Academics
The Department of Optics and Photonics offers a rigorous undergraduate curriculum covering the fundamentals of electronics, optics, and photonics. The design of this curriculum is intended to equip DOP's undergraduate students with a solid technical background in these areas for their future professional careers of their own interests.
DOP Required Undergraduate Courses
DOP Undergraduate Elective Offerings
Archived DOP Undergraduate Curricula (Academic-Year-Based)
DOP Required Undergraduate Courses
| Description | Course Hours | |||||
| First Year – Fall | ||||||
| MA1001 | Calculus I | 4 | ||||
| PH1001 | General Physics I | 3 | ||||
| PH1003 | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 | ||||
| CM1005 | General Chemistry I | 3 | ||||
| CM1008 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | ||||
| OS1005 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2 | ||||
| OS1006 | Introduction to Optics and Photonics I | 1 | ||||
| First Year – Spring | ||||||
| MA1002 | Calculus II | 4 | ||||
| PH1002 | General Physics II | 3 | ||||
| PH1004 | General Physics Laboratory II | 1 | ||||
| CM1007 | General Chemistry II | 3 | ||||
| OS1007 | Introduction to Optics and Photonics II | 1 | ||||
| OS2007 | Engineering Mathematics | 3 | ||||
| Second Year - Fall | ||||||
| OS2003 | Electromagnetism I | 3 | ||||
| OS2005 | Microelectronics I | 3 | ||||
| OS2008 | Engineering Mathematics II | 3 | ||||
| OS2009 | Circuit Theory | 3 | ||||
| Second Year - Spring | ||||||
| OS2002 | Optics I | 3 | ||||
| OS2004 | Electromagnetism II | 3 | ||||
| OS2006 | Microelectronics II | 3 | ||||
| OS2010 | Microelectronics Laboratory | 1 | ||||
| Third Year - Fall | ||||||
| OS2001 | Modern Physics | 3 | ||||
| OS2011 | Semiconductor Physics in Optoelectronics | 3 | ||||
| OS3003 | Optics II | 3 | ||||
| LS1013 | General Biology I | 3 | ||||
| OS3011 | Optics Laboratory | 1 | ||||
| Third Year - Spring | ||||||
| OS3001 | Optical Systems | 3 | ||||
| OS3002 | Introduction to Electro-Optical Engineering | 3 | ||||
| OS3010 | Photonics Laboratory | 1 | ||||
| OS3015 | Optics III | 3 | ||||
DOP Undergraduate Elective Offerings
Below is the table with DOP undergraduate electives that are in general offered each academic year. The actual elective class offerings are subject to change at the beginning of each semester. In addition to the electives listed below, once completing their required undergraduate courses, students are also encouraged to take graduate courses offered by the Department and they can be used as electives toward the B.S. degree.
| Description | Course Hours | |||||
| OS3005 | Introduction to Lasers | 3 | ||||
| OS3006 | Optical Design | 3 | ||||
| OS3008 | Engineering Mathematics III | 3 | ||||
| OS3013 | Optical Simulation with ASAP I | 3 | ||||
| CM1008 | Optical Simulation with ASAP II | 3 | ||||
| OS3014 | Special Topic Research I | 3 | ||||
| OS4004 | Special Topic Research II | 3 | ||||
Archived DOP Undergraduate Curricula (Academic-Year-Based)
2012 Curriculum: PDF
2013 Curriculum: PDF
2014 Curriculum: PDF
Last revised on Feb. 05, 2013.
