Applied Chemistry Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Overview

The curriculum organization and contents of the Applied Chemistry Bachelor Programme from Universidade Nova de Lisboa provide the following general objectives: 

a) A solid background in Chemistry; 

b) a recognised equivalence with other Cycles from European institutions that offer the same degree; 

c) an immediate access to other training degrees from National or European institutions; 

d) acquisition of the generic competences and basic knowledge in Chemistry that enables the new bachelor graduate to enter the European chemistry-related market, including industrial and government laboratories.

Students at Applied Chemistry from Universidade Nova de Lisboa will:

• develop capacities for independent learning and generic competences that allow the new bachelor graduate to have access to a 2nd cycle of studies.

• acquire familiarity with the scientific method and develop the capacity to apply it and innovate, to have the capacity to do a previous evaluation, analysis and to solve chemical problems, to achieve the competence for the treatment of experimental data, and to learn how to present reports.

• acquire competences for the use of equipment and laboratory material, individually or in team work, planning and performing tasks with deadlines.

• acquire competences in the utilization of informatics software in general, as well as in specific bioinformatic applications.

• acquire competences in science communication, both orally and in a written form.

• acquire competences to autonomously obtain documentation, bibliographic information about laboratory sessions and lectures, and specific information in key-areas of chemistry.