Chemistry

- an in-depth cultural preparation in the various sectors of chemistry, in its theoretical and experimental aspects;
- full mastery of the scientific method of investigation and of the mathematical and computer tools to support it;
- a wide autonomy in the field of work, which allows the assumption of high positions of responsibility in the implementation of projects and structures;
- the acquisition of techniques useful for the understanding of phenomena at the molecular level and specialized skills in a specific field of chemistry and biochemistry;
- extensive knowledge in the field of the most modern methods of analysis and synthesis of chemical compounds, such as drugs, bioorganic and bioinorganic molecules, new materials, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts;
- a solid preparation for the application to chemical systems of theoretical simulation methods of simulation and computational modeling.
Among the activities that graduates can carry out are indicated in particular: the promotion and development of scientific and technological innovation, as well as the management and design of technologies, and the exercise of functions of high responsibility in the sectors of industry, environment, health, cultural heritage and public administration.
For the graduate of this class is expected to enroll in the Register of the National Federation of the Orders of Chemists and Physicists as Chemist, after passing the State Exam.
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Some subjects of the Degree Course are currently taught in English. In addition, within the 12 CFU of free choice, there are also many courses of the Laurea Magistrale in Industrial Chemistry and other Master's Degree Courses taught in English, in order to increase the familiarity of students with the common language of the scientific world and to facilitate their mobility to European locations. In many of the Erasmus partner universities, in fact, the Master's degree courses are taught exclusively in English.
Students can also participate in the numerous seminar meetings with foreign lecturers.
The degree course offers integrated study programmes that award joint/multiple degrees (https://www.unimi.it/en/international/study-abroad/double-degree)
Graduates in Chemical Science and Technology (Class L-27, or Class 21 under Ministerial Decree 509/99) from any Italian university can access the Master's degree programme in Chemistry, provided they meet all curricular requirements.
Graduates of any other degree class from any Italian university, as well as those holding a qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable, can also access the programme, provided they meet curricular requirements. For graduates from Class L-27 Bachelor's degree programmes of the University of Milan, all credits previously earned will count towards curricular requirements.
All other students must prove that they meet Class L-27 curricular requirements. In particular, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- at least 20 CFU in maths, computer and physics disciplines;
- at least 70 CFU in core subject areas for this class: CHIM/01-06, CHIM/12, ING-IND/21-22, ING-IND/25 and BIO/10-12.
Any credits earned in other fields will be assessed by the board for admission to the degree programme.
Italian and foreign students with academic qualifications obtained in Italy must submit an online admission application within the deadline posted to the website: https://www.unimi.it/en/education/chemistry-0, where you can also find updated information on the admission process.
Upcoming graduates who intend to graduate by 31 December 2022 may also apply for admission.
Admission assessment
In addition to the above requirements, applicants must have adequate knowledge, which will be assessed by a board of at least three faculty members, to be appointed by the Academic Board for the study programme.
Applicants must satisfy both curricular and extra-curricular requirements.
More specifically, the admission assessment will include the following:
a) European Chemistry Test (EChemTest, https://ectn.eu/committees/virtual-education-community/echemtest/), administered by the European Chemistry Thematic Network. The test includes multiple-choice questions in English on topics grouped into four sections: Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. In order to pass the test, candidates must give at least 20% correct answers in each of the four sections. Applicants falling slightly below the threshold (15-19%)
may be invited to an assessment interview;
b) Admission interview with the board that will focus on core subjects for the L-27 class. Candidates who fail the interview with the Admission Board may not enrol on the Master's degree programme for the current year.
The EChemTest will take place in July and September 2022. The schedule will be posted to the programme website (https://scienzechimiche.cdl.unimi.it/en). The test will be delivered remotely. An ID is required to sit for the test. In the following days an interview with the Admission Board will be scheduled (possibly remotely). Failing candidates may sit for the EChemTest and interview again in December 2022. It is possible to repeat the test only once, in the subsequent session after the failed test. Candidates may also take the test and interview before graduating, without prejudice to the above-listed curricular requirements.
ALL CANDIDATES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO PLAN TO GRADUATE BY 31 DECEMBER 2022 ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE FIRST (JULY) OR SECOND (SEPTEMEBER) ADMISSION TEST AND INTERVIEW.
Graduates who passed the assessment test may enrol after 5 working days from the assessment date, within the deadline posted to the website https://www.unimi.it/en/study/bachelor-and-master-study/degree-programme-enrolment/enrolment-masters-programme
For non-EU students, who may have visa and/or residence permit issues, an EChemTest will also be scheduled in May. Furthermore, it will be possible for them to schedule a remote interview on a videoconferencing platform.
Admission
Application for admission: from 15/03/2022 to 26/08/2022
Application for matriculation: from 01/04/2022 to 16/01/2023
Attachments and documents
Please note
For open admission Master programmes, students who are admitted to a Master and who already graduated must enrol by 30 September 2022, while students earning their Bachelor's degree by 31 December 2022 who are admitted must enrol by 16 January 2023.
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Optional | ||||
Inorganic Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
Mathematical Methods Applied to Chemistry | 6 | 56 | Italian | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Organic Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
Patents and Management of Innovation | 6 | 48 | English | SECS-P/07 |
Physical Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | CHIM/02 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Optional | ||||
(bio)nanotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | FIS/03 |
Chemical Safety | 6 | 48 | English | IUS/07 |
Inorganic Chemistry B | 9 | 96 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
Medicinal Chemistry | 6 | 48 | English | CHIM/08 |
Organic Chemistry B | 9 | 88 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
Physical Chemistry B | 9 | 96 | Italian | CHIM/02 |
Programming C | 6 | 56 | English | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) | 3 | 0 | Italian |
The articulation of the courses in the semesters is described in the section "articulation of the courses".
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NOTA BENE: THE COURSES DENOMINATED IN ENGLISH ARE KEPT IN THIS LANGUAGE
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Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Inorganic Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/03 |
Inorganic Chemistry B | 9 | 96 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Organic Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Organic Chemistry B | 9 | 88 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/06 |
Physical Chemistry A | 9 | 96 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Physical Chemistry B | 9 | 96 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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(bio)nanotechnology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | FIS/03 |
Chemical Safety | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | IUS/07 |
Mathematical Methods Applied to Chemistry | 6 | 56 | Italian | First semester | MAT/01 MAT/02 MAT/03 MAT/04 MAT/05 MAT/06 MAT/07 MAT/08 MAT/09 |
Medicinal Chemistry | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | CHIM/08 |
Patents and Management of Innovation | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | SECS-P/07 |
Programming C | 6 | 56 | English | Second semester | INF/01 |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Compulsory | ||||
Thesis Work and Final Dissertation | 39 | 0 | Italian |
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Optional | ||||
Advanced Methods in Organic Synthesis | 6 | 48 | English | CHIM/06 |
However, it is strongly recommended to use distinctive or, as appropriate, elective or integrative courses of the Related and Integrative courses of of the Chemical Master's Degrees consistent with the educational project.
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | SSD |
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Optional | ||||
Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/01 |
Advanced Physics Methods in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
Catalitic Methodologies in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | English | CHIM/06 |
Catalytic Processes | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/02 |
Chemistry of Organic Natural Substances | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
Crystal Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/02 |
Developing Soft Skills in Science: Case-Studies from Microbial Biotechnology | 6 | 56 | English | AGR/16 |
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/01 |
Environmental Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/12 |
Environmental Elettrochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | CHIM/02 |
Organometallic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
Patenting and Technology Transfer | 6 | 48 | English | AGR/01 IUS/01 IUS/04 |
Photochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | CHIM/02 |
Quantum Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/02 |
Special Synthesis Techniques in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/06 |
Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Materials | 6 | 48 | Italian | CHIM/03 |
In the first and second year the student must choose, from the following table, courses for a total of 36 CFUs so that
- at least 6 credits belong to the chemical-analytical and environmental disciplines: CHIM/01 and CHIM/12
- at least 6 credits belong to the chemical-organic disciplines: CHIM / 06
- at least 12 credits belong to the disciplinary field "chemical-inorganic and chemical-physical disciplines": CHIM/03 and CHIM/02.
It is considered useful to point out that in the next academic year will be active also the course "Catalytic Processes". (6 CFU - CHIM/02).
Courses or activities | ECTS | Total hours | Language | Lesson period | SSD |
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Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/01 |
Advanced Methods in Organic Synthesis | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Advanced Physics Methods in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Bioinorganic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Bioorganic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/06 |
Catalitic Methodologies in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Catalytic Processes | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/06 |
Chemistry of Organic Natural Substances | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Crystal Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Databases and Cheminformatics Fundamentals | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/06 |
Electrochemistry | 6 | 56 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Environmental Analytical Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/01 |
Environmental Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/12 |
Environmental Elettrochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Homogeneous Catalysis | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Nanoparticles: Chemistry and Applications | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/06 |
Organometallic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/03 |
Photochemistry | 6 | 48 | English | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Photoluminescence and Magnetic Resonance: Applications in Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/01 |
Physical Chemistry of Disperse Systems and Of Interfaces | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Physical Chemistry of Solid State and Surface | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Physico-Chemical Methods of Investigation Applied to Molecular Systems and Nanostructured | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Quantum Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/02 |
Simulation Modeling of Biomolecules | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
Solid State Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Special Synthesis Techniques in Organic Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/06 |
Structural Biology and Enzymology | 6 | 48 | English | Second semester | BIO/10 |
Structural Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Supramolecular Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/03 |
Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Materials | 6 | 48 | Italian | First semester | CHIM/03 |
Theoretical Chemistry | 6 | 48 | Italian | Second semester | CHIM/02 |
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NORME TRANSITORIE
- Gli studenti che provengono dalle Lauree Triennali in Chimica Applicata ed Ambientale delle classi 21 e L-27 possono scegliere come insegnamenti Caratterizzanti sia da 6 che 9 CFU anche insegnamenti attivati per la Laurea Magistrale in Industrial Chemistry , sempre previa approvazione della Commissione Piani di studio.
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