Science: Explore Multiple Streams  (SCU1)

Science Stage 1,2,3,4

UCD Science degree programmes set international standards in quality, diversity, flexibility and depth and nurture creativity, innovation and critical thinking.  As well as an in-depth knowledge of their disciplines, science graduates will have a clear appreciation of career pathways and the skills for success in them, maximising their opportunities and impact.  Classes combine students from diverse backgrounds and countries, bringing together an inspiring range of perspectives and raising global and societal awareness.

1 - Core knowledge across the range of sciences relevant to their subject.
2 - Experience of scientific research and familiarity with its role in the generation of knowledge.
3 - Technical and data analysis skills developed through practical exposure to substantial aspects of their subject.
4 - The ability to critically synthesise and communicate scientific research in written and oral form to a range of audiences.
5 - An appreciation of the context and contribution of their chosen subject within the broader science area and society in general.
6 - Project planning, project management, collaboration and teamwork skills appropriate to a professional environment.
7 - An intellectual, critical, professional and ethical approach to their subject and to their thinking.
8 - Capacity for lifelong learning and problem-solving.
9 - Awareness of relevant career pathways and the skills required to apply successfully for jobs.

Students who return failing grades in a trimester amounting to 15 credits, or more, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic Progress policy. Students whose rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable will be referred to the Governing Board to be reviewed for exclusion from the programme.
Students who fail to progress from the stage of the programme they are registered to for more than two academic years (except where a period of Leave of Absence has been granted for one of those years) will also be contacted under the Continuation – Academic Progress Policy.
As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

First year for the DN200 Science programme is designed to enable you to sample a number of subjects in your chosen area but also includes some core subjects required for all degrees, for example Mathematics. It ensures that you have the foundations in the subjects you require for your degree but it also allows students who have not taken a subject at second level to study it at university. The choices you make in first year will have a bearing on your final degree subject(s). In first year, students have a mixture of lectures and practical classes every day. Typically, lectures take place in the mornings, practicals in the afternoons. In addition to the subject modules you must study as part of your degree, you also take two additional modules called electives, which you may choose from anywhere across the university, including Science.

UCD Science Office
Room E1.09, O'Brien Centre for Science
Belfield, Dublin 4
Email: science@ucd.ie
Web: www.ucd.ie/science

See the UCD Assessment website for further details, including worked examples of how degree award GPAs are calculated

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