Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Summary
Academic year 2025/2026

Level of qualification

Bachelor's Degree Programme

Ministerial Degree Code

L-27 R (Chemistry)

Language

Italian

Attendance

Open. Laboratory attendance is compulsory.

Where

Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems (DSMN), Scientific Campus, via Torino 155, 30170 Venezia Mestre (Italy).
For further information please contact the Scientific Campus campus.scientifico@unive.it.

Head of studies

Prof. Alvise Perosa (Teaching Committee Coordinator, alvise@unive.it)

Access to the programme

Open
Quota reserved to non-EU foreign students residing outside Italy: 10 positions, 3 of which are reserved for Chinese students residing in China, under the Marco Polo Project.
Admission procedures are available at the designated admission and enrolment page. 

Admission requirements

To access the course, an adequate knowledge of basic mathematics, capacity for abstraction and methodological rigour is required.
Knowledge of basic mathematics, capacity for abstraction and methodological rigour will be tested by means of a national TOLC-I test provided by CISIA, which is not compulsory to proceed with enrolment. 
Students who do not possess this knowledge will be assigned Additional Learning Requirements (OFA).
OFA assessment methods and the exam session and remedial course calendars are described in the OFA section of the Study page. 

Admission with international qualification

Applicants with international qualification must have obtained a secondary school diploma after having completed at least 12 years of schooling. The preliminary evaluation of the qualification is mandatory. Procedures and deadlines are available on the online platform Apply.
Further details are available at the designated admission and enrolment with an international qualification page. 

Course overview

The Degree Programme aims at producing three-year graduates who, in addition to possessing adequate basic mathematical, physical and chemical knowledge, are also able to fluently use the chemical language in all its aspects, acquire technological skills, sustainably manage resources and processes underlying the transformation and enhancement of raw materials and their products and understand the principles governing the properties of materials.

The course is structured in two curricula:

  • Chemical Science and Technology;
  • Bio and Nanomaterial Science and Technology.

Both provide students with a solid theoretical background in inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry. The first year is common to both curricula and includes basic mathematics, physics, chemistry and biochemistry. The courses begin to differentiate in the second year: in the 'Chemical Science and Technology' curriculum, the more specific areas of green chemistry, industrial chemistry, formulations, polymers, instrumental analytical chemistry and inorganic chemistry are explored; in the 'Bio and Nanomaterial Science and Technology' curriculum, more attention is paid to biology, materials (both nanostructured and not) and optical, electrical and chemical-physical properties.

At the end of their training, students will carry out a research internship on topical scientific subjects under the direction of a supervisor, to be carried out either internally at the university or with companies/research organisations, thus leading to the writing of their dissertation.

Curricula

  • Chemical science and technology
  • Bio and Nanomaterials science and technology

Examination assessment and graduation

Learning activities comprise taught courses, workshop-based projects and training/internships so that students can acquire a broad range of competencies, both theoretical and practical, that are transferable to the world of work, as well as life-long learning skills.
Learning outcomes are verified by means of written exams, oral exams, assignments, project reports, presentations, and group as well as student-teacher discussions.
The final exam involves the discussion of a paper drawn up by students under the guidance of of their supervisor. The Final Examination Board comprises a supervisor and advisor appointed by the Faculty Board.

Access to further studies

Professional Master’s Programmes (1st level) and Master's Degree Programmes

Occupational profiles

This degree programme enables graduates to develop their careers based on the skills they have acquired, their versatility, decision-making abilities, and level of autonomy. These skills and capabilities will enable them to enter the industrial sector, particularly in the many small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, biotechnological, energy, and advanced materials industries—both structural and functional—at regional and national levels.

Significant opportunities are also available in other sectors, such as textiles, paper, leather tanning, dyes, adhesives, wastewater treatment, plastics and bioplastics, recycling and reuse, the circular economy, electroplating and surface treatments, construction materials, and more.

Graduates may also enter the commercial sector, providing accurate scientific information, selling chemical and/or pharmaceutical products, and offering technical support to clients for both chemical products and scientific instruments. Additionally, they may find employment in hospitals and laboratories specialising in chemical analysis and quality control.

Another potential career path for graduates with the skills and expertise gained from a degree in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies is in public administration, particularly within environmental and civil protection departments at municipal, provincial, and regional levels.
Graduates will be eligible to sit the Italian state examination to register as a chemist (section B) and practise as a self-employed chemist.