Bachelor study
This is an interdisciplinary science degree program that teaches all the fundamentals needed to understand processes in the nanoworld with structures on the nanometer scale (1 nm = 1 billionth of a meter). Research in nanoscience is concerned with the production, characterization and manipulation of individual atoms and molecules, as well as the properties of structures and processes at this scale. In this world of tiny objects, there are special, new properties and laws based on surface, quantum and self-organization effects. In our modern everyday life, we can increasingly use these special features of nanostructures - in areas such as healthcare, information and communication technology, or the energy industry.
What is special about the study of nanoscience is the interdisciplinary interaction of different fields of the natural sciences. The interdisciplinarity prepares the basis for later interacting with experts from other disciplines and generating new nanoscientific and nanotechnological knowledge.
In Basel, the education is initially broad-based. Specialization takes place later, after the foundations have been laid.
Structure of the Bachelor's program
The Bachelor is the first degree before the Master. It comprises a total of 180 credit points (CP) from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. The bachelor's program in nanoscience is an interdisciplinary so-called mono-study program. The one-year basic study program teaches the fundamentals in the core natural science subjects. In addition, lecturers present their nanoscience research at the beginning and visits to companies in the region provide an insight into nanotechnology applications. In the two-year postgraduate program, a wide range of electives and the block course offerings then allow students to focus on their personal interests, which can then be deepened in the master's program. Within the framework of the block courses, students can not only choose their areas of interest, they also gain an insight into the work of various research groups and begin to build a network.
