The department of chemistry is a highly ranked research institute and cooperates closely with many excellent research groups both nationally and internationally. The Department hosts a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and a national research centre in structural biology. The Department furthermore participates in a Centre for marine bioprospecting where our expertise in molecular analysis, biocatalyst research, synthetic chemistry, cellular chemistry and biotechnology are exploited. For your master's degree, you can choose a specialization and work in one of these research groups. You may choose practical chemistry with extensive laboratory work, or purely theoretical studies where mathematical models and computers are the main tools. Extensive knowledge of chemistry is becoming ever more important in disciplines like medicine and health, biology, environmental studies, biotechnology, geology, material science, nanotechnology and pharmacy, and as the study of molecules and their properties, chemistry remains centrally important in any multidisciplinary scientific field of research.
| Duration: | 2 Years |
| Location: | Tromsø |
| Credits (ECTS): | 120 |
| Qualification: | Master of Science in Chemistry |
| Admission requirements: | Bachelor's degree in chemistry or similar |
| Application deadline: | 15 April/1 November |
| Application code: | 4009 |
The 2-year master's programme includes participation as a full member of one of the research groups, carrying out a research project with an independent scientific thesis, equalling 60 credits. Throughout the project, the master's student will work closely in teams with and supervised by PhD-students, post-doctoral fellows and senior scientists (professors). In addition, the programme includes topics (courses) which expand upon the students' chosen major subject and other special curricula, equalling 60 credits.
The 5 research groups are:
The research groups provide master's degree projects and curricula that provide qualifying experience for jobs in fields as described above.The master's programme in chemistry offers five disciplines coinciding with the five research groups:
The unique and nationally leading expertise and status in many fields of chemistry and chemical biology at the department have lead to the establishment and participation in several national centres:
Master's students and their projects will in many cases be closely associated with one of the centres and the activities there.
The master's programme in chemistry offers five disciplines coinciding with the five research groups:
The candidate should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
Skills
General competence
can accomplish research projects under guidance, e.g. under a PhD-program in chemistry or related areas
Admission to the Master`s programme in Chemistry requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) in Chemistry or equivalent. More information on admission requirements:
Applicants from Norway or Nordic countries:
Applicants from outside the Nordic countries:
Courses are taught as classes, some in combination with experimental laboratory exercises, and some purely through laboratory work. Fronter is used as the electronic learning portal in all courses. Various assessment methods are used. Courses are assessed through oral or written exams, some through assessment of a laboratory or project report, and some as a combination of methods. The master's thesis is assessed by a committee based on the thesis itself and an oral presentation of the thesis and thesis work. See the individual course descriptions for details.
The language of instruction is English and all syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered in either English or a Scandinavian language.
The master's thesis may also be written in either English or a Scandinavian language.
A master's degree in chemistry gives opens doors to great opportunities and exciting careers many fields, both in Norway and abroad.
The research activity at the Department of Chemistry is extensive and of top international quality in many fields. Master's degree students work as fully integrated members of one of the many excellent research groups at the department. Thus, a master's degree in chemistry from UiT The Arctic University of Norway is uniquely valuable in many ways, as the candidates are trained both practically and theoretically in fields with great development prospects and job opportunities now and for years to come. Examples include: Materials chemistry, Synthetic medicinal chemistry, Drug discovery and design, Theoretical chemistry, Enzymes as nanotechnology tools, Integrated biomolecular systems studies, Bioinformatics, and Biotechnology.
Job opportunities with a Master in Chemistry are many and diverse; many of them involve moving towards a future sustainable "green economy" for which there is a need for new solutions in many fields of human society. The field of chemistry is crucial in the development of new sources of renewable energy (e.g. biofuels, solar cell materials), new solutions for the treatment of waste and pollutants, and for example new materials and nanotechnological tools that transform the efficiencies and reduce the energy costs of industrial processes. A Master's in chemistry from Tromsø is also well suited for work in pharmaceutical industry or academia to develop new drugs aimed for example at combating the major diseases that threaten life and society in both the developing and the developed parts of the world (including the growing problems of cancer, antibiotic resistant bacterial diseases, and others).
Completed master's degree studies qualify for admission to PhD-studies in Chemistry, depending on satisfactory marks in the master's and bachelor's degrees. PhD-studies in Chemistry are offered at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
