Nanokjemi

After completing this course:
- you understand how effects may emerge due to nano-dimensions of particles
and how nanochemistry thereby differs from solid state chemistry
- you can judge whether turning to a nanostructured material for a given chemical compound is likely to result in grossly modified chemical or physical properties
- you are familiar with principles of nanoparticle preparation and
modification
- you are familiar with functionalizations and their realizations
- you can give examples of applications of nanochemistry and describe their
advantages with respect to classical materials and device setups
- you can examplify links between nanoscience and biological systems
- you are aware of special risks pertaining to nanochemistry, and you can
provide perspectives on future nanochemistry developments

A Bachelor degree in MEF or MENA from The University of Oslo, or an equivalent background knowledge.

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

If you have been admitted to a ph.d.-programme at another faculty or learning institution, and the course enters into the approved training part of the ph.d.-programme there, you must within a given deadline apply for status as Visiting ph.d.-student.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

An intensive course with two weeks of lectures and seminars. Compulsary student presentations.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Teaching may be canceled if less than 5 students apply. It will still be possible for students to complete compulsory activities and exams if they wish.

The teaching is not offered in Fall 2025

• Final oral exam which counts 100 % towards the final grade.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: MENA9020

No examination support material is allowed.

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

The examination will be in English.

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.

Overlapping courses

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.