Doctoral program in Photonics 36 months PHD Programme By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

2,001 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Physics and AstronomyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Physics and Astronomy

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Photonics is the science that studies light and its creation, propagation, manipulation and interaction with matter. The result is a multidisciplinary technology with applications in communications, industry, nanotechnology, biology, medicine, etc. For decades, photonics has given way to endless applications that have a positive effect on our futures and on our day-to-day lives. To name a few examples, modern fibre-optics-based communications systems, optical diagnostic and therapeutic tools in medicine, laser-based means of production, optical sensors and metrology, and photovoltaic energy are photonic solutions to current problems..The doctoral programme in Photonics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is taught by The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) within the framework of the UPC’s Doctoral School. The ICFO is a research centre dedicated to the study of light-related sciences and technologies, and it has been accredited as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence. Created in 2002 by the Government of Catalonia and the UPC, the ICFO also accepts ambitious sponsorship programmes financed by the Fundació Privada Cellex and Mir-Puig foundations, both in Barcelona. The Institute has a threefold mission: to conduct cutting-edge research, to transfer knowledge and technology and to train postgraduates, mainly doctoral degree holders. Currently, it is one of the leading centres in the world in its field.. Theses revolve around four lines of research that make up the doctoral programme in Photonics: biomedical photonics, quantum optics, nonlinear optics and nano-photonics. These four lines of research prioritise photonic applications in healthcare, renewable energies and information technologies and they are carried out in long-term programmes and medium-term projects in a range of fields, including quantum information technologies, advanced screens, nano-photonic devices, graphene photonics, remote sensors, solar cells, optoelectronics, integrated optics, ultra-fast optics, super-resolution imaging techniques and therapeutic and diagnostic biomedical technologies, among others.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Physics and Astronomy

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Photonics is the science that studies light and its creation, propagation, manipulation and interaction with matter. The result is a multidisciplinary technology with applications in communications, industry, nanotechnology, biology, medicine, etc. For decades, photonics has given way to endless applications that have a positive effect on our futures and on our day-to-day lives. To name a few examples, modern fibre-optics-based communications systems, optical diagnostic and therapeutic tools in medicine, laser-based means of production, optical sensors and metrology, and photovoltaic energy are photonic solutions to current problems..The doctoral programme in Photonics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is taught by The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) within the framework of the UPC’s Doctoral School. The ICFO is a research centre dedicated to the study of light-related sciences and technologies, and it has been accredited as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence. Created in 2002 by the Government of Catalonia and the UPC, the ICFO also accepts ambitious sponsorship programmes financed by the Fundació Privada Cellex and Mir-Puig foundations, both in Barcelona. The Institute has a threefold mission: to conduct cutting-edge research, to transfer knowledge and technology and to train postgraduates, mainly doctoral degree holders. Currently, it is one of the leading centres in the world in its field.. Theses revolve around four lines of research that make up the doctoral programme in Photonics: biomedical photonics, quantum optics, nonlinear optics and nano-photonics. These four lines of research prioritise photonic applications in healthcare, renewable energies and information technologies and they are carried out in long-term programmes and medium-term projects in a range of fields, including quantum information technologies, advanced screens, nano-photonic devices, graphene photonics, remote sensors, solar cells, optoelectronics, integrated optics, ultra-fast optics, super-resolution imaging techniques and therapeutic and diagnostic biomedical technologies, among others.

Admission Requirements

59+
72+
5.5+
160+

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February(open in new window))

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

    Note 2: Governing Council Decision 64/2014, which approves the procedure and criteria for assessing the fulfilment of academic admission requirements for doctoral studies by holders of non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014)

3 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
2,001 EUR
International
2,001 EUR

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