Program Code: 070202     Duration：4 years

Educational Objectives:

This program aims to cultivate well-rounded professionals with solid foundations in mathematics and physics, outstanding comprehensive qualities, patriotism and internationalism, and a global perspective. They will excel in research and development (R&D) design and demonstrate strong capabilities in integrating science with engineering. Graduates will master fundamental theories and methodologies of physics, be familiar with essential approaches in physics research and applications, and understand technological R&D processes. They will be equipped to engage in scientific research, technological development, teaching, and management roles in physics and related disciplines.

The educational objectives are divided into the following three sub-objectives:

1)Scientific Literacy: To develop scientific thinking methodologies, cultivate rigorous academic integrity, and foster innovative consciousness, technical application awareness, engineering competency, research investigation literacy, and objective evaluation capabilities.

2)Professional Knowledge: To achieve systematic mastery of fundamental theories and experimental techniques in physics, proficient application of mathematics/computing/electronics knowledge, deep understanding of disciplinary frontiers and application trends, recognition of the strategic value of science-engineering integration for technological innovation and industrial development, and the ability to conduct scientific research, technological development, and engineering practice in physics and related fields.

3)Developmental Ability: To cultivate lofty ideals and convictions, profound patriotism and internationalism, global perspective, humanistic accomplishment, and sound physical-mental health; develop competitive spirit and teamwork ethos; acquire information literacy, foreign language proficiency, professional writing skills, and technical implementation capabilities; and understand/apply personnel and project management approaches.

Student Outcomes:

№1.Fundamental Knowledge: Have the ability to apply mathematics, natural science, computer science, and physics fundamentals to solve complex problems in physics and related subjective areas.

№2. Problem Analysis: Have the ability to use the fundamental principles of mathematics, natural sciences and applied physics to identify, formulate and analyze complex problems, and finally obtain effective conclusions.

№3.Design/Development of Solutions: Have the ability to design creative solutions for complex physics problems, and to design systems, components or processes to meet identified needs; Have the sense of innovation in design, and comprehensively consider social, cultural, legal, health, safety, resources and environmental factors.

№4.Research: Have the ability to conduct investigations of complex physical and technical problems, and to adopt scientific methods in designing experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and obtaining reasonable and effective conclusions through information synthesis.

№5.Use of Modern Tools: Have the ability to develop, select and use appropriate technologies, resources, modern engineering and information technology tools for complex problems in physics and related disciplines; Predict and simulate complex problems, and understand limitations of tools.

№6.Science and Society: Have the ability to conduct reasonable analysis based on background knowledge related to physics, and to evaluate the social, health, safety, legal and cultural impact of solutions to complex scientific and engineering problems; Understand the responsibilities to be assumed.

№7.Environment and Sustainable Development: Have the ability to understand and evaluate the impact of practices on complex issues on the environment and social sustainability.

№8.Professional Norms: Have humanities and social science literacy, sense of social responsibility; Have the ability to understand and abide by scientific professional ethics and norms in practical work, and fulfill responsibilities.

№9.Individual and Teams: Have the ability to assume the roles of individuals, team members, and leaders in a team in a multidisciplinary context.

№10.Communication: Have the ability to effectively communicate with industry peers and the public on complex scientific and engineering issues, including writing reports and designing manuscripts, making statements, clearly expressing or responding to instructions; Have a certain international perspective, and be able to communicate in a cross-cultural context.

№11.Lifelong Learning: Have the awareness of independent learning and lifelong learning, and have the ability to continuously learn, and to adapt to development.

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Program Profile：

The Applied Physics undergraduate program was founded in 1986. It was renamed as Applied Physics (Optical Information Science and Technology) in 1996. It was restored as Applied Physics in 2003 under the approval of the university. The Applied Physics program was designated as a Key Specialty of Guangdong Provincial Higher Education Institutions in 2017.

Teachers in this program have good teacher’s morality, and have background and research directions covering condensed matter physics, theoretical physics, and acoustics, as well as physical electronics, materials physics and chemistry. The research fields follow the development of physics, and have distinctive features and strong expansion.

This program has an undergraduate major lab with an area bigger than 300 square meters, and the instruments and equipment have a value larger than 6 million yuan. Furthermore, we have three related labs in acoustic crystal, high pressure physics, and condensed matter physics.

This program focuses on cultivating future leaders with exceptional mathematical-physical foundations, outstanding comprehensive competencies, expertise in R&D design, and proficiency in integrating science with engineering. Graduates will master fundamental methodologies of physics research and applications, and be equipped to pursue careers in scientific research, technological development, teaching, and management within physics and related disciplines.

Program Features:

1.Science-Engineering Integration: Combining applied physics knowledge with rigorous mathematical-physical training to develop professionals adept at interdisciplinary convergence;

2.Innovation Practice: Enhancing hands-on capabilities and problem-solving skills through physics experiments, engineering practices, and computational simulations;

3.Frontier Technology Focus: Based in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, we serve national strategic needs by cultivating creative, inventive, and entrepreneurial professionals for physics and related fields.

Degree Conferred:

Bachelor of Natural Sciences

Core Courses:

Fundamental Physics (1), Fundamental Physics (2), Fundamental Physics (3), Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Theoretical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Computational Physics.

Featured Courses:

Freshmen Seminars: Frontiers of Physics, Frontiers of Optics

Special Topics: Advances in Physics

Courses Taught in English: Semiconductor Physics

Subject Frontiers Courses: Advances in Physics

Interdisciplinary Courses: Methodology and Practice in Computational Physics, Quantum Mechanics, General Relativity and Cosmology, Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics

Baccalaureate-Master’s Sharing Courses: Solid State Theory II, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Advances in Physics, Advances in Acoustics, Experiment Methods in Condensed Matter Physics, General Relativity and Cosmology, Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Introduction to Quantum Information

Cooperative Courses with Enterprises: Practice on Diploma Project

Innovation Practice: Research and Discovery Practice

Special Designs: Course Design for Computational Physics, Course Design of Solid State Physics

Integrated competition and teaching: Research and Discovery Practice

Education on The Hard-Working Spirit: Practice on Diploma Project