Pathway Chemistry 7.5 credits

The course includes the following elements:<br> The course includes basic chemical concepts about the structure and the functions of the<br> matter, the transformations of the substances within chemical reactions and the<br> importance of Chemistry to people and societies. The course content includes and<br> corresponds to, but is not limited to, the Swedish upper secondary school course Kemi 1.<br> The horizontal aim is to develop and strengthen student skills for participating in higher<br> education, life-long learning and global citizenship through group work, social<br> engagement, peer learning, reflective learning and autonomous learning whilst<br> developing agency, ability to reconcile tensions and dilemmas, intercultural<br> communication skills, metacognitive skills, information and digital literacy and critical<br> thinking.<br> The course includes the following elements:<br> • The risks of work in a laboratory including labeling and handling of chemicals<br> • Matter and chemical bonding<br> • Chemical formulas and calculations<br> • Energy changes in chemical reactions<br> • Acids and bases<br> • Redox reactions and electrochemistry<br> • Analytical chemistry