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BMOL20070

Academic Year 2026/2027

Biomolecular Lab Skills 2 (BMOL20070)

Subject:
Biomolecular & Biomed Science
College:
Science
School:
Biomolecular & Biomed Science
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Cormac Murphy
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will introduce students to the fundamental practical skills needed to complete degrees in Biomedical Sciences, including biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, and pharmacology. Students will learn basic aseptic and immunological techniques, staining of bacterial cultures, practical exercises in drug metabolism, basic neuroscience practicals and data handling. This is a practical-only module and students will be required to work on their own, in pairs and/or in groups.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the student should be able to: 1. Perform basic aseptic techniques. 2. Stain and use microscopes to study bacterial cultures. 3. Perform some basic immunological and endocrine assays. 4. Comprehend and carry out pharmacological techniques. 5. Be able to generate a waveform to assess latency of human reflexes. 6. Analyse data using computer software packages. 7. Have an understanding of the applications of these techniques to research and analysis in the biomolecular sciences.

Indicative Module Content:

As described above.

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

9

Practical

27

Autonomous Student Learning

64

Total

100


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The content is predominantly practical classes.

Generative AI: You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your engagement with AI stops when you begin to create your submission. Your submissions should therefore be authored entirely by yourself and should show how you have developed and refined these ideas. You should keep a comprehensive record of all outputs generated by AI, and may be required to document these as part of the activities, or present them on demand. An appropriate AI tool may be used to correct grammatical errors and improve the language of text you alone have authored. You must not allow the AI tool to alter the sense of any text, offer a critique of or modify any arguments.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

BMOL10030 Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BIOL10120 - Cell Biology & Genetics (NUin)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): One detailed lab report on the Rat Ileum practical is to be submitted. Week 9 Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No
10
No
Exam (In-person): The exam is based on the theoretical parts of the module and includes mcq and data analysis questions. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No
75
No
Participation in Learning Activities: prelab quiz, performance/participation, lab notebook Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 14 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
15
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Professor Orina Belton Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Colm Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Alan Hoban Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Andrew Irving Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Luke Johnson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Margaret McGee Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Hilary McMahon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Cormac Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Seema Nathwani Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor John O'Connor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Helen Reid Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Atia Batool Tutor
Ms Caoimbhe Burke Tutor
Alessia Campoli Tutor
Master Ciaran Carey Tutor
Mr Niall Carruthers Tutor
Ms Niamh Casey Tutor
Hanhan Chen Tutor
Mr Shane Clerkin Tutor
Ms Aisling Corbet Tutor
Ms Poshita Daramwal Tutor
Ms Ying Ling Dee Tutor
Mr Thomas Dodd Tutor
Darragh Doherty Tutor
Ms Aida Don Tutor
Ms Ana Fitzsimons Tutor
Chiara Giacomozzi Tutor
Ms Elena Giardini Tutor
Jodie Kearney Tutor
Mr Ivan Krupa Tutor
Mr Robert Leddy Tutor
Ms Gabriele Litovskich Tutor
Sean Gerard Lonergan Tutor
Ms Hayley Macleod Tutor
Andrea Marcantognini Tutor
Mr Evan Matthews Tutor
Ms Kate McKeever Tutor
Mr Braden Millar Tutor
Miss Laura Murphy Tutor
Ronan Murray Tutor
Nouran Naged Tutor
Patricie Niemcová Tutor
Ronan O Brien Tutor
Mr Matthew O'Brien Holohan Tutor
Elizabeth O'Gorman Tutor
Mr Rhys Orimaco Tutor
Mr Adam Ralph Tutor
Anwesha Sarkar Tutor
Kameshwari Tata Tutor
Ms Jia Lynn Tham Tutor
Carmen Valera Cros Tutor
Jinxin Zhang Tutor