Biol, Biomed, Biomol Sciences Stage 1

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.

Students must take 12 modules (60 credits) in Stage 1 with at least 11 modules (55 credits) selected from within the BSc programme. Core and option modules should be selected as directed in the selected subject stream(s). Additional modules may be selected from the BSc programme. Students may select a 5-credit elective module in the Spring Trimester.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
SCI10010	Principles of Scientific Enquiry	Autumn	5
BIOL10110	Cell Biology & Genetics	Spring	5
CHEM10050	Basis of Organic and Biological Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Conditional Core: 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 achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology or Biology and Mathematics Education, must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 for 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 ACM100080.
ACM10080	Applied Maths: Mechanics and Methods	Autumn	5
BIOL00010	Fundamentals of Biology	Autumn	5
CHEM00010	Introductory Chemistry	Autumn	5
PHYC10070	Foundations of Physics	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Conditional Core: 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 achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology or Biology and Mathematics Education, must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 for 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 ACM100080.
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN1OF: Linear Algebra Students must take either MATH10290 or MATH10340 in Stage 1. MATH10340 is required for all Mathematical or Physical Science degrees.
MATH10290	Linear Algebra for Science	Spring	5
MATH10340	Linear Algebra in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN1OF: Linear Algebra Students must take either MATH10290 or MATH10340 in Stage 1. MATH10340 is required for all Mathematical or Physical Science degrees.
Stage 1 Options - C)1 OF: Calculus 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 - C)1 OF: Calculus 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 - D)MIN0OF: Programme Cores Students should take at least two of BIOL10130, BIOL10140 and BMOL10030 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2.
BIOL10130	Biology in Action	Autumn	5
BIOL10140	Life on Earth	Autumn	5
BMOL10030	Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease.	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: Programme Cores Students should take at least two of BIOL10130, BIOL10140 and BMOL10030 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2.
Stage 1 Options - E)MIN0OF: Biology and Mathematics Education Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Biology and Mathematics Education in Stage 2.
MATH10410	Mathematics & Science Education & Communication	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - E)MIN0OF: Biology and Mathematics Education Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Biology and Mathematics Education in Stage 2.
Stage 1 Options - F)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.
ACM10080	Applied Maths: Mechanics and Methods	Autumn	5
ACM10090	Climate Change:Causes & Consequences	Autumn	5
CHEM10040	The Molecular World	Autumn	5
COMP10010	Introduction to Programming I	Autumn	5
COMP10290	Computation for Scientists	Autumn	5
MATH10040	Numbers & Functions	Autumn	5
PHIL10160	Critical Thinking	Autumn	5
PHYC10050	Astronomy & Space Science	Autumn	5
PHYC10070	Foundations of Physics	Autumn	5
PHYC10210	Quanta, Particles & Relativity	Autumn	5
STAT10010	Research Methods	Autumn	5
GEOL10050	Earth and Humanity	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
GEOL10060	Introduction to Earth Sciences	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
STAT10050	Practical Statistics	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
ACM10060	Applications of Differential Equations	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
GEOL10020	Earth Science and Materials	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
PHYC10250	Thermal Physics and Materials	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - F)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.

		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