Physical chemistry studies the properties and behavior of sets of molecules using classical and statistical thermodynamics, uses experimental and theoretical methods to elucidate the structure of individual molecules, their micro- and macro-assemblies, and analyzes the rate and mechanism of chemical reactions. The main research efforts in physical chemistry are focused on thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, chemical structure, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, surface phenomena, spectroscopic methods (nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectroscopy), phase and chemical equilibria, and nonequilibrium states. Permanent contact with the development of physics and the use of mathematical methods make physical chemistry and quantum chemistry an indispensable basis for the study of problems in interdisciplinary research directions oriented towards the investigation of the properties of complex molecules that are the basis of living and nonliving matter (biomolecules, advanced materials).

The aim of the study is to prepare graduates with deep theoretical knowledge of both classical (equilibrium, change of state) and modern (molecular structure, quantum chemistry) physical chemistry. The basis of education in this field is knowledge of basic chemical, physical and mathematical disciplines: general and inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, physical chemistry, mathematics and physics, but also of special physical chemical disciplines: chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, molecular symmetry, statistical thermodynamics, non-equilibrium systems and physical chemical methods of studying the structure of molecules (nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, near-infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy). This preparation not only creates a theoretical basis for the further development of graduates in practice, but also equips graduates with practical skills in the field of computer technology, data processing and data retrieval from databases. On this basis, other advanced subjects of the field of study are developed: biophysical chemistry, electrochemistry and electrode kinetics, applied computational thermodynamics, quantum organic chemistry, initiation of polymer reactions, thermodynamics of phase equilibria, electrical properties of molecules, materials chemistry of metals and alloys, molecular dynamics, physical-organic chemometrics, chemical reactivity and structural analysis of biomolecules.