The course provides students with a comprehensive up to date overview of the field of instrumental analysis. Upon completion, students will have acquired an in-depth knowledge in major instrumental analysis methods available covering the concepts and principles, advantages and disadvantages, limitations and applicability of each method.

The course will provide the students with advanced and up to date instrumental analysis methods and experimental techniques including electrochemical methods, absorption and emission spectroscopy UV-Visible spectrophotometry, fluorimetry and phosphometry, atomic emission spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy, X ray methods, radiochemical methods chromatographic methods, NMR, IR and mass spectrometry.