MSc in Chemistry

The goal of this program is to give an advanced level of knowledge in the major fields of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The program involves obligatory lectures and laboratory practices in all four fields. (Semi)elective courses offer the opportunity of tuning the program content according to interest.

In the frame of the program, research experience can be gained in at least one main discipline of chemistry. Skill can be acquired in developing and applying ideas within a research project.

Specializations:

Academic specializations can be obtained if the number of specialized courses sums up to 26 credits in a different grouping of the courses.

This program is recommended to applicants who are willing to organize their own course schedule. A good background in BSc level chemistry enables the student to focus on his/her topic of interest right from the beginning. Those who are less knowledgeable in basic chemistry must complete resuming courses.

Strength of program

The strength of the program is the combination of solid background knowledge with research activities performed at internationally recognized laboratories of the Institute of Chemistry.

Structure

Obligatory major courses

• Modern Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Structural Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory Practice
• Theoretical Organic Chemistry
• Organic Syntheses from Microscale to Industrial Scale
• Supplemental Chapters to Physical Chemistry

Professional courses: analytical chemistry

• Chemical Analysis of Air and Water Environments
• Applications of Nuclear Chemistry
• Preconcentration Methods in Atomic Spectrometry
• Food analysis
• Separation Techniques
• Analysis of Pharmaceutics
• Introduction to Food Analysis
• ISO 9000 and Analytical Chemistry
• Microanalytical Measurement Techniques
• Modern Electroanalytical Methods
• Modern Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry
• Practical Course: Investigation Methods of Material Structures
• Radiation Protection

Professional courses: inorganic chemistry

• New Chemical Methods in Material Science A
• Introduction to Organosilicon Chemistry
• Bioinorganic Chemistry
• Derivatization in Chromatography
• Lasers in Chemistry
• Modern Structural Research Methods
• Optical Spectroscopy
• NMR Spectroscopy of Solids
• Sol-Gel Method
• Mass Spectrometry
• Mass Spectrometry I: Operation of Mass Spectrometers
• X-ray Crystallography

Professional courses: organic chemistry

• Methods of Protein Crystallography
• Chemical and Functional Characterisation of Biologically Active Peptides in vitro.
• Biomolecular Chemistry
• BioNMR Spectroscopy
• Analysis of Protein-Based Drugs
• Physical Organic Chemistry I
• Practicals in Natural Products
• Structure-Function of Drugs I
• Structure-Function of Drugs II
• Chemistry of Heteroaromatic Compounds
• Combinatorial Chemistry
• Molecular Informatics Practice
• Designed Synthesis of Polymers
• Systematic Organometallic Chemistry
• Chemistry of Organic Fluorine Compounds
• Organic Syntheses from Microscale to Industrial Scale
• Organic Spectroscopy
• Ring Transformations in Heterocyclic Chemistry
• Green Chemistry
• Laboratory Practice: Green Chemistry

Professional courses: physical chemistry

• Applied Computer Simulations
• New Chemical Methods in Materials Science B
• The XPS Technique and Its Application
• Biocompatible Surfaces
• Electrochemistry
• Computational Methods for Electronic Structure
• Practical Course: Computational Methods for Electronic Structure
• Engineering Thermodynamics
• Interfacial Chemistry
• Physical Stability of Colloidal Drug Carriers
• Modern Investigation Techniques in Nanoscience
• Seminars in Quantum Chemistry A
• Quantum Chemistry in Practice (lecture)
• Bulk and Surface Interaction Between Macromolecules and Surfactants
• Interfacial Behaviour of Macromolecules
• Second Quantized Formalism
• Pattern Formation in Chemical and Biological Systems
• Quantum Mechanics of Molecular Rotations
• Electronic Structure of Molecules
• Quantum Mechanics of Molecular Vibrations
• Reaction Kinetics

Elective courses (except chemistry) - 10 ECTS

• Applied Statistics
• Particle physics
• Developmental and molecular genetics
• The History of Chemistry
• Chemical Data Processing by Java Programs
• Chemical Mathematics
• Quantum Mechanics
• Numerical Methods in Chemistry - lecture
• Numerical Methods in Chemistry - practice
• Scripting

Analytical chemistry specialization

• Separation Techniques
• Practical Course: Separation Methods
• Practical Course: Instrumental Analysis 2
• Practical course: Nuclear Analysis
• Applied Analytical Chemistry
• Sampling and sample preparation methods in analytical chemistry
• Mass Spectrometry
• Food Analytical Chemistry
• Modern Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry
• Selected Methods of Analytical Chemistry
• Introduction to Food Analysis
• Analysis of Pharmaceutics
• Nuclear Methods with Applications in Biology
• Modern Electroanalytical Methods
• Hyphenated Techniques for Element Speciation
• Gas-Chromatography and High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography
• Instrumental Nuclear Analytical Methods
• Microanalytical Measurement Techniques
• ISO 9000 and Analytical Chemistry
• Plasma Spectroscopy
• Preconcentration Methods in Atomic Spectrometry

Materials science specialization

• Modern Investigation Techniques in Nanoscience
• New Chemical Methods in Material Science A
• New Chemical Methods in Materials Science B
• Practical Course: Modern Structural Research Methods
• Investigation Methods of Material Structures II: Supramolecular Scale
• Practical Course: Investigation Methods of Material Structures
• Experimental Methods in Materials Science
• Physical Stability of Colloidal Drug Carriers
• Modern Electroanalytical Methods
• Designed Synthesis of Polymers
• Biocompatible Surfaces
• Interfacial Chemistry
• Bulk and Surface Interaction Between Macromolecules and Surfactants
• Scanning Imaging Techniques in Materials Science
• NMR Spectroscopy of Solids
• X-ray Crystallography
• Sol-Gel Method
• Studies in Material Structure Theory
• Mass Spectrometry I: Operation of Mass Spectrometers
• Dielectric, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials

Pharmaceutical chemistry specialization

• Organic Chemistry 3
• Organic Spectroscopy
• Basic Elements of Intellectual Property
• Structure-Function of Drugs I
• Structure-Function of Drugs II
• Chemistry of Heteroaromatic Compounds
• Organic Syntheses from Microscale to Industrial Scale
• Organic Spectroscopy Laboratory
• Synthesis of Bioactive Peptides
• Separation Techniques
• Analysis of Pharmaceutics
• Combinatorial Chemistry
• Molecular Informatics Lecture
• Molecular Informatics Practice
• Physical Stability of Colloidal Drug Carriers
• Analysis of Protein-Based Drugs
• Chemical and Functional Characterisation of Biologically Active Peptides in vitro.
• Methods of Protein Crystallography
• Biocompatible Surfaces
• Modern Synthetic Methods

Chemical structure elucidation specialization

• Modern Structural Research Methods
• Practical Course: Modern Structural Research Methods
• Electronic Structure of Molecules
• Quantum Mechanical Foundation of Structure Determination Techniques
• Optical Spectroscopy
• NMR Spectroscopy
• X-ray Crystallography
• •Mss Spectrometry
• Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
• Practical Course: NMR, Mass Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction
• Quantum Chemistry in Practice (lecture)
• Chemical Data Processing by Java Programs
• NMR Spectroscopy of Solids
• The XPS Technique and Its Application
• Lasers in Chemistry
• Separation Techniques
• Applications of Nuclear Chemistry
• Computational Methods for Electronic Structure

Synthetic chemistry specialization

• Organic Chemistry 3
• Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory Practice
• Organic Syntheses from Microscale to Industrial Scale
• Practical Course: Complex Synthesis
• Structure Determination by Spectroscopic Methods
• Ring Transformations in Heterocyclic Chemistry
• Combinatorial Chemistry
• Chemistry of Heteroaromatic Compounds
• Green Chemistry
• Systematic Organometallic Chemistry
• Applied Catalysis
• Modern Synthetic Methods
• Synthesis of Bioactive Peptides
• Name Reactions in Organic Synthesis, lecture
• Classics in Total Synthesis
• Asymmetric Synthesis
• Theoretical Organic Chemistry

Thesis - 30 ECTS

Positions in various fields of chemistry may be occupied. Firms in the pharmaceutical or food industry, environment analysis are typical targets. Further studies for a Ph.D. degree are also a popular option.

Job examples

• Chemists working in e.g. analytical, pharmaceutical, material structure research or synthetic field
• Production manager
• Food chemist
• Computational chemist
• Researcher in chemistry, etc.