Master in Photonics Engineering (INTERUNIVERSITY)

This is a master's degree that is taught during an academic course with a set of 30 ECTS (European Credits Transfer) of compulsory subjects, 18 ECTS of elective subjects and 12 ECTS of Master's thesis Work.

The optional subjects are distributed in 2 training tracks. The student should choose at least 12 ECTS within a specific track to get a mention on it. It is also possible to combine subjects from both tracks. Plus a New Trends and Entrepreneurship subject is offered, which includes a series of seminars, including activities related to entrepreneurship (how to start a spin-off, intellectual property rights, Innovation management ...), along with an optional internship for the development of photonic systems applications. This subject allows to approach the student to practical cases in the professional environment or to the latest research trends. There is also the possibility of developing short international mobility activities.

In the compulsory subjects, the basic fundamentals for the design of photonic subsystems with novel technologies are covered, from an applied engineering perspective (in modulus M1) and its practical implementation at the laboratory level together with the necessary simulation tools (in modulus M2). Most of the elective credits are distributed in 2 tracks: photonic systems (I1) described in modulus M3 and photonics devices (I2) described in modulus M4. There is another modulus M5 including internship, and compulsory entrepreneur activities.

The different subjects will be taught at one of the 3 universities that participate in the master degree program: Carlos III of Madrid University, Polytechnic of Madrid University and Alcalá University.

* Its teaching is conditioned to the number of students finally admitted to the master's program.

C) Compulsory: 30 ECTS

E) Elective: 18 ECTS

TFM) Master thesis: 12 ECTS

course Programs

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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2017

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• External Evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

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☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

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FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

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Requirements

General prerequisites: incoming students must meet the requirements established by the Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28 September 2021, which apply to both Spanish university degrees and institutions of the European Higher Education Area and to foreign educational systems, without the need for its homologation, after verification by the university that it accredits a level of training equivalent to the official Spanish degree and that it qualifies the holder for admission to a master's degree.

The prerequisite for admission to the Master in Photonics Engineering programme concerns the following student profile:

Graduates:

• Graduate in Telecommunication Engineering (Degree in Telecommunication Technologies Engineering, Degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering, Degree in Communications Electronic Engineering, Degree in Telematics Engineering, Degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering)
• Graduate in Industrial Engineering (depending on the specialization),
• Graduate in Materials Engineering,
• Graduate in Physics (depending on the specialization)

Former degrees:

• Telecommunication Engineer or Industrial Engineer (5 yrs)
• Graduate in Physical Sciences
• Technical Engineer Telecommunication or Industrial Technical Engineer in Electronics (3 yrs) (depending on professional experience)
• Other engineering degree (depending on the curricula).

Concerning the abroad students, equivalent Degrees required are: 4 yrs or 3 yrs Bachelor Electrical Engineer or Physics (depending on curricula), 4 yrs Bachelor in related topics depending on curricula (Biomedical, Aeronautical…) and 5 yrs Electronic or Communications Engineer

Other degrees with sufficient training in the field of photonics and technology both nationally and internationally, may be considered by the Master´s Academic Committee.  

Admission criteria

The following criteria will be considered:

* Every course, the Master´s Academic Committee will elaborate a list of related degrees and their qualification according to the degree and institution.

A personal interview with the Master´s Academic Committee may be also considered in the event that the course is oversubscribed due to high demand.

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

TUITION FEES

Reservation fee: €450 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €2,701.2 (€45.02/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €5,044.2 (€84.07/ECTS credit)

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NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

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