The course presents fundamental concepts and applications of volumetric analysis based on acid-base, precipitation, complexation and redox reaction. In addition on introduction to gravimetric analysis is given. 

The course is designed to present different types of liquid chromatography with emphasis on High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and recent advances in that area. Furthermore application of HPLC in the quantitation of pharmaceutical compounds is highlighted.

The course deals with application of advanced methods in single- and multi-component spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric analysis of pharmaceutical compounds. Chemical derivatization and functional group analysis using colorimetric methods are also discussed

In this course the student is required to prepare and orally presents a short review lecture on a selected specialized topic of current interest in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. 

The course is tailored to introduce chemical kinetics on experimental and theoretical basis. Kinetic parameters involving order of reaction, rate constant, activation energy and related parameters will be presented. In addition, the use of kinetic methods in quantitation will be elaborated and the link between mechanism and reaction kinetic is highlighted. 

The course furnishes a broad basis for instrumental analysis which comprises, colorimetry, UV-spectrophotometry, fluorometry, IR-spectrometry, flame photometry, atomic absorption, spectrophotometry, polarimetry, refractometry, conductiometry and potentiometry. Furthermore, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass-spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) will be briefly introduced.