Collaborative Programs
2014-15 SGS Calendar
Optics
Lead Faculty
Arts and Science
Participating Degree Programs
Chemistry—MSc
Electrical and Computer Engineering—MASc
Materials Science and Engineering—MASc
Physics—MSc
Overview
The graduate programs listed above participate in the
Collaborative Master's Program in Optics. The program
focuses on the study of optics, photonics, and the
interaction of light and matter. Optics is a truly
multidisciplinary field, crossing the boundaries between
pure and applied science. The collaborative program
allows students to explore these multidisciplinary aspects.
Students who wish to participate in the collaborative
program must be admitted to both a master's program in
one of the collaborating graduate departments mentioned
above and the collaborative program. Submit an
application form, available from the collaborative program
office (the Institute for Optical Sciences); normal deadlines
for application to the School of Graduate Studies apply.
Students who have already been admitted to a master's
program in a home department may apply to the
collaborative program within the first month of their
program.
Upon successful completion of the master's degree
requirements of the participating home department and
the collaborative program, students receive the notation
“Completed Collaborative Program in Optics” on their
transcript and parchment.
Programs
Master's Level
Admission Requirements
 Admission to an MSc or MASc degree program in one of
the four collaborating units.
 Commitment to make optics or photonics the main focus
of study in that program, as stated in the application form
for the collaborative program.
Program Requirements
 Meet all respective degree requirements of the School of
Graduate Studies and the home department.
 Successful completion of the collaborative program core
course IOS 1500H.
 If a thesis is required by the home graduate unit, its topic
must fall in the broad area of optics. A member of the
collaborative program's faculty must be part of the
examination committee.
Course List
IOS 1500H Selected Topics in Optics
See also full course listings in the Departments of
Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials
Science and Engineering, and Physics.
Program Committee
Chemistry
Walker, Gilbert - BCh, PhD
Contact and Address
Chemistry; Physics
Miller, RJ Dwayne - BSc, PhD
Web: www.optics.utoronto.ca
Email: eistrate@optics.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1804
Fax: (416) 978-3936
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Helmy, Amr - BSc, MSc, PhD
Collaborative Master's Program in Optics
Institute for Optical Sciences
University of Toronto
Suite 331, 60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7
Canada
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Materials Science and Engineering
Lu, Zheng-Hong - BSc, MSc, PhD
Medical Science
Goh, Cynthia - PhD (Director)
Physics
Sipe, John - BSc, MSc, PhD
Optics
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