3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1021616BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Enrolment for this course is only possible for guest- and Erasmus students. Bachelor students or students in a preparatory or bridging programme can only register for the course offered in first semester.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Educational team
Martine Leermakers
Marc Elskens (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Content (7 modules of 2 hrs)

  • Performance Characteristics of instruments
  • An introduction to spectrometric methods
  • An introduction to chromatographic separations (Gas, Liquid and Supercritical Fluid chromatography)
  • An introduction to Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
  • An introduction to Isotope ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)
  • An introduction to Atomic X-Ray Spectrometry (XRF)
  • An introduction to bioanalytical methods

This course is closely related to ‘Practicum Analytische Chemie’ (3 ECTS) en 'Projectwerk in Analytische Chemie en milieu (3 ECTS)

Additional info

Notes consisting of the slides shown during the lectures and specific research papers
will be available via the learning platform (VUB)

Complementary study material

Books available in the library of AMGC research unit: Principles of Instrumental Analysis ISBN-13: 978-0495012016; Chemical Analysis: Modern Instrumentation Methods and Techniques DOI: 10.1021/ed085p373

For further information please contact Marc Elskens (melskens@vub.be)

Learning Outcomes

General competences

It is our objective that this course gives the student an introduction to the principles of spectroscopy chromatography and bioanalytical methods of analysis. With careful and thorough study, the student will discover the kinds of instruments that are commonly used in the fields of analytical and geochemistry, as well as their strengths and limitations.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral assessment after written preparation of the answers.

Additional questioning during the oral part is possible

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.