Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Chemistry if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed an applicable first-cycle (bachelor’s) degree at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply in master's admissions, you must have completed, by the deadline, a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
Therefore, you can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period.
The Master’s Programme in Chemistry:
You can be admitted to the Master’s Programme if you have completed or will complete by the deadline a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent at a university or an institution of higher education in chemistry or chemical technology or another applicable degree. All natural sciences are applicable for the programme.
You can only be admitted if the degree you would be eligible to complete with the right to pursue studies you are applying for is sufficiently different in terms of its contents from the degree you have already completed.
2. Sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Studies serving as grounds for application
You can be admitted to the Master's Programme in Chemistry if you have completed or will complete by the application deadline:
at least 60 credits of field-specific studies of an equal level to studies for a first-cycle degree in chemistry and
basic studies in mathematics.
Completion of these studies in accordance with the degree requirements of the University of Helsinki's Bachelor’s Programme in Chemistry (in finnish or swedish) or in the Bachelor's Programme in Science (study track in Chemistry) will be considered an advantage. Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Selecting the language of the degree
In the Master’s Programme in Chemistry, you can select Finnish, Swedish or English as the language of your degree. You will select the language on the application form. This selection is binding, and you must demonstrate your skills in the selected language.
In multilingual master’s programmes, teaching is provided mostly in English, but you can answer examination questions, complete any written coursework and write your master’s thesis in the language of your degree.
If you are inspired by understanding how nature constructs substances from atoms and harnessing the power of chemistry to understand the world around us and to generate new solutions for cleaner energy and circular economy, new compounds and materials for sustainable products and biological and diagnostic applications as well as cutting-edge analytical techniques, this programme is for you!
Chemistry is a fundamental field of natural science with applications in all areas of life and the economy. Chemists have a lot of duties in the healthcare sector, research and development, regulatory affairs and monitoring, environmental analysis, quality control, forensics research, commerce, and in education and academia. The search for novel, more sustainable solutions for the wellbeing of mankind and the planet will require chemists’ knowledge and skills increasingly in the future. Further, the chemical industry is a major employer and one of the largest export industries in Finland.