Program Overview
The Photonics at University of Eastern Finland is a MSc programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Photonics programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Finland and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: EUR 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
- Location: Joensuu, Finland
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Photonics programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Courses and laboratory practices 90 ECTS
- MSc Thesis 30 ECTS
- General studies provides basics for the further studies.
- Core courses provides the fundamental basis for light and light-matter interaction.
- Laboratory practices contains a large amount of practical working in photonics.
- Waves and scattering consists of advanced topics on modern light propagation and scattering.
- Light and Matter inspects light-matter interaction in microscopic level.
- Displays, Colors, and Applications introduces some special topics on optics.
- Other courses contains courses that can be included into the MSc degree.
- Master thesis is your own large project.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree or equivalent in physics, optics, photonics, physical and engineering sciences with an extensive physics basic education, or another discipline related to the programme, entailing proficiency in physics and mathematics
- applicant has enough studies of the suitable field of science entailing proficiency in physics/optics and mathematics, but does not yet have the Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree*.
*Conditional admission:
- An applicant who has not graduated by the end of the application period but has enough studies of the suitable field of science entailing proficiency in physics/optics and mathematics, can be chosen to the programme conditionally. Applicant must complete the Bachelor\xc2\x92s studies by June 30. An applicant accepted conditionally, must deliver
- a copy of the original Bachelor diploma or equivalent including a grade
- an official and certified English translation (a notarized copy) of the diploma including a grade to the programme coordinator,\xc2\xa0otherwise the conditional study place will be lost.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
Tuition fees: EUR 12,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Eastern Finland directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Eastern Finland
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
The University of Eastern Finland is a university in Finland, which was founded in 2010 and has campuses in Joensuu and Kuopio.
University Profile- Application Deadline 2013-01-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months