Chemistry and Chemical Sciences Stage1

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 select a total of 12 modules (60 credits) in Stage 1 with a minimum of 11 modules (55 credits) taken from with the BSc degree programme. Core and option modules should be taken as directed. Elective modules may also be taken from within the BSc degree programme. Elective modules are registered in the Spring trimester.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules Chemistry & Chemical Sciences
SCI10010	Principles of Scientific Enquiry	Autumn	5
CHEM10050	Basis of Organic and Biological Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules Chemistry & Chemical Sciences
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences 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. This is a conditional core for students who wish to pursue Medicinal Chemistry or Biophysical Chemistry in Stage 2. Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to remain eligible for Applied & Computational Mathematics or any Physics subject who did not achieve a minimum grade of H5 in Leaving Certificate Higher Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080.
ACM10080	Introduction to Applied and Computational Mathematics	Autumn	5
BIOL00010	Fundamentals of Biology	Autumn	5
CHEM00010	Introductory Chemistry	Autumn	5
PHYC10070	Foundations of Physics	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences 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. This is a conditional core for students who wish to pursue Medicinal Chemistry or Biophysical Chemistry in Stage 2. Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in leaving Certificate Physics, and who want to remain eligible for Neuroscience, Physiology must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. Students who wish to remain eligible for Applied & Computational Mathematics or any Physics subject who did not achieve a minimum grade of H5 in Leaving Certificate Higher Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080.
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences B)1OF: Students must take either MATH10290 or MATH10340 in Stage 1. MATH10340 is required for all Mathematics 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 - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences B)1OF: Students must take either MATH10290 or MATH10340 in Stage 1. MATH10340 is required for all Mathematics or Physical Science degrees.
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences C)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.
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 - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences C)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.
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences D)MIN0OF: Students can take CHEM20140 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. It is recommended that students who wish to pursue Medicinal Chemistry in Stage 2 should select CHEM20140 in Stage 1.
CHEM20140	Introductory Transition Metal Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences D)MIN0OF: Students can take CHEM20140 in Stage 1 or Stage 2. It is recommended that students who wish to pursue Medicinal Chemistry in Stage 2 should select CHEM20140 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences E)MIN0OF: Students who wish to take Chemistry with Biophysical Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry as a Stage 2 subject must take BIOL10110 in Stage 1.
CHEM10040	The Molecular World	Autumn	5
BIOL10110	Cell Biology & Genetics	Spring	5
CHEM10100	Aspects of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences E)MIN0OF: Students who wish to take Chemistry with Biophysical Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry as a Stage 2 subject must take BIOL10110 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences F)MIN0OF: Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Mathematics, Chemistry and Education in Stage 2
MATH10410	Mathematics & Science Education & Communication	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences F)MIN0OF: Students must take MATH10410 and STAT10060 if they want to remain eligible for Mathematics, Chemistry and Education in Stage 2
Stage 1 Options - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences G)MIN0OF: Students must register to a minimum of 55 programme credits (taken from both core and option 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 of Stage 1.
ACM10080	Introduction to Applied and Computational Mathematics	Autumn	5
BIOL10130	Biology in Action	Autumn	5
BIOL10140	Life on Earth	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
ACM10090	Climate Change:Causes & Consequences	Spring	5
BIOL10110	Cell Biology & Genetics	Spring	5
BMOL10030	Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease.	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 - Chemistry & Chemical Sciences G)MIN0OF: Students must register to a minimum of 55 programme credits (taken from both core and option 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 of 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