Courses in Atmospheric Chemistry and Analysis Study Track

The preliminary syllabus for the academic year 2022-2023 can be found here. The final syllabus will be published in Sisu. Please note, that some courses will not be lectured every academic year.

Compulsory courses (55-60 cr)

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)
Personal study plan (0 cr) (included in ATM301)

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)

Alternative courses of the study track (complete at least 40 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 Atmospheric aerosol processes (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
KEM336 NMR spectroscopy 1 (3 or 5 cr)
KEM356 Electromigration techniques (5 cr)
ATM373 Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
ATM378 Sustainable.now (5 cr)
ATM379 SystemsChange.now (5 cr)
ATM380 Solutions.now (5 cr)
ATM377 Introduction to Earth System Modelling (5 cr)
ATM389 Living with changing climate (5 cr)

Data Science

ATM308 Statistical Analysis of Environmental Field Measurements (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)
DATA20001 Deep learning (5 cr)

Select at most one of the following courses

• DATA11002 Introduction to Machine Learning (5 cr)
• ATM4171 Introduction to Machine Learning for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (5 cr)

Compulsory courses (5-10 cr)

Select either ATM302 Climate change now (5 cr) or ATM386 Climate.now (2 cr).

Select either ATM378 Sustainable.now (5 cr) or ATM385 Introduction to sustainability (3 cr).

Optional courses (complete at least 5 cr)

ATM308 Statistical Analysis of Environmental Field Measurements (5 cr)
ATM373 Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
ATM379 SystemsChange.now (5 cr)
ATM380 Solutions.now (5 cr)
MAAT-051 Introduction to Circular Economy (3-5 cr)
ATM389 Living with changing climate (5 cr)
ATM383 Leadership for sustainable change (2 cr)
ATM382 ClimateComms.now (2 cr)
FYS4027 Ilmasto.nyt tutustumiskurssi (2 cr)
FAF-101A Biodiversity.now A (2 cr)
FAF-101B Biodiversity.now B (Project Work) (3 cr)

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.