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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2019 - 2020, BSc Science Education

This information is provisional & subject to change.

Explanation of Terms/Frequently Asked Questions

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	0	100	1
CS101	Introductory Chemistry 1	5	Semester 1	80	20	3
CS102	Introductory Chemistry 2	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
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	80	20	3
PS122	Physics For General Science I	5	Semester 1	80	20	3
PS123	Physics For General Science II	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
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	0	100	1
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
FSH201	Teaching and Assessing Junior Cycle Science	7.5	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	0	100	1
PS108	The Universe	5	Semester 2	80	20	3
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	0	100	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	0	100	1
CS206	Bio-organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
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	Modelling with Differential Equations	5	Semester 1	90	10	3
MS302	Geometry	7.5	Semester 2	75	25	1
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	0	100	1
PS204	Solid State Physics I	5	Semester 2	80	20	3
PS207	Nuclear Physics and Relativity	5	Semester 1	80	20	3
PS223	Intro to Methods of Classical Mechanics	5	Semester 1	80	20	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	0	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	80	20	1
MS342	Discrete Mathematics II	5	Semester 1	80	20	3
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	1

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