Sample Schedule
Below is an example of one possible four-year course schedule for optics and optical engineering students.
Sample Optics and Optical Engineering Curriculum
First Year
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
MATH 161: Calculus IA orMATH 141: Calculus I | 4 |
CHEM 137: Chemical Principles for Engineers | 4 |
WRTG 105: College Writing Course orCluster Course | 4 |
OPT 101: Introduction to Optics Recommended | 4 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
MATH 162: Calculus IIA orMATH 142: Calculus II | 4 |
PHYS 121: Mechanics | 4 |
Cluster Course orWRTG 105: College Writing Course | 4 |
OPT 211: Matlab for Optics Majors, Part I | 2 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
MATH 143: Calculus III | 4 |
Second Year
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 241: Geometrical Optics | 4 |
OPT 201: Geometrical Optics Lab | 2 |
MATH 164: Multidimensional Calculus | 4 |
PHYS 122: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 287: Math Methods for Optics and Physics | 4 |
OPT 261: Interference and Diffraction | 4 |
OPT 202: Physical Optics Lab | 2 |
PHYS 123: Waves and Modern Physics | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
Third Year
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 262: Electromagnetic Theory | 4 |
OPT 242: Aberrations and Testing | 2 |
OPT 203: Instrumentation Lab | 2 |
MATH 165: Linear Algebra with Differential Equations | 4 |
OPT 212: Matlab for Optics Majors II orCSC 161: Introduction to programming | 2 or 4 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 225: Optical Sources and Detectors | 4 |
OPT 204: Sources and Detectors Lab | 2 |
OPT 223: Quantum Theory of Optics | 4 |
OPT 210: Circuits and Microcontrollers for Engineers orequivalent | 4 |
WRTG 273: Communicating Your Professional Identity | 2 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 310: Senior Design I orOPT 320: Senior Thesis I | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
OPT 311: Senior Design II orOPT 321: Senior Thesis II | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |
Cluster course, technical elective, or free elective | 4 |