Chemistry

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Academic year 2024/2025
Department of Chemistry
Università degli Studi di Milano
EQF level: 8
40° cicle
Field of study: natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Place of teaching
milano (MI), italy
Languages in which the course is held
English
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
13 

Course contents

The doctoral programme aims to train students in the critical analysis of scientific research
problems in the field of chemistry, and to provide them with the skills required to identify and
pursue important research objectives. The programme is designed to develop professionals who
will be able to work in the industrial sector, in private and public research institutes, and in
academia.
Students will acquire all the knowledge and working methods necessary to carry out research
activities to very high scientific standards in any of the numerous interdisciplinary fields of
Chemistry. The central role of Chemistry in modern life is widely acknowledged today. This field of
science intersects with several other scientific disciplines (such as physics and biology) and
therefore finds application in many different fields, from medicine to nanomaterials, from
agriculture to energy, from biology to electronics, from cultural heritage conservation to
environmental protection. The input of advanced chemical research is essential in many other
scientific disciplines and for the development of production in modern countries.
Doctoral programmes in Chemistry are offered in the following lines of research:
Synthesis, reactivity, reaction mechanisms, catalysis;
Structural chemistry, spectroscopic analysis;
Theoretical and computational chemistry;
Solid-state, interphase and electrolyte chemistry;
Chemistry of biologically active compounds, food and natural substances, biocatalysis;
Chemistry of the environment and of cultural heritage;
Chemistry of materials, chemistry for nanotechnologies, supramolecular chemistry, chemistry for
energy.
An important aspect of the programme is that students meet foreign researchers and come into
contact with internationally renowned research institutes. To this end, a significant part of
teaching activities is assigned to foreign lecturers and students are given the opportunity to spend
time in research institutions abroad.
The doctoral programme is entirely in English.
Page of the course on the University's website

Teaching

Place of teaching
milano (MI), italy
Attendance methods
Compulsory attendance
Languages in which the course is held
English

Admission requirements

Type of degree required
2nd Level Degree
Field of study
education, information and communication technologies (icts), architecture and construction, engineering and engineering trades, agriculture, forestry and veterinary, health and pharmacy, sports sciences and physical education, arts and design, humanities and literature, foreign languages, politics, social sciences and communications, psychology, economics, law, natural sciences, mathematics, physics and statistics
Foreign language skills
English
To meet the language proficiency requirement, doctoral students must submit an English certificate from one of the certifying bodies recognised by the University (see https://www.unimi.it/en/study/language-proficiency/placement-tests-and-englishcourses/accepted-language-certificates), at B2 level or above, by the end of the first programme year.
Degree programme classes
LM-1, 1/S - Cultural anthropology and ethnology (2), LM-2, 2/S - Archeology (2), LM-3, 3/S - Landscape Architecture (2), LM-4, LM-4 C.U., 4/S - Architecture and construction engineering, LM-5, 5/S - Library studies (2), LM-6, 6/S - Biology (2), LM-7, 7/S - Agricultural biotechnologies (2), LM-8, 8/S - Industrial Biotechnologies(2), LM-9, 9/S - Pharmaceutical, veterinary and medical biotechnologies, LM-10, 10/S - Conservation of architectural heritage and environment(2), 11/S - Conservation of scientific and industrial heritage (2), LM-11, 12/S - Science for conservation of cultural heritage (2), LM-19, 13/S - Computer science and publishing systems, LM-13, LM-13ante22, 14/S - Pharmacy and industrial pharmacy, LM-15, 15/S - Philology and classical literature, LM-16, 19/S - Finance (2), LM-17, 20/S - Physics (2), LM-80, 21/S - Geography (2), LM-18, 23/S - Computer Science (2), LM-43, 24/S - Computer Science for humanities, LM-20, 25/S - Aerospace and aeronautical engineering (2), LM-21, 26/S - Biomedical Engineering (2), LM-22, 27/S - Engineering/ Chemical (2), LM-23, 28/S - Civil engineering (2), LM-25, 29/S - Automotion engineering (2), LM-27, 30/S - Telecommunications engineering (2), LM-28, 31/S - Electrical engineering (2), LM-29, 32/S - Electronic engineering(2), LM-30, 33/S - Energy and nuclear engineering (2), LM-31, 34/S - Engineering and Industrial Management (2), LM-32, 35/S - Computer Engineering (2), LM-33, 36/S - Mechanical Engineering (2), LM-34, 37/S - Naval engineering (2), LM-35, 38/S - Environmental engineering (2), LM-36, 41/S - African and Asian languages and literatures (2), LM-37, 42/S - Modern European and American languages and literatures (2), LM-38, 43/S - Modern languages for international communication and cooperation (2), LM-39, 44/S - Linguistics (2), LM-40, 45/S - Mathematics (2), LM-41, 46/S - Medicine and surgery, LM-42, 47/S - Veterinary Medicine (2), LM-44, 50/S - Mathematics and physics: modelling for engineering (2), LM-45, 51/S - Musicology and musical heritage (2), LM-46, 52/S - Dentistry and orthodontics (2), LM-47, 53/S - Sport management (2), LM-48, 54/S - Regional, urban and environmental planning (2), LM-49, 55/S - Tourism Development and Management (2), LM-50, 56/S - Planning and management of education and training services (2), LM-87, 57/S - Social policies and social services (2), LM-51, 58/S - Psychology (2), LM-52, 60/S - International relations (2), LM-53, LM-53ante21, 61/S - Materials engineering (2), LM-54, 62/S - Chemistry (2), LM-55, 63/S - Cognitive Sciences (2), LM-56, 64/S - Economics (2), LM-57, 65/S - Adult and Continuing Education (2), LM-58, 66/S - Universe Sciences (2), LM-60, 68/S - Nature Sciences (2), LM-61, 69/S - Nutrition and health sciences(2), LM-62, 70/S - Political Science (2), LM-63, 71/S - Public sector administration, LM-64, 72/S - Religion Studies (2), LM-65, 73/S - Performing arts and multimedia production (2), LM-73, 74/S - Agroenvironmental sciences and technologies (2) , LM-68, 75/S - Sport science and technology (2), LM-67, 76/S - Sport science for prevention and rehabilitation, LM-69, 77/S - Agriculture (2), LM-70, 78/S - Food industry (2), LM-86, 79/S - Animal husbandry (2), LM-72, 80/S - Aviation and maritime navigation (2), LM-71, 81/S - Industrial chemistry and related technologies (2), LM-75, 82/S - Environmental and land sciences and technology (2), LM-76, 83/S - Economics for environment and culture (2), LM-77, 84/S - Management studies(2), LM-79, 85/S - Geophysics (2), LM-74, 86/S - Geology (2), LM-85, 87/S - Education sciences (2), LM-81, 88/S - Cooperation and development studies (2), LM-83, 91/S - Statistical, Demographic and Actuarial Sciences (2) , LM-89, 95/S - History of art (2), LM-90, 99/S - European Studies (2), LM-91, 100/S - Technologies and methods for the information society (2), LM-92, 101/S - Theories of communication (2), LM-12, 103/S - Design (2), LM/DS, DS/S - Defence and security (2), LM/SNT1, SNT_SPEC/1 - Nursing and midwifery (2), LM/SNT2, SNT_SPEC/2 - Health professions for rehabilitation (2) , LM/SNT3, SNT_SPEC/3 - Health professions for technical assistance (2), LM/SNT4, SNT_SPEC/4 - Health professions for preventive care (2), LM-78, 17/S, 18/S, 96/S - Philosophy (2), LM-14, 16/S, 40/S - Modern Philology (2), LM-82, 48/S, 90/S, 92/S - Statistics (2), LM-59, 59/S, 67/S - Advertising and business communication (2), LM-88, 49/S, 89/S - Sociology and social research (2), LM-84, 93/S, 94/S, 97/S, 98/S - History (2), LM-94, 104/S, 39/S - Translation for special purposes and interpreting (2), LMG/01, 102/S, 22/S - Law (2), LM-24 - Building engineering (2), LM-26 - Safety engineering (2), LM-66 - Computer security (2), LM-93 - Theories and methodologies of e-learning and media education (2), LM/SC - Applied Criminology for Safety and Investigation (2), LMR/02 - Conservation and restoration of architectural heritage (2), LM-95 - Maths and Sciences in the Middle School - A059 (LM-95), LM-96 - Tecnology - A033 (LM-96), LM-85bis - Primary Schooling Sciences (2), LM/GASTR - Economic and social sciences of gastronomy (2), LM/SC-GIUR - Legal Sciences - Law (2), LM-SC.MAT - Materials science (2), LM-Data - Data Science (2)

Admission

Available places
13
Admission
Admission selection
Admission to the doctoral programmes is through a public selection procedure involving the evaluation of qualifications and tests for the comparative assessment of applicants. Applications are vetted by Admission Committees appointed in compliance with current regulations. Selection stages: - assessment of the CV (max. 20 points) and research project (max. 10 points); - interview (max. 70 points). Only applicants who obtain at least 10 points for the CV and at least 5 points for the research project are called for the interview. The selection process aims to ascertain the applicants’ prior knowledge, skills, aptitude for scientific research and personal motivations. Applicants are selected based on an assessment of their CV and a research project, which may or may not be inspired by the work of the secondcycle degree thesis, as well as on an interview held either in person or online, as stated in the programme specification. The research project, which must be drafted using Form 1 attached hereto, is only for selection purposes and does not limit the choice of the doctoral thesis in the case of admission. The applicant’s CV and research project are assessed before the interview. Applicants will be able to see the result of this assessment on the University portal, on the programme webpage. When assessing the CV, the Committees take into account the applicant’s university studies, publications, professional experience and other qualifications, if any. In assigning points for the CV, the Committees consider the statistical distribution of exam grades for the study programme courses, as well as the conditions and the period over which the applicant has obtained his/her qualifications. The interview is public; interview dates will be posted on the University portal following the assessment of qualifications. The aim of the interview is to verify the applicant’s knowledge of topics germane to the educational and scientific contents of the doctoral programme. The interview includes a seminar-style presentation of the proposed research project, followed by a general discussion to verify the applicant’s expertise, scientific qualities and motivations. The interview is conducted in the language indicated in the programme specifications; in any case, applicants may ask to be interviewed in English. To take the interview, applicants must present one of the following identity documents: • Identity card; • Passport; • (Italian) driving licence. The outcome of the interview process will be communicated by the Committee at the end of the interviews. At the end of the interviews, the Committee draws up a general ranking list according to the total score assigned to each applicant for their CV, research project and interview. The minimum pass score is 70/100. The general ranking is published on the Postgraduate admission rankings page within a few days after the interviews. The Committees must conclude their work by the day after the last interview.
Cost
Not specified
Scholarships
13

Employment opportunities

La Chimica è una scienza trasversale a diverse discipline scientifiche (medicina, biologia e fisica) e trova quindi applicazioni
interdisciplinari generando sbocchi professionali in molteplici campi di ricerca e attività industriale quali la farmaceutica, i
nanomateriali, l'energetica, l'elettronica, l'agricoltura, la biologia e le scienze della vita in generale, oltre alla conservazione dei beni
culturali e alla tutela dell'ambiente. Il supporto di una ricerca chimica d'avanguardia è perciò un prerequisito fondamentale per lo
sviluppo di molte altre discipline scientifiche e della realtà produttiva di un paese moderno. Il corso prepara figure professionali che
trovano sbocco lavorativo, anche a livello internazionale, in laboratori di ricerca dell'industria, d'istituti di ricerca pubblici e privati,
nel mondo accademico, nell'ambito della proprietà intellettuale o nella tutela e monitoraggio ambientale e dei beni culturali. Da non
trascurare il fatto che la formazione integrata e trasversale acquisita fornisce, ai dottorandi dotati di particolare spirito di iniziativa, le
competenze e gli strumenti per intraprendere una attività professionale autonoma o la creazione di imprese innovative (Start up)

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