Courses in Atmospheric Chemistry and Analysis Study Track

The preliminary syllabus for the next academic year will be published in the end of March and the final syllabus will be published in Sisu student information system by the end of June.  Please note, that some courses will not be lectured every academic year.

Curriculum 2023 - 2026

Your degree will include minimum of 120 credits out of which at least 95 credits are of advanced courses. 

Compulsory studies for all study tracks (45 -50 credits): 

Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Today (5 cr)
Atmospheric science seminar for Master’s students (5 cr)
Master's thesis (30 cr)
Maturity test (0 cr)
 

Select either  Climate.now (5 cr) or  Climate.now (2 cr).

Select either  Project course in atmospheric sciences (3 or 5 cr) or  Integrating art and science (5 cr) or  Solutions.now (5 cr).

Compulsory courses of the study track (10 cr)

Chemicals and legislation (5 cr)
Basics of atmospheric chemistry (5 cr)

Alternative courses of the study track (complete at least 40 cr)

Sampling and sample preparation (5 cr)
Mass spectrometry in atmospheric sciences and environmental analysis (5 cr)
Separation techniques (5 cr)
Portable analytical instruments and sensors (5 cr)
Analytical chemistry laboratory works (5 cr)
Reactions Kinetics (5 cr)
Atmospheric and aerosol chemistry (5 cr)
Atmospheric photochemistry and reaction kinetics (5 cr)
Advanced aerosol chemistry (5 cr)
Quantum chemistry and spectroscopy (5 cr)
Molecular modelling (5 cr)
Molecular properties (5 cr)
Experimental methods in molecular science 1 (5 cr)
Molecular electronic structure (5 cr)
Laser spectroscopy (5 cr)
Combustion chemistry (5 cr)
Laser spectroscopy instrumentation (5 cr)
Molecular symmetry and group theory (5 cr)
Programming projects in molecular modelling (5 cr)
Mass spectrometry (5 cr)
NMR spectroscopy 1 (3 or 5 cr)
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.)
 

Optional advanced courses for all study tracks (0-30 cr)

Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
Introduction to Earth System Modelling (5 cr)
Sustainable.now (5 cr)
SystemsChange.now (5 cr)
Solutions.now (5 cr)
Living with changing climate (5 cr)
Forests and Climate Change (2 cr)
Climate University for Virtual Exchanges (CLUVEX) (1 cr)
Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (1 cr)
Environmental and Climate Regulation in the EU (5 cr)
Application of AI/ML techniques in Atmospheric Science (3 cr)
Integrating art and science (5 cr)
 
Data Science courses

Statistical Tools for Climate and Atmospheric Science (5 cr)
Analysis of atmosphere-surface interactions and feedbacks (5 cr)
Time Series Analysis in Geosciences (5 cr)
Introduction to Data Science (5 cr)
Advanced Course in Machine Learning (5 cr)
Bayesian Data Analysis (5 cr)
Neural Networks and Deep Learning (5 cr)

Select at most one of the following courses

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