The Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences (''Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales''; FCEN), commonly and informally known as Exactas, is the

natural science Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

school of the

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, the largest university in

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. It occupies several buildings of the Ciudad Universitaria complex in the Núñez neighbourhood of

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. The computer science, mathematics and physics departments occupy the ''Pabellón 1'', while the other departments are located at the ''Pabellón 2''. Other building at the complex are also used for its academical and research activities such as the ''Pabellón de Industrias'' with the

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or are wholly dedicated to research institutes operated in conjunction with Argentina's national research council CONICET (see list below).

Academic departments

Department of Atmospheric and Ocean SciencesDepartment of Computer ScienceDepartment of PhysicsDepartment of GeologyDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of Biological ChemistryDepartment of Inorganic, Analytic and Physical ChemistryDepartment of Organic ChemistryDepartment of Physiology, Molecular and Cellular BiologyDepartment of Ecology, Genetics and EvolutionDepartment of Biodiversity and Experimental BiologyDepartment of Industries

Other academic units

Institute of Calculus (IC)

UBA-CONICET Institutes

Institute of Space Astronomy and Physics (IAFE)Centre of Investigations of the Sea and Atmosphere (CIMA)
* Institute of Physical-Chemistry of Materials, Environment and Energy (INQUIMAE) *Institute of Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neuro-Sciences (IFIBYNE)
Institute of Physics of Plasma (INFIP)Institute of Geochronology and Isotropic Geology (INGEIS)Microanalysis and Physical Methods Unit in Organic Chemistry (UMYMFOR)Institute of Computer Science
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CONICET associated

Institute of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI)

Master degrees

Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric science is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and its various inner-working physical processes. Meteorology includes atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric physics with a major focus on weather forecasting. Climatology is the study of ...

Oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...

Biological Sciences Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary ...

This Master´s degree Programme consists of three stages: 1) the Common Basic Cycle (CBC), as required for all careers at the University of Buenos Aires, 2) the Basic Professional Cycle of Biological Sciences (CPB) and 3) the Superior Professional Cycle (CPS). The CPB, which comprises 13 subjects, concentrates all the scientist's basic training. The CPS consists of 10 subjects (or 9 subjects and a bachelor's thesis) and is carried out in the orientation chosen by the student. Different from the CPB, the CPS curriculum is not rigid, but each student must agree on a study plan under the guidance of a teacher (Study Plan´s Tutor). The subjects of the complete Study plan and the corresponding requirement of study hours can be found here "Plan de Estudio": *

Computer Sciences Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (including ...

Physical Sciences Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together called the "physical sciences". Definition Phy ...

Geological Sciences Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...

Mathematical Sciences The mathematical sciences are a group of areas of study that includes, in addition to mathematics, those academic disciplines that are primarily mathematical in nature but may not be universally considered subfields of mathematics proper. Statisti ...

Chemical Sciences Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, ...

Paleontology Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...

Postgraduate degrees

The School also offers Masters of Science and Ph.D. degrees.

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