Study programme
Programme outline
This two-year Master's programme consists of compulsory courses, elective courses, and a research project.
When applying for the Master’s, you choose whether to pursue a Physics-oriented or Chemistry-oriented version of the track. In your first year you take all your courses. Your second year is dedicated to your research project. It is also possible to follow this programme part-time.
For detailed information regarding the curriculum and courses, please see the UvA Course Catalogue.
Courses
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Compulsory courses (12 EC)
- Current Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Project Sustainable Future
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Constrained choice Chemistry (min 18 EC)
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Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
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Chemical Sensing Technologies
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Electrochemical Processes and Batteries
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Environmental Chemistry
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Green and Circular Chemistry
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Molecular Modelling
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Plastic and Chemical Pollution
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Reactor Concepts and Flow Chemistry
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Solid State Materials Chemistry
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Constrained choice Physics (min 6 EC)
- BioSolar Cells
- Emergent Energy Materials
- Photosynthesis and Energy
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Constrained choice Management, Business, and Innovation (min 6 EC)
- Energy and Climate Change; Science, Policy and Economics
- Management of Sustainable Innovation
- Chemtech-to-Market Value Creation Lab
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Elective courses
- Concepts in Chemical Biology
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Homogeneous Catalysis
- Human and Environmental Toxicology
- Minor research project
- Literature study
- All other courses from this track and from the MSc Chemistry
Roos Bakker, Master's student in Chemistry, explains why she chose the Science for Energy and Sustainability track.
Research project
The programme's research training takes place in the form of a research project, conducted either within one of the participating research groups, at another university (in the Netherlands or abroad), or in industry. The project includes a written Master's thesis and an oral presentation.
Literature study
You can choose to do a literature study on a subject of your own choosing. You will present your results in an oral presentation to the staff of the division or institute and your fellow students.
Studying part-time
The Master Chemistry can be done part-time, however there is no separate part-time programme. This means that you do the same programme as the full-time programme, but instead you will participate in one course per period instead of two. There are no evening classes and no separate courses for part-time students. You do the exact same programme as the full-time students but at your own pace.
The tuition fee for the part-time programme is different from the one for the full-time programme. Also see the tuition fee overview.
Due to visa requirements, students with a nationality outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland cannot join the part-time programme.
Pre-Master's programme Chemistry
For students with a Dutch HBO background we offer a special pre-Master's Programme (Schakelprogramma, taught in Dutch).
Accreditation and title
Science for Energy and Sustainability is a track of the Master's programmes Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy. These programmes have been legally accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This means that upon successful completion of the programme (a total of 120 EC), you will receive a legally accredited Master's degree in either Chemistry or Physics and Astronomy and the title of Master of Science (MSc).
Bring your own device
All students enrolled in the Chemistry Master's programme are requested to bring their own laptop. More information on specific system requirements can be found here.
Joint degree programme with VU Amsterdam
Chemistry is a joint degree programme of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Courses are taught at locations of both universities. UvA and VU jointly issue a degree certificate to graduates. As a Chemistry student in Amsterdam you benefit from expertise, networks and research projects at both universities and affiliated research institutes.
