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PHY 350 — OPTICS (CUR-433)

PHY 350 — OPTICS is a DePaul University catalog course in College of Science and Health. Matrix methods for image formation, diffraction, interferometry, coherence, scattering, polarization, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy. PHY 320 recommended. PHY 301 is a prerequisite for this course.

Summary 🔴 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Physics and Astrophysics
  • College/School: College of Science and Health
  • Curriculum section: Physics and Astrophysics
  • Catalog: PHY 350
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Course access

  • Access: 🔴 Red — Restricted
  • Rationale: 300- and 400-level physics courses require enrollment in the Physics and Astrophysics major.
  • Prerequisites:
  • PHY 301 is a prerequisite

Verification

Catalog description

Matrix methods for image formation, diffraction, interferometry, coherence, scattering, polarization, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy. PHY 320 recommended. PHY 301 is a prerequisite for this course.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

CSH-001

  • Relationship: uses_facility
  • Rationale: DePaul course catalog description references Core chemistry instrumentation. Catalog text matches Core chemistry instrumentation.
  • Source URLs:
  • catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/phy
  • Resource page: CSH-001

Notes

Catalog course key: PHY 350.

Catalog context

  • Themes: optics_laser
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms