Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT)
Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT) (M.Sc.)
The Advanced Optical Technologies degree program deals with the latest technologies and innovations in optics and optical technologies. It covers the entire breadth of the application of optical technologies from sensor technology for the automotive industry, to lithography processes for the production of semiconductors, to medical applications. Interested students can also delve further into the fundamentals of physics.
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- Erlangen
- Number of students
- 1-50
- Subject group
- Engineering sciences
- Special ways to study
- Elite degree programs, International degree program
- Teaching language
- completely in English
- Admission Requirements
- Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
Optical technologies play a key role in a wide variety of technical applications that are essential for future developments in technology and society; optical data transmission – the backbone of the Internet – is just one example. Optical technologies are used in areas such as information and communication technology, medicine, car manufacturing, and energy and environmental technology.
The aim of this Elite degree program, which is taught entirely in English, is to offer excellent students an interdisciplinary Master’s degree program with an international perspective. The MAOT degree program follows on from a Bachelor’s degree in physics or engineering. In the first semester, students are taught the basics of optics with a special emphasis on laser technology. In the second and third semesters, students can choose to specialize in two or three of seven practical areas: optical metrology, optical materials and systems, optical material processing, computation optics, optics in medicine, optics in communication and IT, and the physics of light.
The degree program combines theoretical knowledge with practical application. The practical relevance of the degree program is increased through collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, the Bavarian Laser Centre (BLZ), the Fraunhofer Institute IISB and departments at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen.
Links to the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) and the Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP) make it easier for students to go on to complete a doctoral degree, while the core skills (presentation, project management, etc.) taught in the degree program prepare them for their future careers.
MAOT is part of the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB).
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The Master’s degree program in Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT) provides in-depth training in the fundamentals and applications of state-of-the-art optical technologies. The program is highly interdisciplinary and brings together experts and knowledge from the fields of engineering, physics, computer science and medicine. Students on our MAOT program benefit from this expertise from across the university in one integrated program, a unique opportunity in the field of optical technologies.
Having previously completed a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in engineering or physics, students are taught the fundamentals of optics and optical technologies and further applications of seven main topics (with two as a major):
- Optical metrology
- Optical material processing
- Optics in medicine
- Optics in communication and IT
- Optical materials and systems
- Computational optics
- Physics of light
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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15.07.
- Content-related admission requirements
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Students with a degree from a German university should go to the online application portal for Master’s degree programs and follow the on-screen instructions. They then need to fill in the online form, print out the application form and send it together with the required documents to the Master’s Office at the given address. After formal eligibility has been confirmed by the Master’s Office, applications are forwarded to the program coordinators for an academic evaluation. Applicants will be informed by the program coordinators about whether they are to be invited to an interview and whether there are any further requirements.
Suitable for students with a Bachelor’s degree in
- Physics
- Engineering (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Medical Engineering)
Language skills
- German language skills for international applicants
- No DSH, English (level B2, CEFR)
Do you need help or more information?
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