Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Chemistry (0531)

Main focus

This degree programme qualifies graduates to work as chemists in the administration and public organisations as well as in private companies and educational institutions. It also enables them to continue their studies in specialized areas in the field of Chemistry or related multidisciplinary areas.

Competences

Students will acquire an in-depth knowledge of chemical terminology, chemical reactions, basic principles of thermodynamics, kinetics of chemical changes, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, principles and procedures of chemical analysis, properties of chemical elements and their compounds (including structural and stereochemical aspects), the structure, properties and applications of different materials, the nature and behaviour of the functional groups in organic molecules, the structure and reactivity of the main classes of biomolecules, and the principal phenomena and processes related to Chemical Engineering. With this knowledge and the skills acquired, graduates of this degree programme will be able to do the following:
1. Evaluate and interpret chemical data and chemical information.
2. Organise and perform the most common tasks in a chemical lab (synthesis and analysis).
3. Safely use materials and chemical compounds.
4. Manage and record chemical documentation in a reliable and systematic way.
5. Correctly use the most common chemical instrumentation and be able to apply the main instrumental techniques.
6. Elaborate well-structured, well-written and well-justified scientific and technical reports.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Química

Qualification requirements

– The student must prove the level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (60 ECTS)
Obligatory (126 ECTS)
Optional (42 ECTS)
Final degree project (12 ECTS)

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations