Analytical Science - Environmental Analysis PGCert / PGDip / MSc
Robert Gordon University
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MSc - Master of Science

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Garthdee

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Full Time

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SEP-26

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1 Year

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MSc - Master of Science

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Garthdee

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SEP-26

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The MSc Analytical Science elective route in ‘Environmental Analysis’ allows students to perform analysis on environment contaminants within various matrices. Students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and enhance core skills in advanced techniques such as GCMS, HPLC, LCMS and a range of spectroscopy instrumentation. The course offers hands-on learning with access to modern analytical equipment, complemented by a theoretical underpinning of the techniques, equipping graduates ...Read more

The MSc Analytical Science elective route in ‘Environmental Analysis’ allows students to perform analysis on environment contaminants within various matrices. Students will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and enhance core skills in advanced techniques such as GCMS, HPLC, LCMS and a range of spectroscopy instrumentation. The course offers hands-on learning with access to modern analytical equipment, complemented by a theoretical underpinning of the techniques, equipping graduates to meet the demands of a range of industries. Students can tailor their personal learning experience when studying MSc Analytical Science via elective routes. Lectures and tutorials cover a range of topics including environmental sampling, exposure routes, biological effects and current legislations. Students on this course will also benefit from practical experiments including analysis of herbicides by HPLC and analysis of rhodamine in sea water by FTIR.

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Entry requirements

Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant science subject area and to include Chemistry including (but not restricted to) Analytical Chemistry, Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences or Life Sciences. Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.

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£9,860 per year

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Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

£9,860 per year

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Students from Scotland

Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

£18,130 per year

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Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

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Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House, Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7QB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Aberdeen  1.6 miles away

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