
Scientific Instrumentation
- Englisch
Alleinstellungsmerkmale
- International Master's course
- Engineering and Physics interdisciplinary
- Research and development focusing on technical and scientific instruments or processes
Der zunehmende Mangel an hoch qualifizierten Fachkräften für den technisch-wissenschaftlichen Bereich bedeutet national wie international exzellente Berufschancen für die Absolventen des Masterstudiengangs Scientific Instrumentation. Die Industrie- und Forschungslandschaft der Region Jena bietet hervorragende Bedingungen für das gewählte Studiengangsprofil. Zahlreiche Firmen beschäftigen sich mit Mess- und Sensortechnik, Optik, Analysentechnik, Mikrotechnik und Medizintechnik. Die engen Kontakte der Lehrenden mit den Industriebetrieben und Forschungsinstituten garantieren eine praxisnahe Ausbildung mit aktuellen Lehrinhalten. Die Nachfrage nach Praktikanten und Absolventen der ingenieurtechnischen Studiengänge übersteigt zur Zeit das Angebot. Der Masterabschluss in Scientific Instrumentation berechtigt zur Aufnahme eines Promotionsverfahrens an einer Universität.
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.
The curriculum imparts to our students the knowledge and abilities for a future work in industry or research institutes.
The course is designed to provide the professional as well as the multidisciplinary competences which are required for a successful career. This includes knowledge in science and engineering as well as key qualifications.
Depending on the prerequisites of each individual student the first semester includes postgraduate foundation modules on advanced topics of applied physics or precision engineering.
Depending on the prerequisites of each individual student the first semester includes postgraduate foundation modules on advanced topics of applied physics or precision engineering.
From semester two the students choose four out of eight elective modules: Materials for Sensores and Electronics, Micro- and Nanotechnology, Optical Instruments, Gas Sensing and Aerosol Measurement, FEM and Simulation, Advanced 3D-Design, Precision Instrumentation and Scientific Computing. The language of instruction of the entire curriculum is English.
Semester three includes a research internship and the fourth semester students the work on a master's thesis in which a research project or a high-tech development project is performed. The research work for the internship and the master's thesis can be done in our university, in one of our partner universities, in a research centre or in a research department in industry.
It is jointly supervised by the according institution and our university.
The curriculum has a modular structure.
Credit points are granted following the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) for every successfully finished module. This system facilitates the recognition of course modules studied at different universities.
Sem. | Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4 | Module 5 | |||||||||
1 | Required elective modules I | Physical Materials Diagnostics | Quality Management | Scientific Writing and Presentation | Non-technical module 1 / German | |||||||||
2 | Required elective modules II | Soft Skills | Non-technical module 2 / German | |||||||||||
3 | Research Internship | |||||||||||||
4 | Master Thesis | Colloquium |
Required elective modules I: | 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 Required elective modules II | 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 | Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning |
Modulübersicht
- 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
„Really liked the university staff, people in Jena and the cost of living is also much cheaper when compared to other cities in Germany.”
"Scientific Instrumentation ist ein sehr flexibler Studiengang, bei dem man nach dem ersten Semester gezielt vertiefen kann. Die Dozenten sind sehr engagiert und hilfsbereit. Die Hochschule ist sehr forschungsstark, wodurch sich für Studierende auch Möglichkeiten zur Arbeit in diversen Forschungsgruppen ergeben.“
Die Zulassung zum Masterstudiengang setzt ein Hochschulstudium mit gutem Abschluss in einem natur- oder ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Studiengang voraus, dessen Curriculum die fachlichen Eingangsvoraussetzungen abdeckt (z.B. Physikalische Technik, Feinwerktechnik, Physik, Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Mechatronik, Medizintechnik) sowie gute Englischkenntnisse. Über die Aufnahme wird in einer Zulassungsprüfung entschieden. Absolventen anderer Bachelorstudiengänge als Physikalische Technik oder Feinwerktechnik brauchen umfassende Vorkenntnisse in Engineering Design, Materials Science und Instrumentation. Sind diese Vorkenntnisse nicht in vollem Umfang vorhanden, dann erteilt die Auswahlkommission die Belegung und erfolgreiche Absolvierung aller postgradualen Basismodule (Solid State Physics, Microsystems Engineering, Design of Precision Devices und Introduction to FEM) als Auflage.
Bewertungskriterien:
- Gewichtung der Abschlussnote des ersten akademischen Abschlusses: Punktezahl = (4 - Abschlussnote bzw. vorläufige Durchschnittsnote) * 25 Punkte
- Bewertung der Qualität und Passgenauigkeit des absolvierten Bachelorstudiums (bis zu 25 Punkten)
- Bewertung der Qualität von besonderen wissenschaftlichen Leistungen durch Forschungsarbeiten auf relevantem Fachgebiet (bis zu 15 Punkten)
Um eine Zulassung zu erhalten, sind 50 der 115 möglichen Punkte erforderlich.
Bitte beachten Sie, dass eine Vorabeinschätzung der Zulassungschancen leider nicht möglich ist.
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- 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 three years.
The entry requirement for the Master’s degree programme is a university degree with competent final degree grades in physics, science or a scientific engineering discipline whose curriculum covers the subject entry requirements (e.g. physics, physics engineering, microtechnology,precision engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, electronics ). English proficiency is also mandatory. The postgradual basis modules in semester one are assigned to the students depending on their Bachelor course to bring all the students with their different background to a comparable level.
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.
- 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.
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.
01.03. - 01.06.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ronny Gerbach
- +49 3641 205 401
- 04.03.18