The Master of Science (MS) degree program is designed with two distinct objectives:
To prepare a student for the industrial workforce engaged in any area of optics and photonics and
To prepare a student to meet the challenges of a more advanced research career in these areas. The OSE program has three concentrations
Optical Science
Photonics
Imaging Science
A. Common Core Courses to all Concentrations:
Advanced Optics I (PHYC 463 or ECE 463)
Experimental Techniques of Optics (PHYC 476L OR 477L)
Electrodynamics (PHYC 511 or the ECE 555/ECE 561 sequence)
Plus the following core courses depending on the concentration:
A. Optical Science Concentration
Advanced Optics II (PHYC 554 or ECE 554)
Laser Physics I (PHYC 464 or ECE 464)
OR
A. Photonics Concentration
Semiconductor Optical Materials and Devices (ECE 570)
Semiconductor Physics (ECE 471/ECE 572 sequence)
OR
A. Imaging Science Concentration
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes (ECE 541)
Digital Image Processing (ECE 533)
B. Optional Courses
Quantum Mechanics I (PHYC 521)
Quantum Mechanics II (PHYC 522)
Electrodynamics (PHYC 511)
Microelectronics Processing Lab (ECE 574L)
Nonlinear Optics (PHYC 568 or ECE 568)
Advanced Optics I (PHYC 463)
Advanced Optics II (PHYC 554 or ECE 554)
Experimental Optics ( 466L / 467L)
Condensed Matter I (PHYC 529) or Physics of Semiconductors (ECE 572)
Topics in Modern Optics (PHYC 569) or Special Topics (ECE 595)
Laser Physics I (PHYC 464 or PHYC 564)
Experimental Techniques of Optics (PHYC 476L or 477L)
Pattern Recognition (ECE 517)
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes (ECE 541)
Digital Image Processing (ECE 533)
ECE 539 - Digital signal processing
ECE 549 - Information theory and coding
ECE 500 - Theory of linear systems
ECE 475 - Introduction to electro-optics and opto-electronics
ECE 516 - Computer vision
ECE 595 - Microwave Photonics
ECE 570 - Semiconductor Materials and Optical Devices
ECE 547 - Neural networks
ECE 581 鈥� Colloidal nanocrystals for biomedical applications
ECE 510 - Medical Imaging
ECE 512 - Advanced image synthesis
ECE 511 鈥� fMRI methods (being developed)
ECE 506 - Optimization theory
ECE 563 鈥� Computational Methods for Electromagnetics
ECE 595 鈥� future course on Detectors and Hardware
ECE 642 鈥� Signal detection and estimation
Laser Physics II (PHYC 564)
Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs (ECE 577)
Quantum Optics I(PHYC 566)
Quantum Optics II(PHYC 581)
Atomic and Molecular Structure (PHYC 531)
Methods in Theoretical Physics I (PHYC 466 or Math 466)
Foundations of Engineering Electromagnetics (ECE 555)
Advanced Techniques in Optical Imaging- (Bio 547)
Introduction to Optoelectronics (ECE 475)
Guided Wave Optics (ECE 564)
Optical Communication Components (ECE 565)
Synthesis of Nanostructures (ECE 518 or NSMS 518)
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (Math 412)
Quantum Computation (PHYC 571)
Quantum Information Theory (PHYC 572)
September 2025
University Of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico,
87131, United States
Graduate applicants must have an earned degree that is equivalent to the U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree from a recognized university as determined by the Office of International Admissions.
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a U.S. 4.0 scale) or comparable grade point average in upper-division (junior- and senior-level) coursework and in any graduate coursework already completed.
Demonstrated proficiency in English:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum score 6.5; the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score 550 paper-based, or 79-80 Internet-based; the Duolingo English Test - minimum score 105; the University of Cambridge Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in English (CAPE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - minimum score C; or the Pearson Test of English- Academic (PTE) - minimum score 53
Application Deadlines
Fall Admission: January 10th
Spring Admissions: August 1st
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