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Programme Academic Structure for 2024 - 2025, PhD-track

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE515Fundamentals of Bioreaction Engineering5Semester 101001
BE516Bioseparations5Semester 101001
BE519Fundamental and Applied Immunology5Semester 101001
BE521AUApplied Biostatistics5Semester 201001
BE527Recombinant DNA Technology5Semester 101001
BE533Gene Cloning and Gene Expression 25Semester 101001
BE535Precision Medicine 110Semester 101001
BE536Precision Medicine 210Semester 201001
BE537Professional Skills for Scientists5Semester 201001
BE538Intro to Cell Biology and Biotechnology5Semester 101001
BE539AUTranslational Bioinformatics5Semester 201001
BE550Biosafety & Lab Standard Operating Procedures5Year long01001
BE580Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering5Semester 101001
BE581Bioprocess Scale Up & Technology Transfer5Semester 201001
BE583Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgt5Semester 201001
BE584Bioreactor Design, Modelling & Monitoring5Semester 101001
BT6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
BT6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
CS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
CS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
EE508Device Manufacturing7.5Semester 275251
EE535Energy System Decarbonisation7.5Semester 101001
FSH509EXTATIC Special Topics at DCU5Year long01001
GS601Intellectual Property and Commercialisation5Semester 101002
GS602Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 101001
GS602APostgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 201001
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
LG608Research Methods5Semester 201001
MM600Labview, Data Acquisition, Analysis & Control7.5Semester 201002
MM603Data Analysis for Advanced Manufacturing5Semester 201001
MS508Probability and Finance II (Advanced)7.5Semester 180203
MS509Partial Differential Equations7.5Semester 101001
MS525Fixed Income Securities (Advanced)7.5Semester 210001
MS526Stochastic Finance (Advanced)7.5Semester 210001
MS537Probability and Finance I (Advanced)7.5Semester 180203
MS547Time Series Advanced7.5Semester 270301
MS555Simulation for Finance7.5Semester 150501
MS556Deep Learning7.5Semester 201001
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002
NS5025Humanistic Approaches:Theory & Practice5Semester 101001
NS572Psychodynamic Approaches Theory & Practice5Semester 201001
NS582Integrative Psychotherapy5Semester 201001
NS584Cognitive & Behavioural Approaches5Semester 101001
NS587Research Inquiry5Semester 201001
PS520Computational Physics II5Semester 250502
PS522Microfluidics25Semester 101002
PS523Applied Spectroscopy 25Year long01001
PS524Plasma Science and Technology 25Year long50501
PS525Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis 25Semester 250503
PS526Theoretical Astrophysics7.5Semester 190101
PS528Extragalactic Astrophysics5Semester 275251
PS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
PS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
PSYC521Advanced Research Skills (Psychology)10Year long01001
PSYC523Science Communication for GraduateResearchers5701002
PSYC609Strategies for Getting Published5701001

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT03Research Thesis - Year 3P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT04Research Thesis - Year 4P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT05Research Thesis - Year 5P10001

Year C Optional Modules -

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
MM532Computational Thermo-Fluid Dynamics7.5Semester 250501
MM555Manufacturing Process Analysis & Tool Design7.5Semester 280201
MM602Additive Manufacturing7.5Semester 201001

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT01Research Thesis - Year 1P01001

Year 1 Optional Modules,

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
BE515Fundamentals of Bioreaction Engineering5Semester 101001
BE516Bioseparations5Semester 101001
BE519Fundamental and Applied Immunology5Semester 101001
BE521AUApplied Biostatistics5Semester 201001
BE527Recombinant DNA Technology5Semester 101001
BE533Gene Cloning and Gene Expression 25Semester 101001
BE535Precision Medicine 110Semester 101001
BE536Precision Medicine 210Semester 201001
BE537Professional Skills for Scientists5Semester 201001
BE538Intro to Cell Biology and Biotechnology5Semester 101001
BE539AUTranslational Bioinformatics5Semester 201001
BE550Biosafety & Lab Standard Operating Procedures5Year long01001
BE580Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering5Semester 101001
BE581Bioprocess Scale Up & Technology Transfer5Semester 201001
BE583Biopharmaceutical Industry Regulation & Mgt5Semester 201001
BE584Bioreactor Design, Modelling & Monitoring5Semester 101001
BT6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
BT6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
CS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
CS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
EE508Device Manufacturing7.5Semester 275251
EE535Energy System Decarbonisation7.5Semester 101001
FSH509EXTATIC Special Topics at DCU5Year long01001
GS601Intellectual Property and Commercialisation5Semester 101002
GS602Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 101001
GS602APostgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice5Semester 201001
GTEFSHGraduate Training Elements (Science & Health)P001
LC600English for Academic Purposes5Autumn Semester01001
LG608Research Methods5Semester 201001
MM555Manufacturing Process Analysis & Tool Design7.5Semester 280201
MM600Labview, Data Acquisition, Analysis & Control7.5Semester 201002
MM603Data Analysis for Advanced Manufacturing5Semester 201001
MS547Time Series Advanced7.5Semester 270301
MS555Simulation for Finance7.5Semester 150501
MS556Deep Learning7.5Semester 201001
MT610Qualitative Research Methods5Semester 101002
MT611Quantitative Research Methods5Year long01002
NS5005Working for Inclusion10Semester 201001
NS5025Humanistic Approaches:Theory & Practice5Semester 101001
NS572Psychodynamic Approaches Theory & Practice5Semester 201001
NS582Integrative Psychotherapy5Semester 201001
NS584Cognitive & Behavioural Approaches5Semester 101001
NS587Research Inquiry5Semester 201001
PS520Computational Physics II5Semester 250502
PS522Microfluidics25Semester 101002
PS523Applied Spectroscopy 25Year long01001
PS525Nanotechnology and Surface Analysis 25Semester 250503
PS526Theoretical Astrophysics7.5Semester 190101
PS528Extragalactic Astrophysics5Semester 275251
PS6071Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 15Autumn Semester01001
PS6072Laboratory Tutoring (FSH) - Year 25Autumn Semester01001
PSYC521Advanced Research Skills (Psychology)10Year long01001
PSYC523Science Communication for GraduateResearchers5701002
PSYC609Strategies for Getting Published5701001

Year 2 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT02Research Thesis - Year 2P01001

Year 3 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT03Research Thesis - Year 3P01001

Year 4 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT04Research Thesis - Year 4P01001

Year 5 Core Modules:

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
RSPT05Research Thesis - Year 5P10001

Year C Optional Modules,

CodeTitleCreditSemesterExam %CA %Resit Category
MM532Computational Thermo-Fluid Dynamics7.5Semester 250501
MM602Additive Manufacturing7.5Semester 201001

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