Students’ performance will be reviewed at the end of the academic year. Students who fail 50% or more of their registered modules, and who fail to progress to the next stage of their programme, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic progress policy. Students’ performance will continue to be reviewed in subsequent trimesters and students will be invited to meetings with the College of Science office for support and guidance.

Where the rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable, a case will be submitted to the Governing Board for review. A recommendation for discontinuation may be the outcome of this review.

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.

Graduates work in a number of areas, depending on their degree subject. Each degree equips students with a particular skillset that may be applied to one or more industries.

Graduates from the Earth & Environmental Sciences stream and some degree subjects within the Biological, Biomedical & Biomolecular Sciences stream work in areas including Energy, Conservation, Wildlife & the Environment and Natural Resources

Students must select a total of 12 modules (60 credits) in Stage 1 with a minimum of 11 modules taken from core and option modules. Core and option modules are to be taken as directed. Elective modules are registered in the Spring trimester.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
SCI10010	Principles of Scientific Enquiry	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who wish to pursue Environmental Biology in Stage 2 must take BIOL10110 and CHEM10050 in Stage 1. Students who complete these modules are also eligible to take Cell & Molecular Biology, Plant Biology and Zoology in Stage 2.
BIOL10110	Cell Biology & Genetics	Spring	5
CHEM10050	Basis of Organic and Biological Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who wish to pursue Environmental Biology in Stage 2 must take BIOL10110 and CHEM10050 in Stage 1. Students who complete these modules are also eligible to take Cell & Molecular Biology, Plant Biology and Zoology in Stage 2.
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who wish to continue with Earth Sciences in Stage 2 must take GEOL10060 in Stage 1.
GEOL10060	Introduction to Earth Sciences	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who wish to continue with Earth Sciences in Stage 2 must take GEOL10060 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who wish to continue with Environmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Plant Biology or Zoology in Stage 2 must complete at least two of BIOL10130, BIOL10140, BMOL10030 in Stage 1 or Stage2. Students who wish to continue with Earth Sciences in Stage 2 must choose GEOL10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to take Stage 2 Earth Sciences are strongly recommended to take GEOL10030 in Stage 1. GEOL10030 cannot usually be taken in the same year as Stage 2 Earth Sciences because of timetable incompatibility.
BIOL10130	Biology in Action	Autumn	5
BIOL10140	Life on Earth	Autumn	5
BMOL10030	Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease.	Spring	5
GEOL10030	Field Geology, Level 1	Spring	5
GEOL10070	Understanding Earth Systems	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who wish to continue with Environmental Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Plant Biology or Zoology in Stage 2 must complete at least two of BIOL10130, BIOL10140, BMOL10030 in Stage 1 or Stage2. Students who wish to continue with Earth Sciences in Stage 2 must choose GEOL10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to take Stage 2 Earth Sciences are strongly recommended to take GEOL10030 in Stage 1. GEOL10030 cannot usually be taken in the same year as Stage 2 Earth Sciences because of timetable incompatibility.
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: Students who did not achieve a O1 or H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Chemistry must take CHEM00010. Students who did not achieve a O2 or H6 or better in Leaving Certificate Biology must take BIOL00010. Students who did not take Leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology or Biology and Mathematics Education, must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to remain eligible for Applied & Computational Mathematics or any Physics subjects who did not achieve a minimum grade of H5 in Leaving Certificate Higher applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1. Students who wish to remain eligible for Mathematics or Physics subjects in Stage 2 who did not achieve H5 or higher in Higher Leaving Cert Computer Science (or equivalent) must take COMP10290 in Stage 1.
ACM10080	Introduction to Applied and Computational Mathematics	Autumn	5
BIOL00010	Fundamentals of Biology	Autumn	5
CHEM00010	Introductory Chemistry	Autumn	5
COMP10290	Computation for Scientists	Autumn	5
PHYC10070	Foundations of Physics	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: Students who did not achieve a O1 or H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Chemistry must take CHEM00010. Students who did not achieve a O2 or H6 or better in Leaving Certificate Biology must take BIOL00010. Students who did not take Leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology or Biology and Mathematics Education, must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to remain eligible for Applied & Computational Mathematics or any Physics subjects who did not achieve a minimum grade of H5 in Leaving Certificate Higher applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1. Students who wish to remain eligible for Mathematics or Physics subjects in Stage 2 who did not achieve H5 or higher in Higher Leaving Cert Computer Science (or equivalent) must take COMP10290 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - E)1OF: Students must take one Mathematics module in the Autumn Trimester of Stage 1. Any Students who did not achieve an O1 or H5 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics must take MATH00010. These students then take MATH10310 or MATH10350 in Stage 2. Students not required to take MATH00010 must take either MATH10310 or MATH10350 in Stage 1. MATH10350 is required for all Education, Mathematical or Physical Sciences degrees. Students who wish to pursue subjects in Mathematics must take MATH10350 in Stage 1.
MATH00010	Introduction to Mathematics	Autumn	5
MATH10310	Calculus for Science	Autumn	5
MATH10350	Calculus in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - E)1OF: Students must take one Mathematics module in the Autumn Trimester of Stage 1. Any Students who did not achieve an O1 or H5 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics must take MATH00010. These students then take MATH10310 or MATH10350 in Stage 2. Students not required to take MATH00010 must take either MATH10310 or MATH10350 in Stage 1. MATH10350 is required for all Education, Mathematical or Physical Sciences degrees. Students who wish to pursue subjects in Mathematics must take MATH10350 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - F)1OF: Students take Linear Algebra in Stage 1. Students who may be interested in Mathematics or Physics subjects must take MATH10340.
MATH10290	Linear Algebra for Science	Spring	5
MATH10340	Linear Algebra in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - F)1OF: Students take Linear Algebra in Stage 1. Students who may be interested in Mathematics or Physics subjects must take MATH10340.
Stage 1 Options - G)MIN0OF: Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to you in Stage 2 of your degree. Students can choose an elective module in the Spring Trimester or can select an additional option module from the list below to complete their registration for Stage 1.Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Biology and Mathematics Education in Stage 2
CHEM10040	The Molecular World	Autumn	5
CHEM20100	Basis of Inorganic Chemistry	Autumn	5
COMP10010	Introduction to Programming I	Autumn	5
MATH10040	Numbers & Functions	Autumn	5
PHIL10160	Critical Thinking	Autumn	5
PHYC10050	Astronomy & Space Science	Autumn	5
PHYC10210	Quanta, Particles & Relativity	Autumn	5
PHYC10250	Thermal Physics and Materials	Autumn	5
STAT10010	Research Methods	Autumn	5
GEOL10050	Earth and Humanity	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
STAT10050	Practical Statistics	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
ACM10060	Applications of Differential Equations	Spring	5
ACM10090	Climate Change:Causes & Consequences	Spring	5
CHEM10100	Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology	Spring	5
CHEM20140	Introductory Transition Metal Chemistry	Spring	5
COMP10020	Introduction to Programming II	Spring	5
COMP10060	Computer Science for Engineers I	Spring	5
GEOL10030	Field Geology, Level 1	Spring	5
GEOL10040	Earth, Environment and Society	Spring	5
MATH10320	Mathematical Analysis	Spring	5
MATH10410	Mathematics & Science Education & Communication	Spring	5
PHYC10080	Frontiers of Physics	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - G)MIN0OF: Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to you in Stage 2 of your degree. Students can choose an elective module in the Spring Trimester or can select an additional option module from the list below to complete their registration for Stage 1.Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Biology and Mathematics Education in Stage 2

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHSCI001	Stage 4 - 70.00% Stage 3 - 30.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47