INSA Rennes campus

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Master Physique fondamentale et applications - Photonique (M2) at INSA Rennes

INSA Rennes, France

Programme overview

Second-year research master (RNCP38994) in photonics run jointly by INSA Rennes, ENIB, ENSSAT, IMT Atlantique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale and Université de Rennes across Brest, Lannion and Rennes.

Faculty: Research masters (Sciences, Technologies, Santé)  |  Duration: 1 year (M2), 60 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time (French, B1 level)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France

What you will study

Photonics foundations and technologies in three pathways: Optical Telecommunications, Optical Nanotechnologies, and Photonics for Living Systems and the Environment; a placement is compulsory.

Career pathways

Direct entry to R&D roles in industry or public laboratories, or a doctorate in a research laboratory.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Master 1 in Physics, Applied Physics, Materials Science or Physical Sciences with 60 ECTS of M1 and a good grounding in optics, electromagnetism, signal processing and solid-state physics; French at TCF level 3/B1 (400 points) or TEF level 3 (361 to 450) or DELF. Application deadline for INSA files: see programme page (INSA file deadline stated there). Applications are assessed on file: EU applicants send the signed application to [email protected]; non-EU applicants apply only through the Etudes en France platform.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). M2 research master registration fee for French and EU students (non-scholarship); EUR 166 for engineering double-degree students and EUR 254 for research-agreement partners were stated on the programme page for 2025-2026; excludes CVEC (EUR 105). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students, M2 research master (EUR 3,941 on the programme page for 2025-2026); partial exemptions possible; excludes CVEC. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year (M2), 60 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.insa-rennes.fr/master-recherche.html

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