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Facts and Data

  • Duration: 4 semesters
  • Degree Award: Master of Science
  • Language: German/English
  • admission free
  • Special admission requirements

Course of study

Engineering Physics - Master's Programme

Orientation and Goals

This master's programme is offered jointly by the University of Oldenburg and the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) Emden/Leer, and is intended to fill the gap between traditional physics and engineering. Students gain a comprehensive understanding in selected areas of physics. Additionally, the application of physics and engineering is elaborated upon in a focal area that can be chosen from the areas of "Laser & Optics", "Biomedical Physics", "Acoustics" and "Renewable Energies". Furthermore, this programme is international in its orientation, and students from many continents work closely together in lectures, practice sessions, and projects.

Study Design and Contents

Students are qualified for employment in research and industry through an introduction to modern technologies. In the integrated research project, students gain valuable experience in a research centre or in a company. Modules amounting to 51 credit points focus on the natural sciences and engineering, 33 credit points in the specialisation area including an internship, 6 credit points are reserved for management and the master's thesis is worth 30 credit points.

Teaching and Learning

Lectures, seminars, practice sessions, and external internships. Most modules are offered in English.

Reasons for Studying

Our profile:
  • physics combined with engineering
  • mathematics lectures dealing with mathematical methods for physics and engineering
  • theoretical physics dealing with application situations
  • specialisation area to be freely chosen from biomedical physics, lasers and optics, materials science, renewable energies, acoustics
  • excellent future prospects
  • international students and international environment.

Foreign Language Skills

In order to study this course at the University of Oldenburg as a student from outside of Germany, you need an adequate knowledge of German.

German Language Proficiency
You can proof your German language proficiency with the following language certificates:
  • DSH: Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (Level 1)
  • TestDaF: Test – Deutsch als Fremdsprache (with level 3 in all four areas)

English Language Proficiency see admissions regulations
You can proof your English language proficiency with the following language certificates:
  • Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2
  • University entrance qualification or an university degree obtained in English (within the last two years)

The proof of language proficiency must be presented for the enrolment. For other proof possiblities see: Language requirements

Careers and Areas of Employment

As a result of the programme's well founded scientific and practical qualities, graduates are very well qualified for all areas of technology oriented industrial and research organisations. With the practical experienced gained in the course of project work, graduates are additionally qualified for management positions, where they can utilise their team work skills and entrepreneurial thinking.

Find out more about the professional field of Physics (in German).

Target Group/Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering Physics, natural or engineering scientifical studies or in a closely related field

English Language Proficiency see admissions regulations
You can proof your English language proficiency with the following language certificates:
  • Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2
  • University entrance qualification or an university degree obtained in English (within the last two years)
  • on average minimum of 8 points in English language in the last two school years

German Language Proficiency
You can proof your German language proficiency with the following language certificates:
  • DSH: Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (Level 1)
  • TestDaF: Test – Deutsch als Fremdsprache (with level 3 in all four areas)

Application/Admission Procedures

This is an open admissions degree course, and applications are accepted for both the winter and summer semesters.
The application deadline for the winter semester is 30 September.
The application deadline for the summer semester is 31 March.

Please note
For open-admission Master's degree programmes it is strongly recommended to submit their applications as early as possible before 15 July for the winter semester and before 15 January for the summer semester. If the supporting documents are submitted after these dates but before the standard application deadlines, your application can only be processed at the start of the lecture period in the new semester. This may result serious problems (German document).

Further Information

Website Engineering Physics
http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/23548.html#MEP
(Changed: 2021-01-14)