Course and Course Descriptions of B. Sc. Program
Click here for the Education Plan and course contents that will be applied to the students who are exempt from preparatory class and will start the 1st year as of the 2025–2026 academic year.
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | ECTS | PRCD/CRCD |
| PHOT 100 | Introduction to Photonics | (3+0) 3 | 6 | None |
| PHYS 101 | General Physics I | (4+0) 4 | 5 | None |
| PHYS 111 | General Physics Laboratory I | (0+2) 1 | 2 | None |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| CHEM 141 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | (0+2) 1 | 2 | None |
| MATH 101 | Precalculus | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| MATH 141 | Basic Calculus I | (3+2) 4 | 5 | None |
| ENG 101 | Development of Reading and Writing Skills I | (3+0) 3 | 3 | None |
| PHOT 110 | Introduction to Programming | (2+2) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHYS 102 | General Physics II | (4+0) 4 | 5 | None |
| PHYS 112 | General Physics Laboratory II | (0+2) 1 | 2 | None |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| CHEM 142 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | (0+2) 1 | 2 | None |
| MATH 142 | Basic Calculus II | (3+2) 4 | 6 | None |
| ENG 102 | Developing Reading and Writing Skills II | (3+0) 3 | 3 | None |
| GCC 101 | Career Planning and Development | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| PHOT 201 | Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics I | (4+0) 4 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 211 | Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics Laboratory I | (0+4) 2 | 5 | None |
| MATH 255 | Differential Equations | (4+0) 4 | 6 | None |
| MATH 241 | Calculus III | (3+2) 4 | 5 | None |
| TURK 201 | Turkish Language I | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| HIST 201 | Principles of Atatürk I | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| PHOT 202 | Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics II | (4+0) 4 | 6 | None |
| PHOT 212 | Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics Laboratory II | (0+4) 2 | 6 | None |
| PHOT 222 | Fundamentals of Quantum Photonics | (2+2) 3 | 7 | None |
| PHOT 232 | Mathematical Methods in Photonics | (2+2) 3 | 7 | MATH101, MATH141 |
| TURK 202 | Turkish Language II | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| HIST 202 | Principles of Atatürk II | (2+0) NC | 2 | None |
| PHOT 301 | Quantum Photonics | (2+2) 3 | 5 | MATH141, MATH142 |
| PHOT 313 | Electromagnetic Waves for Photonics | (3+0) 3 | 5 | PHYS 102 |
| PHOT 321 | Applied Electronic | (2+2) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 331 | Molecular Photonics I | (3+0) 3 | 5 | CHEM 121 |
| PHOT 304 | Solid State Optics | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 320 | Optoelectronics | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 322 | Optoelectronics Laboratory | (0+4) 2 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 400 | Summer Internship I | (0+2) 1 | 5 | Nome |
| PHOT 412 | Introduction to Biophotonics | (3+0) 3 | 5 | Nome |
| PHOT 421 | Introduction to Lasers | (3+0) 3 | 5 | Nome |
| PHOT 498 | Graduation Project | (0+6) 3 | 10 | None |
| TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES | ||||
| PHOT 303 | Quantum Photonics Laboratory | (0+4)2 | 5 | PHOT 211, PHOT 212 |
| PHOT 332 | Molecular Photonics II | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 401 | Internship II | (0+2)1 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 411 | Numerical Methods in Photonics | (2+2)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 422 | Nanophotonics | (3+0) 3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 431 | Modern Methods in Spectroscopy | (3+0)3 | 5 | PHOT 222 |
| PHOT 441 | Organic Materials in Photonic Applications | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 442 | Plasmonics | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 443 | Nanofabrication Techniques for Photonics | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 444 | Photonics in Nanotechnologic Energy Applications | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 445 | Introduction to Quantum Optics | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 446 | Atom Optics | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 447 | Optical MEMS | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 448 | Silicon Photonics | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 449 | Density Functional Theory for Photonics I | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 450 | Supplementary Curricular Courses | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 451 | Designing Micro-scale Optical Systems | (2+2)3 | 5 | |
| PHOT 490 | Research Project I | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 491 | Research Project II | (3+0)3 | 5 | None |
| PHOT 499 | Cooperative Education Course | (0+6)3 | 5 | |