Study location	Netherlands, Nijmegen
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	2 year (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Tuition fee	€16,500 per year
Application fee	€75 one-time The handling fee is NOT applicable to: - Students with a nationality from the EEA countries or from countries that are candidates for EEA membership* - Students who receive a full scholarship (proven by uploading a grant statement) This fee will be refunded to you once you are fully enrolled as a student at Radboud University. The fee is NOT refundable when you are not admitted.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree from a research university in Chemistry, Science or related area. You must have passed (preliminary) examinations containing the following subject matter: - Chemical Analysis: at least 3 EC - Organic chemistry: at least 6 EC - Inorganic chemistry: at least 3 EC - Physical chemistry/thermodynamics: at least 6 EC - Biochemistry: at least 6 EC - Quantum mechanics/chemical bonding: at least 6 EC - Spectroscopy: at least 3 EC - Solid-state chemistry: at least 6 EC - Mathematics: at least 6 EC - Physics: at least 6 EC - Experimental skills (at least 12 EC of practical courses on analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry and/or physics) - 30 EC of chemistry-related courses on advanced Bachelor’s level Please see the list of recommended equivalent literature for the subjects mentioned in section Admission criteria. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University Central Student Administration P.O. Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen

Language requirements	English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 6.5 overall, subscores ≥ 6.0, writing subscore ≥ 6.5 - TOEFL iBT: ≥ 90, subscores ≥ 22 - Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency: C or higher

Other requirements

A description of courses Please provide a list of all courses you have taken, including course description, keywords, the grades you received, and optionally literature used. Please also add an explanation of the grading system at the university where you achieved your Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Please see an example here. If possible, please provide a link to a website containing more information about the institute and the curriculum – in English (preferably) or German. Description of the practical laboratory work Please provide a short description of the practical laboratory work you did before, for example, what techniques you used and what duties you had. Contact data of possible references Please provide contact data of possible references who could give more information about you as a person.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. ru.nl/..cation/masters/molecular-chemistry

Overview

Molecular Chemistry is a creative science, where chemists synthesize molecules with new biological or physical properties to address scientific or societal challenges. Think of new catalytic conversions, lead compounds for future medicines or the next generation of conducting polymers. Working with chemical structures the possibilities are endless: in principle, every molecule can be made. The challenge is to adapt the 3D-structure to the desired properties and design an efficient synthesis method.

Master’s in Molecular Chemistry: something for you?

- Molecular Chemistry is closely connected to the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), which hosts world-class research groups and state-of-the-art research facilities.
- Among the teaching staff are one Spinoza Prize winner, two ERC advanced grant and two ERC starting grant winners.
- Close contact with top research groups elsewhere in the world, which makes it possible to do your internship at for example Oxford, Princeton or Berkeley University.
- Teaching takes place in small groups and in a stimulating, personal setting.
- This Master’s programme is rated the best in its field (Keuzegids Master’s 2019).

Programme structure

The Master’s specialisation Molecular Chemistry is taught at the Faculty of Science. It has a course load of 120 EC* (two-year). See the structure of the programme here.

Career opportunities

Approximately 40% of the graduates take up a PhD position, either in Nijmegen or elsewhere in the world. The research institutes, in particular the Institute for Molecules and Materials, have vacancies for PhD projects every year. The Molecular Chemistry graduates also find work as researchers, marketeers and managers in the chemical industry, or in one of the spin-off companies. A small proportion will not work in science, but for instance as a policymaker at a governmental organisation such as NWO or STW.