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Student Guide

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Chemical Engineering

Frames and approved instructions for study credits

General Research Studies 

General Research Studies include two compulsory courses for all CHEM students:

Code Course name Credits Note
CHEM-L1100 Toolkit for Doctoral Studies D 3 ECTS Or previous course CHEM-L1000 Toolkit for Doctoral Studies, 5 ECTS
LC-L1000 Research Ethics for Doctoral Students D 2 ECTS Or previous course LC-L1010 Research Ethics for Doctoral Students, 1-2 ECTS

Apart of these two compulsory courses, the student's General Research Studies include elective courses and individual studies, such as

Courses with individual content and Individual study attainment Credits Restrictions
CHEM-L2011 Presenting research poster at a conference I D (your doc. thesis research) 1 ECTS one time
CHEM-L2012 Presenting research (talk) at a conference II D (your oral presentation at conference of your doc. thesis research) 1 ECTS one time
CHEM-L2050 Reviewing a scientific manuscript I D 1 ECTS  
CHEM-L2051 Reviewing a scientific manuscript II D 1 ECTS  
CHEM-L2070 Publishing research I D 2 ECTS  
CHEM-L2071 Publishing research II D 2 ECTS  
CHEM-L2072 Publishing research III D 2 ECTS  
Teaching university courses at Aalto Uni. max 5 ECTS courses at Aalto

Bachelor thesis instructor*

Master's thesis instructor*

1 ECTS per Bc thesis

2-5 ECTS per Master's thesis

Total max. 5 ECTS

Language and communication related courses are listed here /en/language-and-communication-studies/teaching

For Curriculum 2024-2026 students, also the maximum of 6 ECTS of Finnish or Swedish language courses can be included, starting from the level A1. Equally the doctoral students with advanced proficiency in Finnish or Swedish, may include Finnish and Swedish language academic presentation and writing courses to their doctoral degree study plan at max. of 6 ECTS.

Research Field Studies

Research Field Studies may contain a wide variety of forms of study. In addition to conventional university courses, the study plan can include individual tailored studies such as examinations based on pre-set scientific literature or text books, or, reports based on reviews of the scientific literature. In the evaluation of such studies the rule that 1 ECTS corresponds to 27 hours of work is applied. Such as:
•    Individual textbook exams
•    Reports and practical assignments
•    Scientific literature reviews, literature exams, literature reports of scientific publications.
•    Summer and winter schools

Individual study achievements must always be agreed on with the supervising professor and included as a part of study plan. The supervising professor grants the study credits based on the following recommendations

Individual study attainment Credits recommended Restrictions

Scientific books, publications and dissertations

 as self-study for exam or report to demonstrate learning

27 hours of active work

 yields 1 ECTS

n/a
Scientific summer/winter schools, EU cluster courses 2-3 ECTS per week n/a
CHEM-L2050 Reviewing a scientific manuscript I D 1 ECTS one
CHEM-L2051 Reviewing a scientific manuscript II D 1 ECTS one
CHEM-L2070 Publishing research I D 2 ECTS one

Aalto CHEM's courses for doctoral students

Code Course name
CHEM-L2010  Cellulose Chemistry D
CHEM-L2160 Research Seminar on Electrochemistry D
CHEM-L2170 Unit Operations in Paper and Board Finishing and Converting D
CHEM-L2180 Thermodynamics of Modeling and Simulation D
CHEM-L2190 Transport Processes at Electrodes and Membranes D
CHEM-L2240 Ultrathin Films of Soft Materials D

PHYS-E0527 

CHEM-L2300 

Applied X-ray Scattering Techniques in Materials Science D (this also replaces the course)

X-ray Scattering Methods for Structural Analysis of Bio-based Materials D (from 2025 onwards)
CHEM-LV05 Introduction to scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis D 
CHEM-LV04 Analytics in Wood Chemistry

Master's level courses for doctoral students

Code Course name
CHEM-E0112   Scientific Article Exercise D
CHEM-E0115   Planning and Execution of a Biorefinery Investment Project D
CHEM-E0200 Textile Finishing D
CHEM-E0205  Textile Coloration D
CHEM-E0215   Textile Fibres D
CHEM-E1115   Biomass Fractionation I D
CHEM-E1125 Biomass Fractionation II
CHEM-E1170  Introduction to Sustainability in the Bioeconomy D
CHEM-E1175     Sustainability Assessments for Bioproducts D
CHEM-E1210 Bioproduct Mill Recovery Processes
CHEM-E2121   Surface Chemistry of Bio-based Materials D
CHEM-E2129     Nanocellulose Technology D
CHEM-E2145 Polymer Reaction Engineering D
CHEM-E2155 Biopolymers D
CHEM-E2165 Computer Aided Visualization and Scientific Presentation D
CHEM-E2170  Advanced Wood Science D
CHEM-E2205 Materials for a World in Transition D
CHEM-E3111  Cell Engineering D
CHEM-E3115  Industrial Biotechnology D
CHEM-E3117 Enzyme technology D
CHEM-E3121  Microbial Physiology D
CHEM-E3150   Biophysical Chemistry D
CHEM-E3190  Metabolism D
CHEM-E3205  Bioprocess Optimization and Simulation D
CHEM-E4106 Electrochemistry D
CHEM-E4116  Synthesis Strategies and Design D
CHEM-E4118  AI for Chemistry and Materials Science D
CHEM-E4126 Atomic-level Modelling Using Computational Chemistry Methods D
CHEM-E4170   Advanced Organic Chemistry D
CHEM-E4206    Organic Chemistry Literature Club D
CHEM-E4210     Molecular Thermodynamics D
CHEM-E4230   Physical Organic Chemistry D
CHEM-E4255  Electrochemical Energy Conversion D
CHEM-E5105    Powder Metallurgy and Composites D
CHEM-E5115  Microfabrication D
CHEM-E5140  Materials Characterization, laboratory course D
CHEM-E5155      Soft Materials Modelling D
CHEM-E5160  Functional Soft Materials D
CHEM-E5165 Group Project in Soft Materials Design D
CHEM-E5175  Materials Engineering by Thin Films D
CHEM-E5180    Vacuum Science and Technology D
CHEM-E6105   Thermodynamics of Solutions D
CHEM-E6140   Fundamentals of Minerals Engineering and Recycling D
CHEM-E6145 Unit Operations in Mineral Processing and Recycling D
CHEM-E6185   Applied Electrochemistry and Corrosion D
CHEM-E6210    Individual Research Project V D
CHEM-E6215 Circular Economy Design Forum D
CHEM-E6225  Technical Innovation Project D
CHEM-E6230   Recycling Technologies D
CHEM-E6235   Circular Economy for Materials Processing D
CHEM-E7121    Separation Processes 1 D
CHEM-E7122  Statistical Data Treatment D
CHEM-E7126 Separation Processes 2 D
CHEM-E7127 Principles of Plant and Process Design D
CHEM-E7151 Production Planning and Optimization D
CHEM-E7190   Process Dynamics and Control D
CHEM-E7210  Capstone Project for Plant Design D
CHEM-E7215    Special Course in Process Systems Engineering D
CHEM-E7220  Process Safety and Risk Management D
CHEM-E7225    Advanced Process Control D
CHEM-E8100  Organic Structural Analysis D
CHEM-E8120 Cell Biology D
CHEM-E8125 Synthetic Biology D
CHEM-E8135 Microfluidics and BioMEMS D


 

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