Fields and Optics (FO) Plan of Study
About this Area
Required Prior Knowledge
It is recommended that incoming MSECE students interested in taking graduate-level coursework in this area have the following prior knowledge/skills:
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Tools, programming languages, etc.:
- Vector calculus
- Partial differential equation solvers
- A standard programming language (e.g., Python or C/C++)
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Essential undergraduate coursework:
- Coursework similar to ECE 20001, EE Fundamentals I and ECE 20002, EE Fundamentals II
- Coursework similar to ECE 30100, Signals and Systems
- Coursework similar to ECE 30411, Electromagnetics I
Course Lists
Recommended courses:
| Course | Title | Offerings | Term(s) Offered | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 51600 | Diffraction, Fourier Optics and Imaging | On-campus & online | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 60400 | Electromagnetic Field Theory (core) | On-campus & online | Fall, Spring | 3 |
| MA 51100 | Linear Algebra and Applications | On-campus & online | Fall (on-campus), Spring, Summer | 3 |
Second core course:
| Course | Title | Offerings | Term(s) Offered | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 60000 | Random Variables and Signals | On-campus & online | On-campus & online | 3 |
| ECE 60600 | Solid State Devices I | On-campus & online | On-campus & online | 3 |
Other courses:
| Course | Title | Offerings | Term(s) Offered | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 55200 | Introduction to Lasers | On-campus & online | Spring | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | Applied Quantum Computing I-Fundamentals | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | Applied Quantum Computing II-Hardware | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | Applied Quantum Computing III-Algorithm and Software | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 59500 | Food and Energy Farms: Challenges to Sustainable Production on a Crowded Planet | On-campus & online | Fall | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | Introduction to Quantum Science and Technology | On-campus & online | Fall | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | MRI Theory | On-campus | Spring | 3 |
| ECE 59500 | Optical Imaging System Design | On-campus & online | Spring - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 60421 | Nanophotonics and Metamaterials | On-campus | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 60422 | Primer on RF Circuit Design | On-campus & online | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 60423 | RF System Design | On-campus & online | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 60424 | RF Design: Passive/Active Components | On-campus & online | Fall | 1 |
| ECE 60431 | Fiber Optic Communications | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 60432 | Nanophotonic Modeling | On-campus & online | Spring | 1 |
| ECE 61500 | Nonlinear Optics | On-campus | Fall - even years | 3 |
| ECE 61600 | Ultrafast Optics | On-campus | Fall - odd years | 3 |
| ECE 61700 | Antennas: Design and Application | On-campus & online | Spring- odd years | 3 |
| ECE 61800 | Numerical Electromagnetics | On-campus | Spring - even years | 3 |
| ECE 69500 | Quantum Detectors and Sensors | On-campus & online | Fall | 3 |
| ECE 69500 | Quantum Optics & Quantum Information | On-campus | Spring | 3 |
| ECE 69500 | Topological Electrodynamics | On-campus | Fall - even years | 3 |