Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Master's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Master's degree in Materials Science)
Course code	SC2740/003PD/2023

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or equivalent) A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Material Sciences, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Physics or related fields (e.g. Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering), with proven skills in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Additional entry requirements – Entry title and GPA Please verify country-based specific entry title and GPA requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English B2 level (CEFR) or equivalent Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions

More information	unipd.it/en/materials-science

Overview

The Master’s degree aims at training high-skilled professionals in the research and development of innovative functional materials. The programme is strongly interdisciplinary (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Geology) and versatile, offering both strong theoretical courses and applied research-oriented teaching. Students will be able to design, produce and characterise new materials and to exploit the acquired knowledge to develop devices for specific applications.
The fields of application include renewable energy, sustainable materials and processes, environmental-friendly technologies.

Programme structure

1st Year
Physical chemistry and methodologies materials
Organic and inorganic functional materials
Physics and technology of semiconductors
Fundamentals of nanoscience
Laboratory of preparation and characterization of advanced materials
Surface structure and dynamics
Materials technology

2nd Year (elective courses)
Sustainable energy: materials and technologies
Electrochemistry of materials
Nanofabrication
Superconducting materials
Optic and lasers
Crystals-chemistry
Computational chemistry
Entrepreneurship and Strategies for Growth
Physics of disordered materials

A double degree with the Justus Liebig University of Giessen (Germany) is also possible.

Career opportunities

Graduates can work both in industries and research institution (public and private) in R&D, in the exploitation and optimisation of industrial processes and methods, and in high technological companies as experts and consultants for advanced instruments and materials. Students can gain managing positions in private companies thanks to the high level of knowledge and versatility.