
Scientific Instrumentation
- English
Unique selling points
- International Master's course
- Engineering and Physics interdisciplinary
- Research and development focusing on technical and scientific instruments or processes
In the actual scenario of the increasing shortage of highly qualified personnel in technical and scientific sectors, there are excellent career prospects for graduates of the Master’s degree programme in scientific instrumentation both nationally and internationally. The industries and research institutes in the region of Jena provide excellent employment opportunities for graduates in the particular specializations which they have opted for. Many companies are engaged into the fields of metrology and sensors, optics, analytical techniques, micro engineering and medical engineering. The close contacts that the teaching staff possesses with the industrial firms and research institutes ensure that the training is practically oriented and is up-to-date with the course contents. Looking at the current scenario for interns and graduates of the scientific engineering courses, the demand is greater than the supply. The Master’s degree in Scientific Instrumentation also qualifies its holder to pursue a PhD.
Sem. | Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4 | Module 5 | |||||||
1 | Postgradual Basis Module | Physical Materials Diagnostics | Scientific Writing and Presentation | Non-technical module 1 / German | ||||||||
2 | Elective Module | Soft Skills | Non-technical module 2 / German | |||||||||
3 | Research Internship | |||||||||||
4 | Master Thesis | Colloquium |
Post-graduale Basis Modules: | for graduates in e.g. Precision Engineering | Solid State Physics | Microsystems Engineering | Electronic Hardware Systems | |||
for graduates in e.g. Physics Engineering | Design of Precision Devices | Introduction to FEM | Electronic Hardware Systems | ||||
for graduates in e.g. Electrical Engineering | Design of Precision Devices | Introduction to FEM | Solid State Physics |
Recommended Elective Modules in 2nd semester | Materials for Sensors and Electronics | Micro- and Nanotechnology | Optical Instruments | Gas Sensing and Aerosol Measurement |
FEM and Simulation | Advanced 3D-Design | Precision Instrumentation | Scientific Computing |
Module overview
- Required elective modules I
- Physical Materials Diagnistics
- Quality Management
- Scientific Writing and Presentation
- Non-technical Module 1/German
- Required elective modules II
- Soft Skills
- Non-technical Module 2/German
- Research Internship
- Master Thesis
- Colloquium
- A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a technical or scientific field, whose curriculum covers the special educational prerequisites for the Master's Programme in Scientific Instrumentation. Such degrees should be, in particular, those awarded in physics engineering, precision engineering, physics, electronic engineering, mechatronics, medical engineering, mechanical engineering and comparable study programmes.
- A good command of English, demonstrated either by a TOEFL or IELTS test. Minimum levels of English: Paper-based TOEFL 550 points, internet-based TOEFL 79 points, IELTS overall band score of 6.0. The test shall not date back more than two years.
Assessement criteria:
- Weighting of the final grade of the first academic degree: score = (4 - final grade or preliminary average grade) * 25 points.
- Evaluation of the quality and fit of the completed bachelor's degree (up to 25 points)
- Evaluation of the quality of special scientific achievements through research work in relevant field (up to 15 points).
To be eligible for admission, 50 of the 115 possible points are required.
Please note that a preliminary assessment of the chances of admission is unfortunately not possible.
Prepare a stack of your documents in the following sequence and send it by post or email. Please do not staple the documents:
Please check the correctness of the data in your application sent to our university, in particular if you apply through an agency. The applicant is liable for the truth of the data and certificates, even if he commissions an agency to submit his application.
- Signed printout of the filled online application form for the Master's programme
- Curriculum vitae (computer generated)
- Motivation letter
- Certificate of the university degree (Bachelor’s degree)
- Certificate of university courses taken with marks (of all universities you studied at)
- Proof of knowledge of English language
- Leaving certificate (diploma) of senior secondary school
- Copy of passport (page with personal data)
- Copy of your bank transfer form
- Printout of the confirmation of receipt of your room application from the Studentenwerk (as soon as available)
- For applicants from P.R. China or Vietnam: Copy of certificate APS of successful proof of university records (from German embassy in your country).
- For applicants from Mongolia: Certificate of authenticity of proof from the office for university studies of the German embassy in Ulan Bator.
- Optional only: GRE test and, for students from India, GATE test, if available
- Optional only: Additional documents like recommendation letters etc.
- Item 4 can be sent later, if it has not yet been issued.
- If send through post, items 4 to 7 should be certified by a German embassy or consulate. You may also send the documents certified by a local authority or a lawyer - in this case you are required to bring the originals or copies certified by a German embassy with you for the enrolment. If there is something incorrect, your admission will be cancelled.
Important: Due to the limited availability of postal services in some countries, it is now possible to apply with scanned documents at first. You may send your soft copies to scientific-instrumentation@eah-jena.de. Please make sure to get good quality scans of your documents using a scan software (App) or a scanning device. Make sure, files are not to large but good quality. You may use the stack order published below (Application - Step by step, point 3). We would like to ask you to create one PDF file in the given order. Otherwise, please name the documents using the given numbers, e.g. filename: 1_online_application_form.pdf, 2_curriculum_vitae.pdf and so on.
After submitting soft copies, posting the hard copies will not be required. The originals have to be provided upon enrolment, if admission is granted and accepted.
Step 1
Fill the online application form, print and sign the generated PDF-file.
Your application number is seen on the printout of the application form (in the upper left corner)!
Step 2
- For students with a Bachelor's degree from a university outside of Germany:
Please transfer the processing fee of 25 Euro to the university bank account:
Please give the payment reference precisely in the format shown above so that the payment can be assigned to your application.IMT amount:
25 EUR
Beneficiary:
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Beneficiary's address:
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2, 07745 Jena, Germany
Beneficiary's bank account number (IBAN):
DE25820500003004444331
BIC/SWIFT-Code:
HELADEFF820
Bank:
Landesbank-Hessen-Thueringen (HELABA)
Bank address:
Bonifaciusstrasse 16, 99084 Erfurt, Germany
Payment reference:
SI Appl 10204 - (Your application number) - (Your family name)
Payment variant:
OUR (sender pays costs)
Additional fees might be charged for international bank transfers by your local bank as well as by the receiving bank in Germany. Please arrange with your bank that all extra fees will be charged to you as the remitter (choose OUR as payment variant). Applications can only be processed after the full amount of 25 Euro has arrived at the university's bank account.
Step 3
Prepare a stack of your documents in the following sequence and send it by post or email. Please do not staple the documents:
Please check the correctness of the data in your application sent to our university, in particular if you apply through an agency. The applicant is liable for the truth of the data and certificates, even if he commissions an agency to submit his application.
- Signed printout of the filled online application form for the Master's programme
- Curriculum vitae (computer generated)
- Motivation letter
- Certificate of the university degree (Bachelor’s degree)
- Certificate of university courses taken with marks (of all universities you studied at)
- Proof of knowledge of English language
- Leaving certificate (diploma) of senior secondary school
- Copy of passport (page with personal data)
- Copy of your bank transfer form
- Printout of the confirmation of receipt of your room application from the Studentenwerk (as soon as available)
- For applicants from P.R. China or Vietnam: Copy of certificate APS of successful proof of university records (from German embassy in your country).
- For applicants from Mongolia: Certificate of authenticity of proof from the office for university studies of the German embassy in Ulan Bator.
- Optional only: GRE test and, for students from India, GATE test, if available
- Optional only: Additional documents like recommendation letters etc.
- Item 4 can be sent later, if it has not yet been issued.
- If send through post, items 4 to 7 should be certified by a German embassy or consulate. You may also send the documents certified by a local authority or a lawyer - in this case you are required to bring the originals or copies certified by a German embassy with you for the enrolment. If there is something incorrect, your admission will be cancelled.
Important: Due to the limited availability of postal services in some countries, it is now possible to apply with scanned documents at first. You may send your soft copies to scientific-instrumentation@eah-jena.de. Please make sure to get good quality scans of your documents using a scan software (App) or a scanning device. Make sure, files are not to large but good quality. You may use the stack order published below (Application - Step by step, point 3). We would like to ask you to create one PDF file in the given order. Otherwise, please name the documents using the given numbers, e.g. filename: 1_online_application_form.pdf, 2_curriculum_vitae.pdf and so on.
After submitting soft copies, posting the hard copies will not be required. The originals have to be provided upon enrolment, if admission is granted and accepted.
Step 4
If you prefer to post your documents, please send them to the following address:
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
University of Applied Sciences Jena
Department of SciTec
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2
07745 Jena
Germany
We will send a confirmation by email after having received your application. The arrival of a great many applications in some periods and other duties may cause the confirmation to be delayed.
Important Note: Please consider, that we do not return application documents. Neither do we refund the application fee for rejected applications.
Please check the correctness of the data in your application sent to our university, in particular if you apply through an agency. The applicant is liable for the truth of the data and certificates, even if he commissions an agency to submit his application.
Assessement criteria:
- Weighting of the final grade of the first academic degree: score = (4 - final grade or preliminary average grade) * 25 points.
- Evaluation of the quality and fit of the completed bachelor's degree (up to 25 points)
- Evaluation of the quality of special scientific achievements through research work in relevant field (up to 15 points).
To be eligible for admission, 50 of the 115 possible points are required.
Please note that a preliminary assessment of the chances of admission is unfortunately not possible.
study regulations, examination regulations, info flyer
01.03. - 01.06.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ronny Gerbach
- +49 3641 205 401
- 04.03.18