Program Overview
This program in vision science offers a comprehensive understanding of the eye's anatomy and function. It provides hands-on lab experience and mentorship to guide students in selecting their research focus. Students will develop expertise in various areas such as ocular biology, neuroscience, and biomedical optics. The program culminates in a thesis defense based on original research, preparing graduates for careers in academia, research, or industry.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Vision scientists have an in-depth knowledge of the eye's inner workings and how it connects with the rest of the body. Through this degree program, you can study problems such as dry eye disease, myopia, retinal degeneration, and more, which can prepare you for teaching, research, policy, and other jobs. In our view, the optimal way to begin your optical education is with three 10-week lab rotations to determine what field and mentor is most suitable. In this program, we focus our research on ocular biology, systems neuroscience, biomedical optics, and patient-based vision research.
Outline:
Your classes will include Optical Imaging, Ocular Biology, Mechanisms of Ocular Disease, and Visual Neuroscience. You'll also take non-vision courses, such as Statistical Methods I and Principles of Scientific Integrity. Finally, you'll complete your degree by defending a thesis based on your proposed research topic.
Other:
This program delivers most of its content via on-campus, in-person meetings.
