SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (M.SC.)

The Scientific Instrumentation programme offered at the Jena University of Applied Sciences is designed to prepare the student for employment in research and development focusing on technical and scientific instruments or processes. The aim is to enable students to design and develop scientific instruments on their own initiative and to manage and coordinate research and development projects.
For more than a century now, Jena has been known as a technological centre specialising in the development and production of scientific instruments. Both the industry and the research institutes based in this city are involved in applied physics, physics technology, optics, precision engineering, measurement technology, sensor engineering, micro- and nanotechnology and medical engineering.
The development of high-tech processes and cutting-edge measurement techniques and instruments are crucial to industrial competitiveness.

The Scientific Instrumentation programme is a postgraduate course of study. It presupposes the completion of the precision engineering or physics engineering Bachelor's degree programmes or other courses of study in physics or engineering sciences.

Master's graduates in Scientific Instrumentation will be qualified to work in industry, in research institutes or as engineering consultants. With their broad knowledge in engineering physics as well as in precision engineering they are especially prepared to perform interdisciplinary work. Their strength is in the application of science knowledge to engineering problems.

A Master's graduate in Scientific Instrumentation will be able to be the link between pure scientists and engineers in an interdisciplinary workgroup. He or she will be prepared to cope with new application problems by being trained in systematic analysis and diagnosis of a problem as well as in methods of prescribing solutions.

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a technical or scientific field, whose curriculum covers the special educational prerequisites for the Master's Programme in Scientific Instrumentation. Such degrees should be, in particular, those awarded in physics engineering, precision engineering, physics, electronic engineering, mechatronics, medical engineering, mechanical engineering and comparable study programmes. 
• A good command of English, demonstrated either by a TOEFL or IELTS test. Minimum levels of English: Paper-based TOEFL 550 points, internet-based TOEFL 79 points, IELTS overall band score of 6.0. The test shall not date back more than two years.

Language is considered a key to a country's culture. Learning German is not only a basic requirement for the vast majority of courses in Germany, it also helps you to find your way around everyday life in Germany and to get to know many exciting people. 

To enroll in a German-language course, you must provide evidence of one of the following German certificates:

• German language diploma from the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs - second level
• German language test for university entrance (DSH) 2 or 3
• Goethe Certificate C 2: Large German Language Diploma (GDS)
• German part of the assessment test of a preparatory college
• Telc German C1 Hochschule
• Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) with at least 4 points in all sub-areas (16 points in total)