Default track (on campus)

English
VUB Photonics Campus Gooik
120
 ECTS
2 years

The on-campus track consists of:

1. In the first year of the model learning track:

- Compulsory General Courses

- Advanced Photonics Electives



2. In the second year of the model learning track:

- Compulsory General Courses

- Advanced Photonics Electives

- Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives

- a Master Thesis Project



International mobility is not mandatory, yet still promoted. It can be realized through:

- a Long Internship or a Short Internship done abroad;

- a master thesis carried out abroad;

- Erasmus+ exchange courses abroad, possibly combined with the master thesis;

- Internationalization@home: strong international component in master thesis, course Recent Trends in Photonics, possible other UGent/VUB courses with strong international component.

Master of Science in Photonics Engineering: on campus track

Compulsory courses

Compulsory courses: year 1

Business Management and Entrepreneurship
3
Lasers
4
Optical Materials
6
Photonics
4
Mathematics in Photonics
4
Laboratories in Photonics Research
6
Business Aspects of Technology: Micro-electronics and Photonics
3
Optical Communication Systems
6
Sensors, Actuators and Microsystem Electronics
6
Physics of Semiconductor Technologies and Devices
4
Microphotonics
6

Compulsory courses: year 2

Recent trends in Photonics
4

Master Thesis Project

Master Thesis Project
30

Electives

Optional Internships

Students can select one of the optional internships as part of their electives.

Long Internship in Photonics
10
Short Internship in Photonics
5

Advanced Photonics Electives

You choose a total of 12 up to 16 credits of courses from the following options

Introduction to Quantum Physics for Electrical Engineering
4
Micro- and nanophotonic semiconductor devices
4
Optical Sensors
4
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
4
Quantum optics
4
Photonic Integrated Circuits
4
Lighting Technology
4
Research in Photonics
6
Technological processes for photonics and electronics: Laboratory
4
Biophotonics
4
Display Technology
4
High Speed Photonic Components
4
Non-linear optics
4
Optical Spectroscopy of Materials
4
Design of Refractive and Diffractive Optical Imaging Systems
4
Optical Design of Non-Imaging Systems with Ray-tracing software
4

Multidisciplinary Engineering Electives

You select at least 18 ECTS OR 12 ECTS + 'Long Internship in Photonics' OR 17 ECTS + 'Short Internship in Photonics'.

Module Modeling, Measuring and Control Systems

Optimization-based Control Design
4
Model-Based and Data Driven Fault Detection and Isolation
3
Selected Topics in Nonlinear System Identification
3
Identification of Dynamical Systems
4
High-frequency Electronics and Antennas
6
Advanced Measurement and Data Driven Modeling
4

Module Electronics and Information Technology

Machine Learning and Big Data Processing
5
Computer Vision
4
Digital Communications
4
Wireless Communication Channels
4
Mobile and Wireless Networks
4
Image and Video Technology
3
Voice, Image, Coding, Media and Systems
6

Module Physics and Materials

Computational Physics
6
Quantum Field Theory
6
General Relativity
6
Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
6

Module Life Sciences

Modelling of Physiological Systems
6
From Genome to Organism
6
Quantitative Cell Biology
3
Biomechanics
6
Medical Imaging
6

Module Business Engineering

Innovation Strategy
5
Marketing
6
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
3
Technological Business Development Project - EUTOPIA Learning Unit
6
IP Management and Technology Transfer (Chaire Solvay)
5
Supply Chain Management
6
Total number of ECTS
120