Obs: Courses can be taught in English on demand 

Exams can be written in English, as well as  seminars, qualifying examinations and defense

The thesis and dissertation can be written in English

 

Minimum Number of Credits:

Master's: 25

Doctorate: 40

In the master's degree, the student must:

1) Acquire the credits in the mandatory courses: A1, A2, A3 and A5 The student can acquire the A1 credits (TFQ) and be exempted from attending it in person if he/she obtains a grade of 6.0 or higher in the annual test applied annually related to the topics of the course.

2) Acquire credits for at least 1 course from Group B

3) The remaining credits for a minimum of 25 credits can be acquired in courses in group C, other courses in group B, or in complementary activities provided for in the program's regiment.

In the doctorate the student must:

1) Acquire the credits in the mandatory courses: A1, A2, A4 and A5 The student can acquire the A1 credits (TFQ) and be exempted from attending it in person if he/she obtains a grade of 6.0 or higher in the annual test applied annually related to the topics of the course.

2) Acquire credits for at least 2 any course from Group B

3) The remaining credits for a minimum of 40 credits can be acquired in courses in group C, other course in group B, or in complementary activities provided for in the program's regiment.

To obtain the credits of the attended course:

Attendance in at least 75% of the classes.
Final grades based on the list below:

10.0 – 8.0 - A
7.9 – 7.0 - B
6.9 – 5.0 - C
5.0 - D (Failing grade)

 

List of courses available for Master's and Doctoral courses

GROUP A (mandatory)

A1-TFQ: Fundamental Topics in Chemistry (5 credits)

A2-CSU: Science of Sustainability (5 credits)

A3-SEM1: Seminars 1 (2 credits): mandatory only for Master's degree.

A4-SEM2: Seminars 2 (2 credits): mandatory only for Doctor's degree.

A5-BPEC: Good Practices in Research, Innovation and Scientific Writing (3 credits)

 

GROUP B:

B1-QIA1: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 1 (5 credits)

B2-QIA2: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2 (5 credits)

B3-QOA1: Advanced Organic Chemistry 1 (5 credits)

B4-QOA2: Advanced Organic Chemistry 2 (5 credits)

B5-FQA1: Advanced Physical Chemistry 1 (5 credits)

B6-FQA2: Advanced Physical Chemistry 2 (5 credits)

B7-QAA1: Advanced Analytical Chemistry 1 (5 credits)

B8-QAA2: Advanced Analytical Chemistry 2 (5 credits)

 

GROUP C:

C1-CM: Materials Science (5 credits)

C2-QV: Green Chemistry: Concepts and Technologies (5 credits)

C3-TCEE1: Electronic and Structural Characterization Techniques 1 (5 credits)

C4-TAS: Advanced Topics in Sustainability (5 credits)

C5-TNS: Nanotechnology Topics for Sustainability (5 credits)

C6-TBC: Topics in Biocatalysis (5 credits)

C7-MECO: Methods of Structural Elucidation of Organic Compounds (5 credits)

C8-TEPA: Special Topics in Sample Preparation and Determination of Chemical Elements by Spectrometric Techniques (5 credits)

C9-SOR: Organic Synthesis (5 credits)

C10-TCFS: Physical Characterization and Separation Techniques (5 credits)

C11-TOPAS: Phase Quantification by the Rietveld Method using TOPAS (5 credits)

C12-TED: Statistical Treatment of Data (5 credits)

C13-PAE: Planning and Analysis of Experiments (5 credits)

C14-TAQA: Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry (Variable: minimum 1 credit; maximum 5 credits)

C15-ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP – MS) (5 credits)

C16-TBA: Topics in Bioanalytics (5 credits)

C17-TCEE2: Electronic and Structural Characterization Techniques 2 (5 credits)

C18-TEQ: Special Topics in Chemistry (Variable: minimum 1 credit; maximum 5 credits)