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Engineering, Mathematics and Science
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Study abroad
The School participates in an Erasmus scheme which offers the
opportunity for students to spend their third year studying in a
university in the United Kingdom, France or Germany.
Career opportunities
This course equips you to work in all major aspects of
biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology. You may
decide to continue your studies at the postgraduate level
and subsequently take up a career in industrial, medical
or academic research. Alternatively, you will be qualified to
work in hospitals and commercial laboratories dealing with
biotechnology, food science, pharmaceuticals or diagnostics.
Biochemistry graduates benefit from their training in terms of
critical thinking, analytical reasoning and presentation and
communication skills. Consequently, our recent graduates are
in high demand in careers not directly related to biochemistry
such as communications, information systems, teaching and
management, accountancy, patent law and merchant banking.
Further information
www.tcd.ie/Biochemistry
Tel: +353 1 896 1608
Chemistry
Students who wish to study Chemistry for their degree
apply to the Science degree (TR071) and may select
Chemistry as their specialist subject for the 3rd and 4th
years.
Junior Freshman (first) year prerequisite: Chemistry
CH1101 and Chemistry CH1102 plus Mathematics or
Mathematical methods.
Senior Freshman (second year) prerequisite: Chemistry
CH2201 and CH2202.
For details of the first two years of the Science course,
including entry requirements, see page 139.
Chemistry is also an integral part of the following courses:
TR074: Chemistry with molecular modelling, see page 160.
TR075: Medicinal chemistry, see page 166.
TR076: Nanoscience, physics and chemistry of advanced
materials, see page 167.
What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is a central science. Without it, many modern
disciplines such as materials science, molecular biology and
environmental science would not be possible. Modern chemistry
and chemical technology are vital and very major contributors
to modern lifestyle in areas as diverse as food production,
health, medicines and communications. Chemists are molecular
engineers involved in developing novel target compounds for
applications as diverse as pharmaceuticals and drugs, photo-
and electro-responsive materials, and polymers and catalysts.
What will you study?
Junior Sophister (third year) courses will cover the three main
disciplines:
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Inorganic chemistry
– organometallic chemistry,
catalysis, group theory, bio-inorganic chemistry,
spectroscopic methods, identification and characterisation
of compounds, inorganic polymers
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Organic chemistry
– organic synthesis, spectroscopy,
stereochemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, reaction
mechanisms, amino acid and peptide synthesis
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Physical chemistry
– macromolecules and interfacial
chemistry, spectroscopy, quantum chemistry, kinetics,
electrochemistry, thermodynamics, analytical chemistry,
chemisorption and catalysis
In addition there are courses on environmental chemistry,
computer programming, maths and physics, and you have the
option of taking complementary courses from other disciplines.
Lectures are complemented by laboratory experimental classes
where you will gain experience in more sophisticated preparative
chemical techniques and will also be able to carry out your own
spectroscopic analyses and computer-based modelling.