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Click here for the current undergraduate curriculum
The multidisciplinary nature of imaging science
demands that your education span a variety of academic fields.
Your first two years will consist of courses in fundamental
sciences: physics, chemistry, calculus, as well as statistics,
computer science, and liberal arts courses. In hands-on imaging
science courses you'll study imaging systems and their applications
- learning how images are formed, recorded, manipulated, and
transmitted - and the important role that imaging science plays
in society.
In your third and fourth years, you'll integrate your understanding
of science and math with specialized imaging science courses.
You'll acquire the tools to analyze any imaging system from
end to end. A senior research project gives you the chance
to work one-on-one with a professor of your choice researching
an aspect of imaging science or an imaging system that intrigues
you. If you are interested in graduate work, you can pursue
an MS in imaging science or color science. RIT also offers
the only Ph.D. in imaging science in the nation!
Along with fundamental physics, chemistry, and calculus
courses, here are some of the courses you will take as an
imaging science undergraduate:
Survey of Imaging Science - This course is an exploration
of imaging science and imaging systems. You'll learn about
the human visual system, consumer and entertainment applications
(e.g., traditional and digital photography, television, digital
television and HDTV, virtual reality); medical applications
(e.g., X-ray, ultrasound, MRI); business/document applications
(e.g., impact and non-impact printing, scanners, printers,
fax machines, copiers); and defense/intelligence systems
(e.g., night-vision systems, satellite-based imaging systems).
The laboratory component includes experiments that give students
experience with many imaging systems and exposure to the
underlying scientific principles.
Optics for Imaging - The principles of ray and wave optics
(light as a particle and a wave) are applied to imaging systems
in this course. Different types of lenses, prisms and mirrors
are analyzed. Students learn about the benefits and limitations
of these pieces, and how they can be used to build imaging
systems like cameras and telescopes.
Digital Image Processing - The principles, techniques and
applications of digital image processing are introduced in
this course. Students learn how digital images are made,
described, manipulated and compressed. Mathematical methods
of filtering images are studied and applied to real images
using computer programming.
Vision & Psychophysics - This course presents an overview
of the human visual system and some of the psychophysical
techniques used to study vision. Students learn how an image
is formed in the eye, how our brain interprets what we see,
and how we are able to detect motion, depth and color.
Interaction Between Light & Matter -This course discusses
how light interacts with various states of matter: how it
is created, how it moves, and how it can be destroyed. Combining
chemistry and modern physics, students learn about film,
CCDs in digital cameras, organic LEDs, and other detectors
at the molecular level.
Multi-wavelength Astronomical Imaging - This course deals
with modern imaging techniques in astronomy. Students analyze
astronomical imaging systems and learn about optical CCD
cameras and spectrometers, X-ray CCD imaging spectroscopy,
and radio molecular mapping.
Environmental Applications of Remote
Sensing - This course
is an introduction to the wide range of environmental applications
of remote sensing. Systems such as airborne and spaceborne
imaging sensors are discussed, as well as how this technology
can be used for monitoring vegetation health, identifying
cultural features, assessing water resources, and detecting
pollution and natural hazards.
Read about more courses...
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