
Optical Scienсеs
(Starting: Both Semesters)
- Starting
- Both Semesters
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction
- Study Mode:
- On campus
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor‘s degree in physics or a closely related field of science or engineering. In addition, profound knowledge of mathematics and physics has to be demonstrated. Specific requirements are:
- Higher Mathematics (minimum 15 ECTS credit points).
- Quantum Theory/Quantum Physics (minimum 10 ECTS credit points).
- Electrodynamics/Optics (minimum 10 ECTS credit points).
- Physics Laboratory (5 ECTS credit pοints).
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
Specification: Min. 3,0
Specification: V
Specification: 310 in Speaking and Writing in conjunction with 785 in Listening and Reading.
Specification: V
Info events by the University

Future Skills | Lunch & Learn | incl. lunch
With "Future Skills | Lunch & Learn", HU offers international students and PhD candidates four interactive trainings over a shared lunch. The topics: finding your purpose, understanding the German higher education system, staying resilient and navigating uncertainty. Practical tools included – plus the chance to connect with others.

Information Session: Residence Permit Applications for International Students
Planning to apply for or extend your residence permit and unsure how the process works in Berlin? In this online info session, HU's Welcome Centre walks you through it step by step: required documents, how to get an appointment with the Berlin Immigration Office (LEA) and practical tips for a successful application.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
Other EU Students 
| Intake | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
| Application deadline | 28 Junein > 8 months | 15 Januaryin 86 days |
| Application mode | Uni-assist (VPD) → More info | Uni-assist (VPD) → More info |
| Application fee | uni-assist Fees: €75 for the first application, €30 for each additional application (in the given semester). | uni-assist Fees: €75 for the first application, €30 for each additional application (in the given semester). |
Application Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
Please note that an application cannot be considered unless uni-assist has received all the required documentation within the prescribed period.
The following documents must be attached to an application:
- Officially authenticated copies of educational certificates obtained so far, including the secondary school leaving certificate together with marks received and, if applicable, university entrance examination documentation, evidence of study areas and grades obtained in previous studies including an explanation of the given grading system, graduation certificate and, if applicable, diploma supplement.
- Enrolment certificate, if you are a student at another German or European higher education institution at the time you apply for a place at Humboldt, or certificate of exmatriculation (Exmatrikulationsbescheinigung) specifying the areas of study and number of semesters if you have previously studied at another higher education institution in Germany.
- German translations of all certificates (exception: documents in English) as officially authenticated copies.
- Evidence of German language skills (see language requirements) and/or English, French, Spanish proof, etc. as officially authenticated copies - if applicable for the chosen subject.
- CV starting with the beginning of school education up till now.
- A photocopy of your passport or identity card (for applicants from the EU).
- The self-assessment sheet is required for some Masters (available as a pdf file on the uni-assist application portal). For every master, the entry and language requirements have to be taken into accοunt.
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