As the number of students increased, the Faculty of Biology, the Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Physics were created as independent centres, and in 1974 the Faculty of Chemistry was created as such.
During these years, a degree in Chemistry was taught, which had two specialities: Fundamental Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry.
Later, with the reform of the curricula in 1994, the degree was divided into two: the degree in Chemistry and the degree in Chemical Engineering. Both degrees were taught at the centre until 2003, when the Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering was created, to which the studies in Chemical Engineering were transferred.
Currently, the Faculty of Chemistry offers the Degree in Chemistry, as well as two double degrees, one in Chemistry and Biology and one in Physics and Chemistry. In addition, the following postgraduate studies are taught: Research Master’s Degree in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry, Master’s Degree in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling (all inter-university) and Master’s Degree in Chemistry at the Frontier of Biology and Materials Science. As for the third cycle studies, it has the PhD Programme for Chemical Science and Technology.
In addition to teaching, the professors of the Faculty of Chemistry carry out a vast, relevant research activity. Some research groups work at the same Faculty, and others in various research centres such as the Centre for Research in Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS), the Institute of Environmental Technologies (iCRETUS), the Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis (IAQBUS) or the Strategic Materials Grouping (AEMAT).