Dublin City University Postgraduate Programmes 2012 - DCU

34 Dublin City University Postgraduate Prospectus 2012
Faculty of Science and Health
The Faculty of Science and Health at DCU comprises the Schools of
Biotechnology, Chemical Sciences, Health and Human Performance,
Mathematical Sciences, Nursing and Human Sciences, and Physical
Sciences and is host to nineteen research centres/research clusters,
which are populated by School and Research Centre based staff.
Below are details of each of the Schools of the Faculty and its
constituent Research Centres/Research Clusters.
[See pages 26 - 27 for summary of taught Programmes]
School of Biotechnology
The School of Biotechnology boasts state-of-the-art teaching,
research, and pilot plant facilities. The School is unique in having
established expertise across a broad range of scientific disciplines
contained within a single departmental unit, thereby encouraging
innovative approaches to teaching and research. Areas of expertise
include Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemistry, Microbiology,
Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution, Immunology,
Virology and Molecular Cell Biology.
The School is an active centre of fundamental and applied
research. Members of staff actively collaborate with national and
international research laboratories, and also work closely with
centres of excellence based at DCU, such as the National Institute
for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB), the National Centre for Sensor
Research (NCSR), and the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) as
well as the National Institute for Bioprocess Research and Training
(NIBRT) of which the school is a founding member.
Academic School members are also involved in teaching at both
undergraduate and postgraduate level in various undergraduate
degree and graduate training programmes.
The School of Biotechnology offers the following taught
postgraduate programmes:
• M.Sc. in Bioinformatics
• M.Sc. in Bioprocess Engineering
Contact Details
School of Biotechnology
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 1 700 5284
Email: biotechnology@dcu.ie
www.dcu.ie/biotechnology
School of Chemical Sciences
The School of Chemical Sciences, provides a high quality
environment for energetic young researchers and is one of Ireland’s
most progressive and highest achieving Schools with outstanding
facilities, housed within a modern and dynamic campus.
The School of Chemical Sciences offers programmes leading to
both M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in all four major divisions of chemistry:
analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. In each division
there are significant programmes of research directed by renowned
chemists, many of whom are leaders in their respective fields.
At the postgraduate research level, the School of Chemical Sciences
possesses an outstanding track record, currently home to more
than 95 postgraduates students, engaged in taught and research
based M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes, in diverse fields. These range
from the development of chemical and biological sensors, and
intelligent materials, to drug design and discovery, and advances
in science education.
Researchers based within the School of Chemical Sciences
constitute major contributors to the research activities of a
number of internationally significant research centres based
within DCU, most notably the National Centre for Sensor Research
(NCSR) and the National Institute of Cellular Biotechnology
(NICB). The School itself is one of the most successful Chemistry
Schools in Ireland in attracting large scale research funding,
with its researchers having significant roles within four recently
established, nationally significant university/industry collaborative
initiatives, in biomedical diagnostics, biofermentation process
analysis, separation science and marine monitoring. Ambitious
and highly motivated individuals with an interest in pursuing
postgraduate qualifications through research by working within
some of Ireland’s most productive research groups are encouraged
to consider the excellent opportunities available within the School
of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University.
The School houses a suite of state-of-the-art research equipment
including high resolution electron microscopy and a range of both
mass and magnetic resonance spectrometers.
The School of Chemical Sciences offers the following taught
postgraduate programme:
• M.Sc. in Science Education
Contact Details
School of Chemical Sciences
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 1 700 5309
Email: julie.mcarthur@dcu.ie
www.dcu.ie/chemistry
School of Health and Human
Performance
Since its inception in 1999 the School of Health and Human
Performance has undergone rapid growth, now offering four
undergraduate degree programmes to approximately 440 students.
The School prides itself not only on its excellence in teaching and
learning, but also in research. It currently offers post-graduate research
programmes in a number of exercise, health, physical education and
injury related disciplines in state of the art facilities. Presently there are
over 30 postgraduate research Ph.D./M.Sc. students.
The School also aims to have a significant and positive effect on
national goals of developing a knowledge society, improving health
and quality of life (through physical activity and exercise) and
increasing sports participation and performance levels in a society