Kaunas University of Technology
Master in Applied ChemistryKaunas, Lithuania
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,538 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
From batteries to painkillers, chemistry is essential to our modern lives. The industrial applications of chemistry directly affect us daily – what we eat, what we wear, our transport, the technology we use, how we treat illnesses and how we get electricity – to name just a few.
Why @KTU?
The design of new sustainable processes, materials and chemical products requires an understanding of the synthesis and physical/chemical properties of substances, as well as the relationship between the structure and the properties. While studying MSc Applied Chemistry at KTU, you will develop and analyse state-of-the-art products, innovative technologies, market trends and use contemporary equipment.
During your studies, you will expand your understanding of the complex chemical technology processes and will learn to assess the value of new technologies from an economic perspective. Your deep knowledge in chemistry and chemical technology together will research skills will equip you with an ability to form and solve both fundamental and industry challenges in the field.
After graduating with a master’s in Applied Chemistry at KTU you will be able to develop sustainable and socially responsible large-scale production of various goods, meeting society’s needs for new products.
The graduates of the MSc Applied Chemistry study programme are the innovation leaders – they can shape society’s attitudes towards science and industry as the drivers of human well-being. Relying on the newest chemistry and chemical technology achievements, they can seek a career in high-technology research and industrial companies. They develop innovative functional, hybrid, composite and nano-materials, alternative energy, environment-friendly processes and materials, biopharmaceutical products that are change our lives every day.
- While studying, you will have access to the latest complex chromatographic, spectroscopic, thermal, dynamic mechanical analysis, and other equipment
- Students can join internationally renowned research groups, international fundamental research and R&D projects
- Excellent opportunities to go on exchange studies at universities in Germany, the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain and other countries
What will you study?
- Materials: functional, smart, nano-materials, composite, innovative
- Synthesis: modelling of structure, conversion, catalysis and kinetics
- Analysis: thermal, X-ray, spectroscopic, chromatographic
- Technologies: (opto)electronics, energy, functional covers
- Application: idea, model, technology, solution of problems, innovations
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
All international students automatically become candidates to receive the Scholarship for International Students, which is assigned for first-year Bachelor or Master students with strong academic records and motivation.
The residents of European Union countries and the global citizens of Lithuanian origin can apply for state-funded study places. This means that all the applicants, who fall into one of the aforementioned categories, will participate in the general admission’s competition for state-funded study places and get the chance to study free of charge, depending on their admission score.
Curriculum
Semester 1
- Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis
- Collected Chapters of Chemistry
- Liquid and Gas Chromatography
- Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
Competence Electives
- Courses of Study Field (Competence of Expert)
- Optional Competence of MA+
Semester 2
- Research Project 1
- Technology of Nanomaterials
- Thermal Analysis and X-Ray Powder Diffraction Methods
Electives
- Chemistry of Heterocyclyc Compounds
- Computational Chemistry
- Cosmeceuticals
- Green Chemistry and Renewable Resources
- Materials and Technologies of Organic Electronics
- Photochemical Conversion and Photocatalysis
- Properties and applications of dispersion systems
Competence Electives
- Courses of Study Field (Competence of Expert)
- Optional Competence of MA+
Program Outcome
Awards: MSc (Master of Physical Sciences)
Credits: 120 ECTS
Student’s competences:
- Understanding and application of the latest methods of instrumental analysis;
- Knowledge of chemistry of cosmetic preparations, their raw materials and properties, selection of production technology and equipment for production;
- Knowledge of inorganic materials chemistry and technology, identification of links between properties and application area of biomedical polymers;
- Knowledge of functional organic materials chemistry and technology; selection of synthesis methods, properties of materials and research methods.
Student’s skills:
- Able to apply knowledge of chemistry and technology of functional materials, perform procedures of synthesis and analysis, and solve problems arising in production;
- Able to work with various equipment of instrumental analysis;
- Able to perform research of chemical materials, their composition, and properties applying knowledge of chemical sciences; to search for possibilities of their application in practice.