Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Toelatingsvoorwaarden

Inschrijven voor dit studieplan is mogelijk indien u een van de onderstaande diploma's heeft behaald:

Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
Master's programme Ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
Master's programme Textile Engineering
Master's programme Water Resources Engineering
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: biosysteemtechniek
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: bos- en natuurbeheer
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: cel- en genbiotechnologie
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: katalytische technologie
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: land- en waterbeheer
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbeheer
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouwkunde
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
Master's programme bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: milieutechnologie
Master's programme fysica
Master's programme fysica en de sterrenkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: bedrijfskundige systeemtechnieken en operationeel onderzoek
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische ingenieurstechnieken
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische technologie
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en materialen
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: elektronica en informatietechnologie
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: energie
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: geotechniek en mijnbouwkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste computerwetenschappen
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: verkeer, logistiek en intelligente transportsystemen
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
Master's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: wiskundige ingenieurstechnieken
Advanced Master's programme Nanophysics
Advanced Master's programme Nuclear Engineering

Het is mogelijk dat we je ook een van de volgende documenten opvragen om je dossier te kunnen evalueren.

Aanbevelingsbrief 1 / Letter of recommendation 1
Aanbevelingsbrief 2 / Letter of recommendation 2
Motivatiebrief / Letter of motivation
Puntenlijst / Transcript of records

U kan eveneens inschrijven voor dit studieplan na het volgen van het Voorbereidingsprogramma Master of Science in Photonics Engineering (enkel in het Engels).

Overzicht inhoud van dit studieplan

The standard learning track of the Master of Science in Photonics Engineering consists of 120 ECTS.

The programme consists of:
1. In the first year of the model learning track:
- 52 ECTS of Compulsory General Courses
- 8 ECTS of Advanced Photonics Electives

2. In the second year of the model learning track:
- 4 ECTS of Compulsory General Courses
- 8 ECTS of Advanced Photonics Electives
- 18 ECTS of Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives
- a Master Thesis Project (30 ECTS)

International mobility is not mandatory, yet still promoted. It can be realized through:
- a Long Internship (10 ECTS) and/or a Short Internship (5 ECTS) done abroad;
- a master thesis carried out abroad;
- Erasmus+ exchange courses abroad, possibly combined with the master thesis;
- Internationalization@home: strong international component in master thesis, course Recent Trends in Photonics, possible other UGent/VUB courses with strong international component.

MSc in Photonics Engineering students can also participate in Phortify, a European Photonics Education Network for Next-Gen Innovation and Digital Skills Excellence for Industry and Society. Contact the programme director for more info.

In totaal, omvat dit studieplan 120 ECTS credits.


Common Compulsory Courses MA Photonics Engineering

This module includes the compulsory courses of the model learning track.

Compulsory core courses 1st year of the full-time model learning track

These compulsory core courses have to be successfully accomplished in the 1st year of the model learning track.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 52 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

3ECTS credits - Business Management and Entrepreneurship
4ECTS credits - Lasers
6ECTS credits - Optical Materials
4ECTS credits - Photonics
4ECTS credits - Mathematics in Photonics
6ECTS credits - Laboratories in Photonics Research
3ECTS credits - Business Aspects of Technology: Micro-electronics and Photonics
6ECTS credits - Optical Communication Systems
6ECTS credits - Sensors, Actuators and Electronic Microsystems
4ECTS credits - Physics of Semiconductor Technologies and Devices
6ECTS credits - Microphotonics

Compulsory core courses 2nd year of the full-time model learning track.

This compulsory core course has to be succesfully accomplished in the 2nd year of the standard learning track.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 4 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

4ECTS credits - Recent trends in Photonics

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Optional Internships

Students can select one of the optional internships as part of their electives.

Students can select a long (10 ECTS, min. 10 weeks) or a short (5 ECTS, min. 5 weeks) internship, during the summer holidays between year 1 and year 2 of the master programme (= semester 1 version of the Internships) or during the summer holidays at the end of year 2 of the master programme (= semester 2 version of the Internships).
Students can spend the internship in a company or research institute inside or outside Belgium.

Students enrolled for the Long Internship have to take only 12 ECTS of Advanced Photonics Electives (instead of 16 ECTS) and only 12 ECTS of Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives (instead of 18 ECTS). Student enrolled for the Short Internship have to take 12 ECTS of Advanced Photonics Electives (instead of 16 ECTS) and only 17 ECTS of Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives (instead of 18 ECTS). Students enrolled for both Internships have to take 8 ECTS of Advanced Photonics Electives (instead of 16 ECTS) and only 12 ECTS of Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives (instead of 18 ECTS).

Each internship is offered in two versions: a 1st semester version and a 2nd semester version. These offers are identified by two different catalogue numbers, linked to the same course ID. Make sure to register with the correct catalogue number.

Long Internship in Photonics: course ID 011569
- semester 1 offer: register for catalogue number: 4023546ENR
- semester 2 offer: register for catalogue number: 4023547ENR

Short Internship in Photonics: course ID 11573
- semester 1 offer: register for catalogue number: 4023550ENR
- semester 2 offer: register for catalogue number: 4023551ENR

Students who select the 1st semester offer, have to do the internship during the summer period between MA1 and MA2 and have to register for this 1st semester version at the start of the 1st semester of MA2, within the registration deadline included in the VUB Teaching and Examination Regulations (post-factum registration).

Students who select the 2nd semester offer, will do the internship during the summer period at the end of MA2 and have to register for this 2nd semester offer at the start of the 2nd semester of MA2, within the registration deadline included in the VUB Teaching and Examination Regulations (pre-factum registration).

Participation in an internship is not possible without a duly signed internship agreement!

10ECTS credits - Long Internship in Photonics
5ECTS credits - Short Internship in Photonics

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Advanced Photonics Electives

This module includes the Advanced Photonics Electives offered by the program. Students have to accomplish at least 8 and up to 16 ECTS of these courses in accordance with the conditions mentioned below.

From his list, students must successfully accomplish:
- 8 ECTS in the 1st year of the model learning track (MA1) and
- another 8 ECTS in the 2nd year (MA2) of the model learning track, or only another 4 ECTS in the 2nd year if the student is enrolled for the 'Long Internship in Photonics' (10 ECTS) or the 'Short Internship in Photonics' (5 ECTS).

Provided approval by the Photonics' Curriculum Council, students can also choose advanced photonics courses at a partner institute.

Om deze module af te werken, moet de student 16 ECTS credits behalen.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

4ECTS credits - Micro- and nanophotonic semiconductor devices
4ECTS credits - Optical Sensors
4ECTS credits - Quantum optics
4ECTS credits - Photonic Integrated Circuits
4ECTS credits - Freeform Illumination Design
6ECTS credits - Research in Photonics
4ECTS credits - Machine Learning in Photonics
4ECTS credits - Introduction to Quantum Physics for Electrical Engineering
4ECTS credits - Technological processes for photonics and electronics: Laboratory
4ECTS credits - Biophotonics
4ECTS credits - Non-linear optics
4ECTS credits - Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
4ECTS credits - Design of Refractive and Diffractive Optical Imaging Systems
4ECTS credits - Optical Design of Non-Imaging Systems with Ray-tracing software

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives

This module contains a number of submodules with multidisciplinary engineering electives.

Students must select at least 18 ECTS of multidisciplinary engineering electives from one of the modules below, except if they also enroll for the 'Long Internship in Photonics' (10 ECTS) and/or the 'Short Internship in Photonics' (5 ECTS), in which case they have to choose only 12 ECTS, respectively 17 ECTS of multidisciplinary electives from one of these modules.
- Module Computer Engineering
- Module Electronics and Information Technology
- Module Physics and Materials
- Module Biomedical Technology and -Engineering
- Module Business Engineering

Students can also take courses outside the standard list, including Phortify courses, in consultation with and after approval by the Curriculum Council.

Module Computer Engineering

To select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics' OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

4ECTS credits - Computer Vision
3ECTS credits - Cryptography
4ECTS credits - Distributed Computing and Storage Architectures
3ECTS credits - Web Technologies
5ECTS credits - Machine Learning and Big Data Processing

Module Electronics and Information Technology

To select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics' OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

3ECTS credits - Image and Video Technology
6ECTS credits - Hands-on channel coding - towards maximal capacity
5ECTS credits - Communication Channels
4ECTS credits - Measurement and Data Driven Modeling
4ECTS credits - Digital Signal Processing

Module Physics and Materials

To select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics' OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

6ECTS credits - Computational Physics
6ECTS credits - Quantum Field Theory
6ECTS credits - Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6ECTS credits - Modeling complex systems

Module Biomedical Technology and -Engineering

To select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics' OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

6ECTS credits - Medical Imaging
3ECTS credits - Micro- and Nanobiotechnology
4ECTS credits - Biomedical Devices: Sensors, Stimulators and Drug Delivery Systems
6ECTS credits - Data Analytics in Health Care and Connected Care
3ECTS credits - Measurements and Analysis of Biomedical Signals

Module Business Engineering

To select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics' OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 12 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

3ECTS credits - Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
6ECTS credits - Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
6ECTS credits - Handelsmissie
6ECTS credits - Advanced Data Science
3ECTS credits - Business Aspects of Technology: Biotechnology

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Uit de hieronder genoemde cursussen, moet voor ten minste 30 ECTS credits worden geselecteerd.

30ECTS credits - Master Thesis Project

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