MASTER IN PHYSICS
The Masters in Physics Study Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada University was officially established in 1993. Since its establishment until now the UGM Physics Master Program has always received A accreditation from the Indonesia National Accreditation Board of Higher Education. This program is one of the first several Physics Masters programs in Indonesia. The UGM Physics Master Program offers Masters level education in the field of Physics with many options of specialties. Studying the smallest and most basic things such as the study of Particle Physics, to macro objects such as Earth Physics, to very large ones such as Cosmology. Currently the UGM Physics Master Program has 37 qualified lecturers who were Doctorate graduates from well-known universities, with expertise in various fields of Physics, grouped in four groups of expertise:
Theoretical and Computational Physics, Functional Material Physics, Applied Physics, and Geoscience.
Graduates of the UGM Physics Master program will obtain a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Physics. In the last five years the average number of graduates is above 50 students per year and the number of active students per year is around 100 students. Until 2018 UGM Physics Master Program has produced more than 1000 graduates. Most of the graduates have career in academics as lecturers in state and private universities, or become teachers at secondary education, while others become researchers in various government-owned research institutions or become experts in government institution or national private companies. Some of them become entrepreneurs based on science-technology.
In order to improve the quality of education, the UGM Physics Master Program offers students the opportunity to take part in the Double Degree program. The Dual Degree program currently underway is with the Department of Medicine and Computational Science, Kanazawa University. This year the Dual Degree program will also begin with the Department of Physics, National Central University, Taiwan, and with the Department of Applied Physics at Tunghai University, Taiwan. In addition to the Dual Degree program, students also get various opportunities to conduct Student Exchange programs or Short Course programs in several Foreign Universities, including in Japan, Taiwan, and France.
The UGM Physics Master Program can be completed normally in four semesters (two years) by completing 40 credits including 8 thesis credits and 11 credits in compulsory subjects. But for students who have more capabilities, the 40 credits can also be completed within two semesters. The following is a list of subjects in the UGM Physics Master program.
| Code | Subject | Category | Credit | Semester |
| MFF 5001 | Research Methodology | Compulsory | 2 | Even/Odd |
| MFF 5033 | Quantum Mechanics | Compulsory | 3 | Even/Odd |
| MFF 5401 | Classical Mechanics | Compulsory | 3 | Even/Odd |
| MFF 5411 | Electrodynamics | Compulsory | 3 | Even/Odd |
| MFF 6001 | Thesis | Compulsory | 8 | Even/Odd |
| MFF5002 | Special Topics in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics | elective | 3 | even/odd |
| MFF5010 | Logic and Symbolic Computation in Physics | elective | 2 | even/odd |
| MFF5032 | Computation of Celestial Body Mechanics | elective | 2 | even/odd |
| MFF5039 | Special Topic in Computational Physics | elective | 3 | even/odd |
| MFF5514 | Condensed Matter Electronics Structure Computation | elective | 3 | even/odd |
| MFF5005 | Group Theory for Physicist | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5007 | Topology and Geometry for Physicist | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5009 | Mathematical Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5027 | Computational Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5041 | General Theory of Relativity | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5051 | Statistical Mechanics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5115 | Quantum Field Theory | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5211 | Nuclear Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5893 | Nonlinear and Complex System Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5951 | Astrophysics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5004 | Stochastic process for Physicist | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5022 | Functional Analysis for Physicist | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5034 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5056 | Fractal and Chaos in Physics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5114 | Particle Physics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5404 | Fluid Mechanics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5982 | Cosmology | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5061 | Methods of Experimental Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5281 | Radiation Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5321 | Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5423 | Laser Spectroscopy | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5431 | Theoretical Acoustics | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5841 | Microwave Theory and Applications | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5873 | Digital Image | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5424 | Biomedical Optics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5426 | Laser Physics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5434 | Photoacoustic and Photothermal | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5876 | Imaging Methods in Physics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5878 | Image Reconstruction | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5071 | Physics of Instrumentation | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5073 | Data Acquisition System | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5601 | Soft Condensed Matter Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5611 | Crystal Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5617 | Nanophysics | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5701 | Condensed Matter Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5711 | Methods of Material Physics Computation | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5853 | Spintronics Material | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5412 | Applied Electromagnetic | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5710 | Physics of Electronics Material | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5750 | Condensed Matter Magnetics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5780 | Condensed Matter Optics | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5814 | Material Characterization Methods | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5870 | Biomaterial Physics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5073 | System of Data Acquisition | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5831 | Advanced Mechanics of Continuous Medium | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5881 | Advanced Geothermal Exploration | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5891 | Hazard Mitigation | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5911 | Physics of Earth/ Earth Physics | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5931 | Electromagnetics Survey | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5923 | Method of Data Analysis and Visualization | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5933 | Geophysical Inversion | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5935 | Quantitative Seismology | elective | 3 | odd |
| MFF5937 | Petroleum Exploration | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5939 | Geoscience Field course | elective | 2 | odd |
| MFF5910 | Geological Physics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5916 | Advanced Rock Physics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5918 | Volcanology | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5924 | Advanced Environmental Geophysics | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5930 | Advanced Seismology | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5932 | Potential Field Theory | elective | 3 | even |
| MFF5934 | Non-electromagnetics Survey | elective | 2 | even |
| MFF5936 | Mineral Exploration | elective | 2 | even |
Acceptance of new students in the UGM Physics Master program is conducted in both semesters, odd semester (August – January) and even semester (February – July). The UGM Physics Master Program can accept students with previous educational backgrounds from Bachelor of Physics and Physics Education. The program also accept prospective students with a Bachelor’s educational background from fields close to physics such as from Geophysics, Astronomy, Engineering Physics, Instrumentation Electronics and other branches of engineering or science. Student admission requirements and complete information on registration procedures and tuition fees can be found on the UGM webpage http://um.ugm.ac.id.
Questions and Contacts
Dr. Arief Hermanto
Email: arief_hermanto@ugm.ac.id
Mirza Satriawan, Ph.D.
Email: mirza@ugm.ac.id
Address:
Department of Physics
Faculty of Math and Science
Sekip Utara Bulaksumur Yogyakarta 55281
Tel / Fax: (0274) 545 185
Departemen Fisika – Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam UGM
Email: dep-fisika.mipa@ugm.ac.id