M.Sc. Photon Science and Technology

• bachelor's degree
• a bachelor's degree or at least an equivalent degree in a natural science or engineering program at a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or at a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 credit points (CP) in accordance with ECTS
• pass the three-stage qualification assessment procedure set out in the admission regulations
• minimum knowledge and minimum performance
• at least 16 ECTS points in the modules "Experimental Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics" and "Experimental Physics II: Electrodynamics / Optics" of the bachelor's degree course in Physics at the University of Jena or modules from other universities in Germany or abroad that are not significantly different from these modules
• at least 24 ECTS credits in the modules "Linear Algebra and Analytical Geometry I for B.Sc. Physics", "Analysis I for B.Sc. Physics", "Analysis II for B.Sc. Physics" and "Analysis III for B.Sc. Physics" of the bachelor's degree program in Physics at the University of Jena or modules from other universities in Germany or abroad that are not significantly different from these modules
• at least 8 ECTS credits in the module "Electrodynamics" of the bachelor's degree program in Physics at the University of Jena or modules of other universities in Germany or abroad that do not differ significantly from this module
• at least 12 ECTS credits in the modules "Basic Physics Lab I", "Basic Physics Lab II", "Basic Physics Lab III", "Methods of Modern Measurement Technology" and/or "Electronics Lab" of the bachelor's degree program in Physics at the University of Jena or modules of other universities in Germany or abroad that are not significantly different

Proof of sufficient knowledge of English

• a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate
• a university entrance qualification from a school where teaching is exclusively in English, whereby English must be confirmed as the sole and official language by the school management

Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the admission regulations of the degree program are accepted as proof. These are

• Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 82 points in the internet-based test or
• IELTS with an overall score of at least 5.5 or
• University of Cambridge Certificate B2

Your application for the degree program starts in the application portal of   Max Planck School of Photonics (opens in a new tab)

By the time of admission to the program, applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree with substantial coursework in physics, engineering, or a related field, such as a B.Sc., B.Eng., B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Eng., or M.Tech. Applicants for the Study Phase are expected to have a solid understanding of electrodynamics. Applicants for the Research Phase should additionally have broad knowledge of optics and basic knowledge of quantum mechanics. Further information on the required application documents is available here (opens in a new tab) (Study Phase) and here (opens in a new tab) (Research Phase).