Entry requirements

120 credits with 60 credits in chemistry. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• have achieved advanced knowledge about the interactions of electromagnetic radiation and matter and their applications in spectroscopy.
• be able to apply formalisms based on molecular symmetry to predict spectroscopic properties.
• be able to analyse and interpret spectroscopic data collected by the methods discussed in the course.
• be able to solve problems related to the structure, purity and concentration of chemicals and to study molecular interactions by choosing suitable spectroscopic methods and interpreting corresponding data.

Content

General aspects of spectroscopy, instrumental aspects of specific spectroscopic techniques, applications of molecular symmetry in spectroscopy. Fundamentals and applications of the following methods: Electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy of atoms and molecules,circular dichroism spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, light scattering and Raman spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy, spectroscopy on surfaces.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons and laboratory work.

Assessment

Written and/or oral test at the end of the course and/or during the course and corresponds to 6 credits. the laboratory work corresponds to 4 credits. The final grade is weighted.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.