The USC offers a new international master's program with an interdisciplinary profile, linked to the CiQUS strategic research areas. This ambitious academic initiative will begin its activity in September 2019.
The first official master's degree in Spain for graduate students who wish to deepen knowledge in science at the boundaries between chemistry, biology and nanomaterials is included among the novelties of the University of Santiago 2019-2020 academic offer. The Master will be held at the Faculty of Chemistry and at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS), being the first degree associated with a Singular Research Center of the Galician University System.
Many of the scientific and technological challenges facing today's society must be faced from a multidisciplinary approach. In this context, the new "Master in Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science" will provide students with a multi- and interdisciplinary training in the field of molecular sciences, and in their interface with biomedicine and materials science. The master, which will have an important experimental character, will provide students a basic training to start a research career or to join chemical and technological companies.
The new master's degree will be taught entirely in English, and will last for one year and a half, in line with the European reference framework. The contents will be displayed through 5 modules organized over a year and a half (3 semesters), after which the students will have completed a total of 90 ECTS credits. The master's degree will offer the possibility to carry out an internship in different international institutions or private companies.
One of the main features of the master is related to the prestige and quality of the teaching staff, which includes, among others, 4 renowned researchers with a total of 6 ERC - European Research Council projects. Students will complete their training by performing the Master's Final Project in one of the 18 CiQUS research groups. These research projects will be done within one of the strategic lines of the center: Biological and Medical Chemistry, Functional Materials with Technological Application or Synthetic Technologies for Sustainable Development.
The enrolment period for this new master's degree, which will have a maximum of 20 students, will remain open until July 19. Candidatures must be submitted electronically through the virtual secretary of the USC. Applicants must hold a BSc degree in Chemistry or in any related discipline (Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Physics, etc.) as well as the English B1 level.
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Master's Official website
http://masterchembiomat.usc.es/
USC (information, admission and enrolment)
http://www.usc.es/masteres/en/masters/ciencias/chemistry-interface-biology-materials-science