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 taken from core and option modules. Core, programme core and option modules are to be taken as directed. An elective module can be taken in the Spring trimester or alternatively, students can register for an additional module from the Science programme.

Students take 8 core modules. Students must take PHYC10250, PHYC20080 and MATH10320, if not previously taken in Stage 1. Students who intend to take Stage 3 Mathematics, Physics & Education must take STAT20110 in Stage 2 or Stage 3.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
MATH10350	Calculus in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences	Autumn	5
SCI10010	Principles of Scientific Enquiry	Autumn	5
ACM10060	Applications of Differential Equations	Spring	5
MATH10340	Linear Algebra in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences	Spring	5
MATH10410	Mathematics & Science Education & Communication	Spring	5
PHYC10080	Frontiers of Physics	Spring	5
STAT10060	Statistical Modelling	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Physics must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1. Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certified Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1.
ACM10080	Introduction to Applied and Computational Mathematics	Autumn	5
PHYC10070	Foundations of Physics	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Physics must take PHYC10070 in Stage 1. Students who did not achieve a H5 or better in Leaving Certified Applied Mathematics must take ACM10080 in Stage 1.
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who intend to take Mathematics, Physics and Education in Stage 2 must take MATH10320, PHYC10250 and PHYC20080 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. PHYC20080 should only be taken by students in Stage 1 if they have achieved H5 in both Mathematics and Physics at Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
PHYC20080	Fields, Waves and Light	Autumn	5
MATH10320	Mathematical Analysis	Spring	5
PHYC10250	Thermal Physics and Materials	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who intend to take Mathematics, Physics and Education in Stage 2 must take MATH10320, PHYC10250 and PHYC20080 in either Stage 1 or Stage 2. PHYC20080 should only be taken by students in Stage 1 if they have achieved H5 in both Mathematics and Physics at Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who intend to take Mathematics, Physics and Education in Stage 2 and are NOT taking ACM10080 or PHYC10070, must take an additional Physics module in Stage 1 (other than the core and programme cores outlined above - PHYC10080, PHYC20080 and PHYC10250). This is in order to meet the Teaching Council Criteria for teaching Physics. Some Physics modules are recommended below.
PHYC10050	Astronomy & Space Science	Autumn	5
PHYC10210	Quanta, Particles & Relativity	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who intend to take Mathematics, Physics and Education in Stage 2 and are NOT taking ACM10080 or PHYC10070, must take an additional Physics module in Stage 1 (other than the core and programme cores outlined above - PHYC10080, PHYC20080 and PHYC10250). This is in order to meet the Teaching Council Criteria for teaching Physics. Some Physics modules are recommended below.
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: If students take MATH10040 Numbers and Functions in Stage 1 or Stage 2, they can also qualify to teach Applied Mathematics.
MATH10040	Numbers & Functions	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN0OF: If students take MATH10040 Numbers and Functions in Stage 1 or Stage 2, they can also qualify to teach Applied Mathematics.
Stage 1 Options - E)MIN0OF: Students who intend to pursue a pathway in Mathematics, Physcs and Education may wish to consider taking 5 credits in Chemistry and in Biology in order to prepare them for teaching Junior Cycle Science. If you have not taken Chemistry before, you may wish to take CHEM00010 Introduction to Chemistry. If you have taken Chemistry and achieved an O2 or H5 or better in Leaving Cert Physics (or equivalent), you may wish to consider other listed Chemistry modules. If you have not taken Biology before, you may wish to take BIOL00010 Fundamentals of Biology. If you have taken Biology and achieved an O2 or H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Biology (or equivalent) you may wish to consider other listed Biology modules. Students may wish to take COMP10290 Computation for Scientists in advance of ACM20030 Computational Science in Stage 2.
BIOL00010	Fundamentals of Biology	Autumn	5
BIOL10130	Biology in Action	Autumn	5
BIOL10140	Life on Earth	Autumn	5
CHEM00010	Introductory Chemistry	Autumn	5
COMP10290	Computation for Scientists	Autumn	5
BMOL10030	Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease.	Spring	5
CHEM10050	Basis of Organic and Biological Chemistry	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - E)MIN0OF: Students who intend to pursue a pathway in Mathematics, Physcs and Education may wish to consider taking 5 credits in Chemistry and in Biology in order to prepare them for teaching Junior Cycle Science. If you have not taken Chemistry before, you may wish to take CHEM00010 Introduction to Chemistry. If you have taken Chemistry and achieved an O2 or H5 or better in Leaving Cert Physics (or equivalent), you may wish to consider other listed Chemistry modules. If you have not taken Biology before, you may wish to take BIOL00010 Fundamentals of Biology. If you have taken Biology and achieved an O2 or H5 or better in Leaving Certificate Biology (or equivalent) you may wish to consider other listed Biology modules. Students may wish to take COMP10290 Computation for Scientists in advance of ACM20030 Computational Science in Stage 2.
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF: Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Students may select 60 credits from Science programme modules or they can choose 55 credits and one 5-credit elective for Spring. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to a student in Stage 2.
CHEM10040	The Molecular World	Autumn	5
CHEM20100	Basis of Inorganic Chemistry	Autumn	5
COMP10010	Introduction to Programming I	Autumn	5
PHIL10160	Critical Thinking	Autumn	5
PHYC10210	Quanta, Particles & Relativity	Autumn	5
GEOL10060	Introduction to Earth Sciences	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
STAT10050	Practical Statistics	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
ACM10090	Climate Change:Causes & Consequences	Spring	5
BIOL10110	Cell Biology & Genetics	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
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF: Students must have a minimum of 55 credits in Science Programme modules. Students may select 60 credits from Science programme modules or they can choose 55 credits and one 5-credit elective for Spring. Careful selection of modules can increase the number of subject areas available to a student in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Core Modules
ACM20030	Computational Science	Autumn	5
EDUC20030	Key Ideas in Education	Autumn	5
MATH20060	Calculus of Several Variables	Autumn	5
PHYC20020	Introductory Quantum Mechanics	Autumn	5
ACM20150	Vector Integral & Differential Calculus	Spring	5
EDUC20020	Science and Maths Pedagogy	Spring	5
PHYC20060	Methods for Physicists	Spring	5
PHYC20090	Electronics and Devices	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students in Stage 2 Mathematics, Physics and Education must take MATH10320, PHYC10250 and PHYC20080 in Stage 2.
PHYC20080	Fields, Waves and Light	Autumn	5
MATH10320	Mathematical Analysis	Spring	5
PHYC10250	Thermal Physics and Materials	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: If not previously taken in Stage 1, students in Stage 2 Mathematics, Physics and Education must take MATH10320, PHYC10250 and PHYC20080 in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students must take PHYC20100 in Stage 2 or Stage 3, but must complete PHYC10250 prior to taking PHYC20100. Students who intend to take Stage 3 Mathematics, Physics and Education must take STAT20110 in either Stage 2 or Stage 3.
PHYC20100	Thermo & Stat Physics	Autumn	5
STAT20110	Introduction to Probability	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students must take PHYC20100 in Stage 2 or Stage 3, but must complete PHYC10250 prior to taking PHYC20100. Students who intend to take Stage 3 Mathematics, Physics and Education must take STAT20110 in either Stage 2 or Stage 3.
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: If students take MATH10040 Numbers and Functions in Stage 1 or Stage 2, they can also qualify to teach Applied Mathematics.
MATH10040	Numbers & Functions	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: If students take MATH10040 Numbers and Functions in Stage 1 or Stage 2, they can also qualify to teach Applied Mathematics.