Entry profile

Students applying for the Master’s Degree in Chemical Science and Technology should ideally have an undergraduate degree in one of the following areas: chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biology, food science and technology, pharmacy, or industrial or chemical engineering. In other words, the programme is open to graduates with core training in chemistry who wish to specialise in chemical science and technology or pursue initial research in this field. Students on the programme are required to have a B2 level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, 2002). They may accredit this level during the programme itself.

Entry

Students interested in applying for a spot on the programme must submit their pre-registration application within the deadline stated on the website, and in accordance with the procedure for each academic year, as set by the UIB Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CEP).

The CEP will verify whether applicants fulfil the requirements for admission to the programme and, subsequently, submit the application to the programme coordinators to consider and decide on admission.

Finally, the CEP will publish the list of admitted students and provide the enrolment dates.

This procedure is governed by Regulatory Agreement of 23rd March 2022 that governs Entry and Admission to Official Master’s Programmes, published in the extraordinary issue of FOU no. 534 of 31st March 2022 (https://seu.uib.cat/fou/acord/14423/), implementing Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021 of 28th September that sets out the Organisation of Higher Education Programmes and the Quality Assurance Procedure.

Admission

The master's programme leadership will be responsible for student admissions to the programme, with the support of the academic committee.

The course’s main aim is to complement the training of graduates in Chemistry and related areas, especially those students who wish to undertake a research-oriented career.

The aim of the course is to focus on student preferences for different specialisations in environmental chemistry and automation, material science, biological, biosanitary and biomedical chemistry, various aspects of organic chemistry and food engineering.

Students who attain the Masters degree will have gained extensive knowledge in both the theorical component of the subject, and practical approaches to research and development. Their practical work, will be linked to that research groups recognised by the Government of the Balearic Islands. They will also be familiar with the most up to date scientific methodology in various fields of chemical research and development, and will have used the scientific bibliography and databases necessary to complete their work.

These courses will be designed to also contribute to the continuing education of active professionals. The inclusion of the module ‘Tools for the Diffusion and Teaching of Chemistry’ responds to this professionally-directed aim, and will be of particular use to secondary-education teachers of chemistry.

Students holding an official Master‘s degree in Chemistry Science and Technology are eligible for admission to third cycle studies leading to the PhD degree in the Chemistry Science and Technology programme of the University of the Balearic Islands.

There will be no final exam on this course

The evaluation criteria for each course are given in detail in the corresponding course descriptions. (Website section "Subjects")

The final project is an obligatory component.

The assessment of the project will be carried out by a panel created specifically for the task.

Assessment will take into consideration:

• The project’s written report
• The oral presentation and defence of the project in a public session before the panel

Dra. María del Carmen Rotger Pons

Further information on the credit transfer and recognition system, regulations and procedure