Advanced Diploma - Photonics Engineering Technology
- 3 years
- Duration
- 55,695 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Would you like to be in charge of creating a camera for the upcoming blockbuster film, for a space mission, or mounted on a helicopter? Consider putting up the newest model of laser projector for a Hollywood red carpet premiere.
Perhaps a career in the biomedical industry, producing life-saving lasers and diagnostic equipment, would suit you better. Optics and photonics underpin all modern technology, including smartphones, self-driving cars, satellites, fiber-optic communications, the internet, and sensor technologies used to fight climate change. For the world to succeed, it needs people like you. Create the future and secure your place in photonics.
Highlights
- Experiential learning through hands-on work in the biggest undergraduate photonic lab and teaching clean-room facility in Canada.
- Become proficient in laser technologies, electro-optics, fiber-optics, and precision optics.
- An eight-month photonics applied research project is part of the final program year, offering graduates plenty of possibilities for applied learning and making them highly marketable.
Program structure
Term One
- Computer Programming and Applications
- Introduction to Writing and Communicating in the Workplace
- Mathematics I for the School of Technology Studies
- Manufacturing Technology for Photonics
- Introduction to Lasers and Optics
- Physics for Photonics
Elective Information
- Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required
Term Two
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Technical Communications
- Electrical Principles for Photonics
- Mathematics II for Technicians and Technologists
- Photometric Testing
- Light and Spectroscopy
Elective Information
- Completion of additional General Education elective 1 course required
Term Three
- Computer Aided Drafting (3D)
- Understanding Society: Communication Model
- Electronic Principles for Photonics
- Mathematics III for Technology
- Lasers
- Fibre Optic Applications
Term Four
- Mathematics IV for Photonics Engineering Technology
- Supporting Laser Technology
- Optical Test and Measure
- Lasers II
- Manufacturing Photonics Components
- Vacuum and Thin Film Coating Applications
- Sustainable and Professional Practices
Term Five
- Photonics Research Project I
- Digital Electronics
- Lasers III
- Optical Design
- Opto-Electronics
- Thermal Control Systems
Term Six
- Photonics Research Project II
- Optical Design II
- Photonics Manufacturing II
- Integrated Technology Project
- Imaging and Image Processing
- Quality and Manufacturing Practices
- Project Management
Price
Level One
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,965 CAD
- Material Fees — 430 CAD
- Level Total — 9,970 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees — 0 CAD
- Level Total — 8,580 CAD
Year One Total: 18,550 CAD
Level Three
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,921 CAD
- Material Fees — 60 CAD
- Level Total 9,556 CAD
Level Four
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 961 CAD
- Material Fees — 388 CAD
- Level Total — 8,924 CAD
Year Two Total: 18,480 CAD
Level Five
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,921 CAD
- Material Fees — 358 CAD
- Level Total — 9,854 CAD
Level Six
- Tuition — 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 961 CAD
- Material Fees — 275 CAD
- Level Total — 8,811 CAD
Year Three Total: 18,665 CAD
Estimated Program Total: 55,695 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Mathematics – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Physics – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U) (these courses and skills may help you succeed academically in this program, but they are not required for admission)
Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:
- Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
- ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
- International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada
If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - 169 – No skill under 162
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test** 6.0 – No individual band under 5.5.
- Duolingo Language Test - Overall score of 105+, with no individual score under 95
- Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test - Paper-based: 500, Computer based: 173, iBT: 79, Minimum: 20 Writing, 20 Speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 46+, with no individual skill under 36
- Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) including CAEL Online Proficiency Test - 60 – No individual band under 50.
- Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP) - Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%
About the university
Niagara College, with campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, is conveniently located in the center of the Niagara Region, only minutes away from one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The college is home to more than 130 cutting-edge academic programs.
All of our campuses are home to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching methods, including small class sizes, cutting-edge research, and real-world application.
These courses put students in an interactive and technologically advanced learning environment. Our grads are well-versed in multiple cultures, quick learners, and risk takers who push the envelope of what's possible in business in Niagara, Canada, and beyond.
Why Niagara College?
- 130+ certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and Bachelor's Degree programs
- 600+ credit, vocational and general interest courses
- We care about you and want you to succeed - employers report high levels of satisfaction with the skills and knowledge possessed by NC graduates.
- Building a sustainable future
- More than seven thousand students per year participate in cooperative education, field placements, internships, learning enterprises, apprenticeships, clinical placements, course-based research, and fieldwork in about one hundred different academic disciplines.
