Core courses within the MSc Chemistry programme

> 2024-25 and earlier MSc Chemistry core courses

Students in the Chemistry programme choose four courses out of the courses listed here for their research area (Chemistry for Health or Chemistry for Sustainability). The choices can be limited by their prior education. For the education specialisation and science communication and society specialisation you can do core courses within both areas to broaden your scientific horizon. This does not apply when one of these specialisations is combined with the research specialisation as a double specialisation.

Detailed information about the content of each course can be found in the Prospectus (search by name). The schedule for each course can be found at the Schedule section on this website.

Chemistry for Health

Course EC Semester
Supramolecular Biomaterials (SMB) 5 Block 1
Structures for Drug Discovery (PSDD) 5 Block 1
Molecular Cell Biology (MCB) 5 Block 2
Reactivity in Organic Chemistry (ROC) 5 Block 2
Chemical Biology (CB) 5 Block 3
Modern Organic Chemistry (MOC) 5 Block 3
Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery (MCDD) 5 Block 4
Computational Techniques for Chemical Biology (CTCB) 5 Block 4

 

Chemistry for Sustainability

Course EC Semester
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Simulations (CCMS) 5 Block 1
Photochemistry (PC) 5 Block 1
Density Functional Theory in Practice (DIP) 5 Block 2
Surface Science for Heterogeneous Catalysis (SSHC) 5 Block 2
Electrochemistry (ELE) 5 Block 3
Photosynthesis and Bioenergy (PBE) 5 Block 3
Solid State Chemistry and Physics (SSCP) 5 Block 4
Spectroscopy for Chemistry and Materials Science (SCMS) 5 Block 4

 

  • Courses that were taken in the BSc programmes cannot be taken again in the MSc programme. Instead, one of the other core courses can be taken.
  • Molecular Cell Biology cannot be chosen by students with a BSc degree in Life Science and Technology or equivalent.
  • Students in the Science communication and education specialisations (SCS and EDU) are not limited to one research area, but are advised to choose a combination of courses from both research areas to obtain a broader knowledge of chemistry. 
  • Students are allowed to take more than four courses or courses from the other research area as electives.