Master in Sustainable Chemistry and Digital Processing

Master in Sustainable Chemistry and Digital Processing is one of 9 English-taught Chemistry programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 5 institutions. 9 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 727 a year. 8 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

This master's programme is about the point where chemistry meets sustainability and digital tools. You start with the chemistry base: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Fermentation, Organic Chemistry, and Statistics and Multivariate Data Analysis. Design of Experiment and Green and Sustainable Chemistry with Environmental Issues come in the first semester too.

Later semesters add Polymers and Advanced Materials, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Safety, Quality Control and Process Engineering, and Digitalisation in Chemistry and Scientific Simulations. Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry, Recycling Technologies, and Chemical Law and Regulations cover the environmental and legal side. A Science Project Labor gives you lab time, and the final semesters are built around Master Thesis Coaching, the Master Thesis Project, Future Skills, the Master Thesis and a Master Exam.

The digital side is not an add-on. The page names chemistry-specific software, artificial intelligence and computer-aided process planning, and mentions how large chemical corporations use AI and supercomputers such as BASF's Quriosity to optimise processes.

How the programme is organised

The programme runs part-time over four semesters and 120 ECTS, taught in English. It is held at IMC Campus Krems, Wing U, where the programme points to newly established laboratory infrastructure. The curriculum was developed with experts from the chemical industry and the professional association of the chemical industry in Austria, so the content is tied to what the sector says it needs. The page describes the combination of sustainability and digitalisation in chemistry as unique in Austria. You share the classroom with an international group, which the programme presents as preparation for a globalised market.

Who it suits

It suits someone with a chemistry or related bachelor's degree who wants to work on green chemistry, recycling and circular economy questions, and who is willing to use software, data analysis and AI as everyday tools. The programme expects you to handle experiments independently, interpret data, and communicate complex results to different audiences. Graduates are meant to lead multiprofessional and intercultural teams and act as a bridge between chemistry, sustainability and digitalisation. If you want a purely bench chemistry degree, this is broader than that. If you want to understand chemical law, toxicology and process safety alongside the lab work, it fits.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a bachelor's degree of at least 180 ECTS lasting at least six semesters in a related subject, or an equivalent degree from a recognised Austrian or foreign higher education institution. If your degree is not sufficiently relevant, the institution assesses your qualifications after receiving your completed application. English skills are checked in the admission interview, with no extra certificate required. The application includes a statement of motivation answering set questions, and your CV forms the basis for a one-to-one admission interview, usually with the programme director, held in English either online via Microsoft Teams or in person. Applications go directly to IMC Krems, not through a central portal. The page gives the application deadlines: 15 May for EU nationals and 15 April for non-EU nationals. Male Austrian citizens are advised to finish compulsory national service before starting. As a university of applied sciences, IMC Krems sets its own fees; the study fee is shown on the programme page.

In the field of sustainable chemistry, studies will involve exploring topics such as Green Chemistry, the utilisation of renewable resources, the implementation of efficient chemical recycling processes and the promotion of the circular economy. Additionally, regulatory and legal aspects are integrated into the curriculum.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences. Universities of applied sciences set their own application periods and admission procedures, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: An admission or aptitude procedure applies (see the programme page). Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.