Master of Applied Sciences (Photonics)

THE GOAL OF THE MASTER IN APPLIED SCIENCES Is to train high-level human resources in cutting-edge scientific topics with technological and/or applied potential, which can have a positive impact on regional and national technological development. Graduates will have skills in technological innovation and scientific work that will enable them to work in technical positions in industry, teaching and/or research in related fields. It also aims to provide graduates with a solid foundation in academic training that will enable them to pursue doctoral studies in national or international institutions.

INFRASTRUCTURE. The IICO's areas of specialization include Materials Physics, Semiconductor Device Processing, Organic Electronics, Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials, Optics, Optical Fibers, Discrete Mathematics and Dynamical Systems, Nanophotonics, and the Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Materials.

The IICO has experimental infrastructure dedicated to the growth and characterization of semiconductor materials, which is among the most sophisticated and comprehensive in the country. It also possesses significant infrastructure in the fields of communications, electronics, and computing.

Our library specializes in optics, semiconductor materials, optoelectronics, communications, renewable energy, discrete mathematics, and dynamical systems. Its collection includes 5,651 book volumes, 388 original graduate-level thesis works, 214 periodical titles comprising 23,822 volumes, 25 proceedings of the IICO Week, 14 LabVIEW USB memory collections, 24 microfilms, and 620 compact discs.

ADMISSION PROFILE. The Master's program is designed for professionals and graduates with a bachelor's or engineering degree in physics, mathematics, chemistry, nanotechnology, electronics, mechanics, materials science or related fields. Applicants must be willing and able to apply their knowledge of the basic sciences to projects that have a positive impact on the development of society.

MASTER´S ADMISSION  REQUIREMENTS
Admission Period I (March–June):
Applicants must complete and pass three preparatory (propaedeutic) courses offered by the IICO:
Mathematical Methods
Electromagnetism

Option 1: Electro-Optical Devices
Thermodynamics
Option 2: Optical Signal Processing / Option 3: Electro-Optical Systems Electrical and Electronic Circuits
Admission Period II (November–December):Applicants must pass evaluations in three subjects corresponding to their chosen specialization option, as described above.

DOCTORAL ADMISSION  REQUIREMENTS
During both admission periods, applicants seeking admission to the doctoral program must pass three pre-doctoral examinations. The examination topics will be aligned with the proposed research project to be carried out over a four-year period.

To be considered by the Admission Committee, applicants must submit the following:

A written application addressed to the Academic Committee of the Applied Sciences Graduate Program (PCA).

A doctoral research proposal (research protocol).

An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Three letters of recommendation from academics familiar with the applicant’s qualifications, submitted in sealed envelopes.

A valid EXANI III examination score report, issued within the last 12 months.

¹ Electro-Optical Devices, ² Optical Signal Processing, ³ Electro-Optical Instrumentation

Applied Sciences Laboratories I and II are different for each specialization option.

Elective Courses:
Fundamentals of Semiconductor Optics

Topics in Solid-State Physics

Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams

Organic Electronics

Light–Matter Interaction

Holography 

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

The purpose of the Doctoral Program is to train independent researchers specialized in one of the areas of knowledge cultivated at the IICO. To achieve this, students must carry out a research project leading to original results, which are expected to be published in an internationally recognized peer-reviewed scientific journal. This research project is typically completed within a period of four years.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The graduate program is recognized by the National System of Graduate Studies (SNP) of CONAHCyT and the Ministry of Public Education (SEP). Students admitted to the Applied Sciences Graduate Program in Photonics (PCA-Photonics) with a grade point average higher than 8.0 (on a 10-point scale) may apply for the CONAHCyT National Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies.

Contact us

Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Applied Sciences (Photonics):

 Rosa Elvia López Estopier PhD
IICO-UASLP

1470 Karakorum Av.

Lomas 4a. Secc., C. P. 78210

San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico

Phone: 52 (444) 8250183 ext. 132

rosa.lopez@uaslp.mx

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