GLOBAL SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIAL PROGRAM
Designated Courses

Semiconductor Course List

No. Course Type Course Name Credit
1 Elective Basic Mathematics and Programming Practice for Machine Learning 3
2 Elective Introduction to Deep Learning 3
3 Elective Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering 3
4 Elective Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3
5 Elective Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3
6 Elective Deep Learning 3
7 Elective Industrial applications of electrical and electronic technologies 3
8 Elective Topics in Semiconductor Devices 3
9 Elective Multiprocessor Synchronization 3
10 Elective Topics in Bioelectronics 3
11 Elective Topics in Electric Energy Conversion and Circuit 3
12 Elective Micro Fluid Mechanics 3
13 Elective Knowledge and Database Management Systems 3
14 Elective Computer Organization and Design 3
15 Elective Topics in Computer and VLSI 3
16 Elective Advanced Programming Methodology 3
17 Elective Analog Integrated Circuits 3
18 Elective Introduction to Solid State Electronics 3
19 Elective Advanced Digital Integrated Circuits 3
20 Elective Semiconductor Processes 4
21 Elective Semiconductor Device Engineering 3
22 Elective Microelectronics Fabrication 3
23 Elective Nanoelectronic Devices and Quantum Transport 3
24 Elective Topics in Integrated Circuit Design 3
25 Elective Optimal Design of Electric Machines 3
26 Elective Organic Semiconductor 3
27 Elective Thin Film Devices 3
28 Elective Advanced Electromagnetics 1 3
29 Elective Microwave Circuits 3
30 Elective Introduction to Computer Vision 3
31 Elective Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems Design & Fabrication 3
32 Elective Topics in Control and Automation 3
33 Elective Advanced Bioelectrical and Computer Engineering 3
34 Elective Nanobiotechnology 3
35 Elective Bioimaging 3
36 Elective Neural Prosthesis 3
37 Elective Advanced Deep Learning 3
38 Elective Advanced Compilers 3
39 Elective Graphics Programming 3
40 Elective Embedded Systems Software 3
41 Elective Topics in System Software 3
42 Elective Semiconductor CEO Seminar 3
43 Elective Studies in AI Semiconductor 3
44 Elective Random Signal Theory 3
45 Elective Topics in Electro-physics 3
46 Elective Topics in AI Semiconductor 3
47 Elective AI Semiconductor Device Design 3
48 Elective AI Semiconductor Hardware Design 3
49 Elective VLSI Design for Intelligent Systems 3
50 Elective Topics in Computer Architecture 3
51 Elective Advanced Operating Systems 3
52 Elective Advanced Computer Architecture 3
53 Elective Computer Interconnection Networks 3
54 Elective Topics Intelligent Convergence Systems 3
55 Elective Core Software 3
56 Elective Custom LLM Accelerator Design An Algorithm-Hardware Co-Design Approach 3
57 Elective Designing and Applying Autonomous AI Agents 3
58 Elective Computer Architectures for Artificial Intelligence 3
59 Elective A Holistic Approach to Datacenter Architecture 3
60 Elective Advanced VLSI Design for Intelligent Systems 3
61 Elective Digital Systems Design Methodology 3
62 Elective AI Semiconductor System Design 3
63 Elective Topics in Communications 3
64 Elective Topics in Signal Processing 3
65 Elective Recent Topics in Artificial Intelligence 3
66 Elective AI Startups 3
67 Elective Scalable High-Performance Computing 3
68 Elective Advanced Artificial Intelligence 3
69 Elective Generative Artificial Intelligence 3
70 Elective Natural Language Processing 3
71 Elective Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Data Science 1 3
72 Elective 3D Computer Vision 3
73 Elective Reinforcement Learning 3
74 Elective Pattern Recognition 3
75 Elective Data Network 3
76 Elective Wireless Networking 3
77 Elective Optimization Theory and Applications 3
78 Elective Machine Learning 3
79 Elective Real-Time Systems 3
80 Elective Topics in Embedded Systems 3
81 Elective Topics in Information Studies 3
82 Elective Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Data Science 2 3
83 Elective Semiconductor Device Physics 3
84 Elective Semiconductor Lithography Technology 3
85 Elective Topics in Semiconductor Materials 3
86 Elective Semiconductor materials and devices for 3D integration 3
87 Elective Advanced Materials for AI Semiconductor Devices 3
88 Elective Principles of Material Engineering 3
89 Elective Electric, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials 3
90 Elective Integrated Circuit Processes of Semiconductor 3
91 Elective Experiments in Materials 1,2 3
92 Elective Capstone Design for Material Science and Engineering 3
93 Elective Self-design Experiments in Materials 3
94 Elective Current Status of Electronic Materials 3
95 Elective Topics in Inorganic Material and Semicondoctor Process 3
96 Elective Chemical Processes in Semiconductor Fabrication 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Last Updated: July 2026
▶ Course Information

The GSSSP is a program that extends Seoul National University’s existing SSSP scholarship to international students.

To complete this program, master’s and doctoral students must fulfill the following requirement:
- Successfully complete at least 12 credits from semiconductor-related courses listed below.

Please make sure to check the updated course list every semester. Additional courses may be added upon request, subject to review.

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