Specialist's program, Faculty of Chemistry

04.05.01 Fundamental and Applied Chemistry

Program length: 5 years (Full-time mode)

Language of study: Russian

Place of study: Rostov-on-Don

Purpose of this educational program

The basic educational program is aimed at training students with high-quality fundamental and professional knowledge in the field of chemistry, who will be competitive in the labor market, and who as well will be able to successfully solve professional tasks in the research field. Graduates will be able to successfully engage in research and teaching activities in any field of chemistry, work in chemical industries and in business structures as a highly qualified specialists and experts in the field of chemistry, computer and nanotechnology.

The program uses productive educational technologies in the learning process that implement an activity-based approach in education. The following methods will be used in the preparation of students: project and modular training, interactive methods and forms of educational process organization, information technologies, sign-contextual learning, and case technology. The program provides study of a pedagogical module that ensures obtaining pedagogical qualification. This program also creates conditions for the realization of students scientific potential in the learning process by attracting them to work in existing student research laboratories of the Faculty of Chemistry with the prospect of participating in grants, conferences, internships, etc.

Core curriculum

Advantages of this study program:

• The uniqueness of the educational program lies in the preservation of the academic traditions of the University, ensuring, first of all, a high level of fundamental training of specialists and the participation of students in real research activities.

• The educational program provides the following types of practices: educational introductory training; practical practices: technological, research and pre-graduate practices; additional types of practices: ecological-analytical (educational) and pedagogical (practical).
• Training practices help to consolidate the knowledge and skills acquired by students as a result of mastering theoretical courses and special disciplines, develop practical skills and contribute to the integrated formation of general cultural, general professional and professionally applied competencies of students.

• Educational practices are held in the scientific research laboratories of the Southern Federal Universitys Faculty of Chemistry departments; Scientific Research Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry; Scientific Research Institute of Physics; Scientific Design and Technology Bureau Piezopribor; Federal Government Budgetary Institution Hydrochemical Institute.

• Practical trainings are held in the research and analytical laboratories, including laboratories of:
  • Faculty of Chemistry;
  • Scientific Research Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry;
  • Scientific Research Institute of Physics;
  • Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences Southern Scientific Center;
  • SDTB Piezopribor;
  • FGBI Hydrochemical Institute;
  • Southern Federal Universitys Scientific Research Institute of Biology;
• Practical trainings are held in the research and analytical laboratories, including laboratories of the institutions and organizations engaged in the development, research and production of medicinal substances; development and research in the field of environmental chemistry, chemical expertise and environmental safety of food; in the chemical, food, pharmaceutical industries of Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov region.
• Pedagogical trainings are held on the basis of partner schools in the Rostov region.

Prospects. Career & Employment

More than 90% of graduates get employed according to their specialty. Graduates are employed in laboratories of state and non-state scientific centers conducting research in the field of chemistry and related fields (mainly in biochemistry, ecology, food production technology); research and analytical laboratories of various chemical and food industries; laboratories conducting environmental monitoring, food analysis and toxicological studies.

Graduates also get employed in research laboratories of institutions and organizations involved in the development, research and production of medicinal substances; in the food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries.

It is possible to continue studying at the PhD program.