COMIENZO
DE CLASES - LUNES 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2011
Facultad de Ciencias, Módulo 13, Aula 01.13.AU.403
HORARIO |
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| Open
Application Period / Course
2010-2011 |
| First
Period |
24
march - 18 june 2010 |
| Master
Admission |
| For
all students even if they have not completed studies of access |
| Second
Period - extended the deadline for Second Period |
2 august - 3 september 2010 |
| Providing
that the quota has not been filled in the first term. |
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| No
admission of new students held in the second semester |
BACKGROUND
The present
Program is the fusion and consolidation of previous degrees imparted
by the Department of Materials Physics: PhD Program in “Materials
Physics” and Master in Photonics successfully developed along
the previous academic years. Former graduates are exerting their professional
activities either in photonics related companies or in research institutions.
The
program “Doctorate in Materials Physics” has been awarded
with “MENCIÓN DE CALIDAD”
(quality recognition award) by the Ministry of Education and Science.
PRESENTATION
The overall purpose of the present Program
is the education in the scientific area of Photonics in order to form
skilled professionals in this fast evolving discipline.
Photonics could be defined as the science of generating, controlling,
and detecting light (photons). It is termed in analogy with electronics,
emphasizing the ability of fabricating devices that operate with photons
rather than with electrons.
Photonics is an outgrowing discipline since the appearance of the first
semiconductor light emitters and the laser, both appearing in the early
1960s.
This subject has very important implications both in the fundamental
scientific research (integrated optics, spectroscopy and metrology,
non-linear phenomena, quantum information) and in economically important
areas including devices applied in optical communications, displays,
data recording or medical diagnostics. Recent advances include the study
on how the interaction of light (photons) with matter becomes affected
by the reduction in the physical dimensions (nano-materials) or in the
temporal scale (ultra-short processes).
The potential applications of photonics are virtually unlimited and
continuously growing.
As a consequence of this fast growing of the field, there is a need
of specialization and know-how updating for the graduates in Science
and Engineering schools that aims to be provided by the present “Postgraduate
Programme” in “Physics of the light and of the matter”
and the Master in Photonics.
ADMISSION
CRITERIA
Admission
requirements to the Master in Photonics: Applicants should have, at
the beginning of the course, a ) , graduate or engineering degree
are required. The convenience of taking other additional complementary
levelling studies will be studied in each case depending on the previous
formation of the candidate.
In order to carry out the postgraduate studies the Master title will
be required. The Coordination Postgraduate Commission will examine,
the suitability of this title in accordance to the Program requirements.
A maximum
of 30 vacancies are offered.
The minimum
graduate admission requirements are:
1. A bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution
(minimum 3 years full time study or 180 ECTS credits) in Electrical
Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, Materials Science or a related
discipline. Students in their last year of such a bachelor programme
will however also be considered.
2. Sufficient English language ability. Candidates from countries where
English is not one of the official languages, must prove their knowledge
of English, with a certificate or by proving that they have received
their education in English. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 or 213 for
the computer based tests and a score of 6.5 of IELTS with minimum of
6.0 per each part are required.
Candidates will be ranked according to the criteria given below:
1. Obtained degrees. Applicants are recommended also to provide additional
information (short course description, course credits,…) on the
courses they have taken during their previous studies, especially in
the fields of electromagnetics, optics, electronics, telecommunications
and semiconductor physics.
2. Grades/marks
3. English language ability
4. Motivation statement
5. Any relevant publications, thesis or project work, etc.
The information about these 5 points has to be given in the application
form.
In addition candidates are asked to provide at least two (2) letters
of reference from persons who are very well acquainted with their academic
performance. These letters have to be sent directly by these persons
to the Office of the EM Master in Photonics. The letters are preferably
sent by email as well as by regular post. Reference letters which are
sent via the applicant are not taken into account.
Candidates that have scored well on the above points will be briefly
interviewed via telephone. They will be asked questions about their
motivation and about their previous experience as well as technical
questions.
Programme
Coordinator:
EUGENIO
CANTELAR ALCAIDE
Departamento de Física de Materiales
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
eugenio.cantelar@uam.es
Programme
Coordination Commission:
