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Erasmus Mundus Master's Degree in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics (Europhotonics) Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics (Europhotonics) The Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics, coordinated by the Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III and with the UPC as a participant, (master's degree website) offers an opportunity for further study of theoretical, experimental and applied photonics, particularly photonics engineering, nanophotonics and biophotonics. It includes courses on photonic materials science, nanophotonics, quantum optics, optical engineering, biomedical microscopy and photonics, spectroscopy and renewable energy. Students can go on work placements and apply for Erasmus Mundus grants. GENERAL DETAILS Duration and start date Two academic years, 120 ECTS credits. Starting September Timetable and delivery Afternoons. Face-to-face Scholarships Students can go on work placements and apply for Erasmus Mundus grants. Language of instruction English Location Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria de Telecomunicació de Barcelona (ETSETB) Official degree Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register ADMISSION General requirements Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees Places 25 Pre-enrolment To enrol for an interuniversity master’s degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC, you must enrol through the coordinating university: Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III (France) PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Professional opportunities At present, there is a recognised shortage of manpower for both research-related posts and industrial jobs in photonics- related technologies. In addition, the creation of small, tech-based, spin-off photonics companies is requiring an ever 1 / 7 greater number of specialised professionals. Students will be put in touch with photonics-related research groups at partner institutions, which offer doctoral programmes with EU grants. Competencies Generic competencies Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources. Specific competencies On completion of the course, students will be able to: Understand and integrate advanced theoretical fundamentals of photonics, particularly in the fields of photonics engineering, nanophotonics and biophotonics. Approach research ideas, developments and applications in an original manner. Understand photonics as an interdisciplinary scientific and technological discipline that is connected to other disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and renewable energies. Interpret the main phenomena associated with optics/photonics and apply the knowledge and problem- solving skills acquired to theoretical, experimental and technological aspects of photonics. Apply the scientific method, integrate knowledge and be discriminating when they are reading photonics research and interpreting incomplete and sometimes apparently contradictory experimental, observational and theoretical data. ORGANISATION: ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND REGULATIONS European programme Erasmus Mundus UPC school Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB) Participating institutions Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Universität Karlsruhe (Germany) Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III (France) - coordinating university Academic coordinator Crina Cojocaru CURRICULUM Subjects ECTS Type credits FIRST COURSE Active and Spectral Imaging 3 Optional Advance Spectroscopy 9 Optional Advanced Electromagnetics 1 - Numeration Approach 3 Optional Advanced Electromagnetics for Communications Engineering 6 Optional 2 / 7 Subjects ECTS Type credits Advanced Mechanisms on Networks Security 5 Optional Advanced Molecular Cell Biology 5 Optional Advanced Quantum Optics with Applications 3 Optional Basic Molecular Cell Biology 6 Optional Basic Molecular Cell Biology 2 Optional Beam Propagation and Fourier Optics 5 Optional Building Optomechanical Systems 3 Optional Business and Patents in Photonics 5 Optional Electromagnetics and Numerical Calculation of Fields 3 Optional Electronic Devices Modelling 5 Optional Emc in Electronic Design 5 Optional Evaluation of Packet Switched Networks 2.5 Optional Experimental Optical Techniques in Biology 3 Optional Fabrication and Characterisation of Optoelectronic Devices 3 Optional Fibers and Telecommunications 3 Optional French 2 2 Optional French 3 2 Optional French as a Foreign Language 3 Optional French Language 2 Optional From Cooling and Trapping of Neutral Atoms to Bose-Einstein Condensates 3 Optional Fundamental in Imagin 4 Optional Fundamentals in Astron 4 Optional Fundamentals in Biopho 4 Optional Fundamentals in Optics 4 Optional Fundamentals of Optics and Photonics 9 Optional German A1.1 1 Optional German A2.2 2 Optional German Language Course 2 2 Optional Guided Optics 3 Optional Image Processing in Biophotonics 3 Optional Industry Internship- Introduction 7 Optional Industry Internship- Specialization and Report 5 Optional Integrated Photonics 3 Optional Introduction to Molecular Cell Biology 2 Optional Key Competencies, Unit 2 2 Optional Lab Practice Courses 4 Optional Lab Project and Practice Work 3 Optional Laser Systems and Applications 3 Optional 3 / 7 Subjects ECTS Type credits Light Radiation 4 Optional Machine Learning on Classical and Quantum Data 3 Optional Managing Light with Devices 3 Optional Master's Thesis 30 Compulsory Master's Thesis 30 Compulsory Measuring with Light 3 Optional Microoptics and Lithography 3 Optional Microwave Photonics and Terahertz Technologies 3 Optional Modern Physics 6 Optional Multihop Networks: Applications to Sensor Networks 2.5 Optional Nanophotonics 3 Optional Non Linear Optics 2 Optional Non-Linear Optics 4 Optional Non-Linear Optics 3 Optional Optical Design 3 Optional Optical Engineering 4 Optional Optical Remote Sensing I: Active 3 Optional Optical Remote Sensing II: Passive 3 Optional Optics and Photonics Lab I 6 Optional Optics and Photonics Lab I 5 Optional Optics and Photonics Lab II 6 Optional Optics and Photonics Lab II 5 Optional Optoelectronic Components 4 Optional Optoelectronics and Photovoltaic Technology 3 Optional Pers Project Lab Work 4 Optional Photon Spectroscopy 2 Optional Photonic Systems in Telecommunications: Lidar (Laser Radar) 3 Optional Photonics Materials and Devices (Solid-State- Optics Laser Physics) 6 Optional Photonics Materials and Devices (Waveguides&Fibers-Optical Com-Laser Physics) 10 Optional Photonics Materials and Metamaterials 3 Optional Photonics Systems in Telecommunications 3 Optional Physics for Photonics Part II 2 Optional Physics in Photonics 6 Optional Pricing Policies in Communication Networks 2.5 Optional Project Course (Research Lab) Appraisal 4 Optional Properties of the Fabrication Character Optoelectronic Devices 3 Optional Quantum Light-Matter Interfaces: Modern Systems and Applications 3 Optional Quantum Optics 3 Optional 4 / 7 Subjects ECTS Type credits Quantum Simulators with Ultracold Quantum Gases 3 Optional Queuing Theory, Teletrafhic and Network Dimensioning 2.5 Optional Research Seminar 5 Optional Seminar Course - Appraisal 4 Optional Service Management in New-Generation Networks 2.5 Optional Signal and Image Analysis 3 Optional Spanish 1 2 Optional Spanish Rapido 2 4 Optional Spectroscopic Methods 3 Optional Theoretical Optics 4 Optional Training 5 Optional Ultrafast and Ultraintense Laser Light 3 Optional Ultrasonic Systems. Instrumentation and Applications 5 Optional Visual Optics and Biophotonics 3 Optional SECOND COURSE Active and Adaptive Optics 2.5 Optional Advanced Experimental Optical Techniques in Biology 2.5 Optional Advanced Image Processing 2.5 Optional Advanced Image Processing in Matlab 2.5 Optional Advanced Optical Instrumentation 2.5 Optional Advanced Photonic Technologies 2.5 Optional Applied Non-Linear Optics and Optoelectronics 2.5 Optional Colour Technology 2.5 Optional Computing in Photonics 2.5 Optional Digital Holography 2.5 Optional Electromagnetic Waves 2.5 Optional Electromagnetic Waves 5 Optional Experimental Quantum Optics with Photons and Atomic Ensembles 2.5 Optional Fibres and Telecommunications 5 Optional Fourier Optics 5 Optional Fundamentals of Quantum Physics 2.5 Optional German Language Course 4 4 Optional Integrated Photonics 2.5 Optional Introduction to Photonics. Optics and Lasers 5 Optional Laser Spectroscopy 2.5 Optional Laser Systems and Technology 5 Optional Machine Vision Applications 2.5 Optional Master's Thesis Planning and Preparation I 5 Optional 5 / 7 Subjects ECTS Type credits Master's Thesis Planning and Preparation II 5 Optional Mathematical Methods 5 Optional Mathematical Methods for Photonics 2.5 Optional Medical Imaging 2.5 Optional Medical Optical Imaging 2.5 Optional Nanophotonics 2.5 Optional Non-Linear Dynamics in Photonic Crystals and Metamaterials 2.5 Optional Non-Linear Optics 5 Optional Optical Coatings 2.5 Optional Optical Element Manufacturing 2.5 Optional Optical Metamaterials 2.5 Optional Optical Metrology 5 Optional Optical Micromanipulation Workshop 2.5 Optional Optical Remote Sensing 2.5 Optional Optical Telecommunication Networks 2.5 Optional Optoelectronics 5 Optional Optomechanical Systems Design 5 Optional
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