General data
| Name of the master |
Joint Masters in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
|
Official postgraduate programme (POP)
|
POP in Experimental Sciences and Sustainability
|
| Type |
Research
|
Participating universities
|
Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, University of Girona and Rovira i Virgili University
|
| Coordinating university |
Rovira i Virgili University  |
| Number of credits |
120
|
Language of instruction
|
Catalan: 40 %
Spanish: 30 %
English: 30 %
|
Study regime
|
Full time
|
| Duration |
Two academic years
|
Start of the course
|
1 October 2007 |
| Method |
Face-to-face
|
Course organised by
|
Semesters |
| Timetable |
Day and evening |
Maximum number of students
|
25 |
| Price |
Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year). |
Educational objectives
The masters in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry aims to expand general training in chemistry or physics with a scientific focus on theoretical chemistry and qualifies students to do rigorous research in this field, to understand and correctly use the wide range of available software or to create new programmes, and to use these tools to design materials in a vast number of fields.
Curriculum structure
A single research track, organised in three modules:
Module 1: Advanced chemistry
A module of 60 ECTS credits, given in the first year at each university, taking advantage of courses offered in other programmes:
30 compulsory ECTS credits of advanced chemistry.
30 specialised ECTS credits of chemistry organised in a broad range of optional subjects of 3 to 6 credits.
Module 2: Theoretical and computational chemistry
A module of 30 ECTS credits, given during the third semester by all four universities and involving a certain amount of mobility among students and professors:
15 ECTS credits of compulsory training in specialised topics of theoretical and computational chemistry, organised in three subjects of 5 credits each.
15 optional ECTS credits from a wide range of different areas providing some perspective on the various fields of current applied theoretical chemistry.
Module 3: Introduction to research in theoretical and computational chemistry
A module of 30 ECTS credits which requires a research stay with a group from one of the four participating universities or from a collaborating institution during the 4th semester and a research project under the supervision of a professor from the selected group.
Career opportunities
Professional opportunities are related with research in various internationally known groups and with leading productive sectors that have cross disciplinary research groups, such as the pharmaceutical and other industries that design materials for catalysis.
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
Students who have studied chemistry and/or physics and are interested in doing research in the field of theoretical chemistry, understanding and interpreting the microscopic basis of the behaviour of matter and contributing to the design of new materials.
Current official degrees:
degree in Chemistry; degree in Biochemistry; degree in Physics; degree in Pharmacy; degree in Biology, and degree in Chemical Engineering.
Students who have completed degrees that required an equivalent amount of time (180 ECTS credits) and had the same contents, or students who have received training in chemistry, physics or mathematics which is equivalent to the first cycle knowledge acquired in the degree programmes listed above. Unless these students can prove they have completed additional studies, which the coordinating committee will consider recognising, they will be required to complete 120 credits.
Selection criteria:
1. Academic record
2. Additional certified training
3. Motivations
4. Knowledge of the languages in which instruction is given in the masters
» More information: General entrance requeriments
Pre-registration and registration
Pre-registration must be completed online.
First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007
Admission decisions: between 16 and 18 July 2007
If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.
For information about the registration process, refer to the web page
http://www.urv.es
» More information: Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.
» More information: POP doctoral programmes
Contact
Academic staff person in charge:
Emili Besalú
emili.besalu@udg.edu
Telephone: 00 (34) 972 418 357
Additional information
Stays abroad
Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/ 
Grants
Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/