Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Science and Technology / Physics Division
The study of physics aims to gain a comprehensive and unified understanding of natural phenomena. Therefore, it is not only the foundation of natural science, but also encompasses a wide range of fields, including astrophysics, condensed matter physics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. Due to the increasing advancement of technology and complexity of academic fields, the study of applied physics has become important, along with fundamental physics. It is difficult to learn these broad fields adequately only in undergraduate courses, so graduate programs play an increasingly important role. In the Physics Division, students master the fundamentals of classical and modern physics. Through the deep study of specific scientific research topics, students are encouraged to cultivate their originality and experience the essence of innovative learning and the joy of discovery through research and research guidance.
Curriculum
In the Master’s Program, students aim to acquire a broad knowledge and skills in research approach and ideas, originality, and advanced basic studies. Students in this program tend to receive more job offers than those with undergraduate degrees in terms of employment. Career paths after graduation are diverse and many graduates are actively working in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, information, and communication.
In response to the increasing number students wishing to enter graduate school each year, we are striving to establish a system that provides more opportunities for students to receive advanced education and develop research skills. In the Doctoral Program, students aim to conduct more advanced research based on the knowledge they gained in the Master’s Program providing graduates great employment opportunity without much difficulty.
Granted Degree
- Master’s Program: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS
- Doctoral Program: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS
Available Teaching Licenses and Subjects
- Junior High School Specialized Teacher(Mathematics and Science)
- High School Specialized Teacher (Mathematics, Science, Industry, and Information)
*Only Master’s degree program students are eligible to obtain a teaching license. In addition, only subjects for which a Type 1 license has already been obtained or for which the requirements for obtaining a Type 1 license have been met can be taken.
Program Features
A Wide Variety of Research Fields
The Graduate Program in Science and Technology / Physics Division research areas include theoretical nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, and experimental studies in atomic and molecular physics, solid state physics, optical physics, and surface and interface physics.
Limited Elite Education
The Physics Division also holds joint seminars between different labs and invite guest lecturers. These are good opportunities for faculty members and graduate students from various divisions to participate in lively discussions together. Limited elite education is also a characteristic of the education in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Physics Division.
Selected Thesis Topics
- 量子スピン競合鎖におけるNMRによるネマチックラッティンジャー液体の観測
- ( 1 + 1 )次元膨張系における因果律を守る流体揺らぎ
- パラ水素二電子励起状態からのLyman-α光子放出
- 低速極性分子と極低温イオンとのイオン分子反応過程の研究
- ペロブスカイト結晶CH3 NH3 PbBr3の光学特性
- 原子層膜堆積法による酸化ビスマスの成長
- 電子衝撃による気相分子の解離性電離・電子付着過程の研究
- 振動励起分子の真空紫外光電子分光実験
- 量子ネットワークモデルによる新規な輸送現象の研究
- 機械学習による量子相転移の研究
- 磁性強誘電体における相制御及び新規物質探索
- ペロブスカイト酸化物におけるAサイト規則配列の効果
- κ型BEDT-TTF系有機超伝導体において量子ゆらぎによって誘起される新奇な磁束状態のNMRによる研究
- 四面体構造を持つ擬一次元反強磁性体の磁性
- 超短光パルス源の開発とコヒーレントフォノン測定への応用
- 二酸化チタン光触媒における光励起キャリアダイナミクス測定
- ボロン酸型蛍光プローブの光誘起電⼦移動による糖認識機能
- T’型銅酸化物高温超伝導体における還元効果と電子状態の研究
- 鉄カルコゲナイド薄膜における超伝導と電子状態
- 金属錯体の加水分解による酸化チタン微粒子の育成と光触媒効果の研究
Educational Policies
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Master’s Program
With an aim to foster human resources who can serve the advancement of Physics and associated fields and contribute to developing human society and conserving the global environment by using expertise, the Physics Division (Master’s Program) sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below: Those who fulfill the requirements and pass their thesis defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.
- The ability to multidimensionally identify how science can impact human society and the global environment
- The ability to acquire expertise that enables one to play an active role at the forefront of Physics and associated fields as well as to develop new technologies and explore new fields
- A level of English proficiency that enables high performance in society and accommodates further developments in globalization
- The competency to clearly understand the positioning of own research in light of prior researches, handle theories and data with the right methodologies, analyze the research results in detail, and write academic papers and a master’s thesis that objectively describe the value of research findings
Doctoral Program
With an aim to foster human resources who have acquired high expertise in Physics as well as the interdisciplinary competence to comprehensively understand the associated impacts on human society and the global environment, and can thus conduct research and development independently in their field of expertise,
the Physics Division (Doctoral Program) sets standards for the skills and knowledge students should acquire before graduation as described below: Those who fulfill the requirements and pass their dissertation defense shall be deemed to have acquired these qualities and will be awarded a diploma.- The ability to multidimensionally identify how science can affect human society and the global environment, acquired by studying not only one’s disciplinary specialty, but also a wide range of disciplines, including associated interdisciplinary fields
- The ability to acquire expertise that enables one to independently play an active role at the forefront of Physics and associated fields as well as to creatively conduct research and development that will contribute to human evolution and wellbeing
- A level of English proficiency that enables one to stand on the forefront of globalization and independently lead international society
- The competency to clearly understand the positioning of one’s own research in light of prior researches, handle theories and data with the right methodologies, analyze the research results in detail, and write academic papers and a doctoral thesis that objectively describe the value of the research findings
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Master’s Program
The Physics Division (Master’s Program) seeks to cultivate the ability to contribute to the further development of Physics and associated disciplines, as well as to the development of human society and global environment conservation, by having students take courses in Physics and other divisions and receive research guidance.
- Students will take courses in divisions other than Physics as well as general science and engineering courses to acquire broad knowledge of disciplines other than their disciplinary specialty
- Students will take courses offered by the Physics Division, including those associated with condensed matter physics, optical physics, and atoms and molecules to acquire expertise in these disciplines. Furthermore, they will conduct research on a specific theme; and therefore acquire profound professional knowledge of their theme in a broad context and learn about research procedures, organization and ethics
- Students will improve their English proficiency by taking English for Science and Technology and English-taught courses, presenting research outcomes in English, and writing academic papers in English
Doctoral Program
The Physics Division (Doctoral Program) seeks to cultivate the ability to independently conduct research and development based on high expertise in Physics and broad knowledge of associated fields, by having students take Seminars and receive research guidance
- Students will read academic papers and commentaries in interdisciplinary fields other than Physics to acquire broad knowledge of these disciplines
- Students will conduct intensive research supported by research guidance provided by faculty; and therefore acquire profound expertise of their theme in a broad context, learn about research procedures, organization and ethics, and submit their dissertation as a culmination of their research
- Students will present their research outcomes in Japan and overseas in English, compile and submit academic papers in English, and conduct research at overseas institutions as required; and therefore, they will actively improve their communication skills
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Master’s Program
The Physics Division (Master’s Program) seeks students with the following qualities:
- Students who have studied the field of Physics and are motivated to perform research
- Students who possess the standard academic skills in Basic Mathematics, Electromagnetics, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Quantum Engineering, Chemical Physics, which are required to study Physics and pursue research in the field
Doctoral Program
The Physics Division (Doctoral Program) seeks students with the following qualities:
- Students who are motivated to independently pursue creative research and development in the field of Physics
- Students with the expertise and English skills required to independently pursue creative research and development in the field of Physics
Faculty Members
Hideyuki KUNUGITA Associate Professor
Kunihiro OKADA Professor
Takeshi ODAGIRI Professor
Hiroshi SAKAMA Professor