Default track (on campus)
The on-campus track consists of:
1. In the first year of the model learning track:
- Compulsory General Courses
- Advanced Photonics Electives
2. In the second year of the model learning track:
- Compulsory General Courses
- Advanced Photonics Electives
- Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives
- a Master Thesis Project
International mobility is not mandatory, yet still promoted. It can be realized through:
- a Long Internship or a Short Internship 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.
Master of Science in Photonics Engineering: on campus track
Compulsory courses
ECTS credits
Compulsory courses: year 1
Business Management and Entrepreneurship
3
Lasers
4
Optical Materials
6
Photonics
4
Mathematics in Photonics
4
Laboratories in Photonics Research
6
Business Aspects of Technology: Micro-electronics and Photonics
3
Optical Communication Systems
6
Sensors, Actuators and Microsystem Electronics
6
Physics of Semiconductor Technologies and Devices
4
Microphotonics
6
Compulsory courses: year 2
Recent trends in Photonics
4
Master Thesis Project
Master Thesis Project
30
Electives
ECTS credits
Optional Internships
You can select one of the optional internships as part of your electives.
Long Internship in Photonics
10
Short Internship in Photonics
5
Advanced Photonics Electives
Choose a total of 12 up to 16 credits of courses from the following options.
Introduction to Quantum Physics for Electrical Engineering
4
Micro- and nanophotonic semiconductor devices
4
Optical Sensors
4
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
4
Quantum optics
4
Photonic Integrated Circuits
4
Lighting Technology
4
Research in Photonics
6
Machine Learning in Photonics
4
Technological processes for photonics and electronics: Laboratory
4
Biophotonics
4
Display Technology
4
High Speed Photonic Components
4
Non-linear optics
4
Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
4
Design of Refractive and Diffractive Optical Imaging Systems
4
Optical Design of Non-Imaging Systems with Ray-tracing software
4
Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives
ECTS credits
You select at least 18 credits OR 12 credits + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 credits + 'Short Internship in Photonics'..
Module Modeling, Measuring and Control Systems
Optimization-based Control Design
4
Model-Based and Data Driven Fault Detection and Isolation
3
Selected Topics in Nonlinear System Identification
3
Identification of Dynamical Systems
4
High-frequency Electronics and Antennas
6
Advanced Measurement and Data Driven Modeling
4
Module Electronics and Information Technology
Machine Learning and Big Data Processing
5
Computer Vision
4
Digital Communications
4
Wireless Communication Channels
4
Mobile and Wireless Networks
4
Image and Video Technology
3
Voice, Image, Coding, Media and Systems
6
Module Physics and Materials
Computational Physics
6
Quantum Field Theory
6
General Relativity
6
Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6
Module Life Sciences
Modelling of Physiological Systems
6
From Genome to Organism
6
Quantitative Cell Biology
3
Biomechanics
6
Medical Imaging
6
Module Business Engineering
Innovation Strategy
5
Marketing
6
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
3
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
6
IP Management and Technology Transfer (Chaire Solvay)
5
Supply Chain Management
6
Total number of ECTS
120