Documentation
The degree programmes, curricula and syllabi of all the department’s courses are openly available. Here you can see exactly what you will study in each course, how many hours are set aside for laboratory work and by what criteria you will be assessed. The same documents are submitted for accreditation.
The department's documents
Degree programmes and curricula
Degree programmes and curricula
Bachelor’s. The “Optics” degree programme, edition E5 (2025)
Bachelor’s. The “Optics” degree programme, edition 104 (2023)
Master’s. The “Optics and Laser Physics” programme, edition E5 (2025)
- The “Optics and Laser Physics” degree programme (2025)
- Curriculum of the “Optics and Laser Physics” programme (2025)
Master’s. The “Optics and Laser Physics” programme, edition 104 (2022)
Bachelor course syllabi, compulsory
Bachelor course syllabi, compulsory
Edition E5 (2025)
- Physical foundations of mechanics
- Foreign language
- Introduction to university studies
- Molecular physics and thermodynamics
- Mathematical analysis
- Linear algebra and analytic geometry
- Ukrainian and world culture
- Electricity and magnetism
- Optics
- Classical mechanics
- Electrodynamics
- Philosophy
- Social and political studies
- Atomic physics
- Nuclear and elementary particle physics
- Quantum mechanics
- Statistical physics
- Methods of mathematical physics
- Field training placement
- Bachelor’s thesis in physics and astronomy
- Differential equations
- Selected chapters of labour law and the basics of entrepreneurship
- Practicum in mechanics
- Practicum in molecular physics
- Programming
- Introduction to modern optics
- Probability theory and mathematical statistics
- Geometric theory of optical images
- Astronomy
- Life safety with the basics of ecology
- Computer-aided design of optical systems
- Programming optical problems in Python
- Optical Data Science and Machine Learning (taught in English)
- Comprehensive exam in optics
Edition 104 (2023)
- Mechanics
- General physics: mechanics and molecular physics
- Foreign language
- Introduction to university studies
- Molecular physics
- Mathematical analysis
- Linear algebra and analytic geometry
- Ukrainian and world culture
- Electricity and magnetism
- Optics
- General physics: electricity and magnetism, optics
- Classical mechanics
- Electrodynamics
- Philosophy
- Social and political studies
- Atomic physics
- Nuclear and elementary particle physics
- Quantum mechanics
- Thermodynamics and statistical physics
- Methods of mathematical physics
- Field training placement
- Bachelor’s thesis in physics and astronomy
- Differential equations
- Selected chapters of labour law and the basics of entrepreneurship
- Practicum in mechanics
- Practicum in molecular physics
- Practicum in mechanics and molecular physics
- Programming
- Introduction to modern optics
- Probability theory and mathematical statistics
- Geometric theory of optical images
- Astronomy
- Practicum in electricity and magnetism, optics
- Life safety with the basics of ecology
- Computer-aided design of optical systems
- Programming optical problems in Python
- Optical Data Science and Machine Learning (taught in English)
- Comprehensive exam in optics
Bachelor course syllabi, electives
Bachelor course syllabi, electives
The elective courses are identical for editions 104 and E5 – the syllabi are the same. A student picks one course from each pair in block 1 and block 2.
Elective block 1
- Computer technology in optical instrument design
- Fundamentals of image processing methods. Part 1. Fundamentals of modern microscopy
- Fundamentals of image processing methods. Part 2. Colorimetry
- Spectral methods in optical measurement
- Spectroscopy of atoms and molecules
- Semiconductor optics
- Fundamentals of image processing methods. Part 3. Fourier optics
- Fundamentals of laser physics
- Introduction to analogue electronics in optics
- Fundamentals of microcontroller programming
- Polarisation methods of optical measurement
- Interference methods of optical measurement
- Fundamentals of optoelectronics
Elective block 2
- Principles of optical spectroscopy
- Condensed matter spectroscopy
- Advanced optical materials
- Coherent optics
- Fundamentals of quantum electronics and nonlinear optics
- Infrared optics and thermal imaging technology
- Fundamentals of digital optoelectronics
- Crystal optics
- Interference and diffraction of light
- Optoelectronic devices and systems
Elective: one programming language
Master course syllabi
Master course syllabi
Compulsory components, edition E5 (2025)
- Methodology and organisation of research with the basics of intellectual property
- Professional and corporate ethics
- Laser physics
- Laser physics practicum
- Optical methods in biology and medicine
- Pre-thesis placement
- Assistantship placement
- Nonlinear optics
- Laser spectroscopy
- X-ray and UV optics
- Digital image processing and analysis
- Fundamentals of nanoelectronics
- Master’s thesis
- Astrophysics
- Optical diagnostics of materials
- Adaptive optics
- Electromagnetoacoustooptics
- Research and production placement
- Waveguide optics
- High-intensity physics
Compulsory components, edition 104 (2022)
- Methodology and organisation of research with the basics of intellectual property
- Professional and corporate ethics
- Laser physics
- Laser physics practicum
- Optical methods in biology and medicine
- Pre-thesis placement
- Ultrashort pulse optics
- Nonlinear optics
- Laser spectroscopy
- X-ray and UV optics
- Modern photometry
- Fundamentals of nanoelectronics
- Master’s thesis
- Astrophysics
- Optical diagnostics of materials
- Adaptive optics
- Electromagnetoacoustooptics
- Research and production placement
- Waveguide optics
- High-intensity physics
Elective components
- List 1. Photovoltaics
- List 1. Quantum theory of solids
- List 2. Quantum optics
- List 2. Advanced Spectroscopy
- List 2. Fundamentals of chemistry
- List 3, block 1. Principles of solid state theory
- List 3, block 1. Assistantship placement
- List 3, block 2. Ultrafast physical phenomena
- List 3, block 2. Tutoring placement
- List 4, block 1. Special programming and modelling methods in laser and optoelectronic technology
- List 4, block 1. Research placement in laser technology and nonlinear optics
- List 4, block 2. Modern software packages in laser and optoelectronic technology
- List 4, block 2. Research placement in optoelectronics and optical measurement
- List 5, block 1. Physics of biosystems
- List 5, block 1. Special research seminar in laser and optoelectronic technology
- List 5, block 2. Advanced materials in optoelectronics
- List 5, block 2. Research seminar in the speciality
Regulatory and accreditation documents
Regulatory and accreditation documents
Accreditation 2026, speciality 104 “Physics and Astronomy”, the “Optics” programme
- The “Optics” degree programme
- Curriculum of the “Optics” programme
- Review of the degree programme – V. M. Dzhagan
- Review of the degree programme – Kudriavtsev
Accreditation 2027, the E5 “Physics and Astronomy” speciality, the “Optics” programme
The “Optics and Laser Physics” master’s programme
- The “Optics and Laser Physics” programme, edition E5 (2025)
- Curriculum, edition E5 (2025)
- The “Optics and Laser Physics” programme, edition 104 (2022)
- Curriculum, edition 104 (2023)
- Review of the “Optics and Laser Physics” programme – M. V. Bondar
- Review of the “Optics and Laser Physics” programme – V. O. Yukhymchuk
The department’s textbooks
The department’s textbooks
The department’s lecturers write the textbooks and practicums their students learn from. These publications are open – you can read them before you even apply.
- Zelensky S.Ye., Okhrimenko B.A. Laser Spectroscopy: a handbook. – Kyiv, 2019. – 454 pp. (in Ukrainian)
- Yashchuk V.P. An Extended Practicum in Quantum Electronics: a methodological handbook. – Kyiv, 2017 (in Ukrainian)
- Makarenko O.V. Colorimetry: a laboratory practicum. – Kyiv, 2025 (in Ukrainian)
- Yablochkova K.S. Physics with the Basics of Geophysics: lecture notes. – Kyiv, 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- Yablochkova K.S. Physics with the Basics of Geophysics: a problem book. – Kyiv, 2020 (in Ukrainian)
- Vakulenko O.V., Datsenko O.I. Luminescence of Semiconductors: a handbook. – Kyiv: Kyiv University Publishing, 2011. – 223 pp. (in Ukrainian)