MSc Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

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.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; English-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

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.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: not possible. Requirements: Students apply via the FAU application portal Campo and follow the on-screen instructions. The program coordinators evaluate the academic qualification and, if appropriate, invite to an application interview. In case of a positive outcome of the academic evaluation the master office will confirm the formal eglibility and issue the admission letter. Suitable for students with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics Engineering (e.g. Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Medical Engineering) Language: English: minimum level GER B2 / TOEFL 85 / IELTS 5.0 or higher German language skills for international applicants: No knowledge of German required (recommended for international students: 15 April)

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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