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Department of Physics

Admission

Recruitment guidelinesOperating regulations

General admission degree programs

Master
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Combined master's/doctorate's program
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Doctorate
  • Individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree from domestic or foreign universities or those expected to obtain a degree upon completion of the current registered semester
  • Individuals recognized as having equivalent or higher academic qualifications under relevant laws
Eligibility for master's/doctorate's
Support for North Korean defectors
  • Individuals qualified to apply for master's or doctorate's program
  • Individuals registered as North Korean defectors pursuant to the North Korean Defectors Protection and Settlement Support Act

Additional eligibility requirements and submission documents

  • Not applicable

Program information (for students admitted after 2022)

Category Length of study Maximum period of enrollment Period for degree acquisition after completion Minimum credits required Graduation thesis
Master Minimum 2 years 3 years 6 years 24 credits Master's thesis
Doctorate 5 years 8 years 36 credits Doctoral dissertation
Combined master's/doctorate's program Minimum 4 years 8 years 8 years 60 credits Doctoral dissertation

※ The minimum of 36 credits for doctoral program completion applies to new students from the 2022 academic year

※ For other academic information: Refer to relevant items on the Education/Academic Affairs tab of the Graduate School website

Minimum publication requirements for doctoral dissertation

  • At least one paper as the first author in an SCI(E) indexed journal or higher

Department regulations - comprehensive examination subjects

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Graduate school operating principles

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