Bachelor of Science (Honours) Molecular Biology with Biopharmaceutical Science

Year 1
 

Semester 1	Semester 2
Good Laboratory Practice & Core Skills	Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Introduction to ICT for Scientists	Physics for Scientists
Introductory Biology Intro	Mathematics for Scientists
Introductory Chemistry	Physical and Organic Chemistry
Introductory Physics	Choose two of the following electives:
Introductory Mathematics	*Introduction to Modern Physics
	*Plant Biology
	*Introduction to Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Science
	*Introduction to Food Science
	*Science & Society

Year 2
 

Semester 3	Semester 4
Laboratory Data Analysis & Presentation	Applied Maths for Scientists
Microbiology 1	Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry & Biomolecules	Chromatographic and Electrophoteric Techniques
Scientific Enquiry in Biology	Environmental Monitoring
Spectroscopic Techniques	Food Microbiology
Statistics for Scientists	Microbial Biotechnology and Genetics

Year 3
 

Semester 5	Semester 6
Chromatographic Method Development & Validation	Work Placement
Protein Chemistry and Enzymology	or
Molecular Biology and Genetics	Study Abroad
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Total Quality Management
Applied Immunology

Year 4
 

Semester 7	Semester 8
Applications of Microbiology with Biostatistics	Advanced Quality Methodologies
Cell Factories and Mammalian Cell Culturing	Biopharmaceutical Technology
DNA Technology and Bioinformatics	Molecular Biology and Medicine
Regulatory Affairs and Compliance	Physiology and Pharmacology
Research Methodology and Literature Review	Research Project

 

Leaving Cert:
 

Entry requirements for the BSc (Hons) in Molecular Biology with Biopharmaceutical Science:
 

• 2 subjects: H5

• 4 subjects: O6/H7

• English or Irish: O6/H7

• Mathematics: O6/H7

The fees for Bachelor of Science (Honours) Molecular Biology with Biopharmaceutical Science may vary from €10,000 to €25,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.
 

Study Abroad (Undergraduate level)
 

• Per Semester €5,000

There are many career opportunities, for instance you could become a:
 

• Laboratory Analyst (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biopharmaceutical & Analytical Science)

• Team Leader (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biopharmaceutical & Analytical Science)

• Senior Scientist (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biopharmaceutical & Analytical Science)

• Development Scientist (Technical Services)

• Quality Control Analyst (QC Analyst)                                                  

• Quality Assurance Coordinator (QA Coordinator)

• Technical Lead (Responsible for acquisition of new products/drugs)

• Postgraduate Researcher (MSc or PhD)