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Universities Ireland Dublin City University Courses Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dublin City University

Dublin, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 15,000
Country Rank#5
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 92

Program Overview

One of the core sciences, chemistry has a wide range of applications affecting our daily lives. Chemists design and develop new drugs, pharmaceuticals and materials, and devise cleaner, more efficient industrial processes to produce them.

DCU's Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences course cultivates your chemistry knowledge and skills through applied methods. Laboratory work plays a vital role in developing your understanding of research and industry. The opportunity to apply the basic principles of chemistry will equip you with an array of problem-solving skills to serve in the professional world.

Course Content
Year 1 Core Modules:
- How life works 1
- How life works 2
- Practical Biology
- Introductory Chemistry 1
- Introductory Chemistry 2
- Interdisciplinary Science
- Chemistry Laboratory
- Calculus and its application
- Physics for General Science 1
- Physics for General Science 2
Year 1 Optional Modules -
- French Language and Culture 5 (Intermediate)
- Multilingualism
- Spanish Language and Culture 1 (Beginners)
- Spanish Language and Culture 5 (Intermediate)
Year 2 Core Modules:
- Biomolecules and Metabolism
- Spectroscopy and Physical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Bio-organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Visualisation & Validation of Laboratory Data
- Kinetics and Thermodynamics
- Physical Chemistry Laboratory
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- Chemistry Lab & Spectroscopic Workshop for AC
- Probability and Statistics
Year 3 Core Modules:
- Organometallics and Polymer Chemistry
- Separation Techniques
- Regulation and Data Analysis
- Organic Chemistry
- Computational and Inorganic Chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Formulation
- Synthesis and Analysis of Pharmaceuticals
- Intra
Year 4 Core Modules:
- Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
- Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- Drug Design workshop
- Bioinspired Synthesis
- Advanced Spectroscopy
- Literature Survey
- Project
Year 4 Optional Modules -
- Interfacial and Supramolecular Chemistry
- Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
- Uaneen Non-Contributing Module
Entry Requirement
Leaving Cert
- In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply
- Minimum of O4 or H6 in Mathematics and minimum of O4 or H6 in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science
GCE A Level
- In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the university the following entry requirements apply
- GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE C Mathematics and GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE C in one of Physics, Chemistry, Physics with Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science
Fees & Scholarships
Student Contribution
€3,043 per annum

EU Status Fee
€6,679 per annum

Non EU Fee
€15,000 per annum
Career Prospect
Career Areas
- Education
- Fine Chemical Industries
- Food and Beverage
- Materials Industries
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plastics
- Veterinary Industries
Your opportunities are extensive both at home and abroad. Obviously, much will depend on your specialisations, but you can expect to fill such positions as process chemist, development chemist, analytical chemist and research chemist/scientist in diverse sectors such as the pharmaceutical, food and drink, brewing and fine chemical industries.Postgraduate opportunities are also available.

Career Tags
- Development Chemist
- Process Chemist
- Research
- Teaching

Cost Of Studying At Dublin City University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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