Industrial Chemistry (Singapore)

TUM Asia aims to groom future leaders in selected areas of technology. Specifically, the 2-year full-time Master of Science in Industrial Chemistry will be an enabling postgraduate course for specialist engineers for the pharmaceutical, as well as the fine and specialty chemical industries. The degree will be jointly awarded by Technische Universität München (TUM) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). According to several independent rankings, the Faculty of Chemistry of TUM represents one of the leading in Germany in terms of both research and education with more than 50 professors and their research groups covering diverse fields in modern chemistry.

The master program offers selected facets of chemistry, it combines parts of the classic inorganic and polymer chemistry with chemical engineering subject. Due to the complexity and diversity of industrial chemistry three major specialization catalysis and petrochemistry, building and material science, and interdisciplinary combination are offered. The three major specialisations, which are complementary and require similar skills, will be intensively taught separately to those who choose them, in the latter part of the course. The master programme will provide graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully master the challenges faced in the area of chemistry, chemical engineering and construction chemistry. It will show methods on how to guaranty affordable and sustainable processes in the chemical industry by using the available resources as efficient as possible.

Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?

All the graduates of the master program have a profound knowledge of organometallic-, advanced inorganic and polymer chemistry. Regardless of their specialization, the graduates are able to use methods to improve chemical processes, reaction conditions, and existing synthesis methods by using alternative and more efficient reaction pathways. The master program graduates have the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully master the challenges faced in the area of chemical reaction engineering, homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts synthesis and design. Furthermore, they will understand the interactions between organic and inorganic materials. Thus, the graduates are able to evaluate and predict the macroscopic physical and chemical properties of the resulting mixtures.

Upon graduation, the students are able to transfer the theoretical knowledge gained throughout the lectures to practical application. This enables them to work independently in research laboratories in industry or universities. Furthermore, all graduates will gain insights into business management and administration as well as marketing and international intellectual property laws. Hence, the graduates gain the necessary skills to work in multi-national companies and understand the complex structure of the same.

Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?

A major part of the graduates from the Master of Industrial Chemistry program choose to work in the research and development field as product or laboratory manager, where they have leading positions in chemical and pharmaceutical companies, while the other part of the graduates decides to proceed subsequently with a Ph.D. research project in German or at local universities.