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Dec 11, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Photonic Science and Technology, PhD
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Program Description
The Photonic Science and Technology program, jointly administered by the Center of Optical Material Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, and the Graduate School, offers interdisciplinary graduate degrees involving science, engineering, communications, entrepreneurship, business, and leadership. The program prepares individuals with the fundamentals of the science and engineering of light and specific interactions targeted for relevance to the research areas of their home academic department(s) and collaborative co-advised graduate committees.
Students with backgrounds in any relevant science or engineering discipline who have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university may be accepted. Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite courses may be required for applicants with undergraduate degrees in non-engineering or nonscientific disciplines.
Summary of Degree Requirements
Students entering the Photonic Science and Technology PhD program with a prior Master’s degree complete a minimum of 24 hours of letter-graded graduate course work and 18 hours of research beyond the Master’s degree. Direct entry into the PhD program is available for highly qualified students with baccalaureate degrees. Direct entry students complete a minimum of 24 hours of letter-graded graduate coursework and 36 hours of research. For all students, at least 18 credit hours of the letter-graded coursework must be from the Photonics core coursework list found in the Photonics Graduate Student Handbook. Each student in the program must pass comprehensive exams before completing and orally defending a dissertation.
PhD students select a major advisor, who, in consultation with the student, chooses additional advisory committee members. The student’s advisory committee must include at least four tenure-track Clemson University faculty members; a majority (more than 50%) of the members must be Photonics faculty.
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