Nano-chemistry

The role of chemistry and chemists in creation, development and evolution of nanotechnology are known to any scientists or men of understanding. This is the motive behind defining and compiling the present collection.

This educational planning covers the Master’s course in nanoscience and nanotechnology-nanochemistry. In the Master’s, the student gets familiar with the concepts, tools and applications of nanotechnology, and gets prepared for the PhD by choosing his/her thesis.

Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc)

Field of study: Nanochemistry

Faculty: Science

 Roles and abilities of graduates:

  • Responsible for research on nanoscience and nanotechnology
  • Cooperation with nanoscience and nanotechnology research institutes
  • Readiness to pursue higher education

The number of units required to complete a master’s degree in nanochemistry is 28 as follows:

Course type Total Course Credit
Compulsory Courses 9
Optional Courses 10
Seminar 1
Thesis 8

 

– Compulsory courses:

They include 9 theoretical credits taken by the student preferably in the first semester after meeting prerequisites (Compensatory Courses).

– Optional courses:

There are a set of theoretical courses and seminar 2 in the following table. The student is also able to select 3 units of their optional courses from other courses of Master’s Degree and PhD with his supervisor’s confirmation

– Seminar:

Seminar 1:

This seminar is compulsory with the subject of reviewing and presenting a topic from the recent scientific materials in the field of nanotechnology to improve the researching skills and knowledge of the students. The seminar takes about one hour and the attendance of graduates and postgraduates in nanoscience and nanotechnology- nanochemistry- will be necessary, in accordance with the regulations approved by the higher education council of the faculty.

Seminar 2: This seminar is optional (elective) under the same to terms and conditions as seminar 1.

– Thesis:

  • The choosing of the supervisor and the thesis subject must be organized up to the beginning of the second semester at the most.
  • Having a Bachelor’s Degree in accordance with the rules of the National Organization for Educational Testing and, preferably, in the relevant disciplines such as science, engineering and medicine
  • Gaining the university admission through the entrance examination

These courses are not needed for students who has completed these courses during the Bachelor’s Degree or has obtained the required pass mark at the entrance examination of the Master’s Degree (the second stage of the examination).

Table 1: Compulsory courses

Row Subject Number of Credits Hours Explanations
Total Theoretical Practical Total Theoretical Practical
1 Theoretical Chemistry of Nanostructures 3 3 48 48 *Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry
2 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials 1 3 3 48 48 *Physical Chemistry 2
3 Identification and Determination of Nanomaterials Structure 1 3 3 48 48 *Applications of Spectrometry in Analytical Chemistry
Total 9 9 144 144

 

 

Table 2: Elective courses

Row Subject Credits Hours Prerequisites
  Total Theoretical Practical  
1 Surface and Solid-State Chemistry 3 48 48 Physical Chemistry 2
2 Sol-Gel Chemistry 3 48 48 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials
3 Application of Sonochemistry in the Synthesis of Materials 3 48 48 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials
4 A Workshop on the Synthesis and Identification of Nanostructured Materials 1 32 32 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials
5 Nanotechnology of Polymers 3 48 48 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials
6 Nano Minerals 3 48 48 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials
7 Supramolecular Chemistry 3 48 48 Methods of Synthesizing Nanostructured Materials and Stereochemistry
8 Quantum Computations of Nanostructured Materials 1 3 48 48 Theoretical Chemistry of Nanostructures
9 Seminar 2 1 16
Total 23 384 352 32

 

  • Students can choose 7 credits of optional courses from this table and the 3 remaining credits from this table or from the Master’s or PhD courses in other fields of chemistry with the agreement of the supervisor as well as the higher education council of the department.

 

For more details about this program, please see catalogue