The preliminary syllabus for the academic year 2025-2026 has been published in the Studies service and the final syllabus will be published in Sisu by the end of June. Please note, that some courses will not be lectured every academic year.
See recommended previous knowledge and skills for this study track in the end of the page.
Your degree will include minimum of 120 credits out of which at least 95 credits are of advanced courses.
ATM301 Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Today (5 cr)
ATM345 Atmospheric science seminar for Master’s students (5 cr)
ATM350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
ATM399 Maturity test (0 cr)
Select either ATM302 Climate.now (5 cr) or ATM386 Climate.now (2 cr).
Select either ATM303 Project course in atmospheric sciences (3 or 5 cr) or ATM384 Integrating art and science (5 cr) or ATM380 Solutions.now (5 cr).
KEM411 Chemicals and legislation (5 cr)
ATM306 Basics of atmospheric chemistry (5 cr)
KEM332 Sampling and sample preparation (5 cr)
ATM320 Mass spectrometry in atmospheric sciences and environmental analysis (5 cr)
KEM331 Separation techniques (5 cr)
KEM335 Portable analytical instruments and sensors (5 cr)
KEM333 Analytical chemistry laboratory works (5 cr)
KEM344 Reactions Kinetics (5 cr)
ATM307 Atmospheric and aerosol chemistry (5 cr)
ATM358 Atmospheric photochemistry and reaction kinetics (5 cr)
ATM394 Advanced aerosol chemistry (5 cr)
KEM347 Quantum chemistry and spectroscopy (5 cr)
KEM342 Molecular modelling (5 cr)
KEM345 Molecular properties (5 cr)
KEM346 Experimental methods in molecular science 1 (5 cr)
KEM369 Molecular electronic structure (5 cr)
KEM365 Laser spectroscopy (5 cr)
KEM371 Combustion chemistry (5 cr)
KEM372 Laser spectroscopy instrumentation (5 cr)
KEM378 Molecular symmetry and group theory (5 cr)
KEM381 Programming projects in molecular modelling (5 cr)
KEM334 Mass spectrometry (5 cr)
KEM336 NMR spectroscopy 1 (3 or 5 cr)
KEM356 Electromigration techniques (5 cr)
(Also other KEM courses (Master's programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences) can be included in the advanced studies as agreed in Personal study plan with Academic mentor.)
ATM373 Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
ATM377 Introduction to Earth System Modelling (5 cr)
ATM378 Sustainable.now (5 cr)
ATM379 SystemsChange.now (5 cr)
ATM380 Solutions.now (5 cr)
ATM389 Living with changing climate (5 cr)
ATM397 Forests and Climate Change (2 cr)
ATM398 Climate University for Virtual Exchanges (CLUVEX) (1 cr)
ATM405 Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (1 cr)
ATM404 Environmental and Climate Regulation in the EU (5 cr)
ATM396 Application of AI/ML techniques in Atmospheric Science (3 cr)
ATM384 Integrating art and science (5 cr)
Data Science courses
ATM308 Statistical Tools for Climate and Atmospheric Science (5 cr)
ATM309 Analysis of atmosphere-surface interactions and feedbacks (5 cr)
ATM310 Time Series Analysis in Geosciences (5 cr)
DATA11001 Introduction to Data Science (5 cr)
DATA12001 Advanced Course in Machine Learning (5 cr)
LSI35002 Bayesian Data Analysis (5 cr)
DATA20046 Neural Networks and Deep Learning (5 cr)
Select at most one of the following courses
Other studies can include study modules or courses from other programmes or courses from other study tracks. Also practical training and language studies can be included in other studies.
In order to successfully pursue Master's studies in the atmospheric chemistry and analysis study track it is recommended that you have It recommended that you have studied first yer university studies in Chemistry (min 25 cr). See an example of the content of basis studies, BSCH1000 Chemistry, Basic Studies (25 cr)