Course Content

Syllabus

First Year
Analytical principles and instrumentation
Acid/base, precipitation, redox and complexometric equilibria & titrations
Elementary electronics and optics
Separation techniques
Analytical spectroscopic techniques
Sampling techniques and data analysis/statistics
Surface analytical techniques

Analytical techniques in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications
Bio-molecules analysis
Pharmaceutical analysis
Computational drug design & discovery
Clinical analytical chemistry
Laboratory diagnosis of disease

Forensic analytical chemistry and applications
Analytical techniques in forensic toxicology
Serology/DNA and trace analysis

Analytical techniques in agriculture and food science

Soil and agrochemical analysis
Analytical tools to assure food quality

Material characterization and analysis
Analytical chemistry of polymers and colloids
Analytical techniques in Ceramics
Analytical tools in gems and minerals
Analytical tools for nano-science
Petrochemical analysis

Environmental analysis
Analytical tools in water and air quality
Waste management
Green analytical chemistry
Cleaner production

Quality control and quality assurance

ISO 9001.2008 and ISO 14000 standards and applications
Quality control and analysis

Above components will be delivered with relevant laboratory practicals.

Second Year
Research project based on industrial problem (I year project)
Seminars
Case studies
Scientific writing – report and thesis writing workshops