Master's degree in Photonics
Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB)
The goal of the master’s degree in Photonics (master's degree website) is to provide students with a solid grounding in the various areas of photonics and with the tools they need to become researchers or entrepreneurs in this field. The most important institutions carrying out research in photonics in the Barcelona area, namely, the UAB, the UB, the UPC and the ICFO, participate in this master’s degree and offer comprehensive training that covers theoretical and applied topics.
- Duration and start date
- One academic year, 60 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Afternoons. Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €1,660 (€4,150 for non-EU residents).
- Telecogresca: 1 scholarship for the 1st.
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
- English
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- From September to December, all courses are taught on the UB (Barcelona) and UAB (Bellaterra) campuses. From December to April, all courses are taught on the UPC’s North Campus (Barcelona).
Laboratory practicals, seminars, visits and master’s theses, however, may be carried out at any of the four participating institutions. - Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
- Students must be in possession of an official University degree in a scientific or technological field corresponding to at least 180 ECTS credits (validated for European students or students from partner countries), in the fields of physics, engineering physics, telecommunications engineering, electrical, mechanical and electronic engineering and optics, or in a related field such as nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanophotonics and bioengineering.
Other qualifications (in chemistry, materials science, biology, etc.) may be considered by the admissions committee, which will recommend specific bridging courses. - Admission criteria
- Admission to the master’s degree in Photonics is evaluated in view of applicants’ academic records (their academic performance as well as the appropriateness of their qualification).
The following aspects will also be considered:- A letter of recommendation from a person with a scientific or academic background in the field of optics/photonics or a related discipline who has interacted with the student.
- Professional experience in the field of optics/photonics or a related discipline.
- Proof of scientific activity in the field of optics/photonics, such as collaboration with established research groups, scientific publications and presentations at conferences.
- A personal interview with the admissions committee (if necessary).
- Places
- 35
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
- UPC school
- Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB)
- Participating institutions
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - coordinating university
Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Universitat de Barcelona (UB) - Academic coordinator
- Crina Cojocaru
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for master's degree courses at the UPC