Program Overview

Microcredencial in Optical Instruments and Devices

The Microcredencial in Optical Instruments and Devices offers participants the opportunity to explore various topics, including geometric optics, optical instruments, ray-traced simulation of optical systems, radiometry, photometry, color theory, optical sensors, and sensor networks. These topics play crucial roles in people's everyday lives, driving technological advances that transform the way we interact with the world around us.

Program Description

Geometric optics is key to understanding how light behaves when passing through different material media and how images are formed, and is therefore essential in many practical applications, from vision correction with glasses to the design of lighting systems and cameras. Optical instruments are now indispensable in a wide variety of fields, from medicine to astronomy, providing crucial information for accurate medical diagnoses, scientific analysis, and the development of new technologies.

Course Details

• Duration: 162 hours
• Mode: B-learning / evening
• Course: Microcredencial
• National/EU student tuition fee 2024/2025: 240
• Scientific area(s): Physics Engineering
• Teaching language(s): Portuguese
• International tuition fees 2024/2025: 240

Coordination and Department

The program is coordinated by Paulo Fernando Costa Antunes and is associated with the Department of Physics.

Admissions

The course is currently without an active applications phase.

Study Programme

The Microcredencial in Optical Instruments and Devices covers a range of subjects, including:

• Geometric optics
• Optical instruments
• Ray-traced simulation of optical systems
• Radiometry
• Photometry
• Color theory
• Optical sensors
• Sensor networks

These subjects are essential in understanding how optical instruments and devices are designed, developed, and applied in various fields, from medicine and astronomy to lighting and automated vision systems.