Study at the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry

The Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry offers two Master´s degree programmes and three Doctoral programmes.

We also offer one Bachelor´s Programme – Science.

The Department closely cooperates with research institutes of the Academy of Science, such as Institute of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, and our students have the opportunity to participate in unique research programmes in the fields of quantum chemistry, spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics, computer simulations, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics and catalysis, biophysical and colloidal chemistry, biomacromolecular chemistry, or physical chemistry of polymers.

See List of courses in the Study Information System (SIS)

List of Ph.D. Programs

Physical Chemistry

Ph.D. graduate in Physical Chemistry has advanced knowledge of physical chemistry or computational chemistry, or both. Graduate has interdisciplinary knowledge covering the fields of biology, physics, or nanoscience, depending on student´s preference. The graduate is able to present his/her results at international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. Will have experience in teaching undergraduate students and planning and writing grant proposals.

The graduate is highly qualified for creative work at any academic, research or technological laboratories with focus on development, testing and application of both new and traditional chemical, and physical methods and new materials.

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Macromolecular Chemistry

Ph.D. graduate has advanced theoretical knowledge, practical skills and experience in the field of macromolecular chemistry. The graduate is competent to plan create, plan and execute specific scientific tasks and to critically evaluate and present the results. Graduate has practical experience in organizing and funding research, and teaching students. Excels in modern methods of polymer materials preparation, methods of their characterization and study and has interdisciplinary knowledge in advanced applications of polymer materials, and is able to creatively apply this knowledge and experience. The graduate is qualified for work in academic, scientific and scientific-educational institutions as well as research and development centres of companies engaged in the development and production of technologically advanced materials.

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Modelling of Chemical Properties on Nano- and Biostructures

This Ph.D. programme is an interdisciplinary study combining physical chemistry, biochemistry, and material science with modern tools of molecular modelling.

Graduates are able to solve problems in the structural and dynamical aspects of complex systems using state-of-the-art tools of computational chemistry. Graduates are able to present the results of their work at international conferences, and have experience with the preparation of grant proposals. They are highly skilled to succeed in both applied research and in academia.

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Master's Study Programs

Physical chemistry

The graduates of the Physical Chemistry study programme possess theoretical knowledge and experimental skills covering all chemical fields, and a deep knowledge in the field of physical chemistry. They have a profound knowledge in the fields of physics, mathematics and computing.

Graduates have a wide range of possibilities to work in research teams and work groups of both Czech universities and universities abroad, research and development institutes and production entities specializing in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, biophysics, material development, pharmacology and medicine.

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Candidates choose one of the three following specializations:

Specialization "Biophysical Chemistry".
his specialization prepares individuals to become specialists in interdisciplinary area of chemistry and biochemistry.
Specialization "Physical Chemistry".
The specialization aims to educate experts with theoretical and practical knowledge of modern instrumental methods of physical chemistry, especially spectroscopic, scattering and microscopic methods.
Specialization “Modeling of chemical properties of nanostructures and biostructures”.
Graduated with be proficient in computational chemistry methods such as quantum-chemical calculations or Monte Carlo methods and molecular dynamics. Graduates will master their skills to independently solve problems related to structural and dynamic aspects of nano- and biostructures and their chemical and physical properties.

Macromolecular chemistry

Graduates of this programme will excel in theoretical knowledge and experimental skills including all chemistry fields and in deep knowledge in the field of macromolecular chemistry, physical chemistry and material science. Graduates have profound knowledge in physics, biophysical chemistry, mathematics and computing.

Graduates can pursue a future career in academic teams of universities and work groups of research and development institutes and production entities with focus on development, research and application of polymers in new materials, electronics, pharmacology, biomedicine and ecology.

StudyScience Bachelor Program

Discover Integrated Science at Charles University

The Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry participates in the Science undergraduate programme of the Faculty of Science designed for both Czech and international students. The students will acquire complex mathematical skills and equivalent knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics, and will masters unique interdisciplinary skills. In the final year, the students select their specialization to deepen their knowledge within the specific field of study and can smoothly continue in one of the related master's programmes. The programme is taught in English.

More about the StudyScience program https://studyscience.eu/

Lecture Courses for PhD students

Our students have a great opportunity to experience study or traineeships at some of the best universities abroad.

Universities cooperating with the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry include:

Heidelberg University
Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
Sorbonne University
University of Copenhagen
University of Geneva
University of Milan
University of Warsaw
University of St. Andrews
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
Ghent University
University of Zurich
Cardiff University
Abo Akademi University
University of Tampere
University of Bordeaux
Aix-Marseille University
University of Caen Normandy
Institute on Membrane Technology ITM-CNR
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Nova University of Lisbon
University of Ljubljana
Polymer Technology College

For more details about international study programmes and student experience https://www.charlesabroad.cz/

For more details about the Erasmus programmes https://cuni.cz/UK-39.html

For more information about mobility programmes https://natur.cuni.cz/fakulta/zahranicni-agenda