DN440 Biomedical, Health & Life Sciences (BHS1)
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Medicine If human health and disease research interests you, this exciting new degree will provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skills you require.
The Biomedical Health and Life Science multi-disciplinary BSc honours degree is designed to offer a unique environment to students in which they will become multi-disciplinary scientists at the interface of Biomedical Science and Medicine in order to translate scientific knowledge and discoveries to impact on global human health and disease.
The programme values and therefore encourages the development of an enquiring, collaborative, critical and analytical approach to learning that will engender an intellectual and professional approach to the understanding of the complexity of human health and disease.
The programme offers a unique learning environment at both an academic research and hospital setting delivered by internationally recognised research active scientists and clinicians. In addition to the traditional lecturing approach the programme promotes the use of small group learning, journal club and ethical review style discussions to develop the critical thinking and reflection of the scientific approach and impact on patient outcomes and society as scientific knowledge is brought into clinical utility. The research project places an emphasis on clinically relevant research questions where the student also gains a respect for working with clinical material and an understanding of the steps to bring these ideas into clinical use. The programme utilises a blended approach to assessment including project work and presentations.
- Act as responsible global citizens, including a commitment to social and cultural diversity, equity and ethics.
- Apply scientific methodology to identify solutions to clinically relevant questions in the areas of prevention, diagnosis and interventions of human disease.
- Appreciate the importance of scientific enquiry and how to translate scientific knowledge to clinical utility with a vision to making an impact on global health and disease.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of body functions in health and disease underpinned by molecular, biochemical and pathobiological processes.
- Impart their knowledge and analysis through written and oral media to audiences ranging from scientists, clinicians, patients and the general lay public.
- Implement a professional and passionate approach to lifelong, self-directed and collaborative learning throughout their careers.
- Organise their time and activities to deliver specific planned objectives.
- Position themselves to contribute to the path of discovery to enhance global health.
- Practise as a scientist and implement the scientific process of generating clinically relevant hypothesises as well as design, plan, conduct and evaluate the outcome of scientific experiments.
- Think critically about what they learn and their research findings.
- Undertake a professional approach and respectfulness in their interaction with patient material and research questions.
- Work in a multi-disciplinary scientific and clinical team environment with an appreciation of what each discipline can bring to the integration and transfer of knowledge to impact on patient outcomes.
Average CAO Points 2007: 545
Average Intake: 15
Length of Programme: 4 Years
* All applicants with a score greater than 530 were accomodated but, as it was not possible to accommodate all applicants with 530 points, random selection was applied.
If human health and disease research interests you, this exciting new degree will provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skills you require.
This new degree will appeal to anyone who has a keen interest in science and who wishes to study the effect modern diseases have on the normal function of the healthy human body. You will also learn how scientifically driven investigation can advance our knowledge of disease treatment and prevention.
The programme provides you with a wide breadth of education and training across a range of modern medical and biological sciences and focuses on the application of scientific developments in the prevention and alleviation of disease.
Stage 1 in the programme involves a number of modules concerned with modern basic biomedical laboratory sciences. The subject areas in the core modules of this stage will include relevant aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, cytology, histology and physiology.
Subsequent study of disease processes will enable you to proceed to further learning about the research-based development of new and more effective means of diagnosing, treating and preventing illness. The flexible modular structure of this programme will allow you to specialise in areas of investigative biomedical science that especially interest you, particularly in the later stages of the degree course.
You may apply to study abroad for either a semester or a year through the Erasmus programme or on a non-EU exchange. UCD has over 200 Erasmus partners in Europe and an increasing number of non-EU exchange agreements with universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and elsewhere.
Please visit the Erasmus section by clicking on the International Office link at the top of this page.
Graduates will primarily be prepared for scientific careers in biomedical and health research, but may also avail of opportunities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, in hospital laboratories (including cardiology, neurophysiology and respiratory laboratories), sports and exercise and other areas allied to health.
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Students who did NOT receive a grade of C3 or better in Chemistry in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) MUST register to the module CHEM00010 Introductory Chemistry.
All other students should select CHEM10040. |
| Code | Title | Semester | Credit |
| CHEM00010 | Introductory Chemistry | Semester One | 5 |
| CHEM10040 | The Molecular World | Semester One | 5 |
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