Chemistry - Organic Chemistry/ Chemistry | |
 | University of BergenThe University of Bergen is a young, modern university. Most of its premises are concentrated in the heart of the city of Bergen. There are about 14,500 students enrolled, and 3,200 faculty and staff |
| Course URL | http://link.uib.no/?4qlsq |
| City | Bergen, Norway |
| Programme duration | 2 years |
| Programme description | The scientific staff supervising the master's projects have specific qualifications within challenges related to synthesis, analysis, natural product chemistry, marine chemistry and petroleum chemistry. A master's programme in chemistry consists of an individual research project (master's thesis) of 60 ECTS, and courses or special topics of 60 ECTS. Some of the courses are compulsory within the specialisations. You will choose the other courses in agreement with your academic supervisor; In agreement with your academic supervisor, you will choose a master's thesis (60 ECTS) and make a progression plan containing important milestones for your project. Examples of previous master theses: "Characterization of crude oils before and after wet pyrolysis by use of NMR and standard geochemical methods", "Isolation, analysis and hemisynthesis of secondary metabolites from plants", "Anthocyanins and flavones from plants. Isolation, identification and analysis", "Ring-opening of some 1,1,2-trihalocyclopropanes, with different functional groups in 2-position, at alkaline conditions". In your master project, you will independently use methods and scientific techniques. The most important methods being used: Gas Chromatography using Mass Spectrometry detection (GC-MS), Ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV), Infrared spectroscopy (IR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and chemometrics. |
| Application deadline | Self-financing applicants: Application deadline for applicants from a non-visa country (do not need a visa to enter Norway) is 1 April for the autumn semester/1 October for the spring semester. Applicants from a visa-country (need a visa to enter Norway) have to apply before 1 December for the following academic year.; Applicants for the Quota Sheme: 1 December for the following academic year. |
| Nokut certification | no |
| Formal prerequisites | You will need to have a completed bachelor's degree in chemistry. You also need competence in basic general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry corresponding to at least 60 ECTS credits (one year study). Furthermore, you need basic laboratory skills in analytical chemistry and general spectroscopy. In addition, this is required: basic theoretical knowledge and laboratory skills in chromatography are required. When sending the application, enclose a transcript for the first 3 years of studies, with course descriptions, course hours per week (lab, exercises, etc.), hours of laboratory work |
| Subject area | Chemistry |
| Degree level | Master |
| Credits | 120 |
| Language of teaching | English |
