Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2018 - 2019, BSc Science Education
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 1 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE101 | How life works 1. | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| BE102 | How life works 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS101 | Introductory Chemistry 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS102 | Introductory Chemistry 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS151 | Chemistry Laboratory | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| ES123 | Foundation Teaching and Placement Preparation | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| ES143 | Microteaching & Teach Prep | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| MS116 | Calculus for Teachers | 10 | Year long | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| PS122 | Physics For General Science I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS123 | Physics For General Science II | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS153 | Physics Laboratory for General Science | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 2 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS215 | Kinetics and Thermodynamics | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS257 | Chemistry Lab & Spectros Workshop | 7.5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| ES215 | Irish Education:History,Structure&Development | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| ES228 | Microteaching and School Placement | 10 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS110 | The Mathematical Experience | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| MS200 | Linear Algebra | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS220 | Teaching & Asses. Junior Cycle Maths | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS223 | Probability and Statistics | 5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| PS108 | The Universe | 5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| PS227 | Teaching and Assessing Junior Cycle Science | 7.5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| PS255 | Physics Laboratory II (Science Education) | 7.5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES336 | Development Psych. & Individual Differences | 5 | Semester 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| ES338 | School Placement and Reflection | 10 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| ES341 | Philosophical Perspectives on Education | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 3 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS204 | Organic Chemistry | 5 | Semester 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| CS205 | Inorganic Chemistry | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| CS206 | Bio-organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| CS215S | Kinetics and Thermodynamics | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS301 | Organometallics and Polymer Chemistry | 5 | Semester 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| CS345 | Chemistry Topics & Laboratory | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| FSH351 | STEM Education Project 1 (CS&PS) | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| FSH352 | STEM Education Project 2 (MS&PS,MS&CS) | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS221 | Calculus of Several Variables | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS225 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 5 | Semester 1 | 90 | 10 | 3 |
| MS302 | Geometry | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS323 | Introduction to Analysis | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS201 | Quantum Physics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS202 | Electromagnetism | 5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| PS204 | Solid State Physics I | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS207 | Relativity, Nuclear and Particle Physics | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS217 | Vibrations and Waves | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
Year 4 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES330 | ICT, Teaching Strategies & Prof. Preparation | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| ES476 | Curriculum Development and Evaluation | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| ES477 | Access, Disadvantage, Equality in Education | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| ES478 | School Placement | 25 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| ES479 | School Placement Prepartion & Prof Dev. | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 1 |
Year 4 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS302 | Separation Techniques | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| CS422 | Teaching & Assessing Senior Cycle Chemistry | 5 | Semester 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| CS458 | Analytical Techniques for Science Education | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS321 | Introduction to Abstract Algebra | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| MS342 | Problem Solving & Mathematical Modelling | 5 | Semester 1 | 40 | 60 | 1 |
| MS410 | Teaching & Assessing Senior Cycle Maths | 5 | Semester 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| PS305 | Semiconductor Physics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| PS430 | Teaching & Assessing Senior Cycle Physics | 5 | Semester 1 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| PS433 | Electronics for Science Teachers | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| UM405 | Uaneen Non-Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 |