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Department of Applied Science<br />
LC265<br />
Code: LC265<br />
Programme Level: 8<br />
CAO Points 2016: 355<br />
Duration: 4 yrs (with 6 month Work Placement)<br />
Class Contact Hours: 24 hours per week<br />
Location: Moylish Campus, Limerick<br />
Minimum Entry Requirements:<br />
Leaving Certificate: A minimum of 2 H5<br />
& 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving<br />
Certificate subjects, including<br />
Mathematics and English or Irish.<br />
QQI FET/FETAC Applicants & Mature<br />
Applicants: Refer to section ‘Entry<br />
Requirements’ for further information.<br />
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
Contact: Dr. Elaine Raggett,<br />
Programme Leader<br />
Tel: 061 293835<br />
Email: elaine.raggett@lit.ie<br />
Web: www.lit.ie/Courses/LC265<br />
AppliedScience<strong>LIT</strong><br />
Forensic & Pharmaceutical<br />
Science<br />
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Ab Initio<br />
What is the programme about?<br />
This programme is the first and most reputable of its kind in Ireland. Students achieve a detailed knowledge<br />
and understanding of the sciences underpinning the forensic, pharmaceutical and analytical fields. Students<br />
will gain exposure to, and experience in, the methodology and techniques at the forefront of these major<br />
scientific areas.<br />
In <strong>LIT</strong>, we place an emphasis on “hands-on work” (approximately 50% of scheduled course work), endowing<br />
our graduates with a highly desirable and much sought-after set of skills and expertise: experience in<br />
pharmaceutical and forensic science combined with a range of analytical techniques which make graduates<br />
highly sought after by employers. Since the beginning of this programme, selected student(s) have been<br />
employed each year by the State Laboratory for their work placement.<br />
Who is the programme suited to?<br />
The programme is ideal for students with a questioning mind and interested in using Science to solve<br />
problems. It will suit any student interested in laboratory Science. This is the most established programme of<br />
its kind in Ireland. The six months work placement at home or abroad gives graduates an edge when seeking<br />
employment.<br />
Modules<br />
Year 1: Forensic & Scientific Practice, Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics Concepts and Mathematics<br />
for Scientists.<br />
Year 2: Forensics, Biosciences, Introduction to Pharmaceutical Science, Instrumental Analysis, Inorganic &<br />
Physical Chemistry, and Statistical Process Control.<br />
Year 3: Bio-toxicology, Molecular & Immuno Biology, Forensic Toxicology & Drug Analysis, Quality<br />
Assurance, Instrumental Analysis, Pharmaceutical Technology, Six month Work Placement which may have<br />
an international dimension.<br />
Year 4: Bio-molecular Forensic Science & Biopharmaceuticals, Forensics, Advanced Pharmaceutical<br />
Technology, Instrumental Analysis, Drugs in Sport, Project.<br />
What can I do after the programme?<br />
Upon graduation students may progress to a Masters or PhD by research – previous graduates having<br />
completed research within <strong>LIT</strong>, other Irish universities, Oxford University (Ph.D.), University of York (Ph.D.), etc.<br />
For graduates that wish to proceed immediately to employment, career prospects are diverse - with graduates<br />
holding public and private sector jobs in state labs, healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, analyst labs and<br />
more. The employment record of our graduates within Ireland has been excellent. However, our graduates<br />
have also obtained positions in North America, UK and Australia.<br />
> 72 Undergraduate Prospectus 2018/2019
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