The aim of the programme is to provide a broad-based based education in the knowledge and skills needed by students to pursue careers in the range of sectors underpinned by chemical science and technology.  Furthermore, the programme will detail a range of topics that explain the interface between chemistry and the global environment and also the application of chemistry in terms of the sustainable development of society. Graduates from this programme will have the capacity to apply their chemical knowledge and skills, creativity, and critical thinking to solve problems of scientific, environmental and social importance, and to generate new knowledge.  We provide a stimulating and supportive learning environment, in which students develop their knowledge and understanding of Chemistry as an enabling science.  Immersed in a research-intensive environment, located in state-of-the-art facilities, students will work individually and in teams, and engage in cutting-edge projects that will hone their critical thinking, communications, autonomous learning, and technical skills.  In addition to lectures, laboratory classes and tutorials, we use a range of student-centred, active-learning activities, including workshops, case studies, seminars, and team-based projects, culminating in research projects in which students are embedded in academic research teams to work on leading-edge problems in either environmental or sustainable chemistry.  Both the core material and the transferrable skills acquired in the programme are assessed, using a range of authentic techniques. These include assessment of knowledge through written examinations, and competencies gained through laboratory work, as well as, at later stages, assessment of critical reviews, of presentations, and of a research thesis, as well as an oral thesis defense.

1 - Demonstrate a broad and balanced knowledge and appreciation of key concepts in chemistry, environmental chemistry and sustainable chemistry.
2 - Safely and effectively carry out a range of modern experimental procedures.
3 - Apply their theoretical and practical skills, and adopt a rigorous and rational approach, to solve problems in the field.
4 - Describe and communicate problems relating to the environment and sustainability in relation to chemical principles, and discuss chemical processes holistically from an environmental and sustainable perspective.
5 - Engage imaginatively, analytically, and creatively with the molecular basis of matter to understand the materials, processes and interactions inherent in the natural world.
6 - Predict, design and develop the new materials and processes that will be critical to promoting sustainable global progress and prosperity as well as ensuring health and well-being.
7 - Design and implement efficient, safe and sustainable methods for the synthesis and applications of molecules and materials.
8 - Develop and employ quantitative methods for the measurement, characterisation, and analysis of the structure and dynamics of molecular systems.
9 - Understand the nature of scientific research and be able to design, plan and execute research projects.
10 - Demonstrate an intellectual, critical, ethical and professional approach in their thinking generally and to chemistry and sustainability in particular.
11 - Demonstrate an aptitude for life-long, self-directed learning as well as collaborative learning in professional settings throughout their careers.
12 - Exhibit the potential for taking leadership roles in their future careers, and in addressing complex societal and global challenges, especially those relating to sustainable development.

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 take 10 core modules. Additional modules may be selected from the BSc programme or alternatively, students may select 10 credits from elective modules.
If you are interested in doing an Internship as part of Stage 4, you must indicate your interest now (in Stage 3). See full details www.ucd.ie/science/careers/internships/students/ null

Student take 6 core modules and 3 option modules

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 3 Core Modules
CHEM30060	Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Spectroscopy	Autumn	5
CHEM30110	Instrumental Analysis	Autumn	5
CHEM30200	Carbonyl Chemistry, Retrosynthesis and Synthetic Methods	Autumn	5
CHEM30210	Structure Determination and Aromatic Heterocyclic Chemistry	Autumn	5
CHEM30220	Mechanism, Stereochemistry and Alicyclic Chemistry	Autumn	5
CHEM30230	Symmetry and Computational Chemistry	Spring	5
CHEM30240	Main Group Chemistry and Bonding	Spring	5
CHEM30250	Organometallic and Solid State Chemistry	Spring	5
CHEM30310	Soft Matter & Interfacial Chemistry	Spring	5
CHEM30320	Chemical Thermodynamics & Physical Transformations	Spring	5
Stage 3 Core Modules
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students must register to a minimum of 50 Programme Credits (Core/Options). Students may register to 10 Elective credits or select additional Option modules from the list below in order to fulfill their Stage requirements.
BSEN30310	The Bioeconomy; A strategy for sustainable fuel, material and chemical production	Autumn	5
CHEM30090	Chemistry of Materials	Autumn	5
GEOL20110	Global Environmental Change	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
BSEN30030	Air Pollution	Spring	5
ENVB20050	Principles of Environmental Biology & Ecology	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students must register to a minimum of 50 Programme Credits (Core/Options). Students may register to 10 Elective credits or select additional Option modules from the list below in order to fulfill their Stage requirements.
Stage 4 Core Modules
CHEM40030	Research Project	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	20
CHEM40110	Advanced Applications of Inorganic Chemistry	Autumn	5
CHEM40960	Green and Sustainable Chem	Autumn	5
CHEM40060	Methods in Organic Synthesis	Spring	5
CHEM40140	Modern Methods and Applications of Catalysis	Spring	5
CHEM41430	Advanced Topics in Phys Chem	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options - A)3 OF: Please note that students who successfully completed SCI30080 will be manually registered to this module by the relevant School.
CHEM40050	Metals in Biology	Autumn	5
CHEM40090	Methods in Organic Synthesis 2	Autumn	5
CHEM40290	Special topics in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (level 4)	Autumn	5
CHEM40740	Electrochemistry	Autumn	5
SCI30080	Professional Placement-Science	Autumn	5
CHEM40080	Reactivity and Change	Spring	5
CHEM40870	Nanomaterials Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - A)3 OF: Please note that students who successfully completed SCI30080 will be manually registered to this module by the relevant School.

		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