UG Prospectus 2025

67 BSc in Physics with Biomedical Sciences (Entry viaDC175 Physics General Entry) This course overlays the principles that underpin the chemical, biological and life sciences on a solid physics background, while exposing you to themost recent developments in the biomedical area. Students who pursue this course combine a natural curiosity with analytical skills, perseverance, and a broad range of interests. This course combines lectures, tutorials andmodern laboratory work with fundamental physics concepts and exciting, real-life technological skills and applications in the biomedical area. This will develop your analytical and problem-solving skills. Youwill enter BSc in Physics with Biomedical Science via the Physics General Entry route (DC175), confirming your choice at the end of Year 1. In Years 1 and 2, youwill learn the basic foundations of physics and the fundamentals of chemistry, cell biology, anatomy and physiology. In Years 3 and 4, youwill study a selection of more advanced physics topics, such asWaveOptics and Laser Physics, which underpin applications in the biomedical sciences. Youwill also takemodules at the interface between the physical and life sciences, such as Biomaterials & Processing Technology, the Physics ofMedical Diagnostics and Image Processing &Analysis. In Year 3, through the INTRAwork placement, youwill have the opportunity to intern for an extended period in a hospital and experience the real medical environment plus in private companies with business interests inmedical/biological instrumentation, biotechnological applications or optical medical diagnostic applications, for example, are also possible. If you think youmight like a career in research, there’s also opportunities to work in some of theworld-leading research centres based inDCU, such as the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Embedded Bioanalytical Systems (FPC@DCU). CAOcode DC175 Years 1 Places See page 182 Min points 402 Internship Yes QQI FET Yes Visit Us Online dcu.ie/DC175 Contact Details studenthelp@dcu.ie Additional Information All the Physics General Entry designated courses satisfy the current subject curricular requirements for teaching physics at post primary level set by the TeachingCouncil of Ireland, (see page 188 for further details). Physics General Entry Year OneOnly DC175 FutureCareers à Meteorology à DesignManagement à DataAnalyst à Information Technology à Hospital Physicist In TheseAreas à Astronomy andAstrophysics à Aeronautics à Financial Services à Manufacturing à Engineering à Research andDevelopment à Education à Image Processing à Entrepreneurialism à Biomedical à Clinical andDiagnostic à Healthcare