The Master’s Degree in Chemical Sciences aims to integrate and deepen the knowledge acquired in basic educational pathways during the first cycle within the field of chemical sciences. The program is structured flexibly to accommodate students’ educational needs and job market demands.

The course aims to train professionals with knowledge and comprehension skills that enable them to develop and/or appropriately apply both well-established and innovative concepts, methodologies, and ideas, including in research and innovation contexts.

Key features of the study course include:

(a) A solid common foundation for all students, balanced across core chemical disciplines such as analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, incorporating integrated laboratory courses.

(b) A broad and flexible selection of elective courses in related and integrative disciplines, allowing for critical exploration of specific areas of chemistry and biochemistry. This includes courses in highly relevant fields such as environmental and cultural heritage chemistry, sustainable chemistry, energy, biomolecular chemistry, structural modeling and characterization methodologies at various resolution scales, as well as synthesis and catalysis methodologies.

(c) Direct work experience through an internship at companies, research institutions, or public and private laboratories.

(d) A significant focus on thesis-related activities, considered a highly valuable, stimulating, and educational experience for chemists. The thesis serves as the culmination of the educational pathway, engaging students in an advanced research project developed with originality and increasing autonomy. It must focus on experimental laboratory work, provide adequate training on scientific research methodologies, and aim to develop skills in independent experimental work, data acquisition and processing, critical discussion, and presentation of results, as well as engagement with international scientific literature.

The program allows for differentiated curricula, both in core and elective courses, to explore areas such as molecular design, structure-property relationships, and structural characterization at various dimensional scales.

Study Plan

Characterising courses of type 1

Courses	SSD	Module	Dsciplinary Field	CFU
Advanced Biochemistry	BIOS-07/A	Single	Biochemical	6
Advanced Analytical Chemistry	CHEM-01/A	Single	Analytical, environmental and cultural heritage	6
Complements of Physical Chemistry	CHEM-02/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Advanced Organic Chemistry	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6

Characterising courses of type 1 (laboratories)

Title	Module Title	SSD	CFU
Integrated modeling approaches in molecular catalysis: from ab initio to data driven	First principle techniques for data driven approaches  High throughput experimentation, feature generation and data science approaches	CHEM-02/A   CHEM-03/A	3   3
Biocatalysis	Bioinorganic catalysis Enzymology	CHEM-03/A BIOS-07/A	3 3
Bioprocesses for production of organic bioactive compounds	Isolation and structural characterization of organic bioactive compounds Bioprocesses and biotrasformations	CHEM-05/A   BIOS-07/A	3   3
Nanoparticle functionalization for sensing applications	Synthetic strategies for nanoparticle functionalization with target-responsive organic molecules Detection and quantification of target analytes using nanosensors	CHEM-05/A       CHEM-01/A	3       3
Chemical methods for the environment	Methods and models for environmental applications Analytical chemistry methodologies for the environment	CHEM-02/A   CHEM-01/A	3   3

Elective courses (**Course provided only in Italian)

Course	SSD	Module	Disciplinary Field	CFU
Bionanotecnologies	BIOS-07/A – CHEM-07/C	Single	Biochemical	6
Methodologies of investigation for the environment and the cultural heritage	CHEM-01/B	Single	Analytical, environmental and cultural heritage	6
Molecular modeling and data science in chemistry	CHEM-02/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules	CHEM-02/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Protein Structural Biology	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Didattica della chimica**	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Metalloenzymes: from diagnosis to sustainability	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Prodotti e processi della chimica industriale**	CHEM-04/A	Single	Industrial	6
Chimica dei coloranti organici**	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6
Glycomics	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6
Metodologie avanzate per la caratterizzazione dei composti organici**	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6
Supramolecular Chemistry	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6

Related/Supplementary Courses

Courses	SSD	Module	Dsciplinary Field	CFU
Omics sciences	BIOS-07/A	Single	Biochemical	6
Chemistry of cultural heritage	CHEM-01/B	Single	Analytical, environmental and cultural heritage	6
Modelling of the photoinduced processes for earth and space	CHEM-02/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Soft matter and nanosystems	CHEM-02/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Inorganic hybrid nanomaterials	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Structural crystallography	CHEM-03/A	Single	Inorganic-Chemical-Physical	6
Chemistry of materials: from crystal structure to nanostructures	CHEM-04/A	Single	Industrial	6
Organic chemistry for renewable energies	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6
Molecular recognition	CHEM-05/A	Single	Organic-biotechnological	6

Eligibility and Admission Guidelines

The curricular requirements for access to the master Degree in Chemical Sciences are the possession of degrees that allow the acquisition of at least 20 credits (CTU) of courses in the field of mathematical disciplines, physics and computer science, and at least 30 credits (CTU) of courses in chemical disciplines, with particular, but not exclusive, reference to the sectors analytical chemistry (CHEM-01/A), physical chemistry (CHEM-02/A), inorganic chemistry (CHEM-03/A), organic chemistry (CHEM05/A) and biochemistry (BIOS-07/A). A knowledge of the English language at least at B2 level is also required.

For students graduated in foreign universities, the adequacy of curricular requirements is assessed on a case-by-case basis, on the grounds of the consistency between the programs carried out in the different subject areas, the educational bases considered necessary for the advanced training offered by the CdS, as well as language skills. The methods for verifying such preparation are only after verification of the possession of curricular requirements. In any case, the required knowledge must be possessed before enrolment.

A further, mandatory step, is the personal preparation assessment, and only students who meet the curricular requirements can access it.

For those who hold an Italian BSc in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Sciences and Technologies, the adequacy of the preparation is considered verified with the achievement of the degree with a grade equal to or higher than 93/110. In the event of a grade lower than 93/110 for the above-mentioned BSc degrees, or in the case of possession of another degree and of the credits indicated in the admission requirements, the admission to the MSc is subject to the detailed analysis of the curriculum and may be followed by an interview by a Teaching Committee.

For full details, please visit the website of the Degree Course or write an email:

Website: www.scienzechimiche.unina.it/lmsc/en

Email: ccdscienzechimiche@unina.it