G-PHT-C - Photonics Certificate

The purpose of the graduate Certificate Program in Photonics is to broaden the scope of the typical disciplinary graduate student education program. Students are encouraged to develop interdisciplinary and transferable sets of skills in their coursework and research activities. The program is designed to accommodate both master’s of science and PhD students who have been admitted to one of the participating departments. The certificate program helps to guide students toward this broad view by requiring the completing of an introductory course in photonics; three courses from the approved course listing; one formal presentation in the Fitzpatrick Institute Seminar Series; attend at least four Fitzpatrick Institute Seminars a year (as documented by the student’s advisor); and if the student is pursuing a PhD, one member of the FIP should be on the PhD dissertation committee.

For more information, visit fitzpatrick.duke.edu/education/certificate.