Modern instrumental chemical analysis plays a vital role in high end research and industrial (QA/QC/R&D) applications. This module will provide the students with the basic knowledge and solid physical understanding of principles of advanced analytical techniques, and to identify the proper technique to go through qualitative/quantitative/structural analyses for samples of various types.The module comprises of major techniques available in the characterisation and analysis of different kinds of samples. They learn in detail the theory, instrumentation and applications of individual techniques which would enable them to equip with enough priori knowledge in identifying and analysing variant chemical species including bio-molecules.