MSc in Nanoscience
Aarhus, Denmark
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 15,300 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 15 January for non-EU citizens and 1 March for EU citizens
** for non-EU/EEA students only | EU/EEA students study for free
Introduction
Nanoscience is an interdisciplinary field of science that deals with understanding and utilizing materials and phenomena at the nanoscale – that is between 0.1 and 100 nanometres. The ability to work on this scale makes it possible to achieve highly improved or completely new functions and properties in a wide range of materials.
The MSc in Nanoscience program at Aarhus University is open to students with a BSc degree from higher education institutions in Denmark and abroad who have an interdisciplinary background in nanoscience and/or physics, chemistry, and molecular biology. The nanoscience degree program is both practical and research-oriented and provides the opportunity for completing an MSc project in various areas, including nanomaterials, nanocatalysis, nanobiotechnology, nanomedicine, nanofood, toxicology, and ethical aspects of nanotechnology.
Structure of the degree program
The MSc in Nanoscience program is 120 ECTS credits. It provides an opportunity to study subjects in the fields of physics, chemistry, and molecular biology as well as in specific nanoscience subjects. Through their choice of courses and MSc projects, students specialize in one of the disciplines of nanophysics, nanochemistry, or molecular biology, based on their academic qualifications. Students are offered guidance in selecting their individual course programs from a suite of master’s courses offered by iNANO and the relevant departments. The degree program concludes with an MSc project.
Interdisciplinary INANO
The degree program in nanoscience at Aarhus University is based at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, iNANO. This center involves researchers employed at the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Bioscience as well as a considerable number of associated researchers from Health. The center’s mission is to build on three basic pillars: top-level international research, education at all levels from BSc to PhD, and innovation and interaction with industry and society at large.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
The Master’s degree in nanotechnology counts as 120 ECTS credits and includes subjects in the physics, chemistry, molecular biology, and biology fields of study, as well as some specific nanotechnology subjects. You specialize by participating in course activities and projects and by writing a thesis. You structure your own individual study program with the help of a teacher associated with iNANO by choosing courses from a course catalog. Your program is based on your academic qualifications and interests and the subjects you studied for your Bachelor’s degree. The plan must be approved by the Board of Studies before you can enroll for examinations.
Forms of Teaching
At the University of Aarhus, you are in close contact with researchers in a way that you rarely experience at other universities. The door to the professor’s office is always open if you need clarification of the study material, and you are encouraged to ask questions at lectures and during exercises. We make heavy demands on your academic skills and independence. In return, you gain considerable benefits in the form of academic challenges and scientific knowledge, in addition to broad competencies.
The teaching at the university focuses on independence, critical thinking, and collaboration. Part of the teaching is in the form of lectures that introduce new angles to the material compared with the textbooks. The theoretical and practical exercises take place in small groups where you study relevant issues in depth. Most nanotechnology students also attend courses with highly experimental content.
The varied forms of teaching, collaboration in groups, and the opportunity for close scientific dialogue with the researchers provide you with general competencies that are in great demand in the global job market. These competencies include abstract, critical, and independent thinking, analytical skills, and strategic planning. You can use these skills in many contexts – even in jobs you didn’t know you were qualified for.
PhD Program
If you have the necessary skills and interests, you have the option of applying for admission to the Ph.D. program. You can apply when you have completed your Bachelor’s degree and one year of your Master’s degree or when you have completed your Master’s degree. In the PhD program, you start working on a research project and are gradually trained through courses and personal guidance to become a researcher.
Nanoscience
1 Semester
- Elective Courses (30 ECTS)
2 Semester
- Elective Courses (30 ECTS)
3 & 4 Semester
- Master's Thesis in Nanoscience (60 ECTS)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Nanoscience graduates are qualified to carry out research and development work in both public and private sectors in medicine, the environment, biotechnology, and the IT and communication industries. Many R&D projects are underway at iNANO in collaboration with approximately 100 Danish and international companies including Danfoss, Grundfos, Haldor Topsøe, Lundbeck, Novozymes, Arla Foods, and Aalborg Portland. The iNANO school – part of the iNANO Center – comprises not only an international graduate school but also associated research groups in physics, chemistry, biology, and molecular biology, working in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. iNANO promotes excellent science and provides an academic environment for PhD students of the highest caliber. Successful applicants will have been within the top 10 percent of their year group at the undergraduate level and will have shown superior academic skills.