Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science (General Entry)

Science is the process of understanding the world around us and underpins many of the major industrial sectors and employers in Ireland, for example, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Agri-Food and the Green Economy. A recent review of employment opportunities in Ireland by Forfás identified that Science will be at the core of the Future Skills Needs and economic recovery in Ireland.

• Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental scientific and mathematical principles
• Develop basic theoretical and technical skills in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics
• Possess the capacity to analyze and interpret a range of physical, chemical and biological data
• Students will have developed their communications skills so as to effectively retrieve information, write reports and make presentations
• To begin applying the Scientific Technique in analysing and solving problems
• Have an understanding of Science and the role and responsibilities of a Scientist in society
• The students would be expected to meet minimum requirements for transfer to the second year of one of the participating level 8 programmes. The normal minimum requirement is to pass all modules taken

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.