Module: Analytical Sciences Study Abroad

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Analytical Sciences Study Abroad
Module Code	CHM1054 (ITS: CS322)
Faculty	Chemical Sciences	School	Science & Health
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	60

Description

Analytical Sciences Year 3 Abroad

Learning Outcomes

1. The Year Long Study abroad module CS322 (semesters I and II) will provide the DCU student with the necessary academic learning and practical skills (through experimentation) to be comprehensively equipped for Year 4 of AS4 in DCU.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Assessment Feedback	125	The workload will be similar to what is expected from a Year 3 AS3 student in DCU. This will, of course, change depending on the timing and specific demands of the Year Abroad modules and schedule. The 1500 hours in total for the Year 3 abroad are indicative and based on 125 hrs per 5 credit module x 12 = 60 credits.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	11253	Part of Term	Semester 1, 2 & 3
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	John Gallagher	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Formal Examination	As per Erasmus+ module descriptor for each individual module	100%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Analytical Sciences textbooks as recommended by the Foreign Institution academics.
Analytical Sciences textbooks.

James M. Miller & Jonathan B. Crowther (Eds.). Wiley: 2000, Analytical Chemistry in a GMP Environment: A Practical Guide
Textbook or similar

Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch.: 2007, Principles of instrumental analysis, Thomson Brooks/Cole, B
Instrumental sciences textbook

Daniel C. Harris: 2007, Quantitative chemical analysis, 7th, W. H. Freeman, New York, 0716776944
Text books including and similar to this textbook.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None

The Year Long Abroad module CS322 has been generated as a 60 credit module specifically for a student studying abroad during 2023/'24.