Universidade de Vigo

Interuniversity Master in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling

The admission profile will be the same in all the Institutions that have signed the agreement. To access the official teachings of the Master in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, it will be necessary to:

• Possession of an official Spanish university degree in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Science or another degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to a member state of the European Higher Education Area that qualifies for access to master's degree courses.
• Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access the programme without the need for their qualifications to be recognised, subject to verification by the universities that signed the agreement that they certify a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university qualifications already mentioned and that they entitle the applicant to access postgraduate studies in the country that issued the qualification. Access via this route will not, under any circumstances, imply the recognition of the previous qualification held by the applicant, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to undertake the master's degree courses.

The Academic Coordination Committee of the Master's Degree will be the body responsible for the admission process and will be composed of the coordinators of all the universities that form part of the consortium.

Basic skills

• CB1: Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• CB2: Students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• CB3: Students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, although incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• CB4: Students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
• CB5: Students should have the learning skills that will allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General competencies

• CG1: Students are able to promote, in academic and professional contexts, technological and scientific progress within a society based on knowledge and respect for:
• a) Fundamental rights and equal opportunities between men and women.
• b) The principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for people with disabilities.
• c) The values inherent to a culture of peace and democratic values.
• CG2: Students are able to solve problems and make decisions of any kind under the commitment to the defense and practice of equality policies.
• CG3: Students are capable of working as a team both at a multidisciplinary level and with their own peers, respecting the principle of equality between men and women.
• CG4: Students develop critical thinking and reasoning and know how to communicate them in an equal and non-sexist manner both orally and in writing, in their own language and in a foreign language.
  • a) Fundamental rights and equal opportunities between men and women.
  • b) The principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for people with disabilities.
  • c) The values inherent to a culture of peace and democratic values.
  • CG2: Students are able to solve problems and make decisions of any kind under the commitment to the defense and practice of equality policies.
  • CG3: Students are capable of working as a team both at a multidisciplinary level and with their own peers, respecting the principle of equality between men and women.
  • CG4: Students develop critical thinking and reasoning and know how to communicate them in an equal and non-sexist manner both orally and in writing, in their own language and in a foreign language.

Specific skills

• CE1: Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of facts by applying concepts, principles and theories related to Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling.
• CE2: Expand and/or acquire knowledge of the basic methods of Quantum Chemistry and critically evaluate their applicability.
• CE3: Acquire a global vision of the different applications of Theoretical Chemistry and modeling in the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Catalysis.
• CE4: Understands the theoretical and practical foundations of computational techniques with which you can analyze the electronic, morphological and structural structure of a compound and appropriately interprets the results.
• CE5: Manage the main sources of scientific information related to Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modeling, being able to search for relevant information in chemistry in web pages of structural data, chemical-physical experimental data, in molecular calculation databases, in scientific bibliographic databases and in the critical reading of scientific works.
• CE6: Is able to make a contribution through original research that expands the frontiers of knowledge in Chemical Simulation, developing a substantial corpus, which deserves, at least in part, nationally referenced publication.
• CE7: The student understands the basis of Statistical Mechanics formulated from collectivities.
• CE8: Knows how to calculate partition functions and apply quantum and classical statistics to ideal systems of interest in Chemistry.
• CE9: The student has the mathematical basis necessary for the correct treatment of symmetry in atoms, molecules and solids, with emphasis on possible applications.
• CE10: You are familiar with the fundamental postulates of Quantum Mechanics necessary for a good understanding of the most common methods used in quantum chemistry.
• CE11: Students master the most common programming techniques in physics and chemistry and are familiar with the essential calculation tools in these areas.
• CE12: You are able to develop efficient Fortran programs in order to use these tools in your daily work.
• CE13: Understands the basic principles of "ab initio" methodologies and Density Functional Theory.
• CE14: The student is able to discern between the different existing methods and how to select the most appropriate one for each problem.
• CE15: Students understand and handle the mathematical tools required for the development of Theoretical Chemistry in its fundamental aspects and its applications.
• CE16: Knows theories and calculation methods associated with kinetic processes and critically evaluates their applicability to the calculation of rate constants.
• CE17: The student is familiar with computational techniques that, based on molecular mechanics and dynamics, are the basis for the design of molecules of interest in fields such as pharmacology, electrochemistry, etc.
• CE18: Knows and critically evaluates the applicability of advanced methods of Quantum Chemistry to quasi-degenerate systems, such as systems with transition metals or excited states (their spectroscopy and reactivity).
• CE19: Knows the theories and calculation methods for the study of solids and surfaces; critically evaluates their applicability to problems of catalysis, magnetism, conductivity, etc.
• CE20: Knows the existence of advanced computational techniques such as: instruction and data pipelines, superscalar and multiscalar processors, chain operations, parallel platforms, etc.

Transverse competencies

• CT1: The student is able to adapt to different cultural environments, demonstrating that he/she responds to change with flexibility.
• CT2: The student is organized at work, demonstrating that he/she knows how to manage the time and resources available to him/her.
• CT3: The student has the ability to analyze and synthesize in such a way that he/she can understand, interpret and evaluate relevant information, assuming responsibility for his/her own learning or, in the future, the identification of professional opportunities and sources of employment.
• CT4: The student has the ability to generate new ideas based on their own decisions.