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Optoelectronics and Photonics - 5662

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 0.8 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 18
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 36
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description

This Graduate Diploma provides students with the opportunity to study the basic sciences and technologies that underlie the field of Optoelectronics. The names 'Optoelectronics' and 'Photonics' typically cover areas such as optical communications and various applications of lasers and optics in modern industrial and medical settings. This program offers theoretical and practical training in the areas that form the foundation of these strongly growing and fast-changing technologies.

The program may be completed in one year full-time or longer part-time. It may also be completed by distance education.

Note: The laboratory-based courses are only available at the UNSW campus.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Physics for information.

Program Structure

Program requirements include a total of 36 UOC: 24 UOC of core courses and 12 UOC of electives.


Core Courses (24UOC)

Elective Courses (12UOC)

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the School office.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Admission Requrirements

Entry requirements are a BSc degree with a major in Physics or equivalent qualifications. Advanced standing or substitution of up to 12 UOC may be granted where prior knowledge can be demonstrated on consultation with the program authority.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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