Bachelor of Science Biotechnology
Course Overview
This BSc Biotechnology program equips students with the core scientific knowledge and practical skills to harness living systems for innovation in medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. The course offers a unique blend of modern biology, business communications, and language training, preparing graduates for a global career. Students gain invaluable experience through a dedicated fourth-year research project and have the opportunity to complete professional placements in industry or laboratories across Europe.
Key Program Highlights
- Strong foundation in modern biological sciences and genetic engineering
- Integrated training in business communications and language skills
- Extensive fourth-year individual research project in an on-campus laboratory
- Opportunity for professional placements in Irish industry or European research labs
- Excellent career prospects in Ireland's growing biopharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors
Course Overview
This BSc Biotechnology program equips students with the core scientific knowledge and practical skills to harness living systems for innovation in medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. The course offers a unique blend of modern biology, business communications, and language training, preparing graduates for a global career. Students gain invaluable experience through a dedicated fourth-year research project and have the opportunity to complete professional placements in industry or laboratories across Europe.
Key Program Highlights
- Strong foundation in modern biological sciences and genetic engineering
- Integrated training in business communications and language skills
- Extensive fourth-year individual research project in an on-campus laboratory
- Opportunity for professional placements in Irish industry or European research labs
- Excellent career prospects in Ireland's growing biopharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors
Requirements
Modules
- French for Biotechnology I
- German for Biotechnology I
- Beginners German for Biotechnology I
- Irish for Biotechnology I/Gaeilge don Bhith-theicneolaíocht I
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology Skills with French/German
- Biotechnology I
- Employability for Biotechnology
- Statistics for Data Science 1
- Statistics for Data Science 2
- German for Biotechnology II
- French for Biotechnology II
- An Ghaeilge don Bhith-theicneolaíocht
- Protein Structure and Function
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Biotechnology Skills with French/German II
- Laboratory Skills in Microbiology I
- Physical Chemistry
- Gene Technologies and Molecular Medicine
- Metabolism and Cell Signalling
- Laboratory Skills in Microbiology II
- Microbes and the Environment
- Organic Chemistry
- Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
- Biotechnology Placement Experience
- French for Biotechnology III
- German for Biotechnology III
- Biotechnology Skills for Placements
- Biotechnology Skills with French/German III
- Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology
- Microbial Metabolic and Molecular Systems
- Food and Industrial Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Cell Signalling
- Human Molecular Genetics
- Plant and Agricultural Genetics
- Immunology and Recombinant Techniques
- Protein Biochemistry
- Introduction To Business
- Biochemistry Research Project
- Biochemistry Principles and Experimental Design
- Modern Biotechnologies
- Biomolecules
- Plant and Agri-Biotechnologies
- Glycosciences and Recombinant Protein Production
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Literature Review and Presentation
