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Optical Sciences

Faculty


Professor and Director
M. Cynthia Goh, BS, Ph D (U)

University Professor
R.J.D. Miller, BS, Ph D, FRSC, FCIC

The Institute for Optical Science's (IOS) goal is for proactive knowledge translation, in which university-based expertise is brought to create value to society. Innovation and entpreneurship are important aspects in this process, and the IOS is home to a number of training activities for students to gain entrepreneurial skills, which are essential for their own company, or when joining an existing company. At the undergraduate level, this program includes a course, as well as for-credit internship possibilities.

The program is aimed at students from all disciplines. Inventions usually come from the science or engineering labs, but getting them out of the lab and available to meeting society's needs requires a very diverse set of skills. This is usually done by multi-disciplinary teams with representatives from the sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. Therefore, the program will emphasise such collaborations between students of diverse backgrounds.

Optical Sciences Courses


IMC200H1    Innovation and Entrepreneurship [24L/6T]

How do innovations become useful in society? What is needed for a company to use such innovations successfuly? Why and how do individuals and companies commercialize a technology? Topics include intellectual property, financial basics, company structure, negotiations and others, giving students an understanding of enterprises and the skills they require in their teams. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 4.0 FCEs in any subject
Recommended Preparation: No particular preparation needed. Although the topics relate to science innovations, the course is targeted at students from all disciplines, who are interested in using innovations. This includes science, social sciences and humanities students, mirroring the roles of these individuals in enterprises.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

IMC299Y1    Research Opportunity Program[TBA]

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/course/rop. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

IMC390Y1    Internship in New Ventures [TBA]

This course allows students to earn one course credit by participating in an internship in a technology start-up company from the University of Toronto, with oversight from the IOS. Students will contribute to the work needed in making an invention available to the public. This course is Pass/Fail. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: IMC200H1
Recommended Preparation: Although the internships relate to science innovations, they are targeted at students from all disciplines. This includes science and engineering, social sciences and humanities students, mirroring the roles of these individuals in enterprises.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or Science course
Breadth Requirement: None