Applied physics is a discipline that applies the knowledge of physics and its research methods to pioneer new areas that humanity and society realistically need. It connects pure academic research and the developing of new technologies.
Applied physics has close ties to the next-generation semiconductor, display, nanobio, and nano-IT fields, which are considered Korea's growth engines for the future.
In particular, the applied physics major at Hanyang University specializes in the field of information device physics, focusing on semiconductor physics, optics, quantum mechanics, and information theory, as well as cutting-edge scientific technologies such as the production and characteristics of nanodevices, information processing, and model calculation using quantum theory.
The goal is to train practically trained professionals who can think logically, which is the type of thinking required in physics, illuminate relationships between nature and human beings based on a clear understanding of nature, and pioneer the era of globalization.
To this end, the department offers a curriculum that highlights experiments and practical applications, and encourages goal-driven learning as well as academic inquiries done autonomously by students.
The applied physics major consists of foundational subjects such as mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum physics, modern physics, and thermal physics, in addition to applied subjects such as information device physics, applied optics, semiconductor physics and processes, computational physics, applied acoustics, and signal processing. The program helps students develop an understanding of basic principles and the ability to apply them in real life.
Moreover, the program is equipped with a laboratory where students can learn information device physics through hands-on experiments and a computational physics labs that offers easy access to students.