Master in Chemical Research and Industrial Chemistry
Vigo, Spain
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,045 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EU: €835.80 - Non-EU: €1,044.75
Introduction
This Master is a versatile qualification structured on the basis of a research orientation and a professional one. The first is intended to be a training tool for the subsequent completion of a doctoral thesis in the field of Chemistry. The second aims to complement the academic training of the Degree with specialized training in Chemistry and Industrial Economics, which allows privileged access to the labor market in the field of the Chemical industry. This qualification replaces the Master's Degree in Advanced Chemistry, requested in its day by the consortium made up of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and the University of Vigo (UVI).
This previous master's degree was designed in 2006 based on Royal Decree 56/2005 as a one-year degree (60 ECTS), with the aim of training advanced and current topics in Chemistry, mainly Chemistry graduates or those coming from of other related degrees interested in expanding their academic and technical training, to allow them to start a professional career that would require a specialization in Chemistry in fields such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical industry, production of new materials, agri-food, control and environmental study, analysis and quality control, phytosanitary and biosanitary and in the field of renewable energies. The master's degree also had an important research profile and gave access to a doctorate in Chemical Science and Technology, a degree also taught by both universities. In the initial proposal, this master's degree in Advanced Chemistry was integrated into the so-called Official Postgraduate in Chemical Science and Technology, but, after its adaptation to Royal Decree 1393/2007, these two degrees became independent and simplified degrees.
However, one aspect detected from the beginning of the previous master's degree was the low degree of interaction with the professional and industrial world, evidenced by the large number of students who, once the master's degree was completed, opted for doctoral studies. This, without being negative, does not stop evidencing the strong investigative character of the result of the academic offer. In addition, the adaptation of the Chemistry Degree studies to those of the Chemistry Degree led, among other things, to a substantial reduction in advanced content, which was taught in the 5th year of the degree. The latter affects above all the level reached in each university with respect to the development of each of the competencies.
These two reasons of scope made it advisable to reform the previous master's degree in Advanced Chemistry on the basis of the following modifications:
- Adapt the master's level to graduates in Chemistry and unify the level of the students, thus guaranteeing success in the acquisition of the specific competences of the degree.
- Partially reduce the offer of advanced studies of the master's degree. The excessive offer of subjects in the previous version of the master's degree frequently produced the repetition of content and this was very difficult to avoid due to the very uneven distribution of students in the subjects. With less offer, students are more grouped and coordination between teachers is more efficient.
- Include in the study offer courses with a clear professional profile, as well as the possibility of taking internships in the industry, to meet the demand of those students with interests in the industrial sector. In this way, the scientific and professional interest of the master's degree is guaranteed, thus recovering its academic interest, given the relevance of its specific objectives, which continue to be the following:
- Complete the student's training in advanced fields of Chemistry.
- Prepare you to carry out research, development and innovation tasks in Chemistry, not only academically but also industrially.
- Provide training in fields of professional practice related to research and other activities unrelated to it that make up the activity at a business level.
- Contribute to their training on a practical level, providing them with the option of developing specific tasks related to the activity in each of them in the company or at the University.
Ideal Students
This Master's Degree is open to graduates with sufficient scientific or technological training to be able to address the most advanced aspects of Chemistry or begin Chemical Research, so that they can address and solve the problems demanded by industry and society, promoting research at both a fundamental and applied level, as well as development and innovation at a business level.
Admissions
Curriculum
Basic skills
- CB6 Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
- CB7 That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
- CB8 That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
- CB9 That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
- CB10 That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
General competitions
- CG1 Innovate in spaces and areas of the work field, demonstrating initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
- CG2 Identify information from scientific literature using the appropriate channels and integrate said information to raise and contextualize a research topic.
- CG3 Assess responsibility in the management of information and knowledge in the field of Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Research.
- CG4 Demonstrate the ability to analyze, describe, organize, plan and manage projects.
- CG5 Use scientific terminology in English to argue experimental results in the context of the chemistry profession.
- CG6 Correctly apply new technologies for capturing and organizing information to solve problems in professional activity.
- CG5 Value the human, economic, legal and technical dimension in professional practice, as well as the impact of chemistry on the environment and on the sustainable development of society.
Cross-disciplinary competences
- CT1 Prepare, write and publicly defend scientific and technical reports.
- CT2 Work as a team and adapt to multidisciplinary teams.
- CT3 Work with autonomy and efficiency in the daily practice of research or professional activity.
- CT4 Appreciate the value of quality and continuous improvement, acting with rigor, responsibility and professional ethics.
- CT5 Demonstrate an attitude of respect towards the opinions, values, behaviors and practices of others.
Specific competencies
- CE1 Define concepts, principles, theories and specialized facts of the different areas of Chemistry.
- CE2 Propose alternatives for solving complex chemical problems of different chemical specialties.
- CE3 Apply materials and biomolecules in innovative fields of industry and chemical engineering.
- CE4 Innovate in methods of chemical synthesis and analysis related to the different areas of Chemistry.
- CE5 Correctly evaluate the risks and environmental and socioeconomic impact associated with special chemical substances.
- CE6 Design processes that involve the treatment or elimination of dangerous chemicals.
- CE7 Analyze and use the data obtained autonomously in complex laboratory experiments, relating them to the appropriate chemical, physical or biological techniques, and including the use of primary bibliographic sources.
- CE8 Value, promote and practice innovation and entrepreneurship in industry and chemical research.
- CE9 Operate with instrument
Program Outcome
- Train professionals capable of competing in such dynamic areas as the chemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, agri-food, phyto and biosanitary industries, as well as in the production of new materials, in environmental control, analysis and quality control and in the field of energy. renewable.
- Provide advanced specialized training, mainly in instrumental techniques, that are useful to be able to advantageously apply for jobs in the public and private sectors.
- To be an instrument for continuous training of professionals in the different fields of Chemistry
- Provide advanced theoretical and experimental training, which allows them to access the completion of a doctoral thesis in Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry or Organic Chemistry