Three policies

Admissions Policy

This cooperative major is designed to train experts who can contribute to society as researchers in the field of medical photonics, which combines opto-electronics and photomedicine. Students offering qualities such as the following will be selected:

  1. The basic academic skills necessary to study opto-electronics and medicine, together with an active curiosity about science
  2. Motivation and ambition to continue learning throughout their lives and the ability to apply their knowledge to think creatively
  3. Integrity, a cooperative approach, and ethical awareness, enabling teamwork with researchers in other fields
  4. An interest in the global community and local communities

Curriculum Policy

The Cooperative Major is designed to train experts in medical photonics through pursuit of the following curriculum and to assess the results of their training:

  1. Specialized knowledge and skills
    The Cooperative Major has been developed to present a wide range of subjects consisting of common core subjects, basic subjects, and specialized subjects, to allow students to acquire expertise in both opto-electronics and photomedicine, aiming to transfer the specialized knowledge and skills of medical photonics through a fusion of the two component disciplines.
  2. Independent learning and application skills
    By presenting students with a variety of common core subjects and offering specialized research and seminars as part of specialized subjects, the coursework allows students to develop and apply knowledge of and skills in medical photonics, while instilling the habit of seeking new knowledge in the field as it becomes available and fostering the kind of creative thinking that leads to progress and innovation in medical engineering.
  3. Rich humanism and strong ethics
    Through lectures, the coursework attempts to teach the basic principles of research and medical ethics while fostering a mature and consistent ethical approach in students through specialized seminars, specialized research, and research internships. At the same time, the coursework aims to develop communication skills through collaborative efforts with experts in other fields.
  4. Contributions to international and local communities
    Through specialized research, specialized seminars, and research internships, the program aims to develop in students the ability to present medical photonics research results from a global perspective.

Diploma Policy

The Cooperative Major bestows upon students at successful completion a doctoral degree in medical photonics, which combines opto-electronics and photomedicine, aiming specifically to impart:

  1. Specialized knowledge and skills
    Successful students acquire specialized knowledge and skills in opto-electronics and photomedicine and gain an understanding of problems and needs in the medical field.
  2. Independent learning and application skills
    Successful students acquire the ability to apply expert knowledge and specialized skills related to medical photonics; they acquire the habit of staying current with the latest knowledge in the field; and they develop the ability to address the problems and needs identified in the medical field by collecting and analyzing pertinent information. Moreover, these students become prepared to be contributors to progress and innovation in the field of medical photonics.
  3. Rich humanism and strong ethics
    Successful students acquire a strong humanist sensibility, good communication skills, and a solid understanding of research and medical ethics that allow them to enter the field of medicine and conduct research in medical photonics.
  4. Contributions to international and local communities
    Successful students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to disseminate technologies and research findings in medical photonics widely to international and local communities.