Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering (Concentration in Optical Engineering)

The concentration in Optical Engineering covers a broad range of technologies that involve the generation, manipulation, and measurement of light. This includes but is not limited to the following areas - optical imaging, light sources and displays, sensors and detectors, metrology, fiber optics and optical networking, integrated optics, and nonlinear optics.

Optics is essential to almost all areas of modern technology including manufacturing, defense, medicine, telecommunications, computing, and aerospace and is ubiquitous in devices that we use daily ranging from smartphones to automobiles. Optical engineers utilize physics and mathematics to design and model optical systems and devices.

Engineering with Concentration in Optical Engineering Mission, Objectives, and Outcomes:

Program Mission:

The Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering program's mission is to provide a broad-based education and depth within a selected concentration to prepare students in technical and scientific fundamentals that will enable them to have a substantial impact in a specific technology area.

Program Educational Objectives:

The engineering program has established the following educational objectives:

  • Graduates of our program will be recognized by their peers as innovators and leaders in their field by leveraging their strong technical basis to continuously increase their skills and knowledge in their area of expertise.
  • Graduates of our program will have a positive impact on their workplace through multidisciplinary collaboration, teamwork and leadership.
  • Graduates of our program effectively navigate important contextual factors in their careers, including the historical, regulatory, political, policy, economic, ethical and public relations aspects of problems in various engineering disciplines.

Student Outcomes:

By the time of graduation, students in the engineering program will have:

  • An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  • An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  • An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  • An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  • An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  • An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
  • A fundamental knowledge and an appreciation of the technology and business processes necessary to nurture new technologies from concept to commercialization.

Engineering (with a concentration in Optical Engineering) Curriculum

Term I

CAL 103Writing and Communications Colloquium

3

CH 115General Chemistry I

3

CH 117General Chemistry Laboratory I

1

ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering Design & Systems Thinking

4

ENGR 116Intro to Programming & Algorithmic Thinking

3

MA 121Differential Calculus

2

MA 122Integral Calculus

2

Term II

CAL 105CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture

3

CH 116General Chemistry II

3

CH 118General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

ENGR 122Field Sustainable Systems with Sensors

2

MA 125Vectors and Matrices

2

MA 126Multivariable Calculus I

2

MGT 103Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking

2

PEP 111Mechanics

3

Term III

ENGR 211Statics and Introduction to Engineering Mechanics

4

ENGR 245Circuits and Systems

3

MA 221Differential Equations

4

PEP 112Electricity and Magnetism

3

PEP 209Fundamentals of Optics

3

Term IV

ENGR 212Design of Dynamical Systems

4

ENGR 241Probability and Statistics with Data Science Applications

4

PEP 242Modern Physics

3

PEP 330Introduction Thermal and Statistical Physics

3

HUM
Humanities

3

Term V

ENGR 311Design with Materials

4

PEP 308Geometrical Optics

3

PEP 309Introductory Optics Lab

3

PEP 332Mathematical Techniques for Engineering Physics

3

HUM
Humanities

3

Term VI

IDE 399Engineering Economics & Project Management

2

PEP 322Engineering Design VI

2

PEP 509Intermediate Waves and Optics

3

PEP 510Modern Optics Laboratory

3

PEP 577Laser Theory and Design

3

G.E.
General Elective

3

Term VII

IDE 401Senior Innovation-II:Value Proposition

1

PEP 423Engineering Design VII

3

PEP 515Photonics I

3

G.E.
General Elective

3

HUM
Humanities

3

Technical Elective

3

Term VIII

IDE 402Senior Innovation III: Venture Planning and Pitch

1

PEP 424Engineering Design VIII

3

PEP 516Photonics II

3

G.E.
General Elective

3

HUM
Humanities

3

Technical Elective

3

Note:

All undergraduate students are required to fulfill certain Humanities Requirements in order to graduate.