Year 1 Modules:
Core
BL1002 Cell, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution (5 credits);
BC1001 Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease (5 credits);
BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits);
MB1003 Microbiology in Society (5 credits);
CM1200 Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry 1 (10 credits);
CM1201 Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry 2a (10 credits);
MA1001 & MA1002 Calculus for Science I & II (5 credits each);
PY1010 Physics for Biological and Chemical Sciences (10 credits)
Year 2 Modules:
Biomolecules; Principles of Metabolic Pathways; Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; States of Matter; Structures and Reactions of Main Group Compounds; Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes; Spectroscopy; Structure, Bonding and Quantum Mechanics; Introductory Molecular Biology;
Physiology
Year 3 Modules:
Structural Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds; Analytical Chemistry; Natural Products and Reaction Mechanisms; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Solids and Technology; Pharmacology; Toxicology; Chemotherapy and Pharmacology of Inflammation
In addition, you will undertake an industrial placement between Years 3 and 4 over the five-month period May-October.
Year 4 Modules:
Core
Protein Science; Advanced Organic Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Reactivity; Physical Organic Chemistry; Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Chemistry Drug Design and Development; Work Placement; Neuropharmacology; Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology
Electives
Range of Research Projects
Course Practicalities
Expected lecture hours: Lectures usually take place in the mornings between 9am and 1pm. You will usually have between 8-12 lectures per week.
Expected lab/practical hours: Laboratory practical classes are generally in the afternoons between 2pm and 6pm. You will usually have three laboratory classes per week.
Why Choose This Course
The BSc Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds (CPC) is the only course in Ireland to cover both the chemistry and biology underpinning the pharmaceutical industry.
In addition, CPC is the only undergraduate course in chemistry that offers an organised placement scheme in the pharmaceutical industry. Feedback on the placements from both students and companies is excellent.
CPC is the only course on which industry experts present on key technical and economic aspects of the industry.
CPC is on the Auto-Qual list of the Teaching Council for eligibility to apply for PDE for teaching of Biology and Chemistry.
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