Programme structure
Theoretical curriculum
The theoretical curriculum consists?of?either 60?or 90 ECTS?credits, depending on the extent of your master's thesis. You plan your curriculum together with your supervisor, and it must include at least 30 ECTS?credit chemistry courses at 4000/5000 level.
The research is divided into two main directions: Biochemistry and Soft Matter.?
The biochemistry research focuses on protein structure and protein function, and we are particularly interested in medically relevant systems. Read more about Biochemistry on our website.
Within soft matter you have the opportunity to create functional materials for biomedical applications based on polymers, peptides and lipids that organize themselves (self-assembly). We also work on nanomedicine, for example nanoparticles loaded with active drugs, and we study how, for example, antibiotics work by creating models of bacterial membranes.
We offer projects of various kinds, from synthesis to physico-chemical problems. We work extensively with structural analysis using X-ray and neutron scattering methods, where we among other things use the synchrotron in Grenoble, ESRF.
Read more about Soft Matter
For soft matter the following prerequisites are recommended:
Relevant courses for the master`s degree (Soft matter):
For biochemistry the following prerequisites are recommended:
BIOS4010 – Methods in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I ?BIOS4020 – Methods in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II ?
Relevant courses for the master's degree (Biochemistry):
KJM5310 – Biomolecular Structure and Function ?KJM5320 – BIOCAT - Structural Biology Techniques ?KJM4350 – Protein Crystallography ?
You may choose the remaining courses from courses at the Department of Chemistry or Department of Biosciences.
You may?include up to 15 ECTS credits of special syllabus, planned in agreement with your supervisor. The special syllabus may include lecture series, literature, scientific articles and so on that are relevant to the theme of the Master's thesis. It may not include literature that you should have read as background for your thesis.
Master's thesis
You may choose either a short Master's thesis of?30 ECTS credits, or a long thesis of 60 ECTS?credits. In this?programme option, it is common to find a supervisor and theme for the?thesis in connection with the research section?Bio3 - Chemical Life Sciences.?The section?can offer master's thesis within polymer chemistry, soft matter, biomaterials,?protein crystallography,?crystallography, molecular biology and protein chemistry. NB! If you want a master's thesis and supervisor from the group Bioanalytical Chemistry, you must apply for admission to the analytical chemistry programme.
You may find a supervisor and theme for your?thesis in affiliation to the following research groups or research projects:
- Reidar Lund - Soft Matter, Department of Chemistry
- Ute Krengel - Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry
- H?vard Jenssen - Soft matter and peptide synthesis, Department of Chemistry
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