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Prospective Students


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN PHYSICS (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) 

Level Doctoral
Faculty FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Website http://www.sc.mahidol.ac.th

Degree Designation

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(PHYSICS)

Additional advantages of the programme

Good Research recognition, Financial support, and Ready for job opportunity.

Admission Requirements

Plan 2.1 For students with Master's Degree 
1. Must graduate from a master's program in physics, mathematics, geology, general science, engineering, or related fields from an institution accredited by the Office of the Higher Education Commission.
2 Must have a cumulative GPA not less than 3.50.
3 Must have taken an English Proficiency Examination and have at least a minimum score required of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University.
4 Admissions of the prospective students with qualifications different from 2-3 may be granted at the discretion of the program administrative committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor's Degree
1. Must graduate from a bachelor's program in physics, mathematics, or related fields from an institution accredited by the Office of the Higher Education Commission.
2 Must have a cumulative GPA not less than 3.50.
3 Must have taken an English Proficiency Examination and have at least a minimum score required of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University.
4 Admissions of the prospective students with qualifications different from 2-3 may be granted at the discretion of the program administrative committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Curriculum Structure

Plan 2.1 For students with Master's Degree
Required Courses 6            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 6            Credits
Dissertation 36            Credits
Total not less than 48            Credits
Plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor's Degree
Required Courses 21            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 3            Credits
Dissertation 48            Credits
Total not less than 72            Credits

Job option after graduation


- Scientists, researchers, and academicians in public and private research agencies, international organizations and independent organizations
- Physics experts in academic institutions
- Professional applied physicist in private institutions

Course Requirements

Plan 2

Required Courses Credit
   For students with Bachelor's degree
SCPY502 : CLASSICAL MECHANICS 3
SCPY503 : QUANTUM MECHANICS 3
SCPY504 : THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS 3
SCPY505 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS 3
SCPY507 : CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS 3
SCPY508 : CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS 3
SCPY592 : SEMINAR IN ADVANCED PHYSICS 1
SCPY602 : ADVANCED RESEARCH IN PHYSICS 2
   For students with Master's degree
SCPY508 : CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS 3
SCPY592 : SEMINAR IN ADVANCED PHYSICS 1
SCPY602 : ADVANCED RESEARCH IN PHYSICS 2
Elective Courses Credit
   For students with Bachelor's degree
   MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
SCPY510 : ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS 3
SCPY570 : SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING 3
SCPY571 : PARALLEL PROGRAMMING 3
SCPY574 : NUMERICAL METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
SCPY576 : SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION 3
SCPY612 : COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS I 3
SCPY613 : COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II 3
   CLASSICAL PHYSICS AND NONLINEAR PHYSICS
SCPY517 : FLUID MECHANICS 3
SCPY523 : CLASSICAL FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY575 : COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS 3
SCPY614 : ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS 3
SCPY646 : FRACTALS AND CHAOS 3
SCPY647 : NONLINEAR WAVES 3
SCPY648 : COMPUTATIONAL NONLINEAR PHENOMENA 3
SCPY655 : COMPLEX SYSTEMS 3
SCPY686 : SELECTED TOPICS IN NONLINEAR PHENOMENA 3
   QUANTUM MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
SCPY511 : ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS 3
SCPY519 : NUCLEAR PHYSICS 3
SCPY522 : ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS 3
SCPY611 : ADVANCED ATOMIC PHYSICS 3
SCPY620 : NON-PERTURBATIVE METHODS IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY621 : SUPERSYMMETRY IN FIELD THEORY AND STRING 3
SCPY637 : MOLECULAR SIMULATION 3
SCPY638 : MOLECULAR QUANTUM MECHANICS 3
SCPY639 : QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY640 : THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS 3
SCPY644 : APPLIED QUANTUM PHYSICS 3
   CONDENSED MATTERS AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
SCPY515 : ELECTRICAL MATERIALS 3
SCPY516 : ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 3
SCPY521 : PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR 3
SCPY543 : SURFACE AND INTERFACE PHYSICS 3
SCPY642 : DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES 3
SCPY643 : THIN FILM PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY 3
SCPY650 : PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 3
SCPY651 : SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 3
SCPY652 : SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 3
SCPY653 : SPECIAL METHODS IN THEORETICAL SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 3
SCPY657 : ADVANCED CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 3
SCPY658 : NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3
SCPY659 : STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS AND BEYOND 3
SCPY683 : SELECTED TOPICS IN THIN FILM AND SURFACE PHYSICS 3
   QUANTUM OPTICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION
SCPY526 : QUANTUM OPTICS 3
SCPY528 : QUANTUM INFORMATION 3
SCPY615 : FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM THEORY 3
SCPY616 : QUANTUM COMPUTING 3
SCPY617 : QUANTUM COMMUNICATION 3
SCPY689 : SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY 3
   ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
SCPY531 : COSMIC RAYS 3
SCPY532 : GALACTIC ASTRONOMY 3
SCPY533 : ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS 3
SCPY534 : SOLAR PHYSICS 3
SCPY535 : GENERAL RELATIVITY 3
SCPY649 : PLASMA PHYSICS 3
SCPY680 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ASTROPHYSICS 3
SCPY681 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY 3
   BIOPHYSICS
SCPY561 : FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOPHYSICS 3
SCPY562 : MODELING AND SIMULATION IN BIOPHYSICS 3
SCPY668 : CONTEMPORARY BIOPHYSICS 3
   GEOPHYSICS
SCPY581 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: POTENTIAL FIELD METHODS 3
SCPY582 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS 3
SCPY583 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: SEISMIC METHODS 3
SCPY584 : ADVANCED SEISMIC EXPLORATION 3
SCPY585 : INTRODUCTORY SEISMOLOGY 3
SCPY586 : APPLIED MODERN SEISMOLOGY 3
SCPY587 : EARTHQUAKE SOURCE THEORY 3
SCPY630 : PHYSICS OF THE SOLID EARTH 3
SCPY670 : INVERSE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS 3
SCPY684 : SELECTED TOPICS IN GEOPHYSICS 3
   PHYSICS EDUCATION
SCPY626 : PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
SCPY627 : DATA ANALYSIS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
SCPY628 : PHYSICS CONCEPTS AND MISCONCEPTION 3
SCPY682 : SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
   SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
SCPY688 : SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED PHYSICS 3
SCPY690 : SELECTED TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS 3
   OPTICS
SCPY524 : FOURIER OPTICS 3
SCPY525 : PHOTONICS 3
SCPY636 : OPTOELECTRONICS 3
SCPY685 : SELECTED TOPICS IN LASER APPLICATIONS 3
   For students with Master's degree
   MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
SCPY510 : ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS 3
SCPY570 : SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING 3
SCPY571 : PARALLEL PROGRAMMING 3
SCPY574 : NUMERICAL METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
SCPY612 : COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS I 3
SCPY613 : COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS II 3
   CLASSICAL PHYSICS AND NONLINEAR PHYSICS
SCPY517 : FLUID MECHANICS 3
SCPY523 : CLASSICAL FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY575 : COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS 3
SCPY614 : ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS 3
SCPY646 : FRACTALS AND CHAOS 3
SCPY647 : NONLINEAR WAVES 3
SCPY648 : COMPUTATIONAL NONLINEAR PHENOMENA 3
SCPY655 : COMPLEX SYSTEMS 3
SCPY686 : SELECTED TOPICS IN NONLINEAR PHENOMENA 3
   QUANTUM MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
SCPY519 : NUCLEAR PHYSICS 3
SCPY522 : ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS 3
SCPY611 : ADVANCED ATOMIC PHYSICS 3
SCPY620 : NON-PERTURBATIVE METHODS IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY621 : SUPERSYMMETRY IN FIELD THEORY AND STRING 3
SCPY637 : MOLECULAR SIMULATION 3
SCPY638 : MOLECULAR QUANTUM MECHANICS 3
SCPY639 : QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 3
SCPY640 : THEORY OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS 3
SCPY644 : APPLIED QUANTUM PHYSICS 3
   CONDENSED MATTERS AND MATERIAL SCIENCE
SCPY516 : ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS 3
SCPY521 : PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR 3
SCPY642 : DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES 3
SCPY643 : THIN FILM PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY 3
SCPY650 : PLASMA TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 3
SCPY652 : SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 3
SCPY653 : SPECIAL METHODS IN THEORETICAL SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 3
SCPY657 : ADVANCED CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 3
SCPY658 : NON-EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3
SCPY659 : STANDARD MODEL OF PARTICLE PHYSICS AND BEYOND 3
SCPY683 : SELECTED TOPICS IN THIN FILM AND SURFACE PHYSICS 3
   QUANTUM OPTICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION
SCPY526 : QUANTUM OPTICS 3
SCPY528 : QUANTUM INFORMATION 3
SCPY615 : FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM THEORY 3
SCPY616 : QUANTUM COMPUTING 3
SCPY617 : QUANTUM COMMUNICATION 3
SCPY689 : SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY 3
   ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
SCPY531 : COSMIC RAYS 3
SCPY532 : GALACTIC ASTRONOMY 3
SCPY533 : ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS 3
SCPY534 : SOLAR PHYSICS 3
SCPY535 : GENERAL RELATIVITY 3
SCPY649 : PLASMA PHYSICS 3
SCPY680 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ASTROPHYSICS 3
SCPY681 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY 3
   BIOPHYSICS
SCPY561 : FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOPHYSICS 3
SCPY562 : MODELING AND SIMULATION IN BIOPHYSICS 3
SCPY668 : CONTEMPORARY BIOPHYSICS 3
   GEOPHYSICS
SCPY581 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: POTENTIAL FIELD METHODS 3
SCPY582 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS 3
SCPY583 : GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING: SEISMIC METHODS 3
SCPY584 : ADVANCED SEISMIC EXPLORATION 3
SCPY585 : INTRODUCTORY SEISMOLOGY 3
SCPY586 : APPLIED MODERN SEISMOLOGY 3
SCPY587 : EARTHQUAKE SOURCE THEORY 3
SCPY630 : PHYSICS OF THE SOLID EARTH 3
SCPY670 : INVERSE THEORY AND APPLICATIONS 3
SCPY684 : SELECTED TOPICS IN GEOPHYSICS 3
   PHYSICS EDUCATION
SCPY626 : PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
SCPY627 : DATA ANALYSIS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
SCPY628 : PHYSICS CONCEPTS AND MISCONCEPTION 3
SCPY682 : SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION 3
   SELECTED TOPICS IN PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
SCPY688 : SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED PHYSICS 3
SCPY690 : SELECTED TOPICS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS 3
   OPTICS
SCPY524 : FOURIER OPTICS 3
SCPY525 : PHOTONICS 3
SCPY636 : OPTOELECTRONICS 3
SCPY645 : LASER THEORY 3
SCPY685 : SELECTED TOPICS IN LASER APPLICATIONS 3
Dissertation Credit
   For students with Bachelor's degree
SCPY799 : DISSERTATION 48
   For students with Master's degree
SCPY699 : DISSERTATION 36