Undergraduate Program for Specialty in Applied Physics
Ⅰ. Program Objective
The objective of this major is to cultivate future’s scientists. We have tailored our curriculum to provide 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. Some concentrations, including Theoretical Physics, Plasma Physics, Condensed-Matter & Materials physics, Optics, Astrophysics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Precision Measurement Physics, are built to provide students a comprehensive understanding on the state of the arts in Physics. The goal is to let students have concrete background knowledge for doing research in the future whatever in frontier science and advanced technology.
Ⅱ.Learning outcomes
1. Learn fundamental theories and basic experimental skill in a systematic and comprehensive way;
2. Learn mathematical skill compulsory for analyzing physical problems, fluent communication skill and scientific writing in English, and computer-aided experiments and simulations;
3. Learn basic ability for doing scientific research.
Ⅲ. Program Highlights
Provide a good training with concrete background knowledge of physics and mathematics, and excellent communication skill in English. Stimulate students’ curiosities about scientific research, meanwhile; cultivate students to obtain capabilities of logical thinking and analyzing.
Ⅳ. Major Disciplines
Theoretical Physics, Optics, Condensed Matter and Material Physics, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Precision Measurement Physics, Plasma Physics.
Ⅴ. Program Length and Degree
Duration: 4 years
Degree Conferred: Bachelor of Science
Ⅵ. 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
1. 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 |
2. 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 |
3. Extracurricular Credits
No. |
Extracurricular Activities and Social Practice |
Requirements |
Extracurricular Credits |
|
1 |
Community Engagement(Take higher credit between items 1.1 and 1.3) |
1.1 Participate in activities of social practices; submit report and pass oral defense |
1 |
|
1.2 Participate in academic summer camp, summer school; obtain certificate or pass oral defense |
1 |
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1.3 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 for university level, 2 for province level) |
1~2 |
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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 |
|
Participate in the activities of Physics Night or Discipline Guidance for 5 times; submit a final report and |
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3 |
English Test (Take maximum credit from only one item) |
3.1 CET-6 |
480 points or higher |
1 |
4 |
Academic competition or other comprehension recognized by school (Take maximum credit from only one item) |
4.1 University Level |
Win first prize |
3 |
Win second prize |
2 |
|||
Win third prize |
1 |
|||
4.2 Province Level |
Win first prize |
4 |
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Win second prize |
3 |
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Win third prize |
2 |
|||
4.3 National Level |
Win first prize |
6 |
||
Win second prize |
4 |
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Win third prize |
3 |
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5 |
Academic Paper |
Publish paper in physics-related peer- reviewed journal |
Each paper (depends on journal’s level) |
2~3 |
6 |
Research Programs |
Participate in one training of research and discussion; pass oral defense |
Each item (depends on research project, working period, research capability and outcome) |
1~3 |
Complete Outstanding Student Project |
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Involve in research project at the Innovation Base or any research group; pass oral defense |
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Complete university-level Innovation Training Program |
Each item (depends on research project, working period, research capability and outcome) |
1~2 |
||
Complete national-level Innovation Training Program |
2~4 |
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7 |
Experiments |
Participate in the class of demonstration experiments and pass oral defense |
Each item |
1~3 |
Note: In HUST Sports Competition, the first and the second prize, the third to the fifth prize, and the sixth prize to the eighth prize are deemed respectively the first prize, the second prize and the third prize of university level.
Ⅶ. 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
Ⅷ. Practicum Module (Experiments included)
Science Research Practice, Undergraduate Thesis
Ⅸ. Course Schedule
School (Department): School of physics specially: Physics
Course Type |
Required /Elective |
Course Code |
Course Name |
Hrs |
Crs |
Including |
Seme ster |
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Extra-cur. |
Exp. |
Oper ation |
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General Education Core Curriculum |
Required |
0301902 |
Morals & Ethics & fundamentals of Law |
40 |
2.5 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
Required |
0100721 |
Survey of Modern Chinese History |
32 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0100733 |
Basic Theory of Marxism |
40 |
2.5 |
8 |
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0100932 |
Social Practice of Ideological and Political Theories Course |
24 |
1.5 |
20 |
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0100322 |
General Introduction to Mo Zedong Thought and Socialist Theory with Characteristics |
56 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Required |
0100741 |
Current Affairs and Policy |
32 |
2 |
14 |
|
|
1~6 |
|
Required |
0510071 |
Chinese |
32 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0700011 |
Calculus(Ⅰ) |
88 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Required |
0700012 |
Calculus(Ⅱ) |
88 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0508453 |
Fundamental English(Ⅰ) |
56 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Required |
0508463 |
Fundamental English(Ⅱ) |
56 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0400111 |
Physical Education(Ⅰ) |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Required |
0400121 |
Physical Education(Ⅱ) |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0400131 |
Physical Education(Ⅲ) |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0400141 |
Physical Education(Ⅳ) |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Required |
1100011 |
Military Theory |
16 |
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Required |
0801665 |
Engineering Graphics(Ⅰ) |
40 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
General Education Core Curriculum |
Required |
0827781 |
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 |
0833174 |
Database technology and Application |
32 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
4 |
|
0811163 |
Network technology of computer and Application |
32 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
4 |
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Basic Sub-disciplinary courses |
Required |
0705863 |
History of Physics |
24 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
Required |
0705871 |
Error Analysis and data processing |
32 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0700063 |
Probabilities and Statistics(Ⅲ) |
40 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0800121 |
Analogue Electronics(Ⅰ) |
64 |
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0706931 |
Fundamental Mathematical Methods in Physics |
64 |
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0700464 |
Mathematical Methods in Physics |
64 |
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0706332 |
Topics on Frontier Physics |
32 |
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Required |
0704835 |
Fundamental Physics Lab Experiments(Ⅰ) |
32 |
1 |
|
32 |
|
2 |
|
Required |
0706035 |
Fundamental Physics Lab Experiments(Ⅱ) |
32 |
1 |
|
32 |
|
3 |
|
Required |
0706222 |
Comprehensive Lab Experiments |
48 |
1.5 |
|
48 |
|
4 |
|
Required |
0706232 |
Lab experiments of Modern Physics(Ⅰ) |
48 |
1.5 |
|
48 |
|
5 |
|
Required |
0706242 |
Lab experiments of Modern Physics(Ⅱ) |
48 |
1.5 |
|
48 |
|
6 |
|
Major-specific Core Courses |
Required |
0800633 |
Mechanics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
1 |
Required |
0800642 |
Thermal Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Required |
0800653 |
Electromagnetics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0800661 |
Optics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Required |
0700441 |
Atomic Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Required |
0700145 |
Solid State Physics |
64 |
4 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Required |
0827701 |
Theoretical Mechanics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
0800684 |
Electrodynamics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Required |
0800371 |
Quantum Mechanics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Required |
0800694 |
Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics |
72 |
4.5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Major-specific Electives |
Elective |
0800134 |
Digital Electronics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
Elective |
0706342 |
Introduction to Precision Measurement Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Elective |
0705081 |
Introduction to Biological Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Elective |
0700334 |
Computational Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
16 |
6 |
|
Elective |
0700553 |
Laser Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Elective |
0706272 |
Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Elective |
0700571 |
General Relativity and Cosmology |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Elective |
0700503 |
Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Elective |
0706291 |
Introduction to Astrophysics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Elective |
0700562 |
Introduction to Plasma Physics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Elective |
0705091 |
Introduction to Geophysics |
48 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Practical Training Items |
Required |
1300013 |
Military Training |
2W |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
Required |
1304411 |
Electrical Engineering Practice |
2W |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Required |
1300458 |
Engineering Internship |
2W |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Required |
1300024 |
Labouring for Public Benefit |
1W |
0.5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Required |
130006c |
Undergraduate |
20W |
10 |
|
|
|
7~8 |