Master of Engineering in Photonics and Optical Sciences

Program Code: E-EGR-POS
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Engineering Program
Website: meng.pratt.duke.edu/disciplines/photonics

Program Summary

Duke’s Master of Engineering (MEng) in Photonics and Optical Sciences is an alternative to a traditional master of science program that will deepen your understanding of technology and help you develop the business leadership and management expertise you need to succeed in your career. In the Master of Engineering program, you take specialized technical classes and a core of business leadership and management courses, with a required internship or a project completing the degree.

Duke is home to the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP), where researchers are making strides across many areas of photonics and optical science—including making scalable quantum computing a reality, helping doctors do a better job of eradicating cancer, and developing the next generation of high-throughput imaging systems. The research of the FIP faculty is reflected in the courses offered through our Master of Engineering in Photonics and Optical Sciences.

Master of Engineering students train with the very best people in the optics field, and pair that classroom experience with an understanding of core business principles. Our graduates have the technical savvy to move discoveries forward and the business skills to shepherd important advances to realization.

The exceptional resources available through the Fitzpatrick Institute, the Corporate Partnership Program, and the Carolinas Photonics Consortium make Duke a great choice for graduate studies in photonics and optical sciences.

Academic Requirements

• Core Industry Preparatory Courses (complete all)

  • MENG 540  Management of High Tech Industries 

  • MENG 570  Business Fundamentals for Engineers 

• Internship/Project and Assessment (complete all)

  • MENG 550  Master of Engineering Internship/Project 

  • MENG 551  Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment 

• Departmental Requirements (complete all)

  • Advanced Mathematics Course (complete 3 credits): BME 671L, MATH 551, MATH 561, MATH 577, PHYSICS 760

  • Optics/Photonics Courses (complete 6 credits): BME 552, BME 555, ECE 541, PHYSICS 621 

  • Technical Optics/Photonics Courses (complete 6 credits): BME 550, BME 553, ECE 523, ECE 545, ECE 546, ECE 573, ECE 675, ECE 722, PHYSICS 562, PHYSICS 627, PHYSICS 719, ECE 590 (topic: NONLINEAR OPTICS), BME 590 (topic: BIOMEDICAL OPTICS)

• Technical Electives (complete all)

  • BME or ECE Course (complete 3 credits)

    • BME 500 to BME 850

    • ECE 500 to ECE 781 

  • Technical Engineering (complete 6 credits)

    • AIPI 510 to AIPI 590L 

    • BME 500 to BME 850 

    • CEE 500 to CEE 890 

    • CYBERSEC 510 to CYBERSEC 590L 

    • ECE 500 to ECE 781 

    • EGRMGMT 510 to EGRMGMT 590L 

    • FINTECH 510 to FINTECH 590L 

    • ME 500 to ME 775