Advanced environmental Chemistry 15 credits

About the course

The course deals with organic and inorganic substances in the environment with respect to their chemical structure and function, sources and emissions, remediation, distribution, transformation and fate in the environment, as well as their health and effects on biota. Critical environmental chemical processes in biota, soil, sediment, water and air are studied experimentally and theoretically. The course also introduces risk assessment with relevant methodologies, processes and legislation. The course gives examples on how sampling and subsequent analysis can be used to study and follow processes in the environment, as well as how these processes can be modelled theoretically using computer software. It covers analytical methods such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), mass spectrometry (MS), as individual techniques or in combination. The course ends with an independent project where the students, in smaller groups, perform an environmental study including sampling, sample pretreatment, analysis, data treatment, report writing and oral presentation.

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Spring 2027
- Advanced environmental Chemistry
  
  VT27 / Umeå / English / On campus
  
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  Starts
  25 March 2027
  
  Ends
  6 June 2027
  
  Number of credits
  15 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On campus
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-A5601
  
  Eligibility
  
  90 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits are in the main area of chemistry, or the equivalent and English 6/level 2.
  
  Selection
  
  Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
  
  Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 17 October 2026. The application period is closed.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 38,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 38,075
  
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