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Valid for year : 2008
 
NKED01 Forensic Chemistry, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Forensisk kemi/

For:   FORE  

 

Prel. scheduled hours:
Rec. self-study hours: 200

  Area of Education:

Subject area:

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
Forensic science plays a crucial role in the justice system by providing scientific and foundational information for investigations and the courts. In forensic chemistry a variety of analytical techniques and sophisticated instrumentation are used for examinations of evidence materials found at crime scenes such as; drugs seized as evidence, poisons and drugs found in bodies (toxicology) and fire and bomb debris. In this course students will be presented an overview of the tools used in a forensic laboratory and learn to evaluate the quality and reliability of different available analytical techniques. Students will learn to:
  • Understand the objective of forensic investigations and how they are used as evidence in juridical processes.
  • Know about the most common illicit drugs and injurious substances and how Swedish statutes and decrees regulate the handling of them.
  • Explain how different analytical techniques and assays can be used in investigations of a variety of materials, formulations and matrices.
  • Identify, outline and assess the value of different analytical techniques used for trace analysis of known and unknown substances.
  • Know about how alcohol, drugs and explosives are produced illegally and how comparative analysis of evidence material is performed.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Organic analytic chemistry or equivalent on upper-level

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Organisation:
The most important areas of the field will be covered by lectures and seminars. Analytical instrumentation used in forensic investigations will be demonstrated by laboratory experiments and in seminars will some authentic cases be reviewed and discussed.

Course contents:
Introduction in Forensic Chemistry. Presentation of instrumentation and methods used for analysis of substances of interest in crime investigations. Trace analysis in various formulations and complex matrices such as human tissues. Illegal synthesis of drugs. Classification and comparative studies on evidence material.

Course literature:
Compendium and handouts.

Examination:
Seminar
Written examination
Seminar
 1,5 ECTS
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 


Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Stefan Svensson
Examiner: Stefan Svensson

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 10/25/2007