Stockholm university
Department of Chemistry

Courses and programmes

Looking to deepen your knowledge of chemistry? At Department of Chemistry, you can immerse yourself in one of our programmes in chemistry on all levels, from bachelor to PhD.

Studenter vid Kemiska övningslaboratoriet.

 

 

Bachelor's programme in Chemistry

A world-class chemistry education may sound cheesy, but we dare to promise that this is exactly what we offer. The bachelor's programme gives you knowledge in all areas of chemistry, great experience of working in the lab and close collaboration with talented researchers and committed teachers. Are you perhaps the one who will lead the work towards a more sustainable world?

Our bachelor programme is taught in Swedish during the first two years, then in English on the third.

Bachelor's programme, in Swedish

 

Master's programme in Analytical Chemistry

Are you looking for a Master's programme that prepares you for a successful career, whether in industry or academia? Look no further! The Stockholm University Master's Programme in Analytical Chemistry equips you with the essential skills needed for a career in academia or industry – the choice is yours. You will gain expertise in areas such as GMP, validation, instrumental technology, and method development, while also having access to the latest research conducted within the department. For more information, please refer to the catalogue.

Being able to isolate and analyse the chemicals in a sample – and interpret the findings – is essential for determining the health of an environmental system, developing sustainable manufacturing techniques that pollute less, or even deciding which athletes deserve a medal.

The Master's in Analytical Chemistry features:

  • Small class sizes
  • Strong emphasis on laboratory work
  • Problem-based teaching with real life examples
  • World-class chemists and researchers as teachers

Master's Programme in Analytical Chemistry

 

Master's programme in Organic Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry at Stockholm University offers a Master's programme where the students can specialize in a number of different fields such as: Organic Synthesis, Organometallics, NMR-spectroscopy, and Computational Chemistry. 

Our master's programme is open where the students can choose among many different courses at both our department as well as other departments. See below for requirements to take a degree with specialization in organic chemistry.

Courses are taught at Chemistry Practice Laboratory (KÖL) and also at the Department of Chemistry, in well-equipped laboratories where students will master advanced techniques including: Schlenk-techniques, organometallic reagents, chiral separation using both HPLC and GC, high resolution mass-spectroscopy, advanced 1D and 2D NMR-techniques, and computational chemistry.

The diploma work is performed in one of the research groups at the Department of Chemistry where the students will get trained in a real research environment working on a current research topic. Quite often, the results that are attained during the Diploma work end up in future scientific publications.

Master's programme in Organic Chemistry

 

Master's programme in Sustainable Chemistry

Sustainable chemistry is the field that will accelerate and support a shift in industrial production of chemicals, materials and other products towards resource-efficiency with minimal or almost zero pollution. The Master’s program in Sustainable Chemistry will equip you with the knowledge on how to assess chemical syntheses and processing routes. You will gain comprehensive understanding on how to design sustainable materials and chemicals and you will above all learn the fundamentals of green and sustainable chemistry.

The master's in Sustainable Chemistry features:

  • A holistic approach to sustainable and green chemistry issues
  • Emphasis on critical thinking and project management
  • World-class researchers and practitioners as teachers
  • Emphasis on real-life case studies and lab work

Master's Programme in Sustainable Chemistry

 

PhD Programme

The doctoral programme at the Department of Chemistry corresponds to 4 full-time years of study. There are two parts: course work totaling 60 ECTS and a research project ending in a PhD thesis. The thesis is almost always a summary of research presented in a number of scientific journal articles written from your doctoral work.

How doctoral programmes are different in Sweden

Doctoral students are admitted to specific research projects and groups. The link below shows PhD positions that are currently available and allows you to subscribe to the listings so you can see when positions are announced 2-4 times per year.

PhD Student Positions

Additionally, doctoral students in Sweden are not treated as students, but are actually full university employees, with employee benefits and a salary. This gives you stability and support, allowing you to concentrate on your research.

Application and eligibility

For general eligibility to doctoral studies, the applicant must have one of these:

  • A master's degree, also called "second level degree".
  • Fulfilled requirements for 240 academic credits, with 60 of these at the second level.
  • Corresponding competence, in Sweden or abroad.

The Board of the Faculty of Science may exempt an individual applicant from the basic eligibility requirement if there are specific reasons.

Additionally, specific eligibility for people applying to a doctoral programme at the Department of Chemistry should have:

  • A BSc (filosofie kandidatexamen) degree with chemistry, chemical engineering or physics as major subject.
  • Successfully completed an independent task within the research subject area comprising at least 30 ECTS points at the second level.

For specific eligibility the applicant may also in some other way, in Sweden or abroad, have acquired generally corresponding competence.

Application materials

If you'd like to apply for a PhD position at the department, please submit the following documents by clicking on “Apply” at the bottom of the announcement for open PhD positions.

Required documents:

  • Application form PhD (43 Kb)
  • Documentation of study merits which clearly shows how you meet the eligibility requirements.
  • Letter of intent describing what inspired you to apply for the programme, what makes you a suitable candidate, what research questions interest you, and how your interests connect with the project described in the announcement.

How admission decisions are made

This English version is an extract from the general rules, and also includes local policy at the department. The detailed rules are found in Högskoleverkets doktorandhandbok. In the event of a discrepancy in the present text from the Swedish rules, the Swedish version prevails.

For more details please click this link to the official SU information

What happens after I apply?

The supervisor at the department, together with a PhD recruitment group, will check the eligibility and invite some short-listed candidates for interview. The recruitment group then ranks the short-listed candidates based on the information in the applications and impressions from the interviews. Finally, the department board decides on who should be offered a position.

Under exceptional circumstances, a PhD student may be accepted with a shorter study time than the normal 48 months. Such a decision of acceptance is taken by the Chemistry Section Dean.

 

PhD courses

Each year, the department offers several courses tailored for PhD students. Upon joining, you will receive details on which courses apply to you.

The courses listed under "Introductory Courses for PhD Students at the Chemistry Section" are mandatory for all PhD students in the department.

The other courses listed serve as examples of what may be available during your PhD. For specific dates and further details, please contact the course coordinator.

 

Introductory PhD courses at the Chemistry section

The Chemistry Section gives a series of introductory courses for the sections own PhD students every year. The courses are also open to post docs, subject to availability. The courses are mandatory for all PhD students at the department.

Introductory courses for PhD students at the Chemistry section

 

Electable PhD courses at the Department of Chemistry

Advanced Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes, 10 ECTS, KO40004

Course coordinator: Kálmán Szabó

Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy, 7.5 ECTS, KZ41011

Course coordinator: Xiaodong Zou

Applied Medicinal Chemistry, 2 ECTS, KO40011

Course coordinator: Kálmán Szabó

Avanced Data Analysis in Analytical Chemistry, 3 ECTS, KZ41015

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Data Analysis in Analytical Chemistry, 3 ECTS, KZ41026

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Electron Crystallography, 7.5 ECTS, KZ41010

Course coordinator: Xiaodong Zou

Elctron Microscopy for Material Characterization, 7.5 ECTS, KZ41014

Course coordinator: Xiaodong Zou

Frontiers in Organic Chemistry, 7.5 ECTS, KO40010

Course coordinator: Kálmán Szabó

Introduction to Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), 2 ECTS, KZ41005

Course coordinator: Jing Li

Introduction to Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, 3 ECTS, KZ41021

Course coordinator: Jiayin Yuan

Chemical Modelling, 7.5 ECTS, KZ41013

Course coordinator: Alexander Lyubartsev

Mass Spectrometry, 8 ECTS, KZ41022

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Mass Spectrometry with Laboratory Experiments, 10 ECTS, KZ41022

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Mass Spectrometry with Laboratory Experiments and Projects, 15 ECTS, KZ41024

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Non-target Screening with HRMS, 3 ECTS, KZ41027

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Paper-Based Analytical Devices (PADs) for Environmental Sensing, 3 ECTS, KZ41012

Course coordinator: Ulrika Nilsson

Physical Organic Chemistry, 12 ECTS, KO40012

Course coordinator: Kálmán Szabó

Practical NMR Spectroscopy for Organic Chemists, 7.5 ECTS, KO40005

Course coordinator: Kálmán Szabó

Powder Diffraction with X-rays and Neutrons in Materials Chemistry, 7.5 ECTS, KZ48014

Course coordinator: Xiaodong Zou

Structural Analysis with Diffraction, 7.5 hp (ongoing)

Course coordinator: Xiaodong Zou

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