KJM5912 – Radiochemistry

After completing this course, you:

• will learn how to safely handle radioactive materials in a chemistry laboratory
• will become acquainted with common measurement techniques for determining the level of radioactivity in samples from such laboratory work
• have practical training in the laboratory which is a significant part of the course, constituting about 60% of the workload. This complements the lectures and provides hands-on experience with common radiochemical analysis and separation techniques.

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

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

Maximum 12 students due to Laboratory capacity. If more than 12 students apply they will be accepted in the following order:

1. Ph.D. candidates at the MN-faculty
2. Master students with the course in their approved study plan
3. Master students at the MN faculty
4. Others

The following courses must have been taken before attending the mandatory laboratory teaching in KJM5912:

• HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety
• HMS0507 - Fire Safety

The teaching consists of:

• Intensive course in radiation protection (16 hours lectures and group work).
• Lectures (14-16 hours)
• 7-8 full-day laboratory exercises (with mandatory reports that will form the basis of the oral exam).

The course has 60 % hands-on exercises and laboratory work in radiochemical laboratories (type C) and 40 % lectures.

The mandatory laboratory exercises with reports must be approved before you can sit the final exam.

It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise, your course registration will be canceled.

Attendance at the laboratory course is mandatory. If you are prevented from meeting, you have to show documentation that you were legally absent (medical note from a doctor or similar).

As the teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance. Read about your insurance cover as a student.

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.

• Folder exam with final oral exam.

The mandatory exercises and reports must be approved before you can sit the final exam.

It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for the following course: KJM9912 – Radiochemistry

Nuclear chart with compendium.

Own laboratory reports.

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.