The programme delivers solid knowledge and skills in optics, laser physics and optical information technology, and also offers broad-outlook courses, soft skills courses and work with leaders of the optics industry and top researchers of scientific institutions.
Part of the courses are taught in English.
Students on the programme can do internships under academic mobility schemes at leading universities in the USA, France, Germany and Japan.
Who you will be able to work as
R&D specialists at innovative companies.
Researchers and software engineers at corporations and research centres in Ukraine and worldwide.
Leaders of teams developing complex optical and optoelectronic systems.
You will learn to
Design, model and optimise complex optical systems.
Use modern software for optical modelling, data analysis and algorithm development.
Carry out world-class research.
Develop prototypes of innovative optical devices: from idea to a finished product ready for commercialisation.
Build integrated solutions combining optics with electronics, mechanics and other fields.
Become leaders in optics: manage research projects, take part in developing new technology and teach in higher education.
The curriculum
Planning a career in high-tech industry or research? The master's programme is designed to give you deep knowledge of optics, lasers and their applications. The range of compulsory courses is wide: from fundamental physics to the practical side of building laser systems.
Compulsory courses
Compulsory courses
- Laser physics
- Laser physics practicum
- Optical methods in biology and medicine
- Ultrashort pulse optics
- Nonlinear optics
- Laser spectroscopy
- X-ray and UV optics
- Modern photometry
- Fundamentals of nanoelectronics
- Astrophysics
- Optical diagnostics of materials
- Adaptive optics
- Electromagnetoacoustooptics
- Waveguide optics
- High-intensity physics
- Methodology and organisation of research with the basics of intellectual property
Professional and corporate ethics
Elective optics courses
Elective optics courses
A master’s student shapes their own path, choosing one course from each list.
- Photovoltaics or Quantum theory of solids
- Quantum optics, Advanced Spectroscopy or Fundamentals of chemistry
- Principles of solid state theory or Ultrafast physical phenomena
- Special programming and modelling methods or Modern software packages in laser and optoelectronic technology
- Physics of biosystems or Advanced materials in optoelectronics
- Ultrashort pulse optics or Infrared optoelectronic systems
Placements
Placements
Placements run alongside coursework – you attend courses and work on your own topic in parallel.
- Research placement – in laser technology and nonlinear optics, or in optoelectronics and optical measurement
- Research and production placement
- Pre-thesis placement
- Assistantship or tutoring placement – for those considering teaching and doctoral studies
Part of a placement can be done abroad – at Chemnitz University of Technology, at the European XFEL, or at partner universities in France and Japan.
