KE521: Chemistry of the elements

Students taking the course are expected to have fundamental knowledge of general chemistry, including thermodynamics and electrochemistry, as well as elementary physics.

The course builds on fundamental knowledge within general chemistry, physics and mathematics, corresponding to the first year of the study programme.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

Chemical engineering

• Knowledge:
• Acquire broad knowledge of general and organic chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology, thermodynamics, unit operations, environment and materials.
• Skills:
• make and justify decisions based on scientific background
• describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results in a scientific context
• Competencies:
• to conduct analyzes using scientific methods and critically evaluate and reflect on scientific theories and models in a chemical context

Pharmacy

• Knowledge:
• knowledge creation and experimental methods in the pharmaceutical area and adjacent areas
• Skills:
• understand how knowledge of nature is achieved by an interplay between theory and experiment
• perform analyzes using scientific methodology;
• make and justify decisions based on scientific background
• Participate in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration with a professional approach in the light of experience with group-based project
• describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results in a scientific context
• Competencies:
• combine the scientific disciplines with the more application-oriented medical disciplines, specifically for the solution of pharmaceutical issues and development of new drugs

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:

• Knowledge:
• Acquire a broad knowledge on key theoretical issues
• Understand how scientific knowledge is achieved by an interplay between theory and experiment
• Conduct analyzes using scientific methods and critically evaluate and reflect on scientific theories and models within the biochemical and molecular biological disciplines
• Acquire new knowledge in an effective and independent manner and to apply this knowledge reflective
• Skills:
• Examine specific biochemical and molecular biological phenomena theoretically and / or experimentally
• Competencies:
• Participate in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration with a professional approach based on group-based project
  

• Intro phase: 20 hours
• Training phase: 28 hours, including 8 hours tutorials and 20 hours laboratory