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Chemistry, full time 2 year programme leading to Master's degree (English programme) (DU-CH-ANG)

(in Polish: Chemia, stacjonarne, drugiego stopnia (w języku angielskim))
second cycle programme
full-time, 2-year studies
Language: English
20 places

Second degree (MA) Chemistry Studies in English

The second degree (MA) Chemistry Studies in English at Warsaw University are run within six specialized areas: physicochemistry of new materials, theoretical chemistry, organic synthesis, chemical technology, bioanalytics and analytics of the environment and crystallography. Students can choose specialization after completing the first semester of studies. In order to do that they have to apply for an interview with a faculty member who is in charge of a given specialization and who will acquaint them with general options of doing their MA work . Each student will then be allocated to his/ her MA supervisor and together they will tailor the course of studies within the specialized area to meet students specific needs.

Professors, assistant professors and those faculty members of the Chemistry Department who hold a Ph.D. degree and are approved by the Faculty Board, are eligible to supervise MA work provided they confirm their readiness to conduct classes and supervise written work in English. During the second degree studies students have to gather at least 120 ECTS points and obtain credits for at least 1000 hours of classes and lectures.

A graduate profile:

It is expected of a graduate from the second degree Chemistry Studies in English that he/she will:

- possess sufficient knowledge of chemistry, considerably improved since the first degree course;

- be fluent in and possess working knowledge of the issues within the chosen area;

-be prepared to work in chemical laboratories, both traditional and those equipped with the state-of -the-art technology;

-be capable of gathering and critically analyzing data necessary to publish research results;

ECTS Coordinators:

Qualification awarded:

Second cycle degree - magister - in chemistry

Access to further studies:

third cycle programme, non-degree postgraduate education

Teaching standards

The Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 12 July 2007 on education standards for particular study majors, levels of qualification as well as the course of formation and conditions a university is required to meet in order to conduct interdisciplinary studies and macro-majors (Journals of Laws 2007 No. 164, item 1166 as amended)

Course structure diagram:

Abbreviations used in tables:
lect - Lecture
cl - Class
lab - Lab
e - Examination
g - Grading

Admission procedures:

The Department of Chemistry will be running the higher degree (Masters) studies on the condition that  at least six candidates are admitted to the first year

To be eligible for admission to the higher degree studies a  candidate has to hold  a Bachelors, Masters or an equivalent degree in any academic subject and a  certificate of passing an examination in English at the B2 level. A candidate is qualified according to his/her  GPA (Grade Point Average) from the first  degree studies, or a completed Masters course.

Admission procedures - foreign diplomas:

To be eligible for admission to the higher degree studies, a candidate has to hold a degree of Bachelor,  Master , engineer or  an equivalent degree in any academic subject  and to produce document(s) acknowledging his/her sufficient proficiency in English. A candidate is qualified according to his/her GPA from the first degree studies, or a completed Masters course. If a candidate  has obtained his/her degree in a country  where a grading system is different  from that  which is obligatory in Poland , his/ her GPA is  drawn from  the list of grades received in the whole course of studies. Whenever applicable, a  candidate is obliged to submit such a list with other documents.

 A candidate has to submit:

 - a list of his/her grades from the first degree studies , stating the number of hours each  particular course lasted, confirmed  by the authorities of  a college/ university where the degree was taken;

 -a document certifying passing the examination  in  English , at least at the B2 level,  or an equivalent certificate from  a university abroad.