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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, Age Friendly University Programme

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Year C Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE208Pollution & Biosphere5Semester 101001
BE223Transport Processes5Semester 250501
BE224Bioprocess Engineering Principles5Semester 180203
BE233Microbiology and Genetics II5Semester 280203
BE301Gene Cloning and Gene Expression5Semester 101001
BE309Immunology & Cell Biology for Engineers5Semester 180203
BE310Comparative Genomics & Developmental Biology5Semester 180203
BE322Design and Operation of Bioreactors5Semester 101001
BE323Advanced Cell Biology5Semester 180203
BE332Environmental Biotechnology5Semester 101001
BE333Biopharmaceutical Chemistry5Semester 150501
BE401Industrial Bioprocessing5Semester 180201
BE402Proteins, Proteomics & Biopharma5Semester 160401
BE403Biopharmaceutical & Immunological Analysis5Semester 190101
BE409Environmental Ethics5Semester 101001
BE418Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgmt5Semester 250501
BE419Biopharmaceutical Facility Design & Operation5Semester 201001
BE433Immunology and Immunoanalysis5Semester 101001
BE434Genetics of Human Inheritance5Semester 280203
BE435Animal Cell Biotechnology5Semester 210001
ED3048Philosophy, Ethics5Semester 201001
HD319Philosophy Existentialism5Semester 201001
NS140Public Health Nutrition5Semester 101001

Modular Programme Structure

Year 1 Optional Modules;

CodeTitleCreditSemesterResit Category
CM50020Understanding Social Media5Semester 11
CM5032Strat. Comm. for STEM, Envirn. & Healthcare10Semester 11
CS107Chemistry for Health Related Professions5Semester 11
MC125Jazz History5Semester 11
SP108Spanish Language 2(Beginners)10Semester 21

Year 2 Optional Modules;

CodeTitleCreditSemesterResit Category
PS114Life, the Universe and Everything5Semester 23

Year C Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE202Microbiology and Genetics5Semester 280201
BE205Statistics5Semester 160401
MC224Music of the African Diaspora5Semester 201001

Year C Optional Modules;

CodeTitleCreditSemesterResit Category
AC402Business and Professional Ethics5Semester 21
BE101How life works 15Semester 11
BE102How life works 25Semester 23
BE226Introduction to Physiological Systems5Semester 12
BE230Cell Structure and Function5Semester 11
BE312Plant Science5Semester 21
BE436Environmental Toxicology5Semester 11
BE486Formulation & Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals5Semester 21
CM102Cultural Studies10Semester 21
CM107Introduction to Social Studies10Semester 11
CM137History & Structure of the Media5Semester 11
CM151Introduction to Communication Studies10Semester 11
CM152Psychology, Media and Creativity5Semester 21
CM1540Ethics and Regulation5Semester 21
CM157Cultural Studies5Semester 21
CM212Analysing Advertising5Semester 21
CM261Crime, Policing and the Media5Semester 21
CM275New Media & Society5Semester 11
CM286Film, History and Theory5Semester 21
CM5002Understanding Social Media10Semester 11
CM563Social Media, Journalism and Democracy5Semester 11
CS204Organic Chemistry5Semester 13
ED1303Introduction to Religious Education5Semester 21
EF108Data Analysis5Semester 21
EF113Introduction to Microeconomics5Year long1
EF114Introduction to Macroeconomics5Semester 21
EF302Macroeconomic Policy5Semester 11
EF306Financial Theory5Semester 11
EF309Risk Management5Semester 21
EF310International Economics5Semester 21
EF331Topics in Applied Economics5Semester 21
EL101Introduction to Fiction:Short Story and Novel5Semester 11
EL103Genre: The Tragedy-Comedy Complex5Semester 11
EL103XGenre: The Tragedy-Comedy Complex5Semester 11
EL104Poetry: How and Why to Read it5Semester 21
EL104XPoetry: How and Why to Read it5Semester 21
EL105Modern European and American Drama5Semester 21
EL106Lit&Value:What Makes Great Books Great5Semester 21
EL108Fictions5Semester 11
EL109XPoetry: A User's Guide5Semester 21
EL201Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5Semester 11
EL201XShakespeare & The English Renaissance5Semester 11
EL202XGender and Sexuality5Semester 11
EL203Romanticism: Innocence and Experience5Semester 11
EL20419th Century Literature5Semester 21
EL204X19th Century Literature5Semester 21
EL205Modernism and Postmodernism5Semester 21
EL208XPoetry in Context5Semester 21
EL302XPoetry in Public5Semester 21
EL303Irish Writing: then & now, local & the global5Semester 11
EL303XIrish Writing5Semester 21
EL304Staging Ireland A history of Irish Theatre5Semester 11
EL304XIrish Theatre5Semester 11
EL306XGothic5Semester 21
EL3240Advanced Creative Writing5Semester 21
EL3240XAdvanced Creative Writing5Semester 21
EL401Postmodernism5Semester 11
EN207Ireland, Sex and Text5Semester 11
EN332Anglo-Irish Lit: The Novel and Short Story5Semester 21
ES116Citizenship, Diversity and Inclusion5Semester 21
ES125Social&Personal Dev with Communication Skills5Semester 11
ES126Human Development - Power and Politics5Semester 11
GY103Hazardous Earth5Semester 11
GY215Humanitarian Action5Semester 11
GY218Climate Change: Causes and Consequences5Semester 21
GY303Geopolitics: Middle East and North Africa5Semester 11
HD112Intellectual Development of the Child5Semester 21
HD213Social Contexts of Adolescence5Semester 11
HD215An Introduction to Existentialist Philosophy5Semester 21
HD218Sociology of Adulthood5Semester 21
HD312Psychopathology5Semester 21
HD319Philosophy Existentialism5Semester 21
HR101Psychology in Organisations5Semester 11
HR201Introduction To People Management5Semester 11
HR301Organisational Psychology5Semester 21
HY107Foundations in History5Year long1
HY110The 20th Century World since 19185Semester 21
HY115Early Modern Europe, 1450-16487.5Semester 21
HY209Europe, 1648-18485Semester 21
HY211Renaissance, Reform. & Religious Wars5Semester 11
HY235A History of Northern Ireland5Semester 11
HY322Intro to Popular Cultures in Ireland1800-19505Semester 21
HY324Revolution in Modern Ireland5Semester 21
HY327Medieval Archaeology10Semester 21
LC113Contemporary Cultural Debates5Semester 21
LC4770Issues in Multiculturalism5Semester 11
LG108XThe Irish Political System5Semester 11
LG112Introduction To Modern Ireland5Semester 21
LG113Introduction to US History and Politics5Semester 21
LG116Introduction to Politics5Semester 11
LG117Intro to International Relations & Security5Semester 11
LG1170Intro to International Relations & Security10Semester 11
LG117XIntro. to International Relations & Security5Semester 11
LG120Public International Law5Semester 21
LG132Introduction to Global Governance5Semester 11
LG219XForeign Policy and Diplomacy5Semester 11
LG231Family, Law and Society5Semester 21
LG233Conflict, Security and Peace10Semester 11
LG241Global Political Economy10Semester 21
LG245Contemporary Political Terrorism10Semester 21
LG316XThe Law of Contract5Semester 11
LG320Contemp. Politics of the M. East & N. Africa5Semester 21
LG325Criminal Law5Semester 11
LG325XCriminal Law5Semester 11
LG331Issues in American Politics5Semester 21
LG347XHealthcare Law and Society5Semester 21
LG365The Politics of South Asia5Semester 11
LG5029International Security: Critical Approaches10Semester 21
LG574Politics of the Middle East and North Africa10Semester 21
MC329Jazz History5Semester 21
MG101Introduction to Marketing5Semester 21
MS225Modelling with Differential Equations5Semester 11
MS241Geometry:From Shape&Space to Hyperbolic Plane5Semester 11
MS445Topics in Astrophysics5Semester 21
MT118IT Skills & Software Tools for Managers5Semester 21
MT218Statistics for Business and Economics5Semester 11
MT302AOrganisation Theory and Practice5Semester 11
NS127Introduction to Anthropology5Semester 21
NS133Biochemistry and Cell Biology5Semester 11
NS134Perspectives on Health5Semester 11
NS137Sustainable Development and Health5Semester 11
NS139Living Longer5Semester 21
NS140Public Health Nutrition5Semester 11
NS218Sexual Health5Semester 21
NS230Technology and the Person5Semester 11
NS232Campaigning for Health Equity5Semester 21
NS263Wellbeing across the lifespan 15Semester 11
NS272Anthropology, Health and Illness5Semester 21
NS280Sociology, Health & Illness5Semester 11
NS329Sociology of Mental Health5Semester 21
PS108The Universe5Semester 23
PS213Space Science and Astronomy5Semester 23
PSYC106Child Development5Semester 11
SS102Introduction to Exercise Science7.5Semester 11
SS108Sociology of Sport 15Semester 21
SS124Sport & Exercise Physiology5Semester 21
SS201Conditioning Science 2:Prescription&Delivery5Semester 11
SS238Genetics & Health5Semester 21
SS306Exercise Referral&Physical activity Promotion5Semester 11
TP101History of Christianity5Semester 11
TP102Intro. to the Jewish and Christian Scriptures5Semester 21
TP105Introduction to Islam7.5Semester 11
TP111Hebrew Scriptures: The Pentateuch7.5Semester 11
TP121Christology7.5Semester 21
TP123Introduction to Classical Arabic7.5Semester 21
TP125Introduction to Koine Greek7.5Semester 21
TP132Introduction to Philosophy: Central Issues7.5Semester 11
TP136Knowledge, Belief, Scepticism: Intro to Epist7.5Semester 11
TP148Spirituality7.5Semester 11
TP204XJustice and Peace5Semester 21
TP205Science and Religion5Semester 21
TP206The Letters of Paul5Semester 21
TP207Introduction to Philosophy5Semester 21
TP210Philosophy: An Historical Introduction5Semester 11
TP214Liberation Theologies5Semester 11
TP232Philosophy of Religion5Semester 21
TP233Environmental Ethics and Global Moral Issues5Semester 21
TP303New Testament: The Gospels5Semester 11
TP303XNew Testament: The Gospels5Semester 11
TP307World Religions/World Views5Semester 21
TP307YWorld Religions5Semester 11
TP309The God Question and the Problem of Evil5Year long1
TP309XThe God Question5Semester 21
TP524Philosophy and God: Selected Readings10Semester 11
ZH191Chinese Culture and Society5Semester 21

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