UG Prospectus 2025

60 WhyDCU? − Award-winning technical team (RSC 2019Higher Education Technical Excellence Award) − Award-winning undergraduate teaching labs under the Irish Laboratory Awards (ILA) programme − Modern course integrating emerging new technologies and transversal skills − Accredited by The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC in 2022) − High practical content (intensive laboratorymodules) and IT courses − Specialist workshops in Spectroscopy andDrugDesign − Strong innovative research profile and opportunities for further study atMSc and PhD level − The first Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences course in Ireland to be awarded the Eurobachelor label. For details, please visit chemistry-euorlabels.gandi.ws About You Are you creative, focused, hard-working and keen to develop your understanding and skills in chemical and pharmaceutical sciences? Then BSc in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences is for you. Additional Requirements In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the University (see page 174), the following entry requirements apply: minimum of O3 or H6 inMathematics PLUS minimumof O3 or H5 in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry, Agricultural Science or Computer Science. Understanding: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Considered bymost scientists to be the central science among the science subjects, chemistry has awide range of industrial applications that affect our daily lives. Chemists develop newmaterials, drugs and pharmaceuticals and design cleaner andmore efficient reaction processes to produce them. On this course, youwill have the opportunity to develop your understanding and skills in chemistry within both a theoretical and applied context. The emphasis is on applications and industrial relevance, particularly within the pharmaceutical industry, with the theoretical and practical aspects taught through application. This will lead to a familiarity with the basic principles of chemistry, ensuring you develop an impressive range of problem-solving skills. Course Structure Year 1 provides the essential background knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology. These are of vital importance in later years. Working in the laboratory plays a vital role in your learning. In Year 2, themainstreamchemistry lectures and laboratories are developed with relevant topics in physics, mathematics, computingandbiochemistry. The final year of the course concentrates on your knowledge and development of more advanced topics. Amajor element in this final year is your individual research project, which consists of a literature survey on a particular topic, followed by laboratory-based research work in your general area of interest. INTRAWork Placement In Year 3, youwill have the opportunity to undertake a 4-6month long paid work placement (INTRA) giving you a unique opportunity to enhance your CV, increase your employability, and apply your knowledge and skills in the real world. Our experience has been that students who have been on INTRA have a significant competitive edgewhen seeking employment after graduation. For more information, please visit dcu.ie/intra BSc inChemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Applying the fundamentals of chemistry to develop pharmaceutically relevantmolecules andmaterials