Environmental Chemistry – (M.Sc.)

This master’s programme offers an advanced education in Environmental Chemistry. It is closely related to recent research and offers a broad spectrum of courses to choose from. The programme provides students with in-depth knowledge of environmental inorganic and organic contaminants; their structure, function, sources and emissions, distribution, transformation and fate in the environment.

In the first semester the programme introduces major environmental contaminants, as well as analytical and practical aspects of environmental chemistry by two compulsory courses. The second semester provides elective courses about the chemistry and about risk assessment of environmental contaminants. The second year of the programme includes a compulsory degree project of at least 30 credits, focusing on environmental chemistry, together with more optional courses, allowing students to profile their education. Optional courses can be selected from the following departments at the Faculty of Science: Applied Environmental Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Geological Sciences.

Upon completing the programme, students should be able to characterise and assess environmental risks from a chemical perspective. Students will also have acquired a good basis for postgraduate studies in environmental chemistry. Students will be well prepared for a professional career in the area of environmental chemistry, both in Sweden and internationally.