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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
The Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science,
University of Malaya was established in 1961. From the
beginning, education in Physics was meant to be a union of
theoretical and practical aspects. The Department of Physics,
under the current leadership of the Head of Department, Prof.
Dr. Hasan Abu Kassim, endeavour to impart a thorough
knowledge of the fundamental principles of Physics, as
mathematically and experimentally demonstrated to younger
generation. Academics and researchers of the Department of
Physics are conducting internationally relevant and
competitive research, they also collaborate on joint projects
with the industry to contribute to the development of
knowledge and innovation-based economy, as well as other
components to strengthen multidisciplinary and inter-
disciplinary research. Their scientific work is connected with
innovative teaching techniques, thus providing a creative and
stimulating environment for the education of future
generations of physicists.
The Department offers two programs leading to Bachelor of
Science: Physics Program and Materials Science Program.
Our academics are committed to the flexible delivery of
learning and teaching methods. Depending on the course,
students will enjoy a variety of teaching modes, such as
tutorials, problem-based learning, online learning, practical
experience and laboratory work. At level three, students will
also undergo industrial training and complete a final year
project to strengthen the knowledge and skills obtained and
adapt to the ever-advancing knowledge in science and
technology.
The Department offers graduate study leading to the Master
of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Details
are available in the Graduate Program Guidebook of Faculty
of Science. Students who graduate with the Bachelor of
Science degree from the Department of Physics are
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encouraged to pursue their studies to the higher degree levels
in the field of Physics or other related fields.
Research facilities determine the ways in which nature could
be understood. The Department of Physics has centralised
facilities laboratory to support a wide range of research
activities. Major facilities include TEM, FE-SEM, SEM-EDX,
XRD, AFM, FT-IR, PL, TLD Reader, OMA, Co irradiator and
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HpGe Gamma spectrometer, TGA, DSC, DMA, UV-VIS-NIR
Spectrometer, Field Emission Auger Microprobe, Flame
Hydrolysis Deposition system, Mask Aligner, 1 m grazing
incidence Spectrometer, DC sputtering system etc.
DEGREE PROGRAM
Two programs at the Bachelor’s level, that is, the Bachelor of
Science in Physics and Bachelor of Science (Materials
Science).
Bachelor of Science in Physics Program consists of three
levels, namely Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced
levels. The program starts with introductory courses in
Physics while the Intermediate level builds strong
fundamentals in Physics through courses such as Mechanics,
Quantum Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Mathematical
Methods, Statistical Physics, Numerical and Computation
Methods etc. In the Advanced level, students choose at least
nine elective courses from a total of eighteen electives of
specialised fields and carry-out a final year project in any one
of these fields. Industrial training is a compulsory course.
Bachelor of Science (Materials Science) Program consists
of four levels. The first level gives emphasis on the basic
Physics necessary for further study of Materials Science.
Level two investigates material’s properties and material’s
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