- English-taught
- Winter semester intake
Photon Science and Technology (M.Sc.)
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- not confirmed
- Intake
- Winter semester
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Open: apply now All applicants · Winter semester
KIT's second photonics master, linked to Helmholtz accelerator and light-source research — together with Optics and Photonics it forms a photonics cluster unique on this platform. Based at KIT Campus South for teaching, with research links to the Helmholtz programmes at Campus North.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- not confirmed
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- typically IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (B2 CEFR) — confirm on the programme page
- German
- not required
- Also required
- Open admission (non-NC). APS certificate required for Indian applicants. Prior-degree requirements not yet confirmed — check the programme page.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | Winter semester | ⚠ 1 December for the FOLLOWING winter (2027/28) — roughly ten months before the semester starts, by far the earliest deadline on this platform. Miss it and you wait a full year. This outlier comes from KIT's official programme table; verify on the programme page before relying on it. Winter intake only; same date for EU and non-EU applicants. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
Baden-Württemberg state university: non-EU/EEA students pay €1,500/semester tuition IN ADDITION to the €201.50/semester semester contribution (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students; contribution = €80 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12 student body). EU/EEA and exchange students pay only the semester contribution; a second degree costs €650/semester. No Deutschlandsemesterticket exists at KIT — €17.50 of the contribution funds a base KVV ticket valid weekday evenings (18:00–06:00) and all day at weekends/holidays only; budget separately for daytime transport (under-27s: D-Ticket JugendBW). The fee was upheld by VG Karlsruhe in Dec 2024. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/imstudium/gebuehren.php (page-dated 16.04.2026).
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- www.intl.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.sle.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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Where graduates go
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official Official programme table — language, NC status, deadlines (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via the KIT online portal (no uni-assist) (opens in a new tab)
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