ETH Zurich Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences IPW
MSc Chemistry
Zürich, Switzerland
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About : The MSc Chemistry program offers a comprehensive approach to studying chemical sciences. It covers key areas including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and analytical chemistry, allowing students to engage with current research topics. The program emphasizes experimental techniques alongside theoretical knowledge, providing a balanced educational experience.
Career Outcomes : Graduates may pursue various careers in fields such as pharmaceuticals, environmental science, or academia. Potential roles include chemist, research scientist, quality control analyst, and laboratory technician, where they can apply their specialized skills effectively across diverse industries.
- Optional industry internship instead of the second research project or the laboratory course to strengthen link to industry.
- More consistency through adjustment (reduction) of credits for core and elective subjects with reference to Bachelor’s courses. As a consequence, a smaller amount of credits has to be acquired in the category ‘core subject’ in favour of more freedom of choice and therefore an increased possibility of specialization.
- Equalisation and adjustment of credits of research projects in chemistry and chemical bioengineering to a more realistic scale.
- Enhanced focus on inorganic chemistry by reduction of the category offer in ‘core subjects’ to only one subject. The former second subject will be the first compensatory one.
- Upgrading of the Master’s thesis by extending the duration and increasing credits. Additionally, relativisation of the thesis’ ratio in the final diploma grade is newly calculated as the weighted average of all grades with the corresponding amount of credits as the weighting factor.
- Implementation of a new elective category “Economics and Technology Management” to promote competences in the field of economy, leadership, coaching and project management.
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