Curriculum Framework
Students will take courses designed to help them achieve basic understanding of electronics, photonics, and system engineering. As shown in the curriculum chart above, four courses, (i) Materials Science, (ii) Nanotechnology, (iii) Optical Communication, (iv) System Design, are provided, each with its own obligatory and elective subjects. In the first year, students will take liberal arts courses and general academic subjects in common with all students in the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering. In the second year, students will take classes that will form the basis of all specialized subjects in the Department of Electronic and Physical Systems. Our curriculum is designed so that students will be able to obtain a basic understanding of science and engineering in their first and second years, and then go on to master more specialized courses as they move up. Our curriculum also provides sufficient laboratory courses to give students a wide perspective and a sense for manufacturing. In the third year, students will take further specialized courses in materials science, electronics, photonics, and system engineering. In the final year, students will join one of their professors' laboratories and participate in research there while working on a thesis.

Entering the Department
Students will first take the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering's entrance examinations and will not be assigned to any of the departments at the time they enter the university. First-year students will take liberal arts and general academic subjects related to science and engineering. These courses are aimed at providing students guidance on entering this department in their second year. On entering our department, students will have a chance to learn about materials science, nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, and system engineering.

Carriers
The Department of Electronic and Physical Systems will foster world-class talents equipped with special knowledge and expertise in electronic and physical systems. Thus, many students will be engaged by electrical and electronics manufacturers, materials companies, communication and broadcast businesses, car and aircraft manufacturers, and public offices. In addition, careers in finance firms, trading companies, and educational institutions are also likely. Of course, proceeding to the master's course is highly encouraged so that a student may receive more advanced and highly specialized training. Education in the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering is based on a six-consecutive-year plan, from the bachelor course through the master's, and thus more than 80% of the students go on to study in the master's course each year. There is no specific major in the graduate school that directly follows graduation from the Department of Electronic and Physical Systems, but students are able to enter their professor's major field by receiving endorsement. Professors in our department belong to: (i) Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, (ii) Computer Science and Engineering, (iii) Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, (iv) the Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, and (v) the Graduate School of Information, Production, and Systems. A wide variety of possibilities and choices are open to our students.