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Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk
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The Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk is one of the most dynamic academic centers in the field of natural research both in Poland and abroad. Academic education at our Faculty is conducted according to a modern model of industry specialties, which start from the very beginning of studies.
AT FIRST-CYCLE STUDIES, CANDIDATES CAN CHOOSE:
Field of study: Chemistry studies – 6-semester full-time studies (240 places), the following specialty modules are available for selection*:
- chemical analysis and diagnostics
- biomedical chemistry
- chemistry of cosmetics
- food chemistry
the implementation of which starts from 2 semester of studies.
Field of study: Environmental protection – 6-semester full-time studies (60 places)
Field of study: Chemical business – 7-semester first degree engineering studies (60 places)
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IN SECOND-DEGREE STUDIES, CANDIDATES CAN CHOOSE:
Course: Chemistry – 4-semesters II-degree full-time studies (110 places), the following specialty modules are available for selection*:
- chemical analysis and diagnostics
- biomedical chemistry
- chemistry and environmental technology
- Digital Chemistry (English-speaking specialty - 30 places)
During the recruitment process, students of all specialties can declare their desire to pursue an optional teacher training module, the completion of which entitles them to teach the subject of CHEMISTRY in all types of schools.
Course: Environmental protection – 4-semester full-time studies of the second degree (30 places)
Course: Chemical Business – 3-semester Master’s degree in the second degree (30 places) 2D
The course: Business and ecological technology – 4-semester full-time studies of the second degree – the course is conducted jointly with the Economic Faculty of UG, this course is administered by the Economic Faculty of UG
* A specific Chemical specialty module will be launched only if at least 25 candidates are applied.
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We give our students access to modern equipment and laboratories in the newly established building of the Faculty of Chemistry, which is today one of the most modern buildings of natural sciences in Europe! Modern infrastructure combined with experienced academic staff of international renown, using modern methods of education is the key to gaining knowledge at the highest level!
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Our students can benefit from a wide range of optional courses, thanks to which they improve their qualifications and attractiveness in the labor market. The Faculty permanently cooperates with dozens of enterprises and scientific research units in Poland and abroad, where internships can be held. A wide range of teaching and research institutions in Poland and abroad aims to remove the barrier between students and employers. As part of the studies, study visits are also carried out in companies and in science and technology parks, which allows to establish direct contact with companies from the industry. In addition, our future graduates can benefit from training in economics and running their own business.
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The main mission of our Faculty is to constantly improve the qualifications and attractiveness of our graduates on the labor market. Therefore, for several years, the Advisory Board has been operating at the Faculty, composed of outstanding representatives of industry, business and public administration, which helps us to constantly modify the study program so that graduates are equipped with the most attractive competences from the point of view of future employers.
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It is also important that the best students of all faculties are covered by an attractive scholarship system.
Graduates of all faculties of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Gdańsk, thanks to the acquired practical knowledge, have a great chance to get a job, among others, in the modern pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, food and fuel industries. Our graduates also undertake work in scientific and research institutions, specialized laboratories, inspectorates, implementation offices and small and medium-sized biomedical and cosmetic business. There is also a possibility of obtaining teacher qualifications at the faculty.
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Information about courses and special modules
Chemical analytics and diagnostics
Studies on the specialty module Chemical analysis and diagnostics are conducted on the First stage and on the second stage in stationary. Outstanding scientists from the Faculty are involved in conducting classes, dealing with modern chemical analysis and diagnostics on a daily basis. Students of this specialization receive specialized knowledge and acquire skills in the practical application of methods and techniques of chemical and instrumental analysis and the basics of molecular diagnostics. The studies are aimed primarily at people who want to find employment in small and medium-sized enterprises and industrial laboratories using measurement, analytical and diagnostic techniques. The training program is focused primarily on developing practical skills of students useful in professional life, hence the high participation of practical (laboratory) exercises with the participation of specialist measuring equipment in the education program.
Biomedical chemistry
The biomedical chemistry specialty module is one of the leading specialty modules in the field of chemistry. Studies in biomedical chemistry are conducted with the partial participation of teachers of the Medical University of Gdańsk. This specialty is conducted both on the first and second degree of education. The most important courses in biomedical chemistry include: Biochemistry, bio-organic chemistry, chemical analysis of drugs, chemical analysis of biologically active compounds, drug chemistry, bio-inorganic chemistry, lipid analysis, microbiology, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, biochemistry, and the basics of pharmacognosy with botany, biotechnology, pharmacology, the basics of anatomy and physiology, the basics of biology and pathology of eukaryotic cell, the basics of endocrinology and immunology, chemistry and biochemistry of selected biomolecules, modern methods of mass spectrometry, the basics of molecular genetics and genetic engineering, biological activity and synthesis of glycopeptides, molecular diagnosis and the basics of enzyme.
Students of this specialty at the second degree expand the knowledge and skills acquired at the First degree, implementing, among others, a block of diploma subjects in the units involved in the creation of this specialty, mainly in the field of bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry and biomedical chemistry. Most of the graduates of this specialty are those who supply the light and biomedical chemistry sector, which is very actively developing in pomerania. It is the industry of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and cosmetic companies recognized by the Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship as one of the 6 most dynamic economic sectors in Pomerania.
Chemistry of cosmetics
The cosmetics chemistry specialty module is one of the leading specialty modules in the field of chemistry. Studies in this specialty are conducted with the partial participation of teachers of the Medical University of Gdańsk and economic practitioners from cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies. The specialty of cosmetics chemistry is conducted at the First degree of study. The most important courses in this specialty include: Cosmetics chemistry, biosurfactants, the use of biomolecules in cosmetics, fragrance chemistry, cosmetic industry in practice and quality control of raw materials and cosmetic products in the light of ISO standards. Graduates of this specialization have a unique education on the border of chemistry and knowledge about raw materials and cosmetic products. The acquired skills enable them to work in the entire cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry in research laboratories and quality control laboratories, as well as in the area of production and marketing of cosmetics.
Food chemistry
Chemistry and environmental technology
The chemistry and environmental technology specialty module combines competencies and skills from two areas of knowledge: Chemical sciences and environmental technologies. Students, in addition to directional objects, carry out such specialty subjects as: Water and wastewater treatment technology, soil remediation technology, atmospheric protection technology, ecotoxicology, biotechnology in environmental protection, environmental pollution chemistry, prototyping with elements of technological process design. The graduate has the ability to analyze the most important processes occurring in nature, identify and solve basic problems related to environmental protection (resulting from the operation of natural rights, human activities, legal and economic aspects); he is ready to act in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. It is prepared to work in enterprises/organizations and public institutions/non-governmental and research and scientific institutions, whose activities are related to monitoring, protection and environmental technology. The acquired skills and competences also allow to undertake own activities in the field of environmental protection techniques and technologies, environmental analysis and environmental education.
Ochrona Środowiska
The University of Gdańsk was one of the first universities in Poland to begin education in the field of environmental protection. Currently, the studies are carried out in cooperation with the faculties of Biology and Oceanography and Geography. During the First and second degree studies, students will learn the basics of many fields and disciplines, which allows them to gain the widest possible interdisciplinary perspective in the undertaken professional challenges in the future. The basics of education are based on three disciplines: Biological sciences, chemical sciences and earth and environmental sciences, but the profile of education also refers to engineering and technical sciences (chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mining and energy), social sciences (economics and finance, legal sciences). It should also be added that the “Gdańsk” Environmental Protection Program has its regional specificity, as students also receive educational effects (knowledge, skills and social competences) in the functioning and protection of the marine environment, with particular emphasis on the protection of marine resources. The prospect of the development of nuclear energy in the Pomeranian region has also led us to place a special emphasis on the effects of education in the field of radioecology, radiochemistry and radiation protection of the environment. Graduates of this field take up work in various branches of the economy as specialists / environmental protection inspectors, in laboratories and control and measurement inspectorates, offices of all levels of local government administration and others. The acquired skills and competences also allow to undertake own activities in the field of environmental protection techniques and technologies, environmental analysis or environmental education.
Chemical business
CHEMICAL BUSINESS (BCH) is a unique field of engineering studies in Poland, implemented jointly with the Faculty of Economics. It refers to two scientific disciplines: Chemical sciences and economics and finance, from which the discipline of chemical science is a leading discipline. Full-time studies of the First degree last 7 semesters, and their graduate receives the professional title of engineer. Graduates can continue their education at the 3-semester BCH II degree studies, obtaining a master’s degree.
The general objective of education in the field of BCH studies is to obtain by the graduate the knowledge, skills and competences necessary to establish and run small companies operating in the broadly understood chemical industry. A great emphasis is placed on the fact that the knowledge and skills of the engineer are combined with proficiency in the use of basic chemical knowledge (classes in the basics of chemistry, inorganic, organic, physical, quantum chemistry and biochemistry) as well as the mathematical and statistical apparatus (classes in mathematics and chemometrics). Classes on the basis of environmental protection, raw materials used in the chemical industry, as well as quality control of production will allow the graduate to broaden his knowledge about the impact of the production process (from extraction of raw materials to the end of the life cycle of the product) on living organisms and the environment. Knowledge of intellectual property protection is also an essential element of the engineer’s education. Graduates are prepared to independently solve chemical problems, conduct research activities and collect and critically analyze experimental data. In addition to the knowledge in chemistry, graduates are specialists in economics and management of small and medium-sized enterprises, with particular emphasis on the chemical industry.
Business elements of education enable graduates not only to establish/run small companies operating in the field of applied chemistry, but also to take managerial positions in enterprises. They will thus gain a significant advantage on the labor market in relation to people with a typical education in the chemical or economic sciences, having competence in both one and the other areas of knowledge.
Business and green technology
In education in the field of business and ecological technology co-realized with the Economic Faculty of UG the main goal is to equip the graduate with interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and competences in the field of economic sciences, environmental protection and ecological technology, based on the foundations of social and natural sciences.
A graduate of the second degree studies has an in-depth knowledge in the field of: Economics of ecological enterprises, managerial economics, finance of ecological enterprises, business models of enterprises, design of ecological business, strategic management in ecological business, marketing in ecological business, strategy of intellectual property management, management of ecological projects, green technologies, renewable energy, advanced technologies of environmental remediation, prototyping and elements of technology design, biotechnology in environmental protection, water and waste management in enterprises, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring in the enterprise.
Completion of second-degree studies provides graduates with the opportunity to work in enterprises from the ecological industry in the following departments: Exploitation, sales, development, analysis, marketing; institutions financing ecology and entrepreneurship; business support units and consulting companies; construction companies implementing ecological installations; trade enterprises from the ecological industry.
Teacher training module
The module of teacher education in the field of CHEMISTRY is in LINE with THE latest standards of teacher education provided in the REGULATION of the MINISTER of SCIENCE And HIGHER Education of 25 July 2019 on the standard of education preparing to practice the teaching profession and is implemented in parallel with the course studies.
During the recruitment process, students of all specialties, except English-language Digital Chemistry, who have completed their bachelor's degree in CHEMISTRY, may declare their desire to pursue an optional teacher training module (continuation of a teacher training module started during their bachelor's degree in CHEMISTRY or implementation of a module from scratch). The classes included in the module, for students continuing the module from the first degree program, last for the first three semesters of study and include a total of 60 hours of exercises and conversation classes and 120 hours of practice at school. The continued module is assigned 9 ECTS credits in the second degree program. Classes in the module, for students starting teacher training from scratch at the second degree, last for all four semesters of study and include a total of 118 hours of lectures, 272 hours of auditorium exercises, laboratory and conversation classes, and 150 hours of psychological and pedagogical practice and practice at school. The module started from scratch at the second degree has 29 ECTS credits assigned. Passing all classes and internships included in the module additionally entitles graduates to practice as chemistry teachers in all types of schools.
Internship
Professional practice is carried out both at first-cycle and second-cycle studies.
In the case of first-degree studies, students take up compulsory professional practice after the second year of study, during the summer holiday break. In the fields of CHEMISTRY and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, the practice lasts at least three weeks (120 hours), its labor intensity corresponds to 6 points ECTS ; in the case of A CHEMICAL BUSINESS, a minimum of two weeks (75 hours), its labor intensity corresponds to 4 points ECTS; completion of the practice takes place during the third year of study, which is recorded in the student index of the relevant entry.
In the case of second-degree studies, students are in compulsory professional practice after the first year of study, during the summer holiday break. The practice lasts at least two weeks (80 hours) its labor intensity corresponds to 4/5 points ECTS; completion of the internship takes place during the second year of study, which is recorded in the student index of the relevant entry.
Students choose a workplace from an available database of companies cooperating with the Faculty or on their own look for an institution in which they practice. The independence of the student in this respect is one of the elements of the implementation of learning outcomes in the field of social competences. A student can find a place to practice both as a volunteer and as a paid job. Students should practice at their chosen workplace, i.e. production plants, combined heat and power plants, sewage treatment plants, environmental inspectorates, sanitary and epidemiological stations, water and sewage plants, rendering plants, environmental protection papers in municipal, district and provincial institutions, etc. On the part of the Faculty, student internships are supported by a representative for Internships and practices.
The objectives of professional practice include:
- understanding the structures and mechanisms of the operation of the enterprise or institutions, responsibilities and responsibilities at the various levels of management, legal regulations governing the operation of the enterprise,
- getting to know the activities carried out in the workplace (technologies, material and water and sewage management, quality control, industrial laboratories, analytical laboratories, etc.),
- knowledge and acquisition of the ability to apply occupational health and safety rules in the workplace, principles of rational management of raw materials, products, chemicals,
- broadening the knowledge acquired at the university and developing the skills of its use,
- to know and understand the need for reliable and honest performance of their duties, to improve the skills of organizing self-employment and teamwork,
shaping the skills necessary for future professional work, including, among others, analytical, organizational skills, teamwork, networking, negotiation, fair and honest performance of their duties, - preparing the student for independence and responsibility for the tasks entrusted to him,
- creating convenient conditions for professional activation of students on the labor market: getting to know their own abilities, establishing professional contacts, possibly creating prospects for the implementation of a diploma project.
Science associations
There are 3 scientific associations at the Faculty of Chemistry: The Scientific Association for chemists, the Scientific Association for Environmental Protection and the Scientific Association for Chemical Business. In addition to scientific and research activities carried out under the direct care of supervisors, scientific circles are extremely active in many other fields, including participation in the promotion of the Faculty, in Open days of the Faculty of Chemistry, Open days of universities (annual Academy fair), the Baltic Science Festival, or special screenings for schools. Since 2010, students of the Faculty of Chemistry have organized an annual celebration of chemiliada employees and students integrating the environment of scientific staff and student brothers. The activity in the scientific circle is also an excellent way of shaping skills related to cooperation in the group, performing specific roles in it, as well as the ability to argue or self-presentation, which are extremely valued on the labor market.
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