Chemistry: Advanced Analytical Chemistry

The course provides you with in-depth knowledge of analytical techniques and methods, as well as their applications in various fields such as food, pharmaceuticals, and environmental analysis. You will have the opportunity to develop your ability to use and optimise current analytical methods and to critically discuss and evaluate environmental sustainability and its significance for society.

The course teaches you to use various advanced separation techniques such as gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, supercritical chromatography, mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis, and field-flow fractionation. You will also learn about multivariate experimental design and statistical tools such as analysis of variance, principal component analysis, and the least squares method. Additionally, we cover the principles of green analytical chemistry and new research in the field.

In the course, you will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of modern separation techniques such as chromatography, mass spectrometry, and capillary electrophoresis. You will learn to independently select and optimise appropriate separation techniques and methods for various analyses and to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject.

The course is offered both as part of a programme and as a standalone course.

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises, with compulsory laboratory work and seminars.

Assessment is based on a written exam at the end of the course, laboratory work and other mandatory components.

Lectures and exercises:

• In-depth theoretical overview of chromatographic separation and the distribution and adsorption equilibria.
• Cover instrumentation and experimental techniques for high-resolution chromatography and coupling chromatography with mass spectrometry.
• Basic introduction to capillary electrophoresis and field-flow fractionation.
• Discuss the principles of green analytical chemistry and current research.
• Critically discuss the environmental sustainability of analytical methods and their societal impact.
• Learn multivariate experimental design and statistical analysis tools such as analysis of variance, principal component analysis, and the least squares method.

Laboratory work:

• Learn experimental techniques for high-resolution chromatography.
• Optimise HPLC systems with varied mobile and stationary phases.
• Use gas chromatography with capillary columns and diverse injection techniques.
• Use mass spectrometric detection for quantitative and qualitative analysis, coupled with gas and liquid chromatography.
• Computer-based work on experimental design and multivariate statistics.
  

Prerequisites

90 ECTS credits Science studies including passed courses equivalent to KEMA20 Chemistry: General Chemistry, 15 credits (or KEMA10 General Chemistry 7.5 credits, and KEMA12 Inorganic Chemistry- Basic Course 7.5 credits), KEMA01 Organic Chemistry- Basic Course 7.5 credits, KEMA03 Biochemistry- Basic Course 7.5 credits and KEMB06 Analytical Chemistry 15 credits. English course 6/B.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 46,250
First payment: SEK 46,250

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.