Official Master's Degree in Applied Nanoscience: From Materials to Devices

Access

Access to this master's degree is open to holders of an official bachelor's degree from a Spanish university or from another higher education institution within or outside the European Higher Education Area, provided this gives access to postgraduate studies in the country of issue.

Admission requirements

The admission requirements for the master’s programme are:
i) Students must come from degree programmes or hold equivalent qualifications related to the subject area of the master’s degree; this includes degrees in: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Physics, Engineering Physics, Chemistry, Electronic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.
ii) Proficiency in the English language. Minimum level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe).

Admission is decided by the rector based on the agreement made by the Master’s Committee. This committee will consist of: the master’s degree coordinator, the External Internship coordinator, and the Master’s dissertation coordinator.

Selection criteria

In the event that demand exceeds the number of available places, admission will be carried out in order of priority, according to the following criteria and scoring:

1. Academic record (6 points).
2. Curriculum vitae with a special focus on previous experience in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology (2 points).
3. Motivation letter (1 point).
4. Two reference letters (1 point).

Complementary training

Some students coming from degrees in Biochemistry or Biomedical Engineering may need to take and pass additional training courses. The Master’s Committee will evaluate each case individually during the assessment and tutoring process, determining whether these additional courses are necessary. For more details, please read Annex 1.1 on tutoring.

Two options are proposed that will allow students from the “Bio” field, who require it, to acquire a foundation in fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics, as well as in surface physics and chemistry, within the framework of nanoscience, without having an excessive mathematical burden imposed on them.

The additional training for the master’s degree programme for students coming from these degrees will, if necessary, amount to a maximum of 12 ECTS and will consist of the following compulsory subjects from the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology degree at the UAB:

• Quantum Phenomena I, 6 ECTS (code 106816)
  This subject teaches the fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics to describe matter at a microscopic scale and addresses different applications from a pragmatic perspective.
• Surface Physics and Chemistry, 6 ECTS (code 103299)
  This subject tackles the interaction between and reactivity of surfaces from a highly applied perspective in a wide variety of processes and applications.