Degree in Chemistry

  • Students must be able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have acquired the competences required for the preparation and defence of arguments and for problem solving in their field of study.
  • Students must be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both expert and lay audiences.
  • Students must have developed the learning skills needed to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Develop capacity for analysis, synthesis and critical thinking.
  • Solve problems effectively.
  • Demonstrate ability to work in teams both in interdisciplinary teams and in an international context.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to ethics, equality values and social responsibility as a citizen and as a professional.
  • Demonstrate ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences and using information technology, as appropriate.
  • Learn autonomously.
  • Demonstrate the ability to adapt to new situations.
  • Acquire a permanent sensitivity to quality, the environment, sustainable development and the prevention of occupational hazards.
  • Express oneself correctly, both orally and in writing, in any of the official languages of the Valencian Community.
  • Have basic skills in the use of information and communication technology and properly manage the information obtained.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the main aspects of chemical terminology, nomenclature, conventions and units.
  • Interpret the variation of the characteristic properties of chemical elements according to the periodic table.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and behaviour of the different states of matter and the theories used to describe them.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the main types of chemical reaction and their main characteristics.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of quantum mechanics and their application to the description of the structure and properties of atoms and molecules.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of unit operations of chemical engineering.
  • Show knowledge of the metrology of chemical processes including quality management.
  • Relate the macroscopic properties and the properties of individual atoms and molecules, including macromolecules (natural and synthetic), polymers, colloids and other materials.
  • Show knowledge of the structure and reactivity of the main classes of biomolecules and the chemistry of the main biological processes.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of chemistry.
  • Solve qualitative and quantitative problems following previously developed models.
  • Recognise and analyse new problems and plan strategies to solve them.
  • Evaluate, interpret and synthesise chemical data and information.
  • Handle chemicals safely.
  • Carry out standard experimental procedures involved in synthetic and analytical work, in relation to organic and inorganic systems.
  • Handle the instrumentation used in the different areas of chemistry.
  • Relate theory and experimentation.
  • Students must have acquired knowledge and understanding in a specific field of study, on the basis of general secondary education and at a level that includes mainly knowledge drawn from advanced textbooks, but also some cutting-edge knowledge in their field of study.
  • Students must have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually in their field of study) to make judgements that take relevant social, scientific or ethical issues into consideration.
  • Show inductive and deductive reasoning ability.
  • Demonstrate leadership and management skills, entrepreneurship, initiative, creativity, organization, planning, control, leadership, decision making and negotiation.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of thermodynamics and kinetics and their applications in chemistry.
  • Ability to recognise chemical elements and their compounds: preparation, structure, reactivity, properties and applications.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the principles, procedures and techniques for the determination, separation, identification and characterisation of chemical compounds.
  • Interpret data from observations and measurements in the laboratory in terms of their significance and the theories that underpin them.
  • Evaluate the risks in the use of chemicals and laboratory procedures.
  • Recognise and evaluate chemical processes in daily life.
  • Understand the qualitative and quantitative aspects of chemical problems.
  • Develop sustainable and environmentally friendly methods.
  • Relate chemistry with other disciplines.
  • Prepare reports, surveys and industrial and environmental projects in the field of chemistry.