Bachelor – and Master of Science in Natural Sciences
This is divided into two tracks. The three year Bachelor Programme in Chemistry gives a broad study in chemistry during the first three semesters followed by specialisation over the final three semesters in biochemistry, structural, analytical, environmental, and organic chemistry. The bachelor degree is the fundament for a two year master programme in chemistry. Additional courses are also possible within biotechnology, pollution, or natural resource management. There are five directions of study in the master programme in chemistry:

• Biochemistry
• Chemical Education
• Environmental and analytical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Structural Chemistry – Physical and Inorganic

• Organic chemistry, chemistry of natural products and industrial organic chemistry.
• Physical chemistry, chemometrics and thermodynamics.

• The Natural Sciences course has a greater degree of choice than the technology course with a view to combination of different disciplines.
• The Civil Engineer course contains more obligatory mathematical topics. IT, physics and statistics, together with some technological topics, are obligatory for all students.
• The last two years of the masters course are organised differently: The Natural Sciences course contains its own 2 year masters programme comprising technical topics giving 60 study points corresponding to 1 years study, and a masters thesis giving also 60 study points, corresponding to 1 years study. The organisation of this course is arranged for each student individually through his or her study plan. You can work for example start to work on your masters thesis and take those courses included in your plan in parallel from the first term during the 2 years the course lasts. In the Civil Engineer course it is the entire fourth year that is used for technical topics and project work. The student chooses an advanced topic during the autumn term of the last year. This includes project work along with literature searches associated with the topic. Work on a masters thesis (30 study points) is performed during the spring term.

Doctorate (Ph.D)
A masters degree in either the natural sciences or technology within chemistry qualifies for admission to a doctorate programme within chemistry. The Department of Chemistry offers such programmes within all of its areas of research, requiring often collaboration with other departments. The grade requirement for admission is B or better, and is calculated as the average of the last two years' study during the masters course. The doctorate programme takes 3 years to complete in the case of
full time study, including studies within the relevant discipline. In most cases the programme is completed in 4 years, including one year of teaching, paid by NTNU.

It is also possible to work on inter-disciplinary programmes within for example biotechnology and pollution.