Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 8
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 4 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: 240
Delivery Method: In-Person
Connected Curriculum: - Employability
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Digitally Fluent
- Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): No
Students enter Second Science Biochemistry First Science Area of Study: Biological and Chemical Sciences (CK402) provided they have passed First Science.
BSc Ordinary Degree - NFQ Level 7, Major Award
Students who pass Third Year may choose not to proceed to Fourth Year and may opt instead to be conferred with a BSc Ordinary Degree.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
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| BC1001 | Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease | 5 |
| BL1002 | Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution | 5 |
| BL1004 | Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals | 5 |
| CM1200 | Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry Part 1 | 10 |
| CM1201 | Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry Part 2a | 10 |
| MA1001 | Calculus for Science Part 1 | 5 |
| MA1002 | Calculus for Science Part 2 | 5 |
| MB1003 | Microbiology in Society | 5 |
| PY1010 | Physics for Biological and Chemical Sciences | 10 |
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| BC2001 | Biomolecules | 5 |
| BC2002 | Principles of Metabolic Pathways | 5 |
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| BT2001 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 5 |
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| ML2001 | Introductory Molecular Biology | 5 |
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| MB2005 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 5 |
| MB2006 | Principles of Microbiology | 5 |
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| AN2003 | Principles of Human Structure | 5 |
| AN2020 | Introduction to Neuroscience, the Brain and Behaviour | 5 |
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| PL2021 | Introductory Physiology I | 5 |
| PL2022 | Introductory Physiology II | 5 |
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| ST2001 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 5 |
| 5 |
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| Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry | |
| Intermediate Stereochemistry, Reactivity and Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry | |
| Energetics and Kinetics | |
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| Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | |
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| Vertebrate Diversity | |
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| Fundamentals of Ecology | |
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| BC3001 | Structural and Experimental Biochemistry | 5 |
| BC3003 | Introduction to Cell Biology and Biomembranes | 5 |
| BC3004 | Cell Signalling | 5 |
| BC3005 | Biochemical and Cellular Immunology | 5 |
| BC3006 | Molecular Biology | 5 |
| BC3007 | Principles of Medical Genetics | 5 |
| BC3008 | Biochemistry of the Central Nervous System | 5 |
| BC3009 | Biophysical and Biochemical Methods | 5 |
| BC3010 | Bioinformatics | 5 |
| BC3012 | Literature Project | 5 |
| 10 |
| Medical Microbiology (5) | |
| Transmission and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (5) | |
| Virology (5) | |
| BioPharmaceutical Engineering (5) | |
| Cell and Epithelial Physiology (5) | |
| Introduction to Pharmacology (5) | |
| Introduction to Toxicology (5) | |
| Chemotherapy and Pharmacology of Inflammation (5) | |
| Work Placement (5) 1 | |
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| BC4001 | Advanced Cell Biology | 5 |
| BC4002 | Protein Science | 5 |
| BC4009 | Cancer Biology | 5 |
| BC4010 | Biochemical Analysis and Research Method | 5 |
| BC4011 | Cell and Molecular Basis of Neurodegenerative disease | 5 |
| BC4012 | Research Project | 15 |
| BC4016 | Advanced Metabolism in Health, Disease and Cancer | 5 |
| BC4017 | Principles and Applications of Biotechnology | 5 |
| BC4022 | Immunobiology of Health and Disease | 5 |
| GN4001 | Developmental Genetics | 5 |
| Total Credits | 240 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc in Biochemistry (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Biochemistry;
- Describe, apply and perform a range of Biochemistry laboratory techniques;
- Design, implement and evaluate scientific investigations and assess, interpret and present scientific data;
- Analyse critically research literature and present such analyses in both written and oral formats;
- Engage in professional and academic communication with other scientists;
- Work effectively, ethically and professionally as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings, with the capacity for leadership and innovation.
