Study programme

The EACH programme offers three study tracks^a:

• Organic and bioorganic analysis, advanced separation methods
  
• Industrial analysis and process control
  
• Advanced analytical devices, sensors, miniaturization, electrochemistry
  

Selection of the study track is determined through a competitive process based on the student preference and the first-semester academic performance (GPA-grade point average) in the obligatory corses. The student can express the study track preference twice: at the time of admission (in the application form) and at the end of semester I, during the Winter School held in January. The student is required to rank 2 choices out of 3 possible. Using (1) the information about student’s preference and (2) the student grades (GPA acquired during the first semester at UT), the Academic Board assigns the student to one of the study tracks. The decision as to which study track the Student will be assigned is made during the Winter School, in the second half of January.–

^a Special conditions apply for Estonian applicants, please contact us via each@ut.ee for more details.

EACH Programme Description and Learning outcomes
Programme description and learning outcomes of the EACH programme

Modules and courses

Year 1 (60 ECTS)
During the first study year, all students study at University of Tartu.

University of Tartu

General analytical chemistry module (21 ECTS)

• Practical Chemical Analysis – 6 ECTS
• Practical Works in Chemical Analysis and Metrology – 6 ECTS
• Measurement Data Processing – 3 ECTS
• Master’s Seminar in Measurement Science – 6 ECTS

Metrology and quality management module (9 ECTS)

• Quality Systems – 3 ECTS
• Metrology in Chemistry – 6 ECTS

Socio-economical module (12 ECTS)

• Measurements and the Law – 3 ECTS
• Economic Aspects of Measurements – 3 ECTS
• Environment and Measurement – 3 ECTS
• Swedish Language – 6 ECTS
• French Language – 6 ECTS

Internship (6 ECTS)

Elective courses (9 ECTS)

• Measuring and Instrumentation – 3 ECTS
• Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry – 6 ECTS
• Practical Works on Physical Measurement and Calibration – 3 ECTS
• Chemometrics– 6 ECTS
• Atomic Spectroscopy – 3 ECTS
• Measurements in Biochemistry – 3 ECTS
• Chemical Analysis Lab for Beginners – 3 ECTS
• LC-MS Methods Validation – 2 ECTS
• Introduction to Forensic Analysis – 1 ECTS

Optional courses (3 ECTS)

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Year 2 (60 ECTS)
The second year is more application-oriented and is spent either at UCBL, UU or AAU (also referred to as 2nd year universities or host universities).

Uppsala University  (UU)

Organic and bioorganic analysis and multimodal separation techniques (30 ECTS)
Student acquires theoretical background and practical skills in chromatographic and electrophoretic separation methods as well as mass spectrometry, especially applied to bioorganic analysis.

• Applied chemical analysis of complex samples  – 15 ECTS
• Advanced Mass Spectrometry – 15 ECTS

University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL)

Industrial analytical chemistry module (30 ECTS)
Student acquires the knowledge of the instrumentation for industrial analysis, sampling for industrial process, innovation and strategy for industrial analysis, communication and management, data transfer and data analysis.

Åbo Akademi University  (AAU)

Electroanalysis module (30 ECTS)
Student acquires theoretical background and practical skills in electrochemistry and chemical sensors. Modern design and fabrication of electrochemical sensors are emphasized in laboratory exercises and seminars where student also becomes familiar with analytical chemistry research.

Obligatory courses:

• Applied Electrochemistry – 5 ECTS
• Chemical sensors and biosensors – 5 ECTS
• Special Project in Analytical Chemistry – 5 ECTS
• Swedish Language – 5 ECTS
  

Elective courses:

• Applied Analytical Chemistry  – 5 ECTS
• Bioanalytical Techniques (University of Turku) – 5 ECTS
• Functional Materials (University of Turku) – 5 ECTS
• LC-MS and its Applications (University of Turku) – 5 ECTS

All second year Universities

• Master’s thesis (together with Winter school) (30 ECTS)

Examples of master thesis topics

• Development of novel sample preparation methods for quantification of protein therapeutics in plasma samples
• Applying NIR spectroscopy for on-line monitoring of moisture in pharmaceuticals at different process points
• Applying Raman spectroscopy for monitoring crystallization in chemical industry
• Development and applicability of a new electronic nose
• Developing sensors for carboxylate anions using synthetic anion receptors
• Preparing ion sensors on the basis of synthetic receptor molecules
• High pressure GC using monolithic columns
• Multivariate statistical process control or Batch statistical process control
• Moisture content determination of solids via thermogravimetry and coulometry
• Comparing protein and Ab determination with ELISA, MS and accurate MS methods
• Using silver adducts for olefin detection with nano-DESI image MS
• Extraction of peptides/proteins using immunoaffinity followed by MS detection
• Analysis of behaviour of biofuel ashes in foaming concrete mixtures based on their composition and leaching kinetics
• Bioanalysis of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs)
• Development of the elemental imaging of metal-based nanoparticles in biological tissues by LA-ICP-MS
• Development of a new injection system for online GC analysis
• Applying of interdigited gas sensor (with nano materials as sensitive layer) in biomedical field
• Cation variations in biological mass spectrometry imaging