Advanced Organic Chemistry, Short Course | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Stockholm, Sweden
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About

The Advanced Organic Chemistry course provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology focuses on reactivity in organic chemistry and discusses the underlying factors that determine how organic compounds react.

Overview

What you will study

The Advanced Organic Chemistry course provided by KTH Royal Institute of Technology focuses on:

  • Delineate mechanisms for reactions in organic chemistry. 
  • Application of organic reactions in multi-step synthesis.
  • The process of drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. 
  • Principles concerning green- and sustainable chemistry. 
  • Principles regarding reaction energetics and reaction kinetics. 
  • Application of molecular orbital theory on reactivity and stereochemistry.
  • Principles for the rationalization of regio- or enantioselective reaction outcomes. 
  • Silicon, phosphorous, and sulfur in organic chemistry. 
  • Basic metal-organic chemistry.
  • Application of knowledge in organic chemistry on pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

  • Focus on reactivity and synthesis in organic chemistry.
  • Principles and factors governing reactions of organic compounds.
  • Application of the concept of green chemistry in organic chemistry for sustainable development.
  • The process of drug development in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Application of organic chemistry in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Credits

7 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or in sciences including 75 credits in chemistry or chemical engineering. 10 in organic chemistry. 
  • English B/6.

Tuition Fee

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    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 2 months.

If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.

Living costs for Stockholm

9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs

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