Basics of Chemistry (5 cr)
Code: PK00CC50-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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18.05.2026 - 24.05.2026
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- 10 Liiketalous-, tietojenkäsittely- ja palvelualat
- Campus
- Laurea Tikkurila
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 45
- Degree programmes
- Kauneudenhoito- ja kosmetiikka-alan koulutus (PKV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- review the necessary information on the basic concepts of chemistry, such as the atom, molecule, and periodic system
- distinguish between ionic bonds and covalent bonds and provide examples of typical bonds
- explain the polarity of a covalent bond and its significance for the properties of a compound
- determine the difference between strong and weak bonds, and the significance of weak bonds for the state of a substance
- describe common functional groups in general, and especially through examples of cosmetics compounds
- name organic compounds according to systematic naming conventions
- calculate the amounts and concentrations of substances and identify the significance of the Avogadro constant in substance amounts, including from the perspective of cosmetics
Evaluation scale
H-5