The Department of Physics at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST) is to instill into their students deep physical insight and the ability to use such insights in creative way through a thorough and wide-ranging education in both theoretical and experimental subjects.

The Department of Physics at KAIST, through its graduate program emphasizing research, has also awarded the greatest number of doctorate degrees for physics in Korea.

The Department of Physics at KAIST offers lectures that harmonize the essential basics of science and the swift progress of modern physics.

Courses-

Mandatory Major Course

Subject No. Subject Name

PH221 Classical Mechanics I
PH231 Electromagnetism I
PH251 Physics Laboratory I
PH301 Quantum Mechanics I
PH302 Quantum Mechanics II
PH311 Thermal Physics
PH351 Physics Laboratory III

Elective Major Course

PH211 Mathematical Methods in Physics I
PH212 Mathematical Methods in Physics II
PH222 Classical Mechanics II
PH232 Electromagnetism II
PH241 Modern Physics
PH252 Physics Laboratory II
PH312 Statistical Physics
PH361 Solid State Physics I
PH391 Optics
PH401 Atomic and Molecular Physics
PH402 Laser Optics
PH413 Computational Physics
PH421 Nonlinear Dynamics
PH430 Biophysics
PH431 Soft Matter Physics
PH441 Introduction to Plasma Physics
PH450 Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics
PH462 Solid State Physics II
PH471 Theory of Relativity and Cosmology
PH481 Astrophysics
PH487 Lecture on current topics of physics research I
PH488 Lecture on current topics of physics research II
PH489 Special Topics in Physics

Research

PH490 B.S. Thesis Research
PH491 Introduction to Physics Research
PH495 Individual Study
PH496 Seminar
PH497 Special Topics in Experimental Physics

Graduate Course-

Mandatory General Course

CC510 Introduction to Computer Application
CC511 Probability and Statistics
CC512 Introduction to Materials and Engineering
CC522 Introduction to Instruments

Mandatory Major Course

PH503 Quantum Mechanics I
PH507 Advanced Electrodynamics I
PH601 Applied Physics Laboratory I

Elective Course

PH504 Quantum Mechanics II
PH505 Advanced Mechanics
PH508 Advanced Electrodynamics II
PH509 Statistical Mechanics
PH602 Applied Physics Laboratory II
PH611 Advanced Solid State Physics I
PH612 Advanced Solid State Physics II
PH613 Semiconductor Physics
PH614 Light Scattering Spectroscopy
PH615 Introduction to Phase Transition
PH616 Semiconductor Photonics
PH621 Advanced Wave Optics
PH622 Geometrical Optics
PH624 Quantum Optics
PH625 Advanced Spectroscopy
PH627 Fiber Optics
PH641 Advanced Plasma Physics
PH642 Plasma Waves
PH643 Applied Plasma Physics
PH650 Advanced Soft Matter Physics
PH653 Relativistic Qauntum Field Theory I
PH654 Relativistic Qauntum Field Theory II
PH711 Physics of Magnetism
PH713 Physics of Superconductivity
PH716 Topics in Solid State Physics I
PH717 Topics in Solid State Physics II
PH721 Nonlinear Optics
PH724 Laser Plasma Interactions
PH726 Semiconductor Optics
PH741 Topics in Plasma Physics
PH742 Plasma Confinement Theory
PH754 Advanced Particle Physics
PH757 Topics in Particle Physics
PH878 Advanced lecture on current topics of physics research I
PH879 Advanced lecture on current topics of physics research II
PH880 Topics in Physics

Research

PH960 M.S. Thesis
PH965 Independent Study in M.S.
PH966 M.S. Seminar
PH969 Introduction to Physics Research
PH980 Ph.D. Thesis
PH986 Ph.D. Seminar
PH990 Physics Colloquium

Contact-

Department of Physics, KAIST
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea 34141