, Only 4 units are required, while 18 units should come from doctoral courses. The doctoral program requires a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 years to complete.
A requirement of the doctoral program is passing of the doctoral qualifying exam. The doctoral qualifying examination is consisted of:
1.Quantum Mechanics I and II.
2.Classical Physics (including Classical Mechanics, Classical Electrodynamics I, and Statistical Physics).
Numerous advanced courses are offered on a regular basis: Classical Mechanics, Classical Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Statistical Physics, Mathematical Physics, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Solid State Physics, Surface Physics, Physics of Magnetism, Superconductivity, Semiconductor Physics, Multiparticle Physics, Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena, Modern Optics, Charged Particle Optics, Advanced Physics Laboratory, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Physics, Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics, Introduction to Particle Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Relativity, Astrophysics, Computation Physics, Biophysics, etc. Special topics courses are frequently offered by faculty and visiting scholars. The Department also holds weekly colloquia and seminars, so students and faculty can be acquainted with recent developments in physics.The University also has an Education curriculum, granting Education credit units to those who aspire to become teachers of secondary (including vocational) schools.