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Optics and Photonics – (M.Sc.)
Imperial College London
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,190 - ≈ € 23,800 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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A knowledge of optics is relied upon by applications as diverse as telecommunications, medical diagnostics and environmental sensing, as well as by many other key industries and services. Imperial has offered an advanced course in optics for over 80 years and the current MSc in Optics and Photonics draws on our experience as one of the largest centres for optics research and application in the UK.
The course includes a substantial amount of laboratory work, with experiments ranging from introductions to major optical tools and techniques to designing and building a working optical system. There is also a chance to undertake a self-study project in an area of your choice. You finish with a four-month, full-time project, which may be in industry, an academic research group or abroad.
The course is suitable for appropriately qualified students with a first degree in physics, mathematics or electrical engineering, or for candidates who show other evidence of appropriate qualifications. The course is of one year's duration full-time and begins in October (a part-time course of two years' duration is available for students working for an appropriate organisation in the optics field).
We offer a wide range of core and optional courses, taught by experts in the field, allowing you to develop specialist knowledge across a wide range of optics. Graduates from this course are well qualified to apply their knowledge in a wide range of industrial contexts, as well as in a research environment.
The main coursework (i.e. lectures and laboratory work) takes place in the first two terms. The first term consists of foundation courses (80 hours of lectures) and laboratory work. In the second term, you choose a further 80 hours of lectures from the option courses available and there is a laboratory project to design and build a working optical system. Laboratory work is recognised as an important element of the course and you will be required to undertake a total of approximately 160 hours.
Throughout the course, seminars by Imperial staff and industrial specialists will provide examples of both technical/scientific innovation and of entrepreneurship in research and industry. A self-study activity in the second term is an introduction to project work (over approximately 50 hours) and is designed to encourage initiative and self-sufficiency in the learning process. It is assessed by a written report and oral presentation. This is one of several activities in which transferable skills are developed.
You will spend the months of May to September on a major project, which is often carried out in industry.
The MSc in Applied Photonics contributes to the Optics in Science and Technology Erasmus Mundus Master's degree, which is a collaborative programme involving five European universities. This Master's programme is studied over two academic years, with one year spent at two different universities in the consortium.
Contents
Assessment
Written examinations are held in January and April/May, whilst the laboratory work is continually assessed during the course. The final project is assessed by oral presentations and a dissertation submitted in September.
Core modules
* Imaging
* Optical communications physics
* Lasers
* Optical measurement and devices
* Laboratory work
* Self-study project
* Four-month research project
Optional modules
* Biomedical optics
* Laser optics
* Laser technology
* Non-linear optics
* Fibre technology
* Optical design
* Optical design laboratory
* Optical displays
* Optoelectronic components and devices
* Photonics structures
* Quantum optics
Optional modules are subject to change.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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Requirements
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
To obtain maximum benefit from studies at Imperial College all students must have a good command of the English Language. College therefore requires applicants to have taken an English Language test and achieved an acceptable grade or score before admission can be confirmed. The College Senate has approved the tests set out below. Please note that the scores or grades indicated are the minimum levels generally acceptable to the College. Departments have the discretion to prescribe higher requirements either for specific courses of study or in specific cases where there are serious doubts as to the abilities of individual students to undertake proposed programmes of study.
Students must make arrangements to take the appropriate test well in advance of the start of their course. Places will not be confirmed and students will not be allowed to register until confirmation of an acceptable result has been received as set out below.
* A first degree taught in English within the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Guyana, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, West Indies.
* Candidates whose first degree was not taught in English but who have then successfully completed a one-year MSc (or equivalent) course at a UK university.
* A grade of not less than C in English Language in GCSE, IGCSE, GCE `O´ Level or equivalent.
* A grade of not less than C in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).
* A pass in the University Test of English for Speakers of Other Languages (UETESOL).
* British Council IELTS Test
A score of not less than 6.5 including a score of 5.0 or better in the written and spoken English elements of the academic test.
* TOEFL
A score of not less than 90 overall in the internet-based test (iBT), to include 24 in Writing and 20 in Speaking; or 600 in the paper-based test (PBT), or 250 in the computer-based test (CBT), both to include a minimum score of 4.5 in the written English.
Please note: Imperial College's Institution Code for TOEFL is 0891.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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