Applied Optics
Outcome (diploma or credits): Master of Science (ITMO University)
Duration: 2 years, 120 credits
Language: English
Application Deadline: 09 August 2021
Admission Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in the field of Physics or Engineering (preferably in photonics), with excellent/good grades; CV & motivation letter; the upper-intermediate level of English*
Tuition Fee: 242,000 rubles per year for Russian students; 262,000 rubles per year for international students
Please note that obtaining an invitation and a visa will take at least a month. We ask you to apply for the Master’s program before July 15, 2021, in order to take the entrance exams and receive your documents in due time.
Career Options: graduates will be able to work as researchers, optical engineers, and optical designers at R&D companies, laboratories, innovative startups, as well as leading international and Russian universities.
Program description
The Master’s degree program in Applied Optics is aimed at training highly qualified specialists in the field of optical systems design. The program's graduates can work at industrial companies and research centers that focus on developing optical and optoelectronic devices, as well as the fields related to CAD technologies, optical imaging modeling, image processing and AI.
Contents of the Program
1st semester (30 ECTS):
English in Professional Activities 2 ECTS
Data Processing and Analysis (online) 3 ECTS
Optical System Design I 3 ECTS
Photonics 3 ECTS
Creative Technologies (online) 4 ECTS
Optional Module (chosen by a student) 4 ECTS:
- Negotiation, Influence and Conflict Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Business and Science Ethics, Research Management
- Personal Efficiency and Time Management
- Internationalization of Research
- Effective Team Management
Research Internship 11 ECTS
2nd semester (30 ECTS):
English in Professional Activities 2 ECTS
Applied Artificial Intelligence 3 ECTS
Wave Optics 3 ECTS
Digital Signal Processing in Optoelectronics 3 ECTS
Design of Optical Devices and Systems + Project 5 ECTS
Testing Methods for Optical Elements and Systems 4 ECTS
Sources and Receivers of Optical Radiation 3 ECTS
Research Internship 7 ECTS
3rd semester (30 ECTS):
Instrumental Optics 3 ECTS
Image Processing 3 ECTS
Optical System Design + Project II 3 ECTS
Optical Image Modeling 3 ECTS
Methods and Means of Videomatics 3 ECTS
Methods and Means of Colorimetry 3 ECTS
Research Internship 6 ECTS
Design Internship 6 ECTS
4th semester (30 ECTS):
Design Internship 15 ECTS
Industrial Internship, Predefence 9 ECTS
Master’s Thesis Preparation and Defense 6 ECTS
* The applicants are required to pass the entrance examinations successfully. Please be informed that the double-degree option will be available only to the most successful students on a competitive basis.
How to apply?
To apply, please follow our step-by-step application guide.
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Contact
ITMO International Admission Office
international@itmo.ru