The Master of Science (MS) program in Photonics is designed to prepare students for technically demanding careers in industry as well as for post-master’s graduate studies in photonics or related fields. More specifically: It requires students to build depth in a photonics specialization selected from areas such as lasers and applications, photonics materials and devices, and fiber optics and optical communications. It requires students to take at least 4 credits of an ECE course at the 700 level. It affords students the opportunity to flexibly choose graduate electives to explore technical or professional interests within engineering. It has a practicum requirement that is satisfied by doing a 4-credit thesis, a 4-credit project, or taking two project-intensive courses. Curriculum The MS Curriculum in Photonics requires completion of 32 graduate-level credits, while satisfying a specialization requirement and a practicum requirement. The remaining credits can be selected from a broad range of graduate electives. The credits of a course can only be used to fulfill the MS requirements if the student receives a grade of C or better in the course. Students should also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 across all graduate-level courses taken while enrolled in the MS program. Lasers and Applications ENG EC 560 Introduction to Photonics ENG EC 569 Introduction to Subsurface Imaging ENG EC 570 Lasers ENG EC 591 Photonics Laboratory I ENG EC 760 Advanced Topics in Photonics ENG EC 762 Quantum Optics ENG EC 763 Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics ENG EC 764 Optical Measurement ENG EC 765/BE 765 Biomedical Optics and Bio photonics ENG EC 773/BE 773 Advanced Optical Microscopy and Biological Imaging ENG EC 774 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Photonic Devices