Faculty of Physics

The basic mission of the faculty of Physics is to train academic and practical talents possessed with profound knowledge of modern physics like the laws and principles of physics in depth through theory and experimentation.

The Faculty of Physics, which developed with the founding of Kim Il Sung University, was renamed the Faculty of Physical Mathematics in September 1947 and was divided into the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics in September 1960.

The Faculty of Physics has three departments (geophysics department, astronomy department, general physics department) and five institutes (condensed phase physics institute, photo electronics institute, theoretical physics institute, applied physics institute, and acoustics institute), and one independent research laboratory (physical education laboratory).

Courses of study include photo electronics, condensed phase physics, applied physics, and modern physics.

Typical subjects include "general physics", "mathematical physics", "modern physics", "statistical physics", "solid physics", "quantum theory of multiparticle systems", "laser physics", "acoustics", "astronomy", "magnetic physics", "crystalline physics", "physical optics", "quantum field theory", "elementary particle theory", "digital signal processing", "ultra-high-pressure physics".

The Faculty of Physics has more than 170 teachers and researchers including one academician, two candidate academicians, and 50 doctors.

Among them, the number of academic owners of professors and associate professors is about 70.

The number of undergraduates is approximately 1 000.

Curriculum For exchange students

The faculty of foreign student courses currently has undergraduate courses (4 years) and continuous courses (6 years).

At the end of the undergraduate course, the bachelor of physics is awarded to the excellent students, and at the end of continuous course, the master of physics is awarded according to the value of the paper presented.

The undergraduate course is designed with the aim of consolidating their basic knowledge, improving their practical ability and preparing them for higher-level education.

The curriculum is divided into compulsory and optional subject.

Compulsory subjects consist of social science subjects, rudimentary subjects, and pre-major subjects.

The rudimentary subjects include English and mathematics like interpretive mathematics, algebraic geometry, linear algebra, and probability.

These subjects aim at consolidating their knowledge of general physics and theoretical physics, improving their logic way of thinking in attending higher levels of education, and developing their skills of referring to foreign literature and communicating with foreigners.

Pre-major subjects are composed of subjects of basic significance for those who major in physics, while their time span is set with reference to the actual conditions of our country and fact file from world's first-class universities.

114 units should be obtained in total for compulsory subjects.

Optional subjects are composed of general and major subjects: the former aims at consolidating basics for major subject and scientific research, and training multidisciplinary talents.

General subjects comprises Mathematics and natural science(2~3 units), Computer programming(6 units), Physical culture(2 units) and Literary art(2 units), which result in 12~13 units in total.

Major subjects are divided into two: optional major and general major.

Standard unit for optional major is 13, whereas 4 for general major.

Students should bring all data they have collected studying optional major to present graduation paper but there's no time set for writing.

The postgraduate course as a continuous education aims at training academic talents with high level of major field knowledge, able to do scientific research and submit papers.

The postgraduate course provides optional subjects instead of compulsory subjects and graduate students do scientific research.

One general major and two optional major subjects in the ninth semester, while three optional major subjects in the tenth semester should be selected to obtain 15 units.

All subjects consist of 18 lessons and 36 exercises, with 9 lessons per week.

The period of eleventh and twelfth semesters are 18 weeks, during which they are allowed to acquaint with actual conditions to do research for papers. Master's degree is granted to the writer after mature deliberate considerations.

• Bachelor Programme
• Master Programme