Program Overview

Máster en Química Teórica y Modelización Computacional

Introduction

The Máster Universitario en Química Teórica y Modelización Computacional is a 120-credit ECTS program with a national and international scope, involving 14 Spanish universities and several European universities within the Erasmus Mundus program framework.

Program Details

• Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)
• Category: Investigator
• Language of instruction: Spanish/English
• Modality: Presential
• Number of places: 60 (9 UAM)
• Approximate course price for the first enrollment: 2,736 ; non-resident foreigners: 5,079
• Center: Facultad de Ciencias

Description of the Title

The program begins with a two-week course to balance students' knowledge in Linux programming and software applied to Theoretical Chemistry. Classes are then taught in two formats: face-to-face sessions and video conferences. The calendar will show students the modality of each subject.

Other General Information

• Joint Title: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and universities in Barcelona, Cantabria, Extremadura, Illes Balears, Jaume I, Castellón, Murcia, Oviedo, País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Valčncia, Valladolid, Vigo.
• Coordinated by: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Center, department, or institute responsible: Departamento de Química
• Character: Oriented to research
• Minimum ECTS according to enrollment and course: 24 ECTS (part-time enrollment); 37 ECTS (full-time enrollment)

Admission and Enrollment

The application for admission to the Master's program is made electronically through the online admissions application. Before starting the admission process, it is recommended to consult the following information and follow the instructions described on the Admission step-by-step page.

Specific Access and Admission Requirements

To access the official teachings of the Master's in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling, it is necessary:

1. To be in possession of an official Spanish university degree in Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Science, or a degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to another State of the European Higher Education Area that enables access to Master's studies.
2. Similarly, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access without the need for homologation of their degrees, provided that the universities signing the agreement verify that these degrees demonstrate a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they enable access to postgraduate studies in the country issuing the degree.

Documentation to be Attached to the Application

Mandatory Documents:

• DNI / Passport
• Academic certificate of grades from undergraduate studies
• Curriculum Vitae
• Declaration of average grade
• Accreditation of English language knowledge
• Accreditation of Spanish language knowledge level B2 (only for non-Spanish speaking students)
• Access Title: In case of having completed studies at the time of applying for access to the Master's program, the degree/diploma of degree, license, diploma, or equivalent (or the receipt of having requested the title) must be attached to the application.

Optional Documents:

• Letter of motivation
• Letters of reference

Admission Criteria

The admission criteria are weighted as follows:

• Academic record | 50%
• Letter of motivation | 15%
• Reference from two people | 15%
• Certificate of English and Spanish language knowledge for third-country candidates | 20%
• Minimum level B2.

Profile of Admission

This Master's program is aimed at students who have completed their undergraduate studies in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or Materials Science.

Professional Outlets

This Master's program is fundamentally focused on a research profile, and consequently, 90% of graduates decide to continue their career with Doctoral studies. The Doctorate is awarded through a research contract or grant.

Quality

• External monitoring: verification, modification, monitoring, and renewal of accreditation
• Indicators of monitoring of the degree
• Labor insertion
• Internal Quality Assurance System
• Quality UAM
• Complaints and suggestions mailbox

Practical Information for Students

• Schedules, classrooms, and exams
• Academic calendars
• Teaching guides
• Academic regulations
• TFM
• Research
• Faculty
• Master's coordination

Why Study at UAM

1. For our prominent position in international rankings
2. For our high level of labor insertion
3. Because you will enjoy the university, on our campuses, and getting to know the world

Itinerary

Know which degrees you can access this Master's from:

• Degree in Chemistry
• Degree in Physics
• Degree in Chemical Engineering

After completing this Master's, you can enroll in this Doctorate:

• Doctorate in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling