Master Programme in Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT)

Organisation:: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Typ:: Full-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

The "Master Programme in Advanced Optical Technologies" (MAOT) provides an in-depth qualification in the fundamentals and applications of state-of-the-art optical technologies. The programme is highly interdisciplinary and integrates experts and expertise from different areas of engineering, physics, informatics and medicine which is usually distributed all over a University. In MAOT students get this competence from one hand - a nearly unique offer in the training field of optical technologies.
Based on a bachelor (or equivalent qualification) in engineering or physics students are qualified in basic knowledge they need (engineers in physics, physicist in engineering) and in two to four out of six main topics:

Optical Metrology
Optical Material and Processing
Optics in Medicine
Optics in Communication and IT
Optical Material and Systems
Computational Optics

This qualification is added by courses in key competencies like self-management, communication and presentation or scientific work. Students are supported by personal mentors.

The programme cooperates closeley with the Graduate School of Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), the Max-Planck-Institute for the Science of Light and the Fraunhofer Insitute in Erlangen.

Dr. Jürgen Großmann
Scientific Manager

Target audience

The programme aims at high qualified and motivated graduates in the field of engineering or physics (or other science related to optical technologies). You should be interested and able to learn interdisciplinary, independently and sometimes very hard.

Emphases/Curriculum

Fundamentals
The basic knowledge which is taught in the first semester consists of courses in:

Mathematics for Optics
Numerical Methods
Fundamental of Optics
Optical Systems and Applications
Scientific working, presentation and publishing

In the second/third semester students attend lectures and lab course in their major topics.

The fourth semester is dedicated to a master's thesis.

Practical relevance

Integration with practical training
The study of each topic includes one practical course. Also, in each course which is not explicitely oriented to application and practice, the application of optical techologies is refered to wherever possible. Especially the integration of the 'Bavarian Laser Center' (which carries out a lot of project for the industry) and the University hospitals (Erlangen is a 'medical valley') leads to a high level of integration of theoretical knowledge with the actual application.

International approach
The whole programme is taught in English. An internship abroad is not mandatory, but supported. Moreover, MAOT student has the option to work in research groups of the Ph.D. school SAOT which is mainly based by foreign (guest) scientists.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Total fees approx.:	€ 2.400

Requirements As an Elite programme MAOT has special requirements: A Bachelor (or an equivalent University certificate) in a relevant engineering programme or physics. Please contact the MAOT office whether your Bachelor certificate is appropriate. In special cases also Bachelors in other natural sciences than physics are acceptable if a link to optical technologies is given. The Bachelor (or equivalent certificate) must be an outstanding one. No compulsory marks to be achieved can be given but as a rule of thumb a mark of at least 1.9 (in German system) or better than 85% of the peer group in the own country/University should be reached to have good chances to be accepted as a student for MAOT. As the whole programme is in English sufficient English skills must be proven (if English is not the mother tongue) by adequate certificates. A description of the individual motivation for applying for the programme. Please regard: This description is not only a formal requirement but a very important part of the evaluation of the application. Two recommendation letters by recognized experts from Universities or other research institutions. Qualification and motivation will be additionally assessed in a personal interview which can be done via telephone in case of foreign students.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
voluntary:	German
Going abroad:	possible

How to learn

MAOT supports and facilitates learning of students in different ways:

Most of the courses are only for the MAOT students and therefore in small groups by about ten students. Communication and discussion is the basic approach instead of just 'teaching and listening'. Presentations done by the students are obligatory for most of the courses.
If necessary and appropriate parts of courses will be done in a very focused way, for example one day in the working room of a professor, working intensively on an issue.
Practical exercises are already integrated in learning of basic knowledge. Small pieces of practice are part of each course, longer periods of practice are part of each module. A training in a scientific institution abroad is obligatory part of the programme for each student.
Mentors offer a very intensive support. Three mentors for about ten to twenty students give guidance in the organisation of the whole programme or in dealing with the content of the main topics.
A workroom with computer facilities will be set up exclusively for the MAOT students.

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Organisation

The hallmark of the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg today, 260 years after its foundation is our commitment to both tradition and innovation. Our university offers a wide spectrum of subjects, the diversity and interdisciplinary integration of which is unique in Germany.

We see this "integrated diversity" as the key feature that enables us to enhance our profile in research and teaching while at the same time promoting the process of internationalisation more intensively. In addition to giving guidance in the pursuit of academic study, excellence in academic teaching requires us to develop new and innovative courses of study with an international orientation which will qualify our students to face the professional challenges of the future.

Our career-focussed orientation is based on close co-operation with influential partners in industry, finance and politics providing a network of steadfast support through international exchange and individual contributions. A further priority in this respect is our commitment to maintaining ties with our alumni.

Study in Erlangen

We want to be honest: Erlangen is not the most spectacular city in the world. But it is lovely, modern and as a part of the “Metropolis Region Nuremberg” located in a thriving region in the middle of Europe.

The city with 100.000 inhabitants has a nice old town, good traffic infrastructure, brand new shopping facilities, an excellent health care system and besides the second biggest university in Bavaria a well developed industry. Siemens has its second biggest location worldwide in Erlangen, there are many highly specialised enterprises in medical engineering (Erlangen is a “medical valley”), other world trades like Adidas or Puma are nearby.