24 monthsProgramme duration
9,493 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Chemistry
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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The Master of Chemistry programme trains students to conduct research in an industrial or academic setting. Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to translate a given problem into a chemical research question and explore the answer to this question based on your knowledge of specific and advanced chemistry topics in an interdisciplinary context. You will also have acquired the skill of reporting your findings to peers and non-experts.
The full programme comprises 120 ECTS credits:
- 18 ECTS for compulsory courses
- 42 ECTS for electives. The elective courses are clustered in three tracks:
- -Theoretical and Structural Chemistry
- -Sustainable Chemistry
- -Nanostructured Materials
- 30 ECTS for an external internship (in industry or a research institute)
- 30 ECTS for the master's thesis
Programme overview
Main Subject
Chemistry
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Get in touch: join KU Leuven’s Webinars
Discover all that KU Leuven has to offer via one of KU Leuven’s Webinars about KU Leuven, admissions & applying, housing, and more.
The Master of Chemistry programme trains students to conduct research in an industrial or academic setting. Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to translate a given problem into a chemical research question and explore the answer to this question based on your knowledge of specific and advanced chemistry topics in an interdisciplinary context. You will also have acquired the skill of reporting your findings to peers and non-experts.
The full programme comprises 120 ECTS credits:
- 18 ECTS for compulsory courses
- 42 ECTS for electives. The elective courses are clustered in three tracks:
- -Theoretical and Structural Chemistry
- -Sustainable Chemistry
- -Nanostructured Materials
- 30 ECTS for an external internship (in industry or a research institute)
- 30 ECTS for the master's thesis
Brochures
Admission Requirements
Students with a degree obtained at an institution outside the Flemish Community:
Diploma requirements
- Bachelor of Chemistry
- Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Minor Subject Chemistry
Language requirements
All applicants must prove their proficiency in English.
The following applicants are exempted from submitting an English proficiency certificate:
- Applicants who have obtained a previous university degree taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Their entire programme should have been completed in English.
- Applicants who have obtained a Belgian diploma.
Absolutely no other diplomas will be accepted as evidence even if the applicant has followed an exclusively English-taught programme.
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