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Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Photonics – (M.Sc.)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Faculty of Engineering
| Application Deadline: | January 5 non EU/ May 5 EU | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 578 | ||
| Location: | Brussels / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Two universities in Belgium (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universiteit Gent, programme coordinator), two in Scotland (St.-Andrews University and Heriot-Watt University) and one in Sweden (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm) have jointly organised the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Photonics since September 2006. This master´s programme has a duration of two years (120 ECTS credits).
Multi-disciplinary programme
It offers both EU and non-EU students the opportunity to enrol in an international programme and to spend a year in two of the three countries mentioned above. It´s a multi- disciplinary programme covering electrical engineering, basic physics, material technologies, electronics and applications in different fields. Students will be trained to become top specialists in the field and to prepare for a career either in industry or in research.
Contact with different European cultures and languages
In addition, they will be brought into contact with several European cultures and languages and will get the chance to live in different European capitals (Brussels and Stockholm) and/or European cities (Gent, Edinburgh and Saint Andrews), cities with a rich cultural heritage.
The objective of this Master course is to create the best conditions for the transfer of knowledge and know-how in photonics at the European level. The Master course will enhance the profile and visibility of the European Union within the educational field of Photonics.
The aim of these master programs is to form engineers and scientists with firm basic knowledge in the field of photonics and with the skills to apply this knowledge to the design, realisation and the management of photonic systems for a broad range of application domains.
Furthermore the students will have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and skills in other domains, such as ICT, biosciences, physics and chemistry of materials, industrial management etc.
Therefore graduates are expected to go on to a broad range of future opportunities, including:
* Research in high-technology companies, in particular photonics-related companies
* Research in academic laboratories and research institutes (possibly in PhD context)
* Development of new photonic products in industry
* Technical support in a company for its products or services
* Technical marketing and sales
Contents
Students starting the 1st year of the master programme in Belgium, have to enroll at the Ghent University. Anyhow, for the information of all interested students, the content of the 1st year of the master programme, which is commonly organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Ghent University, is tabled below.
Students enrolled in Belgium during the first year of this master programme (MT = 1) have to complete a total of 60 credits:
* 24 credits of general compulsory courses taught at the Ghent University during the first semester
* 20 credits of general compulsory courses taught at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel during the second semester
* 5 credits of preparatory courses. The student choses one out of two preparatory electives (one is taught at the Ghent University during the first semester, the other one is taught at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel during the second semester).
* 8 credits of electives out of the list of Advanced Courses
* the Erasmus Mundus Photonics Summer Course (3 credits)
The student´s choice of electives is always subject to approval of the Programme Advisory Group (PAG) and of the Academic Boards of the organizing universities.
1 st Year
General Courses Ghent University
* Dutch Language Course
* Lasers
* Mathematics in Photonics
* Microphotonics
* Optical Materials
General Courses Vrije Universiteit Brussel
* Optical Communication Systems
* Photonics Laboratory
* Physics of Technological Processes
* Sensors and Microsystem Electronics
Summer Course
* Erasmus Mundus Photonics Summer Course
Preparatory Courses
* Photonics
* Introduction to Quantum Physics for Electrical Engineering
Advanced Courses
* Display Technology
* Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
* Optical design with ray tracing software: Laboratory
* Technological processes for photonics and electronics: Laboratoy
* Design of Refractive and Diffractive Optical Systems
* Optical Sensors
* Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
* High Speed Photonic Components
* Internship in Photonics
* Non-linear optics
* Quantum optics
Summer Course
* Micro- and nanophotonic semiconductor devices
* Biophotonics
Core and advanced photonics courses
The first year will be devoted mainly to a programme of core photonics courses with essentially the same content at all institutes, complemented by a number of advanced photonics courses as well as several courses in related disciplines and transferable skill courses.
2nd Year
Move to another location
In the second year you will move to another location where you will continue to take advanced photonics, multidisciplinary and transferable skill courses and where you will carry out your master thesis (24 ECTS) in a photonics sub-field of their choice. In addition to the regular courses, all students will attend a two-week summer school at the end of the first and second year of the programme.
General Courses
* Dutch Language Course
* Recent Trends in Photonics
Master Thesis
* Master Thesis Photonics
Advanced Courses
* Display Technology
* Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
* Optical design with ray tracing software: Laboratory
* Technological processes for photonics and electronics: Laboratoy
* Design of Refractive and Diffractive Optical Systems
* Optical Sensors
* Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
* High Speed Photonic Components
* Internship in Photonics
* Non-linear optics
* Quantum optics
* Micro- and nanophotonic semiconductor devices
* Biophotonics
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Requirements
The minimum graduate admission requirements are:
* A bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution (minimum 3 years full time study or 180 ECTS credits) in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, Materials Science or a related discipline. Students in their last year of such a bachelor programme will however also be considered.
* Sufficient English language ability. The following shall be accepted as sufficient proof: * the prospective student has already successfully completed a one-year English-language study programme, either at a different institution of higher education or at a secondary school;
* a TOEFL-TEST, taken as recently as within the last two years, showing a score of at least 570 (paper-based) or 87 (internet-based)
* an original "test report from" (TRF) from IELTS, issued as recently as within the last two years, showing a score of at least 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 per each part
* If prospective students hold a secondary education diploma, an academic Bachelor's diploma or a Master's diploma awarded by an educational institution that is duly recognised by the Flemish Community, no proof of sufficient English language ability must be provided.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 87 |
Accreditation
All degree programs are accredited by NVAO.
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