Laser- and Optotechnologies
Title on graduation:
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Entrace Requirements:
Suitability procedure (see application/requirements)
Scope:
120 ECTS in
4
Semesters
Start of semester:
winter semester (01.10.)
Semester Fee:
246,03
€ (+ 15 € einmalig für Thoska)
Language of instruction:
German
Unique selling points:
- practical training through a research internship
- Master's thesis and research internship can be completed both at home and abroad
- Support from the Thuringian competence network "OptoNet e.V.
Demographic developments have led to a significant decline in graduates in recent years. The German Industry Association for Optical, Medical and Mechatronic Technologies (SPECTARIS) explains and forecasts: "The German precision mechanics and optical industry includes high-tech areas such as laser and laboratory technology, the entire range of phototechnologies, ophthalmic optics or medical technology. Their products can be found in almost all areas of life and will permanently change the industrial future in Germany in the coming years. The industry's biggest problem at present is the acute shortage of skilled workers. If all areas of application are included, there is currently a shortage of more than 10,000 qualified employees in the optical technologies sector alone. In this context, the association primarily calls for an improvement of the specialist training and further education paths. Thus, the prerequisites for an interesting and well-paid job are extremely favourable for graduates, especially of the "Laser and Optotechnologies" degree programme.
Master's graduates have the opportunity to work in the following professional fields, for example:
- Optics industry
- Laser technology, laser development and application
- Information and communication technology
- Optoelectronics and electronics
- Computer technology
- Medical and environmental technology
- Biotechnology
As in other areas of engineering, there is an acute shortage of skilled workers in the laser and optics industry. The demand for well-trained graduates with appropriate practical experience is therefore high. Thanks to the practice-oriented education at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena, you will usually manage the transition into everyday working life effortlessly. Typical fields of application for engineers with a Master's degree can be found in these corporate areas, among others:
- Research and development
- Design and production
- Technical consulting
- Marketing and sales
- Quality management
- Project management
Students with a Master's degree also find employment opportunities in the public sector and can also pursue a career as a civil servant. The degree also provides a good basis for later doctoral studies at a university.
- Mechanical Engineering (Master of Engineering)
- Mechatronics (Master of Engineering)
- Optometry/Ophthalmo-Technology/Vision Science (Master of Science)
Enrolment takes place in the respective winter semester. Two mesomodules must be selected from the four mesomodules/majors offered (laser technology, optics technology, optics development and optoelectronics). The selected meso modules are further deepened in the following semesters. Important overarching study contents, such as marketing, corporate management, patent law/research, English for Specific Purposes, numerical mathematics, quality and project management, are compulsory components and shape the leadership skills. Practical training is ensured by a research internship during the course of study.
The programme ends after four semesters with the Master's thesis. Both the Master's thesis and the research internship can take place in companies and research institutions in the sector at home and abroad. Companies, universities and institutes that have joined forces in the Thuringian competence network "OptoNet" present themselves on the homepage www.optonet-jena.de.
Module overview
- Mesomodule 1a
- Mesomodule 1b
- Quality management
- Project Management
- Marketing
- Corporate Management
- Soft Skills
- Compulsory elective module I
- Mesomodule 2a
- Mesomodule 2b
- Project work I
- Numerical Mathematics
- English for Specific Purposes
- Patent Law/Research
- Elective Module II
- Mesomodule 3a
- Mesomodule 3b
- Project work II
- Compulsory elective module III
- Research internship
- Master's thesis
- Colloquium
- Mechanical Engineering (Master of Engineering)
- Mechatronics (Master of Engineering)
- Optometry/Ophthalmo-Technology/Vision Science (Master of Science)
"Due to the always current examples and applications to practice, valuable content was often conveyed during the lectures and internships with regard to the applied practical relevance. The opportunity to travel to trade fairs also left a positive impression on me."
"The university itself offers an almost perfectly coordinated curriculum: all subjects interlock in time, all subject areas build continuously on each other."
- Mechanical Engineering (Master of Engineering)
- Mechatronics (Master of Engineering)
- Optometry/Ophthalmo-Technology/Vision Science (Master of Science)
A Bachelor's degree or another at least equivalent university degree in the subject area or another technical or natural science subject area whose curriculum covers the subject-specific entry requirements for the Master's degree programme "Laser and Optotechnologies". These are in particular degrees in the fields of ophthalmic optics, precision engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physical engineering, industrial engineering and comparable courses of study.
Assessment criteria:
- Weighting of the final grade of the first academic degree: score = (4 - final grade or preliminary average grade) * 25 points.
- Assessment of the quality and fit of the completed Bachelor's degree (up to 20 points)
- Evaluation of the quality of special academic achievements through research work in relevant subject area (up to 20 points)
- Evaluation of the letter of motivation, taking into account the previous educational and professional career (up to 10 points).
50 of the 125 possible points are required for admission.
Good foreign language skills are required, which are usually demonstrated by having completed modules in foreign languages in the Bachelor's degree programme. These can also be foreign language modules.
Application documents specific to the degree programme:
- Letter of motivation, max. two pages
- if available: Proof of publications, posters or scientific presentations
- If available: Proof of research work in a relevant subject area
- Proof of English language skills by means of an appropriate certificate, e.g. English module in studies, TOEFL or IELTS test
- Academic career (e.g. curriculum vitae)
- Additional information and additional upload (e.g. proof of professional activities and internships, proof of further education and training)
When applying online, the following documents must be submitted electronically in the aptitude procedure for consecutive Master's degree programmes (in PDF format, max. 1000 kb per proof):
- Bachelor's degree completed
- Copy of the Bachelor's or Diploma certificate
- Copy of the Bachelor's or Diploma certificate
- Copy of the detailed overview of subjects or achievements in addition to the Bachelor's degree certificate
- Copy of the exmatriculation certificate
- Bachelor's degree not yet completed
- Copy of the detailed overview of subjects or achievements with the preliminary overall grade (without Bachelor thesis and, if applicable, without defence)
- Copy of the current certificate of study
- Copy of the current certificate of study
- Further application documents
- Copy of the university entrance qualification
- Letter of motivation, max. two pages (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Proof of publications (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Proof of further education and training (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Proof of professional activities and internships (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Recommendations from academic experts (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Proof of English language skills by means of an appropriate certificate, e.g. TOEFL/IELTS/English module (if applicable, depending on the degree programme)
- Curriculum vitae
After successful online application and admission to the desired degree programme, you apply for enrolment electronically and then send the enrolment documents (see below) to the university by post.
- signed application for enrolment (generated after the electronic application for enrolment)
- current copy of your passport or identity document
- Bank statement with proof of payment of the semester fee
- An electronic notification of your health insurance status. Please contact your health insurance company so that they can send us the required M10 notification electronically. Please quote the sender number of the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena H0001255.
- Proof of completion of the Bachelor's degree:
- Officially certified copy of the Bachelor's certificate as well as the Bachelor's degree certificate (if you are studying at EAH Jena for the first time) or
- a simple copy of the Bachelor's certificate (if you have already completed your Bachelor's degree at EAH Jena).
- Copy of the exmatriculation certificate
Note: If the documents on the completion of the Bachelor's degree are not yet available, please send a subject and performance overview with an overall grade. If this is also not yet available, you can also use this form to provide confirmation of the successful completion of the Bachelor's degree programme.
1. you can have certifications made, for example, by municipal authorities (e.g. city council), health insurance companies or a notary. Otherwise, if you submit your application documents to us in person, you can bring along your original certificates and show them to us.
In your own interest, please make sure that the documents you submit are complete, otherwise your application for enrollment may be processed with a time delay.
3. please do not send us originals unless this is expressly requested.
- Mechanical Engineering (Master of Engineering)
- Mechatronics (Master of Engineering)
- Optometry/Ophthalmo-Technology/Vision Science (Master of Science)
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Application for winter semester
15.05. - 15.09.
15.05. - 15.09.