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THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
FÉILIRE 2011-12
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Table of Contents
The College of Science Staff Listing.................................................. 6
Regulations for Courses of Study and Examinations leading to the
Degree of B.Sc.................................................................................. 15
List of Second Year Undenominated Course Modules......................................23
List of Third Year Undenominated Course Modules ........................................27
B.Sc. Honours Mathematics Part I (3BS3)........................................................34
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics (3BS4)...................................................................38
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics & Physics (3BS10) ...............................................42
Denominated Degree in Biomedical Science ....................................................43
Denominated Degree in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry ....................................46
Denominated Degree in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry ....................................47
Denominated Degree in Biotechnology.............................................................48
Denominated Degree in Computing Studies/Mathematical Science .................50
Denominated Degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences...........................................55
Denominated Degree in Environmental Science ...............................................62
Denominated Degree in Financial Mathematics and Economics ......................64
Denominated Degree in Health & Safety Systems ............................................66
Denominated Degree in Marine Science ...........................................................68
Denominated Degree Programme in Physics and Applied Physics...................72
Denominated Degree Programme in Physics and Applied Physics...................74
Denominated Degree in Physics with Astrophysics ..........................................76
Denominated Degree in Physics with Medical Physics.....................................78
Denominated Degree in Mathematical Science………………………………. 80
Syllabuses of Courses ....................................................................... 85
Anatomy ............................................................................................................85
Applied Mathematics.........................................................................................88
Applied Mathematics and Physics.....................................................................92
Bacteriology ......................................................................................................93
Biochemistry......................................................................................................94
Biology ..............................................................................................................98
Botany ...............................................................................................................99
Chemistry ........................................................................................................108
Computing .......................................................................................................125
Earth and Ocean Sciences................................................................................131
Genetics ...........................................................................................................143
German ............................................................................................................144
Hydrology........................................................................................................145
Marine Ecology ...............................................................................................146
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Mathematics ....................................................................................................148
Four Year Honours B.Sc. Degree in Mathematics ..........................................150
Mathematical Physics......................................................................................176
Four Year B.Sc. (Honours) Course in Applied Mathematics ..........................182
Applied Mathematical Science........................................................................188
Microbiology ...................................................................................................190
Neuroscience ...................................................................................................193
Occupational Hygiene .....................................................................................195
Pharmacology..................................................................................................196
Physics.............................................................................................................201
Physiology .......................................................................................................213
Zoology ...........................................................................................................217
Denominated B.Sc. Degree Programmes ....................................... 220
Denominated Degree Programme in Biomedical Science...............................220
Denominated Degree Programme in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry...............222
Denominated Degree Programme in Biotechnology .......................................224
Denominated Degree Programme in Computing Studies/Mathematical Science
.........................................................................................................................226
Denominated Degree Programme in Earth and Ocean Sciences .....................230
Denominated Degree Programme in Environmental Science..........................239
Denominated Degree Programme in Fin. Mathematics and Economics 241
Denominated Degree Programme in Health & Safety Systems.......................247
Denominated Degree Programme in Marine Science......................................256
Denominated Degree Programme in Mathematical Science ...........................261
Denominated Degree Programme in Physics and Applied Physics.................263
Denominated Degree Programme in Physics with Astrophysics.....................265
Denominated Degree Programme in Physics with Medical Physics ...............269
Modular Degree Programme in Science and Technology Studies..................274
Adjustment for Medical Students Seeking the Degree of B.Sc. in Anatomy,
Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Bacteriology, Pharmacology ..............281
Diploma Programmes (Non Graduate)........................................... 282
Diploma in Scientific Studies (Gemmology)...................................................282
Diploma in Scientific Studies (Geology)........................................................284
Modular Diploma Programme in Science and Technology Studies ................290
Minor Awards in Science & Technology ........................................................314
Regulations for Courses of Study and Examinations for the Degree of
Master of Science (M.Sc.) .............................................................. 317
M.Sc. Qualifying Examination ....................................................... 318
Regulations for Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc.
(Full-Time or Part-Time)................................................................ 319
Details of Courses for M.Sc. Candidates........................................ 320
Anatomy ..........................................................................................................320
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Applied Computing and Information Technology...........................................320
Applied Mathematics.......................................................................................322
Biochemistry....................................................................................................323
Biodiversity and Land Use Planning…………………………………….. 323
Bioinformatics .................................................................................................329
Biomedical Science .........................................................................................329
Biomedical Science (Part-Time Via Distance Learning)................................333
Biostatistics......................................................................................................342
Biotechnology..................................................................................................342
Biotechnology (Part-Time)..............................................................................346
Botany .............................................................................................................349
Chemistry ........................................................................................................350
Electronic & Software Systems.......................................................................350
Mathematics ....................................................................................................355
Mathematics ....................................................................................................356
Medical Physics...............................................................................................357
Microbiology ...................................................................................................359
Neuropharmacology ........................................................................................360
Occupational Health & Safety ........................................................................361
Occupational Health and Safety…(part-time) …………………………… .. 365
Pathology.........................................................................................................369
Physics.............................................................................................................369
Physiology .......................................................................................................370
Radiology.....................................................................................370
Sustainable Resource Management: Policy and Practice…...………………..370
Statistics...........................................................................................................373
Toxicology.......................................................................................................373
Zoology ...........................................................................................................374
M.Phil in Total Quality Management..............................................................375
Postgraduate Diploma Courses........................................................ 378
Applied Microbiology .....................................................................................378
Biomedical Science (Part-Time Via Distance Learning).................................380
Higher Diploma Courses ................................................................. 388
Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Applied Mathematics)..........................388
Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Mathematics)........................................390
Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Occupational Health & Safety) ............392
Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Occupational Health & Safety) ............394
Postgraduate Certificate Courses..................................................... 398
Biomedical Science (Part-Time Via Distance Learning).................................398
College of Science Undergraduate Awards……………………... 403
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The College of Science Staff Listing
NOTE: In 2004 all Professorships were retitled Established Professorships and all Associate Professorships were retitled
Personal Professorships, subject to allowing existing holders of such posts the option of retaining their existing title.
#: Those who opted to retain their existing titles.
NOTE: In 2002 all Lectureships were retitled Senior Lectureships and all College Lectureships and Junior Lectureships were
retitled Lectureships, subject to allowing existing holders of such posts the option of retaining their existing title.
#: Those who opted to retain their existing titles.
Names in bold indicate Heads of Discipline
Names in italic indicate secretaries
THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Coláiste na hEolaíochta
Costello, Ms. Cora 3630 Administrative Assistant Arts/Science Building.
Dooley, Mr. Kilian 4166 Administrative and Planning Officer Arts/Science Building.
Mills, Ms. Olive 2182 Administrative Assistant Arts/Science Building.
Mitchell, Ms. Claire 3700 Administrative Assistant Arts/Science Building.
Sherry, Professor Tom 3615 Dean of College of Science Arts/Science Building.
Uí Nia, Ms. Gearóidín 3831 Part-time Student Retention
Adminstrator Arts/Science Building
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THE DIVISION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Rannán na nEolaíochta Fisiceacha
Carroll, Dr. William 2425 Head of Division Room 210, Arts/Science Building
Gallagher, Ms. Susan 2520 School Administrator Arts/Science Building
THE SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY
Scoil na Ceimice
Aldabbagh, Dr. Fawaz 3120 Lecturer Room 111, Arts/Science Building.
Buckley, Ms.Judy 2459 Administrative Assistant Arts/Science Building.
Carroll, Dr. William 2452 Senior Lecturer Room 209, Arts/Science Building.
Crowley, Dr. Peter 2480 Lecturer Room C115, Arts/Science Building.
Curran, Dr. Henry 3856 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Erxleben, Dr. Andrea 2483 Lecturer Room C132, Arts/Science Building.
Geraghty, Dr. Niall W.A. 2474 Senior Lecturer Room 108, Arts/Science Building.
Higgins, Dr. Timothy Martin 2464 Senior Lecturer Room C138, Arts/Science Building.
Jones, Dr. Leigh 3462 Lecturer Room C133, Arts/Science Building.
Kelly, Ms. Karen 2460 Administrative Assistant Room 236, Arts/Science Building.
Leech, Dr. Dónal 3563 Senior Lecturer Room 212, Arts/Science Building.
Murphy, Prof. Paul 2465 Established Professor Room C228, Arts/Science Building
O’Leary, Dr. Patrick F. 2476 Lecturer Room C112, Arts/Science Building
Power, Dr. Nicholas 2765 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room C201, Arts/Science Building.
Ryder, Dr. Alan 2943 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Woods, Prof. Robert 5349 Established Professor Room 217, Arts/Science Building
(Computational Glycosciences)
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THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
Scoil na Fisice
Berresheim, Dr. Harald 5705 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Butler, Dr. Ray 3788 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Byrne, Dr. Miriam 3394 College Lecturer# Arts/Science Building.
Coggins, Dr. Marie 5056 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Dainty, Prof. Chris 2826 Established Professor (Applied
Physics) Arts/Science Building
Devaney, Dr. Nicholas 5188 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Foley, Dr. Mark 5383 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Gillanders, Dr. Gary 2529 College Lecturer# Room 142, Arts/Science Building.
Goncharov, Dr. Alexander 5191 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Lang, Dr. Mark 3241 Senior Lecturer Room 227, Arts/Science Building.
Mahoney, Ms. Tess 2490 Administrative Assistant Room 228, Arts/Science Building.
Morgan, Dr. Gerry 3615 Senior Lecturer Room 110, Arts/Science Building.
O’Connor, Dr. Gerard 2513 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building
O’Dowd, Prof. Colin 3306 Personal Professor Arts/Science Building
Olivo, Prof. Malini 2490 Established Professor (Biophotonics)Arts/Science Building.
Redman, Dr. Matthew 3357 Lecturer
Shanahan-Joyce, Ms. Tara 5052 Administrative Assistant Room 229, Arts/Science Building
Shearer, Dr. Andrew 3114 Senior Lecturer Room 143, Arts/Science Building
Van der Putten,Prof. Wil 2490* Adjunct Professor Medical Physics Dept., UHG
Ward, Dr. Brian 3029 Lecturer Room 207, Arts/Science Building
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THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Scoil na Matamaitice, na Staitisticí agus na Matamaitice Feidhmí
Kelly, Ms. Mary 2332 School Adminstrator Áras de Brún
Ryan, Dr. Raymond A. 2331 Head of School Áras de Brún
Aramayona, Dr. Javier 2320 Lecturer C111, Áras de Brún
Burns, Dr. John Michael 3022 Lecturer C210, Áras de Brún
Cruickshank, Dr. James 3965 Lecturer C209, Áras de Brún
Destrade, Prof. Michel 2344 Professor of Applied Mathematics C202, Áras de Brún
Ellis, Dr. Graham J. 3011 Senior Lecturer C110, Áras de Brún
Flannery, Dr. Dane 3587 Senoir Lecturer# C211 Áras de Brún
Gannon, Mrs. Noelle 2342 Administrative Assistant C118, Áras de Brún
Golden, Dr. Aaron 3549 Lecturer Room 404, IT Building
Hayes, Dr. Michael 3698 Lecturer C107, Áras de Brún
Hinde, Prof. John 2043 Established Professor (Statistics) C206, Áras de Brún
Holian, Dr. Emma 2337 Lecturer C109, Áras de Brún
Hurley, Prof. Ted 2740 Professor# C303, Áras de Brún
Jennings, Dr. Kevin 5968 Lecturer C106, Áras de Brún
Kelly, Ms. Mary 2332 Administrative Asssistant C118, Áras de Brún
Krnjajic, Dr. Milovan 2327 Stokes Lecturer C205, Áras de Brún
Madden, Dr. Niall 3803 Lecturer C213, Áras de Brún
McCluskey, Dr. Aisling 3162 Lecturer C305, Áras de Brún
McDermott, Dr. John 2329 Lecturer C401, Aras De Brún
McLoughlin, Ms. Collette 3639 Administrative Asssistant Room C118, Áras de Brún
McGettrick, Dr. Michael 3718 College Lecturer# Room 437, IT Building
Meere, Dr. Martin 3087 Lecturer C103, Áras de Brún
Newell, Dr John 3703 Lecturer Clinical Research Facility
O’Regan, Prof. Donal 3091 Personal Professor C104, Áras de Brún
Pfeiffer, Dr. Götz 3591 Senior Lecturer# C208, Áras de Brún
Piiroinen, Dr. Petri 2341 Lecturer C304, Áras de Brún
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Quinlan, Dr. Rachel 3796 Lecturer C105, Áras de Brún
Röver, Dr. Claas E. 5005 Lecturer C402, Áras de Brún
Ryan, Dr. Raymond A. 2331 Senior Lecturer C108, Áras de Brún
Seoighe, Prof. Cathal 2343 Stokes Professor (Bioinformatics) C204, Áras de Brún
Sheahan, Dr. Jerome 3103 Senior Lecturer C102, Áras de Brún
Sköldberg, Dr. Emil 3175 Lecturer C212, Áras de Brún
Tuite, Dr. Michael 3080 Senior Lecturer C101, Áras de Brún
Ward, Dr. James J. 2754 College Lecturer# C207, Áras de Brún
Waters, Dr. Thomas 2344 Lecturer (Fixed Term) C202, Áras de Brún
Wilson, Dr. Paul 2405 Part-time Teaching Assistant 102(b), Riverside Terrapin
THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Scoil na nEolaíochtaí Nádúrtha
Gallagher, Ms. Susan 2520 School Administrator Arts/Science Building
Nasheuer, Dr. Heinz Peter 4046 Head of School Arts/Science Building
BIOCHEMISTRY
Bithcheimic
Byrnes, Dr. Lucy 2416 Senior Lecturer Room 121, Arts/Science Building.
Carty, Dr. Michael 2420 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Creighton, Dr. Peter 3654 University Teacher Room 206, Arts/Science Building
Cullinane, Ms. Ann 5890 Administrative Assistant (Research) Room 216, Arts/Science Building
Donlon, Dr. John 2412 Senior Lecturer Room 214, Art/Science Building.
Flaus, Dr. Andrew 5482 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Gorman, Dr. Adrienne 2417 Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Lahue, Dr. Robert 5756 SFI Research Professor Room 107B, Arts/Science Building.
Lowndes, Prof. Noel 2706 Established Professor Arts/Science Building.
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McStay, Prof. Brian 2423 SFI Research Professor Arts/Science Building.
Morgan, Dr. Pat 2447 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Morrison, Dr. Ciaran 2056 SFI Lecturer/Investigator Arts/Science Building
Nasheuer, Dr. Heinz-Peter 2430 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Nolan, Ms. Geraldine 3645 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room 205, 16 Distillery Road
O’Connor, Dr. Lynn 3637 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Arts/Science Building.
Samali, Prof. Afshin 2440 Personal Professor Arts/Science Building.
Sullivan, Prof. Kevin 2434 Personal Professor Arts/Science Building
Trayers-Lynagh, Ms. Angela 3778 Administrative Assistant (Biotechnology) Arts/Science Building
Tuohy, Dr. Maria 2439 College Lecturer# Room B210, Arts/Science Building.
Ward, Ms. Ashla 2420 Administrative Assistant Room 215, Arts/Science Building
BOTANY
Luibheolaíocht
Govier, Dr. Robin Adjunct Lecturer
Mhic Dhonncha, Ms. Síle 2340 Administrative Assistant Room C311, Árus de Brún.
O’Connell, Prof. Michael 2338 Personal Professor Room C309, Árus de Brún.
Popper, Dr. Zoe 5431 Contract Lecturer Room 215, Martin Ryan Institute
Sheehy Skeffington, Dr. Micheline 2682 College Lecturer# Room C308, Árus de Brún.
Spillane, Prof. Charles 2340 Established Professor
(Plant Science)
Stengel, Dr. Dagmar 3192 Lecturer Room 318, Martin Ryan Institute.
EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES
Eolaíochtaí Cruinne agus Aigéin
Cave, Dr. Rachel 2351 Lecturer Room A210a, Quadrangle Building
Daly, Dr. Eve 2183 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room A105, Quadrangle Building
Feely, Dr. Martin 2129 Senior Lecturer Room A205, Quadrangle Building.
Henry, Dr. Tiernan 5096 Lecturer in Geology, Environmental Room A207a, Quadrangle Building
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Larkin, Ms. Lorna 2126 Administrative Assistant Room A208a, Quadrangle Building.
Moore, Dr. Kathryn 3682 Lecturer Room A207a, Quadrangle Building.
Murray, Mr. John 5095 Lecturer Room A207a, Quadrangle Building.
Ryan, Prof. Paul D. 2194 Professor# Room A209, Quadrangle Building.
White, Dr. Martin 3214 Lecturer Room A204a, Quadrangle Building.
Williams, Prof. D. Michael 2266 Personal Professor Room A204, Quadrangle Building.
MICROBIOLOGY
Micribhitheolaíocht
Barry, Dr. Thomas 3189 Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Boyd, Dr. Aoife 2404 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
Carroll, Dr. Cyril 2277 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Collins, Dr. Gavin 2390 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Arts/Science Building
Fleming, Dr. Gerard 3562 Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Gormally, Dr. Michael Joseph 3334 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building.
Hogan, Dr. Edward 3003 Adjunct Professor Arts/Science Building.
O’Byrne, Dr. Conor 3957 Lecturer Arts/Science Building
O’Connell, Ms. Caroline 2294 Administrative Assistant Arts/Science Building.
O’Flaherty, Prof. Vincent 3734 Established Professor Arts/Science Building.
Trayers-Lynagh, Ms. Angela 2081 Administrative Assistant (Env. Sci.) Room EMF6, Arts/Science Building
Wall, Dr. Gerard 5808 Senior Lecturer Arts/Science Building
ZOOLOGY
Míoleolaíocht
Alcock, Dr. Louise 3744 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room 219, Martin Ryan Institute
Arthur, Prof. Wallace 2322 Established Professor Árus de Brún
Frank, Dr. Uri 2334 Senior Lecturer Martin Ryan Institute
Lawton, Dr. Colin 2335 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room 215, Martin Ryan Institute
McCarthy, Dr. Thomas K. 2333 Senior Lecturer Room 202, Martin Ryan Institute.
McCormack, Dr. Grace 2321 Senior Lecturer Martin Ryan Institute
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Power, Dr. Anne Marie 3015 Lecturer Martin Ryan Institute
Quinn, Ms. Anne 2323 Administrative Assistant Room 213A, Martin Ryan Institute
Schlosser, Dr. Gerhard 5978 Lecturer Room 217, Martin Ryan Institute
BIOMEDICAL DISCIPLINES
ANATOMY
Anatamaíocht
Administrative Office 2180 Block B
Black, Mr. Alexander 2234 Lecturer Block B.
Dockery, Professor Peter 2784 Established Professor Block B.
Garcia, Ms. Yolanda 2837 Lecturer Room 110, Block F
McMahon, Dr. Siobhán 2838 Lecturer Block B.
Quondamatteo, Dr. Fabio 2161 Senior Lecturer Block B.
Wilkins, Dr. Brendan 2287 Lecturer Block F.
PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
Cógaseolaíocht agus Teiripe
Dowd, Dr. Eilís 2776 Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
Egan, Prof. Laurence J. 5355 Established Professor Clinical Science Institute
Fearnhead, Dr. Howard 5240 Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
Finn, Dr. David 5280 Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
Grealy, Dr. Maura 3012 Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
Kelly, Dr. John 3268 Senior Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
McKernan, Dr, Declan 3826 Lecturer Experimental Medicine Building
Ryan, Ms. Una 2246 Administrative Assistant Experimental Medicine Building
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PHYSIOLOGY
Fiseolaíocht
Ceredig, Prof. Rod 5916 Professor of Immunology Room 425, IT Building
Doherty, Ms. Claudia 2761 Administrative Assistant Quadrangle Building.
Doyle, Dr. Karen 3665 Lecturer Quadrangle Building.
Fair, Dr. Sean 2141 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Room 210, Quadrangle Building
Henry, Dr. Aideen 3830 College Lecturer# Quadrangle Building.
Horrigan, Dr. Louise 2361 Lecturer (Fixed Term) Quadrangle Building.
Hynes, Dr. Ailish 3573 Lecturer Quadrangle Building.
Quinlan, Dr. Leo 3710 Lecturer Quadrangle Building.
Roche, Dr. Michelle 5427 Lecturer Room 212B, Quadrangle Building
Webster, Dr. Christina 2761* Lecturer (Fixed Term) Quadrangle Building.
Wheatley, Prof. Anthony 2361 Established Professor Room 213A, Quadrangle Building
RESEARCH CENTRES
An tIonadaí Taighde
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
An tIonad Náisiúnta um Eolaíocht Innealtóireachta Bithleighis
Barry, Professor Frank 5108 Director Orbsen Building
Fitzgerald, Dr. Úna 5045 Lecturer Orbsen Building
Zwacka, Dr. Ralf 5323 Lecturer Orbsen Building
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Regulations for Courses of Study and Examinations
leading to the Degree of B.Sc.
General Regulations
l. (a) After * Matriculation, candidates for the degree of B.Sc. (General) are
required to pass the First University Examination in Science, the Second
University Examination in Science and the Degree Examination.
(b) After Matriculation, candidates for the degree of B.Sc. (Honours) in
Mathematical Science (three-year course) are required to pass the First
University Examination in Science, the Second University Examination in
Science and the Degree Examination.
(c) After Matriculation, with the exception of (b) above, candidates for the
degree of B.Sc. (Honours) are required to pass the First University
Examination in Science, the Second University Examination in Science,
the Third University Examination in Science and the Degree Examination.
2. In order to be eligible to proceed to the course of the succeeding year, a
student must have completed the examinations of the preceding year.
Exemptions from this regulation may be granted by the President, but only for
serious reasons to be received by him in writing not later than the beginning of
the Michaelmas Term.
3. At least three terms, or one academic year, must elapse between Matriculation
and the First University Examination in Science, and at least three terms or
one academic year must elapse between the First University Examination in
Science and the Second University Examination in Science.
4. (a) At least three terms, or one academic year, must elapse between the
Second University Examination in Science and:
(i) the Third University Examination in Science
(ii) the Honours Degree Examination in Mathematical Science (three-year
course).
(b) At least six terms or two academic years must elapse between the Second
University Examination in Science and the Honours Degree Examination
in the following science subjects:
Anatomy, Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Earth and Ocean Sciences,
Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Microbiology, Pharmacology,
Physics (Applied, Physics), Physiology, Zoology.
5. Students must complete:
(a) The First University Examination in Science within two years from the
date of entering the course.
* Communications regarding Matriculation should be addressed to the Registrar, National University of Ireland, 49,
Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
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(b) The Second University Examination in Science within two years from the
date of passing the First University Examination in Science.
(c) The Third University Examination in Science within two years from the
date of passing the Second University Examination in Science.
6. Students failing to complete the above examinations within the specified
periods will be ineligible to proceed further towards the B.Sc. Degree in this
University. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the Academic Council,
on the recommendations of the College of Science, only for very grave
reasons.
7. No candidate shall pass in an examination whose Laboratory Work, Computer
Work, Project or Year’s Work fails to satisfy the Science Examiners.
Candidates at the Summer Examinations in Science who are deficient in their
attendance at the academic exercises or in the submission of their Year’s Work
may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, be excluded from
admission into the relevant Autumn Examination. Allowances may be made
only in exceptional circumstances, such as, in cases of bereavement,
hospitalisation and prolonged medically certified illness.
8. The number of students to be admitted to any subject in the College will be
determined by the availability of places. The overall performance (total
marks) of the student at his or her first sitting of the First University
Examination in Science will be the basis used for selection for entry to the
restricted subject or subjects, should this become necessary.
9. The Degree of B.Sc. and B.A. cannot be obtained simultaneously, or at
separate examinations, in the same groups or in groups which are partly the
same.
Note: Owing to pressure on numbers seeking admission, students entering
the course leading to the B.Sc. Degree cannot be guaranteed places on the
H.Dip. in Ed./ADO Course on the completion of their Degree Course.
FIRST UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE
10. The following are the subjects of the First University Examination in Science:
Mathematics, Introduction to Mathematical Physics, Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences, Computer Science. For
subjects of the First University Examination in Science of Denominated
Degree Programmes, see below.
All students taking the Undenominated B.Sc. Degree in Science must choose
one of the following groups.
Group A - Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
Group B - Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics and Computer
Science.
Group C - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Applied
Mathematics.
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Group D - Biology, Chemistry, Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences,
Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.
Group E - Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or Applied
Mathematics.
Group F - Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences, Physics, Computer
Science, Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.
11. Students must present themselves for examination at the end of their first
academic year in four subjects. For examination requirements of Denominated
Degree Programmes see programme descriptions in Denominated B.Sc.
Degree Programmes section. Students must have previously attended a course
of three terms duration in each subject chosen.
12. SUBJECT SELECTION
Selection of subjects in First Year can have a consequence on the choice of
subjects in Second Year since Disciplines of the College of Science normally
require the following first year subjects from students entering their Second
Year courses:
Second Year First Science Prerequisite
Anatomy Biology, Physics
Applied Mathematical Science Applied Mathematics or Mathematics
Biochemistry Applied Mathematics or Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology �
Botany Biology
Chemistry Applied Mathematics or Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry
Computer Science Computer Science
Earth and Ocean Sciences None
Applied Mathematics Applied Mathematics
Mathematics Mathematics
Microbiology Applied Mathematics or Mathematics,
Biology* Chemistry
Pharmacology Biology, Chemistry, Physics
� Students who wish to take Biochemistry or Microbiology but have not passed the prerequisite subjects should contact
the Discipline if they hold an honours grade in the subjects in the Leaving Certficate or comparable examination.
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Physics Applied Mathematics or Mathematics,
Physics
Physiology Biology, Physics
Zoology Biology
13. Separate lecture courses are offered at Pass and Honours level in Mathematics.
The course in Applied Mathematical Science is offered at Pass level only. In
each of the other subjects all students pursue a common course.
14. There may be separate Pass and Honours papers at the First University
Examination in Science in all subjects. Honours are awarded only at the First
sitting of the Examination.
SECOND UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE
15. In the Second Year of the B.Sc. Degree course the syllabus of each subject is
divided into ECTS Credits. Candidates must select course modules in
accordance with the following regulations:
(i) Each student must study 60 ECTS Credits.
(ii) Each student must take a mimimum of two 20 ECTS subjects from
different subject areas.
(iii) The combination available to students will be
ECTS Credits
20 + 20 + 20
or
20 + 20 + 10 + 10
(iv) No student may complete registration in any combination of ECTS Credits
unless he/she received advice from a College Adviser on the subjects selected.
(v) To pass the Second University Examination in Science a student must
pass the examination in 60 ECTS Credits.
(vi) In addition to the following 20 ECTS Credit subjects:
Anatomy, Applied Mathematical Science, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry,
Computing Science, Fundamental Skills in Earth and Ocean Sciences, Applied
Mathematics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physics,
Physiology, Zoology, the following 10 ECTS Credit modules will, subject to
timetable limitations and other factors, also be available:
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Algebra, Aquatic Plant Science I, Calculus, Computers in Chemistry, French,
German, Introduction to Computing, Introduction to Ocean Science,
Mechanics, Mathematical Methods, Numerical Analysis, Plants and the
Environment, Sediments and Biosphere I, Statistics.
16. In the subjects Mathematics and Applied Mathematics separate lecture courses
at Pass and Honours level are offered. In each of the other subjects all students
pursue a common course.
17. Students must present themselves for the Second University Examination in
Science in 60 ECTS Credits.
The Examination is held in Summer and Autumn. Honours are awarded only
at the Summer Examination.
18. (a) A student who passes the Second University Examination in Science and
who reaches Honours standard in both Experimental Physics and Applied
Mathematics or who reaches First Class Honours standard in either
Experimental Physics or Applied Mathematics as well as a sufficiently
high standard in the other subject may enter for the Honours B.Sc. degree
course in Applied Mathematics and Physics.
(b) (i) Progression to the Fourth Year of the B.Sc. Degree on the basis of
the Second and Third University Examinations in Science
For progression to the Fourth Year, a student must pass the First,
Second and Third University Examinations in Science (whether by
compensation or not).
(ii) Progression to the Fourth Year of the Denominated B.Sc. Degree
Programmes in Biomedical Science, Biopharmaceutical Chemistry,
Biotechnology, Computing Studies/Mathematical Science,
Experimental Physics or Applied Physics and Electronics, Earth and
Ocean Sciences, Environmental Science, Financial Mathematics and
Economics, Health & Safety Systems, Marine Science, Physics and
Applied Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Physics with Astrophysics
and Physics with Medical Physics:
For progression to the Fourth Year, a student must pass the First,
Second and Third University Examinations in Science (whether by
compensation or not).
(c) The College researves the right to limit the number of students who may
be admitted to honours courses in any subject.
19. In some subjects, students proceeding to an honours degree are required to do
field work in the Summer prior to the commencement of the Third Science
Year.
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THIRD UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE
20. (a) In the Third Year of the B.Sc. Degree course, the syllabus of each subject
is divided into ECTS Credits. Candidates must select subjects/modules in
accordance with the following regulations:
(i) Each student must study 60 ECTS Credits.
(ii) Each student must take core material from at least two major
subjects. Undenominated Science students who wish to take a
biological subject (i.e., Anatomy, Biochemistry, Botany,
Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology and Zoology) must select
another 24 or 36 ECTS subject. Students who elect to take the
following subjects may be permitted to choose only one major
subject: Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth
and Ocean Sciences, Physics, Mathematics and Mathematical
Physics.
(iii) The core material for each subject, as currently specified, is given
below.
(iv) The maximum number of units that may be taken in any major
subject is 36 ECTS Credits.
(v) The combination of ECTS Credits available to the student will be
36+24 or 36+12+12 or 24+24+12 or 24+12+12+12 [see 20 (a) (ii)
above].
(vi) No student may complete registration in any combination of ECTS
Credits unless she/he received advice from a College Adviser on the
combination selected.
(b) For the award of the B.Sc. General Degree a candidate must pass the
Third University Examination in Science in 60 ECTS Credits.
(c) The course units proposed to be offered in the Session 2011-2012 are
outlined below.
21. Candidates who pass the Third University Examination in Science (including
pass by compensation) may proceed to the B.Sc. Honours Degree in one of
their major third year subjects. However, the College reserves the right to
limit the number of students who may be admitted to these honours courses in
any subject. Candidates may also opt to leave the programme with a BSc
(General) Degree (Level 7 Degree) once Year 3 exams are passed.
B.Sc. Honours Degree Examination
22. The subjects for the degree examination are: Anatomy, Applied Mathematics,
Applied Mathematics and Physics; Applied Physics and Electronics;
Biochemistry; Botany; Chemistry; Computational Science, Earth and Ocean
Sciences, Experimental Physics; Mathematics; Microbiology; Pharmacology;
Physiology; Zoology.
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23. Before being allowed to enter the Fourth Year Honours Course, students must
pass the Third University Examination in Science in 60 ECTS Credits and
must attain a standard satisfactory to the College of Science, in accordance
with 18(b) above.
24. In their Fourth Year candidates for the B.Sc. Honours Degree must:
(a) attend the prescribed course.
(b) pass at honours level the B.Sc. Honours Examination. Honours are
awarded only on the results of the first sitting of the Examination.
Note: In practical examinations involving laboratory work, the examiners will take
into account project and practical work done by the candidates while preparing for
the examination, as shown by the certified records of work, such as notebooks,
laboratory specimens, etc., which must be available for inspection.
25. The overall mark awarded to students for their B.Sc. degree will reflect the
students’ performance in their Year Two, Year Three and Year Four
examinations, where appropriate.
26. For details of the Third and Fourth Year Courses of the Denominated Degree
Programmes, see forward to Syllabuses of Courses.
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Subject Codes for 1 st Year Science
BO101: Biology
CH101: Chemistry
CH107: Ceimic
CS102: Computer Science
PH101: Physics
PH110: Fisic
PH103: Astronomy
EOS104: Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences
MA100: Mathematics
MA180: Mathematics (Honours)
MA102: Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
MP180: Applied Mathematics

Subject Listings for Second and Third Year
List of Second Year Undenominated Course Modules
Key:
AN: Anatomy CS: Computing Studies PM: Pharmacology
AS: Applied Mathematical Science EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences PH: Physics
BI: Biochemistry MA: Mathematics SI: Physiology
BT: Botany MP: Applied Mathematics ZO: Zoology
CH: Chemistry MI: Microbiology
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
23
Taught Exam
Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Course Director
AN202 AN220.I Human Anatomy I 10 I I 2 hours
Papers
1 Dr.Garcia
AN220.II Human Anatomy II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Garcia
AS200 Please select any four modules from the options available within AS200 to a total of 20 ECTS Credits
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA215 Mathematical Molecular Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam
Credits Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
24
Exam
Duration
AS200 MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours
Papers
1 Head of School of MATHS
No. of
Exam
Course Director
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
BI201 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
BI205 The Cell Factory 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
BT201 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science: 10 I I 3 hours 1 Head of Discipline
BT209 Plants, Humans and Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Head of Discipline
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
CS201 CS211 Programming and Operating Systems 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS209 Algorithms and Scientific Computing 5 I & II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT232 Methodology 5 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CT233 Information Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
EOS218 EOS221 Fundamental Skills in EOS I 10 I I Con. Ass. 1 Dr. Henry
EOS220 Fundamental Skills in EOS II 10 II II Con. Ass. 1 Dr. Feely
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism & Electrical Circuits 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH213 Modern Physics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MA200 MA203 Linear Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam
Credits Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
25
Exam
Duration
MA200 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours
Papers
1 Head of School of MATHS
No. of
Exam
Course Director
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA280 MA283 Algebra Mathematics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA284 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA286 Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA287 Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MI201 MI211 The Microbial Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
MI212 Microbes and the Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
MP239 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
PM202 PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
PM204 Fundamentals of Pharmacology II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
SI201 SI216 Physiology I 10 I I 2 hours 1
SI218 Physiology II 10 II II 2 hours 1
ZO201 ZO205 Invertebrate Zoology 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
10 ECTS Credit Subjects
BT208 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
BT209 BT209 Plant, Humans and the Environment 10 II II 3 hours I Dr. Sheehy Skeffington

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam
Credits Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
26
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Course Director
Papers
CH207 CH207 Computers in Chemistry 10 I Con. Ass Dr. Geraghty
EOS212 EOS212 Sediments and the Biosphere I 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Murray
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Cave
FR252 FR252 French 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR224 GR224 Beginner's German for Science 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Ryan
GR252 GR252 Improvers I Science – German 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof Bourke
GR352 GR352 German 10 II II 3 hours I
MA201 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA293 MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA209 MA215 Mathematical Molecular Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP235 MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

List of Third Year Undenominated Course Modules
Key:
AN: Anatomy EH: Hydrology MI: Microbiology
AS: Applied Mathematical Science EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences PM: Pharmacology
AM: Applied Mathematics PH: Physics SI: Physiology
BI: Biochemistry MA: Mathematics ZO: Zoology
BT: Botany MP: Mathematical Phyiscs SP: Spring Examination
CH: Chemistry CS: Computing Studies
The first digit in every course-code indicates year of course, e.g. MA 201 is a Second Year Mathematics course.
Level Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Sem Exam No. of Course Director
1
Credits Sem I or I or Sem II Duration Exam
Sem II
Papers
AN310 AN318 Advanced Anatomy Part I 12 I I 2 hours 1 Mr. Black
AN319 Advanced Anatomy Part II 12 II II 2 hours 1 Mr. Black
AS300 Please select any four modules from the options available within AS300 to a total of 24 ECTS Credits
AS300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II ÌI 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical PhysicsII 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
BI320 BI314 Biochemistry I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
BI315 Biochemistry II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or
II
Exam
Sem I
or II
28
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
BT350 BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane
BT312
Applied Aquatic Plant Science
12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
BT311
Plant and Agri-biosciences for
sustainable development
12 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane
CH301 CH326 Analytical Chemistry and
Molecular Structure
6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Carroll
CH311 Organic Chemistry 3 6 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Butler
CH307 Inorganic Chemistry 3 6 II II 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH313 Physical Chemistry 3 6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Curran
CS322 CS304 Mathematical & Logical aspects of
Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT351 Networking 6 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CS427 Elements of Software Engineering 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EOS307 EOS312 Sediments and Biosphere 2 12 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. M. Williams
EOS314 Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology
12 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. K. Moore
EOS308 EOS312 Sediments and Biosphere 2 12 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. M. Williams
EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. M. White
EOS309 EOS311 Environmental Geosciences 12 II II 2 hours 1 Mr. T. Henry
EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. M. White
PH350 � PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
� Students wishing to enter fourth year Physics in 2011 must have taken one of the following courses: MP200 or MP280 or MA200 or MA280 or MP230. Note that
MP230 (Mathematical Methods) is available as a third year option.

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I Duration Exam
II or II
Papers
PH350 PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MA300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA380 MA341 Metric Space 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA342 Topology 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA343 Groups I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA344 Groups II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA385 Numerical Analysis I 3 I I 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA378 Numerical Analysis II 3 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA387 Statistics I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA391 Statistics II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP300 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MI330 MI316 Industrial & Environmental
Microbiology
12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Barry
MI317 Molecular & Cell Microbiology 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Barry
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I Duration Exam
II or II
Papers
PM302 PM306 Pharmacology I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. McKernan
PM307 Pharmacology II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Grealy
SI330 SI311 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI319 Reproduction, Development and
Aging
6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI314 Integrative Physiology 6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
ZO301 ZO313 Evolutionary and Developmental
Zoology
12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Power
ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Power
12 ECTS Credit Subjects
PH361 PH222 Astrophysical Concepts 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH362 Stellar Astrophysics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
BI306 BI306 Human Nutrition 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Ms. Nolan
BT316 BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. M. O’Connell
BT312 BT312
Aquatic Plant Science : ecology and
utilisation
BT311 BT311 Plant and Agri-biosciences for
sustainable development
CH328 CH328 Molecular Modelling and Drug
Design
12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane
12 I I 2 hours 1
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Exam Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I or Duration Papers
or II II
CH327 CH327 Validation and Industrial
Chemistry
12 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Jones
CS321 CS304 Mathematical & Logical aspects of
Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS321 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EH305 EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Cunnane & Prof. Ryan
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Science 12 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Cave
EOS311 EOS311 Environmental Geosciences 12 II II 2 hours 1 Mr. T. Henry
EOS312 EOS312 Sediments and Biosphere 2 12 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. M. Williams
EOS313 EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. M. White
EOS314 EOS314 Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology
12 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. K. Moore
PH317 PH317 Occupational Hygiene 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH327 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 6 II II 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH357 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH358 PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH359 PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR224 GR224 Beginners German for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Ryan
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Level Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Exam Course Director
1
Credits Sem I Sem I or Duration Papers
or II II
GR252 GR252 Improvers I Science - German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
GR353 GR353 Improvers II Science - German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
GT301 GT301 Genetics 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. C. Carroll
MA209 MA215 Mathematical Molecular Biology I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA357 MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA304 MA301 Advanced Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA303 MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP306 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hour 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics
II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP491 MP491 Non Linear Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Exam Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I or Duration Papers
or II II
MR323 MR323 Introduction to Marine Ecology I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Frank
MR324 MR324 Introduction to Marine Ecology II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Frank
NS311 NS302 Neuorpharmacology 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. Kelly
NS306 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Doyle
NS310 NS301 Neuroanatomy 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. McMahon
NS306 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Doyle
NS305 NS301 Neuroanatomy 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. McMahon
NS302 Neuorpharmacology 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. Kelly
PM304 PM304 Basic Pharmacology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
PM305 PM305 Principles of Toxicology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Fearnhead
SI317 SI317 Human Body Function 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan
SI321 SI311 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI323 SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI319 Reproduction, Development and
Aging
6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
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List of Third Year Undenominated Programme Subjects:
B.Sc. Honours Mathematics Part I (3BS3)
Key:
AN: Anatomy EH: Hydrology PM: Pharmacology
AM: Applied Mathematics PH: Physics SI: Physiology
BI: Biochemistry MA: Mathematics ZO: Zoology
BT: Botany MP: Mathematical Phyiscs CS: Computing Studies
CH: Chemistry MI: Microbiology SP: Spring Examination
The first digit in every course-code indicates year of course, e.g. MA 201 is a Second Year Mathematics course.
Level 1 Level Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
2
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
MA380 MA341 Metric Space 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA342 Topology 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA343 Groups I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA344 Groups II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA385 Numerical Analysis I 3 I I 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA378 Numerical Analysis II 3 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA387 Statistics I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA391 Statistics II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
Options Students must select modules to a value of 24 ECTS Credits in MP300
MP300 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
MP363 Methods of Mathematical
Physics I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical
Physics II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
AS300 Please select any four modules from the options available within AS300 to a total of 24 ECTS Credits
MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II ÌI 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical
Physics I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical
Physics II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS322 CS304 Mathematical & Logical aspects
of Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT351 Networking 6 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CS427 Elements of Software
Engineering
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
12 ECTS Credit Subjects
BI306 BI306 Human Nutrition 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Ms. Nolan
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR353 GR353 Improvers II Science –
German
12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
EH305 EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Cunnane & Prof. Ryan
PH317 PH317 Occupational Hygiene 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH327 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 6 II II 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
GT301 GT301 Genetics 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. C. Carroll
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS321 CS304 Mathematical & Logical
aspects of Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA209 MA215 Mathematical Molecular
Biology I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular
Biology II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA357 MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA304 MA301 Advanced Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP306 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hour 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical
Physics I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical
Physics II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP491 MP491 Non Linear Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1
MA426 MA426 Wavelets 6 II II 2 hours I
MR323 MR323 Introduction to Marine
Ecology I
12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
MR324 MR324 Introduction to Marine
Ecology II
12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
SI317 SI317 Human Body Function 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan
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List of Third Year Undenominated Programme Subjects:
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics (3BS4)
Key:
AM: Applied Mathematics MM: Mathematics/Mathematical Physics
MP: Mathematical Physics
MA: Mathematics
The first digit in every course-code indicates year of course, e.g. MA 201 is a Second Year Mathematics course.
Level 1 Level Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
2
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II
Papers
AM380 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP494 Partial Differential Equations 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics
I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics
II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP365 Fluid Mechanics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP366 Electromagnetism 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
Options Students can select modules to a value of 24 ECTS Credits from the list below
Students may select any four modules from the options available within AS300 to a total of 24 ECTS Credits
AS300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II ÌI 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
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Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
AS300 MP363 Methods of Mathematical
Physics I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical
Physics II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS322 CS304 Mathematical & Logical
aspects of Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT351 Networking 6 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CS427 Elements of Software
Engineering
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA399 MA387 Statistics I (Hons) 4 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA391 Statistics II (Hons) 4 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA304 MA301 Advanced Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA346 MA341 Metric Spaces 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA342 Topology 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA345 MA343 Groups 1 6 I I 2 horus 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA344 Groups II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
39

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
CS321 CS304 Mathematical & Logical
aspects of Comp
6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA209 MA215 Mathematical Molecular
Biology I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular
Biology II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA357 MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP306 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hour 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical
Physics I
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical
Physics II
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP491 MP491 Non Linear Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Science 12 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Cave
EH303 EH303 Applied Hydrology 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Cunnane
40

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
EH305 EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Cunnane & Prof. Ryan
PH327 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 6 II II 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH357 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Phyiscs 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH358 PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH361 PH222 Astrophysical Concepts 6 I I 2 hours
PH362 Stellar Astrophysics 6 II II 2 hours
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR224 GR224 Beginner’s German for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Ryan
GR252 GR252 Improvers I Science – German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
GR353 GR353 Improvers II Science – German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
MR323 MR323 Introduction to Marine Ecology I 12 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Frank
MR324 MR324 Introduction to Marine Ecology II 12 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Frank
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Key:/
PH: Physics
MP: Mathematical Phyiscs
Liist of Third Year Undenominated Programme Subjects:
B.Sc. Applied Mathematics & Physics (3BS10)
The first digit in every course-code indicates year of course, e.g. MA 201 is a Second Year Mathematics course.
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
II II
Papers
MX300 MP305 Modelling I 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
PH355 Computational Physics. 6 II II 1.5 hrs 1 Head of School of Physics
PH360 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MP316 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP494 Prtial Differential Equations 6 II II 2 hours I Head of School of MATHS
MP365 Fluid Mechanics 6 II II 2 hours I Head of School of MATHS
MP366 Electromagnatism 6 I I 2 hours I Head of School of MATHS
42

Denominated Degree in Biomedical Science
Key:
AN: Anatomy BM: Biomedical Science
BI: Biochemistry CT: Information Technology
SI: Physiology
List of Second Year Subjects
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
BM201 BM204 Community Knowledge Initiative Programme 4 I I C/A 1
43
Course Director
BM202 Biomedical Science Seminars 6 II II C/A 1 Dr. Creighton
Please select two (2) subjects below to a value of 40 ECTS Credits
AN202 AN220.I Human Anatomy I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Garcia
AN220.II Human Anatomy II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Garcia
BI201 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
BI205 The Cell Factory 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
PM202 PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
PM204 Fundamentals of Pharmacology II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
SI201 SI216 Physiology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan
SI218 Physiology II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan
Please select one (1) subjects below to a value of 10 ECTS Credits
AN220.I AN220.I Human Anatomy I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Garcia
BI204 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
PM203 PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
SI216 SI216 Physiology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan

Denominated Degree in Biomedical Science
Key:
AN: Anatomy MA: Mathematics
BI: Biochemistry CT: Information Technology
SI: Physiology SP: Spring Examination
List of Third Year Subjects
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught
Sem I or
II
44
Exam Exam No. of
Sem I or Duration Exam
II
Papers
Course Director
Core Subject – to be taken by all students
MA323 MA328 Statistics (Honours) 6 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Hinde
MA324 Introduction to Bioinformatics (Honours) 6 II II 2 hours 1 Prof. Seoige
BM302 BM302 Research Methods in Biomedical Science 12 C/A Dr. Grealy
Students are required to take one of the following subjects
AN310 AN318 Advanced Anatomy Part I 12 I I 2 hours 1 Mr. Black
AN319 Advanced Anatomy Part II 12 II II 2 hours 1 Mr. Black
BI320 BI314 Biochemistry I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
BI315 Biochemistry II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
PM302 PM306 Pharmacology I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Grealy
PM307 Pharmacology II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Grealy
SI330 SI311 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI319 Reproduction, Development and Aging 6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI314 Integrative Physiology 6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
Options: Students should select one module worth 12 ECTS Credits
AN318 AN318 Advanced Anatomy Part I 12 I I 2 hours 1 Mr. Black

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught
Sem I or
II
45
Exam
Sem I or
II
Exam No. of
Duration Exam
Papers
Course Director
BI314 BI314 Biochemistry I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
PM306 PM306 Pharmacology I 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Grealy
SI321 SI311 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
BI306 BI306 Human Nutrition 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Ms. Nolan
GT301 GT301 Genetics 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. Carroll
PM304 PM304 Basic Pharmacology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
PM305 PM305 Principles of Toxicology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Fearnhead
GR252 GR252 German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
GR353 GR353 German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. O Gormaile
NS310 NS301 Neuroanatomy 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. McMahon
NS306 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Doyle
NS305 NS301 Neuroanatomy 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. McMahon
NS302 Neuropharmacology 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. Kelly
NS311 NS302 Neuropharmacology 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Dr. Kelly
NS306 Neurophysiology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Doyle
SI323 SI312 Endocrinology 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche
SI319 Reproduction, Development and Aging 6 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Roche

Key:
BI: Biochemistry
CH: Chemistry
PM: Pharmacology
List of Second Year Courses
Denominated Degree in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
BI201 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
BI205 The Cell Factory 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
PM203 PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
CH207 CH207 Computers in Chemistry 10 I C/A Dr. Geraghty
46

Denominated Degree in Biopharmaceutical Chemistry
Key:
CH: Chemistry SP: Spring Examination
PM: Pharmacology
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
CH315 CH311 Organic Chemistry 3 6 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Butler
CH326 Analytical Chemistry and Molecular Structure 6 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Carroll
CH328 CH328 Molecular Modelling and Drug Design 12 I I 2 hours 1
PM305 PM305 Principles of Toxicology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Fearnhead
CH318 CH319 Inorganic Chemistry 4 II SP 2 hours 1
CH320 Physical Chemistry 4 II SP 2 hours 1
CH324 CH324 Validation and Industrial Chemistry 8 II SP 2 hours 1 Dr. Jones
CH325 CH325 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry Work Placement 8 II II Con. Ass.
47

Key:
BI: Biochemistry MI: Microbiology
BG: Biotechnology
CH: Chemistry
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Denominated Degree in Biotechnology
Taught Sem
I or Sem II
48
Exam Sem Exam
I or Sem II Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
BI201 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 7.5 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
BI205 The Cell Factory 7.5 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Byrnes
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 7.5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 7.5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 7.5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 7.5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
MI201 MI211 The Microbial Cell 7.5 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
MI212 Microbes and the Environment 7.5 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
BG201 BG202 Biotechnology 2 9 I & II II 3 Dr. Gorman
FR216 French for Biotechnology II 6 I & II II 2 Dr. Rodgers
GR253 German 6 I & II II 2 Dr. Brennan-Lofler

Denominated Degree in Biotechnology
Key:
BI: Biochemistry PM: Pharmacology
GT: Genetics BG: Biotechnology
MI: Microbiology SP: Spring Examination
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or II Sem I or Duration Exam
II
Papers
BI316 BI316 Biochemistry 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. Flaus/Dr. Creighton
MI312 MI312 Microbiology 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. Barry
GT301 GT301 Genetics 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. C. Carroll
PM304 PM304 Basic Pharmacology 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. Welsby
BG301 Biotechnology 3: Dr. Flaus
MG529 Business 6 I I 2.5 hours 1 Dr. Hilliard
FR364 French for Biotechnology III 6 I & II SP 2 hours 1 Dr. Rodgers
GR328 German 6 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Dr. Brennan
49

Denominated Degree in Computing Studies/Mathematical Science
Key:
CS: Computing Studies MM: Mathematics/Mathematical Physics
MP: Mathematical Physics
MA: Mathematics
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
CS201 CS211 Programming and Operating Systems 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS209 Algorithms and Scientific Computing 5 I & II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT232 Methodology 5 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CT233 Information Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
MM291 MA283 Algebra Mathematics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA284 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
Options Select four modules to a value of 20 ECTS Credits
MM292 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA215 Mathematical Molecular Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA286 Analysis I (Hons) 5 I II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA287 Analysis II (Hons) 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
50

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
MM292 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
51

Denominated Degree in Computing Studies
Key:
CS: Computing Studies MM: Mathematics/Mathematical Physics
MA: Mathematics MP: Mathematical Physics
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
II II
Papers
CS320 CS304 Mathematical & Logical aspects of Comp 6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS402 Cryptography 6 I & II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT351 Networking 6 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CS427 Elements of Software Engineering 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM391 MA343 Groups I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
(Hons) MA344 Groups II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM392 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
Options Select options to a value of 12 ECTS Credits
MM393 MA237 Statistics I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA387 Statistics I (Hons) 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA391 Statistics II (Hons) 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
52

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
II II
Papers
MM393 MA341 Metric Spaces 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA342 Topology 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA482 Functional Analysis 3 I II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA490 Measure Theory 3 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA301 Advanced Calculus 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA337 Statistics I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA484 Statistics I (Hons) 3 I II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA486 Statistics II (Hons) 3 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
IE332 Quality Management 3 I I 2 hours 1
IE433 Quality Engineering 3 II II 2 hours 1
MP235 Mechanics 6 I & II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
IE321 Operations Research I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Sheil
IE324 Systems Simulation 3 I & II SP 2 hours 1 Dr. Sheil
IE317 Business Logistics 3 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Sheil
IE879 Statistical Quality Control II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Sheil
53

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
II II
Papers
MM393 CS401 Fractal Geometry 3 I I 2hours 1 Dr. Ryan
CS407 Computer Algebra 3 II II 2hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS423 Neural Network 3 II II 2hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
FR365 Advanced French for Science 6 I & II II 2 hours 1
GR224 Beginner’s German for Science 6 I & II II 2 hours 1
GR252 German 6 I & II II 2 hours 1
GR353 German 6 I & II II 2 hours 1
MA310 Actuarial Mathematics I 3 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA311 Annuities and Life Assurance 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA401 Combinatorial Mathematics 3 I I 2hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA412 Fourier Analysis 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
54

Denominated Degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences
Key:
AS: Applied Mathematical Science EOS: Earth & Ocean Sciences
BT: Botany PH: Physics
CH: Chemistry
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or
Sem II
Core Subjects
Exam Sem
I or Sem II
55
Exam
Duration
No. of Exam
Papers
Course Director
EOS218 EOS221 Fundamentals Skills in EOS I 10 I I Con. Ass. Dr. Henry
EOS220 Fundamentals Skills in EOS I 10 II II Con. Ass. Dr. Feely
Core Options: Students must select at least one of the following 10 ECTS modules.
EOS212 EOS212 Sediments and the Biosphere I 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Murray
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Cave
20 ECTS Options
AS200 Please select any four modules from the options available within AS200 to a total of 20 ECTS Credits
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA215
MA216
Molecular Mathematical Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
Molecular Mathematical Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or
Sem II
Exam Sem
I or Sem II
56
Exam
Duration
No. of Exam
Papers
Course Director
AS200 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
BT201 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
BT209 Plants Humans and Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane & Dr. Sheehy Skeffington
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental
Chemistry
5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism & Electrical
Circuits
5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH213 Modern Physics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MA200 MA203 Linear Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA280 MA283 Algebra Mathematics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA284 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or
Sem II
Exam Sem
I or Sem II
57
Exam
Duration
No. of Exam
Papers
Course Director
MA286 Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA287 Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP239 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ZO201 ZO205 Invertebrate Zoology 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
10 ECTS Credit Subjects
BT208 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science : 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
BT209 BT209 Plants, Humans and Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane & Dr. Sheehy Skeffington
CH207 CH207 Computers in Chemistry 10 I Con. Ass Dr. Geraghty
FR252 FR252 French 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr Ornaith Rodgers
GR224 GR224 Beginner's German for Science 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Ryan
GR252 GR252 Improvers I Science – German 10 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof Bourke
MA201 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA293 MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA209 MA215 Molecular Mathematical Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Molecular Mathematical Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or
Sem II
Exam Sem
I or Sem II
58
Exam
Duration
No. of Exam
Papers
Course Director
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP235 MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Denominated Degree in Earth and Ocean Sciences
Key:
BT: Botany EOS: Earth & Ocean Sciences MA: Mathematics
CH: Chemistry PH: Physics MM: MATHS/MATHS Physics
CS: Computing FR: French MP: Mathematical Physics
EH: Eng. Hydrology GR: German ST: Statistics
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I Sem I Duration Exam
or II or II Papers
EOS316 EOS316 Fundamental Skills in Earth and
Ocean Sciences
Please select one of the following 24 ECTS subjects
12 II II 3 hours Dr John Murray
EOS307 EOS312 Sediments & Biosphere 2 12 I I 3 hours Prof. Mike Williams
EOS314 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology 12 I I 3 hours Dr. Kathryn Moore
EOS308 EOS312 Sediments & Biosphere 2 12 I I 3 hours Prof. Mike Williams
EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 3 hours Dr. Martin White
EOS309 EOS311 Environmental Geosciences 12 II II 3 hours Mr. Tiernan Henry
EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 3 hours Dr. Martin White
Options Select one option to a value of 12 ECTS Credits
EOS311 EOS311 Environmental Geosciences 12 II II 3 hours 1 Mr. Tiernan Henry
EOS312 EOS312 Sediments & Biosphere 2 12 I I 3 hours Prof. Mike Williams
EOS313 EOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 II II 3 hours Dr. Martin White
EOS314 EOS314 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology 12 I I 3 hours Dr. Kathryn Moore
59

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught
Credits Sem I or II
Options Select one further option to a value of 12 ECTS Credits
60
Exam Sem
I or II
Exam
Duration
No. of Exam
Papers
Course Director
BT316 BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane
BT312 BT312 Advanced Aquatic Plant Science 12 II II 3 hours I Dr Stengel
BT311 BT311 Plant and agri-biosciences for
sustainable development
12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Spillane
EH305 EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Cunnane & Prof. Ryan
PH327 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 6 I I 1.5 hours I
PH329 Physics of he Environment II 6 II II 1.5 hours I
PH357 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH358 PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH359 PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR224 GR224 Beginners German for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Ryan
GR353 GR353 Improvers II Science – German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
GR252 GR252 German 12 I & II II 2 hours I
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA304 MA301 Advanced Calculus 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 3 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 3 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Sem Exam No. of Exam Course Director
Credits Sem I or II I or II Duration Papers
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics
I
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics
II
6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
61

Denominated Degree in Environmental Science
Key:
BT: Botany ZO: Zoology LW: Law
CH: Chemistry EV: Environmental Science
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
BT201 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science 9 I I 3 hours 1 Head of Discipline of Botany
BT209 Plants, Humans and Environment 9 II II 3 hours 1 Head of Discipline of Botany
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
ZO201 ZO205 Invertebrate Zoology 9 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. Arthur
ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology 9 II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Arthur
EV201 EV202 Environmental Management 4 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Gormally
LW217 Environmental Legislation 2 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Long
62

Key:
BT: Botany EV: Environmental Science
CH: Chemistry ZO: Zoology
EH: Hydrology SP: Spring Examination
Denominated Degree in Environmental Science
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
CH327 CH327 Validation and Industrial Chemistry 12 II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Hynes
EV301 EV302 Environmental Management 9 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Gormally
EV303 Environmental Legislation 3 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Gormally
MI303 MI318 Environmental Microbiology I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Colleran
MI319 Environmental Microbiology II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Prof. Colleran
MA419 MA419 Statistics 6 I SP 3 hours 1 Head of School of
MATHS
Options Select two options to a value of 18 ECTS Credits
ZO314 ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology 9 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. McCormack
BT316 BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology 9 I I 3 hours 1 Prof. M. O’Connell
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Science 9 I & II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Cave
EOS311 EOS311 Environmental Geoscience 9 II II 3 hours 1 Mr. Henry
EH305 EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology 9 I & II II 3 hours 1 Mr. Henry
TI223 TI233 Introduction to GIS 9 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Zhang
63

Denominated Degree in Financial Mathematics and Economics
Key:
MA: Mathematics EC: Economics
MP: Mathematical Physics CS: Computing Studies
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
MA280 MA283 Algebra Mathematics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA284 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA286 Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA287 Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA240 MA235 Probability 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA236 Statistical Inference 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EC230 EC269 Intermediate Microeconomics 5 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
MP291 Mathematical Methods II 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EC368 Intermediate Macroeconomics 5 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
CS210 CS204 Algorithms 5 I II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS212 Modelling, Analysis and Simulation 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
64

Denominated Degree in Financial Mathematics and Economics
Key:
MA: Mathematics EC: Economics
MP: Mathematical Physics CS: Computing Studies
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
EC428 EC425 Topics in Microeconomic Theory 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic Theory 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
EC365 AY208 Business Finance I 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
MA322 Applied Statistics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EC389 EC362 Economics of Financial Markets 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
EC369 Money and Banking 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Twomey
MA381 MA341 Metric Spaces 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA342 Topology 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM350 MP391 Mathematical Modelling 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA343 Groups 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA309 MA311 Annuities and Life Assurance 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA310 Actuarial Mathematics I 5 II II 3 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
65

Key:
Denominated Degree in Health & Safety Systems
AN: Anatomy HF: Health & Safety Systems MA: Mathematics
CH: Chemistry IE: Industrial Engineering MI: Microbiology
PH: Physics LW: Law SI: Physiology
SP: Spring Examination
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
BO200 AN230 Human Body Structure 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Garcia
SI317 Human Body Function 5 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Quinlan
IE227 MA237 Statistics I 2.5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 2.5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
LW214 Health & Safety Law 5 I I 2 hours 1
IE217 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 5 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 5 II II 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MI430 Environmental Microbiology 5 II II 3 hours 1
CH205 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
IE218 IE228 Operating Systems and Safety Technology 10 I & II II 3 hours I Dr Pat Donnellan
IE224 Health & Safety Practice 10 I & II II 3 hours 1
66

Key:
IE: Industrial Engineering HP: Health Promotion
PH: Physics LW: Law
SP: Spring Examination
Denominated Degree in Health & Safety Systems
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
HP302 HP302 Occupational Health 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1
67
Course Director
PH317 PH317 Occupational Hygiene 12 I & II SP 3 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
IE346 HP303 Environmental Epidemiology 6 I I 2 hours 1
LW480 Legal Studies 6 I I
IE347 IE448 Safety and Construction 6 I I 2 hours 1 Mr. Fallon, Industrial Eng. Dept.
IE342 Safety Systems Design 6 I & II SP 2 hours 1
IE417 IE417 Ergonomic Design of the Workplace 12 I & II I & SP 2 hours ea. 1

Denominated Degree in Marine Science
Key:
AS: Applied Mathematical Science MP: Mathematical Physics
BT: Botany MI: Microbiology
EOS: Earth and Ocean Science MR: Marine Science
MA: Mathematics ZO: Zoology
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Cave
Options – select two 20 ECTS Credit subjects
AS200 Please select any two subjects from the options available within AS200 to a total of 20 ECTS Credits
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
68

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
BT201 BT208 Aquatic Plant Science 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
BT209 Plants, Humans and Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Sheehy Skeffington
EOS219 EOS221 Fundamental Skills in EOS I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Daly
EOS212 Sediments and the Biosphere I 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Murray
MA200 MA203 Linear Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MI201 MI211 The Microbial Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
MI212 Microbes and the Environment 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. O'Byrne
MP239 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ZO201 ZO205 Invertebrate Zoology 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Schlosser
69

Denominated Degree in Marine Science
Key:
AS: Applied Mathematical Science MP: Mathematical Physics SP: Spring Examination
BT: Botany MI: Microbiology
EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences MR: Marine Science
MA: Mathematics ZO: Zoology
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught Exam
Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
70
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Course Director
MR314 MR325 Introduction to Marine Ecology I 12 I I 3 hours
Papers
1 Dr. Frank
MR326 Introduction to Marine Ecology II 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Frank
EOS313 EOS313 Marine Geosciences 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. White
Options Select one option to a total of 24 ECTS Credits
AS300 Please select any four modules from the options available within AS300 to a total of 24 ECTS Credits
MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II ÌI 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught Exam
Sem I or Sem I or
Sem II Sem II
71
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Course Director
BT350 BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology 12 I I 3 hours
Papers
1 Prof. M. O’Connell
BT318 Applications of Plant Science in
Biotechnology and Ecology
12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Stengel
MA300 MA301 Adv. Calculus 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP300 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MI330 MI316 Industrial & Environmental Microbiology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. Barry
MI317 Molecular & Cell Microbiology 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. Barry
ZO301 ZO313 Evolutionary and Developmental Zoology 12 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. McCormack
ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology 12 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. McCormack

Denominated Degree Programme in Physics and Applied Physics
Key:
AS: Applied Mathematical Science PH: Physics
CH: Chemistry MP: Mathematical Physics
CS: Computing Studies MA: Mathematics
List of Second Year Subjects
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism & Electrical Circuits 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH213 Modern Physics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
Options - 20 ECTS Credit Subjects
AS200 Please select any two subjects from the options available within AS200 to a total of 20 ECTS Credits
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA203 Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA215 Mathematical Molecular Biology I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
72

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
AS200 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CH201 CH203 Physical Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Leech
CH204 Inorganic Chemistry 2 5 I I 2 hours 1 Prof. Mc Ardle
CH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. O’Leary
CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Ryder
CS201 CS211 Programming and Operating Systems 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS209 Algorithms and Scientific Computing 5 I & II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CT232 Methodology 5 I I 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
CT233 Information Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1 Ms. Griffith
MA200 MA203 Linear Algebra 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA204 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA280 MA283 Algebra Mathematics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA284 Discrete MATHS 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA286 Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA287 Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP239 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
73

Denominated Degree Programme in Physics and Applied Physics
Key:
PH: Physics FR: French MP: Mathematical Physics
GR: German MA: Mathematics ST: Statistics
MM: MATHS/Mathl Physics
List of Third Year Subjects
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I Duration Exam
II or II
Papers
PH350 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
Options
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Phyiscs 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH361 PH222 Astrophysical Concepts 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH362 Stellar Astrophysics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH327 PH328 Physics of the Environment I 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 6 II II 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
FR365 FR365 Advanced French for Science 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Ó Gormaile
GR353 GR353 Improvers II Science - German 12 I & II II 3 hours 1 Prof. Bourke
MA357 MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA338 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP230 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
74

Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
75
Taught Exam
Sem I or Sem I
II or II
Exam
Duration
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours
Papers
1 Head of School of MATHS
No. of
Exam
Course Director
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP306 MP305 Modelling I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP307 Modelling II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS

Key:
PH: Physics
MP: Mathematical Physics
List of Second Year Courses
Denominated Degree in Physics with Astrophysics
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
PH200 PH223 Observational Astronomy 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH222 Astrophysical Concepts 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
CS211 Programming and Operating Systems 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
CS209 Algorithms and Scientific Computing 5 I & II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Madden
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism & Electrical Circuits 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH213 Modern Physics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
Options Select one option to a total of 20 ECTS Credits
MP239 MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP236 Mechanics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP237 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
76

Key:
MP: Mathematical Physics
PH: Physics
Denominated Degree in Physics with Astrophysics
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
PH305 PH362 Stellar Astrophysics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH363 Astronomical Data Analysis 6 I & II I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH358 PH353 Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
77

Denominated Degree in Physics with Medical Physics
Key:
AN: Anatomy MA: Mathematics PH: Physics
MM: Mathematics/Mathematical Physics MP: Mathematical Physics
List of Second Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
AN202 AN220.I Human Anatomy I 10 I I 2 hours 1 Dr. Wilkins
AN220.II Human Anatomy II 10 II II 2 hours 1 Dr. Wilkins
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism & Electrical Circuits 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH213 Modern Physics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MM230 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP231 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
78

Denominated Degree in Physics with Medical Physics
Key:
AN: Anatomy MA: Mathematics PH: Physics
MM: Mathematics/Mathematical Physics MP: Mathematical Physics
List of Third Year Courses
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS Taught Exam Exam No. of Course Director
Credits Sem I or Sem I or Duration Exam
Sem II Sem II
Papers
PH350 PH351 Wave Optics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Phyiscs 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH355 Computational Physics 6 I I 1.5 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
PH300 PH301 Radiation and Medical Physics 6 I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of Physics
PH302 Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 6 II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of MATHS
79

Denominated Degree in Mathematical Science
Key:
BI: Biochemistry MA: Mathematics PH: Physics
MM: Numerical Analysis CH: Chemistry
Core Subjects
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught Sem I
or II
80
Exam Sem
I or II
MA294 MA283 Linear Algebra 5 II II
MP230
MA284 Discrete Mathematics 5 I I
MP231 Mechanics I 5 I
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
2 hours 1 School of MSAM
2 hours 1 School of MSAM
II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MP232 Mechanics II 5 II II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MA240 MA235 Probability 5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MA236 Statistical Inference 5 II II
2 hours 1 School of MSAM
Core Options: Students must select at least one (recommended two) of the following 10 ECTS groupings.
MA295 MA286 Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MP235
MA287 Analysis II 5 II II
MP236 Mathematical Methods I 5 I I
MP236 Mathematical Methods II 5 II II
2 hours 1 School of MSAM
2 hours 1 School of MSAM
2 hours 1 School of MSAM

10 ECTS options
Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Level 1
Credits
Taught Sem I
or II
81
Exam Sem
I or II
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
MM255 MM245 Numerical Analysis I 5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 5 II II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
CS221 CS211 Programming and
Operating Systems
5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
CS209 Algorithms & Sc.
Computing Systems
5 I&II II 3 hours 1 School of MSAM
CT253 CT232 Methodology 5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
CT233 Information Systems 5 II II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MA209 MA215 Mathematical Molecular
Biology I
5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
MA216 Mathematical Molecular
Biology II
5 II II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
CS210 CS204 Algorithms 5 I I 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
CS212 Modelling, Analysis &
Simulation
5 II II 2 hours 1 School of MSAM
BI204 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. l Byrnes
BI205 BI205 The Cell Factory 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. L Byrnes

20 ECTS options
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
Taught Sem I
or II
82
Exam Sem
I or II
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
BI201 BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell 10 I I 3 hours 1 Dr. L Byrnes
CH201 CH203
CH204
BI205 The Cell Factory 10 II II 3 hours 1 Dr. L Byrnes
CH202
CH205
CS201 CS211
CS209
CT232
CT233
Physical Chemistry 2
Inorganic Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry 2
Analytical &
Environmental
Chemistry
Programming and
Operating Systems
Algorithms & Sc.
Computing
Methodology
Information Systems
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
I
I
II
II
I
I & II
I
II
I
I
II
II
I
II
I
II
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
1
1
1
1
Dr Leech
Dr A Erxleben
Dr O Leary
Dr A Ryder
1 School of MATHS
1 Ms Griffith
Ms Griffith

20 ECTS options continued
Level 1 Level 2 Module Name ECTS
Credits
PH201 PH211 Electricity Magnetism &
Electrical Circuits 5
PH212 Mechanics, Oscillations
and Waves 5
PH213 Modern Physics
PH214 Thermodynamics
5
5
Taught Sem I
or II
83
Exam Sem
I or II
Exam
Duration
No. of
Exam
Papers
Course Director
I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of
Physics
I I 2 hours 1 Head of School of
Physics
II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of
Physics
II II 2 hours 1 Head of School of
Physics

Core Material for Third University Examination in
Science
Anatomy AN310
Biochemistry BI320
Botany BT301
Chemistry CH301
Computer Science CS322 or CS320
Earth and Ocean Sciences EOS306 or EOS307 or
EOS308 or EOS309
Mathematics MA300
Applied Mathematical Science AS300: Any 2 of MA301
/MA302, MA313/MA314,
MM354, MA337/MA338,
MP311, MP302, MP362
Mathematical Physics MP362 (or MP311) and MP306
Microbiology MI330
Physics PH350
Physiology SI330
Zoology ZO301
Prerequisites for Fourth Year Honours Courses
Anatomy AN310
Biochemistry BI320
Botany BT301
Chemistry CH301
Computer Science CS322 or CS320
Earth and Ocean Sciences EOS306 or EOS307 or
EOS308 or EOS309
Physics and Applied Physics EP350
Mathematics MA380 (Consists of
MA341/342, MA343/344,
MA387, MA385, CS304)
Applied Mathematics AM380
Microbiology MI330
Physiology SI330
Zoology ZO301
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SYLLABUSES OF COURSES
ANATOMY
Second Year
Module: AN220.I
Name: Human Anatomy I
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load(Hrs): 36L+20P
Prerequisite: BO101 and (PH101 or PH110)
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. Y. Garcia
Module: AN220.II
Name: Human Anatomy II
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 36L + 20P
Prerequisite: AN220.I
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. Y. Garcia
A basic course on General Anatomy and tissue structure with
a comprehensive systematic view of the organisation and
development of anatomical relations of the organs and
systems with particular emphasis on their functional aspects.
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Third Year
Module: AN318
Name: Advanced Anatomy Part I
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 36L+20P
Prerequisite: AN202
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Mr. A. Black (Ext. 2234)
The course builds on the subject matter covered in second
year anatomy. Advanced Anatomy Part I centers on the study
of embryology. Lectures will cover aspects of the
development of the early embryo and the development of all
the major body organ systems. Although the emphasis will
be on human embryology, key concepts learned from the
development of other organisms will be emphasized where
appropriate. Practicals will involve a combination of
cadaveric dissection and histology, and will incorporate
material presented on the WWW where appropriate. Building
on the skills learned in second year, all practical sessions will
be documented and written up electronically. Periodic
assignments will build additional skills in searching and
referencing the scientific literature. Students will be required
to prepare written materials on specified topics, and will be
required to make short presentations on these topics to their
classmates and the course staff. This will continue building
their technical writing skills and will introduce them to
preparation and presentation skills. Each student will
maintain an electronic academic portfolio containing all of
their written and practical work and incorporating their
presentations. The portfolio will act as a record of the
competencies achieved by each course participant.
Students attend two practical sessions per week chosen by the
Discipline on the basis of their other subject combinations.
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Module: AN319
Name: Advanced Anatomy Part 2
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 36L + 20P
Prerequisites: AN202
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Mr. A. Black (Ext. 2234)
The focus of Advanced Anatomy Part 2 will largely centre on
the application of modern imaging and analysis technologies
to the study of anatomy at all scales. There will be a strong
practical emphasis, and students will be expected to
demonstrate competency in complex dissection, histological
and ultrastructural tissue preparation, various advanced
modes of microscopy including TEM, SEM, CLSM, SLM,
DIC, in addition to routine light microscopy and
immunofluorescence. Students will also be expected to
demonstrate competency in basic stereology, image analysis
and reconstruction methods using prepared datasets acquired
by microscopic or macroscopic imaging techniques. The
techniques will be studied in the context of their application
to a specific anatomical problem or investigation and students
will be required to develop a deep understanding of the
relevant anatomy in order to understand the value of the
technique. The lectures will cover the relevant anatomy in
depth as well as a basic introduction to the techniques listed
above. Additional lectures will cover experimental planning
and design, and analysis and interpretation of data. Each
student will maintain an electronic academic portfolio
containing all of their written and practical work and
incorporating their presentations. The portfolio will act as a
record of the competencies achieved by each course
participant.
Students attend two practical sessions per week chosen by the
Discipline on the basis of their other subject combinations.
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Fourth Year
AN402 Anatomy (60 ECTS Credits)
Staff Member: Dr. S. McMahon
Semester I
AN425: Molecular and Cellular Anatomy I (6 ECTS)
AN435: Advanced Anatomy I (9 ECTS)
AN429: Project A (9 ECTS)
AN434: Topographical Anatomy (6 ECTS)
Semester II
AN427: Molecular and Cellular Anatomy II (6 ECTS)
AN436: Advanced Anatomy II (6 ECTS)
AN430: Project B (15 ECTS)
AN431: Oral (3 ECTS)
Each module will involve approximately two hours per week
of lectures.
Project work includes training in research techniques and a
laboratory based research project evaluated by a written
project report and oral presentation (30 ECTS).
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(See also entries under Mathematical Physics)
MP180 (15 ECTS)
First Year
Applied Mathematics 4 hours/wk.
This course serves as an introduction to Applied
Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, and Mathematical
Modelling. The course is sub-divided into three modules:
MP181: Introduction to Applied Mathematics
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MP182: Introduction to Mathematical Modelling
MP183: Skills of Applied Mathematics
MP181: Introduction to Applied Mathematics (5 ECTS)
This semester one lecture course provides an introduction to
one dimensional mechanics, vectors and their use in two and
three dimensional mechanical systems, the laws of motion
and the concepts of energy and work. The emphasis is very
much on mathematical problem solving and applications
rather than formal theorem proving. The module is examined
by means of a 2-hour examination paper at the Summer
examination session.
MP182: Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 ECTS)
This semester two lecture course provides an introduction to
the use and treatment of differential equations in mechanical
and other types of systems, a more advanced treatment of
vectors and their use in the discussion of dynamical problems,
and a treatment of central forces with reference to planetary
orbits. The emphasis is very much on mathematical problem
solving and applications rather than formal theorem proving.
The module is examined by means of a 2-hour examination
paper at the Summer examination session.
MP183: Skills of Applied Mathematics (5 ECTS)
This year-long tutorial course provides training in the
particular skills required to carry out the study of the topics
covered in the courses Introduction to Applied Mathematics
and Introduction to Mathematical Modelling. Students attend
one tutorial each week. The assessment of the course
includes up to four written assignments and up to four MCQ
style examinations.
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Second Year
MP239 Applied Mathematics
MP230 Mathematical Methods — 2 hours/week (10 ECTS
Credits).
Semester I: Partial differentiation; Critical points in the plane;
Optimisation with the Lagrange multiplier method, Fourier
Series; Double and Line integrals in the plane; Green’s
theorem in the plane.
Semester II: Laplace Transforms; Applications of Laplace
transforms to the solution of Linear Ordinary Differential
Equations; Vector calculus; grad, div and curl; Line integrals,
conservative vector fields; surface integrals, triple integrals;
ntegral theorems: Divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
Mathematical Methods I (MP231)
This course consists of an introduction to several methods of
Applied Mathematics. Topics covered include:
� Partial differentiation
� Critical points in the plane
� Optimisation with the Lagrange multiplier method
� Fourier Series
� Double and Line integrals in the plane
Green’s theorem in the plane
Mathematical Methods II (MP232)
This course is a continuation of “MP231-Mathematical
Methods I”
Topics covered include:
� Laplace Transforms;
� Applications of Laplace transforms to the solution of
Linear Ordinary Differential Equations;
� Vector calculus; grad, div and curl;
� Line integrals, conservative vector fields, surface
integrals, triple integrals;
Integral theorems: Divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
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MP235 Mechanics — 2 hours/week (10 ECTS Credits).
Semester I: Dimensional analysis and scaling; An
introduction to the calculus of variations; The Lagrangian
formulation of mechanics; Rigid body motion.
Semester II: Partial differential equations as models of
physical systems; The wave equation and characteristic
variables; Separable variable solutions to the wave equation,
the heat equation and Laplace's equation; An introduction to
the special theory of relativity.
Mechanics I (MP236)
This course consists of an introduction to Mechanics.
Topics covered include:
� Dimensional analysis and scaling
� An introduction to the calculus of variations
� The Lagrangian formulation of mechanics
Rigid body motion
Mechanics II (MP237)
This course is the 2 nd part of an introduction to Mechanics.
Topics covered include:
� Partial differential equations as models of physical
systems;
� The wave equation and characteristic variables;
� Separable variable solutions to the wave equation,
the heat equation and Laplace's equation;
An introduction to the special theory of relativity.
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
The degree programme is jointly offered by the School of
Physics and the School of Mathematics, Statistics and
Applied Mathematics.
Entry to the degree programme is at third year level. To enter
the programme students must have taken both Physics
(PH201) and Mathematical Physics (Honours) (MP280) in
their second year and have passed both subjects.
Programme Directors: The Head of the School of Physics and
the Head of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied
Mathematics.
It is the intention that over the third and fourth years of the
programme students will have the opportunity to take as
many of the courses in the Applied Mathematics calendar
entry as possible. Not all courses are available each year.
The course in Quantum Mechanics (MP324) will be made
available in year 4 if it is not available when the student is in
year 3.
Third Year
PH351: Wave Optics (6 ECTS)
PH352: Nuclear and Plasma Physics (6 ECTS)
PH353: Electronic Systems and Signals (6 ECTS)
PH354: Thermal Physics and Materials (6 ECTS)
MP363: Methods of Mathematical Physics I (6 ECTS)
MP364: Methods of Mathematical Physics II (6 ECTS)
MP324: Quantum Mechanics (12 ECTS)
PH355: Computational Physics (6 ECTS)
MP305: Modelling I (6 ECTS)
Physics Laboratory
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Fourth Year
MP403: Cosmology and General Relativity (5 ECTS)
MP305: Modelling I (5 ECTS)
MP491: Non-linear Systems (5 ECTS)
PH407: Solid State Physics (5 ECTS)
PH408: Optoelectronics (5 ECTS)
PH459: Applied Optics (5 ECTS)
PH490: Experimental Physics Laboratory and Project (15 ECTS)
In consultation with the programme directors students may be
allowed substitute one or more of the above courses with
other available courses which are appropriate to the student.
In addition, where it is necessary due to discontinuation or
non-availability of a course or courses, the programme
directors will assign substitute courses to replace them.
BACTERIOLOGY
Course No.: BR401 (60 ECTS Credits)
The course will be an amplification of that given in the Third
Medical Year. Where possible, the student will join the Third
Science and Honours B.Sc. Courses in Bacteriology. Reading
will be directed.
Practical work will include the making of various culture
media, a systematic study of pathogenic bacteria, serological
reactions and their clinical applications.
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Second Year
Module: BI204
Name: Biomolecules in the cell
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load: 34L + 5T + 7P
Prerequisite: BO101, and (CH101 or CH107)
and (PH101 or PH110)
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. Byrnes
Cells, biomolecules and water; Proteins and amino acids;
Structure of nucleic acids, replication, transcription and
translation; Lipids and membranes; Carbohydrates and their
biochemical importance in the cell; Enzymes.
Laboratory: Use of pipettes and data presentation;
Spectrophotometry; Separation of bioconstituents; Proteins
and amino acids; Lipids.
Module: BI205
Name: The Cell factory
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load: 34L + 5T + 7P
Prerequisite: Biomolecues in the cell (BI204)
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. Byrnes
Carbohydrate metabolism – glycolysis, glycogen metabolism,
gluconegenesis, control, pentose phosphate pathway, citric
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acid cycle; Lipid metabolism – electron transport and
oxidative phosphorylation; Photobiology including
photosynthesis; Nitrogen metabolism; Regulation of
metabolism; Genetic engineering
Laboratory: Introduction to enzymology; Alkaline
phosphatase; Invertase; Starch metabolism Photosynthesis.
Third Year
Course No: BI314
Course Name: Biochemistry I
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 114L+96P
Prerequisite: BI201
Mark: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Members: Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
Course No: BI315
Course Name: Biochemistry II
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 114L+96P
Prerequisite: BI201
Mark: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Members: Dr. Nasheuer & Dr. Creighton
Isolation of proteins. The structures of macromolecules;
sequencing proteins and nucleic acids; complex
polysaccharides. Bacterial cell walls; connective tissue.
Lipids; composition and properties of membranes; methods of
study. Multiprotein assemblies; nucleoprotein assemblies.
Biochemistry of selected vitamins. Amino acid metabolism.
Biosynthesis of polyisoprenoids. Enzyme kinetics; tactics and
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interpretation. Isoenzymes. Mitochondrial electron transport;
microsomal processes. Protein biosynthesis. Control of
transcription and translation. Recombinant DNA technology;
methods and applications. Photosynthesis; photobiological
processes. Antibiotics.
Oxygen transport. Binding proteins and receptors. Hormones
and molecular endocrinology; soluble and membrane
receptors; oncogene products; carcinogenesis.
Neurotransmitters and neuroreceptors. Prostaglandins and
thromboxanes. Muscular contraction. Biochemistry of the
intestine and kidney. Nitrogen fixation. Natural defence
mechanisms. Structures and functions of immunoglobulins.
Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. Immunoaffinity
chromatography; immunoassays.
Practical course: Homogenisation and fractionation of tissues
and cells. Quantitative analysis. Accuracy, precision and
validation. Determination of the activity of enzymes.
Determination of protein concentration. Purification of an
enzyme. Electrophoresis of proteins. Enzyme kinetics. Radio
and enzyme immunoassays. Visit to a Clinical Biochemistry
Laboratory. Working in industry. Short project.
Course No.: BI306
Course Name: Human Nutrition
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 48L and preparation of records
Prerequisite: BI201 or MI201 or SI201
Mark: 200
Examination: Summer examination
Director: Ms. Nolan
(i) Biochemistry of principal nutrients: Composition,
digestion, absorption and transport of nutrients.
(ii) Selected Aspects of Nutrient Metabolism: proteins,
carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins. Comparative aspects of
metabolism.
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(iii) Nutrient requirements: Energy balance in relation to
genetics, age, sex, growth, pregnancy, lactation. Balance
between energy and activity. Influence of infectious processes
and drugs on nutrient requirements.
(iv) Dietary recommendations: Derivations of and problems
with dietary recommendations. Alterations in
recommendations for certain groups.
(v) Sources of nutrients: Food groups. Sources of specific
nutrients including single cell protein preparations.
(vi) Composition of Food and Tables of Food Composition:
Critical assessment of values. Effect of food processing and
preparation on values.
(vii) Diet: Basic and modified diets. Factors influencing
choices. Distribution of intake. Sociological aspects.
(viii) Introductory Aspects of Deficiencies, Excesses and
Toxicity: Energy and protein. Obesity and diabetes. Toxicity
of excess Vitamin A, D and C. Food quality and spoilage.
Laboratory
Nutritional surveillance: Concepts and methods, Assessment
of nutritional status: Dietary, physical and biochemical
assessments.
Dietary Records
Each student will record a 3-day dietary record of intake to
include water, food, alcohol, smoking, drugs etc. Using food
composition tables and RDA tables excesses and deficiencies
will be plotted. Students will outline possible consequences of
deficiencies or excesses.
Fourth Year
Course No.: BI401 (60 ECTS Credits)
BI404 (6 ECTS): Experimental planning and reasoning.
BI434 (6 ECTS): Biomolecules: structures, interactions and
signalling.
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BI435 (6 ECTS): Molecular biology, cell biology and
molecular genetics.
BI441 (6 ECTS): Advanced technologies in biochemistry and
cell biology.
BI442 (6 ECTS): Research paper analysis.
BI437 (6 ECTS): Current topics in Bioscience, including
online reports on seminars presented by visiting national and
international speakers.
BI412 (12 ECTS): Laboratory project. Students will be
assigned a project requiring the use of relevant research
techniques, and must submit a written report on the project.
BI444 (3ECTS) : Seminar: Students will present a short
seminar on the findings of their research project,
BI443 (6 ECTS): Literature review. Students will be assigned
a topic of current interest in biochemistry, and will prepare a
written review, based on study of the relevant published
literature.
BI411 (3 ECTS): Oral examination.
BIOLOGY
First Year
Course No.: BO101 (15 ECTS Credits)
(Joint course by Disciplines of Biochemistry, Botany,
Microbiology and Zoology).
A comprehensive introduction to the biological sciences
focusing on the biochemistry, physiology and behaviour of
plants, animals and microbes at the level of the cell,
organism, population, community and ecosystem. Including
aspects of ecology, biodiversity, evolution, genetics, and
biotechnology, as well as discussion of exploitation of plants,
animals and microbes e.g. for food, energy and medicines.
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BOTANY
(All students are required to attend vacation courses,
participate in organised excursions and undertake field
studies as directed.)
Second Year
Pass and Honours
Module: BT208
Name: Aquatic Plant Science :
introduction to the biology,
ecology and physiology of aquatic
plants
ECTS Credits 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 36 L + 48 P
Prerequisite: BO101 or equivalent
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Paper: One written paper (3 h) and
continuous assessment in practicals
Course Director: Dr Dagmar Stengel
a) Introduction to the algae
This module component provides an introduction to the
fundamental biology, ecology and physiology of aquatic
plants. The module covers life histories and morphological
types; marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments;
Cyanophyta, diatoms and dinoflagellates; phytoplankton
ecology; green, red and brown algae and their characteristics;
biotic interactions; introduction to algal ecology, physiology
and utilisation.
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) Plant physiology
This module component provides an introduction to plant
physiology. Particular emphasis is placed on the physiology
and metabolism of aquatic plants (algae and macrophytes).
Module: BT209
Name: Plants, Humans and Environment
ECTS Credits 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 36 L + 48 P
Prerequisite: BO101 or equivalent
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Paper: One written paper (3 h) and
continuous assessment based on
assignments for practicals
Course Director: Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington
and Professor Charles Spillane.
a) Plant Biosciences for Humanity
This module component provides an introduction to the major
sustainable development challenges facing humanity to 2050
and the key role that plant sciences research will play in
addressing such challenges. Topics covered include origins &
evolution of seed plants, origins of agriculture and
crop/animal husbandry, plant domestication genetics, plant
genetic resources, human use of plants (economic botany &
ethnobotany), plants & human health, introduction to plant
genetics and plant variation, the plant-based biorefinery &
bio-economy. The module component also contains an
introduction to tree biology, the ecology and evolution of
trees; trees and global biodiversity; modern methods in tree
biology; an introduction to forestry; products derived from
trees; understanding wood structure on macroscopic and
microscopic scales. Laboratory-based practicals are
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supplemented by a scientific study visit to the plant research
and exhibition facilities at the National Botanic Gardens,
Glasnevin, Dublin.
b) Terrestrial Plant Ecology and the Environment
This module component provides an introduction to ecology,
physiology, taxonomy, and environmental indicator and
commercial value of key plant groups in a range of terrestrial
environments. Important plant groups, including mosses,
liverworts, ferns and seed plants, are treated in considerable
detail and with reference to both Irish and north-west
European floras. Laboratory-based practicals are
supplemented by a 3-day residential field course based in the
NUI, Galway Research Station in Carron, central Burren, Co.
Clare.
Module: BT311
Name: Plant and agri-bioscience for
sustainable development
ECTS Credits 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 L + 48 P
Prerequisite: BT216 and BT217
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I and II
Examination Paper: One written paper and continuous
assessment in practicals and field
course
Course Director: Professor Charlie Spillane
This module provides advanced training in plant and agribiosciences
(particularly genetics and biotechnology
approaches) for addressing major sustainable development
challenges facing society. The module will inform and update
students of the mega-challenges humanity faces for ensuring
provision of plant- and agri-derived food, fibre, fuel (energy),
medicines, green chemicals and biomaterials to 2050. The
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module will focus on current sustainable development
challenges facing Ireland, EU member states and particularly
developing countries. Plant and agri-biosciences research
approaches for sustainable development will be covered in
depth and will include plant, forestry, livestock, aquaculture
and microalgal genetics, molecular biology/genetics, cell and
tissue culture, propagation biology, genetic engineering,
chromosome biology, epigenetics, genomics, bioinformatics
and synthetic biology. A major focus will be placed on plant
and agri-biosciences research which levers solar-powered
photosynthetic organisms to facilitate a societal transition to a
more sustainable bio-based economy. Lectures will be
complemented with lab practicals, field and study visits to
research sites, visiting lectures and assignments for students
to investigate and develop their own innovative approaches
for applying biosciences research to addressing major
sustainable development challenges.
Module: BT312
Name: Applied AquaticPlant Science
ECTS Credits 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 L + 48 P
Prerequisite: BT217 or equivalent
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester II
Examination Paper: One written paper and continuous
assessment in practicals and field
course
Course Director: Dr Dagmar Stengel
Applied Aspects of Marine and Freshwater Plant Science
This module covers the economic and ecological importance
of aquatic plants. Methods for the assessment and utilisation
of aquatic plant resources, including aspects of plant
biotechnology. On-shore and off-shore algal cultivation
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techniques, and methods suitable for the sustainable
management of natural resources will also be covered.
Plant physiology
Selected aspects of plant physiology will be discussed with
particular reference to topics of commercial and
environmental importance. Topics covered will include plant
tissue culture techniques; genetic engineering; the
physiological effects of plant hormones and their application
in horticulture/agriculture; plant signalling and response
mechanisms and plant secondary metabolites, their
involvement in plant survival and their pharmacological uses.
Third Year
Module: BT316
Name: Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology
ECTS Credits 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 L + 48 P
Prerequisite: BT216 or equivalent
Marks: 200
Examination: Semester I
Examination Paper: One written paper and continuous
assessment of practicals based on
mini-project reports
Course Director: Professor Michael O’Connell
Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology
In this module, the emphasis is on plant ecology (present and
past), habitat description, and environmental change, i.e.
human impact and climate change at local, regional and
global levels.
Special attention is paid to techniques for vegetation and
habitat description, characterization and mapping, and plant-
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environment interactions at both micro- and macroscales. The
palaeoecological component of the course considers short and
long-term environmental change with particular reference to
Ireland but with due attention to environmental change at
European and wider levels.
Laboratory classes are complemented by afternoon field
excursions where appropriate. A three-day residential field
excursion takes place to an area of key botanical interest in
Ireland immediately after the written examinations at the end
of Semester II. This is compulsory for all students. Visiting
students may, however, be granted a derogation.
Module: BT318 (for Denominated
Marine Science students only)
Module Name: Applications of Plant Science in
Biotechnology and Ecology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS
Load (Hrs): 30 hrs lectures, 24h practicals, 5
days of fieldwork
Prerequisite: BO101
Examination: Semester II
Course Director: Dr. Stengel
Applications of Plant Science in Biotechnology and Ecology:
Applications of plant physiology. Growth and development,
responses to biotic and abiotic factors, secondary metabolites
and genetically modified crops.
Field Studies: Students will attend lectures and practicals on
Field Safety, reading the landscape, maps and mapping, use
of IT in collection, display and analysis of field data,
groundwater surveying, collection of samples, and will
participate in field work.
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Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
Module: BT401
Name: Advanced Topics in Plant Science
ECTS Credits 60 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 96 L + Research Project
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: Three, 3-h written papers and
mini-thesis based on Research
Project
Students reading for a non-denominated BSc (Hons) degree in
Botany are required to take all modules.
Students in a Denominated BSc (Hons) degree programme
select particular modules as required and/or advised by the
Director of the relevant programme and in consultation with
the Head of the Discipline of Botany.
BT411: Research Project, Summer, 24 ECTS
A topic for research to be selected in consultation with Staff
prior to the commencement of 4 th year.
BT415: Advanced Topics in Algal Research (Staff: Dr D.
Stengel), 6 ECTS, Semester I
Physiological ecology of marine plants
Alternative classification schemes and models; reproductive
strategies; primary productivity; nutrient uptake; seaweeds as
bioindicators; physiological responses to environmental
stress; introduced species.
Introduction to lichens
Biology, ecology, physiology and utilisation of lichens;
including specific aspects of marine and maritime lichens and
lichens as bioindicators.
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BT424: Ecology and Conservation Issues (Staff: Dr M.
Sheehy Skeffington), Semester II, 6 ECTS
Habitat identification; techniques in field assessment of
habitats. Evaluation of habitats of scientific interest in karst
limestone areas, focusing on SACs. Socio-cultural aspects of
landscape and habitat conservation in the Burren. The Burren
National Park in the context of agriculture, conservation and
tourism.
BT430: History of Plants, Atmosphere and Climate Change
Staff : Prof Charles Spillane & Dr. Claire M. Belcher,
Semester II, 6 ECTS
This course will outline how changes in the Earth’s climate,
particularly atmospheric composition can influence Earth’s
plant life. The course will take you on a journey from the
dawn of early life and the origin of photosynthesis, the impact
that the greening of the Earth had on the atmosphere, through
ancient global warming events and how plants can be used as
a tool to understand past climate change. It will include
evidence for long-term environmental change during the
course of Earth history and throughout ice ages, from ancient
times and within the past 15,000 years (late-glacial and post
glacial). Attention is paid to long-term climate change as
evidenced from the plant record, ice cores and peat and lake
sediments. The effects of the human impact on climate
change and ecosystems are considered. The course will
further address the potential impacts of future estimated
climate change on plant life and how we might better manage
our ecosystems to cope in a high CO2 world.
Course Aim and Approach
The practicals, tutorials and the scientific commentary
(assessed essay) which form parts of this course are designed
to give you a glimpse of how scientists use data to interpret
the climate change and evolutionary events in Earth’s history.
You will work with real modern and ancient plant-climate
related datasets to allow you to make interpretations about
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climate change. You will write a scientific commentary
(essay) in the style that accompanies important scientific
papers in the high profile scientific journals Science and
Nature. This will not only hone your skills in essay writing
but will also show you how these important scientific papers
are communicated to different disciplines and to the general
public and global media alike. Your course will end with a
mini scientific conference, which are an important aspect of
scientific life. Science is not science until you communicate
your findings, this will show you how to present research but
better how interaction with your peers and the scientific
community enhances learning and the birth of new scientific
thinking. This course is very much designed not only to teach
you the history of plants and climate but more importantly for
you to be involved with the real world of climate change
science.
BT431: Plant Evolution & Cell Biology
Staff: Dr. Zoë A. Popper, Semester I, 6 ECTS
The plant and algal cell wall; composition, function,
synthesis, metabolism, involvement in cell growth, evolution
and utilisation. Plant and algal genome projects and the
evolution of multicellularity, and the major plant and algal
lineages. Genetic diversity, cryptic diversity, conservation,
seed banking, biological species concept, plasticity,
introgression, hybridization and speciation, adaptive
radiation, island floras, taxonomic methods.
BT432: Current Topics in Plant Science
Staff: Professor Charlie Spillane, Semester II, 6 ECTS
This module provides students with training and state-of-the
art knowledge on a range of current topics in plant science.
Through a combination of lectures, seminar-series,
workshops, career & entrepreneurship development training,
field and study visits and didactic interaction with visiting
researchers and scientists, students will gain exposure to plant
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science topics of direct relevance to real life issues and
applications.
BT433: Plant Genetics & Biotechnology for Food and
Livelihood Security
Staff: Professor Charlie Spillane, Semester II, 6ECTS
This module provides advanced training in plant genetics,
epigenetics and biotechnologies. Fundamental aspects of
plant genetics will be covered including nuclear and
extranuclear inheritance, epigenetics, plant developmental
genetics, plant model organisms, comparative genetics,
genomics, polyploidy, reproductive genetics, genetic
engineering and mutagenesis techniques, chromosome
engineering and synthetic biology. Applied aspects of the
module will focus on plant genetics and biotechnology
research currently underway to address major challenges
facing society, with a particular focus on challenges facing
food and nutritionally-insecure developing countries.
CHEMISTRY
Beidh léachtaí le fáil i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla ar na cúrsaí
seo leanas:-
First Year
Course No.: CH101
Course Name: Chemistry
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 72L + 69P
Introduction, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding,
Molecular Structure.
Units: Seven basic S.I. units. Derived units of force,
pressure, energy and volume. Chemical symbols and
equations. Elements, compounds. Empirical formula. Molar
quantities. Gases: Ideal gases. Mixture of gases. Gas Laws.
Nonideality of gases. Kinetic theory and derivation of Gas
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Laws. Solutions: Solubility. Solubility product; principle and
application in the laboratory. Periodicity of Properties:
Periodic Table. Historic development (Mendeleev). First 20
elements.
Atomic Structure: Bohr particle theory of the electron. De
Broglie equation and the wavelength of the electron. One
dimensional Schrodinger equation for standing waves. s, and
p orbitals.
Electronic Structure of Elements: Ionization potentials,
covalent and van der Waals atomic radii. Electron affinity.
Trends in the Periodic Table. Chemical Bonding: Ionic,
covalent and polar covalent bonds. Bond energies.
Electronegativity. Dipole moments. Hydrogen: Molecular
Orbital Theory (MOT) of the H2 molecule. Preparation,
properties and uses. MOT of diatomic molecules of first
period. �, �*, �* orbitals. Water: MOT and Valence Shell
Electron Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPRT) of the water
molecule. Hydrogen bonding. Structure of water liquid and
ice. Polymorphs of ice. Molecular Geometrical Structures
and Electronic Structures: VSEPRT and MOT of ABn
molecules with n = 2-6.
Inorganic Chemistry
The periodic table, periodicity of properties, metals, nonmetals,
semi-metals, compound formation, electronic
configuration, orbitals, valence shell, Lewis representation,
reactivity, molecular structure.
Alkali metals, halogens, oxy acids, group IV, transition
metals.
Chemical reactions and chemical equations.
Occurrence, properties, and extraction of the elements.
Nuclear power, fission, fusion, isotopes.
Redox chemistry, valence, oxidation number,
disproportionation, electrode potential.
Structural chemistry; metals, alloys, non-metallic elements,
ionic solids, covalent molecules, diamond, graphite,
fullerenes, oxides, silica, silicates
Uses of the elements and their compounds; batteries, glass
making, depression, soaps, detergents, surfactants, bleaches,
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plastics, insecticides, pesticides, DDT, freons, cutting,
polishing, conductors, lubricants, soot, carbon black, inks,
textiles, fibres, semiconductors, p-n junctions.
Environmental issues; hardness of water, acid rain, water
quality, pollutants, ozone layer, biological oxygen
demand.Common chemicals and chemical processes; home,
health, earth, atmosphere, hydrosphere, energy sources,
nitrogen fixation, weathering, pollution, water quality, water
treatment, eutrophication.
Physical Chemistry
Equilibrium Principle of Le Chatelier, equilibrium law,
equilibrium constants and calculations. Reactions in solution
Electrolytes, acids and bases, precipitation reactions, redox
reactions, oxidation numbers, redox titrations. Acids and
bases Definitions, acid/base strength, pH concept, buffers,
acid-base titrations, indicators. Thermodynamics 1 st law,
expansion work, calorimetry, enthalpy changes, Hess’s law,
bond energies, 2 nd law & entropy, 3 rd law, Gibbs free energy.
Gases, solids and liquids Real gases, condensed states,
intermolecular forces, properties of liquids and solids, phase
changes, phase diagrams. Solutions Like dissolves like, heats
of solution, Henry’s law, colligative properties of solutions.
Kinetics Rate laws & reaction order, half-life of first and
second order reactions, transition-state theory, catalysts.
Electrochemistry Cell voltages, Nernst equation,
applications of galvanic & electrolytic cells.
Organic Chemistry
Introduction & Alkanes. Empirical, molecular and structural
formula. Structure of methane and ethane; sp 3 hybridisation.
Structure, names and isolation of alkane isomers up to C6.
Homolysis and heterolysis of covalent bonds. Homolytic
chlorination of methane and propane.
Alkyl Halides. Preparation of alkyl halides and conversion to
alcohols, amines, nitriles and ethers: SN1 and SN2 reactions.
E1 and E2 elimination reactions. Grignard reagent
preparation, structure and reaction with aldehydes, ketones
and carbon dioxide.
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Alcohols, Ethers & Amines. Alcohols: structure and names
up to C4; industrial preparation of methanol and ethanol;
preparation, physical properties and reactions. Ethers:
preparation and properties. Amines: preparation,
nomenclature and properties/reactions of aliphatic amines.
Alkenes. Structure of ethene; sp 2 hybridisation. cis- and
trans-2-butene. Preparation of ethene from ethanol. Addition
to alkenes of hydrogen, bromine, and water. Addition of
hydrogen halides to propene. Oxidation of alkenes with
potassium permanganate and ozone.
Carbonyl Chemistry. Electronic structure of the carbonyl
group. Preparation of carbonyl compounds. Oxidation and
reduction of carbonyl compounds. Addition to carbonyl
group of hydrogen cyanide and amines/hydrazines. Silver
mirror test for aldehydes.
Carboxylic Acids. Preparation and properties of carboxylic
acids. Reactions of carboxylic acids; reduction;
decarboxylation; preparation & reactions of acid chlorides,
amides and esters.
Alkynes & Nitriles. Alkynes: structure and preparation of
ethyne; oxidation and reduction of alkynes; preparation of cisand
trans-2-butene; reactions of the ethylene hydrogen in
ethyne. Nitriles: preparation & reactions.
Stereochemistry. Definition and importance of chirality and
enantiomers.
Aromatic Chemistry. Aromaticity and electrophilic aromatic
substitution. Conversion of benzene to toluene,
chlorobenzene, nitrobenzene, benzene sulfonic acid and
acetophenone. Preparation & properties of benzoic acid,
phenol and aniline; diazonium salts and their reactions.
Uimhir Chúrsa: CH107
Course Name: Ceimic
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 72L + 69P
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An Cheimic Fhisiciúil
Na haonaid bhunúsacha. Dlús, fórsa, brú, toirt, teocht,
fuinneamh, toilleadh teasa. Teoiric adamhach Dalton,
siombail na ndúl. Dlí Gay-Lussac. Fóshuíomh agus
tairismheach Avogadro. Dúile, comhdhúile, móilíní, an mól,
foirmlí empiriceacha, iomoibrithe agus cudromóidí ceimice.
An stáid ghásach. Na príomh-gháisdlíthe, dlús na ngás agus
na ngal, an gás idéalach agus an teoiric chinéiteach, an
chudromóid idéalach stáide, idir- agus eis-leathadh, mais
mhóilíneach, na gáisdlíthe agus stóicioméadracht, páirtbhrú
agus dlí Dalton, dlí Henry.
An struchtúr adamhach. An leictreon, proton, neutron,
raidighníomhacht, leath-shaol, dátú radiocheimiceach, an
iarmhairt fotóleictreach. Teoiric chuantamach, teoiric Bohr
do’n adamh hidrigine. Tonn-thréithe an leictreoin.
Teirmidionaimic. An chéad dlí, sainmhínithe ar chórais
ionchúlaithe (ionchasta), toilleadh teasa, feidhmeanna stáide,
fuinneamh inmheánach, eintealpai, obair, nasc-fhuinneamh,
eintreopai, próiséis neamh-ionchasta agus �S. Fuinneamh
saor.
Leictricheimic. Tualaingí dí-ocsaoidiúcháin, leath-chealla
agus cealla leictricheimiceacha, leictriliú, cudromóid Nernst.
Tairismheach Faraday, prionsabal an pH méadar.
Cothromaíocht. Tairismheacha cothromaíochta, Kp agus Kc,
Prionsabal le Chatelier.
Pás-léaráidí. An córas uisce agus déocsaoid carbóine, pásathrú
agus eintreopai, Dlí Raoult,
Gásanna Réadacha. Diallais ó na gáisdlithe, cudromóid Van
der Waals, treastómhas móilíneach.
An Cheimic Neamhorgánach
An Tábla Peiriadach, Dlí Peiriadach na nDúl, Obair Lothar
Meyer agus Mendéelef.
Cumraíochtaí Leictreonacha na nDúl, Prionsabal Auf-bau,
Poitéinsil Ianúcháin, Leictreonfhíníocht agus Leictridhiúltacht
na nDúl.
Nascanna Ceimiceacha, an Nasc Ianach, an Nasc
Comhfhiúsach, Fórsa Van der Waals agus an H-nasc.
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Ullmhú na nGásanna atá Feichithe Cheana ins an
Saotharlainn.
Uisce, Ibhuisce agus Truailliú, Bogadh Uisce, Galúnach agus
Glantacha. Struchtúr Uisce i nGal Uisce, Uisce Leachtach
agus Uisce Soladach.
Iantoradh Uisce, Aigéid agus Bunnanna. Obair Arrhenius,
Br�nsted agus Lewis. Neart Aigéid agus Bunanna agus
Maoláin. Tuaslagáin agus an Toradh Tuaslagachta.
Struchtúir de Mhóilíní Comhfhiúsacha, leis an foirmle
ABn, de Réir an TEDLSF.
Stáid Ocsaídeach, Cothromóidí Ceimiceacha Á Mheá agus
Toirtmheascadh.
An Tionscal Ceimiceach, Táirgeadh Aigéad Niotrach,
Aigéad Sulfarach agus Amóinia. Leasú Talúin, Táirgeadh
Iarann agus Cruach.
Áiríonna Ceimiceacha Grúpaí 1 agus 2.
Áiríonna Ceimiceacha Grúpaí 13, 14, 15, 16 agus 17.
An Cheimic Orgánach
Ceimic na Dúile Carbón
Na hAlcáin (Carbóin Teitrihéadrach) – Híbridiú sp 3 ,
struchtúir móilíneach; isiméireacht; córas ainmniúcháin
IUPAC; imoibríocht ceimiceach
Sintéis Cheimiceach ó Hailídí Orgánacha. Imoibrithe SN –
Meicníochtaí SN1, SN2; gníomhaíocht optúil agus isiméireacht
spás–déanamh; sintéis le comhdhúil orgánaímhiotail.
An Nasc Dúbailte > C = C < ; > C = O ; > C = N- ;
Struchtúr, híbridiú sp 2 ; giniúint nasc dúbailte
Na hAilcéiní - Imoibrithe suimiúcháin leictrifíleach; féinsuimiú,
poiliméirí; ocsaídiú
Nasc Dúbailte: >C=O (Carbóin plánach) - Aildéid,
Céatóin agus Aigéadaí carbocsaileacha; struchtúr agus
iompair ceimiceach.
An Nasc Triarach – C � C –; – C � N: - hibridiú sp,
struchtúr.
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Beinséin: Ceimic Aramatach – Struchtúr fisiceach agus
leictreonach; Athshondas; Ionadaíocht leictrifíleach; feanól;
anailín; aspirin agus paracetamol; salainn déasónium; sintéis
aramátacha, iompair arail-X vs. alcail-X.
First year laboratory work
Students attend one three-hour laboratory session per week.
Course No.: CH111
Course Name: Engineering and Medical Chemistry
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 63L + 30P + 22T
Atomic structure [6]: Electrons and orbitals; periodic table
and atomic properties.
Chemical arithmetic [2]: Concept of mole; use of chemical
equations; calculations involving industrially and biologically
important chemical processes.
Bonding [4]: Intramolecular and intermolecular bonding;
relationship between type of bonding and properties of
materials; shapes of molecules.
Properties of solids [2]: Model of a solid; simple crystal
structures; metals; Band Theory; relationship between
structure and macroscopic properties. Superconductors,
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Gases [2]: Working model of a gas; gas laws; kinetic theory.
Phase changes [2]: Use of phase diagrams for understanding
changes of phase of materials.
Solutions [3]: Concentration units; solubility; detergents.
Separation techniques [1]: Distillation, chromatography
Thermodynamics [5]: Basic concepts and laws; enthalpy;
calorific value of fuels; entropy; free-energy and spontaneity
of chemical reactions; bond dissociation concept.
Themodynamics of biological processes
Kinetics [4]: Determination of rate and order of reactions;
factors affecting rates of reactions; catalysis, including
enzyme catalysis.
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Equilibria [2]: Le Chatelier’s Principle; calculation of
equilibrium constants. Breathing and oxygen transport
Redox processes [8]: Electrochemistry; cells and electrode
processes; corrosion and its prevention. Redox processes in
biological systems
Acids and bases [3]: Basic definitions; strong and weak acids
and bases, pH calculations. Buffers and Henderson-
Hasselbalch Equation.
Environmental Chemistry: air pollution; the greenhouse effect
and global warming; CFCs and the ozone layer; biofuels
Organic chemistry [12]: Historical introduction;
petrochemical industry, cracking, reforming. Pharmaceutical
industry. Chemical reactions of important functional groups
including aromatic systems. Isomerism including chirality.
Special topics [6]: Engineering: manufacture of steel;
hydrogen and the hydrogen economy; polymers:
polymerisation processes; polymer structure and properties.
Medicine: amino acids, peptides and proteins; carbohydrates;
buffers and Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to
1) Recognize the molecular basis of engineering and
medicine related processes and phenomena
2) Explain the macroscopic behaviour of matter in terms of
molecular scale forces and effects
3) Recognize the link between chemical changes and
environmentally important effects such as global
warming and ozone layer depletion
4) Carry out calculations relating to the material balance in
chemical processes
5) Recognize the factors that control the rate of chemical
processes and of the importance of chemical and enzymic
catalysis
6) Carry out basic qualitative analyses in the laboratory
relating to aqueous solutions of the most important
anions and cations, and to organic molecules.
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7) Carry out basic quantitative analyses in the laboratory
relating to aqueous solutions of the most important acids
and bases.
8) Recognize the importance of safety and discipline when
working in a chemical laboratory
9) Carry out basic thermodynamic calculations relating to
enthalpy, entropy and free-energy in chemical and
biochemical processes
10) Recognize how basic chemical principles control the
behaviour of biological molecules
11) Recognize the chemical basis of many important
industrial and biomedical processes
12) Recognize how chemical principles control the behaviour
of biological molecules
13) Apply the scientific method in terms of problem solving
14) Recognize how chemical principles control the behaviour
of biological molecules
15) Carry out practical experiments in the laboratory, analyse
the results and write technical reports on same
Course No.: CH110 (Component of CP102)
Course Name: Fundamentals of Chemistry
ECTS Credits: 7.5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs):
ATOMIC STRUCTURE [7]: Electrons and orbitals; periodic
table and atomic properties.
CHEMICAL ARITHMETIC [2]: Concept of mole; use of
chemical equations; calculations involving industrially
important chemical processes.
BONDING [5]: Intramolecular and intermolecular bonding;
relationship between types of bonding and properties of
materials; shapes of molecules.
ACID BASE THEORY [2]: Basic acid base definitions,
reactivity, pH, indicators
PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS [1]: Model of a solid; simple
crystal structures; metals; Band Theory of solids; relationship
between structure and macroscopic properties.
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GASES [1]: Working model of a gas; gas laws; kinetic
theory.
THERMODYNAMICS [2]: Basic concepts and laws;
enthalpy; calorific value of fuels; entropy; free-energy and
spontaneity of chemical reactions.
KINETICS [1]: factors affecting rates of reactions; catalysis.
SPECIAL TOPICS [6]: Manufacture of steel; hydrogen and
the hydrogen economy; air pollution; the greenhouse effect
and global warming; CFCs and the ozone layer. Phosphates in
aquatic ecology, Acid rain, Water purification, Nitrogen cycle
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY [6]: Students will understand the
reactivities of the basic functional groups: Students will be
able to draw and name compounds according to the IUPAC
system. Students will be able to draw and understand the
meaning of reaction schemes. Students will be introduced to
the chemical structure of Nucleic acids, Proteins,
Carbohydrates, Lipids.
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Second Year
Course CH201 covers Physical, Inorganic and Organic
Chemistry and Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
comprising 20 ECTS Credits.
Module: CH203
Name: Physical Chemistry 2
Load (hrs): First Semester 24L + 6P + 4 T
Pre-requisite: First Year Chemistry
Co-requisites: CH202, CH204, CH205
Marks: 100
Examination: First Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 paper
Staff Member: Dr. D. Leech (ext. 3563)
Course Content: Gaseous State, Thermodynamics,
Equilibria and Phases, Ions in Solution, Electrode Processes,
Introduction to Spectroscopy and Chemical Kinetics.
Considerable emphasis is placed on the solution of numerical
problems in physical chemistry. The laboratory practical
course consists of five four-hour sessions, commencing on
week seven of Semester 1. Laboratory notebooks must be
handed in for marking and an oral examination on the subject
material of the experiments will be held at the end of the
course.
Module: CH204
Name: Inorganic Chemistry 2
Load (hrs): Second Semester 24L + 8P + 6T
Pre-requisite: First Year Chemistry
Co-requisites: CH202, CH203, CH205
Marks: 100
Examination: First Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Professor P. McArdle (ext. 2487)
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Course Content: Molecular structure (application of
VSEPRT) and chemical bonding theory. Structure in the solid
state. Co-ordination compounds of the transition
metals:Ligand types, crystal field splitting and d-d transitions.
Comparative chemistry of the elements: deduction of trends
in chemical properties in the main groups of the periodic table
based on the trends in ionisation potential, electron affinity
and bond energies. The laboratory practical course consists of
five four-hour sessions and these will commence in week 1 of
Semester II. Laboratory notebooks must be handed in for
marking when required and an oral examination on the
subject material of the experiments will be held at the end of
the course.
Module: CH202
Name: Organic Chemistry 2
Load (hrs): First Semester 24L + 5P + 4T
Pre-requisite: First Year Chemistry
Co-requisites: CH203, CH204, CH205
Marks: 100
Examination: Second Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 paper
Staff Member: Dr. Patrick O’Leary (ext. 2476)
Course Content: Structure and reactions of Hydrocarbons:
alkanes, alkenes and alkynes. Substitution Reactions (S N ),
synthesis and mechanism. Functional Groups: hydroxy, ether,
carbonyl, carboxylic acid, amine and Grignard reagents.
Aromatic compounds: benzene, naphthalene, electrophilic
substitution. Introduction to stereochemistry and natural
products: Sugars, amino acids, peptides, proteins, optical
isomerism and resolution of racemates. Cycloalkanes,
conformations and Baeyer strain theory. The laboratory
practical course consists of five four-hour sessions which will
start in week 2 of Semester I. Registration for these practicals
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will take place in week 1 of Semester I. Laboratory notebooks
must be handed in for marking when required.
Module: CH205
Name: Analytical and Environmental
Chemistry
Load (hrs): Second Semester 24L
Pre-requisite: First Year Chemistry
Co-requisites: CH202, CH203, CH204
Marks: 100
Examination: Second Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Dr. Ryder
Course Content: While chemistry is frequently blamed for
many environmental problems, it frequently passes
unrecognised that most of the environmental problems of past
decades and centuries are being solved by the application of
science, in particular chemistry. Environmental and analytical
chemistry are closely connected for it is only by the
application of modern analytical chemistry techniques that it
is possible to study environmental problems. The course
covers; Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry,
Water Treatment, EcoToxicology, Analytical Chemistry,
Spectroscopy, Separation Techniques, Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry, Electrochemistry. The laboratory practical
course consists of six four-hour sessions
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Third Year
Course CH301 covers Physical, Inorganic and Organic
Chemistry and Molecular Structure Determination
comprising 24 ECTS Credits
Module: CH311
Name: Organic Chemistry 3
Load (hrs): Second Semester 36L + 8P + 5T
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: CH307, CH308, CH313
Marks: 100
Examination: First Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Dr. F. Aldabbagh (ext. 3120)
Course Content: Heterocyclic Chemistry: Synthesis
structure and reactions of five and six membered rings with
one heteroatom. Diels-Alder reactions. Laboratory and
industrial photochemistry. Organic synthesis and
stereochemistry. Natural product chemistry, carbohydrates,
peptides and proteins, terpenes and steroids.. Physical organic
chemistry and mechanistic studies. The laboratory practical
course consists of eight four-hour sessions over a period of
seven weeks. Laboratory notebooks must be handed in for
marking when required.
Module: CH326
Name: Analytical Chemistry and Molecular
Structure
Load (hrs): First Semester 36L + 12T + 6P
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: CH307, CH311, CH313
Marks: 100
Examination: First Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Dr. W. Carroll
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Course Content:
Module: CH307
Name: Inorganic Chemistry 3
Load (hrs): First Semester 36L + 8P + 5T
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: CH308, CH311, CH313
Marks: 100
Examination: Second Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Professor P. McArdle (ext. 2487)
Course Content: Structure and bonding of transition-metal
complexes. Introduction to organometallic chemistry and the
complexes of pi-bonding ligands. The eighteen electron rule
and electron counting in low oxidation state systems. Kinetics
and mechanism of inorganic reactions. Application of point
group theory to vibrational spectroscopy and molecular
orbital theory. Biological function of metals. The laboratory
practical course consists of eight four-hour sessions over a
period of seven weeks. Laboratory notebooks must be
handed in for marking when required and an oral examination
on the subject material of the experiments will be held at the
end of the course.
Module: CH313
Name: Physical Chemistry 3
Load (hrs): Second Semester 36L + 6P + 5T
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: CH307, CH308, CH311
Marks: 100
Examination: Second Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Prof. P. McArdle (ext. 2487)
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Course Content: Thermodynamics of Mixtures, Phase
Diagrams, Molecular Interactions, Surface Chemistry,
Dynamic Electrochemistry, Quantum Chemistry,
Spectroscopy, Chemical Kinetics, Macromolecules .
Considerable emphasis is placed on the solution of numerical
problems in physical chemistry. The laboratory practical
course consists of six four-hour sessions over a period of six
weeks. Laboratory notebooks must be handed in for marking
and an oral examination on the subject material of the
experiments will be held at the end of the course.
CH328 is a 12 ECTS Credit Course
Module: CH328
Name: Molecular Modelling and Drug Design
Load (hrs): First Semester 36L + 10P
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: None
Marks: 100
Examination: First Semester, One 2 hour exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member:
Course Content:
CH327 is a 12 ECTS Credit Course
Module: CH327
Name: Validation and Industrial
Chemistry
Load (hrs): First Semester 32L + 4T
Pre-requisites: CH201
Co-requisites: none
Marks: 100
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Examination: Second Semester, One 3 hour
exam
Examination Paper: 1 Paper
Staff Member: Dr. L. Jones
Course Content: This module covers pertinent topics
conserning validatory requirements within pharmaceutical
and chemical industries. Detailed insights into inner
workings of industry are also given.
Fourth Year Honours
Course No.: CH401 (60 ECTS Credits)
Load (Hrs.): 198L
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CP-401 Statistical thermodynamics.
CP-402 Thermodynamics.
CP-403 Heterogeneous catalysis.
CP-404 Surface chemistry.
CP-405 Quantum chemistry.
CP-406 Spectroscopy.
CP-407 Kinetics.
CP-408 Electrochemistry.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CI-401 Descriptive inorganic chemistry.
A. Advanced transition metal and organometallic
chemistry.
B. Selected topics in Bioinorganic Chemistry.
CI-402 Electronic spectra and bonding in transition metal
complexes.
CI-403 Spectroscopic techniques.
CI-404 Diffraction techniques.
CI-405 Kinetics of complex formation, ligand
substitution and electron transfer. Pressure
effects.
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CO-401 Instrumentation and spectroscopy.
CO-402 Reaction mechanisms and advanced physical
organic chemistry.
A. Orbital symmetry in organic synthesis and
mechanism.
B. ß-Elimination reactions.
C. Acidity functions and their applications.
D. Rearrangements in Organic chemistry.
CO-403 Advanced heterocyclic chemistry.
CO-404 Advanced natural product chemistry.
A. Alkaloid chemistry.
B. Nucleic Acids.
C. Advanced carbohydrate chemistry.
CO-405 Selected synthetic methods.
CO-406 Photochemistry.
CO-407 Synthetic organic polymers.
Fourth Year Laboratory Work
Each student will carry out a research level project in the area
of Physical or Inorganic or Organic Chemistry.
Tutorials
Attendance will be required at tutorials as appropriate to the
programme.
COMPUTING
First Year
Course No: CS102 (15 ECTS Credits)
Computer Science: Three lectures per week plus
programming practicals.
1. Introduction to Programming (48 lectures plus practicals).
2. Introduction to Hardware (12 lectures).
3. Introduction to Computer Systems (12 lectures).
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Second Year
Course Code: CS201 consists of:
CS211: Programming and Operating
Systems (5 ECTS Credits)
CT232:Methodology (5 ECTS Credits)
CS209: Algorithms and Scientific
Computing (5 ECTS Credits)
CT233: Information Systems (5 ECTS
Credits)
Name: Computer Science
ECTS Credits: 20 ECTS Credits
Load: 100L plus practicals
Prerequisite: Group B, E or Group F at First Year
Examination: Semester I and II
Course Director: Managing Committee of the CS degree
program, contact Dr. N. Madden.
Course Descriptions:
CS211: Programming and Operating Systems (3 hrs per
week lectures, 8 practicals).
Operating Systems: processes management, file system,
memory management, thread scheduling and synchronization,
networking
Programming: using data structures, error handling,
programs as filters, inter-program communication.
CT232: Methodology (2 hours per week for Semseter 1 and
practicals).
Algorithm definition, Recursion, Divide and Conquer
Techniques, Big/Oh” notation, Abstract Data Types: Arrays,
Lists, Stacks, Queues, Trees, Searching, Sorting.
CT233: Information Systems (2 lectures per week in Semester
2, 6x3 hours practicals).
Data and Information; Data Storage; Database Management
Systems (DBMS); Database Architecture and Models;
Relational Model; Query Languages; Information Overload
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and the Internet; Information Retrieval Techniques; Search
Engines; Expert Systems.
CS209: Algorithms and Scientific Computing (1 hour per
week lectures in Semesters 1 and 2, 8x3 hour practicals in
Semester 2).
Algorithms: design and analysis of algorithms, complexity,
computability, decidability.
Scientific Computing: programming and problem solving.
Computing Courses for Third Year Students
Course Code: CS322
Consists of:
CS304 Mathematical and Logical
Aspects of Computing (see below)
MP305 Modelling 1 (See below)
CT351 Networking (See below)
CS427 Elements of Software
Engineering (See below)
Name: Computing Science
ECTS Credits: 24 ECTS Credits
Load: 100L plus practicals
Prerequisite: CS201
Co-requisite: MP230 unless MP239 or MA280
were taken in Second Year.
Course Directors: Managing Committee of the
Computer Science degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns
Other Third Year Courses in Computing
Course No.: CS304
Course Name: Mathematical and Logical Aspects
of Computing
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 26L+tutorials
Prerequisite: MA284 or MA204
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Course Directors: Managing Committee of the
Computer Science degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns
The course studies the mathematical/logical concepts and
techniques used in computer science
Course No: CS427
Course Name: Elements of Software Engineering
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load: 26L + Practicals
Prerequisite: none
Course Directors: Managing Committee of the
Computer Science degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns
The course studies software development, from problem
statement through program design, implementation and
testing.
Course Code: CT351*
Name: Networking
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load: 26L + Practicals
Prerequisite: none
Course Directors: Managing Committee of the
Computer Science degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns
(See Denominated degree in computing studies and
mathematical science for course description)
*Students may not take this course if they are taking (or have
taken) CS320 or CS322.
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Fourth Year Courses (60 ECTS Credits)
Course Code: CS421
Consists of:
CS428: Advanced Operating
Systems
MA410: Artificial Intelligence
MP307: Modelling II
MM354: Numerical Analysis
CS424 Object Oriented
Programming/Internet Programme
Name: Computer Science
ECTS Credits: 36
Prerequisite: CS320 or CS322
Co-requisite: Project, (6 Ects) plus 3 18 Ects
from the list of Computational
Science courses available in the
College.
Course Director: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
Other Fourth Year Courses in Computing
Course No.: CS402
Course Name: Cryptography
ECTS Credits: 12
Load: 50L
Prerequisite: MA280
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
Number theory Cryptography, Primality and factoring.
Elliptic curve applications to cryptography.
Course No.: CS406
Course Name: Computer-Supported Co-Operative
Work
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ECTS Credits: 6
Load: 25L
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
Dimensions of CSCW. Distributed Architectures. Distributed
Applications. Groupware Security and Audit. Trends.
Course No.: MA410
Course Name: Artificial Intelligence
ECTS Credits: 6
Load: 25L
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
Predicate logic, searching, programming in Prolog
Course No.: CS428
Course Name: Advanced Operating Systems
ECTS Credits: 6
Load: 25L
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
Topics covered include UNIX editors; UNIX commands;
script programming: C shell scripts, AWK scripts, PERL
scripts; CGI programming; UNIX operating systems.
Course No.: CS410
Course Name: Topics in Computing Science
ECTS Credits: 6
Load: 25L
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
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Course No.: CS409
Course Name: Advanced Topics in Computing
Science
ECTS Credits: 6
Load: 25L
Course Directors: Managing committee of the
Computer Science Degree, contact
Dr. J. Burns.
EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES
First Year
Course No.: EOS104
Course Name: Introduction to Earth and Ocean Science
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 72L + Practicals and Field - trips
Course Director: Professor Williams
This module will introduce students to the breadth of topics
covered in Earth & Ocean Sciences. It assumes no previous
knowledge of subjects such as geography. It will outline the
following: The Solar System; Earth’s Structure;
Oceanography; Hydrogeology; Earth’s Crust; Tectonics; The
Biosphere; Geo-environments and Natural Hazards. The
lecture course will be linked to practical sessions in a choice
of one out of four time-slots per week.
Structure
� Solar system, galaxies and stars, the Sun, the planets.
� Gravity and Earth rotation, seismic structure,
magnetic field.
� Evolution of atmosphere, chemical and physical
oceanography.
� Hydrogeology, the water cycle, ground water and its
protection.
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� Minerals and rocks, Geological time, surface
processes.
� Seafloor spreading, plate tectonics, dating of rocks
� Evolution of organisms, fossils.
� Energy resources, Irish ore deposits, natural hazards.
Second Year
Undenominated stream must take the following subject
group:
EOS218: Fundamental Skills of Earth and Ocean Science
(Level 1; 20 ECTS)
EOS221 (Level 2; 10 ECTS) & EOS220 (Level 2; 10 ECTS)
Students in the Undenominated stream can take any
additional 10 ECTS course from the list below.
Course Descriptions
Module: EOS212
Name: Sediments and Biosphere I
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48(L) 12(P)
Status: Obligatory under EOS207, EOS208
and EOS210
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: 1(T) 1(P)
Staff Member: Dr. J. Murray
Aims
This module will introduce students to sedimentology and
palaeontology, both fundamental to understanding how
surface processes have operated on Earth in the past and how
they have influenced the course of biological evolution. The
sedimentological component of the course will cover
sediment types, environments and the historical environments
of Ireland. The palaeontological section will introduce
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students to all the major animal groups who have left their
mark in the fossil record. Emphasis will be placed firmly on
understanding form and function in organisms and how it has
related to their habitat over time. The background theme will
be the story of evolution on Earth over the past 500Ma and
will finish with the topic of human evolution.
Structure
� Sediment types
� Sediment environments
� Historical environments of Ireland
� Palaeobiology/evolutionary history of
invertebrate/vertebrate animal groups.
� Trace fossils and their use in
palaeoenvironmental analysis.
Module: EOS213
Name: Introduction to Ocean Sciences
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24(L) 12(T), 24 (P/Fieldwork)
Status: Obligatory under EOS208 and
EOS209
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: 1(T) 1(P)
Staff Member: Dr. R. Cave
Aims
This module will cover the fundamental interactions between
the oceans, the atmosphere, and the seafloor. It will look at
how the oceans affect humanity by moderating earth's
climate, and by providing natural resources and will examine
the possible future effects of sea-level rise on coastal areas of
the world.
Structure
� Formation of atmosphere and hydrosphere
� Evolution of ocean basins, seafloor spreading
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� Physical and chemical processes in the ocean
� Atmosphere -ocean interaction
� Sediment-water interaction
� Hydrothermal activity in the oceans
� The oceans and climate
� Natural resources from the ocean
� Marine Pollution
Third Year
EOS311 – Environmental Geoscience
EOS312 – Sediments and Biosphere 2
EOS313 – Marine Geoscience
EOS314 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
EOS316 – Fundamental Skills in Earth and Ocean Science
Each course is worth 12 ECTS and is available separately to
members of the College of Science. The pre-requisite is the
relevant 2 nd year course with the same level 2 code (i.e.
prerequisite for EOS311 is EOS211, or for EOS314 is
EOS228 etc.),
Undenominated stream must take 1 of following 4 subject
groups
EOS307: Earth Sciences II (Level 1; 24 ECTS)
EOS312 (Level 2 & 3; 12 ECTS) & EOS314 (Level 2 & 3; 12
ECTS) Recommended as a 24 ECTS option for students
wishing to specialise in Earth Sciences or those who are also
taking Botany, Chemistry or Zoology.
EOS308: Ocean Sciences (Level 1; 24 ECTS)
EOS313 (Level 2 & 3; 12 ECTS) & EOS312 (Level 2 & 3; 12
ECTS) Recommended as a 24ECTS option for students
wishing to specialise in Ocean Sciences or those who are also
taking Botany, Chemistry, Physics or Zoology.
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EOS309: Environmental Geosciences (Level 1; 24 ECTS)
EOS311 (Level 2 & 3; 12 ECTS) & EOS313 (Level 2 & 3; 12
ECTS)- Recommended as a 24ECTS option for students
wishing to specialise in Environmental or Marine Geoscience
or those who are also taking Chemistry or Physics.
N.B. students wishing to take an Honours Degree in EOS
(Earth and Ocean Sciences) must complete either EOS227 or
E0S316, although it is strongly recommended that both are
taken.
Module: EOS311
Name Environmental Geoscience
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 48L & 12P
Prerequisite: EOS211
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Mr. T. Henry (Ext. 5096)
Aims
This module will introduce students to geophysical remote
sensing and environmental geoscience field techniques for
exploring and monitoring the near-surface of Earth. The
results will be used to explain key chemical, geological,
hydrogeological and physical processes controlling the
evolution of Earth’s surface and how these can aid the
monitoring of geo-hazards and management of near-surface
resources.
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Structure
� Earth observation using satellite remote sensing,
GIS, geostatistics
� Evolution of Earth’s surface, landscape,
geomorphology
� Seeing beneath the surface using geophysics
� Hydrogeology
� Keeping an eye on potential geo-hazards
� Practical applications
Module: EOS312
Name Sediments and the Biosphere 2
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 48L & 24P
Prerequisite: EOS212
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Professor M. Williams
Aims
This module will build upon the principles outlined in ES202.
More advanced aspects of siliciclastic sedimentology, as well
as new topics in carbonate sedimentology will be covered.
The emphasis of the palaeontology is placed strongly on
quantitative and qualitative problem solving, and on using
fossils as a tool in palaeonevironmental analysis.
Structure
� Introduction to clastic sedimentology
� Tectonic controls on sedimentation.
� Sedimentary environments
� Shallow water subtidal, intertidal and supratidal
carbonates.
� Oceanic carbonates.
� Carbonate reefs and mudmounds.
� Using fossils to analyse palaeoenvironments
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� Morphometrics, functional morphology and
growth and form
Module: EOS313
Name Marine Geoscience
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 48L & 24P
Prerequisite: EOS213
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. M. White
Aims
This module will introduce students to remote sensing and
field techniques for exploring and monitoring offshore
environments – under and on the seabed and in the water
column. The results will be used to explain the geological
processes that govern the evolution of oceanic crust and the
seabed and the key physical and chemical processes that link
the water column to seabed sediments. The course will
provide a scientific background for the management of
offshore resources.
Structure
� Ocean remote sensing
� Offshore geological processes
� Chemical and physical oceanography
� Understanding the seabed
Module: EOS314
Name Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 36L & 36P
Prerequisite: EOS228
Marks: 100
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Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. K. Moore
Aims
This module aims to build on the knowledge and abilities
students gained during the 2 nd year course on ‘Materials of the
lithosphere’. Students will learn to classify the crystalline
rocks formed at high temperatures and pressures, and to
interpret the mineralogy and texture of rocks in relation to
their mode of formation.
Structure
� Igneous rock description and interpretation
� Metamorphic rock description and interpretation
� Hard rock formation in a global tectonic setting
� Experimental simulation of rock formation
conditions
Module: EOS316
Name: Fundamental Skills in Earth and
Ocean Sciences
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 80 hours fieldwork
Prerequisite: EOS206 or EOS207 or EOS208 or
EOS209 or EOS210
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Mr. John Murray
Aims
This module will provide students with the basic field
mapping and computational skills that are required for Earth
and Ocean Sciences. The lectures will describe the main types
of EOS data, how they are located on Earth’s surface, how
they can be analysed statistically and how they can be used to
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make digital maps using a Geographic Information System
approach. The approach to the field skills element of the
course will be strongly ‘hands on’ with students gaining
valuable experience in geological, geophysical and
oceanographic methods of data collection. This course is
designed to train students for dissertation work in the final
year.
Structure
� Introduction to EOS data and statistics
� Curve fitting, interpolation and correlation
� Calibration and error propagation
� Digital map making and analysis of landscapes
� Geological, Geophysical and Oceanographic
fieldwork
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
Module: EOS416
Name: Climate Change, Energy and Resource
Management
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 L + coursework
Prerequisite: Any one of EOS311, EOS312,
EOS313, EOS314,
Staff Member: Dr. Martin Feely
Module: EOS427
Name: EOS Field project/Honours thesis & field
Trip or research cruise
ECTS Credits: 20 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): ~ 270 hours + field trip
Prerequisite: EOS227 or EOS316 plus any one of
EOS306, EOS307, EOS308, EOS309
Staff Member:
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All EOS 4 th year students will have a workload of ~ 270 hours
with a minimum of ~ 5 days and a maximum of ~25 days (not
including bad weather) field work (e.g. 25 days @ 8 hours per
day in field plus 5 days report preparation plus 5 days
talk/poster preparation or 5 days @ 8 hours per day plus 20
days data processing/modelling/training plus 5 days report
preparation plus 5 days talk/poster preparation). Venues will
be decided by the Summer Field Project supervisor.
The Field Trip or Training Cruise will be marked according to
continuous assessment.
Module: EOS411
Name: Environmental and Marine Geophysics
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): variable
Prerequisite: EOS311 or EOS313
Staff Member: Dr. Eve Daly
This course explains the application of geophysics to a wide
range of environmental and marine problems using a mixture
of lectures, student essays and practical project work. It
includes the following topics: Marine gravity; Archaeological
magnetometry; Electrical & electromagnetic methods for
hydrogeology and engineering; Marine seismic reflection and
environmental ground-penetrating radar processing.
Module: EOS412
Name: Environments and the history of life
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): variable
Prerequisite: EOS212 and any one of EOS311, EOS312
or EOS313
Staff Member: Mr. John Murray
This course examines the development of natural
environments alongside the evolution of life. It includes the
following themes: Evolution of environments; Darwinism;
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Beginnings of life; Precambrian environments; Fluviatile,
deltaic, shallow and deep marine environments; Economics of
natural environments; Colonization of the land; Extinctions;
Evolution of mammals.
Module: EOS413
Name: Biophysical and Biogeochemical interaction
in the oceans
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): variable
Prerequisite: EOS313
Staff Member: Dr. Martin White
This course examines biophysical and biogeochemical
interactions in the ocean, focusing on seamounts and benthic
ecosystems, seasonal fluxes to the deep sea, frontal processes,
global influences and feedbacks, biogeochemical modelling.
Module: EOS414
Name: Petrogenesis of Igneous and Metamorphic
Rocks
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): variable
Prerequisite: EOS228 and either EOS314
Staff Member: Dr. Kate Moore
This course takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to
petrogenesis, using a series of thematic problem-based
lectures and practicals. Thematic sessions are centred around
the following topics: Igneous geochemistry; Partial melting;
Magmatic evolution; Tracing magma sources; Magma
mixing; Magmatic volatiles; Eruption mechanisms;
Progressive metamorphism; Metamorphism of old crust and
orogens; Geothermobarometry; Pressure-Temperature-time
paths; Fluid inclusions.
Module: EOS415
Name: Applied Geoscience
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
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Load (Hrs): variable
Prerequisite: Any one of EOS311, EOS312, EOS314,
Staff Member: Mr. Tiernan Henry
This course focuses on the practical application of geological
techniques and methodologies for use in site and resource
assessment. It includes the following themes: Analysis of map
data in 3 dimensions; Resource assessment (including core
logging and analysis); Digital analysis: Presentation of
spatial, vectorial and scalar data relevant to geoscience report
writing.
GENETICS
Module: GT301
Name: Genetics
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 45L
Prerequisite: First University Examination in
Science Group C or Group D
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Spring Examination
Staff member: Dr. Cyril Carroll, Ext. 2277
Lectures: Material basis of inheritance and the structure and
function of chromosomes. The central dogma. Molecular
basis of mutation and DNA repair. Mendelian Laws.
Mendelian inheritance in Man. Incomplete dominance,
variable expressivity and penetrance. Multiple alleles.
Multifactorial inheritance. Genetic anticipation. Genetic
imprinting. Sex linkage. Recombinant DNA technology.
Immunogenetics. Gene mapping. Extrachromosomal
inheritance. Structure of eukaryotic chromosomes.
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Cytogenetics. Aneuploidy, polyploidy and structural
cytogenetic rearrangement.
GERMAN
Course No.: GR224
Course Title: Beginner's German for Science
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits (2 nd Year) 12 ECTS
Credits (3 rd Year)
Load (Hrs.): 5 hours per week
Prerequisite: None
Examination: Final Examination in Summer is oral
and written. 10% test at end of
Semester I (in-house). Continuous
Assessment throughout Semester 1 and
2.
Examination papers: One paper for final examination.
Examination Duration:3 hours
Course Director:
Course Co-ordinator/Teacher: Áine Ryan
Assistant Teacher: Vincent O'Connell.
This ab initio course covers the basic elements of German
grammer and vocabulary. Activities involve written, oral and
aural exercises. Class materials include extensive recordings
and texts for study drawn from a wide range of sources.
Introduction to scientific terms and concepts will be covered
as part of the course. In addition ot classroom based learning,
tuition takes place in the Language Laboraty and/or multimedia
laboratory. Written work is prescribed on a regular
basis. Class participation and attendance are very important
for successful language learningand contribute to final mark.
Students who successfully complete the GR224 course have
the option of continuing German in the following year. They
can join the GR252: Improvers I German course (four hours
per week).
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HYDROLOGY
Course No.: EH303
Course Title: Applied Hydrology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 52L
Prerequisite: MA200
Course Director: Professor Cunnane
The hydrological cycle, precipitation, evaporation,
transpiration, infiltration and run-off. Ground water
hydrology. Rainfall-run-off relations and snow melt. Storage
and yield. Sediment transportation and morphology.
Statistical and stochastic hydrology. Drainage, irrigation and
power developments.
Course No.: EH305
Course Title: Hydrology and Hydrogeology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 55L
Prerequisite: Second Science
Course Directors: Professor Cunnane & Professor Ryan.
Properties of water, natural water quality. Hydrological and
energy cycles. Hydrological and meteorological
measurements and data acquisition. Processes of
interception, infiltration, evaporation and streamflow. Water
movement in channels in both unsaturated and saturated
zones. Groundwater principles. Hydrogeochemistry.
Groundwater needs, usage, pollution. Management of
groundwater quantity and quality groundwater vulnerability
assessment, aquifer protection and associated legislation.
Course No.: EH403
Course Name: Hydrology
Load (Hrs.): 55L
Prerequisite: EH305 Hydrology and Hydrogeology
Course Director: Professor Cunnane
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Runoff formation and Hillslope Hydrology, Hibbert's theory
and the Freeze model. Mechanics of flow over plane surfaces.
Streamflow analysis - low and high flow extremes.
Precipitation analysis and statistical models of precipitation
processes. Mechanics of flow in unsaturated and saturated
media. Transport of solutes/pollutants in such media. Erosion,
river hydraulics and sediment transport.
MARINE ECOLOGY
Course No.: MR323
Course Name: Marine Ecology I - Microbiology and
Marine Plant Science
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 hours lectures
Prerequisite: BO101
Examination: Semester I
Course Directors: Dr. Anne Marie Power & Dr. Uri
Frank
Microbiology: An examination of marine phytoplankton
and other marine micro-organisms. Including methods of
study, the role of microheterotrophs in marine food webs,
indigenous marine viruses, benthic microbiology, deep sea
microbiology, microbial processes at hydrothermal vents and
phytoplankton ecology.
Biosensing: The theoretical and practical study of methods
of sampling at sea. Including navigation and position fixing,
bathymetry, hydrographic measurements, water chemistry
sampling, seston and plankton, fish detection and fish stock
quantification, fishing methods, remote sensing and sample
processing.
Biostatistics: An introduction to the basic methods of
statistical analysis appropriate to marine scientists including
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their use in the MINITAB statistics package and the
interpretation of analyses and inferences.
Revision of basic ideas: population, random sample, etc
learned in second year, looking at data - summaries, plots, etc
Statistical analyses: One-sample inference, Two-sample tests,
Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Regression and Anova,
Analysis of Covariance
Experimental Design: - ideas of control, randomization,
replication, blocking
Analysis of Variance - up to two-way. Sample Size
calculations, Chi-Square test of Association
Mutivariate Exploratory Methods - principal components,
discrimination, clustering
This course is intended for undenominated students only
Course No.: MR324
Course Name: Marine Ecology II – Biostatistics,
Biosensing and Benthic and Pelagic
Zoology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48 hours (lectures only)
Prerequisite: BO101
Examination: Semester II
Course Directors: Dr. Anne Marie Power & Dr. Uri
Frank
Marine Plant Science: The ecological and economic
importance of algae; seaweed ecology and utilisation.
Zonation, species interactions and distribution patterns. Onand
off-shore cultivation and methods suitable for the
sustainable management of natural populations.
Benthic and Pelagic Zoology: Populations and communities,
estuaries, rocky shores, sandy shores, soft and hard seafloor,
plankton, pelagic and deep sea.
This course is intended for undenominated students only
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MATHEMATICS
Courses are offered in pure mathematics, numerical analysis
and statistics. In all years, separate pass and honours courses
are given in Mathematics.
Only student granted permission by the School of
Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics may take
the honours course in any year.
In the second and third years, courses may be chosen from
Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Statistics and
Mathematical Physics to form Applied Mathematical Science:
this subject is available at pass level only. The Three –year
B.Sc. Honours Degree in Mathematical Science, combines
courses in pure Mathematics and Statistics with Mathematical
Physics. The four-year B.Sc. Honours Degree in Mathematics
incorporates courses in Pure Mathematics, Numerical
Analysis and Statistics.
All students taking courses in Mathematics (including those
taken under the titles of Mathematical Science and Applied
Mathematical Science) will be given an opportunity to learn
computing skills, and will be expected to use computers
where appropriate in the course of their mathematical work.
First Year Honours (MA180) 15 ECTS
Science students who have obtained: either C3 or higher in
Leaving Cert Mathematics (Higher) or A2 or higher in
Leaving Cert Mathematics (Ordinary) are invited to take the
Honours Course MA180.
Students take modules in Analysis and Algebra to a total of
15 ECTS.
Cuirfear na cúrsaí MA115 agus MA116 ar fail tré Ghaeilge.
Students take either the english or Irish course in Honours
Mathematics.
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Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module
Name
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ECTS Taught
Sem I or
II
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA180 MA181 Analysis 8 I & II II 3 1
MA183 Algebra 7 I & II II 3 1
MA102 MA115 Anailís
(Gaeilge)
MA116 Algéabar
(O)
(Gaeilge)
8 I & II II 3 1
7 I & II II 3 1
Second Year (honours) (MA280) (20 ECTS)
Prerequisite
Honours in first year honours Mathematics (MA180)
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module
Name
MA294 MA283 Linear
Algebra
MA284 Discrete
MATHS
MA295 MA286 Analysis
I
MA287 Analysis
II
ECTS Taught
Sem I or
II
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
5 II II 2 1
5 1 I 2 1
5 I I 2 1
5 II II 2 1
No
Exam
Papers
No
Exam
Papers

FOUR YEAR HONOURS B.Sc. DEGREE IN
MATHEMATICS
Third Year
Honours (MA 380) - Part I - (36 ECTS Credits)
Those students taking MA380 must, in addition, take another
24 ECTS Credits. These can be any area, including
Mathematics courses from the College of Science list of 3 rd
year modules/subjects.
Third Year honours Mathematics MA380 consists of ALL of
the following:
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
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Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA346 MA341 Metric Spaces 6 I I 2 1
MA342 Topology 6 II II 2 1
MA345 MA343 Groups I 6 I I 2 1
MA344 Groups II 6 II II 2 1
MA347 MA387 Statistics I 6 I I 2 1
MA391 Statistics II II II 2 1
MA385 Numerical
Analysis I
6 I II 2 1
MA378 Numerical
analysis II
II
Fourth Year – Part II – MA480
For progression to the fourth year, a student must pass the
first, second and third University Examinations in Science
(whether by compensation or not).
Fourth year honours Mathematics MA480 consists of ALL of
the following
No
Exam
Papers

Module
Code
Module Name Taught
Sem I or
II
150
Exam
Sem I or
II
Exam
Duration
No. Exam
Papers
MA490 Measure Theory 1 II 3 1
MA482 Functional Analysis II
MA416 Rings 1 II 3 1
MA491 Fields II
MA484 Statistics I I 2 I
MA486 Statistics II II 2 1
Options I & II I & II Various Various
Project I & II I & II N/A N/A
Options (MA480)
Students select options to a total of 20 ECTS credits
Students are advised to consult the relevant Discipline
regarding their choice of modules
Students undertake four optional courses from the list below
Module
Code
Module Name Discipline
CS304 Mathematical & Log Asp of Computing Mathematics
CS402 Cryptography Mathematics
CS407 Computer Algebra Mathematics
CS424 Object Oriented Programming Mathematics
CS428 Advanced Op. Systems & Aut.
Reasoning
Mathematics
MA401 Combinatorial Mathematics Mathematics
MA407 Differential Equations Mathematics
MA410 Artificial Intelligence Mathematics
MA423 Fast Fourier Transforms Mathematics
MA426 Wavelets Mathematics
MA337 Statistics I Mathematics
MA338 Statistics II Mathematics
MP231 Mathematical Methods I Applied Mathematics
MP232 Mathematical Methods II Applied Mathematics

MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I Mathematical
Physics
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II Mathematical
Physics
MP361 Mathematical Physics (Incl. Computing) Mathematical
Physics
MP305 Modelling I Mathematical
Physics
MP307 Modelling II Mathematical
Physics
IE321 Operations Research I Industrial Eng
IE324 Systems Simulation Industrial Eng
IE409 Quality and Reliability Engineering Industrial Eng
IE422 Operations Research II Industrial Eng
IE425 Reliability & Safety Analysis Industrial Eng
IE428 Quality Control Industrial Eng
IE504 Operations Research Industrial Eng
IE864 Reliability & Maintenance Industrial Eng
ME502 Expert Systems Application in Eng Mechanical Eng
First Year Pass (MA100) 15 ECTS
Students take modules in Calculus and Algebra to a total of
15 ECTS
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module
Name
151
ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA100 MA101 Calculus 8 I & II II 3 1
MA103 Algebra 7 I & II II 3 1
No Exam
Papers

Second Year Pass (MA200) (20 ECTS)
Only those students who have passed 1 st Year Mathematics
will be admitted to 2 nd Year Mathematics
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
152
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA293 MA203 Linear Algebra 5 II II 2 1
MA204 Discrete
MATHS
5 I I 2 1
MA201 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 1
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 1
Subject
Code
Third Year Pass (MA300) (24 ECTS)
Module
Code
MA304 MA301 Advanced
Calculus
MA302 Complex
Variable
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra
I
MA314 Linear Algebra
II
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
6 I I 2 1
6 II II 2 1
6 I I 2 I
6 II II 2 1
MATHEMATICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Module: MA209
Name: Mathematical Molecular Biology
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Prerequisite: MA100 or MA180 or MA102
Marks: 100
No
Exam
Papers
No
Exam
Papers

Examination Papers: Two x 2 hours
Examination: Semester I (MA215) and Semester II
(MA216)
Staff Member: Head of School of MATHS
The course will cover algorithmic and mathematical ideas in
computational biology.
These will be used to study the following problems:
1. Genetic Mapping Problem; Given the phenotypes of a large
number of children of all-red and all-brown robots, find the
gene order in the robots.
2. Shortest Covering String Problem: Given hybridization
data, find a shortest string in the alphabet of probes that
covers all clones.
3. Digest Problem; Reconstruct a set of points on the real line
from the multiset of all distances between points in the set.
4. Shortest Superstring Problem; Given a set of strings, find
the shortest string such that each string appears as a substring
of it.
5. Sequencing By Hybridization Problem; Reconstruct a
string from information about all substrings of a given length.
6. Longest Common Subsequence (LCS) Problem; Given two
strings, find their longest common subsequence.
7. Expected Length of LSC Problem; Find the expected
length of the LSC for two random strings of a given length.
8. String Statistic Problem; Find the expectation and variance
of the number of occurrences of a given string in a random
text.
The mathematics used will include: Eulerian and Hamiltonian
graphs, Alternating Cycles in coloured graphs, and their
transformations, Interval graphs, Permutations and Young
Tableaux, Basic Probability Theory.
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Applied Mathematical Science
Second Year Applied Mathematical Science (AS200)
(20 ECTS)
This subject commences in the Second Year
Admission to each course is by permission of the Professor of
Mathematics or Applied Mathematics as appropriate.
For each of the following pairs of courses, both subjects
within the pair must be taken:
(a) MA203 + MA204
(b) MA211 + MA212
(c) MA237 + MA238
(d) MM245 + MM246
Students may not take MA201 with MA293 for Applied
Mathematical Science.
Students taking Applied Mathematical Science together with
either Mathematics or Mathematical Physics may not
duplicate courses.
Normally, only those students who have passed 1 st Year
Mathematics will be admitted to the Calculus or Algebra
courses.
Only those students who have passed 1 st Year Mathematics or
Introduction to Mathematical Physics (Applied Mathematics)
will be admitted to the Methods of Mathematical Physics,
Numerical Analysis or Statistics courses. Only those students
who have passed 1 st Year Introduction to Mathematical
Physics (Applied Mathematics) will be admitted to the
Mechanics course.
Students are advised to consult the relevant Discipline
regarding their choice of subjects.
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Students select two subjects from the options available within
AS200 to a total of 20 ECTS credits.
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
155
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA293 MA203 Linear
Algebra
5 II II 2 1
MA204 Discrete
MATHS
5 I I 2 1
MA201 MA211 Calculus I 5 I I 2 1
MA212 Calculus II 5 II II 2 1
ST299 MA237 Statistics I 5 I I 2 1
MA238 Statistics II 5 II II 2 1
MP230 MP231 Mathematical
Methods I
10 1 I 2 1
MP232 Mathematical
Methods II
II II 2 1
MP235 MP236 Mechanics I 10 I I 2 1
MP237 Mechanics II II II 2 1
MM255 MM245 Numerical
Analysis I
10 I I 2 1
MM246 Numerical
Analysis II
II II 2 1
MA209 Mathematical 10 I & II I & 2 1
Molecular
Biology
II
Third Year Applied Mathematical Science (AS300)
(24 ECTS)
Students select two subjects from the options available within
AS300 to a total of 24 ECTS credits
For each of the following pairs of courses, the pair must be
taken together or not at all:
(a) MA301 + MA302
(b) MA313 + MA314
(c) MA337 + MA338
No
Exam
Papers

Students are not allowed to register for Third Year courses in
the subject Applied Mathematical Science unless the
appropriate Second Year courses have been passed.
Students are advised to consult the relevant Discipline
regarding their choice of subjects.
Subject
Code
Module
Code
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I
or II
156
Exam
Sem I
or II
Exam
Duration
MA304 MA301 Advanced
Calculus
6 I I 2 1
MA302 Complex Variable 6 II II 2 1
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I 6 I I 2 1
MA314 Linear Algebra II 6 II II 2 1
MA357 MA337 Statistics I 6 I I 2 1
MA338 Statistics II 6 II II 2 1
MP302 MP302 Mechanics and 6 I I 2 1
Electromagnetism
Mechanics and 6 II II 2 1
Electromagnetism
First Year Course Descriptions
MA101 (Calculus)
Functions and graphs; informal limits. Calculation of limits;
limits as x � � , asymptotes. Differentiation by rule; the
Chain Rule. Review of trigonometry; limits and
differentiation of trigonometric functions. Graphs, tangents,
maxima and minima, concavity. Word problems, related
rates. Introduction to log x and e x , logarithmic
differentiation, differentiation of a x etc. Continuity and
differentiability; differentiation from first principles.
Tangents to a graph; Newton's Method. The Mean Value
Theorem; application to increasing and decreasing functions,
de l'Hopital's Rule. Riemann sums, the Trapezoidal Rule; the
No
Exam
Papers

Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus. The logarithmic
function as an integral, and its properties; the exponential
function. Definite integrals, areas between curves.
Indefinite integration; integration by substitution, integration
by parts. Reduction formulae, partial fractions, inverse
trigonometric functions, etc. Implicit differentiation; first
order differential equations: separable and linear equations.
MA103 (Algebra)
Introduction to 2 x 2 matrices and determinants. Transpose,
adjoint and inverse. Characteristic equation, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors. Applications: geometry, linear
transformations, linear equations. Conics: ellipse, hyperbola
and parabola. The Principle of Induction. Complex
numbers: de Moivre's Theorem, applications to trigonometry
and roots of unity, solution of equations. Introduction to 3 x
3 matrices and determinants. Transpose, adjoint and inverse.
Application to linear equations. Markov processes: transition
matrices, steady states, recurrence relations.
MA110 (MA112/MA113) = (227/228)
(Statistics & Probability)
Explanation of statistics through practical examples of its
applications.
Data summarisation and presentation: Numerical measures
of location and spread for both ungrouped and grouped data;
graphical methods including histograms, stem-and-leaf and
box plots.
Probability: The role of probability theory in modelling
random phenomena and in statistical decision making; sample
spaces and events; some basic probability formulae;
conditional probability and independence; Bayes formula;
counting techniques; discrete and continuous random
variables; hypergeometric and binomial distributions; normal
distributions; the distribution of the sample mean when
sampling from a normal distribution; the Central Limit
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Theorem with applications including normal approximations
to binomial distributions.
Statistical Inference: Concepts of point and interval
estimation; concepts in hypothesis testing including Type I
and Type II errors and power; confidence intervals and
hypothesis tests about a single population mean, a single
population proportion, the difference between two population
means, a single population variance and the ratio of two
population variances; the analysis of enumerative data,
including chi-squared goodness-of-fit and contingency table
tests; correlation and linear regression analysis, including
least squares estimation of the parameters of the simple linear
regression model, inferences about these parameters, and
prediction.
MA111 (Mathematics of Finance)
Simple and compound interest, annuities certain and variable,
perpetuities, amortisation schedules, sinking funds.
MA181 (Analysis)
Review of differential and integral calculus. Properties of
rational numbers and real numbers.
Countable and uncountable sets. Sequences and limits, limits
of sums and products, the geometric series x n
, and the
�
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�
�
n�1
Dirichlet series 1/
n k
� . Tests for convergence of series,
n�1
power series, products of series.
Continuous and discontinuous functions, the Intermediate
Value Theorem, inverse functions. Differentiability, the
Chain Rule, the Mean Value Theorem, Taylor's Theorem.
Riemann integration. The Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus. Series, the exponential and logarithmic functions.
MA183 (Algebra.)

Basic matrix algebra for 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 matrices:
multiplication, adjoint, determinant, inverse, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors. Algebra for 2 x 2 matrices only: calculation of
A n , systems of recurrence relations, linear transformations.
The integers: axioms for Z, well-ordering, induction; division
algorithm, greatest common divisor, linear Diophantine
equations; primes and factorisation. Functions, sets:
composition; injective, surjective, bijective and inverse
functions; finite and countably infinite sets. Arithmetic
modulo m, solution of congruences, applications.
Introduction to groups, rings and fields: examples from earlier
topics, cyclic groups, Lagrange's Theorem, polynomials.
CS102 (Computer Science)
Introduction to programming: programming in a high-level
language (such as C), algorithms, variables, expressions,
syntax, implementation of programs on machines, loops,
procedures, functions, modular programming, recursion,
introduction to systems software, compilers, batch and on-line
processing modes.
Introduction to computer architecture: CPU, memory,
external devices, levels of architecture, memory addressing,
assembly language programming. Symbolic manipulation:
use of packages such as MACSYMA, MAPLE, REDUCE,
DERIVE.
CS103 (Computer Science) (Mathematics section of
CS102)
Introduction to programming: Programming in a high level
language (such as C), algorithms, variables, expressions,
syntax, implementation of programs on machines, loops,
procedures, function, modular programming, recursion,
introduction to systems software, compilers, batch and on-line
processing modes.
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Second Year Course Descriptions
CS204 (Algorithms & Scientific Computing Systems)
(2FM – S1)
Theory of computation: Turing machines, complexity,
computability, decidability. Design and analysis of
algorithms: set operations, tables, stacks, queues, trees,
searching and sorting, file organisation.
CS207 (Language & Operating Systems)
Operating Systems: Introduction to VMS, UNIX, MSDOS.
Database management systems: architecture of DBMS, data
sublanguages, commercially available DBMSs. Study of
programming languages.
CS211 (Programming and Operating Systems) (2CS- S1)
Operating Systems: processes management, file system,
memory management, thread scheduling and synchronization,
networking
Programming: using data structures, error handling,
programs as filters, inter-program communication.
CS209 (Algorithms & Scientific Computing Systems)
(2CS – S1 + S2)
Theory of computation: Turing machines, complexity,
computability, decidability. Design and analysis of
algorithms: set operations, tables, stacks, queues, trees,
searching and sorting, file organisation.
MA211 (Calculus)
Methods of integration: substitution, integration by parts,
partial fractions, reduction formulae. Inverse functions.
Improper integrals (as limits of “finite integrals”).
Differential equations: linear equations with constant
coefficients, first order homogeneous equations.
MA212 (Calculus)
Functions of several variables, and vector-valued functions
(in R 2 and R 3 ): vectors, scalar product, cross product ion R 3 ,
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equations of lines and planes in parametric form. Partial
derivatives: gradients, tangent planes, maxima and minima of
functions of 2 variables, Lagrange multipliers. The Chain
Rule.
MA203 (Linear Algebra)
Systems of linear equations, the Gaussian (row reduction)
technique. Matrices, determinants, adjoints, inverses. Row
operations, inverse of a matrix by row reduction.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalisation of a matrix
with distinct eigenvalues; application to Markov processes,
transition matrices. Orthogonal matrices, orthogonal
reduction of 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 matrices; applications to
quadratic forms.
MA204 (Discrete Mathematics)
Enumeration: the Rules of Sum and Product, tree diagrams,
inclusion and exclusion, combinations and permutations,
distributions and selections.
Graphs: Euler trails and Hamiltonian cycles, properties of
trees (including spanning trees, ordered rooted trees, and tree
traversals), planar graphs, colouring problems, various
algorithms, applications.
MA227/228 (Statistics & Probability)
Explanation of statistics through practical examples of its
applications.
Data summarisation and presentation: Numerical measures
of location and spread for both ungrouped and grouped data;
graphical methods including histograms, stem-and-leaf and
box plots.
Probability: The role of probability theory in modelling
random phenomena and in statistical decision making; sample
spaces and events; some basic probability formulae;
conditional probability and independence; Bayes formula;
counting techniques; discrete and continuous random
variables; hypergeometric and binomial distributions; normal
distributions; the distribution of the sample mean when
sampling from a normal distribution; the Central Limit
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Theorem with applications including normal approximations
to binomial distributions.
Statistical Inference: Concepts of point and interval
estimation; concepts in hypothesis testing including Type I
and Type II errors and power; confidence intervals and
hypothesis tests about a single population mean, a single
population proportion, the difference between two population
means, a single population variance and the ratio of two
population variances; the analysis of enumerative data,
including chi-squared goodness-of-fit and contingency table
tests; correlation and linear regression analysis, including
least squares estimation of the parameters of the simple linear
regression model, inferences about these parameters, and
prediction.
MM255 = [MM245 (SI) + MM246 (SII)] (Numerical
Analysis)
Ordinary differential equations: Euler's method, the modified
Euler method, extrapolation, predictor-corrector methods,
Runge-Kutta methods, Taylor series methods. Gaussian
elimination: partial pivoting, round-off errors.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors: location of eigenvalues, the
power method, the inverse power method.
MA235 (Probability)
Probability spaces; random variables and vectors, their
distributions and moments; functions of random variables;
sampling distributions; limit theorems.
MA236 (Statistical Inference)
Concepts and criteria in point and interval estimation and in
hypothesis testing; applications to one- and two-sample
problems involving quantitative variables, enumerative data
analysis, and regression.
MA237 (Statistics I)
Descriptive statistics: collection and tabulation of statistical
data, sources of statistical information, frequency
distributions and histograms, measures of location and
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dispersion. Probability: definition of probability, the laws of
probability, probability distributions, random variables, the
binomial, normal and Poisson distributions, random sampling.
MA238 (Statistics II)
Statistical estimation: unbiased estimators, estimation of the
mean and variance of a normal population, estimation of
proportions, confidence intervals for estimates. Statistical
hypothesis testing: the principles of statistical tests, the 2
types of error, the OC curve, tests concerning means and
variances, the � 2 Test, goodness of fit, contingency tables.
Correlation and regression.
MA205 (Mathematical Structures in Biology and
Chemistry)
Molelcular Symmetry. Genetic algorithms. Topology of
DNA. Dynamics of Epidemics.
MA286 (Analysis I) (24L +6P)
m n
Continuity and differentiability of a function f :R � R ,
partial derivatives, directional derivatives, the Chain Rule.
Maxima and minima. Revision of the main definitions and
properties of sequences and series of real numbers. Lim inf
and lim sup, Cauchy's criterion for convergence, Taylor
series, power series, Fourier series, uniform convergence,
differentiation term by term. Multiple integrals.
MA287 (Analysis II) (24L +6P)
Functions of a complex variable: differentiability, the
Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic conjugates, line
integrals, log z and e z , Cauchy's Integral Theorem, Cauchy's
Formula, Cauchy's Inequalities, the Laurent series of a
function, poles, residues, contour integration, Rouché’s
Theorem. Conformal mappings, Mobius transformations.
MA283 (Linear Algebra) (24L +6P)
Among the topics to be covered are the following: Vector
spaces, bases, dimension, linear maps, matrix representation
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of linear maps, matrix algebra, kernels and images, least
squares fitting, inner product spaces, the Gram-Schmidt
process, Fourier series, dual spaces, the rank of a matrix,
determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the characteristic
polynomial, quadratic forms, diagonalisation of a symmetric
or Hermitian linear map, triangularisation of a linear map, the
Hamilton-Cayley theorem, linear programming.
MA284 (Discrete MATHS) (24L +6P)
Enumeration: product rule, sum rule and sieve principle,
selections and distributions, pigeonhole principle. Graphs,
the fundamentals (including various notions of `path' and
`tree'), plus a study of some of the following topics: colouring
problems, bipartite graphs, Hamiltonian graphs, planar graphs
and tournaments. Algorithms and applications are
emphasised throughout.
Third Year Course Descriptions
MA301 (Advanced Calculus)
Taylor series. Double integrals, change of variables,
Jacobians. Line integrals, Green's Theorem.
MA302 (Calculus)
Complex functions, the Cauchy-Riemann equations, standard
complex functions. Linear functions, linear fractional
transformations. Complex integration: Cauchy's Integral
Theorem, Taylor and Laurent expansions, residues, the
Residue Theorem and applications.
MA307 (Statistics - Biomedical)
Elementary Biostatistics I: Elementary biostatistical concepts;
numerical summary measures and data analysis (including
simple diagnostics); rates and life tables; basic probability;
normal distributions; sampling distributions and the Central
Limit Theorem; concepts in statistical inference including pvalues
and power of tests and sample size determination;
applications to one- and two-sample problems, elementary
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egression with quantitative response, and enumerative data
analysis. Emphasis is on the role of probability in statistics,
and on an intuitive understanding of basic statistical
methodologies rather than on the mathematics underlying the
procedures.
Elementary Biostatistics II: Data analysis; probability with
emphasis on applications to subject screening and
diagnostics; concepts in hypothesis testing and confidence
intervals with standard applications; survival analysis;
multiple regression; logistic regression; correlation analysis;
nonparametric methods.
MA310 (Actuarial Mathematics I)
Net premium reserves; multiple life functions; multiple
decrement models; valuation theory for pension plans.
MA311 (Annuities and Life Insurance)
Elements of probability and applications to life contingencies;
force of mortality; construction of mortality tables; types of
life annuities and life insurance; commutation functions; net
premiums.
MA322 (Applied Statistics)
Sampling techniques; various designs and analyses for survey
data; applied regression analyses; simple linear regression,
multiple linear regression, diagnostics and remedial measures
for violations of assumptions; experimental design and
analysis of variance; principles of experimental designs,
completely randomised, randomised block and Latin square
designs and their analyses; use of computer software.
MA313 (Linear Algebra)
Those taking this course are required to access and solve
problems related to the course on the mathematical
laboratory program MATRIX.
Linear independence of vectors, change of basis, subspaces.
Linear transformations: rank, kernel, image, eigenvectors,
diagonalisation. Diagonalisation of symmetric matrices.
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Application to solution of linear differential equations The
Gram-Schmidt Process.
MA314 (Linear Algebra)
Orthogonal matrices, orthogonal reduction of symmetric
matrices. Bilinear and quadratic forms. Examples involving
orthogonal polynomials and trigonometric polynomials.
Diagonalisation of a quadratic form by an orthogonal matrix,
or by an arbitrary non-singular matrix. Linear programming:
simplex method, revised simplex method.
CS304 = MA325/326 (Mathematical & Logical
Aspects of Computing)
An appreciation of some of the mathematical and logical
ideas and techniques which are useful in computer science.
MA337 (Statistics I)
[The syllabi for MA337 and 338 are approximate, and more
topics may be added depending on the students’ interests and
the instructor’s preference. Assessment of students is usually
based on homework assignments (for most of which use of
statistical software is required), and a final examination.]
Explanation of the difference between probability and
statistics. The role of probability in statistical decision
making. Review of techniques of data presentation and
summarisation. Review of basic probability and random
variables. Discussion of several probability models,
including binomial, geometric, Poisson and normal.
Moments of distribution. Statistical inference: concepts of
point and interval estimation, and of hypothesis testing, Pvalue
and power of tests. One- and two-sample inference
(parametric and non-parametric). Analysis of enumerative
data.
MA338 (Statistics II)
Simple linear regression, including inferences about
parameters, prediction, procedures for checking model
inadequacy, etc. Multiple linear regression, including model
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assumptions, global and partial F-tests, step-wise regression,
etc.
Analysis of Variance. Sample Survey Methods.
Introduction to Time Series Analysis.
MA341 (Metric Spaces)
Metric spaces: examples of metric spaces; convergence in
metric spaces; pointwise, uniform and mean convergence;
continuity; open snd closed sets; closure, interior and
boundary; compactness in metric spaces; the Bolzano-
Weierstrass theorem. Completeness: R n and C [a,b];
contractions; the fixed point theorem; applications to
differential equations etc. Fractal geometry: the space of
fractals; the Hausdorff metric; iterated function systems;
algorithms for generating fractals; fractal dimension.
MA342 (Topology)
Topological spaces: examples; continuity and convergence;
subspaces, quotients and product spaces. Connectedness and
path connectedness: components; totally disconnected
spaces. Compactedness and its applications: the Heine-Borel
theorem; compactness of subspaces and product spaces;
compactness and sequential compactness. Convergence: the
Hausdorff and other separation properties; inadequacy of
sequences; nets; filters and ultrafilters.
MA343 (Groups I)
Group axioms, cyclic groups, permutation groups. Normal
subghroups, homomorphisms, isomorphism theorems. Direct
products, finite Abelian groups. Automorphisms, groups of
automorphisms.
MA344 (Groups II)
Group actions, automorphism groups of graphs, application to
enumeration. Sylow's Theorem, groups of small order,
simple groups. Frattini subgroup. Semigroups, machines.
MA385 (Numerical Analysis)
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There is a practical assessment in computing, carrying up to
30% of the total marks.
Modelling with first order differential equations. Euler's
method and convergence. Higher order one-step methods:
Heun's method, modified Euler method, Runge-Kutta method
of order 4. Practical implementation of the Runge-Kutta
method using variable step size. Introduction to C
programming on the VAX. Round-off errors: machine
operations, well-conditioned problems, numerical
trustworthiness of algorithms, numerical stability of
algorithms, error estimation. Round-off errors and one-step
methods. Shooting method for higher order (non-linear)
differential equations. Iterative methods for finding zeros of
non-linear functions: convergence, Aitken's accelerated
convergence, quadratic convergence and Newton's method.
Computer implementation of the shooting method for a nonlinear
second order boundary value problem. Outline of the
finite element method for a two-dimensional Dirichlet
boundary value problem.
MA378 (Numerical Analysis)
Numerical quadrature in one variable (and polynomial
interpolation): Monte Carlo integration, Newton-Cotes
integration and associated errors, Gaussian integration
(existence, uniqueness and errors of interpolating
polynomials, Neville's algorithm, divided differences, Gram-
Schmidt process and orthogonal polynomials). Numerical
quadrature in several variables. Multistep methods for
differential equations. Systems of linear equations: Gaussian
elimination. Finer points on the finite element method:
completion of a matrix space, dependence of errors on
triangulations.
MA387 (Statistics I)
The syllabi for MA387 and 388 are approximate, and
additional topics may be covered, depending on the students'
interests and the instructor's preference.
The role of probability theory in modeling random
phenomena, and its role in the frequentist approach to
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statistical inference. Probability spaces: axioms, formulae
derivations, conditional probability, independence.
Combinatorial analysis: emphasis on derivations and
applications. Discrete and continuous random variables,
including Bernoulli, binomial, geometric, negative binomial,
Poisson, uniform, exponential, normal, etc.
MA391 (Statistics II)
Moments of random variables. Joint, conditional amd
marginal distributions. Distrubution of functions of one or
more random variables, using both distribution function and
transformation methods. Moment generating functions and
characteristic functions. Sums of random variables.
The weak law of large numbers. The Central Limit Theorem
and applications to inferences about means of qualitative and
quantitative variables.
CS402 (Cryptography)
Number theory: time estimates, finite fields and quadratic
residues. Cryptography: public key cryptography, RSA
cryptosystems, the Diffie-Hellman (discrete log) key
exchange system, knapsack method. Primality and factoring:
the � method, factor bases, the continued fraction method.
Elliptic curves: elliptic curve cryptosystems, elliptic curve
factorisation.
CS427 (Elements Of Software Engineering)
Fourth Year Course Descriptions
MA401 (Combinatorial Mathematics)
Among the topics which may be covered are the following:
Permutations, combinations, compositions, partitions,
generating functions for enumerations. Polya's Enumeration
Theorem, patterns, Polya's theory of counting.
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MA410 (Artificial Intelligence)
Review of logic. Propositional calculus, truth tables,
conjunctive and disjunctive normal forms, arguments.
Predicate calculus, Skolemisation, clause form, resolution.
Searching. Breadth first, depth first and best first search in a
state space. Two-person games, the minimax
procedure,�� -pruning. Introduction to PROLOG. Facts,
rules, queries, back-tracking, lists. Searching, production
systems.
MA416 (Rings)
Introductory examples of rings and fields. Axioms.
Subrings. Integral domains; theorems of Fermat and Euler.
Division rings. Quaternions. Rings of polynomials.
Factorisation. Gauss's Lemma. Eisenstein's criterion.
Ideals, factor rings, ring homomorphisms. Homomorphism
theorems. Prime ideals, maximal ideals. Principal ideal
rings. Unique factorsation domains, Euclidean domains.
Gaussian integers.
MA418 (Differential Equations With Financial
Derivatives)
Introduction to Continuous Stochastic Processes. General
probability spaces and information structures. The Wiener
process. Stochastic processes as solutions of Stochastic
Differential Equations. Ito process, Ito’s lemmas, an anlogue
of the chain rule. Application to the Block-Scholes Model.
Derivation of the Block-Scholes Partial Differential Equation.
CS421 (Neural Networks)
CS424 (Object Oriented Programming)
HTML, JAVA, PERL.
MA426 (Option)
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CS428 (Advanced Operating Systems & Automated
Reasoning)
There will be a practical assessment in computing, carrying
up to 30% of the total marks.
Propositional calulus: truth functions and propositional
connectives, logical validity, an axiomatization and
completeness meta-theorem. First order theories: axioms,
theorems, interpretations, logical validity. Rules of
inference: binary resolution, hyper-resolution, demodulation,
subsumption, proof by contradiction. The Set of Support
Strategy (and weighting). Introduction to UNIX on Dangan
workstations. Using the OTTER computer package: puzzles,
logic circuit design/validation, theorem proving. A first
order theory for Peano arithmetic.
Godel's Incompleteness Theorem: statement, indication of
proof (Godel numbers, recursive functions, representable
functions), relevance to automated theorem proving.
MA482 [MA481 = 490 + 482] (Functional Analysis)
Functional analysis: normed vector spaces and inner product
spaces, bounded linear mappings, linear functionals and the
dual space, the classical Banach spaces and their duals, the
Hahn-Banach theorem. Hilbert spaces, orthogonal
decomposition, orthonormal bases, Fourier series, wavelet
expansions.
MA484 [MA487 = 484 + 486] (Statistics I)
The syllabi for MA487 and 488 are approximate, and more
topics may be added, depending on the students' interests and
the instructor's preference.
Approaches to statistics, including data analytic, frequentist,
Bayesian, robust, non-parametric, structural and fiducial.
Ther role of probability in the frequentist approach to
statistical inference. Brief review of random variables and
their distributions. Some methods of point estimation needed
in hypothesis tests, including maximum likelihood and
method of moments. Hypothesis testing: likelihood ratio
tests, Neymann Pearson theory. Exponential families of
distributions. Derivation of uniformly most powerful tests
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when they exist. Discussion of uniformly most powerful
unbiased tests. Discussion of uniformly most accurate, and
uniformly most accurate unbiased confidence sets.
Applications.
MA486 [MA487 = 484 + 486] (Statistics II)
Principles of data reduction, with particular emphasis on the
concept of sufficiency. The concept of completeness.
Point estimation: criteria and derivations. Methods of
estimation, especially minimum variance unbiased estimators.
Basu's Theorem. Applications.
MA490 [MA481 = 490 + 482] (Measure Theory)
The Lebesgue integral: the deficiencies of the Riemann
integral, Lebesgue measure, measurable functions, the
Lebesgue integral. Convergence theorems, functions of
bounded variation and absolutely continuous functions,
Vitali's Covering Theorem, integration and differentiation.
General measure and integration theory: outer measures,
measures, measurable functions, modes of convergence.
MA491 [MA483 = 416 + 491] (Fields)
Field extensions --- simple, algebraic, transcendental. The
degree of an extension. Ruler and compass constructions.
Algebraically closed fields, splitting fields and finite fields.
Galois groups and the Galois correspondence. Introduction
to codes (ISBN, linear, cyclic, B.C.H., Hamming).
MA494 (Stochastic Processes)
Discrete Models of Financial Markets. Information
structures, tradcing strategies. Completeness of markets.
Adapted processes, conditional expectations, martingales.
Discrete versions of the stochastic integral, Ito’s lemma,
Girsanov’s theorem. Application to option pricing models.
MA495 (Actuarial Mathematics II)
Insurance models and economics of insurance; nonforfeiture
benefits; dividends; risk models, independent increment
processes; Markov processes. Premium calculations;
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etentions and reserves; stability; dividend policy; utility;
applications of risk theory.
Please see relevant Calendar entries for Computing and
Mathematical Physics courses.
MA419 Statistics
Types of Experimental Error
Gross, random and systematic. Difference between precision
and accuracy. Examples of random and systematic errors in
Microbiology. The repeatability and reproducibility of
experiments. Propagation of errors. Presentation of results,
significant figures, rounding. Testing for data outliers.
Quantification of random errors
Repetition of measurements. Sample mean and standard
deviation, sample variance and coefficient of variation.
Grouped data - use of STATS mode on calculator.
Distribution of random errors, the sampling distribution of the
mean. The normal distribution and Central Limit Theorem.
Confidence limits on the mean. Deviations from normality,
skewness and testing for log-normality. Log-normality in
Microbiology - advantages of log cell counts, the geometric
mean.
Dealing with Small Samples
The t-distribution and its assumptions. One-sample t-test on
the mean. Formation of null and alternative hypotheses.
One-tailed and two-tailed tests. Adaptation of simple t-test to
paired samples. Two-sample t-test - Assumptions in pooling
variances. Use of the F-test to compare variances. Levels of
significance and risk of Type 1 and Type 2 errors. Multisample
comparision of means - The analysis of variance.
Arithmetic of one-way ANOVA. Fixed and random effects.
Application of ANOVA to collaborative trials and interlaboratory
comparisons. Chi-squared tests: One-way
classification and goodness-of-fit. Testing for normality and
log-normality.
Quality Control
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Process capability. Shewhart charts and their construction.
Cusum charts and the V-mask. Range charts and precision
control.
Regression Techniques
The product-moment correlation coefficient. The regression
line. The role of regression in instrument calibration.
Confidence limits of the regression coefficients. Calculating
concentrations/cell counts and their uncertainties from
calibration data. The comparision of analytical techniques by
regression. Assumptions of regression. Weighted and
curvilinear regression. Transformation of variables. Growth
curves. Analysis of residuals.
Non-parametric methods
The need for such methods in Microbiology. Exploratory
data analysis. The median and inter-quartile range.
Percentiles, the geometric mean and water quality
requirements. One-sample tests (on the median) - Sign test
and Wilcoxon signed-rank. Application to paired samples.
Two-sample tests-Wilcoxon rank-sum (or Mann-Whitney).
Comparing dispersion - The Siegel-Tukey modification to the
rank-sum. Multi-sample tests - Kruskal-Wallis test. Matched
samples - Friedman's-nonparametric alternative to ANOVA.
The Wald-Wolfowitz runs test - application to curve-fitting.
Periodicity. Rank correlation. Non-parametric regression
methods. Comparison of parametric and non-parametric tests
as regards efficiency and validity, particularly of t-tests
applied to log counts versus non-parametric.
Two-way ANOVA
Calculation procedure and interpretation of results.
Experimental design - randomised blocks, Latin squares,
nested and crossclassified
designs. Additive and multiplicative models in
ANOVA - testing for interaction between factors. Pattern
recognition.
Use of statistical software
- MINITAB. Application of MINITAB to examples of
practically all of the tests and situations outlined above.
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Comparison of test efficiencies and checking of assumptions.
Graphical comparison and display of data.
MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
Third and Fourth Year
1. See relevant entries for the various combinations of
courses constituting programmes in Mathematical
Physics (Core, B.Sc., General), Mathematical
Science (Honours), Applied Mathematics (Honours),
respectively.
2. Third Year students are allowed to choose one only
of the following courses MP311, MM354, CS305.
Course No.: MP362
Course Name: Methods of Mathematical Physics
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load(Hrs): 52L (approx.)
Prerequisite: MP230 or MP235
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
O.d.e.s. and their solution in series, orthogonal functions,
Fourier transforms, complex variable theory, and their uses.
Partial differential equations of physics: methods of solution
including finite difference methods.
Course No.: MP362(tré Ghaeilge)
Course Name: Modhanna na Fisice Matamaiticiúla.
Sonraí eile mar atá díreach thuas.
Course No.: MP311
Course Name: Methods of Mathematical Physics,
including Computing Methods.
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 52L (approx.), 10P.
Prerequisite: MP230 or MP235 and MM255
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
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O.d.e.s. and their solution in series, orthogonal functions,
complex variable theory and their uses, together with the
course CS305.II.
Course No.: MP302
Course Name: Mechanics and Electronmagnetism
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 52L
Prerequisite: MP235
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
Three dimensional motion of a rigid body. Euler’s equations
of motion, gyroscopic motion, spinning top, rolling disc.
Spherical pendulum. Advanced treatment of Lagrange’s
equations leading to the concepts of generalized dynamics.
Elasticity. Isotropic material. Simple boundary value
problems. Navier equations: plane wave solutions. Electricity
and Magnetism. Statics, potential theory. Maxwell’s
equations: plane wave solutions. Special theory of Relativity.
Course No.: MP303
Course Name: Quantum Mechanics (Pass Level)
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 52L
Prerequisite: MP230 or MP235
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
Difficulties of classical mechanics. Old Quantum theory.
Operators. Eigen-functions, eigenvalues, expectation values.
Postulates of Quantum Mechanics. Uncertainty Principle.
Schrodinger equation. One dimensional motion. Harmonic
oscillator.
Three dimension motion in quantum mechanics; angular
momentum; hydrogen atom; spin angular momentum;
identical particles; exclusion principle; perturbation theory.
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Course No.: MP305
Course Name : Modelling 1
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 26L and Projects
Prerequisite: ––––––
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
This course investigates Mathematical Models for examples
in real life involving continuous and discrete Mathematics.
This course covers a set of topics complementary to MP307:
Modelling II.
Course No.: MP307
Course Name : Modelling II
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 26L and Projects
Prerequisite: ––––––
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
This course investigates Mathematical Models for examples
in real life involving continuous and discrete Mathematics.
This course covers a set of topics complementary to MP305:
Modelling I.
Course No: MP491
Course Name: Non-Linear Systems
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 26L
Pre-requisite: ___________
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
This course is concerned with the properties of systems described
by non-linear ordinary differential equations or non-linear
difference equations. Phase space techniques are utilised
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together with numerical simulation. Topics treated include
Linearisation techniques, the method of isoclines, limit cycles
and existence theorems, bifurcations, period-doubling and
chaotic solutions.
Course No: MP494
Course Name: Partial Differential Equations
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 26L
Pre-requisite: ______________
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
Course content: Classifications of second order partial
differential equations in two independent variables (hyperbolic,
elliptic, parabolic), characteristic curves, reduction to canonical
form, equations in n independent variables. The classification of
systems of first order equations.
Hyperbolic equations. The advection equation, solution using the
method of characteristics, some non-linear first order wave
equations, conservation laws, solutions with shocks, Rankine-
Hugoniot conditions. An example from gas dynamics: a piston
problem for a gas in a tube and its solution using Riemann
invariants.
Elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations. Maximum
principles. Problems for such equations: well-posedness
(uniqueness and continuity with respect to data), ill-posedness.
Approximations (upper solutions) to the solutions of such
problems; rigorous verification of the validity of series solutions.
Upper and lower bounds for eigenvalue problems involving
elliptic operators.
Course No: MP332
Course Name: Calculus of Variations
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 26L
Pre-requisite: ______________
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
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Course content: Functionals, derivatives of functionals, a
necessary condition for a local minimum/maximum. The Euler
equation, some introductory examples, first integrals of the Euler
equation, the Brachistochrone problem, Fermat’s principle. Some
generalizations: functionals with higher derivatives, functionals
depending on several functions, functionals depending on a
function of several variables, Plateau’s problem, natural
boundary conditions.
Isoperimetric problems: the Lagrange multiplier rule, shape of a
hanging rope, Sturm-Liouville problems,
eigenvalue/eigenfunctions.
Quadratic fuctionals: a string on an elastic foundation, an
absolute minimum. Upper and lower bounds for a two-point
boundary value problem, development of some numerical
schemes for the solution of boundary value problems using
variational principles.
The Lagrangian formulation of mechanics, Lagrange’s equations
of motion, Hamiltons’s principle, conservation of energy, the
canonical formalism, Hamilton’s equations, some examples.
Course No: MP365
Course Name: Fluid Mechanics
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 24L + 10 Tutorials
Course Director: Professor Michel Destrade
This course consists of an introduction to the theory of fluid
mechanics. Topics covered include: a review of vector
calculus; ideal fluids; irrotational flow; Laplace’s equation
and some potential theory; elementary viscous flow with
examples; the stress tensor; Cauchy’s equation of motion; the
Navier-Stokes equations; very viscous flow, including thin
films and lubrication theory.
Course No: MP366
Course Name: Electromagnetism
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 24L + 10 Tutorials
Course Director: Professor Michel Destrade
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This course introduces the theory of electromagnetism. The
material considered includes: Coulomb’s law and
electrostatics; the Biot-Savart law and magnetostatics;
electrostatics of materials; dielectrics; some potential theory;
magnetostatics of materials; Maxwell’s laws; electromagnetic
waves; reflection and refraction; polarization; waveguides.
Course No.: MP403
Course Name : Cosmology and General Relativity
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 24L
Prerequisite: ––––––
Course Director: Head of School of MATHS
General Relativity:
Difficulties with Newtonian mechanisms.
Mach's principle, principle of equivalence, spacetime and
geometry, event separation, geodices, curved spaces,
curvature and gravitation. Physics near a massive body: radar
echos, spectral shifts, particle motion, perihelion advance,
bending of light, black holes. Hawking radiation.
Cosmology:
The smoothed-out universe, Robertson-Walker metric, event
horizons, apparent luminosity, density of galaxies, the
cosmological constant, Friedmann models, steady-state
models, Newtonian cosmology, cosmic black-body radiation,
galaxy condensation. Recent observational tests of the
cosmological parameters.
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FOUR YEAR B.SC. (HONOURS) COURSE IN
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
First Year
The subject Applied Mathematics (formerly Introduction to
Mathematical Physics) must be chosen as one of the four first
year subjects. It is recommended that Mathematics also be
among the four subjects chosen. A sufficiently high standard
in Applied Mathematics must be reached to proceed to the
honours course in second year.
Second Year
MP239 Applied Mathematics
MP230 Mathematical Methods — 2 hours/week (10 ECTS
Credits).
Semester I: Partial differentiation; Critical points in the plane;
Optimisation with the Lagrange multiplier method, Fourier
Series; Double and Line integrals in the plane; Green’s
theorem in the plane.
Semester II: Laplace Transforms; Applications of Laplace
transforms to the solution of Linear Ordinary Differential
Equations; Vector calculus; grad, div and curl; Line integrals,
conservative vector fields; surface integrals, triple integrals;
integral theorems: Divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
MP235 Mechanics — 2 hours/week (10 ECTS Credits).
Semester I: Dimensional analysis and scaling; An
introduction to the calculus of variations; The Lagrangian
formulation of mechanics; Rigid body motion.
Semester II: Partial differential equations as models of
physical systems; The wave equation and characteristic
variables; Separable variable solutions to the wave equation,
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the heat equation and Laplace's equation; An introduction to
the special theory of relativity.
Third Year
In their third year students take the 36 ECTS credits core
subject Applied Mathematics (AM380) which consists of:
Code Module Name Credits Sem. Exam
MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics 1 6 1 1
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics 2 6 2 2
MP305 Modelling I 6 1 1
Students are also required to choose, in consultation with the
Head of Applied Mathematics, modules to a total value of 24
ECTS credits from the list below:
Module Name ECTS Discipline
MA399 MA387 Statistics 1 6 Statistics
MA391 Statistics 2 6 Statistics
MA304 MA301 Advanced
Calculus
MA302 Complex
Variable
MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra
I
MA314 Linear Algebra
II
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6 Mathematics
6 Mathematics
6 Mathematics
6 Mathematics

MA346 MA341 Metric Spaces 6 Mathematics
MA346 MA342 Topology 6 Mathematics
MA345 MA343 Groups I 6 Mathematics
MA344 Groups II 6 Mathematics
CH328 CH328 Molecular
Modelling and
Drug Design
CH327 CH327 Validation and
Industrial
Chemistry
EH303 EH303 Applied
Hydrology
EH305 EH305 Hydrology &
Hydrogeology
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12 Chemistry
12 Chemistry
12 Engineering
Hydrology
12 Engineering
Hydrology &
Earth and Ocean
Sciences
PH357 PH351 Wave Optics 6 Physics
PH306 Nuclear and
Particle
Physics
PH358 PH353 Electronic
Systems and
Signals
PH354 Thermal
Physics and
Materials
6 Physics.
6 Physics
6 Physics

PH327 PH328 Physics of the
Environment I
PH329 Physics of the
Environment
II
FR365 FR365 Advanced
French for
Science
GR224 GR224 Beginners
German for
Science
GR252 GR252 Improvers I
Science -
German
GR353 GR353 Improvers II
Science -
German
EOS213 EOS213 Introduction to
Ocean Science
MR323 MR323 Introduction to
Marine
Ecology I
MR324 MR324 Introduction to
Marine
Ecology II
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6 Physics
6 Physics
12 French
12 German
12 German
12 German
12 Earth and Ocean
Sciences
12 Marine Science
12 Marine Science

Fourth Year
The 60 ECTS credits subject Applied Mathematics (AM480)
consists of 50 credits of specified courses and 10 credits
chosen from the list of optional courses shown below.
The 50 credits of specified courses are:
Code Module Name Credits Sem. Exam
MA385 Numerical Analysis I 5 1 1
MA378 Numerical Analysis II 5 2 2
MP491 Non-linear Systems 5 2 2
MP403 Cosmology & General Relativity 5 1 1
MP490 Mathematical Physics Project 10 1 + 2 n/a
MP307 Modelling II 5 2 2
Courses to the value of 10 credits are to be chosen from the
following list in consultation with the Head of Applied
Mathematics:
Module ECTS Discipline
MA401 Combinatorial Mathematics 5 Mathematics
MA407 Differential Equations 5 Mathematics
MA491 Fields 5 Mathematics
MA416 Rings 5 Mathematics
MA482 Functional Analysis 5 Mathematics
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MA490 Measure Theory 5 Mathematics
MA341 Metric Spaces 5 Mathematics
MA342 Topology 5 Mathematics
MA343 Groups I 5 Mathematics
MA344 Groups II 5 Mathematics
CS401 Fractal Geometry 5 Mathematics
MA426 Wavelets 5 Mathematics
MA410 Artificial Intelligence 5 Mathematics
MA417 Automated Reasoning 5 Mathematics
MA423 Fast Fourier Transforms 5 Mathematics
CS304 Mathematical and Logical
Aspects of Computing
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5 Mathematics
CS428 Advanced Operating Systems 5 Mathematics
CS424 OOP / Internet Programming 5 Mathematics
CS407 Computer Algebra 5 Mathematics
CS402 Cryptography 5 Mathematics
PH351 Wave Optics 5 Physics
PH306 Nucear and Particle Physics 58 Physics
PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals 5 Physics

PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials 5 Physics
PH328 Physics of the Environment I 5 Physics
PH329 Physics of the Environment II 5 Physics
IE321 Operations Research 1 5 Industrial
Engineering
IE332 Quality Management 5 Industrial
Engineering
IE433 Quality Engineering 5 Industrial
Engineering
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE
The subject commences in the Second Year. Admission to
each course is by permission of the Professor of Mathematics
or of Mathematical Physics as appropriate. Students taking
Applied Mathematical Science together with either
Mathematics or Mathematical Physics may not duplicate
courses. Students may not take MA201 (Calculus) with
MA293 (Algebra) for Applied Mathematical Science.
Second Year
Students take any two of the following courses (but see
above):
MA 201 Calculus: functions of one or more real variables,
differential equations. (10 ECTS Credits)
MA 293 Algebra: linear algebra and discrete mathematics.
(10 ECTS Credits)
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MP 230 Mathematical Methods (see p. 378). (10 ECTS
Credits)
MP235 Mechanics (see p.378) (10 ECTS Credits)
MM255 Numerical Analysis: computer programming,
solutions of algebraic equations, interpolation,
numerical differentiation and integration. (10
ECTS Credits)
ST299 Statistics: probability, sampling, introduction to
statistical inference. (10 ECTS Credits)
MA209 Mathematical Molecular Biology I, Semester I
and Mathematical Molecular Biology II,
Semester II (10 ECTS Credits)
Third Year
The core material consists of any two of the following
courses:
MA 304 Advanced Calculus, Semester I and Complex
Variable, Semester II. (12 ECTS Credits)
MA 303 Linear Algebra I, Semester I and Linear Algebra
II, Semester II (12 ECTS Credits)
MA357 Statistics I, Semester I and Statistics II, Semester
II: estimation, hypothesis testing, time series,
non-parametric methods. (12 ECTS Credits)
MP362 Methods of Mathematical Physics (12 ECTS
Credits)
MP302 Mechanics and Electromagnetism (12 ECTS
Credits)
MA209 Mathematical Molecular Biology I, Semester I
and Mathematical Molecular Biology II,
Semester II (12 ECTS Credits)
Note: Third Year students are allowed to choose only one of
the following courses: MP311, MM354 and CS305.
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MICROBIOLOGY
Second Year
Module: MI211
Name: The Microbial Cell
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 31L + 36P
Prerequisite: BO101
Co-requisite: MI212
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Dr. O'Byrne, Ext. 3957
Lectures: Cytology, cell membranes, cell envelopes,
intracellular components, bacterial endospores, motility, cell
cycle. Genetics, DNA and RNA molecules, replication,
transcription, translation, gene mutation, gene exchange.
Physiology, bacterial nutrition, microbial isolation, growth
conditions, growth measurement. Metabolism, catabolism,
anabolism, redox reactions, aerobic and anaerobic respiration
and photosynthesis.
Practicals: Microscopy, cultivation techniques, bacterial
identification, phage analysis.
Module: MI212
Name: Microbes and the Environment
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 31L + 36P
Prerequisite: BO101
Co-requisite: MI211
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Dr. O'Byrne, Ext. 3957
Lectures: Microbes and evolution, microbial classification
and taxonomy, Bergey's manual. Microbial ecology,
microbes and the biosphere, symbiosis, parasites,
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commensalism. Biogeochemical cycles. Bioremeadiation
and waste treatment systems. Microbes and man interactions,
microbial pathogens, disease and epidemics, indicator
organisms. Animal viruses, viral classification, viral disease.
Practicals: Bacterial counting, confirmatory tests, UV
survival analysis, phage and plasmid analysis.
Third Year
Module: MI316
Course Name: Industrial and Environmental
Microbiology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs.): 48L + 66P
Prerequisite: Second University Examination in
Microbiology
Co-requisite: MI317
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Dr. Barry, Ext. 3189
Lectures: Industrial microbiology, applied sterility/asepsis.
Food microbiology, food spoilage, food preservation, public
health aspects, food related infections. Aquatic microbiology,
eutrophication, water borne diseases. Molecular microbial
ecology, environmental genetic engineering. Public health
and microbiology, host parasite dynamics, the microbiology
of disease, control of microbiological disease.
Practicals: Industrial microbiology. Food Microbiology.
Genetic engineering.
Module: MI317
Name: Molecular and Cellular Microbiology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + 66P
Prerequisite: Second University Examination in
Microbiology
Co-requisite: MI316
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Marks: 200
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Dr. Barry, Ext. 3189
Lectures: Virology. Genetic engineering, prokaryotic and
eukaryotic gene organisation, genomic and cDNA libraries
construction, PCR. Immunology, specific and non - specific
immunity, immunodiagnostics. Bacterial genetics,
mutagenesis, recombination, gene expression. Microbial
metabolism, biosynthesis, metabolism and bacterial growth
systems, anaplerotic mechanisms
Practicals: Enzymology. Bacterial genetics. Immunology.
Experimental design.
Fourth Year
Module: MI401
ECTS Credits: 60 ECTS Credits
Prerequisite: Third University Examination in
Microbiology
Examination Papers: 10 (+ Research Thesis)
Examinations: Semesters I and II
Staff Member: Dr. Gerard Wall, Ext. 5808
Lectures: Advanced lecture courses on selected topics
including: nucleic acids; bacterial surface structures;
multigene systems and regulation; bioinformatics; microbial
decomposition; epidemiology; microbiology and human
development; bacterial pathogenesis; fungal biotechnology;
marine microbiology; recombinant protein expression,
Molecular Microbial Ecology, Molecular Systems Biology.
Practical: A comprehensive research problem comprises a
considerable portion of this year’s work, the results of which
are presented in a thesis in Semester I.
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Examinations: Self-study essay on a topic of choice;
Submission of thesis and oral presentation of project work
(Semester I); Problem-solving paper; 8 specialist lecture
Units from a choice of 14 (Semester II).
NEUROSCIENCE
Course No.: NS308
(module not on offer for session 2010/11)
Course Name: Neuroscience
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + 16P
Prerequisite: AN201 or BI201 or PM202 or SI201
Examination: Semester I
Course Director: Dr. John Kelly, Pharmacology and
Therapeutics
Neuroanatomy: Overview of the CNS; Neuronal
morphology; cerebral topography, brainstem, spinal cord;
cerebral cortex; cerebellum; limbic system; hypothalamus;
basal ganlia.
Neurophysiology: Overview of the neuron; nerve cell
membrane and action potential; physiology of movement;
sensory physiology; sleep; emotion and limbic system.
Neuropharmacology: signaling; G proteins; phosphoinositide;
cyclic nucleotides; calcium; phosphorylation; acetylcholine;
catecholamines; serotonin; amino acids; cotransmission/neuropeptides.
Course No.: NS310
Course Name: Neuroanatomy/Neurophysiology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L
Prerequisite: Any two of AN201 or BI201 or
PM202 or SI201
Examination: Semester I
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Course Director: Dr. Siobhán McMahon, Anatomy and
Dr. Karen Doyle, Physiology
Neuroanatomy: Overview of the CNS; Neuronal
morphology; cerebral topography, brainstem, spinal cord;
cerebral cortex; cerebellum; limbic system; hypothalamus;
basal ganlia; meninges and venous sinuses; ventricles and
CSF, CNS blood supply; cortical orgnaisation; cranial nerves.
Neurophysiology: Overview of the neuron; nerve cell
membrane and action potential; physiology of movement;
sensory physiology; sleep; emotion and limbic system;
learning and memory; language; thermoregulation; appetite
and thirst.
Course No.: NS305
Course Name: Neuroanatomy/Neuropharmacology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L
Prerequisite: Any two of AN201 or BI201 or
PM202 or SI201
Examination: Semester I
Course Director: Dr. Siobhán McMahon, Anatomy and
Dr. John Kelly, Pharmacology and
Therapeutics
Neuroanatomy: Overview of the CNS; Neuronal
morphology; cerebral topography, brainstem, spinal cord;
cerebral cortex; cerebellum; limbic system; hypothalamus;
basal ganlia; meninges and venous sinuses; ventricles and
CSF, CNS blood supply; cortical orgnaisation; cranial nerves.
Neuropharmacology: signaling; G proteins; phosphoinositide;
cyclic nucleotides; calcium; phosphorylation; acetylcholine;
catecholamines; serotonin; amino acids; cotransmission/neuropeptides;
neurochemical theories of CNS
diseases.
Course No.: NS311
Course Name: Neuropharmacology/Neurophysiology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L
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Prerequisite: Any two of AN201 or BI201 or
PM202 or SI201
Examination: Semester I
Course Director: Dr. John Kelly, Pharmacology and
Therapeutics and Dr. Karen Doyle,
Physiology
Neuropharmacology: signaling; G proteins; phosphoinositide;
cyclic nucleotides; calcium; phosphorylation; acetylcholine;
catecholamines; serotonin; amino acids; cotransmission/neuropeptides;
neurochemical theories of CNS
diseases.
Neurophysiology: Overview of the neuron; nerve cell
membrane and action potential; physiology of movement;
sensory physiology; sleep; emotion and limbic system;
learning and memory; language; thermoregulation; appetite
and thirst.
OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE
Course No.: PH317
Course Name: Occupational Hygiene
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + 16P
Prerequisite: PH101or PH110; CH101 or CH107
Examination: Spring examination
Course Director: Head of School of Physics
Occupational Hygiene has been defined as "that science and
art devoted to the anticipation recognition, evaluation and
control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or
from the workplace, which may cause sickness, impaired
health and well-being or significant discomfort among
workers or among the citizens of the community". This
course will give Science graduates an introduction to such
issues which are attracting increasing attention and
legislation.
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The course will include the following topics: survey of
common hazards in the workplace; evaluation of toxic gases,
vapours, mist, dusts; thermal stress and comfort; ionising
radiation and non-ionising radiation; lighting; sound and
vibrations; chemical hazards; control measures; ventilation;
personal protection equipment; management and legislative
review.
PHARMACOLOGY
Second Year
Course PM202 is a 20 ECTS credit course, comprising of
the modules PM203 and PM204.
Module No.: PM203
Module Name: Fundamentals of Pharmacology I
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 30L, 22P, 5T
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: BO101 and (PH101 or PH110)
Examination: Semester I (2 hr)
Examination Papers: One
Course Director: Dr. Philip Welsby
Module No.: PM204
Module Name: Fundamentals of Pharmacology II
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 30L, 22P, 5T
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Pharmacology I (PM203)
Examination: Semester II (2 hr)
Examination Papers: One
Course Director: Dr. Philip Welsby
Lecture Programme: Introduction to Pharmacology; receptors
and models for drug-receptor interaction; methods of
investigation of drug effects on receptors; relationship
between drug dose and effect; agonists and antagonists; the
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autonomic nervous system: cholinergic agonists and
antagonists; adrenergic agonists and antagonists;
pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, biotransformation
of drugs; factors affecting the pharmacokinetics of drugs;
drug-drug interactions; compartmental models for drug
disposition and their application to problems of time-course
of drug effects; mechanisms of drug metabolism; liver
microsomal enzyme systems and induction and inhibition of
drug-metabolising capacity; Drug discovery; the various
preclinical and clinical phases of drug development; problems
associated with drug development including adverse drug
reactions, tolerance and dependence, and toxic reactions;
Receptor families and their classification; signal transduction
mechanisms; G proteins, ligand-gated ion channels, tyrosinekinase-linked
receptors, phosphoinositides, cyclic
nucleotides, calcium, phosphorylation; molecular processes
including replication, transcription, translation, cell cycle and
apoptosis; drug design, including structure activity
relationships: methods of study of correlation between
chemical structure and biological agents including
neuromuscular blockers, opioids and corticosteroids; local
hormones including serotonin, histamine, adenosine, nitric
oxide; peptide and lipid mediators of inflammation; steroids
and neuropeptides; drugs affecting the respiratory system;
drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system.
Laboratory programme: Introduction to the Pharmacology
laboratory; weighings, volumetrics, pH, pipetting and
dispensing, precision and accuracy, standard curves and
determination of unknowns; practical pharmacokinetics and
derivation of pharmacokinetic parameters, drug metabolism;
Simulated Guinea Pig ileum preparation: effects of agonists
and antagonists, receptor binding characteristics and their
derivation, assay for aspirin and paracetamol.
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Third Year
Course PM302 is a 24 ECTS credit course, comprising of
the modules PM306 and PM307.
Course No.: PM306
Course Name: Pharmacology I
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 36L, 30P, 5T
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: PM202
Examination: Semester I (3 hr)
Course Director: Dr. M. Grealy
Course No.: PM307
Course Name: Pharmacology I
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 36L, 30P, 5T
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: PM306
Examination: Semester II (3 hr)
Course Director: Dr. M. Grealy
Lecture Programme: Central nervous system
neurotransmitters: Catecholamines, acetylcholine, serotonin,
nitric oxide, neuropeptides; Signal transduction mechanisms:
G proteins, ligand-gated ion channels, tyrosine-kinase-linked
receptors, phosphoinositides, cyclic nucleotides, calcium,
phosphorylation; Recombinant DNA technology: Basic
techniques, gene cloning, Southern, Northern and Western
blotting, antibodies, PCR, RT-PCR, gene knockout
technology; Cardiovascular Pharmacology: antihypertensives,
diuretics, drugs to treat congestive heart failure and angina,
antiarrhythmics; anticoagulants, antiplatelet, fibrinolytic and
lipid-lowering drugs; Drugs acting on the endocrine system:
the pancreas, thyroid, gonads and adrenals, bone; Pain and
inflammation: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
glucocorticoids; opioid drugs; local and general anaesthetics;
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Principles of chemotherapy: selective toxicity; antibacterial
drugs, anticancer, antiviral and antiprotozoal drugs; CNS
pharmacology: drugs used to treat depression, anxiety,
schizophrenia, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease and
Alzheimer’s Disease; advanced pharmacokinetics including
genetic variation in drug disposition, drug-drug interactions.
Laboratory programme: Effects of adrenergic agonists and
antagonists on the simulated rat blood pressure and heart rate;
acetylcholinesterase kinetics and determination of IC50 for
anticholinesterases; determination of tricyclic antidepressant
concentration in rat liver samples; measurement of plasma
glucose levels in diabetic rats and humans; radioligand
binding characteristics; determination of proteins using gel
electrophoresis; PCR; Bioinformatics; ELISA; simulated rat
water maze; development of data handling and presentation
skills.
Module: PM304
Name: Basic Pharmacology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 32L
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: Any two of the following: CH201, BI201
or SI201
Examination: Semester I (1 x 3 hr)
Course Director: Dr. Philip Welsby
Lecture Programme: Introduction to Pharmacology; receptors
and models for drug-receptor interaction; methods of
investigation of drug effects on receptors; relationship
between drug dose and effect; agonists and antagonists; the
autonomic nervous system: cholinergic agonists and
antagonists; adrenergic agonists and antagonists;
pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, biotransformation
of drugs; factors affecting the pharmacokinetics of drugs;
drug-drug interactions; compartmental models for drug
disposition and their application to problems of time-course
of drug effects; mechanisms of drug metabolism; liver
microsomal enzyme systems and induction and inhibition of
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drug-metabolising capacity; Drug discovery; the various
preclinical and clinical phases of drug development; problems
associated with drug development including adverse drug
reactions, tolerance and dependence, and toxic reactions.
Coursework: drug profile characterisation applying
pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic knowledge; drugs
and disease assignment.
Module: PM305
Name: Principles of Toxicology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 30L, 6T
Marks: 200
Prerequisite: Any two of the following: CH201, BI201
or SI201
Examination: Semester I (1 x 3 hr)
Course Director: Dr. Howard Fearnhead
Lecture Programme: Introduction; History of Toxicology;
Measurements in Toxicology; Dose-response relationships;
Toxicokinetics; Toxicity prevention; The Role of the
Laboratory in Diagnosis and Treatment of Poisoning;
Mechanisms of Toxicity; Mutagenesis & carcinogenesis;
Teratogenesis; Hepatic toxicology; Neurological toxicology;
Immunotoxicology; Skin toxicology; Blood toxicology;
Pulmonary toxicology; Insecticides, Pesticides; Metals; OTC
analgesics; Drugs of abuse; Natural Products: Plants & Snake
venoms; Industrial chemicals; Food Additives; Environmental
Pollutants & toxic gases; Household Products; Toxicity
Assessment; Legal Regulations.
Coursework: Assignments: a catastrophic event due to
poisoning with a chemical substance; a review of the
toxicological properties of a chemical; a review of the
toxicological risk associated with human exposure to a named
chemical agent; summary mortality data on a selected group
of chemical substances.
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Fourth Year
Course No.: PM417
Course Name: Pharmacology
ECTS Credits: 60 ECTS credits
Load (hrs): 110L, 10T, Research Project
Examination: Semester I (1 x 3 hr) & II (4 x 3 hr)
Course Director: Dr. Eilís Dowd
Advanced Principles of Toxicology: See PM430
Experimental Pharmacology: Data recording; ethics;
variability in experimental design; modelling; critical
evaluation of scientific literature; abstract preparation. (6
ECTS credits)
CNS drug development: CNS drug discovery; animal
modelling; clinical efficacy; preclinical and clinical safety;
novel therapeutic approaches. (6 ECTS credits)
Drug Development & Delivery: Biopharmaceuticals; drug
delivery; molecular drug development; gene therapy; cell
therapy. (6 ECTS credits)
Molecular and signalling: Drug targets including G-protein
coupled receptors & transcription factors, cancer,
immunopharmacology, pain. (6ECTS credits)
Research project (15 ECTS credits)
Coursework: Journal clubs; recent advances day (9 ECTS
credits)
Oral examination (6 ECTS credits)
PHYSICS
First Year
Course No.: PH101
Course Name: Physics
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Examination: End of Semester II, 3 hr. paper, and
practical examination
Load (hrs): 72L + Practicals
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A one year introductory course in Physics consisting of
lectures on topics such as the following: Mechanics, heat,
sound, Electricity and magnetism, Light atomic and nuclear
physics.
Students also attend a weekly laboratory session
Course No.: PH110
Course Name: Fisic
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 72 Léachtana + Practiciúil
Scrúdú: Deire Téarma 2, páipear 3 huaire a
chloig, agus scrúdú practicúla.
Course No.: PH106: (Consists of PH105:
Introduction to Medical Physics and
BO106: Biology)
Course Name: Biology/Introduction to Medical
Physics
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Examination: Summer Examination, 2 hour paper
(PH105); 3 hour paper (BO106)
Load (hrs): 36L + Practicals
Course No.: PH108: (Component of CP102:
Chemistry/Physics)
Course Name: Physics
ECTS Credits: 7.5 ECTS Credits
Examination: Semester II, 2 hours
Load (hrs): 36L + Practicals
MECHANICS [7]: Introduction; Displacement; Speed and
Velocity; Acceleration; Kinematics; Free fall; Force and
Mass; Newton’s Laws; Gravitation; Work; Energy; Energy;
Power
FLUIDS [3]: Density; Pressure; Pascal’s Principle;
Archimedes’ Principle; Fluids in Motion; Equation of
continuity; Bernoulli’s Equation; Viscous Flow
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TEMPERATURE AND HEAT [3]: Specific Heat Capacity;
Phase Change; Humidity; Convection; Conduction; Radiation
WAVE AND SOUND [3]: Nature of Waves; Sound;
Intensity; Doppler Effect
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM [7]: Electric Charge;
Insulators and Conductors; Coulombs Law; Electric Fields;
Electric Current; Resistance; Electric Power; Direct Current;
Alternating Current; Circuits, Electric circuits; Magnetism
OPTICS [5]: Nature of Light; Electromagnetic Waves;
Reflection; Mirrors; Image Formation; Refraction of Light;
Lenses; Interference; Young’s Double Slit Experiment;
Diffraction
ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR [5]: Wave-particle Duality;
Blackbody Radiation; The Photoelectric Effect; Models of the
Atom; Photon Absorption and Emission; X-rays; Lasers; The
Nucleus; Radioactivity
Second Year
Pass and Honours
Module: PH211
Name: Electricity, Magnetism and Electrical
Circuits
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs) 24 L + 24 P
Prerequisite: PH101 or PH110
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester I
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Head of School
Coulomb's law. Electric field. Gauss' Law. Electric potential.
Dielectrics. Magnetic field. Force on moving charges.
Ampere's Law. Biot - Savart Law. Magnetic materials.
Circuit principles. Network theorems. Signal processing
circuits. Periodic waveforms. Operational amplifiers, diodes,
wave shaping circuits. Response to forcing functions,
phasors, AC circuit analysis. Power calculations, frequency
response, filters, resonance.
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Module: PH212
Name: Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24 L + 24 P
Prerequisite: PH101 or PH110
Marks 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Kinematics. Relative velocity. Elementary vector analysis.
Newton's laws. Work and energy. Force fields. Potential
energy and conservative forces. Conservation of energy.
Collisions. Conservation of momentum. Rigid body rotation
Angular momentum. Vibrations. Forced oscillations.
Resonance. Wave motion. Harmonic sound waves. Fourier
decomposition. Sound waves in solids. Architectural
acoustics. Standing waves.
Module: PH213
Name: Modern Physics
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24 L + 24 P
Prerequisite: PH101 or PH110
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Members: Head of School
Wave nature of light. Interference. Diffraction. Polarisation.
Special Relativity. Relativistic Energy. Particle nature of
light. Photoelectric effect. Compton Scattering. Wave
nature of matter. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Models
of the Atom. Rutherford Scattering, Bohr Atom. X - rays,
Mosely's Law. Bragg Scattering. Liquid Drop Model of
nucleus. Fission and Fusion. Radioactive Decay. Radiation
in the Environment.
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Module: PH214
Name: Thermodynamics
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24 L + 24 L
Prerequisite: PH101 or PH110
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Temperature. Kinetic theory and the Ideal Gas. Vapour
pressure. Humidity. Calorimetry. Mechanical equivalent of
heat. Heat transfer. First Law of Thermodynamics and
applications. Entropy. Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Reversible and irreversible processes. Heat engines,
refrigeration law. Carnot cycles. Fluid Statics. Surface
Tension. Fluid Dynamics. Bernoulli's equation. Viscosity.
Practicals
The laborartory course consists of one afternoon per week,
and includes experiments related to the subject matter of the
lecture courses. Up to 40% of the final year assessment can
be assigned to a combination of course work, orals, practicals
and projects.
Third Year
Undenominated science students may select one, two or three
of the 12 ECTS credit modules PH357, PH358, PH359.
Honours Degree
There are TWO four year physics degree programmes,
administered entirely by the School of Physics, open to
undenominated science students.
(i) Applied Physics and Electronics, and
(ii) Experimental Physics.
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These two programmes follow a common Third Year.
Students who wish to proceed to the Fourth Year must take
60 ECTS credits in accordance with the following scheme:
36 ECTS Credits in Physics (including laboratory work ) as
follows:
PH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics
PH351 Wave Optics
PH353 Electronic Systems and Signals
PH354 Thermal Physics and Materials
PH355 Computational Physics
PH356 Quantum Physics
15% of the student’s marks in this 36 ECTS Credit group are
carried over into the final year honours assessment.
In addition the student must select two other modules (12
ECTS Credits each) from the list of module options available
to Third Year students.
Course Syllabi
Courses PH306,PH351, PH353, PH354 are assessed by a
combination of written examination (70%) and general
physics laboratory work (30%). Students who attend only two
of these units will follow a reduced general physics laboratory
programme.
PH355 is assessed by a combination of written examination
(40%), computational laboratory work (30%) and practical
examination (30%). PH356 is assessed by written
examination only.
Module: PH306
Name: Nuclear and Particle Physics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 30P
Prerequisite: PH201
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Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Properties and models of the nucleus, radioactive decay,
modern radiation detection techniques and devices. Fission,
principle of operation of thermal reactor. Fusion, reactions in
hot plasmas and the sun. Nuclear spectroscopy.
Quarks, leptons, hadrons, forces, the standard model.
Module: PH351
Name: Wave Optics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 30P
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves. Dipole
radiation. Polarization. Fresnel’s equations. Waves in
conducting media. Interference, interferometers. Diffraction,
diffraction gratings. Optical Spectrometers. Optical
coherence. Case studies in applied optics.
Module: PH353
Name: Electronic Systems and Signals
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 30P
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
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Semiconductor devices, equations and applications. Digital
electronics, microprocessors, microcomputer organisation.
Signals and systems. Frequency Domain analysis techniques:
Fourier and Laplace methods. Time Domain analysis
techniques: convolution and correlation.
Module: PH354
Name: Thermal Physics and Materials
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 30P
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Thermal properties of materials, combining thermodynamic
laws, application of thermodynamics to systems including
chemical potentials, phase equilibrium and transitions, and
droplet formation.
Physical and micro-structure properties of materials.
Characteristics of crystals, ceramics, plastics and polymers.
Module: PH355
Name: Computational Physics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 30P
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Introduction to a programming environment, numerical
limitations of the computer, structured programming.
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Numerical approaches to the solution of differential equations
and their application to various physical examples.
Module: PH356
Name: Quantum Physics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 36L
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Blackbody radiation, deBroglie waves, uncertainty
relationship. The Schrödinger equation, potential wells,
tunnelling, the Hydrogen atom. Pauli principle. Quantum
statistics
Module: PH327
Course Name: Physics of the Environment
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + 12P
Prerequisite: PH101 and CH101
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: Two
Examination: Semesters I (PH328) & II (PH329)
Staff Member: Head of School
Emphasis is on environmental physics and how physical
properties may be monitored.
Introductory Physics background
Molecular transfer processes. Diffusion and convection
currents.
Measurement of relative humidity, temperature, pressure.
The electromagnetic radiation spectrum.
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Air Quality
Heat conduction, convection, and radiation.
Global warming. Greenhouse gases. Ozone and UV radiation.
Aerosols. Air quality measurement and control. Air Quality
Standards.
Clean room technology.
Effects of aerosols and pollutants on climate.
Built environment
Insulation. Heat pumps.
Thermal pollution. Humidity/condensation.
Fluid transport. Fluid dynamics.
Physical sensors for water quality monitoring.
Elementary data logging, recording, and analysis.
Acoustics. Noise in the environment.
Renewable energy sources.
Environmental aspects of renewable energy sources.
Energy use/waste in society.
Spectroscopy and radiation
Spectroscopic techniques for pollutant monitoring.
Overview of visible, UV, IR spectroscopy. Raman scattering.
Remote sensing.
Light and its measurement. Illumination. Microwaves.
Radiation monitoring. Effects of ionizing and non-ionizing
radiation.
Nuclear energy. Fission, fusion, and radioactive waste.
Waste treatment.
Overview of hazardous materials.
Environmental protection studies.
Module: PH361
Course Name: Astrophysics
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + 4P
Prerequisite: PH201
Marks: 200
Examination Papers: Two
Examination: Semesters I (PH222) & II (PH362)
Staff Member: Head of School
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Module: PH222
Course Name: Astrophysical Concepts
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Radiation processes, emission, absorption & scattering
The Black-body Radiation: Wien’s Law, Stefan’s Law.
Quantum Processes Special relativity, Introduction to general
relativity, Gravity.
Module: PH362
Course Name: Stellar Astrophyiscs
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L + 4P
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Stellar Structure and Evolution.
Correlation in Stellar Properties. Hydrodynamic Equilibrium.
Equations of State. Energy Generation in Stars. Stellar
Atmospheres. Stellar Evolution. Endpoints of Stellar
Evolution.
(A)Lectures
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
The lecture courses for the two honours degrees in Physics
(PH400) and Applied Physics and Electronics (AX401) are
selected from the topics listed below, although there may be
variations in the courses offered in any particular academic
year. The selection of units for either degree option is made in
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consultation with the staff of the School, and must be
approved by the School.
Core modules common to both programmes:
Semester I:
PH457: Quantum Mechanics (4.5 ECTS)
PH408: Optoelectonics (4.5 ECTS)
PH459: Applied Optics (4.5 ECTS)
Semester II:
PH435: Electromagnetism & Relativity (4.5 ECTS)
PH458: Nanotechnology (4.5 ECTS)
PH407: Solid State Physics (4.5 ECTS)
Modules specific to the following programmes:
PH400 ( Physics):
PH463: Atmospheric Physics (4.5 ECTS) and PH406:
Spectroscopy (4.5 ECTS)
Or
PH463: Atmospheric Physics (4.5 ECTS) and PH464: Signal
and Imaging Processing (4.5 ECTS)
Or
PH465: Radiation and Medical Physics (4.5 ECTS) and
PH406: Spectroscopy (4.5 ECTS)
AX401 (Applied Physics and Electronics):
Semester I:
PH465: Radiation and Medical Physics (4.5 ECTS)
Semester II:
PH464: Signal and Imaging Processing (4.5 ECTS)
(B)Project and Practical Work (18 ECTS)
Practical work may consist of a number of advanced
experiments, involving modern methods of physics
instrumentation, or an experimental project, involving a
combination of research and hardware or software
development or a combination of both project and advanced
experiments.
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PHYSIOLOGY
Second Year
Module No: SI216
Course Name: Physiology I
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 38L +30P
Prerequisite: BO101 and (PH101 or PH110)
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member:
Cell and General Physiology: Body fluid compartments and
electrolytes. Membrane transport processes. Resting potential
and action potential. Nerve structure and function. Skeletal
muscle structure and function. Smooth muscle.
Neuromuscular junction. Nerves as sensory receptors. Nerve
synapses. Survey of endocrine glands and hormones.
Haematology: Blood cells. Haematopoiesis. Haemoglobin.
Blood clotting. Blood indices. Basic Immunity. Blood groups.
Plasma and lymph. Introduction to pH regulation.
Autonomic System: Introduction and overview of the
Autonomic Nervous System.
Cardiovascular system: Heart muscle. Cardiac cycle and its
control. Electrocardiogram. Cardiac abnormalities.
Module No: SI218
Course Name: Physiology II
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 38L +30P
Prerequisite: BO101 and (PH101 or PH110)
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member:
Cardiovascular system: Systemic circulation. Blood pressure
and its control. Regional circulations. Control of cardiac
output. Blood flow measurements. Exercise and CVS.
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Respiratory system: Mechanics of breathing. Lung volumes
and capacities. Closing volume. Dead space and gas transfer.
Pulmonary circulation. Carriage of blood gases. Control of
breathing.
Topics in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Regulation and
Disease.
Renal System: Glomerular filtration. Renal reabsorption.
Renal secretion. Counter current exchanger and multiplier
mechanisms. Urine flow. Micturition. Acid base balance.
Renal abnormalities.
Gastrointestinal system: Salivary secretion. Gastric secretion.
Intestinal secretion. Pancreatic secretion. Liver and bile.
Swallowing. Gastric and intestinal motility. Defaecation.
Regulation of food intake.
Third Year
Module No: SI311
Course Name: Neurophysiology
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 25L + 20P
Prerequisite: SI201
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester I
Staff Members: Dr. Roche.
Review of cell physiology. Synaptic transmission.
Neurotransmitters. Autonomic nervous system. Sensory
receptors. Somatosensory system. Spinal reflexes. Control
of movement and posture, cerebellum, basal ganglia and
cerebral cortex. Vestibular system and balance. Olfaction
and taste. Vision and the eye. Hearing. Non endocrine
hypothalamic function. Thermoregulation. Arousal, sleep
and the EEG. Learning, memory and language.
Cerebrospinal fluid. Emotion and the limbic system.
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Module No: SI312
Course Name: Endocrinology
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 25L + 10P
Prerequisite: SI201
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester I
Staff Members: Dr. Roche
Overview of endocrinology and reproduction. Growth and
development. Male reproduction. Adaptations at birth. Bone
physiology. Calcium and phosphate metabolism. Growth
hormone and insulin-like growth factors. Hormonal control of
intermediary metabolism. Islets of Langerhans. Fat and
protein metabolism. Stress. Adrenal medulla. Adrenal cortex.
Physiological responses to stress.
Module No: SI314
Course Name: Integrative Physiology
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 25L + 10P
Prerequisite: SI201 and SI311 and 312
Marks: 100
Examination: Semester II
Staff Members: Dr. Roche
A varied selection of topics focusing on integrative aspects of
physiology bringing together knowledge of different systems.
Topics will include: Nervous control of the cardiovascular
system. Exercise physiology. Body temperature control.
Altitude physiology. Hunger, appetite and obesity. Thirst
and body fluid control. Acid base balance. Hypertension.
Cardiac failure.
Module No: SI319
Course Name: Reproduction, Development and Aging
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 25(L) 10(P)
Examination: Semester II
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Course Director: Dr. Roche
Module No: SI317
Course Name: Human Body Function
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 33 (L)
Examination: Semester I
Course Director: Dr. Leo Quinlan.
This new 12 ECTS Credits module is only available to
students who have not taken Second Science Physiology
(SI201).
Biological molecules and their functions. Body composition,
body fluids and electrolytes. Cell physiology. Cell
membranes and membrane transport. Cell electrical
potentials. Nerve function - nerve conduction, nerve synapses.
Skeletal muscle function - neuromuscular junction, muscle
excitation, sliding filament theory of muscle contraction,
energy considerations. Blood and blood cells - blood groups,
blood clotting. Immune system. Autonomic nervous system.
Cardiovascular system electrical and mechanical activity of
the heart - the peripheral circulation. Respiratory system -
how the lungs work. Renal system - how the kidneys work.
Digestive system. Endocrine system - how the hormones
work. Central nervous system and brain function.
Fourth Year
SI401 Physiology (60 ECTS Credits)
1. Lecture course on selected topics in
electrophysiology, CNS, cardiovasular, respiratory,
endocrine and reproductive physiology.
2. Prescribed reading so that students are familiar with
the basic concepts of Physiology in all areas.
3. A laboratory training course on laboratory methods
and the use of equipment within the Discipline. The
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course will include a brief lecture course on
experimental design.
4. A laboratory project. The results of the project will
be written up as a short thesis.
5. A literature project which will be written up as a
short review article and presented to Discipline and
class members.
ZOOLOGY
All students taking courses in Zoology are required to take
part in excursions and undertake field studies as directed.
Second Year
Course No.: ZO201
Course Name: Zoology
ECT Credits: 20 ECTS Credits
Prerequisite: BO101: lst Year Biology
Semester I: ZO205 Invertebrate Zoology
Systematic study of the principal
invertebrate groups with an emphasis on
structural/functional relationships as these
are exhibited in gross morphology.
Selected aspects of development, genetics,
evolution and ecology will also be included.
Detailed anatomical examination will be
carried out in practical sessions on selected
species.
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + practicals
Course Director: Dr. G. Schlosser
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Semester II: ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology
Systematic study of the phylum Chordata
and closely related deuterostome phyla.
Selected aspects of development, genetics,
evolution and ecology will also be included.
Detailed anatomical examination, involving
individual dissection, will be carried out in
practical sessions on selected species.
ECTS Credits: 10 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + practicals
Course Director: Dr. G. Schlosser
Course No.: ZO301
Course Name: Zoology
ECTS Credits: 24 Credits
Third Year
Semester I: ZO313 Evolutionary and Developmental
Zoology
Evolutionary theory, molecular and
morphological phylogeny, bioinformatics,
biostatistics, developmental biology.
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + practicals
Course Director: Dr. G. McCormack
Semester II: ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology
Population, community and ecosystem
ecology; parasitology and animal
behaviour.
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 48L + practicals/fieldwork
Course Director: Dr. G. McCormack
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Fourth Year
Honours
Course No: ZO401 (60 ECTS Credits)
Advanced treatment of aspects of Zoology. Each student will
be expected to work on some given project and to present the
results in thesis form for the Honours B.Sc. Degree
Examination.
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DENOMINATED B.SC. DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
This is a Three or Four year Denominated Degree
Programme. Students will major in Anatomy, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology or Physiology. In addition, students take
Biomedical Science modules in each year. In second year
students take two 20 ECTS subjects, one 10 ECTS subject
and Biomedical Science; in third year they take one major
subject (24 ECTS) from the two studied in 2 nd year, one 12
ECTS subject and Biomedical Science. The choice of major
subject is made at the end of second year. An Honours or a
General degree may be awarded.
No. of places: The programme will be available to a limited
number of students.
First Year
CH111 Chemistry or CH107 Ceimic
PH101 Physics or PH110 Fisic
BO101 Biology
BM101 Biomedical Science
Second Year
BM201 Biomedical Science
Plus any two 20 ECTS subjects from
AN202 Anatomy (AN220.1 + AN220.2)
BI201 Biochemistry (BI204 + BI205)
PM202 Pharmacology (PM203 + PM204)
SI201 Physiology (SI216 + SI218)
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Plus ONE 10 ECTS module not taken as part of the subjects
above from
AN220.1 Human Anatomy I
BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell
PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I
SI 216 Physiology I
Third Year
All students will be required to take the following core
modules:
MA323: Statistics and Bioinformatics 12 ECTS Credits
BM302: Research Methods in Biomedical
Science 12 ECTS Credits
Students will be required to select one major subjects from
the following:
AN310 Anatomy 24 ECTS Credits
BI320 Biochemistry 24 ECTS Credits
PM302 Pharmacology 24 ECTS Credits
SI330 Physiology 24 ECTS Credits
Students must also select a further 12 ECTS Credits from a
list of options provided.
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
In 4 th year, students will continue with one major subject,
taking 48 ECTS credits from the 4 th year course for the
undenominated students in that subject as prescribed by the
B.Sc. in Biomedical Science Programme board. In addition
they will take two 6 ECTS modules offered by the other main
subjects.
The load for students taking 4 th year in the B.Sc. Biomedical
Science degree and an undenominated 4 th year B.Sc. student
taking any of the major subjects (Anatomy, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology or Physiology) will be equivalent.
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DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
This is a Three or Four Year Denominated Degree
programme. Students enter the programme directly at First
Year level. An Honours or a General degree may be awarded.
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Syllabi for the courses of this degree programme, unless
specifically indicated below, are given under the appropriate
subject areas.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
The course consists of:
First Year
Code Course Title
BO101 Biology
CH101 Chemistry or
CH107 Ceimic
PH101 Physics or
PH110 Fisic
MA100 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA102 Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
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The course consists of:
Second Year
Code Course Title
CH201 Chemistry
BI201 Biochemistry
CH207 Computers in Chemistry
PM203 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I
Third Year
The course consists of:
Code Course Title
CH315 Organic Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
and Molecular Structure
CH317 Molecular Modelling and Drug Design
PM305 Principles of Toxicology
CH318 Inorganic Chemistry / Physical Chemistry
CH324 Validation and Industrial Chemistry
CH325 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry Work
Placement
Fourth Year
The course consists of:
Code Course Title
CH431 Physical Chemistry
CH432 Inorganic Chemistry
CH433 Organic Chemistry
BI434 Biomolecules: Structures, interactions and
signalling
CH441 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry
CH442 Industrial Biochemistry (UL Module)
CH443 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry Project
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DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
BIOTECHNOLOGY
This is a Three or Four Year Denominated Degree
programme. Students enter the programme directly at First
Year level. An Honours or a General degree may be awarded.
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Syllabi for the courses of this degree programme, unless
specifically indicated below, are given under the appropriate
subject areas.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
First Year
The course consists of
CH101 Chemistry or CH107 Ceimic
BO101 Biology
MA100 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA102 Anailís & Algeabar (Onoracha)
BG101 Biotechnology 1 (Biotechnology 1 includes
Biotechnology Science and a Modern European
Language, either French or German)
Second Year
BI201: Biochemistry
CH201: Chemistry
MI201: Microbiology
BG201: Biotechnology 2. (Biotechnology 2 includes a
Modern European Language and Biotechnology
Seminar)
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Third Year
BI316 Biochemistry (12 ECTS Credits)
MI312 Microbiology (12 ECTS Credits)
GT301 Genetics (12 ECTS Credits)
PM304 Basic Pharmacology (12 ECTS Credits)
BG301 Biotechnology 3 (includes a Modern European
Language and Business Studies) (12 ECTS Credits)
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
BG401: Biotechnology 4, Research Project (60 ECTS)
Supplementary Activities
Supplementary practical classes, facilities visits and guest
lecture presentations will be provided at various year levels.
Attendance will be required as directed.
Transfer
Students may transfer out of the programme into other degree
programmes with the permission of College and in
accordance with College Regulations.
Syllabi for Biotechnology Science Modules
Biotechnology 1. Lecture course in introductory
biotechnology covering cell biology, immunology,
recombinant DNA technology and its applications. Practical
activities for computer, written and oral presentation skills.
Biotechnology 2. Student-led seminar presentations on current
and controversial topics in biotechnology.
Biotechnology 3..Introduction to Business including group
Business Plan writing project.
Biotechnology 4. Advanced Techniques in Biotechnology,
Fermentation, Proteomics, Neurobiology, Process
Technology, Molecular Genetics, Apoptosis, Signal
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Transduction, Plant biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals,
Literature Review,
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
COMPUTING STUDIES/MATHEMATICAL
SCIENCE
(Final intake was during session 2009/10)
Entry Requirements:
In addition to the normal requirements for entry to the B.Sc.
Degree, candidates must also obtain a minimum of Grade C3
in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate examination in
Mathematics or Grade A2 in the Ordinary Level Leaving
Certificate examination in Mathematics.
No. of Places
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
Regulations
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Students in this programme who in their first and second
years fulfil College requirements for proceeding to a B.Sc.
programme in other disciplines, will with the permission of
College, be allowed into the other degree programmes.
For detailed syllabi of the individual courses, see the
appropriate Calendar entries in the sections on: Experimental
Physics (EP), Computing (CS or CT), Mathematics (MA),
Mathematical Physics (MP).
Degree
An Honours or a General Degree may be awarded.
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THIRD YEAR (3CS1 + 3CS2)
Course structure:
The course will consist of core subjects and options.
General Degree:
Those students proceeding to General Degree may subsitute
MA313/314 for MA343/4 and with the permission of the
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics
substitute MP311 for MP362
Options
Third Year CS Students are required to take options to a value
of 12 ECTS Credits ((Please see list below.)
Core:
Course
Code
Subject
Code
Module
Code
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Module Name Taught
Sem I
or II
I & II
CS320 CS324 CS304 Mathematical & Logical Aspects of
Computer
Computing
Science Core
CS402 Cryptography I & II
CS323 CT351 Networking I
CS427 Elements of Software Eng II
MM391 MA345 MA343 Groups I I
Mathematical
MA344 Groups II II
Science Core MP362 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I I
(Honours)
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II II
MM392 MA303 MA313 Linear Algebra I
Mathematical
MA314 Linear Algebra II
Science Core MP311 MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I I
(Pass)
CS305 Computing Techniques of Applied
Mathematics
II
MM393 Options I & II
FOURTH YEAR (4CS221) (60 ECTS Credits)
Course Structure:
The course will consist of core subjects, options and a project.

MC401: Project
Each student will undertake a major project from September
to January
MM492: Options
Fourth Year CS Students are required to take options chosen
from the list below equivalent to 6 ECTS Credits. (Please see
list below).
Core:
Course
Code
Module
Code
Module Name Taught
Sem I or
II
CS421 CS424 Object Oriented Programming I & II
Computer CS428 Advanced Operationg Systems & I & II
Science Core
Automated Reasoning
MA410 Artifical Intelligence I & II
CT406 Advanced Programming II
MM491 MA416 Rings I
Mathematical MA491 Fields II
Science Core MP328 Calculus of Variations and Modelling I & II
MM492 Options
MC401 Project
Third and Fourth Year Options
Module
Code
Module Name ECTS Taught
Sem I or
II
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Discipline
responsible for
Courses
MM313 Linear Algebra I (G) 3 1 Mathematics
MA237 Statistics I (G) 3 I Mathematics
MA238 Statistics II (G) 3 II Mathematics
MA314 Linear Algebra II (G) 3 II Mathematics
MA301 Advanced Calculus (G) 3 I Mathematics
MA302 Complex Variable (G) 3 II Mathematics
MA341 Metric Spaces 3 I Mathematics
MA342 Topology 3 II Mathematics
MA337 Statistics I (G) 3 I Mathematics

MA338 Statistics II (G) 3 II Mathematics
MA387 Statistics I (H) 3 I Mathematics
MA391 Statistics II (H) 3 II Mathematics
MA401 Combination Mathematics 3 1 Mathematics
MA412 Fourier Analysis 3 I Mathematics
MA484 Statistics (H) 3 I Mathematics
MA486 Statistics (H) 3 II Mathematics
MA490 Measure Theory 3 I Mathematics
MA482 Functional Analysis 3 II Mathematics
CS423 Neural Networks 3 II Mathematics
CS305 Computer Techniques & 3 II Mathematical
Applied Mathematics
Physics
FR365 Language Module –
Advanced French for
Science
6 I & II French
GR353 Language Module –
German
6 I & II German
IE312 Operations Research I 3 I Industrial
Engineering
IE324 Systems Simulation 3 II Industrial
Engineering
IE317 Business Logistics 3 II Industrial
Engineering
MP236 Mechancs I 6 I Applied
Mathematics
MP237 Mechanics II 6 II Applied
Mathematics
MP305 Modelling I 3 I Mathematical
Physics
MP363 Methods of Mathematical 6 I Mathematical
Physics I
Physics
MP364 Methods of Mathematical 6 II Mathematical
Physics II
Physics
MA358 Numerical Mathematics 3 I Mathematics
MM245 Numerical Analysis I 3 I Mathematical
Physics
MM246 Numerical Analysis II 3 II Mathematics
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- The options may be subject to prerequisites and must
be chosed in consultation with the Discipline
concerned
- MM245, MM246 may not be taken in Fourth Year
- Courses mya be added or removed from this list
- The ECTS credit weighting allocated to the course is
for the purpose of this Denominated Degree
Programme in Computing Studies
- Third Year CS Students are required to take options
chosen from the list of courses above to a value of
12 ECTS Credits
- Fourth Year CS Students are required to take options
chosen from the list above equivalent to 6 ECTS
Credits.
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES
This is a Three or Four Year Denominated Degree
programme. Students enter the programme directly at First
Year level. An Honours or General Degree may be awarded.
Laboratory Work: Work carried out during practical periods
will be designed to illustrate and amplify topics raised in the
lectures. In some cases, assessment during the year may
replace a practical examination at the end of the year.
Fieldwork: Field excursions during term-time and in the
vacations are an essential and integral part of the Earth and
Ocean Sciences syllabus. Examination questions may be set
on the areas visited, and field notebooks will be inspected and
marked.
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Syllabi for the courses of this degree programme are given
under the appropriate subject areas. Students reading for this
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degree take core subjects in each year to obtain a BSc Earth
and Ocean Sciences.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
First Year
Module: EOS104
Name: Introduction to Earth and Ocean Science
ECTS Credits: 15 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 72(L) & Practicals and Field-trips.
Course Directors: Professor Williams
This module will introduce students to the breadth of topics
covered in Earth & Ocean Sciences. It assumes no previous
knowledge of subjects such as geography. It will outline the
following: The Solar System; Earth’s Structure;
Oceanography; Hydrogeology; Earth’s Crust; Tectonics; The
Biosphere; Geo-environments and natural hazards. The
lecture course will be linked to practical sessions in a choice
of one out of four time-slots per week.
Structure
� Solar system, galaxies and stars, the Sun, the planets.
� Gravity and Earth rotation, seismic structure,
magnetic field.
� Evolution of atmosphere, chemical and physical
oceanography.
� Hydrogeology, the water cycle, ground water and its
protection.
� Minerals and rocks, Geological time, surface
processes.
� Seafloor spreading, plate tectonics, dating of rocks
� Evolution of organisms, fossils.
� Energy resources, Irish ore deposits, natural hazards.
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In addition to Course EOS104, three subjects must be
chosen from:
BO101: Biology; CH101: Chemistry or CH107: Cemic;
CS102: Computer Science; PH101: Physics or PH110 Fisic;
MA100 or MA180 or MA102: Mathematics; MP180:
Applied Mathematics. The prerequisites for specific Second
Year subjects should be carefully noted.
Second Year
A limited number of additional students may enter this
programme at second year level, provided they have taken
and passed EOS104.
Core: EOS218: Fundamental Skills in EOS (comprising
EOS220 and EOS221)
and one or two other 10 ECTS EOS2 course making a total of
30 or 40 ECTS.
EOS212 – Sediments and Biosphere 1
EOS213 – Introduction to Ocean Sciences
Please be aware that your choice of Second Year subjects
will influence the range of choices of speciality in further
years (see Third Year below)
Up to two other subjects to a value of 20 or 30 ECTS chosen
from:
20 ECTS Credit Subjects
AS200: Applied Mathematical Science; BT201: Botany;
CH201: Chemistry; PH201: Physics; MA200: Mathematics
(Pass); MA280: Mathematics (Honours); MP200:
Mathematical Physics (Pass); MP280: Mathematical Physics
(Honours); ZO201: Zoology;
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10 ECTS Credit subejcts
BT217: Plants and the Environment: an introduction to
terrestrial plant ecology; BT216: Aquatic Plant Science I:
introduction to the biology, ecology and physiology of
acquatic plants; CH207: Computers in Chemistry; FR252:
French; GR224: Beginner’s German for Science; GR252:
Improvers I Science German; MA201: Calculus; MA293:
Algebra/Discrete Mathematics; ST299: Statistics; MM255:
Numerical Analysis; MP230: Mathematical Methods;
MP235: Mechanics.
Third Year
Core:: EOS316 Fundamental Skills in Earth and Ocean
Sciences (12 ECTS)
Denominated stream must take one of the following 24
ECTS Credit subjects:
Earth Sciences I or Earth Sciences II or Ocean Sciences or
Environmental Geosciences and EOS316 and one other 12
ECTS module as below:
EOS307: Earth Sciences II (EOS312 & EOS314) plus
EOS308: Ocean Sciences (EOS313 & EOS312) plus EOS311
- recommended for those wishing to specialise in 4 th year
Ocean Sciences
EOS309: Environmental Geoscience (EOS311 & EOS313)
plus EOS312 - recommended for those wishing to specialise
in 4 th year Environmental Geoscience.
All 3 rd year EOS non-denominated students are strongly
recommended to take additional 12 ECTS Credit EOS courses
as this will allow more choice in the combination of subjects
that can be taken in 4 th year (see below).
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Options: Students may select the remaining credits,
maximum 12 ECTS Credits, from the following
(subject to change):
EOS311 – Environmental Geoscience
EOS312 – Sediments and Biosphere 2
EOS313 – Marine Geoscience
EOS314 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
BT316: Plant Ecology and Paleoecology (12 ECTS
Credits)
BT312: Aquatic Plant Science (12 ECTS Credits)
CH328: Molecular Modelling and Drug Design (12 ECTS
Credits)
CH327: Validation and Industrial Chemistry (12 ECTS
Credits)
EH305: Hydrology and Hydrogeology (12 ECTS Credits)
PH357: Wave Optics/Nuclear and Plasma Physics (12
ECTS Credits)
PH358: Electronic Systems and Signals/Thermal Physics
and Materials (12 ECTS Credits)
PH359: Computational Physics/Quantum Physics (12
ECTS Credits)
FR353: French (12 ECTS Credits)
GR224: Beginners German for Science (12 ECTS Credits)
GR352: German (12 ECTS Credits)
MA303: Linear Algebra (12 ECTS Credits)
MA304: Advanced Calculus/Complex Variable (12 ECTS
Credits)
MM255: Numerical Analysis (12 ECTS Credits)
MM354: Numerical Analysis (12 ECTS Credits)
MP230: Mathematical Methods (12 ECTS Credits)
MP311: Methods of Mathematical Physics & Computing
(12 ECTS Credits)
MP362: Methods of Mathematical Physics (12 ECTS
Credits)
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Pre-requisites must be met in each case. Exclusion requisites
apply.
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
Course Overview
Notes:
Student course workload ~ 960 hours. Examination
preparation and completion ~ 120 hours. Background reading
over 4 th year ~ 120 hours. Total ~ 1200 hours.
EOS416 Climate change, Energy and Resource
Management: 10ECTS Semester 1
EOS427 EOS Field Project/Honours Thesis and Field
Trip or Research Cruise: 20ECTS Semesters 1 & 2
Field Project/Honours Thesis
All EOS 4 th year students will have a workload of ~ 270 hours
with a minimum of ~ 5 days and a maximum of ~25 days (not
including bad weather) field work (e.g. 25 days @ 8 hours per
day in field plus 5 days report preparation plus 5 days
talk/poster preparation or 5 days @ 8 hours per day plus 20
days data processing/modelling/training plus 5 days report
preparation plus 5 days talk/poster preparation). Venues will
be decided by the Summer Field Project supervisor.
The deadline for a draft field project report will be end-
November and the final Honours Thesis must be submitted on
a CD at 9.00 am on Thursday in the 1 st week of Semester 2.
The thesis will be examined by continuous assessment based
on: performance in field; data acquisition (evidence from
notebooks etc.), data processing, data interpretation,
discipline presentation, poster presentation, draft final report
and the quality of the thesis on the CD. The best Honours
Thesis presentations will be awarded a prize and posters may
be recommended for presentation at the IGRM.
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Field Trip: Semesters 1 & 2
The Field Trip component will be marked according to
continuous assessment. A final Field Trip report must be
submitted on a CD by the end of January. Student workload ~
90 hours.
Notes
The Summer Field Project/Honours Thesis and Field Trip
report will be examined in Semester 2.
EOS Advanced Courses: 30ECTS Semester 2
After discussions with academic staff, students will be given
the opportunity to specialise in 2 disciplines within EOS.
They will be offered the choice of 2 out of 5 Advanced
Courses, each worth 10 ECTS, in the 2 nd semester. The
number of students in each Advanced Course is at the
discretion of the 4 th year Convener. Each course will consist
of a mixture of formal lectures, practicals, research-based
seminar learning environments and possibly a small amount
of field work. Each student will design a 15 minute
presentation early in Semester 2 on a particular topic from
one of the Advanced Courses. Student workload ~ 300 hours
for the 2 courses.
EOS411 Environmental and Marine Geophysics (10
ECTS)
This course explains the application of geophysics to a wide
range of environmental and marine problems using a mixture
of lectures, student essays and practical project work. It
includes the following topics: Marine gravity; Archaeological
magnetometry; Electrical & electromagnetic methods for
hydrogeology and engineering; Marine seismic reflection and
environmental ground-penetrating radar processing;
Geophysical computer modelling. Assessment by
examination (40%) and course work (60%).
EOS412 Environments and the History of Life (10 ECTS)
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This course examines the development of natural
environments alongside the evolution of life. It includes the
following themes: Evolution of environments; Darwinism;
Beginnings of life; Precambrian environments; Fluviatile,
deltaic, shallow and deep marine environments; Economics of
natural environments; Colonization of the land; Extinctions;
Evolution of mammals. Assessment by examination (60%)
and course work (40%).
EOS413 Biophysical and Biogeochemical Interactions in
the Oceans (10 ECTS)
This course examines biophysical and biogeochemical
interactions in the ocean, focusing on seamounts and benthic
ecosystems, seasonal fluxes to the deep sea, frontal processes,
global influences and feedbacks, biogeochemical modelling.
Assessment by examination (60%) and course work (40%).
EOS414 Petrogenesis of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
(10 ECTS)
This course takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to
petrogenesis, using a series of thematic problem-based
lectures and practicals. Thematic sessions are centred around
the following topics: Igneous geochemistry; Partial melting;
Magmatic evolution; Tracing magma sources; Magma
mixing; Magmatic volatiles; Eruption mechanisms;
Progressive metamorphism; Metamorphism of old crust and
orogens; Geothermobarometry; Pressure-Temperature-time
paths; Fluid inclusions. Assessment by examination (60%)
and course work (40%).
EOS415 Applied Geoscience (10 ECTS)
This course focuses on the practical application of geological
techniques and methodologies for use in site and resource
assessment. It includes the following themes: Analysis of map
data in 3 dimensions; Resource assessment (including core
logging and analysis); Digital analysis: Presentation of
spatial, vector and scalar data relevant to geoscience report
writing. Assessment by examination (40%) and course work
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(60%).
Each Advanced Course has the following pre-requisites:
EOS411 Environmental and Marine Geophysics:
EOS311 Environmental Geoscience or EOS313
Marine Geoscience or EOS315 Structural
Geology & Plate Tectonics
EOS412 Environments and the History of Life:
EOS212 and any one of EOS312 Sediments and
Biosphere, EOS313 Marine Geoscience or EOS311
Environmental Geoscience
EOS413 Biophysical and Biogeochemical Interactions in the
Oceans:
EOS313 Marine Geoscience
EOS414 Petrogenesis of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks:
EOS228 Crystals, Minerals and Rocks and either
EOS314 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology or
EOS315 Structural Geology & Plate Tectonics
EOS415 Applied Geoscience:
EOS311 Environmental Geoscience or EOS312
Sediments & Biosphere or EOS314 Igneous &
Metamorphic Petrology or EOS315 Structural
Geology & Plate Tectonics
Transfer
Students may transfer out of the programme into other degree
programmes with the permission of College and in
accordance with College regulations.
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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This is a three or four year denominated degree programme.
Students enter the programme directly at first year level. An
Honours or a General Degree may be awarded.
The General Regulations apply to this denominated degree.
Syllabi for the courses of this degree programme are given
under the appropriate subject areas.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
First Year (60 ECTS Credits)
BO101: Biology (15 ECTS credits)
CH101: Chemistry or CH107: Ceimic (15 ECTS credits)
PH101: Physics or PH110: Fisic (15 ECTS credits)
EOS104: Introduction to Earth and Ocean Science (15 ECTS
credits)
EV101: Introduction to Environmental Legislation.
Second Year (60 ECTS Credits)
BT201Botany (18 ECTS credits)
CH201Chemistry (18 ECTS credits)
EV201 Environmental Management & Legislation (6 ECTS
credits)
ZO201 Zoology (18 ECTS credits)
Third Year (60 ECTS Credits)
CH304 Analytical Chemistry (12 ECTS Credits)
EV301 Environmental Management and Legislation (12
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ECTS Credits)
MI303 Environmental Microbiology (12 ECTS Credits)
MA419 Statistics and Computer Studies (6 ECTS Credits)
and
Two of the following subjects (18 ECTS Credits):
BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology (9 ECTS
Credits)
EH305 Hydrology & Hydrogeology (9 ECTS Credits)
EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Science (9 ECTS Credits)
EOS311 Environmental Geoscience (9 ECTS Credits)
TI223 Introduction to GIS (9 ECTS Credits)
ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology (9 ECTS Credits)
Please note that choice of course options is subject to
availability in any given year and that particular combinations
of option may not be possible due to timetable clashes. Third
Year course options will be chosen following consultation
with the Course Convenor.
Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
Obligatory Subjects
EV401 Environmental Management (12 ECTS Credits)
MI403 Environmental Microbiology and Waste
Management (12 ECTS Credits)
EV402 Project (24 ECTS credits)
and two courses from the following subjects (12 ECTS
Credits):
BT430 History of Plants, Atmosphere and Climate
Change(6 ECTS Credits)
EH403 Hydrology (Prerequisite EH305) (6 ECTS Credits)
TI311 Advanced GIS (Prerequisite EH305) (6 ECTS
Credits)
ZO403 Environmental Zoology (Prerequisite: ZO303) (6
ECTS Credits)
BI450 Biochemsitry Project
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The following Third Year options can also be taken in the
Fourth Year provided that they have not already been taken in
the Third Year.
BT316 Plant Ecology and Palaeoecology (6 ECTS
Credits)
EH305 Hydrology & Hydrogeology (6 ECTS Credits)
PH328 & PH329 Physics of the Environment (6 ECTS
Credits)
EOS213 Introduction to Ocean Sciences (6 ECTS Credits)
TI223 Introduction to GIS (6 ECTS Credits)
ZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology (6 ECTS Credits)
Please note that choice of course options is subject to
availability in any given year and that particular combinations
of options will not be possible due to timetable clashes. In
addition, the number of students taking TI311 (Advanced
GIS) is restricted and places may not be available every year.
Fourth Year course options will be chosen following
consultation with the Course Convenor.
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS AND
ECONOMICS
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Entry Requirements:
This is an intercollege programme of the Colleges of Arts and
Science. The matriculation requirements of either College
may be applied, whichever is more advantageous to the
applicant. In addition to matriculation, candidates must also
obtain a minimum grade of C3 in the Higher Level Leaving
Certificate examination in Mathematics.
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No. of places
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
For detailed syllabi of the individual courses, see the
appropriate Calendar entries. An Honours or General Degree
may be awarded.
Code Course title
First Year
MA180 Mathematics
EC100 Economics
CS103 Computer Science II
*MA110 Statistics & Probability
MA111 Mathematics of Finance I
MP191 Mathematical Methods I
AY505 Financial Management I
*MA110 will be examined in two parts (MA112, Semester I
and MA113, Semester II).
Second Year
Semester I
Code Course title
MA286 Functions of Several Real Variables
MA284 Discrete Mathematics
EC117 Intermediate Microeconomics
MA235 Probability
CS204 Algorithms
MP291 Mathematical Methods II
Semester II
Code Course title
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MA287 Functions of One Complex Variable
MA283 Linear Algebra
EC370 Intermediate Macroeconomics
EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics
MA236 Statistical Inference
CS212 Modelling, Analysis and Simulation
Course Descriptions:
Course No.: CS212
Course Name: Modelling, Analysis and
Simulation
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.):
Mark: 100
Examination: Semester 2
Directors: Dr. P. Piirionen & Dr. S.
Raghavendra
This course is designed to introduce the concepts, methods
and economic applications of dynamical systems. The course
covers basic difference and differential equations up to order
two. Numerical analysis and simulation and of the equations
will be done in Matlab. A project describing different models
will be presented at the end of the course.
Course No.: EC117
Course Name: Intermediate Microeconomics
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 36L + 12T
Mark: 100
Examination: Semester 1
Director: Ms. E. Murphy
This is an intermediate microeconomics course dealing with
the theory and application of microeconomics. Topics
covered include consumer behaviour, utility theory,
applications of consumer theory, production and costs, market
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structure, theories of pricing, game theory, general
equilibrium theory, externalities and public goods, economics
of information and welfare economics. We review the neoclassical
and non neo-classical theories of consumer
behaviour and their implications for the government’s
policies. Students who have not studied microeconomics
before cannot take this course.
Course No.: EC370
Course Name: Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 36L + 12T
Mark: 100
Examination: Semester 2
Director: Dr. A. Piggins
This is an intermediate macroeconomics course dealing with
the theory and practice of macroeconomics. It builds on the
concepts and principles covered in 1 st Year Economics. The
objective of the course is to understand, in more detail, the
core principles of macroeconomic theory and to learn how
these basic principles can be applied to various policy issues,
both domestically and in an international setting. The topics
covered include the following: National Income Accounting;
Aggregate Demand and Supply; Equilibrium and
disequilibrium; Saving-Investment relationship;
Consumption function; the multiplier; The determinants of
investment; Liquidity preference and theory of interest;
International Macroeconomics; Growth Theory.
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Semester I
Code Course title
Third Year
MA341 Metric Spaces
MA343 Groups I
EC362 Economics of Financial Markets
EC425 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
MA322 Applied Statistics
MA311 Annuities Mathematics: Life Contingencies I
MP391 Mathematical Modelling
Semester II
Code Course title
MA342 Topology
MP391 Mathematical Modelling
AY208 Business Finance I
EC369 Money and Banking
EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
MA310 Mathematics of Finance & Acturial Science
EC363 Advanced Econometrics
Course Descriptions:
Course No.: EC425
Course Name: Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 36L + 12T
Mark: 100
Examination: Semester 1
Director: Dr.A. Piggins
This module provides an introduction to the central concepts
of non-cooperative game theory and social choice theory.
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On completion of this course, students should be able to have
a basic understanding of important concepts such as Nash
equilibrium, normal form and extensive form games, dynamic
games, subgame perfect equilibrium, repeated games,
Arrow’s impossibility theorem, Sen’s impossibility theorem,
the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem, strategic voting, strategyproof
mechanisms and demand-revealing processes.
Course No.: EC424
Course Name: Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs.): 36L + 12T
Mark: 100
Examination: Semester 1
Director: Dr. H. Kelly
This course explores the theoretical foundations of Open
Economy Macroeconomics. In the first part of the class topics
may include exchange rates and their relation to countries’
trade flows interest rates and money supplies. An integrated
model illustrates the importance of expectations formation for
determination of equilibrium in the FOREX market, while
other concepts explore the purchasing power parity theory of
exchange rates and the importance of price levels and
inflation for long run real exchange rates. The class will
examine how the real exchange rate relates to demand for
countries output, and discusses how fiscal and monetary
policy, and permanent macroeconomic changes, may
influence the current account balance. In the second part of
the class, topics may include more detailed discussion of the
impacts of domestic and international policy: we first review
the history of large economy’s macroeconomic policies and
international agreements designed to stabilize currencies; next
the domestic and internationally transmitted effects of policy
in a floating exchange rate setting; and the theory optimal
currency areas, and finally we discuss the EU experience and
emerging issues.
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Semester I
Code Course title
Fourth Year
MA385 Numerical Analysis
MA490 Measure Theory
EC410 Seminar in Economics of Financial Markets I
MA495 Actuarial Mathematics: Life Contingencies II
EC471 Economic Project
MA471 Mathematics Project
MP471 Mathematical Physics Project
Semester II
Code Course title
MA418 Differential Equations with Financial
Derivatives
CS421 Neural Networks
MA494 Stochastic Processes
MP491 Non Linear Systems
EC420 International Monetary Economics
EC411 Seminar in Economics of Financial Markets II
Project runs over Semester 1 and amounts to 10 credits in
total.
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
HEALTH & SAFETY SYSTEMS
This is a Three or Four Year Denominated Degree
Programme. Students enter the programme at First Year level.
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
An Honours or a General Degree may be awarded. Syllabi for
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the courses of this degree programme are given in the
Calendar entries under the appropriate subject headings.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
Four subjects as follows:
First Year
BO101: Biology
IE122: Health & Safety Systems and Policy
CP102: Chemistry/ Physics and
MA100: Mathematics(Pass) or
MA180 : Mathematics(Honours) or
MA102: Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
Course Syllabus
Code: IE122
Name: Health & Safety Systems and Policy
Load: 72L + 24P
ECTS: 15 ECTS Credits
Taught: Semester I and II
Examination: Summer ( 2x 2 hour paper)
Part 1. Introduction to Health & Safety Law
This component of the course is designed to introduce
students to the legal framework governing the policies and
practices of health & safety. Following a short introduction to
law and the legal system as it shapes and regulates health and
safety, students will be introduced to the elements of the
relevant legislation in Ireland. The Safety, Health and Welfare
at Work Act 1989 and the framework it established will be
the main focus of study.
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Part 2. Introduction to Safety and Risk
Framework for safety. Risk modelling and quantification.
Cost and acceptability of risk. Human factors in health and
safety. Corporate responsibility and effective management.
Part 3. Introduction to Computing (PC) Applications
PC hardware and peripherals. Windows operating system. PC
applications software: word processing, spreadsheets,
presentation tools, introduction to databases, internet.
Part 4: Introduction to Oral and Written
Communications
Introduction to written, oral and visual communication skills,
including review of grammar, technical writing, oral
presentations, visual aids and writing style. Referencing and
plagiarism.
Second Year
BO200 Human Biology (10 ECTS Credits)
AN230: Human Body Structure; SI317: Human
Body Function
IE227 Health & Safety Law and Statistics (10 ECTS
Credits)
ST299: Statistics; LW214: Health & Safety Law.
IE217 Aspects of the Environment (20 ECTS Credits)
PH327: Physics of the Environment; MI430:
Environmental Microbiology; CH205: Analytical
and Environmental Chemistry
IE218 Industrial Health and Safety (20 ECTS Credits)
IE219: Industrial Systems; IE224: Health & Safety
Practice
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Course Syllabus
Code: AN230
Name: Human Body Structure
Load: 24L
ECTS: 5
Taught: Semester I
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
This module will develop concepts for the understanding of
the normal anatomical body structures, organisation and
function and will help predicting how impairment may impact
on those parametrs.
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
� Describe the structure of cells, formation of tissues and
general organisation of human body.
� Describe the organisation and functional anatomy of the
musculoskeletal, cardiovascular , repiratory,
gastrointestinal and reproductive systems as well as a
basic understanding of the organisation of the
topographic organisation of the brain.
Code: LW214
Name: Health & Safety Law
Load: 24L + 12T
ECTS: 5
Taught: Semester I
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
This course builds on the foundation established in first year
by introducing students to specific laws on health and safety,
e.g. governing industry, the office, construction and offshore
installations. Statutes such as the Safety in Industry Act 1980,
the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act
1987, and many other statutes and regulations will be
considered.
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Code: IE219
Name: Industrial Systems
Load: 48L + 36P
ECTS: 10
Taught: Semester I and II
Examination: Semester I (2 hour), Semester II (3 hour)
Productivity. Plant location. Plant layout. Method study and
work measurement. Introductory ergonomics. Production
planning and control. Production management. Project
management.
Engineering materials. Heat treatment processes, casting &
moulding. Forming, machining & drilling. Metal joining
processes – soldering, welding, and brazing. Manufacturing
processes and technologies – machine tools, metrology, and
metallurgy.
Code: IE224
Name: Health & Safety Practice
Load: 48L + 24P
ECTS: 10
Taught: Semester I and II
Examination: Semester II (3 hour)
Safety management – management systems, safety audits,
accident investigation and reporting, emergency response,
training, security. Introduction to health and safety issues of
industrial processes and materials. Materials Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS). Machine safety – machine guards, robot
safety, boilers, pressure vessels etc. Electrical Safety. Fire
safety. Safety on farms. Construction site safety. Biological
and chemical hazards.
Plant visits – health & safety systems in practice, safety
statements, safety management systems. The students will
complete a safety statement for a real work environment.
Communications Teamwork and Ethics – Report writing,
powerpoint, audiovisual aids, presentation skills, multimedia,
group working, collaborative problem solving, planning and
task coordination. Ethics and societal impacts. Referencing
and plagiarism.
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Third Year
HP302 Occupational Health (12 ECTS Credits)
PH317 Occupational Hygiene (12 ECTS Credits)
IE346 Epidemiology and Legal Studies (12 ECTS Credits)
HP303: Environmental Epidemiology; LW480:
Legal Studies
IE417 Ergonomic Design of the Workplace (12 ECTS
Credits)
IE347: Safety Systems Design and Construction Safety (12
ECTS Credits)
IE342: Safety Systems Design; IE448: Safety and
Construction
Course Syllabus
Code: HP302
Name: Occupational Health
Load: 48L + 24T
ECTS: 12
Taught: Semester I and II
Examination: Semester II (3 hour)
An understanding of how the work environment has an
impact on human health is crucial to the provision of health
and safety systems in that environment. The objective of this
course is to provide an overview of the relationship between
the work environment and health, to detail how working
conditions impact on general health and well-being and to
cover the main occupational health disorders and how they
are managed by existing health care systems at work. Both a
clinical and a population perspective will be taken and the
relative importance of health promotion, primary secondary
and tertiary prevention will be stressed. This course will be
delivered over third year
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Code: HP303
Name: Environmental Epidemiology
Load: 24L + 12T + 24P
ECTS: 6
Taught: Semester I
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
This methodological course will complement the content of
the occupational health course. Epidemiology is the study of
the patterns of disease and ill-health in populations. The
course will cover basic principles of time, person and place as
factors in disease patterns, observational and experimental
study designs to investigate the relationships between risk
factors and disease. There will a special emphasis on issues
relevant to the work environment including appropriate
designs to investigate low incidence risks associated with
potential toxic exposures.
Code: LW480
Name: Legal Studies
Load: 24L + 24T
ECTS: 6
Taught: Semester I
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
This course is intended to give students a sound grasp of the
role of law in creating the standards for and providing for the
regulation of health and safety in society. The role of
common law and European law will be explored, as well as
compliance and criminal and other enforcement mechanisms.
The role of quality and other standards, as well as of
professional and other codes of practice will be explored.
Some appreciation of the inter-linking of health & safety and
environmental issues will be examined, as well as the role and
impact of international law.
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Code: IE342
Name: Safety Systems Design
Load: 24L + 24P
ECTS: 18
Taught: Semester I and II
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
Part 1. Systems Safety
Systems safety concepts and overview. Safety in the design
process. Preliminary hazard analysis. Operating and support
hazard analysis. Energy trace and barrier analysis. Failure
Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). Fault and function hazard
analysis. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Management oversight
and risk tree.
Part 2. Computerised Compliance Management Systems
(Seminar/Laboratory Work)
Safety systems documentation. Synthesis of Health & Safety,
Quality and Environmental management systems.
Introduction to computerised compliance management
systems (QSET). Computerised compliance management
assignments.
Code: IE448
Name: Safety and Construction
Load:
ECTS: 3
Taught: Semester I
Examination: Semester I (2 hour)
Working at heights, excavations, mobile equipment, lifting
operations, demolition, maintenance, confined spaces,
scaffolding, plant, buried services, construction regulations,
construction hazards, hand tools and vibration, safety culture,
quarrying.
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Fourth Year
IE453 Health & Safety Project (18 ECTS)
IE452 Professional Experience Report (3 ECTS)
IE446 Project Management (3 ECTS)
IE444 Human and Systems Reliability (6 ECTS)
IE323: Information Systems Ergonomics (3 ECTS)
IE332: Quality Management (3 ECTS)
IE447 Regulatory Affairs & Case Studies (12 ECTS)
HP440 Health and the Work Environment (12 ECTS)
Course Syllabus
IE446: Project Management
Introduction to project management. Why projects fail.
Project planning. Resource loading. Project scheduling.
Project Control. MS Project. Project portfolio management.
Project leaders. Project teams. Future of project management.
IE444: Human and Systems Reliability
Reliability analysis. Probabilistic modelling. Analysis of
reliability data. Reliability management. Markov models.
High on integrity protective systems. Maintenance modelling.
Nature of Human error. Studies of Human error. Human
reliability in risk assessment. The Human Reliability
Assessment (HRA) process: Task analysis, human-error
analysis, human-error quantification, impact assessment,
assessing and reducing the human error risk. Quality
Assurance (QA). Human error data validation. Latent errors
and system disasters. Future directions in HRA.
IE447 Regulatory Affairs
Case studies and expositions by academic staff and
practitioners covering:
Standards: - ISO9000, ISO14000, BSI-OHSA 18001 (Occ.
Health & Safety Management Systems).
CE Marking & Product Liability Legislation.
FDA/GMP/HACCP etc. Environmental Impact Assessments,
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the EPA, and Environmental Health & Safety Issues. Fire
regulations. Dangerous goods, Seveso.
HP440 Health and the Work Environment
There is a range of demographic considerations connected to
the work environment. This includes the young worker, the
older worker, the pregnant woman, the ‘blue’/’white’ collar
worker, etc. Modern work environments must take account of
the varying needs of these groups. This course covers such
issues. Examples of appropriate intervention programmes at
health promotion, preventive and clinical levels, will be
introduced.
IE452 Professional Experience Report
(i) Placement objectives and learning outcomes. Curriculum
vitae preparation, interviewing skills. Health & safety in the
workplace. Teamwork. Briefings from visiting speakers and
presentations from students who have successfully completed
PEP. Personal analysis of strengths and weaknesses. Ethics.
(ii) Each student must produce a report based on the work
done during the Professional Experience Programme. A
formal presentation of the report is made to the examiners.
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
MARINE SCIENCE
This is a Three or Four Year Denominated Degree
Programme. Students enter the programme at First Year level.
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
An Honours or a General Degree may be awarded. Syllabi for
the courses of this degree programme are given in the
Calendar entries under the appropriate subject headings.
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No. of Places: The programme will be available to a limited
number of students.
Four subjects as follows:
First Year
BO101: Biology
EOS104: Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences
CP102: Chemistry/Physics and
MA100: Mathematics(Pass) or
MA180 : Mathematics(Honours) or
MA102: Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha) or
MP180: Applied Mathematics.
Second Year
(A) MA237/8: Applied Statistics (10 ECTS Credits)
and
EOS213: Introduction to Ocean Science (10 ECTS
Credits)
(B) Two of the following subjects:
AS200: Applied Mathematical Science
BT201: Botany
EOS219: EOS for Biologists
MA200: Mathematics
MP200: Mathematical Physics
MI201: Microbiology
ZO201: Zoology
60 ECTS credits as follows:
Third Year
(A) The core material of MR314: Introduction to Marine
Ecology (24 ECTS credits)
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(B) EOS313: Marine Geoscience (12 ECTS credits)
(C) One of the following subjects:
AS300: Applied Mathematical Science (24 ECTS)
BT315: Botany (24 ECTS)
MA300: Mathematics (24 ECTS)
MI330: Microbiology (24 ECTS)
MP300: Mathematical Physics (24 ECTS)
ZO301: Zoology (24 ECTS)
Course descriptions:
Module: MR325
Module Name: Marine Ecology I - Microbiology,
Biostatistics and Biosensing
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS
Load (Hrs): 48 hrs lectures, 36h practicals
Prerequisite: BO101
Examination: Semester I
Course Director: Dr. Uri Frank
Microbiology: An examination of marine phytoplankton and
other marine micro-organisms. Including methods of study,
the role of microheterotrophs in marine food webs,
indigenous marine viruses, benthic microbiology, deep sea
microbiology, microbial processes at hydrothermal vents and
phytoplankton ecology.
Biosensing: The theoretical and practical study of methods of
sampling at sea. Including navigation and position fixing,
bathymetry, hydrographic measurements, water chemistry
sampling, seston and plankton, fish detection and fish stock
quantification, fishing methods, remote sensing and sample
processing.
Biostatistics: An introduction to the basic methods of
statistical analysis appropriate to marine scientists including
their use in the MINITAB statistics package and the
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interpretation of analyses and inferences. Revision of basic
ideas: population, random sample, etc learned in second year,
looking at data - summaries, plots, etc
Statistical analyses: One-sample inference, Two-sample tests,
Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Regression and Anova,
Analysis of Covariance
Experimental Design: - ideas of control, randomization,
replication, blocking
Analysis of Variance - up to two-way. Sample Size
calculations, Chi-Square test of Association
Mutivariate Exploratory Methods - principal components,
discrimination, clustering
Module.: MR326
Module Name: Marine Ecology II - Marine Plant
Science and Benthic & Pelagic
Zoology
ECTS Credits: 12 ECTS
Load (Hrs): 48 hrs lectures, 36h practicals
Prerequisite: BO101
Examination: Semester II
Course Director: Dr. Uri Frank
Marine Plant Science: The ecological and economic
importance of algae; seaweed ecology and utilisation.
Zonation, species interactions and distribution patterns. Onand
off-shore cultivation and methods suitable for the
sustainable management of natural populations.
Benthic and Pelagic Zoology: Populations and communities,
estuaries, rocky shores, sandy shores, soft and hard seafloor,
plankton, pelagic and deep sea.
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Fourth Year (60 ECTS Credits)
(l) MR401: Advanced Topics.
(2) One of the following subjects:
Course
BT421: Marine Plant Science
PH461: Experimental Physics
GE431: Geology
IY421: Applied Geophysics
MI421: Marine Microbial Processes
OC421: Chemical Oceanography
OC422: Physical Oceanography
ZO421: Marine Zoology
(3) Essays and Oral Presentation.
Practicals
Attendance will be required at practical classes and field trips
appropriate to the lecture and tutorial programme.
Project
A substantial research project will be taken in one of the areas
listed in 2 above and the results reported by thesis.
Final Examinations
Written Examinations for the Fourth Year will take place in
Semesters I and II. The project theses will be submitted and
degrees awarded in Autumn of the same year.
Transfer
Students may transfer out of the programme into other degree
programmes with the permission of College and in
accordance with College regulations.
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DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE
Entry Requirements:
In addition to the normal requirements for entry to the B.Sc.
Degree, candidates must also obtain a minimum of Grade C3
in the Higher Level Leaving Certificate examination in
Mathematics or Grade A2 in the Ordinary Level Leaving
Certificate examination in Mathematics.
No. of Places
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
Regulations
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
Students in this programme who in their first and second
years fulfil College requirements for proceeding to a B.Sc.
programme in other disciplines, will with the permission of
College, be allowed into the other degree programmes.
For detailed syllabi of the individual courses, see the
appropriate Calendar entries in the sections on: Physics (PH),
Computing (CS), Mathematics (MA), Mathematical Physics
(MP).
First Year
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA100 Mathematics (Pass)
MP180 Applied Mathematics
CS130 Computer Science and Probability &
Statistics
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and one subject from the following:
PH101 Physics or PH110: Fisic
CH101 Chemistry or CH107: Ceimic
BO101 Biology
EOS104 Earth and Ocean Sciences
Core
Second Year
MA294 MATHS Honours (Part I)
MP235 Mechanics
MA240 Probability and statistical inference
Core Options
MA295 MATHS Honours (Part II)
MP230 Mathematical Methods
10 ECTS Options
MM255 Numerical Analysis
CS221 Computer Science Part I
CT253 Methodology and Information Systems
MA209 Mathematical Molecular Biology
CS210 Computing
BI204 Biomolecules in the Cell
BI205 The Cell Factory
20 ECTS Options
BI201 Biochemistry
CH201 Chemistry
CS201 Computer Science
PH201 Physics
See Page 80-82.
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DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
An Honours or General Degree may be awarded.
Selection of courses in all years is subject to their availability,
and is made following consultation with the programme
directors. The choice of courses in all years must be
approved by the School.
PH101 Physics or
PH110 Fisic
First Year
and three subjects from the following:
CS102 Computer Science or
AT100 Astronomy
MA100 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA102 Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
MP180 Applied Mathematics
CH101 Chemistry or
CH107 Ceimic
PH201 Physics
Second Year
and two subjects from the following:
MA200 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA280 Mathematics (Honours)
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MP200 Mathematical Physics (Pass) or
MP280 Mathematical Physics (Honours)
CS201 Computer Science or
CH201 Chemistry or
AS200 Applied Mathematical Science
PH350 Physics
Third Year
and two modules from the following:
PH361 Astrophysics
PH327 Physics of the Environment
FR365 Advanced French for Science
GR353 German
MA357 Statistics
MM255 Numerical Analysis
MM354 Numerical Analysis
MP230 Mathematical Methods
MP306 Modelling
MP362 Methods of Mathematical Physics
ST299 Statistics
Fourth Year
PH410 Physics and Applied Physics
Consists of:
PH407 Solid State Physics
PH408 Optoelectronics
PH457 Quantum Mechanics
PH435 Electromagnetism & Relativity
PH458 Nanotechnology
PH459 Applied Optics
PH462 Problem Solving
PH411 Physics and Applied Physics Laboratory &
Project
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PH463 Atmospheric Physics
PH465 Radiation and Medical Physics
PH406 Spectroscopy
PH464 Signal and Image Processing
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
PHYSICS WITH ASTROPHYSICS
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
An Honours or General Degree may be awarded.
Selection of courses in all years is subject to their availability,
and is made following consultation with the programme
directors. Syllabi for the courses of this degree programme
are given under the appropriate subject areas. The choice of
courses in all years must be approved by the School.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
First Year
Code Course Title
PH107 Astronomy
MP180 Applied Mathematics
PH101 Physics or
PH110 Fisic
MA100 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA102 Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
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Course Syllabus
Module: PH103
Course Name: Astronomy I
Load (Hrs): 24L
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Head of School
An introductory course, surveying material to be covered in
greater detail later.
Seeing into space: telescopes and light detection, astronomy
beyond the visible. The View from Earth: the celestial
sphere, the rotating sky, proper motion. The Sun, Stars and
Time: sidereal time, solar time, precession. Gravity & The
Solar System: Kepler’s Laws, ocean tides, planetary ring
systems, asteroids, the Roche limit. Origin of the Solar
System. The Sun: energy generation, energy transport, the
chromosphere, the solar wind. Studying Stars: brightness,
spectroscopy, sizes, H-R diagram. Stellar Evolution.
Endpoints of Stellar Evolution. Galaxies. Cosmology.
Second Year
Code Course Title
PH200 Astronomy
(consists of PH223: Observational Astronomy; PH222:
Astrophysical Concepts; CS211: Programming & Operating
Systems; CS209: Algorithms & Scientific Computing)
PH201 Physics
MP200 Mathematical Physics (Pass) or
MP280 Mathematical Physics (Honours)
Course Syllabuses
Module: PH223
Course Name: Observational Astronomy
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
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Load (Hrs): (12 + 12)L + 7P (sessions)
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Telescope Systems, Observable wavelength domains, Light
Detection & Detectors, Stellar Photometry, Observing
Practice: Planning, Making & Processing Imaging
Observations (in different wavelength domains),
Spectroscopy, Interferometry, Time-series Observations
Module: PH222
Course Name: Astrophysical Concepts
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Radiation processes, emission, absorption & scattering
The Black-body Radiation: Wien’s Law, Stefan’s Law.
Quantum Processes Special relativity, Introduction to general
relativity, Gravity.
Third Year
Code Course Title
PH305 Physics and Astrophysics
(consists of PH362: Stellar Astrophysics; PH363:
Astronomical Data Analysis; PH351: Waves and Optics;
PH352: Nuclear & Plasma Physics; PH355: Computational
Physics; PH356: Quantum Physics)
PH358 Physics II
(consists of PH353: Electronic Systems & Signals; PH354:
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Thermal Physics & Materials)
MP362 Methods of Mathematical Physics
(consists of MP363 Methods of Mathematical Physics I;
MP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II )
Course Syllabuses
Module: PH362
Course Name: Stellar Astrophyics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): (12 + 12)L + 7P (sessions)
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Stellar Structure and Evolution.
Correlation in Stellar Properties. Hydrodynamic
Equilibrium. Equations of State. Energy Generation in
Stars. Stellar Atmospheres. Stellar Evolution. Endpoints of
Stellar Evolution.
Module: PH363
Course Name: Astronomical Data Analysis
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): (12 + 12)L + 7P (sessions)
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Astronomical Data Analysis Packages and their host
operating systems. Astronomical Data Types & Formats.
Signal and Noise models. Astronomical Image Processing.
CCD image reduction. Geometric operations. Colour
composites. Photometry. Astrometry. Spectral Data Analysis.
Frequency & Time Domain methods. Variability searches.
Deconvolution.
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Fourth Year
Code Course Title
PH405 Physics with Astrophysics
Consists of:
PH407 Solid State Physics
PH408 Optoelectronics
PH457 Quantum Mechanics
PH435 Electromagnetism & Relativity
PH458 Nanotechnology
PH459 Applied Optics
MP403 Cosmology and General Relativity
PH466 Astrophysics
PH462 Problem Solving
PH420 Physics with Astrophysics Laboratory &
Project I & 2
DENOMINATED DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
PHYSICS WITH MEDICAL PHYSICS
The General Regulations apply to this Denominated Degree.
An Honours or General Degree may be awarded.
No. of Places:
The programme will be available to a limited number of
students.
First Year
Code Course Title
PH105 Introduction to Biological and Cellular
Processes (BO106)/Introduction to Medical
Physics (PH106)
PH101 Physics or
PH110 Fisic
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MA100 Mathematics (Pass) or
MA180 Mathematics (Honours) or
MA102 Anailís & Algéabar (Onóracha)
CH101 Chemistry or
CH107 Ceimic
Second Year
Code Course Title
AN202 Anatomy
PH201 Physics
MM230 Mathematical Science for Medical Physics
(ST299: Statistics and MP230:
Mathematical Methods)
Third Year
Code Course Title
PH350 Physics
MP362 Methods of Mathematical Physics
PH300: Physics with Medical Physics
(PH301: Radiation and Medical Physics;
PH302: Medical Imaging and
Radiotherapy)
Course Descriptions
Module: PH301
Course Name: Radiation and Medical Physics
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
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Review of Basic Nuclear Physics (decay modes, half life,
chart of nuclides, etc.), Nuclear Medicine Imaging: Gamma
cameras, SPECT and PET. X-rays, Computerised
Tomography (CT). Overview radiotherapy, Radiation
dosimetry, Cancer treatment modalities, New developments.
Radiation Safety, Radiation in the environment. Ultrasound.
Module: PH302
Course Name: Medical Imaging and
Radiotherapy
ECTS Credits: 6 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Imaging in Medicine, Analytic Description of Image Quality:
Image Analysis, Image types and linear transforms,
Frequency Analysis, Radiography, Computed Tomography,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Future Developments in
Medical Imaging. Image Processing.
Radiotherapy: Basic Radiation Physics, Exter Beam
Radiotherapy, Clinical Treatment Planning in External
Photon Beam Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy, Radiation
Protection and Safety in Radiotherapy.
Fourth Year
Code Course Title
PH401 Physics with Medical Physics
Consists of:
PH407 Solid State Physics
PH408 Optoelectronics
PH457 Quantum Mechanics
PH435 Electromagnetism & Relativity
PH458 Nanotechnology
PH459 Applied Optics
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PH402 Medical Imaging & Image Processing
PH403 Biophotonics
PH462 Problem Solving
PH404 Laboratory & Project
Course Descriptions
Module: PH402
Course Name: Medical Imaging and
Image Processing
ECTS Credits: 4.5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester I
Staff Member: Head of School
Global Parameter Assessment:
Linearity, artefacts, signal to noise ratio, noise equivalent
quanta and detective quantum efficiency, contrast, scattered
radiation.
Spatial Frequency Assessment:
Modulation transfer function, noise power spectrum, noise
equivalent quanta(f) and detective quantum efficiency(f).
Image Analysis and Synthesis:
Image formats and compression, spatial and Fourier Filtering,
wavelets and multiresolution analysis, edge detection,
segmentation, classification, image registration and
visualization, 3D rendering.
Image Enhancement and Restoration:
Contrast adjustment, geometric correction, spatial and Fourier
filtering, deconvolution.
Practical Examples of Image Processing in Radiology:
Illustrations and examples from medical imaging will be used
throughout such as ultrasound, nuclear medicine, MRI and xray
CT.
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Module: PH403
Course Name: Biophotonics
ECTS Credits: 4.5 ECTS Credits
Load (Hrs): 24L
Marks: 100
Examination Papers: One
Examination: Semester II
Staff Member: Head of School
Fundamentals of Biophotonics:
Nature of light, fundamental of light-matter interactions,
photon transport. photobiology, photophysics and
photochemistry.
Bioimaging Principles and Techniques:
Optical imaging and spectroscopy systems, microscopy
basics, fluorescence bioimaging, confocal fluorescence and
reflectance based microscopy, new microscopic techniques,
intravital endoscopic microscopy, optical coherence
tomography, diffuse optical tomography, nonlinear imaging
techniques, near-field optical microscopy and photothermal
imaging, principles of optical biosensing, optical geometries
for biosensors, biosensing methods.
Light Tissue Interactions:
Photochemical interaction, biostimulation, photo-thermal
effects, photoablation, plasma-induced ablation, photoacoustic
effects, tissue spectroscopy, optical biopsy.
Application of Biophotonics:
Biophotonics applications in medicine, tissue engineering
with light, laser tweezers and scissors, microarray technology
for genomics and proteomics, flow cytometry,
bioluminescence, bio-nanophotonics.
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MODULAR DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Course Level: Bachelors Degree (Level 8)
Course Type: Part-time via blended learning
Duration: A minimum of 4 and a maximum
of 8 years
ECTS Weighting: 240 ECTS
Programme Overview
The proposed programme in Science & Technology Studies is
an interdisciplinary course offering organised in conjunction
with the Adult & Continuing Education Office, NUI Galway
and the Atlantic University Alliance (AUA). The
collaboration involves various Disciplines/Schools in the
Colleges of Science, Engineering & Informatics and the JE
Cairns School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway
and also the Colleges of Engineering, Informatics &
Electronics and Science at the University of Limerick. The
programme will be innovative in its structure, delivery and
content.
Programme Ethos & Target Market
The programme aims to provide students with a
comprehensive grounding in the theoretical foundations of
science and engineering, and introduces them to areas of
specialist knowledge and operations found in today’s
advanced technological environments. The programme will
appeal to all those with an interest in the broad scope of
Science, Engineering and Technology. It is specifically
targeted at those currently employed, or seeking employment,
in a variety of technology-rich industries, such as
Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Biotechnology and
Manufacturing, who are seeking professional advancement.
The proposed programme has a more broad-based scope than
traditional Science or Engineering Degrees. This approach
was assumed to produce well-rounded graduates with an
appreciation of integrated enterprise processes and
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encompassing critical thinking skills. There will also be a
strong emphasis on developing best practice management
systems and efficient work practices through a range of
people, process and technology management modules.
The content of each module in the programme will reflect an
integrated and applied approach to the knowledge
requirements of the target industry sectors. For example, the
whole product lifecycle will be addressed across the various
modules. Also a strong ethos of sustainable development and
environmental responsibility will permeate all content and
teaching.
Programme Content
The core programme will cover key science and engineering
subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and
applied technology subjects such as Biotechnology,
Operations Engineering and Product & Process Development.
The programme will also provide an introduction to
Management and Information Technology. Compulsory
company-based projects will be included in Years 2 to 4
inclusive, providing candidates with an opportunity to apply
learning directly to the workplace.
Learners will elect a specialist stream in either Science or
Technology. These specialisms will provide candidates with
an opportunity to focus on area that interests them or has
particular relevance to their career path.
Programme Structure
The programme is composed of a Diploma cycle, which is
described in the Diploma in Science & Technology Studies
entry, followed by a Degree cycle. On successful completion
of the Diploma students may pursue the Bachelors Degree in
Science & Technology Studies.
The programme is fully modular. As the workload is
equivalent to that of a fulltime Degree programme, it is
proposed to enable students to complete the annual academic
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programme in a calendar year or over a longer period.
Specifically, it is intended to allow both the Diploma and the
Degree cycle to be completed in a minimum of 2 years or a
maximum of 4. Therefore the term ‘Year’ refers to an
academic year, which may not equate to a calendar year. To
facilitate this, a modular result may be returned until the
student has completed the requisite number of modules (up to
a maximum of 4 years for each cycle).
Academic Years 3 and 4 consist of 6 core modules, 2 elective
modules and 2 projects in each year. The core modules are
compulsory, except where exemptions are deemed
appropriate. The optional modules will be chosen from one
of two specialist steams; Science or Technology. Each
module will be worth 6 ECTS, therefore a maximum of 60
ECTS (10 x 6) may be covered in each year. One of the
company-based projects in Year 4 will be considered a major
project and therefore will carry 12 ECTS and be completed
over the academic year.
On successful completion of 20 modules or 120 ECTS a
Diploma is awarded. On successful completion of 40 modules
or 240 ECTS a Degree is awarded. It is also proposed to offer
modules on a standalone basis.
Programme Delivery
The programme will be delivered via a blended learning
model on a part-time basis over 4 to 8 years. Learning
delivery will be through a combination of distance learning
resources and part-time practical sessions and tutorials.
Teaching will take place over 2 semesters of 16 weeks each.
Students will receive learning materials both online and in
hard copy format for each module. Materials will be
specifically designed for independent study and will be
supplemented by supporting reading material and interactive
learning resources where appropriate. Learners will receive
support through email discussion boards and face-to-face
tutorials. In addition, it is envisaged that candidates will
attend classes for approximately 10 hours per module, mainly
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held on Saturdays.
This programme is being offered under the Atlantic
University Alliance (AUA), UL and possibly also UCC will
participate in programme delivery, including tutorials and
practical sessions, thus expanding the geographic reach of the
programme.
Curriculum
Descriptions of the modules in the Diploma cycle are
provided in the Calendar entry for the Diploma is Science &
Technology Studies. As this programme is currently under
development, the details here are subject to change. All
modules will be run subject to sufficient numbers of students
enrolling.
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CURRICULUM
Science Stream, choose 2 each
year:
Science, Technology & Society
Database Applications
Molecular Medicine 1
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Biology & Biotechnology 2
Core Year 1
Introduction to Learning
MATHS 1
Chemistry
Introduction to Management
Information Technology
Biology & Biotechnology 1
Physics 1
Introduction to Operations
Engineering
Core Year 2
MATHS 2
Physics 2
Statistics
Introduction to Environmental
Science
Operations Engineering
Organisational Behaviour
Project 1
Project 2
Descriptions of the modules in Year 1 and 2 are provided in the Calendar Entry for the Diploma in Science &
Technology Studies.
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Technology Stream, choose 2 each
year:
Science, Technology & Society
Database Applications
CAD Modelling
Design of Engineering Systems
Introduction to Management
Science
Introduction to Quality
Management

Science Stream, choose 2 each
year:
Systems Validation
Ergonomics
Biomedical Science
Molecular Medicine 2
Occupational Hygiene
Biotechniques
Radiation Safety
Medical Imaging
Toxicology
Core Year 3
Product & Process Development
Health & Safety Systems
Bioinformatics
Waste Management
Project Management
Marketing
Project 1
Project 2
Core Year 4
Systems Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Manufacturing Technology
Management Information Systems
Strategic Management
Project 1
Project 2
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Technology Stream, choose 2 each
year:
Systems Validation
Ergonomics
Simulation Analysis & Design
eSystems Development
Operations Strategy
Business Logistics
Quality Engineering
Human & Systems Reliability

Attendance Requirements
The programme will be delivered via a blended learning
model on a part-time basis over four to eight years.
Candidates will receive learning materials both online and in
hard copy format for each module. Tutorials and laboratory
sessions (approx 10 hrs per module) and will be run largely
on Saturday laboratory sessions may be held on weekdays out
of term.
Assessment
All modules in the programme will be individually assessed.
Assessment will be in the form of various assignments
throughout the session. Written exams, and in some cases
practical laboratory exams will take place at the end of each
semester. Students will be required to pass each module.
Award
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Science & Technology
Studies at level 8 on the National Framework of
Qualifications (equivalent to an honours level Degree) may be
awarded on successful completion 240 ECTS from the
programme. The modular programme structure provides
students with an opportunity to take modules on a stand-alone
basis for professional development purposes with a transcript
of academic performance offered on completion of the
programme.
Progression
This programme is primarily intended to support those
seeking career advancement. Graduates may also be
considered for entry to any Masters Degree for which they are
deemed to meet academic requirements.
Programme Co-ordinator
Niamh Nolan, Adult & Continuing Education, NUI Galway.
[T]: 091 493909
[E]: niamh.nolan@nuigalway.ie
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ADJUSTMENT FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
SEEKING THE DEGREE OF B.Sc. IN
ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY,
PATHOLOGY, BACTERIOLOGY,
PHARMACOLOGY
The First Medical Examination for the Degree of M.B.,
B.Ch., B.A.O., shall be accepted as equivalent to the First
University Examination in Science in the case of medical
students who propose to proceed to a B.Sc. Degree.
Such students are eligible to take the B.Sc. Honours Degree
only in the professional subjects Anatomy, Physiology,
Biochemistry, Pathology, Bacteriology, and Pharmacology.
The standard of entry to the degree shall be Honours at the
First, Second or Third University Medical Examination, as
appropriate, in the relevant subject.
In addition to attending the course in the professional subjects
in the Second and Third Medical Years (and the Fourth
Medical Year in the case of Bacteriology and Pathology),
students shall be required to take special courses for one
session in the subject of the Honours B.Sc. Degree.
Candidates holding the degrees of M.B., B.Ch., who wish to
proceed subsequently to the B.Sc. Honours Degree in one of
the Medical subjects, must have attained honours standard in
that subject, or a related subject, at the last Medical
Examination in which he/she sat that subject, or the related
subject, and be recommended by the Professor of the subject.
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DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (NON
GRADUATE)
DIPLOMA IN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
(Gemmology)
Entry Requirements
The course is open to everyone and as such is designed for
people with no previous training in gemmology. It is suitable
as an introductory course for people with a general interest in
gemstones as well as for those working in the jewellery and
related trades.
Places Available
Places capped at approximately 20. Interview maybe
required.
Aims of Course
� To provide the student with a broad introduction to the
study of gemstones
� To demonstrate laboratory techniques used to identify
gemstones
� To provide the student with hands on experience in
gemstone identification
� To show the typical geological settings of crystals in the
field.
Duration/Attendance Requirements
Three hours per week over two years. Four semesters. The
course will include lectures and practicals and an important
element will be four one day fieldtrips.
Course Content
There will be six modules spread over two years with three 8week
modules per year and 5 ECTS per module:
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Geology and Gemstones
An introduction to the basic principles of Geology; The
Dynamic Earth; The Rock Cycle; The Rock, Crystal and
Mineral Kingdoms; Gemstones defined; The origin and
geological settings of gemstones. Early uses of gemstones.
The Crystallography and Mineralogy of Gemstones
An introduction to the morphology and symmetry in the
seven crystal systems. Twinning. Symmetry manipulations.
The chemical classification of minerals. The chemistry and
mineralogy of gemstones. The physical properties of minerals
and gemstones.
The Optical Properties of Crystals – the path to gemstone
identification.
Introduction to the wave theory of light; Electromagnetic
spectrum; Polarisation of light (Plane and Crossed Polarised
Light); Refractive Index (RI); Refractometry; Isotropism and
Anisotropism; Optical classification of crystals; Introduction
to the petrological microscope. Double refraction in calcite;
Absorption of light; Pleochroism -Dichroism & Trichroism;
Crossed Polarised Light; Conoscopic light; Generation of
interference figures; Uniaxial & Biaxial Interference figures
and determination of sign.
Gemstone Properties and Instrumentation for Their
Determination.
Specific Gravity measurements; Use of hand lens, stereo
microscope and polarising microscope; Refractometer; UV
short and long wave lamp; Dichroscope; Polariscope;
Conoscope; Spectroscope and absorption spectra of
gemstones; Laser Raman demonstration. Using the Proscope
for digital imaging (and archiving) of gemstones and their
properties.
Recording Natural Gemstone Properties.
Handspecimen studies of natural and synthetic gemstones.
Using instrumentation to identify a range of gemstones and
their properties. Recording the physical properties of gem
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varieties from the following mineral groups: Beryl,
Corundum, Diamond, Feldspars, Garnet, Olivine, Silica,
Zoisite (Tanzanite), Topaz, Tourmaline.
Gemstones and the Commercial World.
Gemstones and Jewellery; Gemstone Cuts; Cutting
Gemstones; Diamond and its simulants (e.g. cubic zirconia);
Diamond Grading; Valuations; Treated Gemstones;
Artificial and Synthetic Gems.
Fieldtrips
Four one-day fieldtrips to Connemara to study crystals and
minerals in their natural settings e.g. bedrock outcrops
containing varying proportions of the following: garnet,
calcite, quartz, pyrite, fluorite, galena, andalusite, cordierite,
muscovite, feldspar, vesuvianite, wollastonite, serpentine,
tremolite and tourmaline.
Assessment
Assessment is by written and practical examination at the end
of each year and by continuous assessment.
Career opportunities
Gemmology and Jewellery related trades.
Course Director
Dr Martin Feely, Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUIG.
DIPLOMA IN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
(Geology)
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements to this programme.
The course is open to everyone and is designed for people
with no previous training in geology. It is suitable for all
people with a general interest in the natural environment and
those who appreciate the outdoors; it is suitable for those with
or without a general scientific background.
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Places Available
Aims of Course
The course will give graduates a greater awareness of the
influence of Geology on decision-making and policy, and
provide those who engage in outdoor activities with a greater
appreciation of the landscape.
Duration/Attendance Requirements
Students attend for 3 hours per week over 2 years, for a total
of four semesters. The programme comprises one lecture and
one practical per week and two fieldtrips per semester, lasting
for half a day or a full day. Students should attend at least
one fieldtrip each semester.
Course Content
The course comprises 6 x 5 ECTS modules. Each module has
8-week duration, with students attending for 3 hours per week
(1.5 hours lecture and 1.5 hours practical). There will be two
fieldtrips each semester, at least one of which must be
attended by students.
Module: EOS105
Name Planet Earth
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: I
Examination: None: Continuous Assessment: 50%
practicals, 50% essay
Examination Papers: None
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
Description
This module introduces students to a dynamic planet, Earth
processes and the geological products that result. The
accompanying practical component will investigate the use of
maps to represent the geological structures that record
dynamic Earth processes, and the economic applications of
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geological map interpretation. Students should attend a
fieldtrip as part of this module.
Structure
� Earth structure
� Plate tectonics
� The rock cycle
� Mineral stability
� Palaeontology and time
� Internal processes and products
� External processes and products
� Hazards
Module: EOS107
Name Building Blocks of the Earth
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: I-II (weeks 9 to 16 inclusive)
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
Description
This module relates the atomic structure of minerals to their
physical properties, stability and occurrence in rocks. The
practical component is concerned with the recognition of
geological materials and microscope analysis of rocks.
Structure
� Crystal lattices
� Crystal systems
� The silicate tetrahedron
� Bowen’s Reaction Series
� The mafic igneous system
� The felsic igneous system
� Metamorphic minerals
� Sedimentary minerals
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Module: EOS106
Name Global Geology
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: II
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
Description
This case-study based module investigates the igneous,
metamorphic and sedimentary processes that are
characteristically associated with a variety of plate tectonic
settings. Multimedia resources and a variety of techniques
will be used to illustrate the practical concepts and processes
covered. Students should attend a fieldtrip as part of this
module.
Structure
� The East Africa Rift: rift to drift
� Cyprus: an oceanic spreading centre
� Montserrat: collision zone magmatism
� Japan: parallel metamorphic belts
� The Himalayas: mountain building
� The Alps: mountain weathering
� Anglesey: ocean to landmass
� The Burren: a shallow ocean
Module: EOS220
Name Evolution of the Earth
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: I
Examination: None: Continuous Assessment: 50%
practicals, 50% essay
Examination Papers: None
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
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Description
This module covers the stellar and planetary processes
involved in the origin and development of the Earth-Moon
system, and the geological processes involved in the
evolution of a planet able to sustain life. The practical
component of the module applies basic chemical,
mathematical and biological methods to the interpretation of
Earth processes. Students should attend a fieldtrip as part of
this module.
Structure
� The origin of the elements
� Formation of the Moon
� The oldest rocks on Earth
� Growth of the oceans
� An inhabitable planet
� Mass extinctions
� Linear and cyclic Earth systems
� Global climate
Module: EOS221
Name Economic Geology
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: I-II (weeks 9 to 16 inclusive)
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
Description
This module investigates society’s dependence on geological
resources, focusing particularly on sources of energy and
metal ores. Multimedia practical materials from international
mining localities and research of public information will
accompany the lecture series.
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Structure
� Resources and reserves
� The fossil fuels
� Nuclear and alternative energy
� Diamonds
� Carbonatites: copper, Rare Earth Elements and
phosphorous
� Chromite: stratiform vs podiform
� Irish base metals
� Witwatersrand gold
Module: EOS222
Name The Human Perspective
ECTS Credits: 5 ECTS credits
Load (Hrs): 12L & 12P
Semester: II
Examination: Semester II
Examination Papers: One
Staff Member: Dr. K. R. Moore (Ext. 3682)
Description
This module investigates the relationship between geology,
landscape and human behaviour, the environmental impacts
of human activities, and increased exposure to hazards as a
function of population pressure. The practical component
will include assessment of maps, data, public information and
media coverage of Earth Science related issues. Students
should attend a fieldtrip as part of this module.
Structure
� A glacial landscape
� Stone- and Bronze-Age Ireland
� Population pressure and erosion
� Hazard planning and mitigation
� Environmental impacts of industry
� Fuels and pollution
� Climate change and ocean circulation
� Earth science in the media
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Assessment
Assessment is by continuous practical assessment (40%) and
written examination (60%) at the end of each semester.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to apply the transferable skills they
have gained through the course to a variety of professions and
can use the qualification they gain to enhance their job
prospects. The course also provides a platform for additional
study for those who wish to further develop their interest in
Geology.
Course Director
Dr Kathryn Moore, Earth and Ocean Sciences, NUIG.
MODULAR DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Course Level: Diploma (Level 7)
Course Type: Part-time via blended learning
Duration: A minimum of 2 and a maximum
of 4 years
ECTS Weighting: 120 ECTS
Programme Overview
The programme in Science & Technology Studies is an
interdisciplinary course offering organised in conjunction
with the Adult & Continuing Education Office, NUI Galway
and the Atlantic University Alliance (AUA). The
collaboration involves various Disciplines in the College of
Science, Engineering & Informatics and the School of
Business and Economics at NUI Galway and also the
Colleges of Engineering, Science and Informatics Electronics
at the University of Limerick. The programme will be
innovative in its structure, delivery and content.
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Programme Ethos & Target Market
The programme aims to provide students with a
comprehensive grounding in the theoretical foundations of
science and engineering, and introduces them to areas of
specialist knowledge and operations found in today’s
advanced technological environments. The programme will
appeal to all those with an interest in the broad scope of
Science, Engineering and Technology. It is specifically
targeted at those currently employed, or seeking employment,
in a variety of technology-rich industries, such as
Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Biotechnology and
Manufacturing, who are seeking professional advancement.
The proposed programme has a more broad-based scope than
traditional Science or Engineering Degrees. This approach
was assumed to produce well-rounded graduates with an
appreciation of integrated enterprise processes and
encompassing critical thinking skills. There will also be a
strong emphasis on developing best practice management
systems and efficient work practices through a range of
people, process and technology management modules.
The content of each module in the programme will reflect an
integrated and applied approach to the knowledge
requirements of the target industry sectors. For example, the
whole product lifecycle will be addressed across the various
modules. Also a strong ethos of sustainable development and
environmental responsibility will permeate all content and
teaching.
Programme Content
The core programme will cover key science and engineering
subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and
applied technology subjects such as Biotechnology,
Operations Engineering and Product & Process Development.
The programme will also provide an introduction to
Management and Information Technology. Compulsory
company-based projects will be included in years 2 to 4
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inclusive, providing candidates with an opportunity to apply
learning directly to the workplace.
Learners will elect a specialist stream in either Science or
Technology. These specialisms will provide candidates with
an opportunity to focus on area that interests them or has
particular relevance to their career path.
Programme Structure
The programme is fully modular. As the workload is
equivalent to that of a fulltime Diploma programme, it is
proposed to enable students to complete the annual academic
programme in a calendar year or over a longer period.
Specifically, it is intended to allow the Diploma cycle to be
completed in a minimum of 2 years or a maximum of 4.
Therefore the term ‘Year’ refers to an academic year, which
may not equate to a calendar year. To facilitate this, modular
exam marks may be returned in the Diploma cycle until the
student has completed the requisite number of modules up to
a maximum of 4 calendar years.
The annual academic programme will be delivered over 2
semesters of 16 weeks each. Academic Year 1 will consist of
8 core and 2 elective modules. Year 2 will consist of 6 core
modules, 2 elective modules and 2 projects. The core
modules are compulsory, except where exemptions are
deemed appropriate. The optional modules will be chosen
from one of two specialist steams; Science or Technology.
Each module will be worth 6 ECTS, therefore a maximum of
60 ECTS (10 x 6) will be covered in each year.
On successful completion of 20 modules or 120 ECTS from
the Diploma cycle students may progress to the Degree cycle
in Science & Technology Studies. It is also proposed to offer
modules on a standalone basis in the near future.
Programme Delivery
The Diploma will be delivered via a blended learning model
on a part-time basis over a minimum of 2 and a maximum of
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4 years. Learning delivery will be through a combination of
distance learning resources and part-time practical sessions
and tutorials. Learners will receive learning materials both
online and in hard copy format for each module. Materials
will be specifically designed for independent study and will
be supplemented by supporting reading material and
interactive learning resources where appropriate. Learners
will receive support through email discussion boards and
face-to-face tutorials. In addition, it is envisaged that
candidates will attend classes on-campus approximately two
days per module.
This programme is being offered under the Atlantic
University Alliance (AUA), and UL will participate in
programme delivery, including tutorials and practical
sessions, thus expanding the geographic reach of the
programme.
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CURRICULUM
Science
year:
Stream, choose 2 each
Science, Technology & Society
Database Applications
Molecular Medicine 1
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Biology & Biotechnology 2
Core Year 1
Introduction to Learning
MATHS 1
Chemistry
Introduction to Management
Information Technology
Biology & Biotechnology 1
Physics 1
Introduction to Operations
Engineering
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Technology Stream, choose 2 each
year:
Science, Technology & Society
Database Applications
CAD Modelling
Design of Engineering Systems
Introduction to Management
Science
Introduction to Quality
Management
Core Year 2
MATHS 2
Physics 2
Statistics
Introduction
Science
to Environmental
Operations Engineering
Organisational Behaviour
Project 1
Project 2
Descriptions of the modules in Year 1 and 2 are provided in the Syllabus section that follows.

Entry Requirements
Applicants will be assessed on the basis of an application form and an interview.
Applicants under 21 years of age must meet the University’s matriculation
requirements, which includes a pass in at least six subjects. Students aged 21 years
or over by January 1st of the year of admission may matriculate on the grounds of
mature years alone.
It is also proposed to offer the programme as a top-up degree programme to
candidates who have completed a Certificate or Diploma with relevant work
experience. Learners in this category may be granted exemptions from certain
modules depending on qualifications and work experience.
Attendance Requirements
The programme will be delivered via a blended learning model on a part-time basis
over four to eight years. Candidates will receive learning materials both online and
in hard copy format for each module. Tutorials and laboratory sessions will be run
approximately 2 days every 4 weeks, largely on Saturdays, and laboratory sessions
may be held on weekdays out of term.
Assessment
All modules in the programme will be individually assessed. Assessment will be
in the form of various assignments throughout the session. Written exams, and in
some cases practical laboratory exams will take place at the end of each semester.
Students will be required to pass each module.
Award
A Diploma in Science & Technology Studies, at level 7 of the National Framework
of Qualifications, will be awarded on successful completion of 120 ECTS over a
minimum of two and a maximum of four years. The modular programme structure
also provides students with an opportunity to take modules on a stand-alone basis
for professional development purposes with a transcript of academic performance
offered on completion of the programme.
Progression
This programme is primarily intended to support those seeking career
advancement. The Diploma is also pro vided as an entry route into the Degree
cycle of the programme in Science & Technology Studies.
Programme Co-ordinator
Niamh Nolan, Adult & Continuing Education, NUI Galway.
[T]: 091 493909
[E]: niamh.nolan@nuigalway.ie

Course Descriptions:
Core Modules in Year 1
Module:
Module Title Introduction to Learning
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
� The blended learning environment
� Time management
� Study skills
� Essay writing
� Technical report writing
� Oral presentation
� Exam preparation
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to develop the time management, study and writing skills
needed by students working towards third level qualifications. Additionally,
students will begin to develop the skills needed to interact effectively in a blended
learning environment.
� To introduce students to the learning environment and make them
comfortable andconfident in their studies
� To introduce students to various learning resources and familiarise them
with their use
� To enable students to learn, revise and research effectively
� To enable students to communicate effectively through verbal and written
means
Module:
Module Title MATHS I
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Calculus 1
� Functions and graphs: informal limits
� Calculation of limits, introduction to continuity, limits as x tends to
infinity, and asymptotes
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� Differentiation by rule: the Chain Rule
� Review of trigonometry: Limits and differentiation of trigonometric
functions
� Indefinite integration: integration by substitution
� Functions and graphs; informal limits
� Graphs, tangents, maxima and minima, concavity
� Word problems, related rates
� Integration by parts: introduction to logx and e^x, logarithmic
differentiation,
� differentiation of a^x etc.
� Inverse trigonometric functions: partial fractions, trigonometric
substitutions
� Definite integrals, areas between curves: introduction to the Fundamental
Theorem of the Calculus
� Implicit differentiation; first order differential equations: separable and
linear equations
Algebra 1
� Introduction to 2 by 2 matrices and determinants
� Transpose, adjoint and inverse
� Characteristic equation, eigenvalues and eigenvectors
� Applications: geometry, linear transformations, and linear equations
� The Principle of Induction
Learning Objectives
� Acquaint students with the fundamentals of differential and integral
calculus, linear algebra and their applications
� Equip the students with the fundamental mathematical tools and logical
processes for a modern working environment
Module:
Module Title Physics I
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
� Units of measurement. Basic Units. Dimensions of physical quantities. SI
Units. Derived SI units. Use of dimensions to check formulae. Conversion
factors. Significant figures.
� Error and precision in experimental data. Human error. Instrumental
limitations. Statistical fluctuations. Poisson distribution. Control and
elimination of extraneous
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� influences. Disturbances caused by observation.
� Vector and scalar quantities. Graphical resolution of vector quantities.
� Speed, velocity, and acceleration. Uniformlyaccelerated motion.
� Newton’s laws of motion. The concept of force. Normal, friction, elastic,
tension, and gravitational forces. Circular motion and centripetal force.
� Work and energy. Conservation of mechanical energy.
� Collisions in one dimension.
� Equilibrium of rigid bodies. Principle of moments. Simple machines.
� Simple harmonic motion.
� Fluids and pressure. Archimedes’ Principle.
� Scales of temperature. Heat energy. Calorimetry. Transfer of heat energy.
� Gases – Ideal Gas Law. Thermodynamics and heat engines.
� Wave motion and sound. Doppler effect. Decibel scale.
� Principle of superposition. Standing waves on strings and in pipes.
Learning Objectives
This module provides students with fundamental skills in measurement and
analysis of experimental data and the link between experiment and theory. The aim
of the module is to introduce key physics principles in fields such as kinematics,
fluids, wave motion and sound, work and energy. The main objectives are
developing a conceptual understanding of physics principles and a good problem
solving technique.
Module:
Module Title Chemistry
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
� Atomic structure and properties
� Chemical bonding: intramolecular and intermolecular
� The molecular structure of gases solids, and liquids
� The structure of metals
� The three dimensional structure of molecules
� The mole concept and chemical arithmetic
� Basic chemical thermodynamics
� Chemical reactions and time: basic concepts of chemical kinetics
� Organic chemistry and the petrochemical industry
� A consideration of case studies relating to environmental issues and
industrial processes
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Learning Objectives
The module will introduce the basic concepts of molecular science and use them to
discuss the behaviour of atoms and molecules in qualitative and quantitative terms.
It will provide the framework for an understanding of the molecular basis of many
technologically important processes.
Learning Outcomes:
� An understanding of the basic structure and properties of atoms and
molecules
� An appreciation of the molecular basis of many macroscopic properties
and events
� An understanding the structure of gases, solids and liquids
� The ability to carry out basic calculations relating to the mole concept and
chemical thermodynamics
� An understanding of the role of Chemistry in the environment and in
many technological processes
Module
Module Title Biology & Biotechnology I
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Diversity, form, function, and ecology of organisms; Macromolecules, DNA and
the genetic code; Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell division and growth; How cells
harvest energy; Replication and transcription; Translation and regulation of gene
expression; Microbes and the environment; Introduction to biotechnology;
Applications of biotechnology.
Learning Objectives
This course aims to introduce some of the fundamental scientific concepts of
biology and underpinning biotechnology.
Learning outcomes:
� An awareness of the various forms of life
� A knowledge and understanding of the basic anatomical and physiological
characteristics of organisms
� An understanding of some of the interactions which can occur (i) between
organisms and (ii) between organisms and their environment
� An introduction to the personal, social, political, economic, technological
and environmental implications of biology
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Module
Module Title Introduction to Operations Engineering
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Topics covered include: History of development of Engineering Systems, Trends
in Modern Manufacturing, Product Life Cycles, Product and Service Design
Process, Process Types and Factory Layouts, Key Performances Indicators-
Manufacturing Lead Time, Production Capacity, Utilisation and Availability,
Work-in-Progress, Production Planning and Control, Technology and Automation,
eBusiness, Extended Products, Capital appraisal-Payback and Rate of Return.
Practical Work: Students are assigned to groups who are required to submit an
assignment and report on new product development. This exercise normally entails
the use of the following software packages - Excel spreadsheet to calculate
costs/benefits and Word to write a report. The practical work accounts for 25% of
total marks.
Guided tours to local firms in Galway are arranged for the students on this course
to familiarize them with the industrial environment. Attendance is mandatory and
students submit a brief report on the guest firm, it’s production layout and the role
of industrial engineering within the firm.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:
� Outline how production systems have developed historically and identify
how they are being currently impacted by recent developments such as
Mass Customisation, Just-in-Time, Total Quality Management and new
technologies.
� Describe the steps involved in new product development and apply them,
as happened within the assignment.
� Calculate the Manufacturing Lead Tim, Production Capacity, Utilisation,
Work-in-Progress and Efficiency for various manufacturing processes.
� Describe the layouts and characteristics of the basis manufacturing
processes-product, process, fixed location and cellular.
� Evaluate various investment opportunities using Payback and Internal
Rate of Return.
� Illustrate how additional value can be generated through the extended
product
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Module
Module Title Introduction to Management
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Foundations of Management, External Environment and Corporate Culture,
Managing in a Global Environment, Organisational Goal Setting and Planning,
Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Managerial Decision Making,
Fundamental of Organising, Organisational Structure, Managing Change, Human
Resource Management, Leadership and Motivation, Management Control Systems,
Teamwork, Business Ethics.
Learning Objectives
This course covers the concepts, theories and techniques on which management is
based. It aims to:
� Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts
and principles of management
� Examine how management principles are applied in a range of business
contexts
Module
Module Title Information Technology
Year of Delivery 1
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
� Introduction to computer hardware, components, software, operating
systems,networks, the Internet and WWW
� Introduction to computer applications such as MS Office
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:
� Describe the functions of the various hardware components normally
found in their computers
� Identify the various types of computer software; the operating system and
application packages
� Describe the workings of the Internet and WWW
� Write reports in Word
� Conduct spreadsheet analysis using Excel
� Make presentations using Powerpoint
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� Work on projects independently and with teams
Core Modules in Year 2
Module
Module Title MATHS II
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules MATHS I is a prerequisite
Syllabus
Calculus 2
� Inequalities: inequalities involving absolute values
� Definition of a limit (using epsilon and delta), limits of sums and constant
multiples
� Continuity and differentiability: differentiation from first principles
� Tangents to a graph, Newton's Method
� The Mean Value Theorem: application to increasing and decreasing
functions, l'Hopital's Rule
� Graphs, maxima and minima, concavity: word problems, related rates
� Riemann sums, the trapezoidal rule: the Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus
� The logarithmic function as an integral, and its properties: the exponential
function
� Definite integrals, areas between curves
� Indefinite integration: reduction formulae
� Reduction formulae, partial fractions, inverse trigonometric functions, etc.
� Implicit differentiation; first order differential equations: separable and
linear equations.
Algebra 2
� Complex numbers: de Moivre's Theorem, applications to trigonometry
and roots of unity, solution of equations
� Introduction to 3 by 3 matrices and determinants
� Transpose, adjoint and inverse
� Application to linear equations
� Markov processes: transition matrices, steady states, recurrence relations
Learning Objectives
� Acquaint students with the fundamentals of differential and integral
calculus, linear algebra and their applications
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� Equip the students with the fundamental mathematical tools and logical
processes for a modern working environment
Module
Module Title Physics II
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules Physics I is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Practical measurements. The value of repeated measurements. Estimation
of the mean value. Distribution about the mean value. Recognition of
systematic errors. Combination of random and systematic errors.
Combining errors on sums and products of variables.
� Interpretation of experimental data. Use of graphical presentation.
Guidelines on effective plotting of data. Linear regression – slope and
intercept. Use of curvefitting software. Least squares fit. Data handling
using excel spreadsheets.
� Planning of experimental work. Maintaining a laboratory notebook.
Designing experiments to measure specific variables. Interpreting the
data. Writing laboratory reports.
� Electric charge. Electric forces and fields. Electrostatics.
� Electric potential. Charge storage in capacitors.
� Electric Currents – Ohm’s Law. Resistance and resistivity. Resistors in
series and in parallel. Batteries and cells. Internal resistance. Kirchhoff’s
rules. Electrical safety.
� Magnetic forces and magnetic fields. Principle of the motor.
� Electromagnetic induction. Electric generator. Transformers.
� Elementary alternating current circuits.
� Semiconductor devices – diodes, transistors, solar cells.
� Electromagnetic waves and the EM spectrum. Light as an EM wave.
� Polarization of light waves.
� Refection of light waves. Mirrors – plane, concave, convex. Image
formation.
� Optical Interference – Young’s slits. Thin film interference.
� Diffraction at a single slit. Diffraction gratings.
� Photoelectric Effect. Generation of Xrays – characteristic spectra.
� Nuclear structure and radioactivity. Radioactive decay series.
� Application of alpha, beta, gamma radiation and radioactive isotopes.
Learning Objectives
The aim of this module is to build on the knowledge acquired in Physics I and to
introduce new concepts such as light, nuclear physics, electric forces and electric
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fields, magnetic forces and magnetic fields. The objective of this module is to
provide a balance of quantitative reasoning, conceptual understanding and
enhancement of problem solving skills in a systematic manner.
Module
Module Title Statistics
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules MATHS I is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Graphical and numerical summaries of data.
� Basic counting.
� Notions of probability sample spaces, events, combination of events,
conditional probability and independence, Bayes Theorem.
� Discrete random variables, their probability distributions and moments.
� Continuous random variables, with emphasis on normally distributed
variables.
� Sampling distributions of means and proportions.
� The Central Limit Theorem.
� Basic ideas in interval estimation and hypothesis testing.
� Some common statistical inference procedures.
� Enumerative data analysis.
� Correlation and simple linear regression.
Learning Objectives
This module provides a basic introduction to the ideas of probability and statistics,
and how probability can be applied in a number of contexts including statistical
inference.
Module
Module Title Introduction to Environmental Science
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
� Resource Use and Management
Principles of resource management; fundamentals of energy, fossil fuels
and nuclear energy; water, mineral and biological resources; land
resources and management
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� Environmental Degradation
Principles of pollution control; water & air pollution; municipal solid
waste and hazardous waste
� Environmental Issues and Solutions
Environmental law in Ireland and the EU; statutory agencies with
environmental responsibilities; environmental impact assessment;
environmental economics
Learning Objectives
The main aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the scientific concepts
underlying environmental issues and to aspects of human behaviour that will play a
key role in solving current environmental problems.
Module
Module Title Operations Engineering
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules Introduction to Operations Engineering is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Introduction to Operations Engineering
� Operations Strategy
� Product and Service Design
� Process and Technology
� Facility Layout
� Human Resources
� Supply Chain Management
� Forecasting (Cisco Systems Case Study)
� Capacity Planning and Aggregate Production Planning
� Inventory Management (Amazon Case Study)
� Enterprise Resource Planning
� Scheduling
� Just in Time & Lean Production
� Six Sigma
� Project Planning and Control
� Quality Planning and Control
Learning Objectives
� To understand the role and challenges facing an operations manager in a
dynamic business environment
� To understand the importance of the people, process and technology
relationship in operations
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� To understand the impact and implications of operations oriented
problems
� To be capable of generating and prioritising alternative solutions for real
life operations problems
� To be capable of applying operations tools to industrial problems
� To be familiar with information technology solutions
Module
Module Title Organisational Behaviour
Year of Delivery 2
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules Introduction to Management is a prerequisite
Syllabus
The course will cover the following indicative topics: perception, attribution,
personality, communication, motivation, stress, leadership, power, group
functioning, organizational structure and change.
Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide students with the theoretical background
in the behavioral sciences that will facilitate a deeper understanding of people in
organizations.
Module
Module Title In-Company Project
Year of Delivery 2, 3 and 4
Module Type Core
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Selection of suitable project, User requirements definition and Problem Statement,
Diary of Events, Project Planning and Scheduling, Project Execution, User
Acceptance Analysis, Project Report.
Learning Objectives
� To provide students with the opportunity to generate ideas and solve
problems in an industrial setting
� To allow students practice some of the skills and techniques developed in
other course modules
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Optional Science Modules in Years 1 and 2
Module
Module Title Science, Technology & Society
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream and Optional Technology
Stream
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
This module explores key ethical, social and policy issues in the relationships
between science, technology and society. Central questions addressed relate to the
determinants of technological progress, the impacts of science on social outcomes,
and the implications for public policy formation of 'knowledge based societies'.
Particular emphasis is devoted to the concepts of national and regional innovation
systems, and the linkages between actors in such systems, such as enterprises, third
level institutions, and public funding agencies.
Learning Objectives
� To introduce students to the nature, functioning and evolution of
manufacturing, communications, information and emergent technologies
� To enable candidates to assess the impact of science and technology on
society, and society on scientific progress and technological change
� To understand the national and regional impact of innovation
� To enable students in science and engineering to reflect critically and
consider the impact and implications of their work for society
Module
Module Title Database Applications
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream and Optional Technology
Stream
Requisite Modules Information Technology is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Introduction to Database concepts; tables, relationships, keys
� Data modelling
� Tools; MS Access, SQL, Visual Basic
� Applications development and industrial case study
Learning Objectives
� Upon completion of this module, the student will:
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� Understand database concepts and general DBMS applicability and use
� Be competent in the practical use of MS Access
� Appreciate the role of databases in industrial information systems
Module
Module Title Molecular Medicine I
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Biology & Biotechnology I is a prerequisite
Syllabus
The molecular mechanisms underlying diseases including SCID, cancer, Multiple
Sclerosis, Alzheimers Disease, arthritis, spinal cord injury will be described. In
addition, strategies based on the application of regenerative techniques like gene
and stem cell therapy to the alleviation of different diseases, will be outlined.
Potential ethical and technical issues will be addressed.
Learning Objectives
� An understanding of the molecules implicated in the development of
diseases
� Comprehension of the basic principles behind the development of gene
therapies
� An appreciation of ethical issues
Module
Module Title Analytical Chemistry
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Chemistry is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Analytical Chemistry: basic concepts including sampling methods
� Spectroscopy: infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy, mass spectrometry,
other relevant techniques
� Separation techniques: gas chromatography (GC), high performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC)
� Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
� Electrochemistry
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Learning Objectives
The module will explain the importance of analytical chemistry in all areas of
human activity and provide an understanding of the most important analytical
techniques currently being used.
Learning Outcomes:
� An awareness of the importance of Analytical Chemistry to all aspects of
human activity
� An understanding of the basic techniques and instruments used in
Analytical Chemistry and of the problems they are used to solve.
Module
Module Title Environmental Chemistry
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Chemistry is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Environmental Chemistry: basic principles
� Atmospheric Chemistry
� Water pollution and water treatment
� Ecotoxicology
Learning Objectives
The module will provide an understanding of the chemical principles underpinning
environmental chemistry with particular reference to the chemistry of the
atmosphere and the technologies involved in water treatment.
Learning Outcomes
� An understanding of the basic concepts of Environmental Chemistry
� An understanding of the basic technologies involved in water pollution
and treatment
� An appreciation of the chemistry of the atmosphere and of atmospheric
pollution: this will include a discussion of the chemical principles
involved in issues such as global warming and the ozone layer problem
Module
Module Title Biology & Biotechnology II
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Biology & Biotechnology I is a prerequisite
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Syllabus
Laboratory techniques for biotechnology; Fermentation technology; Recombinant
proteins; transgenic animals; antibodies; genetic vaccines; Advances in drug
discovery and delivery; Soil, waste and wastewater management; Control of pest
and disease causing populations; Introduction to the ethical challenges of
biotechnology.
Learning Objectives
This module builds on the material covered in Biology and Biotechnology I and
introduces the modern Biotechnology sector. At the conclusion of the course
students should be in a position to:
� Recognise the foundations of modern biotechnology and the methods
underpinning the sector
� Develop an appreciation of recombinant DNA technology and the
principals that form the basis for this technology
� Describe the common methods and applications of biotechnology with
regard to microorganisms, plants and animals
� Describe the common methods and applications of biotechnology with
regard to medicine and human genome project
� Acknowledge the ethical implications of biotechnology
Optional Technology Modules in Years 1 and 2
Module
Module Title Science, Technology & Society
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream and Optional Technology
Stream
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
This module explores key ethical, social and policy issues in the relationships
between science, technology and society. Central questions addressed relate to the
determinants of technological progress, the impacts of science on social outcomes,
and the implications for public policy formation of 'knowledge based societies'.
Particular emphasis is devoted to the concepts of national and regional innovation
systems, and the linkages between actors in such systems, such as enterprises, third
level institutions, and public funding agencies.
Learning Objectives
� To introduce students to the nature, functioning and evolution of
manufacturing, communications, information and emergent technologies
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� To enable candidates to assess the impact of science and technology on
society, and society on scientific progress and technological change
� To understand the national and regional impact of innovation
� To enable students in science and engineering to reflect critically and
consider the impact and implications of their work for society
Module
Module Title Database Applications
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream and Optional Technology
Stream
Requisite Modules Information Technology is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Introduction to Database concepts; tables, relationships, keys
� Data modelling
� Tools; MS Access, SQL, Visual Basic
� Applications development and industrial case study
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the student will:
� Understand database concepts and general DBMS applicability and use
� Be competent in the practical use of MS Access
� Appreciate the role of databases in industrial information systems
Module
Module Title Design of Engineering Systems
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Introduction to Operations Engineering is a prerequisite
Syllabus
Design and the design process: assessment of requirements, problem formulation,
design specification, embodiment design, modelling, design evaluation, detail
design, documentation, implementation.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module students will have:
� A solid grounding in transferable skills such as oral and visual skills,
teamworking, the ability to ‘learn how to learn’, and the ability to
synthesise and apply acquired knowledge to the solution of problems
� The ability to define problems and develop design specifications
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� The ability to generate and develop alternative solutions to design
problems and make informed choices as to the preferred solution
� The ability to work effectively in teams and the capacity to undertake
lifelong learning
� An understanding of ethical standards in engineering particularly in
regard to people and the environment
Module
Module Title Operations Research
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Introduction to Operations Engineering is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Mathematical modelling approach to managerial decision making;
problem formulation; linear programming; network analysis and
algorithms, project planning, inventory management.Refraction of light
waves. Lenses concave, convex. Image formation.
� Total internal reflection. Optical fibres.
� Optical Instruments – Eye, microscope, telescope.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:
� Understand and appreciate the role of management science techniques in
solving real life engineering and business problems
� Adopt a scientific approach/philosophy to analyzing real life engineering
and management problems and generate optimal solutions
� Have a sound base in the fundamentals of quantitative management
sciencetechniques and be able to apply these techniques in solving
problems
Module
Module Title CAD Modelling
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules None
Syllabus
Contemporary CADD software with particular reference to Autocad; hardware,
software and operating systems; the Autocad drawing environment: absolute and
relative coordinates, units and limits; CAD tools and drawing setup; the UCS;
basic and advanced drawing and editing commands; introduction to layers; using
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locks, attributes and symbol libraries; communicating engineering and design
details; dimensioning and dimensioning styles; toleranced dimensioning; sectional
views and hatching; text; introduction to Paper Space; basic customisation
techniques; isometric drawing. CAD construction techniques; plotting; using
AutoLISP routines from the Internet. DWF drawings; Introduction to 3D functions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the module students will be able to:
� Demonstrate a good working knowledge of 2D CAD and apply this to
communicating design solutions and engineering detailing
� Effectively communicate design information through 2D CAD models
Module
Module Title Quality Management
Year of Delivery 1 and 2
Module Type Optional Science Stream
Requisite Modules Introduction to Operations Engineering is a prerequisite
Syllabus
� Quality Control / Assurance, Quality Management Systems,
documentation, audits, standards (ISO9000:2000)
� Total Quality Management, human resource issues, sourcing policy
� Quality Costs
� Problem solving tools
� Benchmarking and Quality Function Deployment.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the student will:
� Appreciate the difference between QC, QA and TQM
� Understand the role of, and how to develop a QMS
� Be familiar with commonly employed data collection and quality
improvement tools
� Be familiar with a protocol which assures a customer focus throughout the
design process
� Understand the need for performance metrics, and the role of Quality
Costs in this respect
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MINOR AWARDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Course Level: Minor award at Bachelors level (NQAI level 8)
Course Type: Part-time via blended learning
Duration: A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 years
Credit Weighting: 30 ECTS
Eigth minor awards are offered as part of the modular programme in Science &
Technology Studies, an interdisciplinary course accredited by the National
University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Limerick under the auspices of
the Atlantic University Alliance (AUA):
1. Medical Device Science
2. Form & Function of the Human Body
3. Bio-processing Technology
4. Biomedical Informatics
5. Environmental Sustainability
6. Diploma in Lean and Quality Systems
7. Diploma in Mechanical Design
8. Diploma in Automation and Control
Target Market
The minor awards in Science & Technology are primarily intended for those
wishing to up-skill in a specific area for professional development and career
advancement, or for those interested in focussed study in a subject area of personal
interest.
Programme Content
Each stream consists of four modules and a related project, the topic of which is
chosen by the candidate in consultation with their supervisor.
1. Medical Device Science: Anatomy, Biocompatibility & Device Design,
Mechanics of Solids, Medical Device Design, Project
2. Form & Function of the Human Body: Anatomy, Biocompatibility &
Device Design, Cell Biology, Immunology & Human Therapeutics,
Project
3. Bio-processing Technology: Glycobiology, Bioprocess Technology, Cell
& Tissue Culture, Upstream & Downstream Processing, Project
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4. Biomedical Informatics: Biomedical Imaging Technologies, Biomedical
Data Management, Next Generation Sequencing Technologies, Genome
Technologies, Project
5. Environmental Sustainability: Environmental Management Systems,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainability & Design, Design for
Environment, Project
6. Diploma in Lean and Quality Systems: Lean thinking/lean tools,
Quality Science – Six Sigma, Problem solving tools and techniques,
Enterprise Modelling and simulation, Project 5.
7. Diploma in Mechanical Design : Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of
Solids, Machine Design, Biomechanics, Project 5.
8. Diploma in Automation & Control: Automation 1, Manufacturing
Technology, Automation 2, Machine Design, Enterprise Modelling and
simulation, Prolect 5.
Entry Criteria
Applicants for entry to the minor award programmes should be in receipt of the
Diploma in Science & Technology Studies or a related Diploma, or otherwise
prove that they satisfy the prerequisites of each of the modules in the elective
stream they wish to apply for as laid out in the programme documentation.
Assessment
All modules in the programme will be individually assessed. Assessment will be
in the form of assignments, and in some cases practical laboratory sessions,
throughout the semester. Written and in some cases practical exams will take place
at the end of each semester.
Attendance Requirements
The course will be delivered via a blended learning model on a part-time basis over
one year. Candidates will receive learning materials both online and in print format
for each module. These materials are specifically designed for independent study
and are supplemented by supporting reading material and interactive learning
resources where appropriate.
Student support will be provided via both online and face to face sessions to be
held largely on Saturdays (approx 10 hrs per module). Teaching will normally take
place over two semesters of 16 weeks duration each. Face to face sessions may be
delivered in both NUI Galway and the University of Limerick subject to demand.
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In certain cases candidates may be allowed to complete the minor award
programme over two years, subject to availability of the relevant modules
Award
A minor award at level 8 may be awarded on successful completion of 30 ECTS
from the programme. In the event of non-completion of the full course of study an
individual transcript may be awarded for any module successfully completed.
Progression
On successful completion of the minor award students may use credits achieved
toward completion of the full B.Sc. in Science & Technology Studies.
Programme Co-ordinator
Dr. Niamh Nolan, Adult & Continuing Education Office, NUI Galway.
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Regulations for Courses of Study and Examinations for
the Degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Extracts from Statutes of the University
The Degree of Master of Science may be obtained by a candidate holding a
Bachelor of Science Degree, or its equivalent as determined by the College of
Science, in one of the following three modes, provided that the additional
preliminary requirements are also satisfied.
Mode I. A Candidate
(a) must attend a Post-Graduate Course for at least Three Terms after
obtaining the Primary Degree;
(b) must present a Dissertation prepared during such Course; and
(c) must pass an Examination on the subject matter of the Dissertation if the
Examiners so decide.
Mode II. A Candidate
(a) must attend a Post-Graduate Course for at least Three Terms after
obtaining the Primary Degree;
(b) must pass an Examination on the course; and
(c) may be required to submit an Essay as part of the qualifications for the
Master’s Degree.
Mode III. A Candidate
(a) must have obtained the Primary Degree at least Six Terms previously
and be accepted by the Academic Council on the recommendation of the
College;
(b) must pass an Examination on a prescribed course; and
(c) must submit a Dissertation on some subject connected with the Course.
The expression "Post-Graduate Course" means a course of study or research.
Candidates may pursue the M.Sc. programme by research on a full-time basis.
Alternatively, candidates who are currently in full-time employment may elect to
pursue the programme on a part-time basis and, in this case, will normally be
expected to complete within four years.
In order to proceed to the M.Sc. Degree by Mode I or Mode II a candidate must
hold at least a Second Class Honours Primary Degree in the subject in which the
Master's Degree is sought, or a related subject as determined by College.
However, a candidate who holds a Primary Degree without Honours and having
practical experience in the subject area over a number of years at a level deemed to
be appropriate by College, may be registered for the degree of M.Sc. in that
subject. (Such candidates will not normally be admitted to the course until a
period of three years has elapsed since the date of the Conferral of their primary
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degree. However, a candidate holding a Primary Degree without Honours and, in
addition, a Higher Diploma in a relevant area may be admitted to the course after a
period of two years has elapsed since the date of the conferral of their Primary
Degree.) In very exceptional circumstances, NCEA/HETAC Diploma holders with
a minimum of five years work experience in a relevant area may be considered for
admission to the M.Sc. Degree by research. In all cases the candidate must be
recommended by the Professor or Lecturer concerned and be accepted by College.
In the case of a candidate for the M.Sc. under Modes I or II in any subject who
does not qualify for acceptance under the provisions of the foregoing paragraph, a
written Qualifying Examination in the M.Sc. subject at which a Second Class
Honours standard must be reached shall be necessary before the candidate may be
registered for the degree of M.Sc.
Only candidates who have obtained First or Second Class Honours in the subject
concerned at the B.Sc. Degree Examination, or who have subsequently attained
that honours standard at a Primary Degree Examination in that subject, are eligible
for acceptance as candidates for the M.Sc. Degree by Mode III. A candidate must,
in the October preceding the Examination specified under Mode III (b) above,
apply to the Academic Council for permission to register for the Course, must
name the subject of the Dissertation, and must be approved by the College on the
recommendation of the Professor or Lecturer in the subject. If the Academic
Council grants the permission, it will inform the candidate of the prescribed course
on which he will be examined.
M.Sc. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
1. Permission to enter the course leading to the M.Sc. (Qualifying) Examination
may be granted as follows:
(a) To an applicant who has passed the B.Sc. (General) Degree Examination
with Distinction.
(b) To an applicant who has been granted permission by College to enter the
Fourth Year (Honours) of the B.Sc. Degree but instead chose to be
conferred with the B.Sc. (General) Degree.
(c) To an applicant who has obtained not less than Third Class Honours in the
subject, or in a related subject, at the B.Sc. Degree Honours Examination
or its equivalent.
(d) To an applicant holding a University degree, obtained elsewhere than in
Ireland whose equivalence to the honours B.Sc. degree of this University
cannot be conveniently established by the College.
(e) To an applicant holding the degree of the B.Sc. General in the subject, or a
related subject, who has for at least one year after graduation, attained
appropriate experience, as determined by College.
2. For applicants admitted under categories 1(a), (b) (c) the M.Sc. (Qualifying)
Examination shall normally be the B.Sc. Honours Examination. Such
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candidates must attend the prescribed course and may not enter the course
until at least three terms or one academic year after they have obtained the
B.Sc. (General) degree or the B.Sc. (Honours) degree.
Applicants admitted under categories 1(d) and 1(e) must, except in exceptional
circumstances, attend the prescribed course. The examination will be the
B.Sc. (Honours) Degree examination or, in special circumstances, a university
examination of equivalent standard.
All candidates must be recommended by the Professor or Lecturer concerned
and must be formally accepted by the College.
3. A candidate at the M.Sc. (Qualifying) Examination must obtain at least the
equivalent of a Second Class Honours before being accepted for an M.Sc. by
thesis or by course-work.
4. A candidate must sit the Qualifying Examination within two years of
permission being granted and may sit for the examination on one occasion
only.
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE
DEGREE OF M.SC.
(Full-time or Part-time)
1. The Degree of M.Sc. may be obtained in any of the following:
Anatomy; Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Botany;
Chemistry; Environmental Science; Earth and Ocean Sciences, Experimental
Physics; Health Promotion; Hydrology; Mathematical Physics; Mathematical
Science; Mathematics; Medical Physics; Meteorology; Microbiology; Pathology;
Pharmacology; Physiology; Psychology; Zoology.
2. The Post-Graduate Course of Study for candidates in Mode I, and the
Examination Course for candidates in Mode III, must be in one of the above
subjects.
3. All candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. must notify to the Dean of the College
of the University the subject chosen for the Dissertation at least six months before
the date of the examination and candidates in Mode III must give six months’
notice to the Dean of the College of the College of the branches of study in which
they intend to present themselves for Examination.
4. Candidates taking Mode I must send three copies of their Dissertations to the
Examinations Office, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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DETAILS OF COURSES FOR M.SC. CANDIDATES
ANATOMY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
The Post-Graduate Course of Study (Mode I) is such special and further study of
the subjects prescribed for B.Sc. Degree as a student may reasonably be expected
to carry out in the time specified. Details of work will, in great measure, be left to
the choice of the student, who will receive such assistance and advice as the
Professor may be in a position to give.
The Dissertation referred to in Modes I and III may deal with new problems or be
devoted to the verification of established doctrine.
APPLIED COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught or Research
Course Duration:
ECTS Weighting:
Course Structure
Candidates will conduct research for the M.Sc. Degree (Mode I) under the
supervision of the Professor of the Discipline of Information Technology or other
member of academic staff, who may act as Research Director for the purposes of
the degree. Candidates may be advised by their Research
Director to undertake a small number of formal courses that will support the thrust
of their research activities. The examination for Mode I will be based primarily on
the quality of the research and Major Dissertation presented by students, but course
examination results may also be taken into account.
Candidates for the M.Sc. Degree (Mode III) will pursue a course of relevant
lectures (amounting to 300 – 400 hours) and will also be required to undertake
research leading to a Minor Dissertation.
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Course Objectives
The course is intended to equip Computing (or related Information Technology)
graduates with an opportunity to:
1 Study advanced methods and topics in the science of Information
Technology; and
2 Specialise in particular aspects of Information Technology,
including Software Engineering, Industrial Applications,
Manufacturing Systems, Business Systems, etc. The programme
will develop research of a primarily applied nature.
Entry Requirements
The course is open to candidates who have obtained a First or Second Class
Honours degree in Computing or a related Information Technology discipline. The
programme will be open to both new graduates and to those with
industrial/business experience.
Places available
There is a limitation on the number of places available.
Course Duration
Candidates may pursue the course on a full-time basis and complete the
programme in 20 months. Candidates who are currently in full-time employment
may elect for a part-time programme, and will normally be expected to complete
within 2 years (max. 36 months).
Course Structure
The programme will consist of three elements:
(i) formal course work;
(ii) practical assignments and term papers, and;
(iii) a major research project and dissertation.
Course Syllabus
Subjects may be chosen from among those available in the University and from
such other courses as College may from time to time decide, and may include the
following:
� Software Engineering
Applied Software Engineering
Software Engineering Management
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
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Applied Artificial Intelligence
Operating Systems Review
Networks and Communications
Advanced Databases
Advanced Interface Design
Comparative Languages
� I.T. Applications
I.T. Applications in Manufacturing
Management Information Systems
Information Management and I.T. Strategy
Modelling and CAD
Cryptography, Compression and related topics
� Computer Hardware
Computational Physics
Parallel Processing and Computer Architectures
� Research Skills
Statistics and Numerical Analysis
Research Methodology
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a
thesis.
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study
of selected aspects of Applied Mathematics, and will present a Dissertation dealing
with a previously approved topic.
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BIOCHEMISTRY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: BI501
Candidates for the M.Sc. Degree (Mode I) will conduct research and survey the
literature pertinent to the research. Results will be presented in the form of a
Dissertation.
Course No.: BI502
Candidates for the M.Sc. Degree (Mode III) will pursue a lecture and readingcourse
of theoretical and experimental aspects of Biochemistry; a Dissertation
dealing with a previously approved subject will be presented.
BIODIVERSITY AND LAND –USE PLANNING (VIA
DISTANCE LEARNING)
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Distance Learning, Blended, Taught, Experimental,
Experimental
Course Duration: 2 calendar years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 45 ECTS per year (part-time)
1. Programme Overview
This 24-month course aims to provide participants with crucial skills,
knowledge and experience that are needed to pursue successful careers in
managing biodiversity resources sustainably while complying with
international legislation. Local authority staff increasingly must apply and
interpret complex assessments that both comply with legislation and ensure
that development plans or projects that will not have adverse impacts on the
natural environment are promoted. Failure take appropriate action to safeguard
biodiversity may result in fines imposed by the European Court. This course is
crucial to ensure government and local authority personnel implement
sustainable policies that contribute to economic recovery while managing
limited biodiversity resources. Specifically designed to meet critical learning
needs within Local Authorities and other public sector staff, the course applies
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an evidence-based approach to developing pragmatic solutions for
environmental problems with particular emphasis on integrating biodiversity
within land-use planning. There are approximately 1,500 engineers and 300
planners working within Local Authorities, in addition to which there are
numerous geographers, heritage, environment staff who would benefit from
the course. Graduates will become technically fluent in selected biodiversity
and conservation science theory, policy development, implementation and best
practice with respect to environmental sustainability.
2. Programme Objectives:
a. To integrate an international perspective to reflect new research
findings and current practice in biodiversity and land use
planning that can be applied within Ireland and elsewhere.
b. To provide research-led learning opportunities that will develop
skills in identifying solutions for real world nature conservation
and land use planning conflicts.
c. To develop expertise within local authority, competent authority
and public service staff to meet international obligations relating
to biodiversity and conservation.
3. Organisation
The course will require an academic director and a course manager. The
academic director will be responsible for ensuring the course delivers
cutting edge research and maintains high standards in pedagogy. The
course manager will be responsible for teaching and maintaining contact
with students and liaising with teaching and administration colleagues and
troubleshoot any issues that may arise. The course manager will also coordinate
course administration including delivery of course, organising
site trips, creating and maintaining lists of potential research projects and
industrial links.
4. Entry Requirements & Selection Procedure:
This course is designed specifically for staff working within the Public
Sector; particularly those are employed by Local or Regional Authorities.
Such staff would typically have a remit in Forward Planning or
Development Control, Water Services, Housing, Road Authorities, and
Environment/Heritage Sections and would usually have a background in
planning, engineering, ecology or geography who wish to extend their
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knowledge and understanding of the interaction between ecology,
biodiversity, conservation and land-use planning.
Selection of candidates is based on examination records and relevant past
experience. Applicants, at the discretion of the University, may be invited
to attend (at their own expense) for personal interview and/or selection
test.
5. Places Available:15
6. Programme structure and evaluation
This is a part-time course extending over 24 months and runs in two year
cycles continuously from September through to August of the second year.
Participants are required to take the modules listed below (section 7). The 12
module course is devoted to formal scientific and policy coursework delivered
in a blended learning format over two years, comprising a mixture of face-toface
contact (approximately 12 - 15 hours per module) in addition to private
study combined with e-tutorial on-line support. Students are expected to carry
out both individual and group projects and to prepare written reports and oral
presentations on relevant subjects.
This will be assessed in part by examinations and in part by continuous
assessment.
Course Components: Modular pedagogy
Modules 1-12 will comprise blended learning with a mix of research-led
teaching and practice. The modules commence with synoptic lectures which
highlight the evidence base to date. This lecture format sets the scene for all
subsequent private learning approaches such as case studies and problembased
learning but will incorporate a range of group based learning
experiences (role play, simulations, study visits to state-of-art sites, interactive
seminars, Community Knowledge Initiative, presentations).
(a) Course Assessment Framework
A minimum of 40% pass/fail must be achieved in all modules. Projects will be
allocated in order of merit based on achievement awarded across all taught
modules. Each module will be assessed in a variety of ways, including
continuous assessment, learning journals, presentations, and assignments and
exams.
(b) Assignments: Technical reports, evidence based literature reviews,
presentations, management plans.
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Module 13: Research Project
A year round project to be undertaken in the workplace during the second
year, on a subject related to biodiversity and land-use planning. The results of
the project are to be written up and presented as a report in a format suitable
for submission to an appropriate journal.
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Year 1
Course Subject Name ECTS Taught in Assessment Examined in
Code
Credits Semester Type Semester
EV507 1.Ecosystem
5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Science
& Exams Year 1
EV508 2. Introduction to 5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Flora & Fauna of
Ireland
& Exams Year 1
EV518 3.Ecological
5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Survey Techniques
& Exams Year 1
EV515 4.Biodiversity
5 2 Coursework Semester 2
Legislation &
Policy
& Exams Year 1
EV527 5.Habitat
5 2 Coursework Semester 2
Identification &
Assessment
& Exams Year 1
EV528 6.Habitat
5 2 Coursework Semester 2
Creation,
Management &
Restoration
& Exams Year 1
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Year 2
Course Subject Name ECTS Taught in Assessment Examined in
Code
Credits Semester Type Semester
EV529 7.Environmental 5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Impact
Assessment
& Exams Year 2
EV530 8.Strategic
5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Environmental
Assessment
& Exams Year 2
EV531 9.Appropriate 5 1 Coursework Semester 1
Assessment
& Exams Year 2
EV532 10.Climate Change 5 2 Coursework Semester 2
& Biodiversity
& Exams Year 2
EV533 11.Water
5 2 Coursework Semester 2
Framework
Directive &
Biodiversity
& Exams Year 2
EV534 12.Invasive
5 2 Coursework Semester 2
Species &
Biodiversity
& Exams Year 2
EV535 13.Research
30 1-3 Journal Semester 1-3
Project
article Year 2
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BIOINFORMATICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a
thesis.
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study
of selected aspects of Bioinformatics, and will present a Dissertation dealing with a
previously approved topic.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
This one-year course would be suitable for B.Sc. (Hons.), BE, and medical
graduates who wish to extend their skills to work in an interdisciplinary area that
applies skills from the Physical Sciences to solving problems in biology and
medicine. The programme offers the Life Sciences graduate a means of achieving
the mathematical, computational, and instrumentation skills necessary to work in
biomedical science. Likewise the Physical Science/Engineering graduate will gain
experience in aspects of cell biology, tissue engineering, and animal studies. The
course work will draw mainly from courses already on offer to undergraduates in
the College of Science, but will also include new modules developed specifically
for this course. Expertise from other research institutes and from industry will be
used, where appropriate.
Participants will be required to take 13 units - 6 compulsory and 6 optional -
selected from the courses indicated below. The units chosen will depend on the
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undergraduate courses already taken by the participants and must be approved by
the course directors.
This course will extend over four terms and run from September to September.
The formal coursework will consist of lectures, tutorials, and advanced laboratory
classes. The coursework is examined after two terms and the remaining time is
devoted to a research project, the results of which must be written up as a
dissertation. The dissertation will form part of the assessment.
Research projects may be offered by any of the participating Disciplines or may be
located in another research centre or third level institution or relevant industry.
An outline of the syllabus is given below with the approximate number of lectures.
AN211 Cell Biology and Development (5 ECTS)
Cellular classification. Structure and function of cells. DNA, proteins, lipids,
enzymes. Cell division, the cell cycle, and the control of the cell cycle. Energy,
membranes, receptors, ion channels, extra-cellular matrix. Basic tissue types.
BES504 Optics and Cell Biology (5 ECTS - 24 L)
Cell biology : This part of the course deals with living cells and monitoring the
dynamic changes that occur in live cells. Emphasis will be on the size and 3D
structure of cells, their metabolic requirements and culture in vitro, and on
monitoring dynamic changes using fluorescent labelling and confocal microscopy.
Optical Techniques : Understanding of the properties of light and optical elements
that are used to condition it. Light sources and the interactions of light with matter.
Optical arrangements to interrogate samples (fluorescence microscope, confocal
microscope); Optical detection systems.
Signal analysis and interpretation : The detection of optical signals emitted from
biological material. Optical to electronic signal conversion; data conditioning
(e.g., signal and noise problems) and data storage; extraction of information;
graphical presentation of results (e.g., 3D-image reconstruction).
BES513 Materials Science and Biomaterials (5 ECTS – 24 L)
Elements of bonding and crystal structures. Thermal, mechanical, and optical
properties of materials. Equilibrium phase diagrams. Microstructure of ceramics,
composites, polymers, and plastics. Overview of diagnostic characterisation tools.
Material properties relevant to the interaction of cells with materials. Host
reactions. Testing of biomaterials. Degradation of biomaterials in situ. Specific
applications in medicine.
MG529 Introduction to Business (10 ECTS – 50L)
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The role of marketing’s role marketing environment. Market segmentation and
research. Consumer and organisational buying behaviour. Product decisions.
Distribution decisions. Promotion decisions. Pricing decisions. Marketing plans
and programmes. Presentations of group projects (3-4 in each group) in which
students must prepare a business plan (incorporating Marketing,
Accountancy/Finance and Management Policy) for a start-up company.
EP515 Product development, validation, and regulation. (5 ECTS – 24L)
Product design. Intellectual property rights. Process development and quality
control.
National and EU Standards, US Federal and European Directives.
Approval and validation processes.
CT560 Introduction to Biomedical Systems (5 ECTS - 24L)
DNA microarrays as a model biomedical system, Review of microarray relevant
molecular biology, Algorithmic foundations of DNA & protein coding,
Introduction to microarray design & technology, Issues in image processing, data
storage and management of microarray data, LIMS issues, Data reduction and
statistical analysis techniques, Interpreting expression matrices using artificial
intelligence algorithms, sequence alignment techniques and utilising genome
databases, fundamentals in microarray bioinformatics.
ME422: Tissue Engineering (10 ECTS - 48L)
State of the art in tissue exchange and development; tissue engineering as
alternative to drug therapy, gene therapy and organ transplantation. Cell growth
and differentiation and its regulation and proliferation; mechanical properties of
biological fluids, gels and tissues and effects on cell structure and function.
Quantitative models for analysing cell functions such as metabolism, adhesion,
migration, signalling and regulation. Cell movement within the circulatory system
and penetration into densely cellular tissues. Aspects of engineered tissues
including mechanical properties, immune acceptance, biocompatibility and gene
therapy. Interaction with genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, stem cells,
micro/nanosystems, DNA microarrays and metabolic pathways. Outline of some
case studies in tissue engineering
BES503: Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (5 ECTS - 24L)
This module will be specifically aimed at students with a background in the
physical sciences. The aim will be to introduce some basic concepts of cellular and
molecular biology, whilst focussing on relevant examples from the field of
biomedical science and biomedical engineering.
Cellular classification
Structure and Function of Cells
Cell division, the cell cycle. Control of the cell cycle
DNA, proteins, lipids and enzymes
Recombinant DNA technology
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Energy, membranes, receptors, ion channels, extra-cellular matrix
Basic tissue types
BES558: Introduction to Physical Sciences & Biomedical Applications (5
ECTS - 24L)
This module will be specifically aimed at students with a background in the
biological sciences. The aim will be to introduce some basic concepts from
physics and engineering whilst focusing on relevant examples from the field of
biomedical science and biomedical engineering.
Introduction to rigid body and fluid mechanics
Concepts of work and energy
Introduction to materials – structure and properties
Introduction to light – wave and particle nature, basic optics, interaction of light
with matter
Electricity and basic electrical circuits
Mathematical manipulation and statistical methods.
BES554: Molecular Medicine (5 ECTS)
Course Objectives: Molecular Medcine is the branch of medicine that deals with
the influence of gene expression on disease processes and with egeneticalllly based
treatments, such as gene therapy. The aim is the improved understanding of health
and disease at the cellular and molecular level and involves the molecular analyses
of physiologic and patho-physiologic processes. The course is designed to provide
an introduction to the students regarding the general concepts of the field with
particular emphasis on the scientific background and practial potential of molecular
medicine.
Course Content: The historic roots and the development of the field over time
including the major milestones will be provided. The major areas that will be
addressed are: gene therapy, stem cell biology, immunology, cancer biology,,
haematopoiesis and haematological disorders, and neurological disorders. As these
fields are interrelated, a particular emphasis will be laid on this aspect as it is of
substantial importance in molecular medicine.
BES519: Scientific Writing (5 ECTS - 7-8 lectures)
The aim of this module is to educate students about the rigours of scientific
writing. Course-work is a mixture of lecture attendance and self-directed
activities. Seven – eight lectures, including 2 – 3 delivered by guest academics
from other disciplines, provide the basics in writing style, publication process,
grant writing, paper reviewing. Examination is through assessment of 4 pieces of
work
BES518: Biosensor and Molecular Diagnostics (5 ECTS - 20 Lectures)
This module is designed to introduce students to the new and emerging area of the
application of biosensors for molecular diagnostics in clinical and industrial
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settings. It will cover the design and types of sensor devices, biological sensors
and in particular focus on the applications directed towards biomonitoring and
diagnosis of nucleic acid, protein and gylcan biomarkers associated with the
detection of microbes (bateria, virus, mycoplasma) and infectious diseases as well
as other chronic diseases, such as, cancer , inflammation and neural degeneration.
PH465: Radiation and Medical Physics (5 ECTS )
Entry Requirements:
Candidates (full-time & part-time) must hold at least a 2 nd Class Honours Primary
Degree, acceptable to College, in a related subject area or hold a Primary Degree in
a related area without honours (which is acceptable to College) and have practical
experience in the subject area over a number of years which is acceptable to
College. Such candidates will not be admitted to the course until a period of three
years has elapsed since the date of the conferral of their primary degree.
Course Directors:
Professor T. Smith Nat. Ctr. For Biomedical Eng. Science
Dr. A. O'Brien Nat. Ctr. For Biomedical Eng. Science
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (Part-time via Distance Learning)
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught; Blended Learning; Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years, part-time.
ECTS weighting: 90 ECTS
This two-year course would be suitable for B.Sc.(Hons.), BE, BT and medical
graduates who wish to extend their skills to work in an interdisciplinary area that
applies skills from the Physical and Biological Sciences to solving problems in
biology and medicine. The programme offers the Life Sciences graduate a means
of achieving the mathematical, computational, and instrumentation skills necessary
to work in biomedical science. Likewise the Physical Science/Engineering
graduate will gain experience in aspects of cell biology, tissue engineering, and
animal studies. The Masters degree course runs over two years, consisting of 4
academic semesters and two summer periods, when a research project is
undertaken. A total of 12 taught modules are completed. Six in year 1 (30 ECTS)
and six in year 2 (30 ECTS). The final module of year 1 consists of practicals
which are carried out on-campus during a 5-week period. Three modules will be
delivered sequentially each semester, with content being covered during a 5-week
period. Thus, we will be working to a 15-week semester, with exams after
Christmas and in summer.
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Course delivery is based on a blended learning format, so that face-to-face contact
of around 9 hours will be combined with open/distance learning. Materials required
will be provided for each module in advance of the module start date. At the start
of each module, students will attend 3 hours of lectures. Five weeks later, they will
attend a second set of lectures. Finally, at the end of the semester, students will be
given an opportunity to attend 3 hours of tutorials. Off-campus, students will
complete course work in a phased way, by following a weekly self-directed
program of 12 hours per week. In addition, up to 6 h per week of e-tutorial support
will be provided by a local teaching assistant (overseen by academic).
The coursework is examined after each semester, with exams taking place in
January and April/May of each year. Students must obtain an average of 40% in
their written papers and practicals in order to progress from year 1 to year 2.
Similarly, students must obtain an average of 40% in their written papers in year 2
in order to continue with a research project and completion of the Masters
programme. Remaining time is devoted to a research project, the results of which
must be written up as a dissertation. The dissertation will form part of the
assessment. Research projects may be offered by any of the participating
Disciplines or may be located in another research centre or third level institution or
relevant industry.
The table below summarises the order in which modules will be delivered. This is
followed by an outline of the syllabus.
Summary of Modules delivered during Part-time MSc in Biomedical Science
Year 1:
Module Name Code Sem. Delivery
order
Discipline
Anatomy 1 (Histology) AN505 1 1st Anatomy
Innovation & Technology
Transfer
BES506 1 2nd NCBES
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
BES514 1 3 rd
NCBES
Materials Science and BES507 2 4th NCBES
Biomaterials
Anatomy 2 (Gross) AN506 2 5th Anatomy
Practicals BES509 2 6th NCBES
Year 2:
Module Name Code Sem. Delivery
order
Molecular and BES510 1 1 st
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Discipline
NCBES

Regenerative
Medicine
Applied Pharmacology &
Toxicology
Product Development,
Validation & Regulation
Project Management,
Experimental Design,
Data Analysis
PM509 1 2 nd
BES511 1 (option) 3 rd
BES508 1 (option) 3 rd
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Pharmacology
NCBES
NCBES
Biomechanics ME510 2 4 th
Mechanical
Engineering
Tissue Engineering ME511 2 (option) 5th Mechanical
Engineering
Monitoring for Health
Hazards at Work
EP526 2 (option) 5 th
Physics
Lasers and Applications EP525 2 (option) 6th Physics
Stereology AN507 2 (option) 6th Anatomy
Research Project BES512 SUMMER Throughout
Year 2
NCBES
AN505 Anatomy 1 – Histology (5ECTS)
This module is a complete overview of the microscopic structure of all the tissues
and organs of the body. The course begins with an introduction to cells and
subcellular components. The course then examines how cells are assembled into
tissues and how these tissues accomplish coordinated functions. Finally, the
assembly of cells and tissues into fully functioning organs is considered. Didactic
lecture material is supplemented by WWW based tutorials that teach the student
how to recognize the fundamental tissues and organs when seen in a microscope.
AN505 learning outcomes:
At the end of the module each student will be able to :
� Describe the parts of a cell and attribute functions to each part.
� Describe the general features of different types of cells.
� Explain how cells can assemble into the fundamental tissues and explain
the role and function of each of the fundamental tissues.
� Describe the microscopic structure of each of the major organ systems,
the cells and tissues that make up that system, and the principal functions
of that system.
� Recognize images of cells, tissues and organs and be able to identify
individual tissues and organs.

BES506 Innovation and Technology Transfer (5 ECTS)
Aspects of innovation (history, theory, strategy etc) and technology (strategies,
acquisition, assessment) will be covered by this course. Intellectual property and
asset management, including issues surrounding contracts, licensing, transfer,
negotiations and commercialisation will also be explored. Included will be case
reports tailored to the biomedical/biopharma/medical device sector.
BES506 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the role of technology as a resource and how to use
technology strategically in a business.
� Ability to understand, identify and be able to exploit intellectual assets
� Ability to acquire technology internally and externally.
� An understanding of how to assess technology sources and strengths using
modern information systems.
� Ability to take decisions on how technology is protected and licensed.
� Ability to handle legal contractual and commercial issues.
BES507 Materials Science & Biomaterials (5 ECTS)
The understanding of biomaterials encompasses fundamental knowledge of
medicine, biology, chemistry, and material science. The biomaterials field rests on
a foundation of engineering principles. There is also a compelling human side to
the therapeutic and diagnostic application of biomaterials. This course addresses
the fundamental properties and applications of biomaterials (synthetic and natural)
that are used in contact with biological systems.
BES507 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the issues surrounding biocompatibility and ethics in
the use of biomaterials.
� An appreciation of the molecular and physiological features of
biomaterials, including biomechanical properties, particularly in relation
to orthopaedic applications.
� Comprehension of the fundamentals of biopolymers – their structure,
synthesis and characterisation.
� Knowledge of biomaterial applications in orthopaedics and cardiovascular
medicine.
AN506 Anatomy 2 – Gross (5 ECTS)
This module is an introduction to the macroscopic structure of the human body.
The course begins with an introduction to the formal terminology and language
used by anatomists to describe the relationships between and among organs and
tissues. Then each of the major body systems is considered in turn, including the
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary sytems etc. In each case
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the key anatomical and functional features are emphasized. With regard to the
musculoskeletal system, while the overall features of the system will be covered in
every year, only one specific area (upper limb, lower limb, back etc) will be
covered in detail in any given year. In addition to didactic material, students will
also attend at least one session in the dissection room where they will view human
organs in situ in a cadaver.
AN506 learning outcomes:
At the end of this module the student will be able to:
� Describe tissues and organs, their locations and relationships to one
another using formal anatomical terminology.
� Describe each of the major organ systems in some detail, including
aspects of the function of each of the organ systems.
� Appreciate how individual organ systems relate to one another, both in
terms of their physical relationships and their functional interactions.
� Apply this anatomical knowledge to the consideration of human health
and diseases and conditions having an adverse effect on human health.
BES508 Project Management, Experimental Design, Data Analysis (5 ECTS)
This course will cover key aspects of product management, in addition to
providing and understanding of key elements of good experimental design.
Techniques used in the analysis of experimental data will also be reviewed.
BES508 learning outcomes:
� An appreciation of strategies required to achieve good product
management
� An understanding of the basics of good experimental design.
� Comprehension of main methods of data analysis, which meet the
requirements of scientific publication.
BES509 Practicals (5 ECTS)
Between 4 and 8 practical examining key procedures used in biomedical science
will be completed by students undertaking the masters course. These practicals are
also a requirement for successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate and
Higher Diploma in Biomedical Science.
BES509 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of key procedures currently used in biomedical science
including biomechanical methods, RT-PCR, Western blotting, Mass
spectroscopy, Scanning Electron microscopy, tissue culture, confocal
microscopy.
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ME510 Biomechanics (5 ECTS)
The mechanical behaviour of biological tissues and systems will be explained in
terms of the principles of solid and fluid mechanics. In particular, the way in which
the properties of elasticity and visco-elasticity are incorporated into the mechanical
characterisation of tissue, will be explained.
ME510 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of how the laws of solid and fluid mechanics can be
applied to describe the mechanical behaviour of biological tissues and
systems.
� Appreciation of how the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticity are
incorporated into the mechanical characterisation of tissues.
� Comprehension of the application of force and stress analyses on
anatomical structures including limbs and joints.
� Ability to biomechancially differentiate between various tissues of the
body, including blood vessels, muscles, ligaments, cartilage and bone.
EP525 Lasers and Applications (5ECTS)
Beginning with a description of the principles of operation of a laser, and an
overview of the different laser types that are widely used in applications, the
module will detail the interaction of high-power laser beams with a range of
materials. Topics will include welding, cutting, drilling, marking, heat treatment,
and prototyping using lasers and will also deal with low-power laser application in
inspection, quality control, and other diagnostic tools.
EP525 learning outcomes:
� Understanding of the fundamentals of laser operation
� Quantitative understanding of the energy density required to achieve
different effects
� Understanding of related optical systems
� Appreciation of safety issues with high power lasers
BES510 Molecular & Regenerative Medicine (5 ECTS)
The molecular mechanisms underlying diseases including cancer, immunodeficient
and neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis and spinal cord injury, will be
described. In addition, strategies based on the application of regenerative
techniques like gene and stem cell therapy to the alleviation of different diseases,
will be outlined.
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BES510 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the molecules implicated in the development of
diseases including SCID, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers Disease,
arthritis, spinal cord injury.
� Comprehension of the basic principles behind the development of gene
therapies, including ethical and technical issues.
� Ability to describe the application of different stem cell therapies to the
alleviation of heart disease, arthritis and spinal cord injury.
AN507 Stereology (Optional, 5 ECTS)
The word “Stereology” was invented to describe the set of methods that allow a 3
dimensional interpretation of structures based on observations made on 2
dimensional sections. It allows the researcher obtain information from twodimensional
images that is not available through any other means. A modern
interpretation of stereology is that it is a spatial version of sampling theory. The
Stereological approach is providing a spatial framework upon which to lay the new
physiological and molecular information.
AN507 learning outcomes:
� Improvement in participants' skill in :
a. experimental design and
b. critical analysis of quantitative morphometry.
� Understanding of Sampling theory
� Awareness of the application of modern design-based (unbiased)
stereological techniques to biological tissue.
Note: These applications focus on the quantification of morphological parameters
such as object number, feature length, surface area, volume and spatial distribution
of features of biological interest on tissue.
BES511 Product Development, Validation & Regulation (Optional, 5 ECTS)
In order to design safe and effective medical devices in a timely and efficient
fashion, an understanding of how the body is designed to function and how it will
likely respond to a medical device is key. This course will review relevant anatomy
and physiology in the context of medical devices, including pathological and
physiological aspects of disease and injury. Teaching materials will be directed
towards an understanding of safe and effective devise design, together with the
issues surrounding satisfaction of regulatory bodies like the FDA.
BES511 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of relevant anatomy & physiology relative to medical
device design & development
� Appreciation of pathology and patho-physiology relevant to
cardiovascular disease or injury
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� An understanding of how safe and effective medical devices are designed
and the ways in which their efficacy is accessed
� Comprehension of regulatory requirements and issues of importance to
the FDA
ME511 Tissue Engineering (5ECTS)
This course integrates the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences
towards the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in
normal and pathological mammalian tissues especially as they relate to the
development of biological tissues to restore, maintain, or improve tissue/organ
function.
ME511 learning outcomes:
� On successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to
� Specify the different types of biodegradable biomaterials that can be used
in tissue engineering applications
� Discuss the complex interactions between biomaterials, cells and signals
in biological systems
� Demonstrate awareness in contemporary topics such as gene therapy,
stem cells, proteonomics, genomics and bioreactors.
� Demonstrate their capability in conducting an multidisciplinary project.
PM509 Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology
Execution of successful clinical trials requires an understanding of train sesing,
ethics, bias and statistics. In addition the potential for development of drug
dependence, tolerance or adverse drug reactions must be addressed. By presenting
the pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms underlying the different
aspects of drug development, in addition to exploring the opportunities provided by
new technologies, this course will provide a foundation in applied pharmacology
and toxicology.
PM509 learning outcomes:
� An appreciation of the principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
� Understanding of pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms, at
molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels.
� Appreciation of the problems associated with drugs such as the
development of drug
BES512 Research Project
The aim of this module is to provide students with hands-on experience of the
rigours of scientific research, from experimental design, to execution of research.
Students will also be educated as to best practice for reporting their results. Where
possible, project work will be carried out in the student’s place of work.
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Alternatively, a suitable project will be provided by academic personnel in the
NCEBS.
BES512 learning outcomes:
� Understanding of experimental design
� Appreciation of rigours of scientific research
� Practical experience of issues involved in carrying out a research project
� Achievement corresponding to successfully executed research, leading to
completion of a research thesis.
BES514 Molecular and Cellular Biology
The fundamentals of cell and molecular biology are provided during this course.
Topics include cell composition, structure of DNA and RNA, RNA transcription,
protein synthesis, cell signaling, cell death.
BES514 learning outcomes:
Understanding of
� Cell composition
� The flow of genetic information
� Cell regulation
Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours Primary Degree, acceptable to
College, in a related subject area or hold a Primary Degree in a related area without
honours (which is acceptable to College) and have practical experience in the
subject area over a number of years which is acceptable to College. Such
candidates will not be admitted to the course until a period of three years has
elapsed since the date of the conferral of their primary degree.
Course Director:
Professor Terry Smith, NCBES
Course Co-ordinator:
Dr. Una FitzGerald, NCBES
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BIOSTATISTICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a
thesis.
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study
of selected aspects of Biostatistics, and will present a Dissertation dealing with a
previously approved topic.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Overview: This 12-month course aims to provide participants with the skills,
knowledge and experience that are needed to pursue a successful career in
biotechnology. Biotechnology focuses on the practical applications of science and
refers to the adaptation and application of biological processes for commercial and
industrial use. The investigative, preparative and analytical scientific techniques
that are the foundations of biotechnology are primarily taught via lectures and
tutorials. Training in related topics and complementary skills is also provided, e.g.
intellectual property and presentation skills. Modules in management, accountancy
and business introduce students to these concepts with regard to the
implementation of scientific processes and applications in commercial and
industrial settings. Practical experience is provided through a 4-month laboratorybased
research project. This course would be suitable for graduates with a primary
degree in the Biological Sciences who wish to extend their knowledge and skills
for a career in the biotechnology sector.
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Entry Requirements: Candidates must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours primary
degree in Science or a related subject, with an appropriate background in
Biological Sciences. Final selection is by interview.
This is a full-time course extending over 12 months and runs continuously from
September through to August. The first two semesters are devoted to formal
scientific and business coursework consisting primarily of lectures and tutorials
and will be assessed in part by written examinations and in part by continuous
assessment. Students are expected to carry out a business project and to prepare
written reports and presentations on biotechnological subjects. A laboratory based
research project will be undertaken in the spring and summer months, the results of
which are written up and presented as a thesis.
Participants are required to take the units listed below.
Biotechnology I (BG501):
Pharmacology:
Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Design and Development. This course
provides a fundamental understanding of how drugs work, and how they are
discovered and developed.
Immunodiagnostics:
Antibodies and Immunoassays. The generation of antibodies and development of
antibody-based techniques and kits for application in biotechnology, as well as
medical and research laboratories.
Biotechnology II (BG502):
BioProcess Technology:
Bioprocess Economics, Growth and Product Formation Kinetics, Bioprocessors.
The technology of growing cells and unicellular organisms for the purpose of
molecule production. The students will perform a practical project involving
chemostat growth.
Recombinant DNA Technology:
Principles of Bacterial and Eukaryotic Genetic Engineering. Genetic information
and control of protein production, tools and techniques for genetic engineering and
its applications to biotechnology, the food industry, the environment and
pharmaceutical and health care industries.
Biotechnology III (BG503):
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Protein Engineering:
Protein Function, Production, Purification and Characterisation. Protein function
and production in bacteria and eukaryotic cells and the methods by which protein
production and function can be altered and enhanced. Industrial processes of
protein purification and characterisation.
Quality Management Systems:
Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points. Quality management systems are essential for the efficient and safe
running of commercial and industrial biotechnology enterprises.
Introduction to Business (MG529):
Fundamental Concepts of Marketing, Management, and Accountancy, and critical
examination of their application in Irish and international business situations. A
significant portion of this module is the completion of a Student Enterprise Project
for which teams of students are required to develop a business plan for a start-up
enterprise related to their primary area of study.
Year's Work (BG505):
Introduction to Biotechnology:
This module will take the form of tutorials and seminars and run throughout the
first 2 semesters of the programme. It will give students the opportunity to acquire
knowledge and develop skills that are necessary for successful careers in the field
of biotechnology. This is an interactive module and students are expected to
prepare and present written and oral reports on a range of biotechnology topics.
Research Thesis (BG506):
A 4-month project to be performed in an academic research laboratory on a subject
related to biotechnology. The results of this project to be presented and submitted
in the form of a thesis.
Course
Code
Subject Name ECTS
Credits
BG501 Biotechnology I:
(Pharmacology,
Immunodiagnostics)
BG502 Biotechnology II:
(Bioprocess
Technology,
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Semester
Assessment
Type
10 1 Written &
Coursework
Examined
in
Semester
1
10 2 Written 2
(Spring)

Recombinant DNA
Technology)
MG529 Introduction to
Business
BG503 Biotechnology III:
(Protein Engineering,
Quality Management
Systems)
BG505 Year's Work:
(Introduction to
Biotechnology)
10 1 Written &
Coursework
1
10 1 and 2 Written 2
(Spring)
10 1 and 2 Continuous
Assessment
BG506 Research Thesis 40 Spring,
Summer
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BIOTECHNOLOGY (Part-Time)
Course level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 calendar years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Overview:
This 24-month course aims to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and
experience that are needed to pursue a successful career in biotechnology.
Biotechnology focuses on the practical applications of science and refers to the
adaptation and application of biological processes for commercial and industrial
use. The investigative, preparative and analytical scientific techniques that are the
foundations of biotechnology are primarily taught via lectures and tutorials.
Training in related topics and complementary skills is also provided, e.g.
intellectual property and presentation skills. Modules in management, accountancy
and business introduce students to these concepts with regard to the
implementation of scientific processes and applications in commercial and
industrial settings. Practical experience is provided through a laboratory-based
research project which is carried out on a part-time basis in 2 segments over 8
months in total. This course would be suitable for graduates with a primary degree
in the Biological Sciences who wish to extend their knowledge and skills for a
career in the biotechnology sector.
Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours primary degree in Science or a
related subject, with an appropriate background in Biological Sciences. Final
selection is by interview.
Course Descriptions:
This is a part-time course extending over 24 months and runs continuously from
September through to August of the second year. Semesters one and two of each
year are devoted to formal scientific and business coursework consisting primarily
of lectures and tutorials and will be assessed in part by written examinations and in
part by continuous assessment. Students are expected to carry out a business
project and to prepare written reports and presentations on biotechnological
subjects. A laboratory based research project will be undertaken in the spring and
summer months of year 1 and year 2, the results of which are written up and
presented as a thesis.
Participants are required to take the units listed below.
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Biotechnology I (BG501):
Pharmacology:
Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Design and Development. This course
provides a fundamental understanding of how drugs work, and how they are
discovered and developed.
Immunodiagnostics:
Antibodies and Immunoassays. The generation of antibodies and development of
antibody-based techniques and kits for application in biotechnology, as well as
medical and research laboratories.
Biotechnology II (BG502):
BioProcess Technology:
Bioprocess Economics, Growth and Product Formation Kinetics, Bioprocessors.
The technology of growing cells and unicellular organisms for the purpose of
molecule production. The students will perform a practical project involving
chemostat growth.
Recombinant DNA Technology:
Principles of Bacterial and Eukaryotic Genetic Engineering. Genetic information
and control of protein production, tools and techniques for genetic engineering and
its applications to biotechnology, the food industry, the environment and
pharmaceutical and health care industries.
Biotechnology III (BG503):
Protein Engineering:
Protein Function, Production, Purification and Characterisation. Protein function
and production in bacteria and eukaryotic cells and the methods by which protein
production and function can be altered and enhanced. Industrial processes of
protein purification and characterisation.
Quality Management Systems:
Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points. Quality management systems are essential for the efficient and safe
running of commercial and industrial biotechnology enterprises.
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Introduction to Business (MG529):
Fundamental Concepts of Marketing, Management, and Accountancy, and critical
examination of their application in Irish and international business situations. A
significant portion of this module is the completion of a Student Enterprise Project
for which teams of students are required to develop a business plan for a start-up
enterprise related to their primary area of study.
Year's Work (BG505):
Introduction to Biotechnology:
This module will take the form of tutorials and seminars and run throughout the
first 2 semesters of the programme. It will give students the opportunity to acquire
knowledge and develop skills that are necessary for successful careers in the field
of biotechnology. This is an interactive module and students are expected to
prepare and present written and oral reports on a range of biotechnology topics.
Research Thesis (part-time) (new):
A 8-month project to be performed in an academic research laboratory on a subject
related to biotechnology. The results of this project to be presented and submitted
in the form of a thesis.
Course Structure for MSc Biotechnology (part-time)
Course
Code
Subject Name ECTS
Credits
MG529 Introduction
Business
to
BG502 Biotechnology II:
(Bioprocess
Technology,
Recombinant
Technology)
DNA
BG505 Year's Work:
(Introduction to
Biotechnology)
BG511 Research Thesis
(part-time)
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in
Sem.
Assessment
Type
Exam in
Semester
Year One
10 1 Written & 1
10 2
Coursework
Written 2
(Spring)
10 1 and 2 Continuous
Assessment
See
below
Year 1
& 2/
Spring,
Summer
see below see below
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BG501 Biotechnology I:
(Pharmacology,
Immunodiagnostics)
BG503 Biotechnology III:
(Protein
Engineering,
Quality Management
Systems)
BG511 Research Thesis
(part-time)
Year Two
10 1 Written &
Coursework
10 1 and 2 50%
Written
and 50%
continuous
40 Year 1 &
2/
Spring,
Summer
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assessment
BOTANY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
1
2
(Spring)
Thesis Year 2/
Autumn
Course No.: BT501
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of Discipline, and to present the results for examination in the form of
a thesis.
Course No.: BT502
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study of
selected aspects of Botany, and will present a Dissertation dealing with a previously
approved topic.

CHEMISTRY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: CH501
In Mode I the candidate will carry out research and will become acquainted with
the state of knowledge in the School of Chemistry with which the research is
concerned. The candidate will present the results in the form of a Dissertation.
Course No.: CH502
In Mode III the candidate will pursue, by lectures or otherwise, a course of
theoretical and experimental study of selected branches of Chemistry, particularly
those of present interest, will pass an examination on the prescribed course and will
present a Dissertation on one of these (the subject to be previously approved)
which need not necessarily include new experimental facts.
ELECTRONIC & SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
Course Objective
The aim of the M.Sc. in Electronic & Software Systems course are:-
(i) to produce postgraduates with a high level of proficiency and sound
understanding of the integration of software and hardware systems design;
(ii) to develop with the postgraduates the expertise and capability to apply
advanced knowledge in their chosen area of specialism;
(iii) to provide the postgraduates with the necessary background in intellectual
property law and project management to enable them to appreciate the
legal, industrial and business environment of hi - tech based enterprises.
Institutions Participating in the Course
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School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Magee College
University of Ulster (UU)
Information Technology Centre
National University of Ireland, Galway
School of Engineering
Athlone Institute of Technology
Places Available
There will be a limitation on the number of places available.
Registration Procedures
Students enrolling for the course at National University of Ireland, Galway will
fulfil the normal entry requirements of the University, as outlined in the Calendar
and will be conferred with the degree awarded by National University of Ireland,
Galway.
Entry Requirements
Candidates (full - time and part - time) must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours
Primary Degree, acceptable to Academic Council, in a related subject area or hold
a Primary Degree in a related area without honours (which is acceptable to
Academic Council) and have practical experience in the subject area over a number
of years which is acceptable to Academic Council. Such candidates will not be
admitted to the course until a period of three years has elapsed since the date of the
conferral of their primary degree.
Course Duration
The course will extend over one academic year for full - time candidates and over
3 academic years for part - time candidates.
Course Structure
The following core modules are obligatory:-
- CT550 Embedded Systems Design (University of Ulster)
- CT555 Software Engineering Design (National University of Ireland,
Galway)
- CT556 Signal Processing and Applications (Athlone IT)
In addition, each student must complete a project based in one of the three
Institutions and must choose one of the following:-
- CT554 VLSI Design
- CT551 Intelligent Engineering Techniques
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- CT552 Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
- CT553 Systems Project Management
Course Delivery
Video conferencing to the three sites using 384 thousand bit/transmission rates
over ISDN lines.
Student Support
Traditional tutor support/site computer conferencing internet.
Course Management
The Course Directors are Professor Lyons and Dr. Shearer, IT Centre, NUI,
Galway.
Quality and Standards
The IT Board will approve entry to the course and teaching personnel on the
programme. The board will monitor and ensure standards of entry requirements of
applicants, teaching personnel, teaching facilities and course material, and
examination procedures. All examinations are subject to scrutiny of the NUI
external examiner (s) for Information Technology.
Assessment
Written Examinations
Continuous Assessment
Project
Module Title: Embedded Systems Design
Module Code: CT550
Load Hours: 36 Tutorial, 12 Seminar
Status: Obligatory
Semester: One
Location: Magee College
Examination: Semester I
Coordinator: Dr. McGinnity, Magee College
Syllabus:
The Role of the Microcontroller, Overview of Typical Microcontroller Resources,
Real Time Constraints (including RT Control, Interrupt Structures, timers, RT
Clocks and latency), Embedded Software Design (Software Building Blocks,
program Organisation, development tools, logic analysers, RTOS and validation),
Case Studies.
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Module Tile: Intelligent Engineering Techniques
Module Code: CT551
Load Hours: 36 Tutorial, 12 Seminar
Status: Option
Semester: II
Location: Magee College
Examination: Semester II
Coordinator: Dr. Maguire, Magee College
Syllabus:
Fuzzy Logic (Introduction, fuzzy relations, theory of approximate reasoning, fuzzy
rule - based systems, fuzzy reasoning mechanisms practical implications, fuzzy
logic controllers and effectiveness of fuzzy systems), Neural Networks
(classification of neural networks feed - forward, Hopfield, Kohonen, delta
learning Rule, back propagation learning, practical implications and effectiveness),
Neuro - fuzzy systems.
Module Title: Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
Module Code: CT552
Load (Hrs) 36 Lectures 12 Seminar
Status: Option
Semester: II
Location: NUI, Galway
Examination: Semester II
Coordinator: Professor O'Malley, NUI, Galway
Syllabus
Introduction to Law. Introduction to Property Law, Inventions and patents,
Copyright, Rights in Information and Reputation, Information Technology and
New Legal Regimes.
Module Title: Systems Project Management
Module Code: CT553
Load Hours: 36 lecture, 12 Seminar
Status: Option
Semester: II
Location: NUI, Galway
Examination: Semester II
Coordinator: Professor Lyons, NUI, Galway
Syllabus
Systems Engineering and Software Development, Project Management, Project
Planning, Software Metrics and Measurement, Executing the Software
Development Life Cycle Phases. Quality Assurance. Quality Standards for
Software Systems. Human Issues in Software project Management.
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Module Title: VLSI Design
Module Code: CT554
Load (Hrs): 36 Tutorial, 12 Seminar
Status: Option
Semester: II
Location: Magee College
Examination: Semester II
Coordinator: Dr. McGinnity, Magee College
Syllabus
Computational Structures and Design Automation, Digital Systems, Specification
and Simulation with VHDL, Full Custom VLSI Design, Logic Synthesis and
Silicon Compilation, Designing for GaAS and InP implementations, Analog VLSI
Design.
Module Title: Software Engineering Design
Module Code: CT555
Load Hours: 36 Tutorial, 12 Seminar
Status: Obligatory
Semester: I
Location: NUI, Galway
Examination: Semester I
Coordinator: Professor Lyons, NUI, Galway
Syllabus
Software and Software Engineering of Information Systems, Requirement
Analysis, Software Design, Data Modelling and Analysis, Data Design, Object
Orientated Approach, Software Testing and Maintenance.
Module Title: Signal Processing Theory and Applications
Module Code: CT556
Load (Hrs): 36 Lecture 12 Seminar
Status: Obligatory
Semester: 1
Location: Athlone Institute of Technology
Examination: Semester I
Coordinator: Dr. Ambikairajah, Athlone Institute of Technology
Syllabus
Introduction (Recursive and non - recursive systems, digital filters, DFT, FFT,
Speech production, hearing perception, image enhancement by point operations)
DSP, Digital Filter Structures and Design, Speech Processing, Image Processing.
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Module Title: Communication Networks
Module Code: CT557
Load (Hrs): 36 Lecture 12 Seminar
Status: Option
Semester: II
Location: Athlone Institute of Technology
Examination: Semester II
Coordinator: Mr. Flynn, Athlone Institute of Technology
Syllabus
Data Link Protocols, terminal Networks, Local Area Networks; Wide Area
Networks, OSI Reference Model, TCP/IP, Network Management, ISDN,
Broadband ISDN, Mobile Telephony.
Module Title: Project
Module Code: CT558
Load (Hrs): Student Commitment 600 hours
Status: Obligatory
Semester: III
Location: All sites
Examination: n/a
Coordinator: Dr. Shearer, NUI, Galway; Dr. Maguire, Magee College; Dr.
Mulhern, Athlone Institute of Technology.
MATHEMATICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a
thesis.
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study of
selected aspects of Mathematics, and will present a Dissertation dealing with a previously
approved topic.
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MATHEMATICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 1 year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Candidates for this programme must have achieved a second class honours degree
or better in Mathematics at degree level or the equivalent as determined by the
School.
Candidates take modules to a value of 72 ECTS. Each course consists of two
hours lectures per week for the year plus assignments and practicals as appropriate.
Choose from the following to a value of 72 ECTS:
1. MA555: Analysis 1 and 2. 18 ECTS.
2. MA556: Algebra 1 and 2. 18 ECTS.
3. MA557: Probability/Statistics 1 and 2. 18 ECTS.
4. MA558: Group Theory 1 and 2. 18 ECTS.
5. MA559: Topology and Algebraic Topology. 18 ECTS.
6. MA560: Banach Space Theory and Banach Algebras. 18 ECTS.
7. MA561: Differential and Integral Equations. 18 ECTS.
8. MA516: Advanced Topics in Geometry. 9 ECTS
9. MA522: Discrete Mathematics 1. 9 ECTS
10. MA517: Discrete Mathematics 2. 9 ECTS
11. MA518: Set Theory. 9 ECTS
12. MA519: Computational Mathematics. 9 ECTS
13. MA514: Bioinformatics. 9 ECTS
In addition each candidate undertakes a minor dissertation (MA562, 18 ECTS) to
be submitted in January/February.
Not all courses are available each year and courses must be chosen in consultation
with the Discipline.
Candidates may be expected to work with Computational Mathematical or
Statistical packages.
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MEDICAL PHYSICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Human Anatomy (5 ECTS, 40L)
This is an introductory course into the study of human gross anatomy. The course
begins with an intorudction to the terminology and formalism of anatomical study,
followed by a brief overview of the musculoskeletal, nervous and vascular
systems. The course then procees with a more detailed study of the major body
organs and systems, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and
genitourinary systems. During the study of each system, emphasis will be placed
on the acquisition of the relvenat anatomical knowledge in the applied context of
human health and disease and in the contect of new research questions. Occasional
written assignments will be given on toics of special interest in anatomy. These
assignments will introduce students to the scientific literature, and will build
information sourcing, technical writing and referencing skills. In the laboratory
students will study and observe cadaver specimens and wil record, annotate and
describe these specimens by means of digital camera and an electronic lab
notebook. Combined with the assignments these will form an electroicc academic
portfolio which demonstrates the competencies acquired by each individual taking
the course.
Human Body Function (5 ECTS, 40L)
Biological Molecules and their functions, Body composition, body fluids and
electrolytes. Cell physiology, Cell membranes and membrane transport. Cell
electrical potentials. Nerve function – nerve conduction, nerve synapses. Skeletal
muscle function – neuromuscular junction. Muscle excitation, muscle contraction,
energy considerations. Blood and blood cells – blood groups, blood clotting.
Immune system. Autonomous nervous system. Cardiovascular system – electrical
and mechanical activity of the heart. – the perpheral circulation. Respiratory
system – how the lungs work. Renal system – how the kidneys work. Digestive
system. Endocrine system – how hormones work. Central nervous system and
brain function.
Occupational Hygiene (5 ECTS, 40 L + 5P)
Historical development of Occupational Hygiene, Hazards to Health, Surveys,
Noise and Vibrations, Ionizing, radiations, Non-Ionizing Radiations. Thermal
Environments, Chemical hazards, Airborne Monitoring, Control of Contaminants,
Ventilation, Management of Occupational Hygiene.
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Medical Informatics (5 ECTS, 40L + 10P)
Biostatistics, Distributions, Hypothesis testing. Chi-square, Mann-Whitney, Ttests,
ANOVA, regression. Critical Appraisal. Screening and audit. Patient
records, Coding, Hospital Information Systems, Decision support systems.
Practicals: Applied practicals using SPSS. Appraissal excercises. Telemedicine
demonstrations.
Clinical Instrumentation (6 ECTS, 40L + 2P)
Biofluid Mechanics: Theory: Pressures in the Body (2), Property of Fluids, Fluid
Dynamics, Viscous Flow, Elastic Walls, Instrumentation Examples: Respiratory
Function Testing (17), Presure Measurements (18) Blood Flow measurements (19)
Physics of the Senses: Theory: Cutanous and Chemical sensors, Audition, Vision,
Phychophysics (3) Instrumentation Examples: Evoked responses (10), Audiology
(15), Ophthalmology instrumentation.
Physiological Signals: Theory: Electrodes, Bioelectric Amplifiers, Transducters
(9), Electrophysiology (16) Instrumentation Examples: The cardiac laboratory
instrumentation.
Medical Imaging (10 ECTS, SDL, 6 tutorials)
Medical Imaging Course will be conducted through self directed learning utilising
Module S809 of the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes.
Theory of Image Formation including Fourier Transforms and Reconstruction from
Projections (radon transform. Modulation transfer Function, Detective Quantum
Efficiency.
X-ray imaging: Interaction of x-rays with matter, X-ray generation, Projection
images, Scatter, Digital Radiography, CT-Imaging. Fundamentals of Image
Processing.
Ultrasound: Physics of Ultrasound, Image formation, Doppler scanning, hazards of
Ultrasound.
Nuclear Medicine: Overview of isotopes, generation of Isotopes, Anger Cameras,
SPECT Imaging, Positron Emitters and generation, PET Imaging, Clinical aspects
of Planar, SPECT and PET Imaging with isotopes.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Magnetization, Resonance, Relaxation, Contrast in
MR Imaging, Image formation, Image sequences, their appearances and clinical
uses. Advances in MR e.g. MR Angiography, Functional Imaging e.g. BOLD,
Contrast, Safety in MR.
Radiation Fundamentals and Dosimetry (10 ECTS, 20L)
Review of Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Radiation from charged particles. X-Ray
production and quality. Attenuation of Photon Beams in Matter. Interaction of
Photons with Matter. Interaction of Charged Particles with matter. Introduction to
Monte Carol techniques. Concept to Dosimetry. Cavity Theory. Radiation
Detectors. Practical aspects of Ionization chambers.
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Radiation Therapy (10 ECTS, 40L)
The interaction of single beams of X and gamma rays with a scattering medium.
Treatment planning with single photon beams. Treatment planning for
combinations of photon beams. Radiotherapy with particle beams: electrons,
pions, neutrons, heavy charged particles. Special Techniques in Radiotherapy.
Equipment using sealed sources. Brachytherapy. Dosimetry of radio-isotopes.
Workshops/Practicals
Hospital Safety Workshop (15 hours)
Principals of Electrical Safety, Electrical Safety Testing, Non – ionizing Radiation
Safety, UV light, Radiofrequency hazards, laser safety, Medical Device Safety
Regulations, CE marking, Vigilance, hazard notifications, Competent Authorities.
Radiation Safety Workshop (20 hours)
Syllabus of Standard NUI, Galway Radiation Safety Course, Approved by
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland.
Radiation Therapy Workshop (40 hours)
Operation of Therapy machines. Calibration and Quality Assurance of
Accelerators, Simulators, CT-scanners. Dosimetry measurements. Performance of
absolute dosimetry.
Medical Imaging Workshop (40 hours)
Operation of imaging systems. Calibration and Quality Assurance of General
radiography , fluoroscopy systems, ultrasound scanners CT-sxanners and MR
scanners. Radiopharmacy amd Gamma Cameras Quality Control. Patient
Dosimetry.
Course Director: Professor Wil van der Putten, Adjunct Professor, School of
Physics.
MICROBIOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: MI501
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Candidates for M.Sc. Degree (Mode I) will conduct research and survey the
literature in some suitable research area in Microbiology and embody the results of
their original investigation in a Dissertation.
Course No.: MI502
Candidates for M.Sc. Degree (Mode III) will pursue by lectures or otherwise a
course in Experimental and Theoretical Microbiology. Candidates will also be
required to present a Dissertation dealing with some previously approved subject.
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Course Objective: To gain a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of
Neuropharmacology.
Places Available: There will be a limitation on the number of places available.
Entry Requirements: Candidates will meet the College entry requirements for
Courses of Study and Examinations for the Degree of Master
of Science (M.Sc.).
Course Structure: The course will be full-time and will comprise lectures,
tutorials, practicals and a research project.
Course Syllabus:
Course Title Examined ECTS
Neuropharmacology I December 7.5
Principles of Pharmacology December 7.5
Neuropharmacology II May 7.5
Neuropharmacology III May 7.5
Course Assessment Semesters 1 and 2 30
Research Project August/September 30
Examinations: The first written examination takes place at the end of the first
semester, whilst the other two written examinations take place in
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the summer. The course assessment marks are allocated between
the first two semesters. The project work is assessed at the end
of the academic year.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
1. General
The programme draws on resources in the colleges of Science, Medicine,
Engineering, Law and Commerce to offer an M.Sc degree by course-work and
thesis in Occupational Health & Safety and Ergonomics. The National University
of Ireland Galway, is uniquely placed to offer such a course, having a Chair in
Health Promotion Studies and appropriate expertise in the areas of Ergonomics and
Safety in the Discipline of Industrial Engineering, Occupational Hygiene in the
School of Physics, and Health & Safety Law in the School of Law. The demand for
the course has been generated by the requirement for competent health and safety
practitioners as per the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work legislation, EU
Directives in the area of Occupational Health and Safety, and the understanding
that workplace health and safety has a positive contribution to make, not only to
the protection of workers, but also to the provision of goods and services.
2 Objectives of the Course
The course is intended to provide graduates with a range of skills in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, and Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics. It will
enable graduates to take on managerial responsibilities for these matters within an
organisation or to work with a regulatory agency or consultancy firm. Greater
public concern, litigation for compensation, and tougher legislation will require
more people with such qualifications.
It is intended that graduates of the course will satisfy the requirements of the
Health and Safety Authority on competency in the areas of Safety, Health and
Welfare at Work and also the entry requirements of the appropriate national and
international professional bodies representing practitioners in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics.
3 Organisation
Primary responsibility will rest with a Course Director who will, with the
assistance of a committee of staff members from the relevant disciplines, co-
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ordinate the content of the courses, organise the timetables and liaise with outside
bodies.
The course will be offered on a full time basis and will begin in the Michaelmas
Term (September) and extend over two semesters.
Having completed the course-work, students will complete a thesis in one of the
following subject areas: Occupational Health, Safety & Risk Managment,
Ergonomics or Occupational Hygiene.
The first semester will consist of multidisciplinary general courses which will
give a firm foundation on all aspects of health and safety at work. The second
semester will give advanced coverage of aspects of Ergonomics, Occupational
Health, Safety & Risk Management and Occupational Hygiene. The thesis will be
on a research project in one of these subject areas. The courses will involve
practical work and site visits.
4 Entry Requirements
The M.Sc. course is open to students who have obtained an Honours B.Sc.
Degree or its equivalent as determined by the College of Science, in an appropriate
discipline. Students without an adequate background in Occupational Health and
Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Ergonomics and/or the appropriate analytical
skills may be required as a prerequisite to entry to take and pass such courses and
examinations, as shall be approved by Academic Council on the recommendation
of the College of Science.
5 Places
There will be a limitation on the number of places available.
6 Selection Procedure
Applicants, at the discretion of the University, may be invited to attend (at their
own expense) for personal interview and/or selection test. As indicated in Par. 3
above, having completed the course-work, students will complete a thesis in one of
the following subject areas: Occupational Health, Safety & Risk Management,
Ergonomics, or Occupational Hygiene. The allocation of places among these
streams will be at the discretion of the University.
7 Duration
The programme will begin in the Michaelmas Term (September) and extend
over at least one academic year. The course work and practical sessions will cover
the period September to May. Following completion of the course work students
will be required to submit a thesis in one of three areas: (a) Occupational Health,
(b) Ergonomics (c) Safety & Risk Management or (d) Occupational Hygiene.
Where appropriate students may be required to submit a number of relevant papers
as a precursor to the thesis.
8 Structure of Course
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The course consists of three elements: formal course-work (approx. 50%),
seminars and papers (approx. 10%) and thesis (approx. 40%).
The course-work consists of a series of lectures (approx. 350 hours) and
practical sessions/designated assignments (approx. 200 hours). The course-work
material is divided into a number of subject areas which are described in outline
below (the approximate number of lecture hours assigned to each is given in
parentheses).
HP501 Occupational Health (6 ECTS, 48L)
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, History of
Occupational Health, Principles of Occupational Health including Commonly
Occurring Occupational Diseases, Target Organs, Hazards to Health, including
Organic and Inorganic Substances, Physical and Biological agents, Principles of
Prevention and Promotion of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
IE520 Ergonomics (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical background and context to Ergonomics/Human Factors. Physical
Work, Anthropometrics. Evaluation of Job demands. Patterns of work. Shift work.
Manual Materials Handling and methods for assessing risk of same. Work Related
Upper Limb Disorders, Hand tool design. Lighting. Introduction to systems. Task
Analysis, Information Processing Models, Selective, divided, focussed, sustained
attention. Design of Displays, Static and Dynamic Displays. Arrangement of
Components. Visual capabilities. Typography. Compatibility relationships.
Allocation of Functions.
EP505 Occupational Hygiene (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical Development of Occupational Hygiene, Management of Occupational
Hygiene, Dusts and Aerosols, Gases and Vapours, Biological agents, Ionizing
Radiation, Non-ionizing Radiation, Thermal Environment, Ventilation and
Control of work place exposures, Noise and Vibrations.
LW501 Legal Studies (6 ECTS, 48L)
Legal Requirements of Health and Safety Programmes and their
Implementation, Legal Requirements in the Design of the Workplace.
MG576 Change Management (3 ECTS, 48L)
The context of organizational change, political, social, economic and
technological triggers for organizational change and innovation. The impact of
Globalisation, mergers and acquisitions, legislation and technological development
on the nature and pace of change and its implications for people management,
demands for flexibility, speed of response, economies of scale and scope,
downsizing.
Individual, group and organisational characteristics that promote or inhibit
change. Individual: personality, perception and motivation, Group: group
dynamics, Organisational: communications, culture, structure, politics and
leadership. Approaches to change, OD, Contingency Approach.
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IE581 Management Systems (3 ECTS, 24L)
Introduction/overview, understanding project failure, project planning, cost
estimation and budgeting, project scheduling, MS Project, project control, risk
management, project portfolio management, quality management, future of project
management.
IE522 Safety and Risk Management (6 ECTS, 48L)
Safety statements. Systems safety analysis and Risk assessment techniques:
Hazop, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode Effect & Criticality Analysis, Job Safety
analysis, Fault hazard analysis, Preliminary hazard analysis, Operations and
support hazard analysis, Energy & trace barrier analysis, Management oversight &
risk tree. Systems & reliability analysis/improvement techniques. Safety
management: accident investigation and reporting, emergency response. Safety
Management Systems. Practical safety: Machines. Fire, Electrical safety, Safety on
farms, Construction site safety, Biological hazards, Chemical hazards.
HP832 Research Methods (6 ECTS, 48L)
Introductory Research Methods, Methods of Data Collection, Quality Issues in
Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs and Data Analyses,
Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Introduction to
Epidemiology, Major Epidemiological Research Designs, Computer Software for
Data Analyses.
IE585 Specialised Studies (12 ECTS)
Research Critiques, Literature Reviews, Symposia, Presentations, Advanced
Laboratory Work, Guest Speakers.
OH503 Thesis (36 ECTS)
Evaluation of Studies
Students will be assessed on the basis of the following:
(a) Examinations
(b) Continuous assessment of practical coursework, written and oral
presentations
(c) Thesis
Examinations are held in Summer.
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 academic year (part-time year I); 1 calendar year
(part-time year 2)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
1. General
The programme draws on resources in the colleges of Science, Medicine,
Engineering, Law and Commerce to offer an M.Sc degree by course-work and
thesis in Occupational Health & Safety and Ergonomics. The National University
of Ireland Galway, is uniquely placed to offer such a course, having a Chair in
Health Promotion Studies and appropriate expertise in the areas of Ergonomics and
Safety in the Discipline of Industrial Engineering, Occupational Hygiene in the
School of Physics, and Health & Safety Law in the School of Law. The demand for
the course has been generated by the requirement for competent health and safety
practitioners as per the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work legislation, EU
Directives in the area of Occupational Health and Safety, and the understanding
that workplace health and safety has a positive contribution to make, not only to
the protection of workers, but also to the provision of goods and services.
2 Objectives of the Course
The course is intended to provide graduates with a range of skills in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, and Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics. It will
enable graduates to take on managerial responsibilities for these matters within an
organisation or to work with a regulatory agency or consultancy firm. Greater
public concern, litigation for compensation, and tougher legislation will require
more people with such qualifications.
It is intended that graduates of the course will satisfy the requirements of the
Health and Safety Authority on competency in the areas of Safety, Health and
Welfare at Work and also the entry requirements of the appropriate national and
international professional bodies representing practitioners in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics.
3 Organisation
Primary responsibility will rest with a Course Director who will, with the
assistance of a committee of staff members from the relevant disciplines, co-
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ordinate the content of the courses, organise the timetables and liaise with outside
bodies.
The course will be offered on a full time basis and will begin in the Michaelmas
Term (September) and extend over two semesters.
Having completed the course-work, students will complete a thesis in one of the
following subject areas: Occupational Health, Safety & Risk Managment,
Ergonomics or Occupational Hygiene.
The first semester will consist of multidisciplinary general courses which will
give a firm foundation on all aspects of health and safety at work. The second
semester will give advanced coverage of aspects of Ergonomics, Occupational
Health, Safety & Risk Management and Occupational Hygiene. The thesis will be
on a research project in one of these subject areas. The courses will involve
practical work and site visits.
4 Entry Requirements
The M.Sc. course is open to students who have obtained an Honours B.Sc.
Degree or its equivalent as determined by the College of Science, in an appropriate
discipline. Students without an adequate background in Occupational Health and
Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Ergonomics and/or the appropriate analytical
skills may be required as a prerequisite to entry to take and pass such courses and
examinations, as shall be approved by Academic Council on the recommendation
of the College of Science.
5 Places
There will be a limitation on the number of places available.
6 Selection Procedure
Applicants, at the discretion of the University, may be invited to attend (at their
own expense) for personal interview and/or selection test. As indicated in Par. 3
above, having completed the course-work, students will complete a thesis in one of
the following subject areas: Occupational Health, Safety & Risk Management,
Ergonomics, or Occupational Hygiene. The allocation of places among these
streams will be at the discretion of the University.
7 Duration
The programme will begin in the Michaelmas Term (September) and extend
over at least one academic year. The course work and practical sessions will cover
the period September to May. Following completion of the course work students
will be required to submit a thesis in one of three areas: (a) Occupational Health,
(b) Ergonomics (c) Safety & Risk Management or (d) Occupational Hygiene.
Where appropriate students may be required to submit a number of relevant papers
as a precursor to the thesis.
8 Structure of Course
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The course consists of three elements: formal course-work (approx. 50%),
seminars and papers (approx. 10%) and thesis (approx. 40%).
The course-work consists of a series of lectures (approx. 350 hours) and
practical sessions/designated assignments (approx. 200 hours). The course-work
material is divided into a number of subject areas which are described in outline
below (the approximate number of lecture hours assigned to each is given in
parentheses).
HP501 Occupational Health (6 ECTS, 48L)
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, History of
Occupational Health, Principles of Occupational Health including Commonly
Occurring Occupational Diseases, Target Organs, Hazards to Health, including
Organic and Inorganic Substances, Physical and Biological agents, Principles of
Prevention and Promotion of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
IE520 Ergonomics (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical background and context to Ergonomics/Human Factors. Physical
Work, Anthropometrics. Evaluation of Job demands. Patterns of work. Shift work.
Manual Materials Handling and methods for assessing risk of same. Work Related
Upper Limb Disorders, Hand tool design. Lighting. Introduction to systems. Task
Analysis, Information Processing Models, Selective, divided, focussed, sustained
attention. Design of Displays, Static and Dynamic Displays. Arrangement of
Components. Visual capabilities. Typography. Compatibility relationships.
Allocation of Functions.
EP505 Occupational Hygiene (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical Development of Occupational Hygiene, Management of Occupational
Hygiene, Dusts and Aerosols, Gases and Vapours, Biological agents, Ionizing
Radiation, Non-ionizing Radiation, Thermal Environment, Ventilation and
Control of work place exposures, Noise and Vibrations.
LW501 Legal Studies (6 ECTS, 48L)
Legal Requirements of Health and Safety Programmes and their
Implementation, Legal Requirements in the Design of the Workplace.
MG576 Change Management (3 ECTS, 48L)
The context of organizational change, political, social, economic and
technological triggers for organizational change and innovation. The impact of
Globalisation, mergers and acquisitions, legislation and technological development
on the nature and pace of change and its implications for people management,
demands for flexibility, speed of response, economies of scale and scope,
downsizing.
Individual, group and organisational characteristics that promote or inhibit
change. Individual: personality, perception and motivation, Group: group
dynamics, Organisational: communications, culture, structure, politics and
leadership. Approaches to change, OD, Contingency Approach.
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IE581 Management Systems (3 ECTS, 24L)
Introduction/overview, understanding project failure, project planning, cost
estimation and budgeting, project scheduling, MS Project, project control, risk
management, project portfolio management, quality management, future of project
management.
IE522 Safety and Risk Management (6 ECTS, 48L)
Safety statements. Systems safety analysis and Risk assessment techniques:
Hazop, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode Effect & Criticality Analysis, Job Safety
analysis, Fault hazard analysis, Preliminary hazard analysis, Operations and
support hazard analysis, Energy & trace barrier analysis, Management oversight &
risk tree. Systems & reliability analysis/improvement techniques. Safety
management: accident investigation and reporting, emergency response. Safety
Management Systems. Practical safety: Machines. Fire, Electrical safety, Safety on
farms, Construction site safety, Biological hazards, Chemical hazards.
HP832 Research Methods (6 ECTS, 48L)
Introductory Research Methods, Methods of Data Collection, Quality Issues in
Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs and Data Analyses,
Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Introduction to
Epidemiology, Major Epidemiological Research Designs, Computer Software for
Data Analyses.
IE585 Specialised Studies (12 ECTS)
Research Critiques, Literature Reviews, Symposia, Presentations, Advanced
Laboratory Work, Guest Speakers.
OH503 Thesis (36 ECTS)
Evaluation of Studies
Students will be assessed on the basis of the following:
(a) Examinations
(b) Continuous assessment of practical coursework, written and oral
presentations
(c) Thesis
Examinations are held in Summer.
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PATHOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: PA501
The course will be especially directed to the use of investigative methods in the
elucidation of pathological processes. Students will be required to engage in
original work on a research problem.
PHYSICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: PH501
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research
in physics, under the supervision of a member of staff and with the approval of the
Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a thesis.
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PHYSIOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: SI501
Students proceeding to M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physiology will be expected to
acquaint themselves with all the more important recent developments in the
Science. For this purpose, the Professor will advise them as to their choice of
reading.
In addition, each student will be expected to conduct an independent
investigation into some problem of Physiological importance, the choice of which
will be left largely to the student.
RADIOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught /Non-experimental
Course Duration: 1 years (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(Policy and Practice)
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 calendar year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS (Full-time),
3. Programme Overview
This novel course is the first to implement strategic linkages between NUI
Galway and University of Limerick. Course participants will benefit from the
combined expertise of the Centre for Environmental Research at University of
Limerick and the Applied Ecology Unit at NUI Galway. The 12-month long
course comprises new modules taught only at postgraduate level and aims to
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provide participants with the skills, knowledge and experience that are needed
to pursue successful careers in managing environmental resources sustainably.
The course will help develop government policy and economic recovery by
producing top quality graduates who can contribute to a smart economy and
hasten implementation of green technologies. Given the pressure on and
competition for limited resources, the course applies an evidence based
approach to developing solutions for all system users. Graduates will become
technically fluent in selected environmental science theory, policy
development, implementation and best practice.
4. Programme Objectives:
a. To integrate an international perspective to reflect new research
findings and current practice in sustainable use of resources that
can be applied within Ireland and elsewhere.
b. To provide research-led learning opportunities that will develop
skills in identifying and evaluating solutions for real world
problems.
c. To provide Irish expertise to meet legal obligations.
7. Organisation
Academic leadership is provided by the co-ordinators but the course will
require a course manager (part time administrator/lecturer/co-ordinator).
The co-ordinators will be responsible for ensuring the course delivers
cutting edge research and maintains high standards in pedagogy. The
course manager will deliver some of the teaching but will also be
responsible for maintaining contact with students and liaising with
teaching and administration colleagues in both institutions and
troubleshoot any issues that may arise. The course manager will also be
responsible for course administration such as delivery of course,
organising site trips, transfer of grades, creating and maintaining lists of
potential research projects and industrial links.
8. Entry Requirements & Selection Procedure:
This course is suitable for graduates with a primary degree in the
Environmental Sciences/Geography/Biological
Sciences/Economics/Ecology who wish to extend their knowledge and
skills for a career related to resource management. Candidates must hold
at least a 2nd Class Honours primary degree in a relevant subject. Mature
students with relevant experience are most welcome to apply.
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Selection of candidates is based on examination records and relevant past
experience. Short-listed candidates may be invited to attend (at their own
expense) for personal interview and/or selection test.
9. Places Available:15
10. Programme structure and evaluation
This is a full-time course extending over 12 months and runs continuously
from 1 st week of September through to end of August of the following year.
Participants are required to take the modules listed in Section 7 below.
Semesters one and two are devoted to formal scientific and policy coursework
consisting primarily of lectures, problem-based learning, site visits and
tutorials and private study. Students are expected to carry out group projects
and to prepare written reports, oral and other presentations for assessment.
Précis:
This new course offers a combination of scene setting lectures by experts
(including guest seminars), site visits and experiential learning (learning by
doing). Video-conferencing will be adopted to facilitate international input by
real world experts, and we acknowledge the advantages of providing podcasts,
e.g. of site visits. The true value in the learning gained by facilitating
spontaneous exchange of ideas and knowledge between people with different
expertise while working together on site visits or projects strongly augments
private learning, therefore we strongly advocate an experiential learning
approach.
Course Components: Modular pedagogy
Modules 1-7 are strongly multi-disciplinary and will comprise research-led
teaching and practice. The modules commence with synoptic lectures which
highlight the evidence base to date. This lecture format sets the scene for all
subsequent experiential learning approaches (problem –based learning; group
work, case studies, role play, simulations, study visits to state-of-art sites,
interactive seminars, community-based learning, poster presentations and
individual study).
(c) Course Assessment Framework
A minimum of 40% pass mark must be achieved in all modules. Research
projects will be allocated in order of merit based on achievement awarded
across all taught modules at both institutions. Assessments will be phased to
allow appropriate time to complete assignments. , each module can be
assessed in a variety of ways, including continuous assessment, learning
journals, presentations, and assignments.
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(d) Assignments: Technical reports, evidence based literature reviews,
presentations, management plans.
Module 8: Research Project
A 3-month project will be undertaken in either institution on a subject
related to environmental resource management and sustainability. The
results of the project are to be written up and submitted as a report in a
format suitable for publication in a target journal.
STATISTICS
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Non-experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I are required to carry out research,
under the supervision of a member of staff of the Discipline and with the approval
of the Head of School, and to present their results for examination in the form of a
thesis.
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III will undertake a detailed study
of selected aspects of Statistics, and will present a Dissertation dealing with a
previously approved topic.
TOXICOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS
Course Content
Toxicology is the study of poisons, and as such draws heavily on a range of life
and physical sciences, as well as being an applied practically-based subject. This
course is designed to acquaint students with the breadth of Toxicology, with a
considerable emphasis on its practical application, and includes a research project
in its final stage.
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Semester Modules
1 PM530 – Experimental Toxicology (5 ECTS)
PM531 – Advances in Toxicology (5 ECTS)
PM532 – Applied Issues in Pharmacology
and Toxicology II (20 ECTS)
2 PM551 - Principles of Pharmacology (10 ECTS)
PM552 - Principles of Toxicology (10 ECTS)
PM562 - Applied Issues in Pharmacology and
Toxicology (10 ECTS)
3 PM570 - Toxicology Research Project (30 ECTS)
Places Available: There will be a limitation on the number of places available.
Entry Requirements:
At least a 2.2 Honours Award in a Level 8 BSc in a life science or related
discipline or equivalent qualifications.
ZOOLOGY
Course Level: M.Sc. (Level 9)
Course Type: Research, Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time)
ECTS Weighting: 90 ECTS per year (Full-time),
45 ECTS per year (part-time)
Course No.: ZO501
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode I, will be required to pursue, under
the direction of the Professor, a course of study in some suitable field of Zoology,
and to embody in a Dissertation the results of their original investigation of some
selected subject of research.
Course No.: ZO502
Candidates for the Degree of M.Sc. in Mode III, will undertake, under the
direction of the Professor, a detailed study of selected aspects of Zoology, and will
present a Dissertation dealing with a previously approved subject.
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M.PHIL IN TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Introduction:
The programme is being introduced by the University as part of the initiative to
establish a European Master degree programme in Total Quality Management. The
EMTQM has recently been introduced in five countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy,
Sweden and the UK) and will, it is hoped, soon be offered in all EU countries. The
programme has ‘home’ and ‘host’ components whereby participants complete onethird
of their lectures in the ‘home’ institution, one-third on specialised advanced
topics in a ‘host’ institution abroad, and the remaining one-third in any of the
participating institutions. The required thesis may be completed at any one of the
institutions involved.
Objective
The development of highly skilled quality managers, quality professionals and
educators is required to respond to the quality challenge posed by U.S. and
Japanese competitors. The host component is essential in fostering the European
dimension and will give Irish participants unique exposure to recognised quality
teachers in other countries.
Entry requirements:
Candidates for admission to the programme must have
(a) a First or Second Class Honours University degree or equivalent
(b) completed at least two years of University Mathematics or pass a special
entry examination.
Programme Structure
Course to the value of 120 ECTS credits in total, as follows.
(30 ECTS credits)
Year 1 (National University of Ireland, Galway).
All of the following subects to be taken.
IE 861 Quality Management
IE 862 Statistical Quality Control
IE 863 Quality Information Systems
IE 864 Reliability Engineering
IE 866 Measurement and Testing
IE 858 Production Studies
IE 307 Industrial Management
IE 880 Seminars and Reports in Quality
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Only candidates who achieve Honours standard in the First Year examinations
may be admitted to the Second Year. Candidates who pass but who do not achieve
Honours standard in the First Year examinations will be eligible for consideration
for the award of the Diploma in Quality Assurance.
Year 2
Semester 1
Specialised Modules in home or host institution (30 ECTS credits). In the
National University of Ireland, Galway, three of the following subjects will be
taken
Advanced Reliability Engineering
Quality & Services
Consumer Law and Product Safety
Experimental Design
Organisational Development
EC Technical Legislation
Environmental Quality
Semester 2
Specialised Modules in host institution (30 ECTS credits). Three subjects chosen
from the following:
Sheffied Hallam University (U.K.)
Quality Culture and Quality Motivation
Quality Strategy, Leadership and Human Resources Management
Quality by Experimental Design
Linköping University (Sweden)
Design of Experiments
Robust Design Methodology
TQM in Learning Organisations
EMTQM Seminars
Aarhus School of Business (Denmark)
Quality Control, Quality Management and Quality Economics
Quality Motivation
Quality Management Tools
Product Development Methods
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Kaiserslautern Universität (Germany)
People Management and People Satisfaction
Customer Orientation and Customer Satisfaction
Impact on Society
Year 3
Semester 1
Completion of Thesis at home or host institution (30 ECTS credits)
Note: Participants working in a quality-related area may substitute IE 881
Project for courses IE 858, IE 307 and IE 880 in First Year. Such
candidates must achieve a Pass standard therein (in addition to the
Honours requirement in the First Year examination as a whole) in order
to be admitted to the Second Year.
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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSES
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Course Level: Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught; Experimental
Course Duration: 1 year, Full-time.
ECTS weighting: 60 ECTS
Overview:
This 1 year course aims give Microbiology graduates a thorough training in a wide
range of practical analytical techniques and ancillary skills necessary for careers in
manufacturing and service industries, especially the healthcare, food, biomedical
and pharmaceutical sectors.
The Microbiological aspects of the course are centred around Analytical Food
procedures, using United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and
British Standard (BS) methods for the isolation and cultivation of specific
microbial groups. These procedures are carried out in accordance to ISO 9000
series and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) specifications, i.e. the writing and use
of SOP's, documentation control and the traceability of process and procedures are
all essential aspects to this. In addition sterility testing are carried out in accordance
to the requirements for cleanroom areas relating to GMP. Other aspects of the
course focuses on Microbiological Environmental Monitoring techniques, the
application of DNA probes in genetic diagnostics, rapid methods of bacterial/viral
detection (Immunoassays, Slide and Tube Agglutination tests, DNA hybridization,
Electrophoresis techniques and Malthus conductance detection) and the use of
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) in food production. Associated
with this will be a Laboratory-based Quality Management System, a laboratory
based research project, tutorials (including regular oral presentations by the
students), reading assignments, preparation of reports and essays. There will be
strong emphasis on the development of both verbal and written communication
skills. The general subject areas will include:
Modules in management, accountancy and business introduce students to these
concepts with regard to the implementation of scientific processes and applications
in commercial and industrial settings. A laboratory-based research project is
carried out over a six-week period that focuses on aspects of microbiological
method validation as applied to an industrial setting. A short course in statistical
methods is also presented.
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Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold an honours primary degree in Science or a related subject,
with an appropriate background in Biological Sciences that includes Microbiology
up to and including third year level. Candidates with three years relevant and
appropriate practical experience will also be considered.
Course Descriptions:
Participants are required to take the units listed below.
Introduction to Business (MG529):
Fundamental Concepts of Marketing, Management, and Accountancy, and critical
examination of their application in Irish and international business situations. A
significant portion of this module is the completion of a Student Enterprise Project
for which teams of students are required to develop a business plan for a start-up
enterprise related to their primary area of study.
Laboratory Quality Management Systems (MI857)
Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points. Quality management systems are essential for the efficient and safe
running of commercial and industrial biotechnology enterprises. A significant
portion of this module is the completion of a Student Laboratory Quality
management Project for which the students are required to develop a Quality
Management System for a start-up Microbiological Services Laboratory /
enterprise.
Microbiological Project (MI853).
Laboratory Research Project is undertaken by each student over a six week period.
A written report and oral presentation is prepared for this component of the
diploma.
Continuous Assessment (MI854)
Candidates performance in laboratories and course in the microbiology
components work will be assessed throughout the year on ongoing basis by
periodic assessments.
Modes of assessment will include, assessment of laboratory performance,
Laboratory Day-books, presentations skills and short MCQ examinations.
Statistics (MA419)
An applied course on the use of z, t, F tests. Two-way Anova. Regression
techniques. Quality Control. Non-parametric methods. Types of experimental
error. Quantification of random errors. Dealing with small samples. Use of
statistical software. This module is undertaken over a 14-week period during the
first and second Semesters.
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Course Subject Name ECTS Taught Assess. Exam in
Code
Credits in Sem Type Sem
MG529 Introduction to 10 1 Written & 1
Business
Coursework
MI857 Laboratory Quality 10 1 Audit & 2 (Spring)
Management Systems
Coursework
MI853 Project 10 2 Thesis 2
MI854 Continuous
5 1 Continuous 1 and 2
Assessment
Assessment
MA419 Statistics 5 1 and 2 Written 2 (Spring)
MI855 Microbiology Written 20 1 and 2 Written 2
Papers
(Summer)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (Part-time via Distance Learning)
Course Level: Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9)
Course Type: Taught; Blended Learning; Experimental
Course Duration: 2 years, part-time.
ECTS weighting: 60 ECTS
This two-year course would be suitable for B.Sc.(Hons.), BE, BT and medical
graduates who wish to extend their skills to work in an interdisciplinary area that
applies skills from the Physical and Biological Sciences to solving problems in
biology and medicine. The programme offers the Life Sciences graduate a means
of achieving the mathematical, computational, and instrumentation skills necessary
to work in biomedical science. Likewise the Physical Science/Engineering
graduate will gain experience in aspects of cell biology, tissue engineering, and
animal studies. The postgraduate diploma course runs over two years, consisting of
4 academic semesters. A total of 12 taught modules are completed. Six in year 1
(30 ECTS) and six in year 2 (30 ECTS). The final module of year 1 consists of
practicals which are carried out oncampus during a 5-week period. Three modules
will be delivered sequentially each semester, with content being covered during a
5-week period. Thus, we will be working to a 15-week semester, with exams after
Christmas and in summer.
Course delivery is based on a blended learning format, so that face-to-face contact
of around 9 hours will be combined with open/distance learning. Materials required
will be provided for each module in advance of the module start date. At the start
of each module, students will attend 3 hours of lectures. Five weeks later, they will
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attend a second set of lectures. Finally, at the end of the semester, students will be
given an opportunity to attend 3 hours of tutorials. Off-campus, students will
complete course work in a phased way, by following a weekly self-directed
program of 12 hours per week. In addition, up to 6 h per week of e-tutorial support
will be provided by a local teaching assistant (overseen by academic).
The coursework is examined after each semester, with exams taking place in
January and April/May of each year. Students must obtain an average of 40% in
their written papers and practicals in order to progress from year 1 to year 2.
Similarly, students must obtain an average of 40% in their written papers in
year 2 in order to complete a postgraduate diploma.
The table below summarises the order in which modules will be delivered. This is
followed by an outline of the syllabus.
Summary of Modules delivered during Part-time Postgraduate Diploma in
Biomedical Science
Year 1:
Module Name Code Sem. Delivery
order
Discipline
Anatomy 1 (Histology) AN505 1 1st Anatomy
Innovation & Technology
Transfer
BES506 1 2nd NCBES
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
BES514 1 3 rd
NCBES
Materials Science and BES507 2 4th NCBES
Biomaterials
Anatomy 2 (Gross) AN506 2 5th Anatomy
Practicals BES509 2 6th NCBES
Year 2:
Module Name Code Sem. Delivery
Molecular and
Regenerative
Medicine
Applied Pharmacology &
Toxicology
Product Development,
Validation & Regulation
Project Management,
Experimental Design,
BES510 1
order
1 st
PM509 1 2 nd
BES511 1 (option) 3 rd
BES508 1 (option) 3 rd
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Discipline
NCBES
Pharmacology
NCBES
NCBES

Data Analysis
Biomechanics ME510 2 4 th
Mechanical
Engineering
Tissue Engineering ME511 2 (option) 5th Mechanical
Engineering
Monitoring for Health
Hazards at Work
EP526 2 (option) 5 th
Physics
Lasers and Applications EP525 2 (option) 6th Physics
Stereology AN507 2 (option) 6 th Anatomy
AN505 Anatomy 1 – Histology (5ECTS)
This module is a complete overview of the microscopic structure of all the tissues
and organs of the body. The course begins with an introduction to cells and
subcellular components. The course then examines how cells are assembled into
tissues and how these tissues accomplish coordinated functions. Finally, the
assembly of cells and tissues into fully functioning organs is considered. Didactic
lecture material is supplemented by WWW based tutorials that teach the student
how to recognize the fundamental tissues and organs when seen in a microscope.
AN505 learning outcomes:
At the end of the module each student will be able to :
� Describe the parts of a cell and attribute functions to each part.
� Describe the general features of different types of cells.
� Explain how cells can assemble into the fundamental tissues and explain
the role and function of each of the fundamental tissues.
� Describe the microscopic structure of each of the major organ systems,
the cells and tissues that make up that system, and the principal functions
of that system.
� Recognize images of cells, tissues and organs and be able to identify
individual tissues and organs.
BES506 Innovation and Technology Transfer (5 ECTS)
Aspects of innovation (history, theory, strategy etc) and technology (strategies,
acquisition, assessment) will be covered by this course. Intellectual property and
asset management, including issues surrounding contracts, licensing, transfer,
negotiations and commercialisation will also be explored. Included will be case
reports tailored to the biomedical/biopharma/medical device sector.
BES506 learning outcomes:
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� An understanding of the role of technology as a resource and how to use
technology strategically in a business.
� Ability to understand, identify and be able to exploit intellectual assets
� Ability to acquire technology internally and externally.
� An understanding of how to assess technology sources and strengths using
modern information systems.
� Ability to take decisions on how technology is protected and licensed.
� Ability to handle legal contractual and commercial issues.
BES507 Materials Science & Biomaterials (5 ECTS)
The understanding of biomaterials encompasses fundamental knowledge of
medicine, biology, chemistry, and material science. The biomaterials field rests on
a foundation of engineering principles. There is also a compelling human side to
the therapeutic and diagnostic application of biomaterials. This course addresses
the fundamental properties and applications of biomaterials (synthetic and natural)
that are used in contact with biological systems.
BES507 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the issues surrounding biocompatibility and ethics in
the use of biomaterials.
� An appreciation of the molecular and physiological features of
biomaterials, including biomechanical properties, particularly in relation
to orthopaedic applications.
� Comprehension of the fundamentals of biopolymers – their structure,
synthesis and characterisation.
� Knowledge of biomaterial applications in orthopaedics and cardiovascular
medicine.
AN506 Anatomy 2 – Gross (5 ECTS)
This module is an introduction to the macroscopic structure of the human body.
The course begins with an introduction to the formal terminology and language
used by anatomists to describe the relationships between and among organs and
tissues. Then each of the major body systems is considered in turn, including the
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary sytems etc. In each case
the key anatomical and functional features are emphasized. With regard to the
musculoskeletal system, while the overall features of the system will be covered in
every year, only one specific area (upper limb, lower limb, back etc) will be
covered in detail in any given year. In addition to didactic material, students will
also attend at least one session in the dissection room where they will view human
organs in situ in a cadaver.
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AN506 learning outcomes:
At the end of this module the student will be able to:
� Describe tissues and organs, their locations and relationships to one
another using formal anatomical terminology.
� Describe each of the major organ systems in some detail, including
aspects of the function of each of the organ systems.
� Appreciate how individual organ systems relate to one another, both in
terms of their physical relationships and their functional interactions.
� Apply this anatomical knowledge to the consideration of human health
and diseases and conditions having an adverse effect on human health.
BES508 Project Management, Experimental Design, Data Analysis (5 ECTS)
This course will cover key aspects of product management, in addition to
providing and understanding of key elements of good experimental design.
Techniques used in the analysis of experimental data will also be reviewed.
BES508 learning outcomes:
� An appreciation of strategies required to achieve good product
management
� An understanding of the basics of good experimental design.
� Comprehension of main methods of data analysis, which meet the
requirements of scientific publication.
BES509 Practicals (5 ECTS)
Between 4 and 8 practical examining key procedures used in biomedical science
will be completed by students undertaking the masters course. These practicals are
also a requirement for successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate and
Higher Diploma in Biomedical Science.
BES509 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of key procedures currently used in biomedical science
including biomechanical methods, RT-PCR, Western blotting, Mass
spectroscopy, Scanning Electron microscopy, tissue culture, confocal
microscopy.
ME510 Biomechanics (5 ECTS)
The mechanical behaviour of biological tissues and systems will be explained in
terms of the principles of solid and fluid mechanics. In particular, the way in which
the properties of elasticity and visco-elasticity are incorporated into the mechanical
characterisation of tissue, will be explained.
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ME510 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of how the laws of solid and fluid mechanics can be
applied to describe the mechanical behaviour of biological tissues and
systems.
� Appreciation of how the properties of elasticity and viscoelasticity are
incorporated into the mechanical characterisation of tissues.
� Comprehension of the application of force and stress analyses on
anatomical structures including limbs and joints.
� Ability to biomechancially differentiate between various tissues of the
body, including blood vessels, muscles, ligaments, cartilage and bone.
EP525 Lasers and Applications (5ECTS)
Beginning with a description of the principles of operation of a laser, and an
overview of the different laser types that are widely used in applications, the
module will detail the interaction of high-power laser beams with a range of
materials. Topics will include welding, cutting, drilling, marking, heat treatment,
and prototyping using lasers and will also deal with low-power laser application in
inspection, quality control, and other diagnostic tools.
EP525 learning outcomes:
� Understanding of the fundamentals of laser operation
� Quantitative understanding of the energy density required to achieve
different effects
� Understanding of related optical systems
� Appreciation of safety issues with high power lasers
BES510 Molecular & Regenerative Medicine (5 ECTS)
The molecular mechanisms underlying diseases including cancer, immunodeficient
and neurodegenerative disorders, arthritis and spinal cord injury, will be
described. In addition, strategies based on the application of regenerative
techniques like gene and stem cell therapy to the alleviation of different diseases,
will be outlined.
BES510 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the molecules implicated in the development of
diseases including SCID, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers Disease,
arthritis, spinal cord injury.
� Comprehension of the basic principles behind the development of gene
therapies, including ethical and technical issues.
� Ability to describe the application of different stem cell therapies to the
alleviation of heart disease, arthritis and spinal cord injury.
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AN507 Stereology (Optional, 5 ECTS)
The word “Stereology” was invented to describe the set of methods that allow a 3
dimensional interpretation of structures based on observations made on 2
dimensional sections. It allows the researcher obtain information from twodimensional
images that is not available through any other means. A modern
interpretation of stereology is that it is a spatial version of sampling theory. The
Stereological approach is providing a spatial framework upon which to lay the new
physiological and molecular information.
AN507 learning outcomes:
� Improvement in participants' skill in :
a. experimental design and
b. critical analysis of quantitative morphometry.
� Understanding of Sampling theory
� Awareness of the application of modern design-based (unbiased)
stereological techniques to biological tissue.
Note: These applications focus on the quantification of morphological parameters
such as object number, feature length, surface area, volume and spatial distribution
of features of biological interest on tissue.
BES511 Product Development, Validation & Regulation (Optional, 5 ECTS)
In order to design safe and effective medical devices in a timely and efficient
fashion, an understanding of how the body is designed to function and how it will
likely respond to a medical device is key. This course will review relevant anatomy
and physiology in the context of medical devices, including pathological and
physiological aspects of disease and injury. Teaching materials will be directed
towards an understanding of safe and effective devise design, together with the
issues surrounding satisfaction of regulatory bodies like the FDA.
BES511 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of relevant anatomy & physiology relative to medical
device design & development
� Appreciation of pathology and patho-physiology relevant to
cardiovascular disease or injury
� An understanding of how safe and effective medical devices are designed
and the ways in which their efficacy is accessed
� Comprehension of regulatory requirements and issues of importance to
the FDA
ME511 Tissue Engineering (5ECTS)
This course integrates the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences
towards the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in
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normal and pathological mammalian tissues especially as they relate to the
development of biological tissues to restore, maintain, or improve tissue/organ
function.
ME511 learning outcomes:
� On successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to
� Specify the different types of biodegradable biomaterials that can be used
in tissue engineering applications
� Discuss the complex interactions between biomaterials, cells and signals
in biological systems
� Demonstrate awareness in contemporary topics such as gene therapy,
stem cells, proteonomics, genomics and bioreactors.
� Demonstrate their capability in conducting an multidisciplinary project.
PM509 Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology
Execution of successful clinical trials requires an understanding of train sesing,
ethics, bias and statistics. In addition the potential for development of drug
dependence, tolerance or adverse drug reactions must be addressed. By presenting
the pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms underlying the different
aspects of drug development, in addition to exploring the opportunities provided by
new technologies, this course will provide a foundation in applied pharmacology
and toxicology.
PM509 learning outcomes:
� An appreciation of the principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
� Understanding of pharmacological and toxicological mechanisms, at
molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels.
� Appreciation of the problems associated with drugs such as the
development of drug
Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours Primary Degree, acceptable to
College, in a related subject area or hold a Primary Degree in a related area without
honours (which is acceptable to College) and have practical experience in the
subject area over a number of years which is acceptable to College. Such
candidates will not be admitted to the course until a period of three years has
elapsed since the date of the conferral of their primary degree.
Course Director:
Professor Terry Smith, NCBES
Course Co-ordinator:
Dr. Una FitzGerald, NCBES
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HIGHER DIPLOMA COURSES
HIGHER DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE
(APPLIED MATHEMATICS)
Course Level: Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Level 8)
Course Type: Taught, non-experimental
Course Duration: 1 academic year (full time)
ECTS Weighting: 60 ECTS
Objectives of Course:
This programme is aimed at students who have a background in Applied
Mathematics or Mathematics, equivalent to a level 7 degree and who wish to
upgrade their skills in Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling.
The aim of the Higher Diploma programme is to further develop students’ abilities
in applying mathematics to problems in the physical world. At the end of this
programme successful students will have an equivalent level of knowledge as a
student who has completed a BSc in Applied Mathematics.
Under certain circumstances, as set out in the College of Science Calendar, section
entitled “Regulations for Courses of Study and examination for the degree of
Master of Science (M.Sc.)”, the Higher Diploma may be accepted as an entrance
qualification for the research M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics. To avail of
this mode of entry to the M.Sc. it is necessary to choose courses from the catalogue
below in consultation with the Head of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and
Applied Mathematics.
Entry Requirements:
The entry requirement is a sufficiently high mark in a primary degree in Applied
Mathematics, Mathematics or Applied Mathematical Science at General Degree
level, or an equivalent, to be determined by the College of Science.
Places:
There may be a limitation on places available.
Structure of Course:
The course is of one year’s duration. The course will comprise a set of lecture
courses, chosen from the course list below, together with a project. The student
must pick a set of courses summing to 50 ECTS. The project is worth 10 ECTS.
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As not all courses may be available in any given academic session incoming
students are advised to consult with the Head of the School of Mathematics,
Statistics and Applied Mathematics before registering.
The courses are normally examined at either the end of Semester 1 or the end of
Semester 2 – see the course catalogue below for details. The project is normally
submitted in February.
Course Catalogue:
Course List:
Code Module Semester Exam in
Sem
ECTS
MP340 Modelling I (Hons) 1 1 5
MP341 Modelling II (Hons) 2 2 5
MP366 Electromagnetism I I 5
MP365 Fluid Mechanics II II 5
MP342 Methods of
Mathematical Physics I
(Hons)
1 1 5
MP343 Methods of
Mathematical Physics II
(Hons)
2 2 5
MP403 Cosmology and
General Relativity
1 1 5
MP491 Non-Linear Systems 2 2 5
MA530 Numerical Analysis 1 1
1
5
MA531 Numerical Analysis 2 2
2
5
MA532 Groups 1
1
1
5
MA533 Groups 2
2
2
5
MA534 Topics in Analysis 1
1
1
5
MA535 Topics in Analysis 2
2
2
5
MA536 Statistics 1
1
1
5
MA537 Statistics 2
2
2
5
MA540 Advanced Analysis 1 1
1
5
MA541 Advanced Analysis 2 2
2
5
Project:
MP551 Applied Mathematics
Project
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HIGHER DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE
(MATHEMATICS)
Course Level: Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Level 8)
Course Type: Taught, non-experimental
Course Duration: 1 academic year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 60 ECTS
Course No.: MA851
Objectives of the Course:
The Diploma is aimed at students with a good General Degree in Mathematics.
Under certain circumstances, as set out in the College of Science Calendar, Section
entitled “Regulations for Courses of Study and Examination for the Degree of
Master of Science (M.Sc.)”, the Higher Diploma may be accepted as an entrance
qualification to the M.Sc. Degree Course in Mathematics. Typically, the modules
that should be taken by a Higher Diploma student to qualify for admission to the
M.Sc. are as follows:
MA532 Groups 1
MA533 Groups 2
MA534 Topics in Analysis 1
MA535 Topics in Analysis 1
MA540 Advanced Analysis 1
MA 538 Advanced Algebra 1
MA542 Number Theory 1 or MA536 Statistics 1
MA543 Number Theory 2 or MA537 Statistics 2
Entry Requirements:
The entry requirements are a distinction or commendation in a primary degree in
Mathematics or Applied Mathematical Science at General Degree level, or an
equivalent to be determined by the College of Science.
Places:
Places available may be limited.
Course structure:
The course is of one year’s duration. The course for the Diploma will comprise
lecture courses with a total value of ten units, together with a written project. The
lecture courses will consist of a core of four 2-unit courses and two 1-unit options.
A single unit consists of one hour a week of lectures throughout the academic year.
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Options
Options may involve certain prerequisites and will be chosen in consultation with
the School.
Students take 5 (five) of the following combinations. These must be chosen in
consultation with the School.
Code Module Semester ECTS
MA530 Numerical Analysis 1,
1
5
MA531 Numerical Analysis 2
2
5
MA532 Groups 1,
1
5
MA533 Groups 2
2
5
MA534 Topics in Analysis 1,
1
5
MA535 Topics in Analysis 2
2
5
MA536 Statistics 1,
1
5
MA537 Statistics 2
2
5
MA538 Advanced Algebra 1,
1
5
MA539 Advanced Algebra 2
2
5
MA540 Advanced Analysis 1,
1
5
MA541 Advanced Analysis 2
2
5
MA542 Number Theory 1,
1
5
MA543 Number Theory 2
2
5
MA544 Mathematical Logic 1,
1
5
MA545 Mathematical Logic 2
2
5
In addition students undertake a project (MA546, 10 ECTS) to be submitted in
January/February.
MA546 Project 1 and 2 10
Course Director
Head of School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics.
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HIGHER DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE
(OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY)
Course Level: Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Level 8)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 academic year (full-time)
ECTS Weighting: 60 ECTS
1. Objectives of the Course:
The course will give participants formal instruction in the broad multidisciplinary
areas of occupational health and safety and enable them to take on managerial
responsibilities for these matters within an industry or to work with a regulatory
agency or consultancy firm. Greater public concern, more wide spread litigation
for compensation and more extensive national and European laws on health and
safety in the workplace will require more persons with such qualifications.
It is intended that graduates of the course will satisfy the requirements of the
Health and Safety Authority on competency in the areas of Safety, Health and
Welfare at Work and also the entry requirements of the appropriate national and
international professional bodies representing practitioners in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics.
2. Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirement is a B.Sc. (General) degree or the possession of a
primary degree or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the College for the
purposes of this Diploma. Final selection may be made on the basis of an
interview. Applicants, at the discretion of the selection committee, may be invited
to attend (at their own expense) for personal interview and/or selection test.
3. Places:
There may be a limitation on the places available.
4. Duration of the course:
The course will run full time over one academic year between late September and
June.
5. Structure of the course:
The course work consists of a series of lectures, designated assignments and
practical sessions, and a project. The course work material is divided into a number
of subject areas described below (the approximate number of lecture hours
assigned to each is given in parenthesis).
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HP501 Occupational Health (6 ECTS, 48L)
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, History of
Occupational Health, Principles of Occupational Health including Commonly
Occurring Occupational Diseases, Target Organs, Hazards to Health, including
Organic and Inorganic Substances, Physical and Biological agents, Principles of
Prevention and Promotion of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
IE520 Ergonomics (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical background and context to Ergonomics/Human Factors. Physical Work,
Anthropometrics. Evaluation of Job demands. Patterns of work. Shift work.
Manual Materials Handling and methods for assessing risk of same. Work Related
Upper Limb Disorders, Hand tool design. Lighting. Introduction to systems. Task
Analysis, Information Processing Models, Selective, divided, focussed, sustained
attention. Design of Displays, Static and Dynamic Displays. Arrangement of
Components. Visual capabilities. Typography. Compatibility relationships.
Allocation of Functions.
EP505 Occupational Hygiene (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical Development of Occupational Hygiene, Management of Occupational
Hygiene, Dusts and Aerosols, Gases and Vapours, Biological agents, Ionizing
Radiation, Non-ionizing Radiation, Thermal Environment, Ventilation and
Control of work place exposures, Noise and Vibrations.
LW501 Legal Studies (6 ECTS, 48L)
Legal Requirements of Health and Safety Programmes and their Implementation,
Legal Requirements in the Design of the Workplace.
MG576 Change Management (3 ECTS, 48L)
The context of organizational change, political, social, economic and technological
triggers for organizational change and innovation. The impact of Globalisation,
mergers and acquisitions, legislation and technological development on the nature
and pace of change and its implications for people management, demands for
flexibility, speed of response, economies of scale and scope, downsizing.
Individual, group and organisational characteristics that promote or inhibit change.
Individual: personality, perception and motivation, Group: group dynamics,
Organisational: communications, culture, structure, politics and leadership.
Approaches to change, OD, Contingency Approach.
IE581 Management Systems (3 ECTS, 24L)
Introduction/overview, understanding project failure, project planning, cost
estimation and budgeting, project scheduling, MS Project, project control, risk
management, project portfolio management, quality management, future of project
management.
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IE522 Safety and Risk Management (6 ECTS, 48L)
Safety statements. Systems safety analysis and Risk assessment techniques: Hazop,
Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode Effect & Criticality Analysis, Job Safety
analysis, Fault hazard analysis, Preliminary hazard analysis, Operations and
support hazard analysis, Energy & trace barrier analysis, Management oversight &
risk tree. Systems & reliability analysis/improvement techniques. Safety
management: accident investigation and reporting, emergency response. Safety
Management Systems. Practical safety: Machines. Fire, Electrical safety, Safety on
farms, Construction site safety, Biological hazards, Chemical hazards.
HP832 Research Methods (6 ECTS, 48L)
Introductory Research Methods, Methods of Data Collection, Quality Issues in
Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs and Data Analyses,
Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Introduction to
Epidemiology, Major Epidemiological Research Designs, Computer Software for
Data Analyses.
IE811 Project in Occupational Health & Safety (18 ECTS)
The project entails two components designed to assess the student’s research
ability, ability to work with others, and implement techniques studied throughout
the course. The first component is completed in semester 1 and involves the
completion of a Library Report. The second component is completed in semester 2
and involves the completion of a Group Project.
Examinations are held in Summer.
HIGHER DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SCIENCE
(OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY)
Course Level: Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Level 8)
Course Type: Taught, Experimental
Course Duration: 1 academic year (part-time Year 1): 1 academic year (Part time
Year 2)
ECTS Weighting: 60 ECTS
1. Objectives of the Course:
The course will give participants formal instruction in the broad multidisciplinary
areas of occupational health and safety and enable them to take on managerial
responsibilities for these matters within an industry or to work with a regulatory
agency or consultancy firm. Greater public concern, more wide spread litigation
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for compensation and more extensive national and European laws on health and
safety in the workplace will require more persons with such qualifications.
It is intended that graduates of the course will satisfy the requirements of the
Health and Safety Authority on competency in the areas of Safety, Health and
Welfare at Work and also the entry requirements of the appropriate national and
international professional bodies representing practitioners in the areas of
Occupational Health & Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Ergonomics.
2. Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirement is a B.Sc. (General) degree or the possession of a
primary degree or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the College for the
purposes of this Diploma. Final selection may be made on the basis of an
interview. Applicants, at the discretion of the selection committee, may be invited
to attend (at their own expense) for personal interview and/or selection test.
3. Places:
There may be a limitation on the places available.
4. Duration of the course:
The course will run full time over one academic year between late September and
June.
5. Structure of the course:
The course work consists of a series of lectures, designated assignments and
practical sessions, and a project. The course work material is divided into a number
of subject areas described below (the approximate number of lecture hours
assigned to each is given in parenthesis).
HP501 Occupational Health (6 ECTS, 48L)
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, History of
Occupational Health, Principles of Occupational Health including Commonly
Occurring Occupational Diseases, Target Organs, Hazards to Health, including
Organic and Inorganic Substances, Physical and Biological agents, Principles of
Prevention and Promotion of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
IE520 Ergonomics (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical background and context to Ergonomics/Human Factors. Physical Work,
Anthropometrics. Evaluation of Job demands. Patterns of work. Shift work.
Manual Materials Handling and methods for assessing risk of same. Work Related
Upper Limb Disorders, Hand tool design. Lighting. Introduction to systems. Task
Analysis, Information Processing Models, Selective, divided, focussed, sustained
attention. Design of Displays, Static and Dynamic Displays. Arrangement of
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Components. Visual capabilities. Typography. Compatibility relationships.
Allocation of Functions.
EP505 Occupational Hygiene (6 ECTS, 48L, 40P)
Historical Development of Occupational Hygiene, Management of Occupational
Hygiene, Dusts and Aerosols, Gases and Vapours, Biological agents, Ionizing
Radiation, Non-ionizing Radiation, Thermal Environment, Ventilation and
Control of work place exposures, Noise and Vibrations.
LW501 Legal Studies (6 ECTS, 48L)
Legal Requirements of Health and Safety Programmes and their Implementation,
Legal Requirements in the Design of the Workplace.
MG576 Change Management (3 ECTS, 48L)
The context of organizational change, political, social, economic and technological
triggers for organizational change and innovation. The impact of Globalisation,
mergers and acquisitions, legislation and technological development on the nature
and pace of change and its implications for people management, demands for
flexibility, speed of response, economies of scale and scope, downsizing.
Individual, group and organisational characteristics that promote or inhibit change.
Individual: personality, perception and motivation, Group: group dynamics,
Organisational: communications, culture, structure, politics and leadership.
Approaches to change, OD, Contingency Approach.
IE581 Management Systems (3 ECTS, 24L)
Introduction/overview, understanding project failure, project planning, cost
estimation and budgeting, project scheduling, MS Project, project control, risk
management, project portfolio management, quality management, future of project
management.
IE522 Safety and Risk Management (6 ECTS, 48L)
Safety statements. Systems safety analysis and Risk assessment techniques: Hazop,
Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode Effect & Criticality Analysis, Job Safety
analysis, Fault hazard analysis, Preliminary hazard analysis, Operations and
support hazard analysis, Energy & trace barrier analysis, Management oversight &
risk tree. Systems & reliability analysis/improvement techniques. Safety
management: accident investigation and reporting, emergency response. Safety
Management Systems. Practical safety: Machines. Fire, Electrical safety, Safety on
farms, Construction site safety, Biological hazards, Chemical hazards.
HP832 Research Methods (6 ECTS, 48L)
Introductory Research Methods, Methods of Data Collection, Quality Issues in
Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs and Data Analyses,
Introduction to Statistics, Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, Introduction to
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Epidemiology, Major Epidemiological Research Designs, Computer Software for
Data Analyses.
IE811 Project in Occupational Health & Safety (18 ECTS)
The project entails two components designed to assess the student’s research
ability, ability to work with others, and implement techniques studied throughout
the course. The first component is completed in semester 1 and involves the
completion of a Library Report. The second component is completed in semester 2
and involves the completion of a Group Project.
Examinations are held in Summer.
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POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE COURSES
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (Part-time via Distance Learning)
Course Level: Postgraduate Certificate (Level 8)
Course Type: Taught; Blended Learning; Experimental
Course Duration: 1 year, part-time.
ECTS weighting: 30 ECTS
This one-year course would be suitable for B.Sc.(Hons.), BE, BT and medical
graduates who wish to extend their skills to work in an interdisciplinary area that
applies skills from the Physical and Biological Sciences to solving problems in
biology and medicine. The programme offers graduates from complementary
programmes in Life Sciences, Medicine and Engineering/Technology an
opportunity to convert and broaden their skills, making them applicable to a range
of applications in the biomedical science field. This is achieved by undertaking
modules in Anatomy, Innovation & Technology Transfer, Materials Science &
Biomaterials, in addition to courses covering aspects of project management,
experimental design and data analysis. Hands-on experience of current biomedical
science laboratotory techniques is also provided.
The postgraduate certificate course runs over one year, consisting of 2 academic
semesters. A total of 6 taught modules are completed. The final module consists of
practicals which are carried out on-campus during a 5-week period. Three modules
will be delivered sequentially each semester, with content being covered during a
5-week period. Thus, we will be working to a 15-week semester, with exams after
Christmas and in summer.
Course delivery is based on a blended learning format, so that face-to-face contact
of around 9 hours will be combined with open/distance learning. Materials required
will be provided for each module in advance of the module start date. At the start
of each module, students will attend 3 hours of lectures. Five weeks later, they will
attend a second set of lectures. Finally, at the end of the semester, students will be
given an opportunity to attend 3 hours of tutorials. Off-campus, students will
complete course work in a phased way, by following a weekly self-directed
program of 12 hours per week. In addition, up to 6 h per week of e-tutorial support
will be provided by a local teaching assistant (overseen by academic).
The coursework is examined after each semester, with exams taking place in
January and April/May of each year. Students must obtain an average of 40% in
their written papers and practicals in order to progress from year 1 to year 2.
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Similarly, students must obtain an average of 40% in their written papers in year 2
in order to complete a postgraduate diploma.
The table below summarises the order in which modules will be delivered. This is
followed by an outline of the syllabus.
Summary of Modules delivered during Part-time Postgraduate Certificate in
Biomedical Science
Module Name Code Sem. Delivery
order
Discipline
Molecular and Cellular
Biology
BES514 1 1st NCBES
Anatomy 1 (Histology) AN505 1 2nd Anatomy
Innovation & Technology
Transfer
BES506 1 3 rd
NCBES
Anatomy 2 (Gross) AN506 2 4th Anatomy
Materials Science and
Biomaterials
BES507 2 5th NCBES
Practicals BES509 2 6th NCBES
AN505 Anatomy 1 – Histology (5 ECTS)
This module is a complete overview of the microscopic structure of all the tissues
and organs of the body. The course begins with an introduction to cells and
subcellular components. The course then examines how cells are assembled into
tissues and how these tissues accomplish coordinated functions. Finally, the
assembly of cells and tissues into fully functioning organs is considered. Didactic
lecture material is supplemented by WWW based tutorials that teach the student
how to recognize the fundamental tissues and organs when seen in a microscope.
AN505 learning outcomes:
At the end of the module each student will be able to :
� Describe the parts of a cell and attribute functions to each part.
� Describe the general features of different types of cells.
� Explain how cells can assemble into the fundamental tissues and explain
the role and function of each of the fundamental tissues.
� Describe the microscopic structure of each of the major organ systems, the
cells and tissues that make up that system, and the principal functions of
that system.
� Recognize images of cells, tissues and organs and be able to identify
individual tissues and organs.
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BES506 Innovation and Technology Transfer (5 ECTS)
Aspects of innovation (history, theory, strategy etc) and technology (strategies,
acquisition, assessment) will be covered by this course. Intellectual property and
asset management, including issues surrounding contracts, licensing, transfer,
negotiations and commercialisation will also be explored. Included will be case
reports tailored to the biomedical/biopharma/medical device sector.
BES506 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the role of technology as a resource and how to use
technology strategically in a business.
� Ability to understand, identify and be able to exploit intellectual assets
� Ability to acquire technology internally and externally.
� An understanding of how to assess technology sources and strengths using
modern information systems.
� Ability to take decisions on how technology is protected and licensed.
� Ability to handle legal contractual and commercial issues.
BES507 Materials Science & Biomaterials (5 ECTS)
The understanding of biomaterials encompasses fundamental knowledge of
medicine, biology, chemistry, and material science. The biomaterials field rests on
a foundation of engineering principles. There is also a compelling human side to
the therapeutic and diagnostic application of biomaterials. This course addresses
the fundamental properties and applications of biomaterials (synthetic and natural)
that are used in contact with biological systems.
BES507 learning outcomes:
� An understanding of the issues surrounding biocompatibility and ethics in
the use of biomaterials.
� An appreciation of the molecular and physiological features of
biomaterials, including biomechanical properties, particularly in relation
to orthopaedic applications.
� Comprehension of the fundamentals of biopolymers – their structure,
synthesis and characterisation.
� Knowledge of biomaterial applications in orthopaedics and cardiovascular
medicine.
AN506 Anatomy 2 – Gross (5 ECTS)
This module is an introduction to the macroscopic structure of the human body.
The course begins with an introduction to the formal terminology and language
used by anatomists to describe the relationships between and among organs and
tissues. Then each of the major body systems is considered in turn, including the
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary sytems etc. In each case
the key anatomical and functional features are emphasized. With regard to the
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musculoskeletal system, while the overall features of the system will be covered in
every year, only one specific area (upper limb, lower limb, back etc) will be
covered in detail in any given year. In addition to didactic material, students will
also attend at least one session in the dissection room where they will view human
organs in situ in a cadaver.
AN506 learning outcomes:
At the end of this module the student will be able to:
� Describe tissues and organs, their locations and relationships to one
another using formal anatomical terminology.
� Describe each of the major organ systems in some detail, including
aspects of the function of each of the organ systems.
� Appreciate how individual organ systems relate to one another, both in
terms of their physical relationships and their functional interactions.
� Apply this anatomical knowledge to the consideration of human health
and diseases and conditions having an adverse effect on human health.
BES508 Project Management, Experimental Design, Data Analysis (5 ECTS)
This course will cover key aspects of product management, in addition to
providing and understanding of key elements of good experimental design.
Techniques used in the analysis of experimental data will also be reviewed.
BES508 learning outcomes:
� An appreciation of strategies required to achieve good product
management
� An understanding of the basics of good experimental design.
� Comprehension of main methods of data analysis, which meet the
requirements of scientific publication.
BES509 Practicals (5 ECTS)
Between 4 and 8 practical examining key procedures used in biomedical science
will be completed by students undertaking the masters course. These practicals are
also a requirement for successful completion of the postgraduate certificate and
higher diploma in biomedical science.
BES509 learning outcomes:
An understanding of key procedures currently used in biomedical science including
biomechanical methods, RT-PCR, Western blotting, Mass spectroscopy, Scanning
Electron microscopy, tissue culture, confocal microscopy.
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Entry Requirements:
Candidates must hold at least a 2nd Class Honours Primary Degree, acceptable to
College, in a related subject area or hold a Primary Degree in a related area without
honours (which is acceptable to College) and have practical experience in the
subject area over a number of years which is acceptable to College. Such
candidates will not be admitted to the course until a period of three years has
elapsed since the date of the conferral of their primary degree.
Course Director:
Professor Terry Smith, NCBES
Course Co-ordinator:
Dr. Una FitzGerald, NCBES
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THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Undergraduate Awards
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES AWARDS
Alpha Technologies Awards (Medals and Monetary Awards) for the best 4 th year
undergraduate research projects in Biotechnology and Biochemistry at NUI
Galway.
DR. RICHARD JOHN ANDERSON BOOK PRIZE IN BIOLOGY
The Prize was founded under the Trusts of the Will of the late Dr. Hannah Perry
Anderson in memory of her husband, Professor R. J. Anderson, Professor of
Natural History in this University (1883-1914). The value of the Prize, originally
the interest on €127, being the amount of legacy bequeathed, is now €125. In
accordance with the Terms of the Will, the interest is to form a Book Prize in
Biology to be called the Richard John Anderson Book Prize.
The Prize shall be awarded to teh second year student who, in the opinion of the
Professor, has the highest qualifications in Biology.
THE BLAYNEY EXHIBITION 1
(Founded by the late Lord Blayney)
An Examination for one Exhibition, originally established under the Blayney
Bequest and now valued at €1,000, is held in the month of June in each year, on the
following conditions:
1. The Exhibition is awarded in alternate years for proficiency (1) in any two
subjects for the B.A. Degree set forth in 4; and (2) in any two subjects for the B.Sc.
Degree set forth in 4; the standard required is that of the Pass Degree.
2. Should no candidate present himself or should insufficient merit be shown,
the Exhibition may be held over for one year and offered again in the following
year in the same course of study.
3. The Examination will be held in June. Candidates must enter their names with
the component discipline on or before 31st March.
4. The Courses for the Academic Year 2011-12, 2013-14, etc., will be the B.A.
Courses in the following subjects for the Session:
(1) Classics; 2) French; 3) German; 4) Irish; 5) Italian; 6) English; 7) Spanish
The Courses for the Academic Year 2010-11, 2012-13, etc., will be the B.Sc.
Pass Courses in any two of the following subjects for the Session:—
(1) Mathematics; (2) Mathematical Physics; (3) Experimental Physics; (4)
Chemistry; (5) Zoology; (6) Botany and Plant Physiology; (7) Geology and
Mineralogy; (8) Anatomy and Anthropology; (9) Physiology; (10) Pathology and
Bacteriology; (11) Biochemistry.
1 will be amended for 2011-12. See website of respective Colleges for updated entry.
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(The maximum number of marks obtainable is the same in each subject.)
5. No student of Medicine may take Anatomy and Physiology for the
Examination if more than three years have elapsed from the date of his registration
as a student of Medicine. No other student may enter for the Examination if more
than three years have elapsed from the date of his Matriculation.
6. No candidate will be admitted to the examination for the Exhibition who has
not attended Honours Classes of the First and Second Years in the subjects in
which he intends to compete.
7. Údarás na hOllscoile retains the power of withholding, or of awarding only a
portion of, the Exhibition.
8. The Blayney Exhibition may be held along with any Scholarship.
9. The Exhibition will be paid in July.
BOOK PRIZE IN CHEMSITRY
The value of the Prize, originally the interest on €64, donated to Chemistry by Dr.
Thomas Dillon, former Professor of Chemistry, is now €125. The interest will form
a Book Prize to be awarded to the student who obtains the highest marks at the
Second Year Science Examination in Chemistry.
THE SCHOOL OF CHEMISRTY MEDALS
The School of Chemistry awards a medal to the student who demonstrates the
overall best performance in each of the courses offered within the School of Years
2-4.
DELTA INDEX PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS WITHIN FINANCIAL
MATHEMATICS & ECONOMICS
Delta Index, an Irish financial services company, has agreed to make a prize
available for this programme. The prize, valued at €500, will be awarded annually
on the recommendations of the Head of Economics.
It will be given to the student in the fourth year of the B.Sc. in Financial
Mathematics and Economics with the highest aggregate mark in the three modules
EC410 (Seminar in Economics of Financial Markets I), EC411 (Seminar in
Economics of Financial Markets II), and EC420 (International Monetary
Econimics) provided an overall result of second class honours, Grade 1 has been
achieved.
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ELI LILLY PRIZES
(i) Eli Lilly Prize in Chemistry
The Prize, valued at €1000, will be awarded annually to the student who obtains
the highest mark in Chemistry in the First Science Examination (including the First
Science Examination for the denominated degree BSc in Biopharnaceutical
Chemistry) and who subsequently registers for the Second Science Course in
Chemistry in the University.
(ii) B.Sc. in Health and Safety Systems
In accordance with a recommendation from Mr. E. Fallon, Dept. of Industrial
Engineering, the College of Science approved the introduction of an Eli Lily Prize
to be awarded annually to the student who is placed first in the Final Year of the
B.Sc. in Health & Safety Degree programme. The value of the prize is €500.
THE SIR JOSEPH LARMOR PRIZE
1. The Prize was founded, under the Trusts of the Will of the late Sir Joseph
Larmor, F.R.S., former Professor of Physics at Queen’s College, Galway,
in remembrance of his Professorship in that College.
2. The value of the prize is now €300.
3. The Prize will be awarded in National University of Ireland, Galway, each
year on the results of the B.A. or B.Sc. (Honours) Examination in any
ONE of the subjects:-
Mathematics, Mathematical Physics, Experimental Physics or degree
subjects in which Experimental Physics is a major component.
4. The standard required shall be that of First Class Honours in the Degree in
that subject.
5. In case the Prize be not awarded in any year, údarás na hOllscoile shall
apply the money so accruing either by adding to the value of the Prize or
to the giving of an additional Prize in the next or following years in the
same subjects and under the same regulations.
6. The successful candidate must take out a course leading to the M.A. or
M.Sc. Degree in one of the subjects of the Degree Examination on the
results of which he/she has been awarded the Prize. The course may be
taken out either in National University of Ireland, Galway, or in a
University approved by the Professor of the subject.
7. One half of the Prize will be paid in October and one half in the following
April, if the Professor under whome he/she has taken the course is
satisfied with the successful candidate’s progress.
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HAMILTON PRIZES (ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY)
The Royal Irish Academy/Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann (National Committee for
Mathematics) has obtained sponsorship from DePfa Bank Europe plc, a German
financial institution with headquarters in the IFSC in Dublin, to provide przes
annually to students of Mathematics in each of the nine Irish Universities and to
fund an annual lecture, the Hamiliton Lecture, to be given by a distinguished
international mathematician. The sponsorship commenced in 2002 and is to be
provided for the next five years. The student prize will be called the Hamilton
Prize in Mathematics and is worth €1,000 to each student. Is is hoped that both of
these initiatives will form part of a new range of activities to celebrate Hamilton’s
life and contribution to Mathematics and will as fas as possible be scheduled on or
around October 16 th , the day Hamilton scratched his fundamental formula for
quaternion multiplication on Broome Bridge in Dublin.
Nine prizes will be awarded each year. Each University Mathematics School will
be invited to nominate its “best” student in the penultimate year of undergraduate
mathematical studies. It is not envisaged that the prize within each University be
restricted to “single honours” students of Mathematics, or indeed that any special
competition be devised. The selection of the best student will normally be based
either on the results of the annual assessment of the year’s performance or on the
best performance in the ordinary University examinations in Mathematics at the
end of the penultimate year. However, is is left to the discretion of School of
Mathematics in each of the Universities to decide on the most appropriate method
of selecting which student should be awarded the prize in each case. It is envisaged
that each School will publicise the award, and announce the criteria used to
determine the prize-winner within each University. The Academy wishes to
receive from each Head of School the name of one, and only one, prizewinning
student by the end of June each year, on completion of the student’s penultimate
year of study of Mathematics. The Academy intends to hold a prize-giving
ceremony in Academy House on or near October 16 th in each year, the anniversary
of Hamilton’s famous walk. It is expected that all nine prize-winners, who should
then be in their final year of study, will attend this ceremony.
HAMILTON LECTURE
The Academy is in a position, thanks to the sponsorship of DePfa Bank, to fund the
visit of an eminent mathematician from abroad to participate in the day’s activities.
This person, possibly a Fields Medallist or mathematician of similar stature, will
deliver a public lecture at a venue in central Dublin. He/she will also present the
Hamilton Prizes to the students. It may also be possible to have the visitor deliver a
seminar in Academy House, to an invited audience of professional
mathematicians, around the same time. Further details will be advised when
available.
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IVAN HEFFERNAN MEMORIAL MEDAL IN MARINE SCIENCE
The medal is awarded annually on the results of the Honours Denominated B.Sc.
Degree Examination in Marine Science. It is funded jointly by the Marine
Programs Section, The University of Georgia (USA) and The Martin Ryan Marine
Science Insititute, National University of Ireland, Galway.
THE WILLIAM KING MEDAL
This medal is named after Professor William King, the first Professor of Geology
at NUI Galway. He was one of the founders of modern palaeontolgy. The medal
may be awarded to a student(s) who demonstrate outstanding performances in their
final year B.Sc. (Hons.) in Earth & Ocean Sciences. Such performances will
include first class standard on written and practical exams, first class standard in
field project work and largely first class in semester projects.
MERIT MEDICAL PRIZE
In accordance with a recommendation from Dr. E. Fallon, the College of Science
approved the introduction of a Merit Medical Prize for the best final year project
in the B.Sc. in Health & Safety Systems. This annual prize (subject to review at the
end of five years) will be to the value of €500.
Ó CARRA GOLD MEDAL
The discipline of Biochemistry awards the ó Carra Gold Medal annually to the
student who demonstrates overall best performance in the second year
Biochemistry course. The Medal is in memory of the late Pádraig ó Carra ,
Associate Professor of Biochemistry at NUI Galway from 1978 to 1999.
THE PEEL PRIZES
Two Prizes (originally founded by Sir Robert Peel) vaule €1,000 each, are offered
each year for competition among candidates who are Matriculated students of the
National University of Ireland, and who have not obtained in any preceding year
credit for a course or a part of a course leading to an Examination in the National
University or in any other University. One Prize is offered in English Composition
and the other in Geometry.
The course for the Examination in Geometry is the Honours Course for the
Leaving Certificate Examination.
The Examinations will be held in the Michaelmas term. Due notice of the
arrangements for these Examinations will be posted on one of the University notice
boards.
A Peel Prize will not be awarded unless some candidate reaches the standard fixed
by the Examiner.
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A Peel Prize will not be paid unless the successful; candidate thereof is a student of
the University. A Peel Prize in Geometry will not be paid unless the successful
candidate thereof has taken out a Course in Mathematics.
THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS PRIZES
ISOTRON PRIZE IN PHYSICS
The Prize donated by Isotron Westport Lts. Will be awarded to the student whose
experimental practical work for the B.Sc. Honours Degree Examination in
Experimental Physics is deemed best in his/her class, provided the practical work
is deemed to be of sufficient standard and provided that a high honours standard is
reached in the examination overall. The Prize is valued at €250.
THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS SECOND YEAR LABORATORY GOLD
MEDAL
This medal is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in the second
year physics laboratory, provided that a high overall mark is obtained in the
subject.
THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS THIRD YEAR LABORATORY GOLD
MEDAL
This medal is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in the third
year physics laboratory, provided that a high overall mark is obtained in the
subject.
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES & MASON TECHNOLOGIES
PRIZES
Charles River Prizes valued in total at €500, will be awarded annually to the top
three students in the 2 nd Year and also in the 3 rd Year of the undergraduate
Pharmacology programme. In addition, prizes will be awarded for best final year
laboratory project in the Undenominated Science and also in the Biomedical
Science cohorts. Mason Technology has put up a prize of €250.
POSTGRADUATE AWARDS
THE BECKMAN FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Galway University Foundation administers the Beckman Fund Scholarship, the
purpose of which is to encourage high-level research in Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology.
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BOC GASES CHEMISTRY PRIZE
The BOC Gases Chemistry prize is a Chemistry Postgraduate PhD award. It is a
merit based prize awarded annually to a senior Chemistry postgraduate student or
group of students. It is awarded to students who excel in terms of their academic
performance, research achievements, and their general contribution to the School
of Chemistry. The bursary is valued at €1,500.
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