THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, YOUTH AND SPORTS OF UKRAINE

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TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV

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The Faculty of Physics

 

      Mykola Volodymyrovych Makarets,​ Dean of the Faculty of Physics, Professor, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics

The Faculty of Physics is one of the oldest faculties of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The Physics and Mathematics section was one of the original four Departments of the Faulty of Philosophy of the Imperial University of St. Volodymyr, as the University was called when it was founded by Emperor Nicholas I by decree in1833. In 1940, Physics and Mathematics at the University of Kiev were separated into the Faculty of Physics and the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics. The Faculty of Radiophysics was later formed from the Faculty of Physics.

 

      The Faculty of Physics today encompasses research right across the board, from nuclear physics and the physics of elementary particles, through to Astronomy and the Physics of Space. Master’s degree students at the Faculty have the opportunity to study certain subjects entirely in a foreign language.
      10 Departments comprise the Faculty:
      The Department of Astronomy and the Physics of Space. Within the two key categories of Astronomy and Physics there are majors in the Physics of Space; research in the ionosphere, aurora, meteors, near-Earth space. Cosmological experiments such as Porcupine, ARAKS, APEX, KRRES and Interpol are worked on. There is close collaboration with scientists in Great Britain, Poland, Russia, USA, France, Czech Republic and Sweden.
      The Department of Experimental Physics. Physics undergraduates may take a major in Photonics. The Department works in examination of the ionosphere, electron, photon and background particles processes in condensed surroundings, including organic, materials for nano-electronics, photo-voltaic sources, and information recording. There is close collaboration with scientists in Poland, Russia, USA, France, Sweden and Japan.
      The Department of General Physics. Studies include Condensed Matter Physics, majors in Natural Materials Studies and Physics of Nanosystems, majors in the Physics of Nanostructures in Metals and Ceramics, which researches nanostructures in metals and ceramics, electron-acoustic interaction, synthesizing new materials, nano-materials and nano-composites. The Department collaborates with scientists from the UK, Germany, USA and France.
      The Department of Quantum Theory. The Department offers courses in Nuclear Physics and High-Energy Physics, Quantum Field Theory and High Energy Physics, researches quantum fields, elementary particles, macroscopic quantum phenomena, develops Grid technology of global distributed calculation, and works with scientists in Italy, Germany, USA and Switzerland.
      The Department of Molecular Physics. Courses in Physics include majors in Molecular Physics and Medical Physics. The Department works in phase transitions, critical phenomena and the equation of state in the liquid state, molecular processes in liquids, polymers, medical biophysics and nano-systems, and magnetic fluids. The Department works with scientists in China, Germany, Russia and France.
      The Department of Optics. The Department works in Laser and Optoelectronics  and Physics, offering a major in Solid State Optics, working in the processes of condensed matter, lasers, develops research methods in optics, optical and opto-electronic systems and devices, working with scientists in China, Germany, South Korea, Russia and Japan.
      The Department of Theoretical Physics. The Department offers Physics students a major in Theoretical Physics, working with solid state, liquid crystals, the interaction of radiation and particles with condensed matter, nanostructures, and quantum information, The Department develops methods for computer modelling, and collaborates with scientists in Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, Germany, USA, France and Japan.
      The Department of  the Physics of Metals. The Department offers courses in Condensed Matter Physics, with majors in the Physics of Metals and Physics of Nanosystems, majors in the Physics of Nanostructures in Metals and Ceramics, working in the structure of crystals, multilayer heterogeneous composite materials, metals and ceramics. The Department works with scientists in Argentina, Canada, Germany, USA, Finland, France and Switzerland.
      The Department of Physics of Functional Materials. The Department offers courses in Condensed Matter Physics, with majors in the Physics of Functional Materials and the Physics of Radiation Medicine, working on the impact of radiation on condensed matter and nanostructures, develops methods of Radiation Medicine, Radioecology and Radiobiology. The Department collaborates with National Academy of Science Institutes, and the Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine.
      The Department of Nuclear Physics. The Department offers courses in Nuclear Physics and High-Energy Physics with majors in Experimental Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Energy, and High-Energy Physics, working on  the atomic nucleus, elementary particles and neutrons. Experiments are conducted in accelerators of ions and electrons, working with scientists in China, Germany, Russia, the USA and Switzerland.
We will be happy to greet creative young people who would like to study in our Institute!
      The Faculty of Physics provides full-time study at three educational levels- Bachelor, Specialist, and Master.
Bachelor:
6.040203 Physics
6.051004 Optic Technology
Specialist:
7.070101 Physics
7.070102 Physics of Condensed Matter
7.070104 Nuclear Physics and High-Energy Physics
7.070105 Astronomy
7.091101Lasers and Optoelectronics
Master:
8.070101 Physics
8.070102 Physics of Condensed Matter
8.070103 Physics of Nanosystems
8.070104 Nuclear Physics and High-Energy Physics
8.070105 Astronomy
8.091101 Lasers and Optoelectronics

Duration of study:
Bachelor: full-time - 4years.
Specialist: full-time - 1 year.
Master: full-time - 2years.

 

      Students may take the following majors: Astronomy, Experimental Nuclear Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Medical Physics, Molecular Physics, Solid State Optics, Theoretical Physics, High-Energy Physics, Space Physics, the Physics of Metals, Physics of Nanostructures in Metals and Ceramics, Physics of Radiation Medicine, Physics of Functional Materials, Physical Materials Studies, Photonics, and Nuclear Power.
The Faculty of Physics provides postgraduate studies and doctoral study.
      The languages of study for foreign citizens at the University are Ukrainian, Russian and English.

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OUR CONTACTS:

 

WEB-site of the Faculty of Physics: www.phys.univ.kiev.ua

 The Faculty of Preparatory Studies:
03022, Ukraine, Kyiv, Vasylkivska Str., 36, office 94
(Building of the Institute of Postgraduate Education, Metro Vasylkivska)
tel.: +38 (044) 521-33-01
fax: +38 (044) 521-35-50
WEB-site: http://pfku.univ.kiev.ua
E-mail: pfku@univ.kiev.ua

 

The Faculty of Foreign Citizens:
03022, Ukraine, Kyiv, Vasylkivska Str., 36, office 71
(Building of the Institute of Postgraduate Education, Metro Vasylkivska)
tel.: +38 (044) 521-65-68
fax: +38 (044) 521-35-50
WEB-site: www.univ.kiev.ua
E-mail: admission@univ.kiev.ua