DEPARTMENT OF PHOTONICS

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Curriculum of The B. Sc. Program

Click here for the Curriculum 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.

First Semester                                             
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
PHOT 100 Introduction to Photonics (3+0) 3 5 None
PHYS 101 General Physics I (2+2) 3 6 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
Total 18 30
Second Semester                                         
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
PHOT 110 Introduction to Programming (2+2) 3 4 None
PHYS 102 General Physics  II (2+2) 3 6 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
Total 18 30
Third Semester                                           
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
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
ELS1 Non-Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
Total 17 30
Fourth Semester                                         
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
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 and MATH141
TURK 202 Turkish Language II (2+0) NC 2 None
HIST 202 Principles of Atatürk II (2+0) NC 2 None
Total 12 30
Fifth Semester                                             
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
PHOT 301 Quantum Photonics (2+2) 3 5 MATH141 and 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
ELT1 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELS2 Non-Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
Total 18 30
Sixth Semester                                            
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
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 332 Molecular Photonics II (3+0) 3 5 CHEM 122
ELT2 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELS3 Non-Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
Total 17 30
Seventh Semester                                       
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
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
ELT3 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELT4 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELS4 Non-Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
Total 16 30
Eighth Semester                                          
Course Code Course Name Credits ECTS PRCD/CRCD
PHOT 498 Graduation Project (0+6) 3 10 None
ELS5 Non-Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELT5 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELT6 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
ELT7 Technical Elective Course (3+0) 3 5 None
Total 15 30
Grand Total 131 240