UCT PragueIncoming students Master Double Degree University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
 
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
 
 

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) collaborates with our Faculty of Chemical Technology (FCT), Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology (FFBT), and Faculty of Environmental Technology (FET). As a Double Degree (DD) student, you will be registered at one of these faculties. Here you can read the details related to the DD program.

Program Overview & ECTS
  • Length of study: 2 years = 4 semesters (120 ECTS credits).
  • Period studied at UCT Prague: 3rd and 4th semester (60 ECTS credits).
  • Credits acquired when starting at UCT Prague: 240 ECTS credits (180 for bachelor programme + 60 for the 1st year of master double degree).
Quick Menu – Jump to your Faculty:
📍 Food and Biochemical Technology | 📍 Chemical Technology | 📍 Environmental Technology
Contact Persons & Guarantors
FFBT: doc. Ing. Irena Jarošová, Ph.D.
FCT: prof. Ing. Petr Zámostný, Ph.D.
FET: doc. Ing. Luděk Jelínek, Ph.D.
Admin: Adéla Habartová
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology (FFBT)
🇨🇿 At UCT Prague:
  • Programme: Natural Compounds and Pharmaceuticals
    (Specialization: Biotechnology of Pharmaceuticals)
  • English Programme: Biotechnology and Food Science
🇨🇭 At FHNW School of Life Sciences:

Master of Sciences in Life Sciences
Specializations: Bioanalytics, Pharmatechnology, or Biotechnology

💡 Note for Learning Agreement: Complete your LA based on the study plan below. For course-specific questions, always consult the DD program guarantor at UCT Prague.
Semester Module Offer & Requirements ECTS Location
1–2

Specialization Modules (Selection based on track):

Track: Pharmatechnology (Choose 5+3+3)
  • Group A (Choose 5): Continuous Pharm. Production, Formulation of Biologics, Pharm. Production Facilities, Solid Dosage Forms, Physicochemical Principles, Materials Science.
  • Group B (Choose 3): Compound Profiling, PAT, Bioanalytics in Regulated Env., Lab Automation, Chromatography/MS, Proteomics, Biostructures.
  • Group C (Choose 3): Sustainable Process Dev., Process Data Analysis, Scale-up, Process Technology, Pollution Control, Costs/Benefits, Regulatory Affairs.
Track: Biotechnology (Choose 5+3+3)
  • Group A (Choose 5): Gene/Cell Therapeutics, PAT, Continuous Biomanufacturing, Industrial Automation, Chromatography/MS, Formulation of Biologics.
  • Group B (Choose 3): Cellular Imaging, Lab Automation, Advanced Cell Culture, Advanced MS, Genomics, Proteomics, Pharm. Production Facilities, Process Development.
  • Group C (Choose 3): Biopharm. Production Facilities, Regulatory Affairs, Bioanalytics, Physiology/Immunotherapies, Tissue Engineering.
Track: Bioanalytics (Choose 5+5)
  • Group A (Choose 5): Genomics, Proteomics, Chromatography/MS, Biomarker, Cellular Imaging, Bioassays, Bioanalytics in Regulated Env.
  • Group B (Choose 5): Biostructures, Translational Imaging, Bio-interfaces, Advanced MS, Formulation of Biologics, Env. Risk Assessment, Compound Profiling, Physiology/Immunotherapy, PAT.

Core Competences (All Tracks - Choose 4):
Handling/Visualizing Data, Design of Experiments, Multivariate Data, Business Admin, Management/Leadership, Innovation/Project Management, Politics & Society. (3 ECTS each)

 50–60 🇨🇭 Muttenz
3 (Autumn) Core Courses (Mandatory):
  • Bioengineering I (4) | Risks in Biotechnologies (5)
  • Isolation and Separation Methods (4)
  • Biotechnology and Food Science - Lab Project II (7)
Elective Courses (Choose 3):

Molecular Biology (3), Enzymology (4), Genetic Engineering (3), Food and Biochemical Process Engineering (4), Environmental Microbiology (4), Green Chemistry (3).

 ~30 🇨🇿 Prague
4 Diploma Thesis:

Joint supervision by both institutions. Assignment and form are governed by the institution where the work is conducted.

At UCT Prague: Published in its entirety (possible 3-year postponement).

At FHNW: Only non-confidential projects are possible.

 30 (UCT)
40 (FHNW)		 🇨🇿 Prague
or
🇨🇭 Muttenz
Faculty of Chemical Technology (FCT)
🇨🇿 At UCT Prague:

Programme: Synthesis and Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals
(Syntéza a výroba léčiv)

Specialization: Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals
(Výroba léčiv)

🇨🇭 At FHNW School of Life Sciences:

Master of Sciences in Life Sciences
Specialization: Pharmatechnology or Chemistry

💡 Note for Learning Agreement: Complete your LA based on the study plan below. For course-specific questions, always consult the DD program guarantor at UCT Prague.
Semester Module Offer & Requirements ECTS Location
1–2

Specialization Modules (Choose your track):

Track: Pharmatechnology (Choose 4)
  • Drug formulation and delivery for solid dosage forms (3)
  • Formulation of biologics and routes of drug delivery (3)
  • Continuous Pharmaceutical Production (3)
  • Pharmaceutical Production Facilities (3)
  • Bioassays: Engineered Cells, Tissues and Organisms (3)
  • Compound Profiling in Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery (3)
Track: Chemistry (Choose 4)
  • Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry (3)
  • Advanced Mass Spectrometry and NMR Spectroscopy (3)
  • Process Development and Technology (3)
  • Reaction Technology (3)
  • Proteomics and Protein Analytics (3)
  • Materials Science (3)
  • Surface Characterisation (3)

Further Recommended Electives: Design of Biopharmaceutical Production Facilities (3), Regulatory Affairs (3).

Core Competences (Choose 5):
Handling/Visualizing Data, Design/Analysis of Experiments, Modelling Multivariate Data, Business Admin, Management & Leadership, Innovation & Project Management, Politics & Society. (3 ECTS each)

 50–60 🇨🇭 Basel / Muttenz
3 Elective Courses (Choose based on your interest):
  • Laboratory Project II (8)
  • Engineering in Chem. and Pharm. Processes (5)
  • Safety Engineering (4)
  • Separation Processes (5)
  • Trends in Biotechnologies (5)
  • Technical Catalysis (5)
  • Macromolecular Chemistry (4)
  • Fine Chemicals (5)
  • Characterization of Particles (5)
  • Thermodynamics of Materials (4)
  • Physical chemistry of polymers (5)
  • Process Design (5 – spring)
  • Membrane Processes (4 – spring)
 30 🇨🇿 Prague
4 Diploma Thesis:

The thesis is assessed by supervisors from both partner institutions. The student can follow the rules of either UCT Prague or FHNW School of Life Sciences.

 30 / 40 🇨🇿 or 🇨🇭
Faculty of Environmental Technology (FET)
🇨🇿 At UCT Prague:

Programme: Sustainability and Environmental Engineering

🇨🇭 At FHNW School of Life Sciences:

Master of Sciences in Life Sciences
Specialization: Environmental Technologies

💡 Note for Learning Agreement: Complete your LA based on the study plan below. For course-specific questions, always consult the DD program guarantor at UCT Prague.
Semester Module Offer & Requirements ECTS Location
1–2

Specialization Modules:

Track: Environmental Technologies (Choose 5)
  • Cost Effectiveness of Sustainable Production and Risc Reduction in industries (3)
  • Material Recovery Methods and Technologies (3)
  • Industrial Pollution Control and Resource Recovery Applications (3)
  • Environmental Risk Assessment (3)
  • Environmental Bioremediation (3)
  • Environmental Remediation (3)
  • Water Management in Households, Industry and Agriculture (3)
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies (3)

Further Recommended Electives:
Journal Club Env. and Natural resource Sciences, Life cycle Assessment, Reaction Technology, Process Development and Technology. (3 ECTS each)

Core Competences (Choose 5):
Handling/Visualizing Data, Design/Analysis of Experiments, Modelling Multivariate Data, Business Admin, Management & Leadership, Innovation & Project Management, Politics & Society. (3 ECTS each)

 50–60 🇨🇭 Basel / Muttenz
3 Elective Courses (Selection at UCT Prague):
  • Water Analysis (4)
  • Water Analysis - Laboratory (5)
  • Atmospheric Chemistry (3)
  • Atmosphere Analytics (5)
  • Environmental Microbiology (4)
  • Hydrocarbons Analysis and Environment (5)
  • Sludge Management (3)
  • Environmental Engineering-Laboratory (3)
  • Product Ecology (5)
  • Green Chemistry (3)
  • Project (5)
 30 🇨🇿 Prague
4 Diploma Thesis:

The thesis is conducted under joint supervision. Assessment is carried out by supervisors from both partner institutions.

Students may follow the specific rules of either UCT Prague or FHNW School of Life Sciences.

 30 / 40 🇨🇿 or 🇨🇭