Code: CHEM3032
Extent: 20–25 cr
Language: English
Professor in charge: Kari Laasonen
Target group: Master's students
Application procedure: Open for all students of Aalto University.
Quotas and restrictions: Please note, that in some courses the number of participants can be limited. Then major students (Chemistry) have the priority.
Prerequisites: While making your study plan, you should verify that you have the prerequisites needed for the courses.
Objectives
The Chemistry minor will give a good basic knowledge in chemistry. We recommend the first courses of the Chemistry Major as the core of the minor. They will deepen the knowledge of most of the subfields of chemistry. The student can also choose more focused courses and thus it is possible to gain deeper understanding of some of the subfields. The minor provide focused courses of inorganic, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry. The organic and inorganic study paths provide knowledge on synthesizing and analyzing organic or inorganic materials. The first course of physical chemistry is related to quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. There are further courses on electrochemistry and computational chemistry. The emphasis is on strengthening the knowledge of chemistry of engineers with various background. Such engineers can better collaborate with chemistry experts in various branches of the industry and they are capable of solving chemistry related problems, such as planning reaction procedures and analyzing materials usually together with experts of the field.
Content and structure of the minor
For the minor (20–25 credits) all students have to take the same compulsory courses (20 cr). These courses will give a good basic knowledge of chemistry.
If the student is interested of some subtopic of chemistry he/she can take courses in those fields and to include them to the elective courses. In this case we strongly recommend the students to contact the Planning Officer or the professors.
Structure of the minor
Code | Name | Credits | Period |
Mandatory courses | 20 | ||
| CHEM-E4110 | Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy | 5 | III |
| CHEM-E4120 | Quantitative Instrumental Analysis | 5 | I |
Chemistry of the Elements | 5 | II | |
CHEM-E4160 | Reactivity of Aromatics | 5 | I |
| Elective course | 0–5 | ||
Select 0–1 courses below so that the Minor will be 20–25 cr. | |||
| Analytical Chemistry: | |||
| CHEM-E4135 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 5 | III |
| CHEM-E4165 | Chemical Instrumentation and Electroanalytical Methods | 5 | IV–V |
| Organic Chemistry: | |||
| CHEM-E4195 | Selectivity in Organic Synthesis | 5 | IV |
| CHEM-E4295 | Asymmetric Synthesis of Natural Products | 5 | I |
Modern Methods in Metal Catalysis P(?) | 5 | III | |
| CHEM-E4315 | Topics in Synthesis | 5 | III–IV |
| CHEM-E8100 | Organic Structural Analysis | 5 | I |
Modern Methods in Biocatalysis P | 5 | IV | |
| CHEM-E4220 | Medicinal Chemistry P | 5 | II |
| Inorganic Chemistry: | |||
| CHEM-E4105 | Nanochemistry and Nanoengineering | 5 | IV |
| CHEM-E4155 | Solid State Chemistry | 5 | IV–V |
| CHEM-E4205 | Crystallography Basics and Structural Characterization | 5 | I |
| CHEM-E4215 | Functional Inorganic Materials | 5 | II |
| Physical and Computational Chemistry: | |||
| CHEM-E4115 | Computational Chemistry I | 5 | III |
| CHEM-E4106 | Electrochemistry P(?) | 5 | III |
| CHEM-E4210 | Molecular Thermodynamics L | 5 | II |
| CHEM-E4225 | Computational Chemistry II | 5 | IV–V |
| CHEM-E4235 | Transport Processes at Electrodes and Membranes | 5 | I |
| CHEM-E4255 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion | 5 | II |