Master in Chemistry

Why enroll in this program?

• Asset n° 1: Prepare for a Ph.D. and gain strong experience for a career in research.
• Asset n°2: Benefit from a pedagogy favoring immersion in a research laboratory environment, gain experience through a research internship, and strengthen your research skills with a 6-month research project.
• Asset n°3: Participate in lectures from key industrial partners, benefit from an interdisciplinary educational program valued by employers, and deepen your understanding of molecular chemistry and interfaces.

Description

Chemistry is a science that can be used to resolve many of the challenges faced by society today, from health issues to sustainable development. This program has been designed to provide students with cutting-edge knowledge in chemistry to be equipped to meet these challenges.

The program builds strong expertise in many different fields of chemistry including organic, organometallic, supramolecular, solid-state, and inorganic. It also builds bridges towards other scientific fields such as biology, material sciences, and energy. This approach paves the way for students to develop innovations at the crossroads of different technological fields. The teaching is supported by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris research units, renowned for their excellence in chemistry including molecular chemistry, physical chemistry, and material sciences.

To complete their Master’s degree, first-year students can enter the following second-year programs:

• Master Year 2 in Materials Chemistry & Interfaces
• Master Year 2 in Molecular Chemistry & Interfaces

Year 2: Materials Chemistry and Interfaces

The Materials Chemistry and Interfaces Master’s program aims to provide a fundamental understanding of all aspects relating to the development and engineering of materials. Students will enhance their ability to research, design, assess, implement, and review solutions to the challenges facing our society across a wide range of materials. The main applications relate to energy, transport, electronics, medicine, nanotechnologies, and health.

The courses are taught by expert academics through formal lecturing and student-led coursework. Students will have access to top-level infrastructure when working on real research projects as part of established research groups.

The Master’s program allows engineers and scientists from a variety of backgrounds (chemistry, chemical engineering, materials, or physics) to build on their experience and expertise. It provides a strong base in engineering and sciences that can be transferred to the next stage of their career in academia or industry.

Year 2: Molecular Chemistry and Interfaces

The Molecular Chemistry and Interfaces (MOCHI) Master’s program is a high-level scientific and academic program offered by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and the Université Paris Saclay. It is devoted to molecular chemistry and its applications in the fields of biology and material sciences.

The program delivers state-of-the-art knowledge in academic sciences and brings students closer to applications in industry. In order to reach a better understanding, students will be given access to molecular modeling tools.

The courses focus on organometallic chemistry and catalysis, supramolecular chemistry, chemobiology, and chemistry for optoelectronics. Delivered in English, the program also includes literature and total synthesis project, as well as a 6-month research project.

Objectives

Year 2: Materials Chemistry and Interfaces

This Master’s program aims to:

• Provide a strong interdisciplinary background in materials science and, in particular, materials science engineering: functional physical/chemical properties, materials synthesis, nanostructuring and shaping, characterization of structural/microstructural/chemical/physical properties, applications, surface states, and engineering.
• Gain experience through practical sessions based on a project and/or learning-by-doing approach - this includes practical training in laboratories. Complete an internship at one of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris laboratories or with an industrial partner.

Year 2: Molecular Chemistry and Interfaces

The program aims to:

• Provide high-level learning in molecular chemistry to train tomorrow’s experts.
• Enable students to build complex molecules, understand and propose reaction mechanisms.
• Provide a program at the interface of biology, materials sciences, optoelectronics to imagine new applications and collaborations.
• Provide students with an in-depth understanding of using molecular modeling.

Career

Master Year 2: Materials Chemistry and Interfaces

After completing the Master’s program students will be able to:

• Start a career as an industrial engineer in fields relating to materials science engineering e.g. energy, electronics, functional materials, advanced ceramics, chemistry, polymers, and integrated devices.
• Pursue a Ph.D. in a laboratory.

Master Year 2: Molecular Chemistry and Interfaces

After graduation, students will be able to work:

• As a research scientist in academia or industry (after a Ph.D. in molecular sciences), R&D engineer or project manager in chemistry.
• In key employment sectors like the pharmaceutical industry, agrochemical industry, cosmetics, petrochemistry, consulting, and patent application.