Program Overview

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Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry

Programme Overview

The Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry makes students become experts in solving analytical chemistry problems, with a strong experimental and quality management component, to become both professionals and researchers in this field.

Key Information

• Duration: 1 ½ years
• Credits: 90 ECTS credits
• Start: September 2025
• Timetable: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
• Languages: Spanish and English
• Degree: Official degree
• Hours of laboratory work: Three hours a day of laboratory work during the first year and Master Thesis in the second year.

Why Study the Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry at IQS?

• Excellent job placement in less than six months
• Three hours of laboratory work per day (50% of academic work)
• High level of instrumental specialization
• Development of skills in quality management and the ability to lead projects

Facilities

• More than 8,700 m2 of laboratories and workshops
• Specific laboratories for the Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry

Objectives and Competences

• Objectives:
  • Solve analytical chemistry problems with a strong experimental and quality management component.
  • Become a professional or researcher in the field.
• Competences:
  • Advanced knowledge of analytical chemistry disciplines.
  • Mastery of chemistry and management tools for research.
  • Knowledge of industrial sectors and new trends in analytical chemistry.
  • Advanced skills in knowledge management and project leadership.

Curriculum

• Technology Module:
  • Structural Identification and Characterization (6 ECTS)
  • Advanced Chromatography (6 ECTS)
  • Spectrophotometry and Electroanalysis (6 ECTS)
  • Quality and Information Management (3 ECTS)
  • Chemometrics (3 ECTS)
  • Analytical Technology Laboratory (6 ECTS)
• Specific Module:
  • Environmental Quality Analysis and Forensic Sciences (4 ECTS)
  • Agri-food Analysis and Foodomics (4 ECTS)
  • Analysis of Pharmaceutical Products and Biomarkers (4 ECTS)
  • Analytical Integration and Specialization Laboratory (6 ECTS)
• Electives:
  • Formulation Science and Technology (3 ECTS)
  • Power Skills and Leadership (3 ECTS)
  • Project Management and Intellectual Property (3 ECTS)
  • Corrosion Science for Industrial and Bioengineering Applications (3 ECTS)
  • Experimental Design (3 ECTS)
  • Data Analysis (3 ECTS)
• Master Thesis: (30 ECTS)

Career Opportunities

• Become a professional in various industrial sectors.
• Join universities and research centers.
• Public health.
• Launch a career within the field of teaching.
• Project Leadership.
• Laboratory Manager.

In-Company Internship

• Not mandatory, but available for students who want to expand their practical preparation.
• Internships with research centers or companies in the sector between the second and third semesters.

Leadership Team

• Cristian Gómez Canela, PhD
• Jordi Díaz Ferrero, PhD
• Sergi Colominas Fuster, PhD

Faculty

• Ana Belén Cuenca González, PhD
• Cristian Gómez Canela, PhD
• Gemma Gotor Navarra, PhD
• Gisela Domínguez Picart, PhD
• Javier Batllori Aguilà, PhD
• Jordi Díaz Ferrero, PhD
• Jordi Cuadros Margarit, PhD
• M. Josefa Blanco Roca, PhD
• Margalida Artigues Cladera, PhD
• Sergi Colominas Fuster, PhD
• Xavier Ortiz Almirall, PhD
• Yeray Asensio Ramírez, PhD

Admissions Process

• Online pre-registration.
• Admission confirmation.
• Pre-enrolment.
• Enrolment.
• Supplementary Training.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

• Academic Excellence.
• Financial need.
• International Students.

Quality and Accreditations

• VSMA Report and Statements.
• Internal Quality Guarantee System Manual (SGIC).
• Degree Report.
• Degree review reports produced by AQU Catalunya.
• Degree Monitoring Report (IST).