Introduction
Basic information
| Type | Bachelor's degrees |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Chemistry |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery | face-to-face |
| Credits | 240 |
| Number of places available | 200 (excluding double degree) |
| Length of course | 4 academic years |
| Language(s) of instruction | Catalan 72,4%, Spanish 27%, English 0,5% |
| Admission grade |
10.238 (July 2022, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training) |
| Approximate price per credit | 18,46 € |
| Compulsory placements | No |
| Coordinator | ARNALD GRABULOSA RODRIGUEZ |
| capest-quimica@ub.edu | |
| Course details | Indicators |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
The Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry addresses the following general objectives:
- To instil and consolidate interest in learning about chemistry.
- To provide a broad and solid base of chemical knowledge, and practical skills that can be applied to solving problems of chemistry.
- To provide the tools and means to facilitate the acquisition of valuable skills in any field of science.
- To provide fundamental knowledge and skills to enable further study, in both specialized and multidisciplinary areas.
- To develop the capacity to assess the importance of chemistry in industrial, economic, environmental and social contexts.
Competences
Basic competences
- Commitment to ethical practice.
- Capacity for learning and responsibility.
- Team work.
- Creative and entrepreneurial skills.
- Sustainability.
- Communication skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Decision-making skills.
- Organizational and planning skills.
- Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
Specific competences
- Capacity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic aspects of chemistry.
- Capacity to communicate, differentiate and recognize the behaviour of chemical elements and compounds and to predict their properties, structure and reactivity.
- Capacity to handle chemicals safely and to assess the risks in using them, as well as those inherent in laboratory procedures and in the industry.
- Capacity to perform standard laboratory procedures involved in synthesis and analytical work relating to chemical systems.
- Capacity to recognize and analyse new problems, both qualitative and quantitative, and to propose strategies for solving them.
- Capacity to evaluate, interpret and synthesize chemical data and information.
- Capacity to design and implement projects in the general field of chemistry.
- Capacity to learn and understand the theory behind the main industrial processes and the most significant materials in each case.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Candidates to the Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry should have completed a secondary school qualification (baccalaureate or equivalent) including the subject of chemistry. Ideally, to ensure better assimilation, a good level of chemistry, physics and mathematics, manual dexterity for manipulating laboratory equipment, and basic knowledge of English and computers is recommended.
Access requirements and conditions
Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.
Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
Pre-enrolment
Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.
For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.
Academic information
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- After enrolment
- Grants and financial aid
Welcome
Support and guidance
Pre-enrolment information and events
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Basic training | 60 |
| Compulsory | 144 |
| Optional | 24 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 12 |
| TOTAL | 240 |
List of subjects
| THIRD YEAR |
| Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry Laboratory |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Basic Laboratory in Inorganic Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 4.5 |
| Basic Laboratory in Organic Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 4.5 |
| Complements of Analytical Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Documentation in Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 3 |
| Inorganic Chemistry III |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Instrumental Analysis |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Organic Chemistry II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Organic Chemistry III |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Physical Chemistry III |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Physical Chemistry Laboratory |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| SECOND YEAR |
| Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Basic Laboratory in Analytical Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 4.5 |
| Basic Laboratory in Physical Chemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 4.5 |
| Chemical Engineering |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Inorganic Chemistry I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Inorganic Chemistry II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Materials Science |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Organic Chemistry I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Physical Chemistry I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Physical Chemistry II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Quality and Prevention |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 3 |
| FIRST YEAR |
| Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Chemistry I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Applied Chemistry II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Biology |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Fundamental Chemistry I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Fundamental Chemistry II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Mathematics I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Mathematics II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Physics I |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Physics II |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Basic training | 6 |
| Recursos Informàtics per a la Química | Basic training | 6 |
| FOURTH YEAR |
| Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Final Project |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory final project | 12 |
| Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory | 6 |
| Project Management |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Compulsory final project | 6 |
| OPTIONAL YEAR |
Pathways and specializations
ChemistryCheck the planning of the different pathways of the degree
Previous years
Placements
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
Graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry can fulfil professional roles in a wide range of areas:
- Companies and research laboratories whose work involves the synthesis of new compounds or the development of new processes.
- Laboratories which undertake the analysis of any type of substance (including clinical analysis).
- Companies engaged in the design and engineering of chemical processes, in arbitration and appraisal, or in the monitoring and development of standards and specifications for both processes and products.
- Education, having supplemented these studies with a professional master's degree in Secondary Education.
Access to the labour market
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