Computational Chemistry 7.5 credits

About the course

The course comprises computer based calculation within the field of chemistry, and integrates theoretical and practical calculation situations encountered within environmental-, protein- and medicinal chemistry. The students are expected to acquire knowledge of quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, bioinformatics and the characterization of molecules, and apply methods for the calculations of geometrical and electronic structure of molecules. The course contains both theory and practice regarding crucial concepts within quantum- and molecular mechanics. Central concepts within quantum chemistry will be presented and discussed with a focus on organic molecules. The focus within molecular mechanics will be on its application to proteins and organic molecules. The bioinformatics part concerns the structure and handling of databases containing biological information, protein sequence comparisons, and protein 3D structure comparisons. The theoretical ground work, practical implementations and quality of results will be analyzed and discussed. The calculation-based characterization of molecules links all parts of the course, i.e., quantum, and molecular mechanics and bioinformatics.

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Spring 2027
- Computational Chemistry
  
  VT27 / Umeå / English / On campus
  
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  Starts
  19 February 2027
  
  Ends
  24 March 2027
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On campus
  
  Study pace
  100%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-A560G
  
  Eligibility
  
  90 ECTS credits, of which at least 45 ECTS credits are in the main area of chemistry including the course in Chemometrics 7,5 ECTS credits (5KE053), 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.
  
  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 19,038
  
  Total fee: SEK 19,038
  
  Details about tuition, fees and funding

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