If you want to explore the worlds of chemistry and biochemistry at the nanoscale, investigating exciting issues within areas such as solid-state materials, surface chemistry, biomaterials, and more, then this profile could be the perfect choice for you. At the nanoscale, fascinating and mysterious new physical, chemical, and biological properties emerge, and you will have the chance to work alongside renowned researchers in world-class facilities, operating at the global forefront of the race to understand these phenomena.
When choosing the Chemistry and biochemistry track, you will study the following:
The synthesis, properties, and structure of solid-state materials
Surface chemistry
Polymer chemistry & physics
Biomaterials
Biophysical chemistry
Bioanalytical chemistry
Advanced organic chemistry
Surface engineering
The master’s program in nanotechnology as a whole is tailored towards students who are interested in international careers in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, both at the fundamental level, and in the design and creation of components at the nanoscale.
Besides equipping you with a solid theoretical background in physics, chemistry, and the technology of nanoscale systems, the program will also provide you with knowledge of the innovative possibilities of nanotechnology and ample hands-on experience in experimental techniques.
Future applications within electronics, telecommunication, and information systems, including quantum computers, medicine, and natural or artificial biosystems will rely heavily upon progress in nanoscale technologies. Proficiency in theoretical and practical aspects of these areas will be important both within industry and academia.
A unique feature of the program is that you will also become part of the research environment at Chalmers, with access to our cleanroom and other world-class facilities for labs and group projects. This means that you will have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with researchers building the Swedish quantum computer at the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology.
Our clean room is one of the few worldwide where master's students can carry out their projects. You will also be introduced to other modern laboratories for both manufacturing and analysis, even in your first year.
The conclusion of the program consists of a thesis based on a half-or full-year research work carried out with some of the researchers in the area, either within our departments or with industrial partners. You will have the possibility to continue working in the laboratories as part of your master's thesis.
When you graduate from this program, you will be able to take up key roles in tomorrow’s frontier of nano-innovation in industry or academia. The skills and knowledge you acquire in understanding and designing new materials and devices with applications in energy production, medicine, and electronics will ensure you are in high demand in society.
General entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Technology, or Architecture
To fulfill the general entry requirement for a Master's program at Chalmers (at advanced level/the second cycle), the prospective student must hold a degree that is equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree (minimum 3 years, 180 Swedish higher education credits) in either Science, Engineering, Technology or Architecture.
All applicants must document their formal academic qualifications to prove their eligibility. Only documentation from internationally recognized universities will be approved by the Swedish Council for Higher Education which manages the website universityadmissions.se.
If an applicant is also a holder of a second degree such as a Master's degree, that may be to fulfill specific (course) requirements, it cannot be used to fulfill the general entry requirement on its own.
In your final year of Bachelor's Studies
Students in their last year of studies who don't yet have documentation of their soon-to-be-completed degree can be accepted.
Restrictions
Degrees that are constructed on one another cannot consist of the same course
Applicants who fulfill the general entry requirements for the second cycle (master’s level) programs and eventually specific entry requirements can be admitted to a master’s program. Applicants cannot be evaluated as unqualified in the qualifying academic merits which include courses from the program’s plan in those programs that they have applied for if that occurs.
Courses included in an earned first cycle degree (bachelor’s level) or professional qualification of at least 180 cr. (180hp) or the equivalent foreign qualification that are prerequisites for master’s qualifications may not be included in the higher qualifications. This also applies to prerequisite courses for master’s programs, regardless of whether they are included in the underlying qualification. *
*) Local Qualifications Framework for Chalmers University of Technology - first and second cycle qualifications.
Restrictions for Citizens from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Chalmers cannot admit applicants with citizenship of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea only to any program or course, due to the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) 329/2007.
For applicants with double citizenship of which one is of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the other of another country, the citizenship of the other country has precedence in this respect.​
