Undergraduate Program for Specialty in Physics

Program Objective

The objective of this major is to cultivate future scientists. The curriculum provides students with a broad and solid foundation of physical theories, enhanced capability of mathematical and logical analyses, and a good skill of hands-on and experimental analyses. Concentrations include Theoretical Physics, Plasma Physics, Condensed-Matter & Materials physics, Optics, Astrophysics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Precision Measurement Physics, to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the state of the arts in Physics.

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn fundamental theories and basic experimental skills in a systematic and comprehensive way.
2. Learn mathematical skills compulsory for analyzing physical problems, fluent communication skills and scientific writing in English, and computer-aided experiments and simulations.
3. Learn basic ability for doing scientific research.

Program Highlights

Provide a good training with concrete background knowledge of physics and mathematics, and excellent communication skills in English. Stimulate students' curiosities about scientific research, meanwhile cultivate students to obtain capabilities of logical thinking and analyzing.

Major Disciplines

• Theoretical Physics
• Optics
• Condensed Matter and Material Physics
• Astrophysics
• Nuclear Physics
• Precision Measurement Physics
• Plasma Physics

Program Length and Degree

• Duration: 4 years
• Degree Conferred: Bachelor of Science

Credits Hours and Units

• Minimum curriculum credits (including courses and practicum): 150 credits
• Major-related basic courses and core courses cannot be covered using credits from other courses in the program.
• Minimum Extracurricular Credits: 5 credits

Courses Credits Hours and Units

Course Type	Required/Elective	Hrs/Crs	Percentage (%)
General Education Core Curriculum	Required	744/46.5	34.1
Elective	160/10	7.3
Basic Sub-disciplinary Courses	Required	464/26.5	19.4
Major-specific Core Courses	Required	520/41.5	30.4
Major-specific Electives	Elective	192/12	8.8
Total		2080/136.5	100

Practicum Credits

Course Title	Course Nature	Weeks/Credits	Percentage (%)
Military Training	Required	2/1	7.4
On-campus Voluntary Work	Required	1/0.5	3.7
Electrical Engineering Practice	Required	2/1	7.4
Engineering Internship (Scientific Research Training)	Required	2/1	7.4
Undergraduate Thesis	Required	20/10	74.1
Total		27/13.5	100

Extracurricular Credits

1. Community Engagement
   • Participate in activities of social practices; submit report and pass oral defense: 1 credit
   • Participate in academic summer camp, summer school; obtain certificate or pass oral defense: 1 credit
   • Entitled as Activist by the Communist Youth League of HUST or Hubei Province; Membership of the group which is entitled as Excellent Social Practice Group by the Communist Youth League of HUST or Hubei Province: 1-2 credits
2. Academic activities
   • Participate in the Learned Lecture organized by school for 5 times; submit lecture records and submit report for one lecture; obtain proof of school: 1 credit
3. English Test
   • CET-6: 480 points or higher: 1 credit
4. Academic competition or other comprehension recognized by school
   • University Level:
     • Win first prize: 3 credits
     • Win second prize: 2 credits
     • Win third prize: 1 credit
   • Province Level:
     • Win first prize: 4 credits
     • Win second prize: 3 credits
     • Win third prize: 2 credits
   • National Level:
     • Win first prize: 6 credits
     • Win second prize: 4 credits
     • Win third prize: 3 credits
5. Academic Paper
   • Publish paper in physics-related peer-reviewed journal: 2-3 credits
6. Research Programs
   • Participate in one training of research and discussion; pass oral defense: 1-3 credits
   • Complete Outstanding Student Project
   • Involve in research project at the Innovation Base or any research group; pass oral defense: 1-2 credits
   • Complete university-level Innovation Training Program: 1-2 credits
   • Complete national-level Innovation Training Program: 2-4 credits
7. Experiments
   • Participate in the class of demonstration experiments and pass oral defense: 1-3 credits

Main Courses

Basic Sub-disciplinary Courses

• History of Physics
• Error Analysis and Data Processing
• Probability and Statistics (III)
• Analogue Electronics (I)
• Fundamental Mathematical Methods in Physics
• Mathematical Methods in Physics
• Topics on Frontier Physics
• Elemental Physics Laboratory (I) (II)
• Comprehensive Physics Laboratory
• Modern Physics Laboratory (I) (II)

Major-specific Core Courses

• Mechanics
• Thermal Physics
• Electromagnetic
• Optics
• Atomic Physics
• Solid State Physics
• Theoretical Mechanics
• Electrodynamics
• Quantum Mechanics
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Major-specific Electives

• Introduction to Precision Measurement Physics
• Introduction to Biophysics
• Computational Physics
• Laser Physics
• Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics
• General Relativity and Cosmology
• Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
• Introduction to Astrophysics
• Introduction to Plasma Physics
• Introduction to Geophysics

Practicum Module (Experiments included)

• Science Research Practice
• Undergraduate Thesis

Course Schedule

General Education Core Curriculum

Course Type	Required/Elective	Course Code	Course Name	Hrs	Crs	Including	Semester
General Education Core Curriculum	Required		Morals & Ethics & fundamentals of Law	40	2.5	8	1
Required		Survey of Modern Chinese History	32	2	8	2
Required		Basic Theory of Marxism	40	2.5	8	3
Required		Social Practice of Ideological and Political Theories Course	24	1.5	20	2
Required		General Introduction to Mo Zedong Thought and Socialist Theory with Characteristics	56	3.5		5
Required		Current Affairs and Policy	32	2	14	1-6
Required		Chinese	32	2	10	2
Required		Calculus (I)	88	5.5		1
Required		Calculus (II)	88	5.5		2
Required		Fundamental English (I)	56	3.5		1
Required		Fundamental English (II)	56	3.5		2
Required		Physical Education (I)	32	1		1
Required		Physical Education (II)	32	1		2
Required		Physical Education (III)	32	1		3
Required		Physical Education (IV)	32	1		4
Required		Military Theory	16	1		7
Required		Engineering Graphics (I)	40	2.5		1
General Education Core Curriculum	Required		Computer and the foundation of programming design (C++)	48	3	24	1
Elective		Electives in the Humanities and Social Sciences	160	10		1-8
Required either or		Database technology and Application	32	2	12	4
	Network technology of computer and Application	32	2	12	4

Basic Sub-disciplinary Courses

Course Type	Required/Elective	Course Code	Course Name	Hrs	Crs	Including	Semester
Basic Sub-disciplinary courses	Required		History of Physics	24	1.5		1
Required		Error Analysis and data processing	32	2		2
Required		Probabilities and Statistics (III)	40	2.5		3
Required		Analogue Electronics (I)	64	4		2
Required		Fundamental Mathematical Methods in Physics	64	4		2
Required		Mathematical Methods in Physics	64	4		3
Required		Topics on Frontier Physics	32	2		5
Required		Fundamental Physics Lab Experiments (I)	32	1	32	2
Required		Fundamental Physics Lab Experiments (II)	32	1	32	3
Required		Comprehensive Lab Experiments	48	1.5	48	4
Required		Lab experiments of Modern Physics (I)	48	1.5	48	5
Required		Lab experiments of Modern Physics (II)	48	1.5	48	6

Major-specific Core Courses

Course Type	Required/Elective	Course Code	Course Name	Hrs	Crs	Including	Semester
Major-specific Core Courses	Required		Mechanics	72	4.5		1
Required		Thermal Physics	48	3		2
Required		Electromagnetics	72	4.5		3
Required		Optics	72	4.5		4
Required		Atomic Physics	48	3		4
Required		Solid State Physics	64	4		6
Required		Theoretical Mechanics	72	4.5		3
Required		Electrodynamics	72	4.5		5
Required		Quantum Mechanics	72	4.5		5
Required		Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics	72	4.5		6

Major-specific Electives

Course Type	Required/Elective	Course Code	Course Name	Hrs	Crs	Including	Semester
Major-specific Electives	Elective		Digital Electronics	48	3		5
Elective		Introduction to Precision Measurement Physics	48	3		6
Elective		Introduction to Biological Physics	48	3		6
Elective		Computational Physics	48	3	16	6
Elective		Laser Physics	48	3		6
Elective		Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics	48	3		7
Elective		General Relativity and Cosmology	48	3		7
Elective		Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics	48	3		7
Elective		Introduction to Astrophysics	48	3		7
Elective		Introduction to Plasma Physics	48	3		7
Elective		Introduction to Geophysics	48	3		7

Practical Training Items

Course Title	Course Nature	Weeks/Credits	Semester
Military Training	Required	2/1	1
Electrical Engineering Practice	Required	2/1	3
Engineering Internship	Required	2/1	6
Labouring for Public Benefit	Required	1/0.5	6
Undergraduate	Required	20/10	7-8

Huazhong University of Science & Technology

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