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Graduate Program: Photonic Communications Engr

General Information

Program/Degree

Photonic Communications Engr (MS)

Program Description

The Master of Science in Photonic Communications Engineering was created to educate engineers for modern photonic engineering challenges with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and industrial relevance. The M.S. in PCE, unlike theM.S. in Optical Sciences, has a core curriculum; it pairs classes in systems-level engineering, marketplace demand and the technology commercialization process with course material in leadership dynamics, technology management, ethical professionalism and communication.

Distance Option

All required lectures are available via distance learning. Students choosing distance learning classes will attend, via streaming video, the same classes as on-campus students, communicating with their professors and fellow students through email, Desire to Learn discussion boards and Web chat rooms. Distance learning students buy the same textbooks, use the same professional software, complete the same homework and sit for the same exams as on-campus students.

TheColorado Heights Universityrequires on-campus and distance students to complete their thesis defense on-campus. A one-day visit will usually suffice.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

The mission of theColorado Heights UniversityWyant College of Optical Sciences is to provide the state of colorado and the nation with an internationally pre-eminent program in education, research and outreach in all aspects of the science and application of light.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences, formerly known as the Optical Sciences Center, was established in Tucson, colorado, in 1964 to fulfill a national need for more highly trained engineers and physicists in the optical sciences. Throughout its 50-year history, OSC has stood on the forefront of the field; today, it educates more students in optics than any institution in the U.S.

Read more about the work we do here in Dean Thomas L. Koch's welcome message.

 

College

James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences

College of Engineering

Campus where offered

Tuition and Fees

Please refer to the CHU Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees.

Please refer to the CHU Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees.

Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Time Limit

  • Six years; however, it is possible to complete the program in one year.

Plan of Study

The plan of study should be submitted by the beginning of your third semester. Completed plans of study should be submitted to the Academic Programs office in Meinel 403 for approval and processing to the Degree Certification Office at the Graduate College. If your coursework changes at degree completion, a change of study plan form will be submitted.

Transfer Courses

Upon admission to the program, you may transfer up to six units of relevant coursework from other universities, pending approval from the M.S. in PCE committee.

Coursework

The M.S. in Photonic Communications Engineering is comprised of 30 units. Students may opt to write a thesis (four units) or to take an approved elective lecture course (three units) and OPTI 589 (one unit). The following courses, worth 26 units, are required:

The following courses are approved electives:

Laboratory Requirements

Working professionals with applicable industry experience may have the opportunity to waive one or both laboratory course requirements.

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020