Agri-Biosciences BSc (Honours)

First Year at a Glance

As well as learning the main core science subjects in first year, students will also be exposed to the following

• Cellular systems in animals and plants and their effect on growth and function

• The main components of agri-food products such as meat, milk and vegetables

• The prevalence of biotechnology in the Irish agri-food industry

• Different techniques used to bring agricultural outputs from farm to fork

• Modern laboratory methods used to analyse different cell and food types
   

  Semester Schedules

  Stage 1 / Semester 1

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title CMOD6001 Creativity Innovation&Teamwork MATH6056 Maths for Biological Sciences CHEM6011 Biological Chemistry 1 BIOL6007 Biomolecules and Cells PHOL6007 Animal & Plant Physiology BIOL6003 Laboratory Operations

  Stage 1 / Semester 2

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title BIOM6001 Microbes, Enzymes & Energy AGRI6025 Agri-Food Production CHEM6009 Biological Chemistry 2 STAT6013 Biostatistics and Probability PHYS6044 Heat and Light Elective Module Code Module Title BIOT6001 Introduction to Biotechnology FREE6001 Free Choice Module

  Stage 2 / Semester 1

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title BIOM6006 Microbial Diversity BIOL6024 Structural Biochemistry BIOT6002 Immunoanalysis AGRI6021 Soil Science BIOT6008 Environmental Biotechnology Elective Module Code Module Title BIOT6012 Mammalian Biotechnology FREE6001 Free Choice Module

  Stage 2 / Semester 2

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title BIOT6005 Introduction to Quality System BIOT6013 Agri-Biotechnology BIOM6007 Bacteriology BIOL6017 Metabolic Biochemistry BIOT7002 Bioanalytical Techniques Elective Module Code Module Title BIOT6011 Computational Biology FREE6001 Free Choice Module

  Stage 3 / Semester 1

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title BIOT7015 Crop Biotechnology GENE7002 Molecular Biology BIOL7030 Animal Nutrition FOOD7007 Agri-Food Quality Systems FOOD7006 Food Analytics Elective Module Code Module Title BIOM7009 Microbial Ecosystems FREE6001 Free Choice Module

  Stage 3 / Semester 2

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title PLAC7019 Agri-Biosciences Placement

  Stage 4 / Semester 1

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title AGRI8013 Crop Pathology FOOD8005 Food Regulation and Compliance BIOL8027 Immunology and Infection BIOT8011 Biosciences Literature Review AGRI8016 Animal Welfare Strategies Elective Module Code Module Title BIOT8017 Genomics & Bioinformatics FREE6001 Free Choice Module

  Stage 4 / Semester 2

  Mandatory Module Code Module Title BIOL8028 Animal Reproduction BIOT8018 Biosciences Project BIOM8012 Microbial Interactions BIOL8029 Veterinary Diagnostics GENE8003 Quantitative Genetics

Admission Requirements:
 

For admission to the programme, standard applicants must

• score the necessary CAO points and

• meet the minimum entry requirements
   

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects.
The six subjects must include Mathematics, and either English or Irish.
 

IELTS (Academic)

L1: At least 6.0 with no section below 5.5
 

TOEFL

L1: At least 80 - with minimum scores: Listening- 17; Reading - 18; Speaking – 20; Writing - 17

The fees for Agri-Biosciences BSc (Honours) may vary from €10,000 to €25,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Comprehensive training in biotechnology, microbiology, animal and crop physiology, quality systems and food analysis will allow graduates to gain employment both nationally and internationally, as key players across a variety of sectors within the agri-food industry. Some potential career routes include animal and food production, veterinary diagnostics, food composition analysis, animal feed production, and research and development.
 

Potential Areas of Employment

• Research Scientist

• Laboratory Technician

• Animal Feed Production

• Diagnostic Testing

• Quality Control Analyst

• Animal and Crop Breeding

• Research and Development