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DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY
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The fundamental objective of the Degree is to produce professionals with a scientific and technological profile, and with a comprehensive knowledge of all areas related to Chemistry which will facilitate their entry into the labour market and/or further education in the form of a Master’s Degree. The ultimate aims are to contribute, in conjunction with other professionals, to achieving maximum use of natural resources, minimum generation of pollutants, and the recovery and management of industrial waste, and to promote ethical commitment among future professionals to human rights and environmental sustainability.
Graduates in Chemistry are qualified to work in the production sector, research and development departments, as teachers at different educational levels, in management and in businesses related to Chemistry and other associated areas.
The general objectives of the Degree in Chemistry at the University of Alicante can be defined as follows:
- To provide students with a scientific-technological training based on current scientific methodologies.
- To promote an interest among students in learning Chemistry, thus enabling them to appreciate its applications in different contexts, and to involve students in a stimulating and satisfying learning and studying experience, providing them with an understanding of the principle theories and experimental techniques which are currently of most importance to the professional practice of Chemistry.
- To enable students to acquire a knowledge of chemistry, practical skills, and the approaches necessary for a wide range of professional activities.
- To give the students a solid and balanced theoretical-practical chemical knowledge base.
- To develop students’ ability to apply their chemical knowledge to carry out scientific-technological work appropriately and resolve Chemistry problems.
- To develop students’ worthwhile skills, both within the field of Chemistry and beyond.
- To provide students with a knowledge and skill base which will enable them to continue their education in more specialised areas of Chemistry, or in multi-disciplinary areas.
- To generate among students the capacity to value the importance of Chemistry in industrial, economic, environmental and social contexts.
- To facilitate graduates’ entry into the labour market in any of the fields related to the skills associated with the Degree.
- To provide students with the ability to perform literature searches and use data bases to find scientific-technological information, and to keep laboratory records, draw up technical reports and produce simple scientific papers.
The University of Alicante Chemistry Degree course programme is worth a total of 240 credits, distributed over four years each worth 60 ECTS credits. In turn, each year is organised into 30-credit semesters. The 240 credits cover all the theoretical and practical learning to be acquired by students.
In order to make the course compatible with other activities, students are allowed to take a part-time course consisting of 30 credits per academic year.
Subject type |
Credits |
Core |
60 |
Compulsory |
132 |
Optional |
30 |
Final Project |
18 |
Total credits |
240 |
The Course Programme is structured into four modules (core, compulsory, complementary and optional).
These first year subjects (core module) consist of a total of 10 courses, each worth 6 credits.
The third year also includes the compulsory courses Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, each worth 6 credits, and taught in semesters 5 and 6, respectively.
The incorporation of laboratory work within each course enables the integration of theoretical and practical work. Additionally, for certain courses such as Analytical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Semester 6 will consist essentially of practical courses, in order that students may combine their theoretical and practical knowledge and apply them to complex problems, with a higher level of autonomy.
Optional Subjects will be able to be modified inside the same course in function of the organisation of the centre.
The period of realisation of work experience can vary of semester in function of the availability of the companies in that they realise .
Anyway, the student will have to have guaranteeed the possibility to obtain academic recognition of until a maximum of six credits optatives of the total of the plan of studies maded, by the participation in cultural university activities, sportive, of representation estudiantil, solidary and of cooperation. For this, the University of Alicante has of a Regulations for the academic recognition of cultural university activities, sportive, of representation estudent, solidary and of cooperation. (http://www.boua.ua.es/pdf.asp?pdf=2490.pdf)
Before the beginning of each academic course, the Council of Government will define the nature of the activities that will have this academic recognition.
The Course Programme allows for optional work experience according to the following modalities:
1. Work Experience not related to the Final Project: successfully completed work experience programmes are worth up to 6 optional credits.
2. Work experience related to the Final Project: students may take 6 optional work experience credits and continue with one or two of the experimental blocks of the Final Project, up to a maximum of 18 ECTS.
Students may take up to 12 credits for work experience exclusively related to the experimental blocks of the Final Project. In this case, the Degree Supplement will specify that part of the student’s Final Project comprised Work Experience.
Students who study an undergraduate degree at the University of Alicante must confirm a minimum level of B1 in a foreign language (a B2 is recommended) in order to obtain the diploma.
The required language level is in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The language accreditation requirement can be obtained previously or at any time during university studies. However, the language requirement will be necessary in order to be able to assess the final year project.
The different forms of obtaining such language requirement can be consulted in the additional information in this section.
Students who want to have a career in non-university teaching when they finish their studies are recommended to obtain the teaching competence certificate (Valencian and/or foreign languages).
This certificate can be obtained by taking specific itineraries in your university studies or by taking the UA teaching competence course in Valencian, German, French and English.
All the official undergraduate degrees must be completed by preparing and defending a final year project, which must be done in the final phase of the studies and be aimed at the assessment of competences associated to the degree.
The final year project must be an original, independent and personal work. The elaboration of it may by individual or coordinated. Each student will prepare this project under the supervision of a tutor, allowing students to show the received training content in an integrated many, as well as the acquired competences associated to the undergraduate degree.
In order to register in the final year project, students must comply with the requirements established in the “Regulations for continuation studies for students registered in undergraduate degrees at the University of Alicante”. Among the requirements established to be able to register in the final year project, a minimum of 168 credits must be passed in undergraduate degrees with a total of 240 credits, and a minimum of 228 credits in undergraduate degrees with a total of 300 credits or more.
In order for the final year project to be assessed, a B1 level of a foreign language (B2 is recommended) must be confirmed.
Admission to this degree course is open to any applicant who meets one of the following entrance requirements:
1. SPANISH BACCALAUREATE (LOMCE) UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Although students can access university by means of any Baccalaureate specialization, the recommended one is Sciences.
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2. PREVIOUS BACCALAUREATES WITH OR WITHOUT A PASS IN THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Students who have completed their Baccalaureate under previous education systems and have passed the PAU will be able to use the mark obtained in their application.
3. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Vocational educational qualifications such as senior technician, senior technician of plastic arts and design, or senior technician in sports is the preferred professional area although access to this degree may be through any professional field.
4. STUDENTS FROM EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OTHER STATES WITH WHICH SPAIN HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT: Accreditation is required and issued by Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).
5. STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN EDUCATION SYSTEMS: Prior to applying for the validation of their foreign Baccalaureate, students may sit for up to 4 exams in subjects offered by the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE) organised by UNED (at least one subject from the core subjects).
6. OTHER: University degrees and other similar qualifications. University entrance exam for students over 25 (preferential option: Sciences). Access on the basis of professional experience (applicants over 40 years of age). Access to applicants aged 45 years or more by means of an exam.
High School Diploma Subjects |
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Academic Years 2010-11 2011-12 |
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0.2 | x |
x |
x | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Academic Years 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 |
0.1 | x |
x |
x | ||||||||||||||||||
0.2 | x | x | x |
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Academic Years 2015-16 2016-17 |
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0.2 | x | x | x | x | x |
It is recommended that students who wish to study for a degree in Chemistry have a basic scientific-technical education, and should have studied, at least, the subjects Mathematics II, Physics and Chemistry in their second year of the high school diploma course. They should also have some knowledge of Biology and Geology.
Among the qualities the future Chemistry student should possess, the following are of especial relevance:
YEARS |
NUMBER OF PLACES |
PASS MARKS |
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GENERAL |
OVER 25 |
OVER 40 |
OVER 45 |
GRADUATES |
SPORSTPEOPLE |
DISABLED |
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2010-11 |
60 |
8,660 |
5,720 |
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7,040 |
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2011-12 |
60 |
7,684 |
6,495 |
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--- |
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2012-13 |
60 |
9,192 |
5,000 |
--- |
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5,000 |
--- |
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2013-14 |
60 |
8,024 |
5,000 |
--- |
--- |
5,000 |
--- |
--- |
2014-15 |
60 |
9,090 |
--- |
--- |
5,000 |
5,000 |
--- |
5,000 |
2015-16 |
60 |
9,510 |
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5,870 |
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2016-17 |
60 |
9,172 |
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2017-18 |
60 |
8,864 |
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There are a wide range of employment opportunities available to graduates in Chemistry, spanning the service and industrial sectors and including education and research. To meet the demand generated by companies and institutions, it is necessary to establish the following profiles:
The professional profile of a Chemistry graduate should meet the educational requirements of companies in the industrial and service sectors. In these organizations, the graduate may carry out the function of a “chemist”, but may also take on management tasks related to Chemistry.
Some of the employment opportunities available to graduates are related to teaching. Currently, a graduate must continue his or her studies to the level of a Master’s Degree in order to be qualified to work in Secondary education. Nonetheless, the Degree in Chemistry provides the basic skills necessary to perform these tasks. In addition, research in certain scientific areas is gaining increasing importance, both in the public sector (Universities, CSIS, OPIS, etc) and in companies with their own research department.
Timescale for implementation of the Degree
Academic year |
Implementation of the Degree (Grado) in Chemistry |
*Phasing out of the Degree (Licenciatura) in Chemistry |
2010-2011 |
1st year |
1st year |
2011-2012 |
2nd year |
2nd year |
2012-2013 |
3rd year |
3rd year |
2013-2014 |
4th year |
4th year |
2014-2015 |
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5th year |
* This refers to the year in which teaching on this course will no longer be given. Nevertheless, students are entitled to two exam sessions per year in the two years following the implementation of the new Degree, for the corresponding courses being phased out.
Degree (Licenciatura) in Chemistry |
Degree (Grado) in Chemistry |
Physical Chemistry I (7 credits) |
Chemistry I (6 credits) |
Solution Chemistry (6.5 credits) |
Chemistry I (6 credits) |
Chemical Bonding and the Structure of Materials (7 credits) |
Chemistry II (6 credits) |
Introduction to the Study of Organic Molecules (6.5 credits) |
Chemistry II (6 credits) |
Introduction to Experimental Chemistry and Instrumental Techniques in Physical Chemistry (7.5 credits) |
Basic Laboratory Operations I (6 credits) |
Introduction to Experimental Chemistry and Instrumental Techniques for Analytical Chemistry (7.5 credits) |
Basic Laboratory Operations I (6 credits) |
Mathematics (12 credits) |
Mathematics I (6 credits) |
Further Mathematics (8.5 credits) |
Mathematics II (6 credits) |
Physics I (7.5 credits) |
Physics I (6 credits) |
Applied Physics (8.5) |
Physics II (6 credits) |
Physics II (7.5) |
Physics II (6 credits) |
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Biology (6 credits) |
Practical Crystallography (4.5 credits) |
Geology (6 credits) |
Analytical Chemistry (10 credits) |
Analytical Chemistry (6 credits) |
Advanced Analytical Chemistry (8.5 credits) |
Separation Techniques (6 credits) |
Experimentation in Analytical Chemistry (5 credits) |
Quality in Analytical Laboratories (6 credits) |
Spectroscopic Analysis Methods (7 credits) |
Chemometrics and Instrumental Analysis (9 credits) |
Electroanalysis (7 credits) |
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Inorganic Chemistry (10 credits) |
Inorganic Chemistry (9 credits) |
Introduction to Materials Science (7 credits) |
Inorganic Solids (6 credits) |
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (9 credits) |
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (6 credits) |
Experimentation in Synthesis in Inorganic Chemistry (7.5 credits) |
Experimentation in Inorganic Chemistry (6 credits) |
Experimentation in Inorganic Chemistry (5 credits) |
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Materials Science (6 credits) |
Materials Science (6 credits) |
Organic Chemistry (9.5 credits) |
Organic Chemistry (9 credits) |
Organic Stereochemistry (5 credits) |
Organic Stereochemistry (6 credits) |
Experimentation in Synthesis in Organic Chemistry (7.5 credits) |
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Advanced Organic Chemistry (9 credits) |
Advanced Organic Chemistry (6 credits) |
Structure Determination (9 credits) |
Structure Determination of Organic Compounds (6 credits) |
Experimentation in Organic Chemistry (5 credits) |
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Physical Chemistry I (7 credits) |
Chemical Thermodynamics (6 credits) |
Further Quantum Chemistry (4.5 credits) |
Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (9 credits) |
Advanced Physical Chemistry II (8.5 credits) |
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Advanced Physical Chemistry I (4.5 credits) |
Advanced Physical Chemistry (6 credits) |
Electrochemistry (6 credits) |
Further Physical Chemistry (4.5 credits) |
Chemical Kinetics (6 credits) |
Advanced Physical Chemistry II (8.5 credits) |
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Experimentation in Physical Chemistry (5 credits) |
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Chemical Engineering (10 credits) |
Chemical Engineering (6 credits) |
Biochemistry (7 credits) |
Biochemistry (6 credits) |
Advanced Biochemistry (4.5 credits) |
Biology and Molecular Biotechnology (Optional) (6 credits) |
Fundamentos de Química Agrícola (4.5 créditos) |
Agricultural Chemistry (Optional) (6 credits) |
Intern Work Experience (6 credits) |
Intern Work Experience (Optional) (6 credits) |
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Projects in Chemistry (6 credits) |
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Final Project (6 credits) |
Two routes for credit equivalence recognition have been established, both requiring application by the interested party and subject to approval by the Commission for Recognition and Assessment of Academic Records.
Equivalence recognition by individual subject:
The above Table details credit equivalence between credits taken in the Degree (Licenciatura) in Chemistry at the University of Alicante, and the new Degree (Grado) in Chemistry.
If the student has studied at another centre, the Commission for Recognition and Assessment of Academic Records will consider the case, basing decisions on the above Table of Credit Equivalence.
Equivalence recognition by subject blocks
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