The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences is one of the premier educational and research institutions in optics and photonics worldwide. We focus on educating outstanding students with a broad foundation in all areas of optics and on providing practical experience and highly competitive technical skills.

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As the largest optical sciences program in the United States, we educate more students in optical sciences than any other institution. Our graduates become professors, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Optical Sciences program prepares students for extraordinary careers and unlimited opportunities in a fast-changing, high-tech world. The program prepares graduates to serve as scientists or engineers in leadership positions in …

The Master of Science in Optical Sciences program prepares students to enter exciting and challenging careers in industry or to continue their educations in the Ph.D. program.

The research programs at Wyant College span the breadth of the optical sciences, from the big — polishing the telescope mirrors that explore the stars — to the small — applying optical nanotechnologies in agriculture, energy generation, medicine and more.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences, founded as the University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center, has been shaping the future since 1964 by offering highest-quality graduate and undergraduate education, cutting-edge research programs and a solid commitment to the economic development of the optics industry.

The degree prepares students to work in optical design, optical fabrication and testing, lasers, optical detectors, optical instrumentation, and optical fiber communications directly after graduation — though approximately 50 percent of graduates choose to pursue higher degrees with great success.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences, formerly known as the Optical Sciences Center, was established in Tucson, Arizona, in 1964 to fulfill a national need for more highly trained engineers and physicists in the optical sciences.

Optical engineering uses classical optics techniques to create novel devices and instrumentation, and the Wyant College of Optical Sciences leads the field in designing and fabricating highly specialized optics.