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WelcometoNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway..................................................................21. AdvisoryandOrientationProgrammes........................................................................................32. ProgrammeInformation...................................................................................................................73. ModuleInformation......................................................................................................................... 254. GeneralInformationforStudents................................................................................................ 355. ScholarshipsandPrizes................................................................................................................... 416. Marks&Standards2013/2014.................................................................................................... 49 1stYearTimetable–SemesterI.............................................................................................58–59 1stYearTimetable–SemesterII...........................................................................................60–61 CampusMap...............................................................................................................................62–63 CollegeofScience.First-yearStudentYearPlanner.........................................................64–65 AdvisorySchemeRecordForm................................................................................................... 67

For enquiries please call the First Year Student Hotline091-493999

Please bring this Academic Booklet with you to the Advisory Session and carry it with you for at least the first two weeks of term.

The2013–14AcademicBookletisvalidforthatSession.WhilsteveryeffortismadetoensurethecontentsoftheAcademicBookletareaccurate,theAcademicBookletisissuedfortheguidanceofstudentsandstaffonly.TheAcademicBookletisnotanoffertosupplycoursesofstudynorisitinanywaytobeconstruedasimposinganylegalobligationon

theCollegeofScienceorUniversitytosupplycourseseitheratallorinpartinrespectofanysubject.Noguaranteeisgiventhatcourses,syllabuses,feesorregulationsmaynotbealtered,cancelledorotherwiseamendedatanytime.

TheAcademicBookletconfersnorightsonanystudentregisteredfortheSession2013–14.

Welcome to National University of Ireland, GalwayCongratulationsonyourachievementstodateandwearepleasedthatyouhavechosentostudyScienceatNUIGalway.TheCollegeofSciencehasalong-establishedtraditionbutisalsopursuinganactivepolicyofinnovativecoursedevelopmentinresponsetothechangingneedsofgraduateemployment.TheCollegenowoffers11differentundergraduatedegreeprogrammestoapproximately600first-yearstudents.Allstudentsaremostwelcomeand,inparticular,wewelcomematurestudentswhohavechosentostudyscience.WewisheachandeveryoneofyousuccessandhopethatyoufullypartakeoftheopportunitiespresentedtoyoubothacademicallyandsociallyduringyourtimeattheUniversity.

TohelpyouadjusttoUniversitylife,wehaveassignedanAdvisertoeachfirstyearstudent(seedetailsonyourrelevantprogrammepage).You are asked to complete the Advisory Scheme Record Form that is enclosed with this Guide and bring it with you on the day of your Advisory Session.KeeptheformforpresentationtoyourAdviserwhomyoumustmeetpersonallyduringthefirsttwotothreeweeksofterm.ShouldcircumstancesariseduringtheyearthatadverselyaffectyourperformanceatUniversity,youshouldarrangetomakeanappointmenttoseeyourdedicatedadviseroramemberoftheCollegeOfficeteam.FulldetailsontheofficesoftheCollegeofSciencearegivenbelow.Ilookforwardtomeetingyoupersonallyon7thSeptemberforyourOrientationmeetingandduringtheAdvisorySessionon9thSeptember.

Professor Tom Sherry.Dean, College of Science.

College of Science Offices

DeanofScience ProfessorTomSherry Room210Concourse Ext.3615AdministrativeOfficer Mr.KilianDooley Room208Concourse Ext.4166AdministrativeAssistant Ms.ClaireMitchell Room207Concourse Ext.3700AdministrativeAssistant Ms.CoraCostello Room209Concourse Ext.3630AdministrativeAssistant Ms.OliveMills Room211Concourse Ext.2182

1. Advisory and Orientation Programmes

1.1 1stYearAdvisorySession/Registration........................................................................................41.2 CollegeAdvisoryScheme.................................................................................................................51.3 LaboratoryNumbers..........................................................................................................................51.4 Clickers....................................................................................................................................................51.5 SelectionofModules...........................................................................................................................5

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1.1 1st Year Advisory Session / Registration

TheAdvisorySessionwilltakeplaceonMonday 9th September 2013,asfollows:

CAO Code

NUI Galway Code

Programme Time Venue

GY301 1BS1Science:SurnamesbeginningA-G 9.30a.m.–11.00a.m. OrbsenFoyer

(GroundFloor),OrbsenBuilding

Science:SurnamesbeginningH-M 11.30a.m.–1.00p.m.Science:SurnamesbeginningN–Z 2.30p.m.–4.00p.m.

GY310 1MR1 MarineScience 10.00a.m.

NCBESSeminarRoom(FirstFloor),OrbsenBuilding

GY303 1BO1 BiomedicalScience 10.30a.m.GY304 1BY1 Biotechnology 11.00a.m.GY308 1EV1 EnvironmentalScience 11.30a.m.GY314 1EH1 Earth&OceanSciences 12.00noonGY319 1BMS1 MathematicalScience 12.30p.m.GY309 1FM1 FinancialMathematicsand

Economics2.30p.m.

GY313 1HF1 Health&SafetySystems 3.00p.m.GY320 1BPT1 Physics(Applied,Astrophysics,

Biomedical,Theoretical)3.30p.m.

GY318 1BPC1 BiopharmaceuticalChemistry 4.00p.m.

1. AttendatthetimestatedinAdvisorySessionAttendanceScheduleabove.

2. Obtainadvicefromacademicstaff/CourseDirector.

3. Wheremodulechoicesareavailable,considertheimplicationsofyourchoiceonthesecondyearmodulechoicesavailabletoyou.

4. Collectyourclicker(seeSection1.4onthenextpage)attheCollegeOfficestand.

5. FollowingtheAdvisorySession,registerforyourmodulesviaon-lineself-serviceregistrationbeforeFriday, 13th September.PleaserefertoyourRegistrationGuidefordetails.

6.YourLaboratoryNumberandAdviserwillbesenttoyouviaemailafteryouhavecompletedtheon-lineregistrationprocess.

7. Changeofmoduleselectionisallowed.PleaserefertoyourRegistrationGuidefordetailsonthedeadlineforChangeofModule.

1.2 College Advisory Scheme

ToenableeachnewstudenttosettleinassoonaspossibleandtoensurethateachnewstudenthasaccesstoatleastonememberoftheacademicstaffthroughouthisorherfirstandsecondyearsatUniversity,theCollegehasorganisedanAdvisoryScheme.

Followingthecompletionofon-lineregistration,youwillbeassignedanadviser.You must meet your Adviser personally during the first two to three weeks of term. At this meeting, you must give your Adviser your completed Advisory Scheme Record Form (on page 67).

TheprincipleroleofyourAdviseristoarrangethatyoureceivethehelpthatyoumayneedduringyourinitialyearsinUniversity.Ifyoufind,forexample,thatyouarerunningintoacademicorpersonalproblems,orthatyouareunsureofwhatisrequiredofyou,orifyouhavequeriesaboutthefacilitiesavailable,youarestronglyrecommendedtomakecontactwithyourAdviserattheearliestpossibleopportunity.Heorshewillmakeeveryefforttoeitherhelpyoudirectlyorwillensurethatyouareputincontactwiththestaffmemberswhocanbestprovidethenecessaryadvice.

Forfurtherconvenience,thelistofAdvisersisalsoincludedunderyourprogrammeinformation.

1.3 Laboratory Numbers

Followingthecompletionofyouron-lineregistration,youwillbeemailedalaboratorynumber.Thisnumberisusedwhendrawinguptimetablesforpracticalclasses.

1.4 Clickers

TheCollegeofSciencerequiresallstudentstouseindividualelectronicpollingdevices(“clickers”)duringlecturesinordertofacilitatediscussionandengagement.ClickerswillbeissuedtoeachstudentattheCollegeDeskduringtheAdvisorySession.Misplacedorlostclickerscanbereplacedatacostof€30.00duringtheacademicyear.AllclickersmustbereturnedtotheCollegeofSciencebeforetheendoftheacademicyear.Failuretodosowillincuracostof€30.00.

1.5 Selection of Modules

SomeoftheB.Sc.programmesallowforachoiceofmodulesinFirstYear.However,thekeymodulesrequiredforthemainacademicthrustofeachprogrammearedefinedandarenotamatterofchoice.

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AttheAdvisorySession(9thSeptember2013),academicstaffwillbeavailabletoadviseyouwithyourselectionofmodules.FollowingtheAdvisorySession,youshouldofficiallyregisterforyourchosenmodulesusingtheon-lineself-serviceRegistrationServicenolaterthanFriday, 13th September 2013.Itisimportantthatyouregistercorrectlyforthemodulesyouhavechosen.Laterintheyear,examination papers will only be issued to the students who are correctly registered for the module in question.

YoushouldnotethetimeandvenueforthefirstlectureineachofyourmodulesandyoushouldattendforLaboratoryRegistrationatthetimesindicatedunderthevariousmoduleheadings.

2. Programme Information

2.1 (GY301)Science(1BS1)..................................................................................................................82.2 (GY303)BiomedicalScience(1BO1)....................................................................................... 142.3 (GY318)BiopharmaceuticalChemistry(1BPC1)................................................................ 152.4 (GY304)Biotechnology(1BY1)................................................................................................. 162.5 (GY314)EarthandOceanSciences(1EH1).......................................................................... 172.6 (GY308)EnvironmentalScience(1EV1)................................................................................ 182.7 (GY309)FinancialMathematics&Economics(1FM1)..................................................... 192.8 (GY313)Health&SafetySystems(1HF1)............................................................................. 202.9 (GY310)MarineScience(1MR1).............................................................................................. 212.10 (GY319)MathematicalScience(1BMS1)............................................................................... 222.11 (GY320)Physics(Applied,Astrophysics,Biomedical,Theoretical)(1BPT1)............. 232.12 SummaryofModules,CreditsandProgrammes.................................................................... 24

Please note:FirstYearlecturesintheCollegeofSciencecommencefromTuesday,10thSeptember2013.Lecturesbeginonthehourandendat10minutestothehour.

Formodulelecturestart-updateandtime,pleaserefertotherelevantmoduleinformationpageinSection3.

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2.1 (GY301) Science (1BS1) First Year Module Groups

ModulesarearrangedintosixgroupsAtoF.Youshouldcarefullystudythemodulegroupsavailableanddecideonthegroupyouwishtotake.Yourselectionofmodulegroupshouldbeguidedbythemodulesyouwishtopursueinyears2,3and4.

First Year GroupsType Subject Credits A B C D E F

Optional

CH101:Chemistry/CH107:Cemic 15 X X X X CS102:ComputerScience 15 X X XMA180:Mathematics(Honours)/ 15

X XX X X X

MA102:AnailísagusAlgéabar(Onóracha)/ 15MA161:MathematicalStudies 15MP180:AppliedMathematics 15 X XBO101:Biology 15 X X EOS104:IntroductiontoEarthandOceanSciences 15 X X

PH101:Physics 15 X X X X XTotal 60 60 60 60 60 60

TheFourthYearHonoursB.Sc.coursestowhichthevariousgroupscanleadaresummarisedinthetablebelow.

First Year GroupsType Honours Degree Pathway(s) Credits A B C D E F

Optional

Anatomy 60 XAppliedMathematics 60 X X X X X XBiochemistry 60 XBotanyandPlantScience 60 X XChemistry 60 X X X XComputerScience 60 X X XEarth&OceanSciences 60 X X X X X XMathematics 60 X X X X X XMathematicalStudiesandComputerScience 60 X X XMathematicsandAppliedMathematics 60 X XMathematicsandComputerScience 60 X X XMicrobiology 60 X XPharmacology 60 XPhysicsandAppliedPhysics 60 X X X X XPhysiology 60 XZoology 60 X X

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Second Year Module Selection

StudentsshouldnotethattheirselectionofmodulesinFirstYearcanhaveaconsequenceontheirchoiceofpathwaysinSecondYear,sincetheCollegeofSciencerequiresthemodulesfromtheFirstYeargroupsinthetablebelowfromstudentsenteringtheirSecondYearcourses.

First Year GroupsType School Pathway/Electives Credits A B C D E F

Pathways CHE Chemistry 20 X X X X MTH AppliedMathematics 20 X X X X X X ComputerScience 20 X X X MathematicalStudies 20 X X X X X X Mathematics 20 X X X X X X NAS Biochemistry 20 X BotanyandPlantScience 20 X X EarthandOceanSciences 20 X X Microbiology 20 X X Zoology 20 X X PHY PhysicsandAppliedPhysics 20 X X X X X MED Anatomy 20 X Pharmacology 20 X Physiology 20 X

Electives CHE CH207 10 X X X X MTH MA203&MA204 10 X X X X X X MA211&MA212 10 X X X X X X MM245&MM246 10 X X X X X X MP231&MP232 10 X X X X X X MP236&MP237 10 X X X X X X ST237&ST238 10 X X X X X X NAS EOS222&EOS223 10 X X EOS224&EOS225 10 X X EOS229&EOS230 10 X X MED PM208&PM209 10 X LLC FR252 10 X X X X X X GR224 10 X X X X X X GR252 10 X X X X X X GR353 10 X X X X X X

MTH MA215 5 X X X X X X MA216 5 X X X X X X ST237 5 X X X X X X NAS BO201 5 X X BO202 5 X X BPS202 5 X X BPS203 5 X X BPS204 5 X X ZO207 5 X X MED PM208 5 X

Quotas

For2ndyear,aquotasystemexistsforthefollowingpathways.Thisistoallowindividualschoolstoplaninadvanceforthecomingacademicyear.Quotasarereviewedannuallyandtheplacesavailableinanygivenpathwaymaybeadjustedupwardsordownwardsfortheacademicyear2013/14.Forguidance,lastyear’squotasarelistedinthefollowingtable:

Quota Places available in each 2nd Year Science 20 ECTS Credit Pathway (2012/13)

Type School Pathways Quota PlacesPathways CHE Chemistry 119

MTH AppliedMathematics n/aComputerScience 58MathematicalStudies n/aMathematics n/a

NAS Biochemistry 190BotanyandPlantScience 83Earth&OceanSciences 20Microbiology 173Zoology 83

PHY PhysicsandAppliedPhysics 67MED Anatomy 35

Pharmacology 26Physiology 35

TheProcedure/Guidelines forallocatingplacesisasfollows:

• Studentsarerankedinorderofmeritbasedontheiroverall1styearresultacrossallmodules.Thereforeitisastudent’soverallperformancethatdetermineshis/herplaceinthequotasystem.

• StudentsmustcompleteaModuleSelectionFormonBlackboardinSemesterIIlistingtheirpreferredlistofpathwaysandelectives.ThisFormmustbesubmittedbyagivendeadline.

• StudentswhopassintheSummerExaminationsarerankedinorderofmeritandallocatedplaceswithinthequotasbasedontheirchoicecombinationsandprerequisites.Confirmationonthepathwaysandelectivesofferedtoeachstudentwillbeemailedindividuallytostudentsattheirnuigalwayemailaddress(usuallyduringthemonthofJuly).

• StudentswhofailoneormoreexaminationsattheSummerExaminationsaredealtwithaftertheAutumnrepeatsandareallocatedtheremainingplaceswithinthequotasoncetheiroverallmarkcanbecalculatedatthisstage.Confirmationonthepathwaysandelectivesofferedtoeachstudentwillbeemailedindividuallytostudentsattheirnuigalwayemailaddress(usuallyatthebeginningofSeptember).

• StudentswhosubmittheirModuleSelectionFormonBlackboardafterthesubmissiondeadlinearedealtwithafterthe“on-time”students,regardlessoftheirrankintheorderofmerit.

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ASecondYearAdvisorySessionwillbeheldinSemesterIIandfurtherinformationonthequotasystemwillbeprovidedatthistime.

1st Year Advisers

First Name Surname Room No. Discipline/School Extn. Email addressDrFawaz Aldabbagh Room111,Chemistry,Arts/Science

Building3120 fawaz.aldabbagh@nuigalway.ie

DrFlorence Abram Room208,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

2390 florence.abram@nuigalway.ie

DrThomas Barry Room104,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3189 thomas.barry@nuigalway.ie

DrAlexander Black BlockB,Anatomy, 2234 alexander.black@nuigalway.ieDrAoife Boyd Room207,Microbiology,Arts/Science

Building2404 aoife.boyd@nuigalway.ie

DrJohn Burns RoomADB-1010,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrún

3022 john.burns@nuigalway.ie

DrCyril Carroll Room209,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

2277 cyril.carroll@nuigalway.ie

DrMichael Carty Room207,Biochemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3695 michael.carty@nuigalway.ie

DrJames Cruickshank RoomADB-1009,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

3965 james.cruickshank@nuigalway.ie

DrAndrea Erxleben RoomC132,Chemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

2483 andrea.erxleben@nuigalway.ie

DrDavid Finn PharmacologyandTherapeutics,ExperimentalMedicineBldg,

5280 david.finn@nuigalway.ie

Dr.Louise Firth RoomMRI219,Zoology,RyanInstitute 3744 louise.firth@nuigalway.ieDrGerard Fleming Room102,Microbiology,Arts/Science

Building3562 ger.fleming@nuigalway.ie

DrUri Frank RoomMRI214,Zoology,RyanInstitute 2334 uri.frank@nuigalway.ieDrNiall Geraghty Room108,Chemistry,Arts/Science

Building2474 niall.geraghty@nuigalway.ie

DrTiernan Henry RoomA207a,EarthandOceanScience,QuadrangleBuilding

5096 tiernan.henry@nuigalway.ie

DrTimothy Higgins Room138,Chemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

2464 tim.higgins@nuigalway.ie

DrLeigh Jones Room133,Chemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3462 leigh.jones@nuigalway.ie

DrDonal Leech Room212,Chemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3563 donal.leech@nuigalway.ie

DrNiall Madden RoomADB-1013,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

3803 niall.madden@nuigalway.ie

DrConor OByrne Room105B,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3957 conor.obyrne@nuigalway.ie

DrGerard OConnor Room121,Physics,Arts/ScienceBuilding 2513 gerard.oconnor@nuigalway.ieDrPatrick OLeary Room112,Chemistry,Arts/Science

Building2476 patrick.oleary@nuigalway.ie

ProfessorVincent

OFlaherty ES107,CentreforEnvironmentalScience,Arts/ScienceBldg.

3734 vincent.oflaherty@nuigalway.ie

DrZoe Popper Room319,BotanyandPlantScience,RyanInstitute

5431 zoe.popper@nuigalway.ie

DrLeo Quinlan Room206Physiology,QuadrangleBuilding

3710 leo.quinlan@nuigalway.ie

DrJerome Sheahan RoomADB-G002,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

3103 jerome.sheahan@nuigalway.ie

DrAndy Shearer Room228,Physics,Arts/ScienceBuilding 3114 andy.shearer@nuigalway.ieDrEmil Sköldberg RoomADB-1012,Mathematics,Árasde

BrúnBuilding3175 emil.skoldberg@nuigalway.ie

DrDagmar Stengel Room318,BotanyandPlantScience,RyanInstitute

3192 dagmar.stengel@nuigalway.ie

Dr.Gerard Wall Room103,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

5808 gerard.wall@nuigalway.ie

DrBrian Ward Room207,Physics,Arts/ScienceBuilding 3029 brian.ward@nuigalway.ieDrBrendan Wilkins BlockF,Anatomy, 2287 brendan.wilkins@nuigalway.ie

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2.2 (GY303) Biomedical Science (1BO1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (2*15)+(3*5) 45

15 BO101 Biology15 PH101 Physics5 BM110 IntroductiontoScienceCommunication5 BM111 IntroductiontoBiomedicalResearch5 BM112 BiomedicalDebates

Optional (1*15) 1515 CH107 Ceimic15 CH120 Chemistry:MolecularScience

Total 60 Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasCore,studentswillbeautomaticallyregisteredforthesemodulesbytheregistrationsystemanddonothavetoselectthem.

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:CH120:Chemistry:MolecularScienceorCH107:Ceimic

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrPeter Creighton Room127,Biochemistry,Arts/Science

Building3654 peter.creighton@nuigalway.ie

DrMaura Grealy PharmacologyandTherapeutics,ExperimentalMedicineBuilding

3012 maura.grealy@nuigalway.ie

DrDeclan McKernan PharmacologyandTherapeutics,ExperimentalMedicineBuilding

3826 declan.mckernan@nuigalway.ie

DrLynn OConnor PharmacologyandTherapeutics,ExperimentalMedicineBldg.

3637 lynn.oconnor@nuigalway.ie

Dr.Ailish Hynes Physiology,QuadrangleBuilding 3573 ailish.hynes@nuigalway.ieDr.Dara Cannon RoomG013,Anatomy 5692 dara.cannon@nuigalway.ie

Meeting with Programme Directors:2.00pm,Wednesday11thSeptember,AnatomyLectureTheatre.

Contact Persons:Programme Directors:Dr.MauraGrealy,Room7,PharmacologyandTherapeutics,ExperimentalMedicineBuilding,Ext.3012,email:maura.grealy@nuigalway.ieDr.LynnO’Connor,Room113,ExperimentalMedicineBuilding,Ext.3637,email:lynn.oconnor@nuigalway.ieFirst Year Co-ordinator:Dr.AilishHynes,Physiology,QuadrangleBuilding,Ext.3573,email:ailish.hynes@nuigalway.ie

2.3 (GY318) Biopharmaceutical Chemistry (1BPC1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (2*15) 3015 BO101 Biology15 PH101 Physics

Optional

(1*15) 1515 CH101 Chemistry15 CH107 Ceimic

(1*15) 15

15 CS102 ComputerScience15 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)15 MA161 MathematicalStudies15 MP180 AppliedMathematics

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:CH101:ChemistryorCH107:CeimicOneof:CS102:ComputerScienceorMA102:AnailísagusAlgéabarorMA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA161:MathematicalStudiesorMP180:AppliedMathematics

1st Year Adviser / Programme Director:

First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email address

DrPeter Crowley RoomC115,Chemistry,Arts/ScienceBuilding

2480 peter.crowley@nuigalway.ie

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2.4 (GY304) Biotechnology (1BY1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (1*15+5*5) 40

15 BO101 Biology5 BG110 BiotechnologyI5 BG111 BiotechnologySkillswithFrench/German5 MA170 IntroductiontoProgrammingforBiologists5 ST237 IntroductiontoStatisticalDataandProbability5 ST238 IntroductiontoStatisticalInference

Optional (1*15+1*5) 20

15 CH107 Ceimic15 CH130 Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMolecule5 FR137 FrenchforBiotechnologyI5 GR150 GermanforBiotechnologyI

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:CH130:Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMoleculeorCH107:CeimicOneof:FR137:FrenchforBiotechnologyIorGR150:GermanforBiotechnologyI

1st Year Adviser / Programme Director:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrAndrew Flaus Room222F,Biochemistry,Arts/Science

Building5482 andrew.flaus@nuigalway.ie

First Lecture for BG110: Biotechnology I:9.00am,Monday16thSeptember2013.BiochemistrySeminarRoom,(Room125,Arts/ScienceBuilding).

2.5 (GY314) Earth and Ocean Sciences (1EH1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module DescriptionCore (1*15) 15 15 EOS104 IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences

Optional (3*15) 45

15 BO101 Biology15 CH107 Ceimic15 CH130 Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMolecule15 CS102 ComputerScience15 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)15 MA161 MathematicalStudies15 MP180 AppliedMathematics15 PH101 Physics

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:

Threeof:MA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA102:AnailísagusAlgéabarorMA161:MathematicalStudiesBO101:BiologyCH130:Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMoleculeorCH107:CeimicPH101:PhysicsCS102:ComputerScienceMP180:AppliedMathematics

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrTiernan Henry RoomA207a,EarthandOcean

Science,QuadrangleBuilding5096 tiernan.henry@nuigalway.ie

DrJohn Murray RoomA209,EarthandOceanScience,QuadrangleBuilding

5095 john.murray@nuigalway.ie

Contact Persons:Programme Director:ProfessorPeterCroot,RoomA207b,Earth&OceanSciences,Quadrangle,Ext.2184,peter.croot@nuigalway.ie.

First year Co-ordinator:Dr.EveDaly,RoomA105,Earth&OceanSciences,Quadrangle,Ext.2183,eve.daly@nuigalway.ie

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2.6 (GY308) Environmental Science (1EV1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (3*15)+(3*5)

4515 BO101 Biology15 CP102 Chemistry/Physics15 EOS104 IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences

155 EV102 HotTopicsinEnvironmentalScience5 LW108 IrishLegalSystem5 ST237 IntroductiontoStatisticalDataandProbability

Total 60Note:

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrMichael Gormally ES207,CentreforEnvironmentalScience,

Arts/ScienceBuilding3334 mike.gormally@nuigalway.ie

DrGavin Collins Room206,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding

3163 gavin.collins@nuigalway.ie

Meeting with the Programme Director:Wednesday11thSeptember,11.00a.m.EnvironmentalScienceSeminarRoom(ES201),EnvironmentalSciencewing,Arts/ScienceBuilding.

Contact Person:Programme Director:Dr.MikeGormally,RoomES207,CentreforEnvironmentalScience,EnvironmentalWing,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext.3334.First Year Co-ordinator:Dr.GavinCollins,Room206,Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext.3163.

2.7 (GY309) Financial Mathematics & Economics (1FM1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (1*15+6*5) 45

15 MA199 Statistics&Probability&MathsOfFinance5 AY505 FinancialManagement5 CS103 ComputerScience5 EC135 PrinciplesofMicroeconomics5 EC136 PrinciplesofMacroeconomics5 EC137 EconomicsCoursework5 MP191 MathematicalMethodsI

Optional (1*15) 1515 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:MA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA102:AnailísagusAlgéabar

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressProfessorDonal

ORegan RoomADB-G006,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

3091 donal.oregan@nuigalway.ie

DrMichael Hayes RoomADB-G009,Mathematics,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

3698 michael.hayes@nuigalway.ie

Contact Person: Dr.MichaelHayes,RoomADB-G009,ÁrasdeBrún,Ext.3698.

FromSeptember2005,theFacultyandInstituteofActuariesrecognisethisprogrammeforthepurposesofobtainingexemptionsintheprofessionalactuarialsubjects:CT1FinancialMathematics,CT3ProbabilityandMathematicalStatisticsandCT7Economics.Furtherexemptionsmaybesoughtinthefuture.

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2.8 (GY313) Health & Safety Systems (1HF1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (2*15+3*5) 45

15 BO101 Biology15 CP102 Chemistry/Physics5 IE130 Communications&Computing5 IE131 IntroductiontoSafety&Risk5 LW170 IntroductiontoHealth&SafetyLaw

Optional (1*15) 1515 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)15 MA161 MathematicalStudies

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:MA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA102:AnailísagusAlgéabarorMA161:MathematicalStudies

1st Year Adviser / Programme Director:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrMartina Kelly MechanicalandBiomedicalEngineering,

NewEngineeringBuilding3418 martina.kelly@nuigalway.ie

MrEnda Fallon MechanicalandBiomedicalEngineering,NewEngineeringBuilding

2745 enda.fallon@nuigalway.ie

First Lecture for IE130: Communications & Computing:2.00-4.00pm,Tuesday10thSeptember,inRoomENG1003(ErgonomicsLaboratory,1stflooroftheEngineeringBuilding).

2.9 (GY310) Marine Science (1MR1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (3*15) 4515 BO101 Biology15 CP102 Chemistry/Physics15 EOS104 IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences

Optional (1*15) 15

15 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)15 MA161 MathematicalStudies15 MP180 AppliedMathematics

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof: MA180:Mathematics(Honours) MA102:AnailísagusAlgéabar MA161:MathematicalStudies MP180:AppliedMathematics

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrRobert Kennedy Room118,RyanInstitute 3215 bob.kennedy@nuigalway.ieDr.Martin White Room204A,EarthandOceanSciences,

Quadrangle3214 martin.white@nuigalway.ie

Meeting with Programme Co-ordinator:Wednesday11thSeptember2013at3.00p.m.intheAnnexLectureTheatreoftheRyanInstitute.

Programme Co-Ordinator:First Year Co-ordinator:Dr.MartinWhite,Room204a,EarthandOceanSciences,Quadrangle,Ext.3214

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2.10 GY319: Mathematical Science (1BMS1)Modules:Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core 15+(3*5) 30

15 MP180 AppliedMathematics5 CS103 ComputerScience5 ST112 Probability5 ST113 Statistics

Optional

(1*15) 1515 MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)

(1*15) 15

15 BO101 Biology15 CH107 Ceimic15 CH130 Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMolecule15 EOS104 IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences15 PH101 Physics

Total 60Note:

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:Oneof:MA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA102:AnailísagusAlgéabarOneof: BO101: Biology CH130:Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMoleculeorCH107:Ceimic EOS104:IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences PH101:Physics

1st Year Advisers:First Name Surname Room No./Discipline/School Ext. Email addressDrEmma Holian SchoolofMathematics,Statistics

andAppliedMathematics,RoomADB-G011,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

5490 emma.holian@nuigalway.ie

ProfessorCathal

Seoighe SchoolofMathematics,StatisticsandAppliedMathematics,RoomADB-1004,ÁrasdeBrúnBuilding

2343 cathal.seoighe@nuigalway.ie

Contact Person:Dr.EmmaHolian,RoomADB-G011,ArasdeBrun,Ext.5490

2.11 (GY320) Physics (Applied, Astrophysics, Biomedical, Theoretical) (1BPT1)Modules:

Type Choice Credits Module Description

Core (1*15+1*10+1*5) 30

15 PH101 Physics10 PH109 PhysicsSpecialTopics5 CS103 ComputerScience

Optional(1*15) 15

15 MA180 Mathematics(Honours)15 MA161 MathematicalStudies

(1*15) 1515 BO101 Biology15 MP180 AppliedMathematics

Total 60

WheremodulesareindicatedasOptional,studentsmustselecttheirpreferredoptionsasfollows:

Oneof:MA180:Mathematics(Honours)orMA161:MathematicalStudies

Oneof: BO101:BiologyorMP180:AppliedMathematics

Contact Person:Dr.GaryGillanders,Room142,Physics,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext.2529

First Lecture for PH109: Physics Special Topics:Tuesday,10thSeptember2013,9.00-10.00am,Room220,Physics.

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2.12 Summary of Modules, Credits and Programmes

School Level 1 Level 1 Desc

CH101 Chemistry 15 15CH107 Ceimic 15 15 15 15 15 15CH120 Chemistry:MolecularScience 15CH130 Chemistry:TheWorldoftheMolecule 15 15 15CP102 Chemistry/Physics 15 15 15

CS102 ComputerScience 15 15 15CS103 ComputerScience 5 5 5MA102 AnailísagusAlgéabar 15 15 15 15 15 15 15MA161 MathematicalStudies 15 15 15 15 15 15MA180 Mathematics(Honours) 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15MA199 Statistics&Probability&MathsOfFinance 15MA170 IntroductiontoProgrammingforBiologists 5ST237 IntroductiontoStatisticalDataandProbability 5 5ST238 IntroductiontoStatisticalInference 5MP180 AppliedMathematics 15 15 15 15 15 15MP191 MathematicalMethodsI 5ST112 Probability 5ST113 Statistics 5

BG110 BiotechnologyI 5BG111 BiotechnologySkillswithFrench/German 5BO101 Biology 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15EOS104 IntroductiontoEarth&OceanSciences 15 15 15 15 15EV102 HotTopicsinEnvironmentalScience 5

PHYPH101 Physics 15 15 15 15 15 15PH109 PhysicsSpecialistTopic 10

BmedBM110 IntroductiontoScienceCommunication 5BM111 IntroductiontoBiomedicalResearch 5BM112 BiomedicalDebates 5

IE130 Communications&Computing 5IE131 IntroductiontoSafetyandRisk 5AY505 FinancialManagement 5EC135 PrinciplesofMicroeconomics 5EC136 PrinciplesofMacroeconomics 5EC137 EconomicsCourseWork 5FR137 FrenchforBiotechnologyI 5GR150 GermanforBiotechnologyI 5LW108 IrishLegalSystems 5LW170 IntroductiontoHealth&SafetyLaw 5

NotesCore 30 45 30 30 - 40 15 60 45 45 45

Optional 30 15 30 30 60 20 45 - 15 15 15

Total 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60

3. Module Information

Note: Cairnes, Dillon, Kirwan, Larmor, O’Flaherty and Tyndall,refertothelecturetheatresnamedafterthesedistinguishedIrishscholars.

3.1 Chemistry(CH101,CH120,CH130,CP102,CH107)...................................................... 263.2 ComputerScience(CS102).......................................................................................................... 293.3 MathematicalCoursesinFirstScience(MA161,MA180,MA102,MP180)............... 30 Mathematics(MA161,MA180,MA102)................................................................................ 31 AppliedMathematics(MP180)................................................................................................... 313.4 Biology(BO101).............................................................................................................................. 323.5 IntroductiontoEarthandOceanSciences(EOS104).......................................................... 333.6 Physics(PH101)............................................................................................................................... 34

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3.1 Chemistry (CH101, CH120, CH130, CP102, CH107)

First Lecture and Lecture Timetable

Group 1: Tuesday,10thSeptember,12.00p.m.,KirwanTheatre,Concourse,(CH101) Arts/ScienceBuildingforallScienceandBiopharmaceuticalChemistry

studentsandthosewishingtotakethecoursethroughIrish.

Threelecturesperweekfortwosemesters: Mondaysat10.00a.m.–O’FlahertyTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding Tuesdaysat12.00p.m.–KirwanTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding Thursdaysat12.00p.m.–O’FlahertyTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding

Group 2: Tuesday,10thSeptember,12.00p.m.,IT250,ITBuildingforstudentsin(CH130and BiomedicalScience,Physics(Applied,Astrophysics,Biomedical,CH120) Theoretical),Biotechnology,MathematicalScience,EarthandOcean Sciences,andincludingthosewishingtotakethecoursethroughIrish.

Threelecturesperweekfortwosemesters: Mondaysat10.00a.m.–CairnesTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding Tuesdaysat12.00p.m.–IT250,ITBuilding(Sem.I) andColmÓhEochaTheatre,AM250,ArtsMillenniumBuilding(Sem.II) Thursdaysat12.00p.m.–ColmOhEochaTheatre,,AM250,Arts MillenniumBuilding.

Group 3: Tuesday,10thSeptember,12.00p.m.,inDillonTheatre,Concourse,Arts/(CP102) ScienceBuildingforstudentsinHealth&SafetySystems,Environmental ScienceandMarineScience.

Threelecturesperweekforonesemester: Mondaysat10.00a.m.–DillonTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding Tuesdaysat12.00p.m.–DillonTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding Thursdaysat12.00p.m.–DillonTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding

LecturesinChemistrytré Ghaeilge (CH107)forGroups1and2:FirstLecture:SeeGroups1and2above.TheremainingaregiveninRoom233,SchoolofChemistry(ConcourseLevel),Arts/ScienceBuildingatthesametimesasthelecturesthroughEnglish,beginningonMonday,16thSeptemberat10.00a.m.

Laboratory Classes:

Registration: Venue:1stYearChemistryLaboratory,SchoolofChemistry(ConourseLevel),Arts/ScienceBuilding.

Group 1: Wednesday18thSeptember2.30p.m.–4.30p.m.Group 2: Thursday19thSeptember2.30p.m.–4.30p.m.

LabRegistrationFee: Approximately€50fortwosemesterpracticalcourse(includesmanualandon-lineteachingsoftware);€15foronesemesterpracticalcourse(includesmanual).

PrerequisitesForLab: Safetyglasses,WhiteLaboratoryCoat(StudentsUnionShop,nearAnBialann,Arts/ScienceBuilding).

FirstLabSession: Groups 1, 2 and 3:WeekofMonday23rdSeptember.

Pre-PracticalTalks: Mondays: TyndallTheatre, Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding 3.00p.m.Tuesdays: D’ArcyThompsonTheatre, Concourse,ArtsScienceBuilding 3.00p.m.Wednesdays: D’ArcyThompsonTheatre, Concourse,ArtsScienceBuilding 2.00p.m.Thursdays: TyndallTheatre, Microbiology,Arts/ScienceBuilding 3.00p.m.Fridays: KirwanTheatre, Concourse,ArtsScienceBuilding 2.00p.m

Textbook: Group 1: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity,byKotz,Treichel,Townsend(8thEdition).

Group 2: Chemistry, the Central Science, byBrown,LeMay,Bursten(11thEdition),oranyuniversitylevelgeneralchemistrytextbook.

Tutorials: Group 1:Wednesday,1.00pminAM150(ArtsMillenniumBuilding)Sem.1andAC003(DarcyThompson)Sem.2

Friday1.00pminMRIAnnex(MarineScienceAnnexBuilding)Sem.1andAC003(DarcyThompson)Sem.2.

Group 2:Monday,2.00pm,LarmorTheatre,Sem.1and2.Wednesday,5.00pm,DillonTheatre,Sem.1and2.

Group 3:tobeannouncedatfirstlecture.

ContactPerson: Group 1:Dr.TimHiggins,Tel:091-492464.Group 2:Dr.NiallGeraghty,Tel:091-492474.Group 3:Dr.JudithWürmel,Tel:091-492765.

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PLEASE NOTE:Group 1:

Youareexpectedtoattendlaboratorysessionsandtosubmitawrittenreportofyourlaboratoryworkeachweek.Togainadmittancetothelaboratoryyoumustattendthepre-practicaltalkandhavetheprerequisiteslistedabove.

TherearewrittenexaminationsinChemistryattheendofSemesterI(worth30%)andSemesterII(worth30%).Homeworkissetandgradedeachweek(worth10%).Laboratoryworkisassessedeachweek(worth20%)andbyafinalexamination(worth10%).TobesuccessfulintheChemistryexamination,aswellaspassingtheexaminationoverall,youmustalsopassthecombinedhomeworkpluslaboratoryassessments.

Group 2:

Youareexpectedtoattendlaboratorysessionsandtosubmitawrittenreportofyourlaboratoryworkeachweek.Togainadmittancetothelaboratoryyoumustattendthepre-practicaltalkandhavetheprerequisiteslistedabove.

TherearewrittenexaminationsinChemistryattheendofSemesterI(worth32.5%)andSemesterII(worth32.5%).AttendanceandengagementatlectureswillbeassessedusingclickerswhichwillbeissuedatthebeginningofSemester1(worth5%).Laboratoryworkisassessedeachweek(worth20%)andbyafinalexamination(worth10%).TobesuccessfulintheChemistryexamination,aswellaspassingtheexaminationoverall,youmustalsopasslaboratoryassessments.

3.2 Computer Science (CS102)

FirstLecture: Tuesday,10thSeptember20132.00–3.00pm,IT204,ITBuilding

Practicals: Tobeannouncedatfirstlecture.

ContactPerson: Dr.EmilSköldberg,RoomADB-1012,ÁrasdeBrún,SchoolofMathematics,StatisticsandAppliedMathematics,Ext.3175.

3.3 Mathematical Modules in First Science (MA161, MA180, MA102, MP180)

Thefourmodulesavailableandtheirmodulecodesare:

Module CodeMathematicalStudies MA161Mathematics(Honours) MA180Anailís&Algéabar(Onóracha) MA102AppliedMathematics MP180

Students must choose one of the six Groups of modules listed on page 8.

When a group includes the module Mathematics, it means students must choose either MA161 or MA180 or MA102.ForthefouryearHonoursdegreeofferedseparatelybytheDisciplineofMathematics,thenormalprerequisiteisMA180orMA102.ForthefouryearHonoursdegreeofferedseparatelybytheDisciplineofAppliedMathematics,thenormalprerequisiteisMP180.

Thenormalminimumrequirementsforentrytothesecoursesare:

MA180 / MA102: C3inHigherLevelMathematicsorA2inOrdinaryLevelMathematicsintheLeavingCertificate.

MP180: B3inOrdinaryLevelMathematicsorD3inOrdinaryLevelAppliedMathematics.

IntendingstudentsmustconsultwithAdvisersfromthetwodisciplinesduringtheregistrationsessions.

ThenormalminimumrequirementforentrytotheMathematicalStudiescourseis:MA161: D3inOrdinaryLevelMathematics,LeavingCertificate.

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Please note:Studentsmustberegisteredforthemoduleinwhichtheyareexaminedatthesummersession.

Examination papers will only be issued to the students who are correctly registered for the module in question.

Mathematics (MA161, MA180, MA102)

FirstLecture: Tuesday,10thSeptember,10.00a.m.,KirwanTheatre.

MA161MathematicalStudies Fourlecturesperweekfortwosemesters:Mondayat1.00pm-O’FlahertyTheatre(Sem1),Kirwan(Sem2)Tuesdayat10.00am-KirwanTheatreWednesdayat10.00-KirwanTheatreThursdayat10.00-KirwanTheatre

MA180Mathematics(Honours)Fourlecturesperweekfortwosemesters:Mondayat1.00pm-AM250Tuesdayat10.00am–CairnesTheatreWednesdayat10.00am-AM150(Sem1),CairnesTheatre(Sem2)Thursdayat10.00am-AM200(Sem1),CairnesTheatre(Sem2)

MA102AnailísagusAlgéabar Ceithreléachtgachseachtainlelinndháseimeasteir:DéLuan1.00pm-ÁrasnaGaeilgeDéMháirt10.00am-ÁrasnaGaeilgeDéCéadaoin10.00am-ÁrasnaGaeilgeDéDéardaoin10.00am-ÁrasnaGaeilge

Tutorials: Tobeannouncedatlectures.

ContactPersons:

Mathematical Studies:DrNiallMadden,ADB-1013,ÁrasdeBrún.Ext.3803.

Mathematics (Hons): Dr.JohnBurnsRoomADB-1010,ÁrasdeBrún.Ext.3022

Anailís agus Algéabar:Dr.KevinJennings,RoomADB-G008,ÁrasdeBrún.Ext.5968.

Registration: AllFirstYearstudentsofHonoursMathematicsmustregisterwiththeSchool.Detailswillbegivenattheinitiallectures.StudentswhoachievealowmarkinMA180Paper1willbeadvisedtochangetoMA161MathematicalStudiesinSemester2.

Applied Mathematics (MP180)

FirstLecture: Wednesday11thSeptember,11.00a.m.IT125,1stFloor,InformationTechnologyBuilding

MP180AppliedMathematics Fourlecturesperweekfortwosemesters:

Mondayat11.00am–AM150

Wednesdayat11.00–IT125(Sem1),AM150(Sem2)

Thursdayat2.00–AM250(Sem1),AM150(Sem2)

Fridayat11.00–CairnesTheatre

ContactPerson: ProfessorMichaelTuite,RoomADB-G001,ÁrasdeBrún.Ext.3080

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3.4 Biology (BO101)

FirstLecture:

Group 1 Tuesday10thSeptember,11.00a.m.,O’FlahertyTheatre,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding.

Group 2 Tuesday10thSeptember,11.00a.m.,IT250,ITBuilding.

Group 1includesallscience(1BS1)students

Group 2includesstudentsofallotherprogrammes:EarthandOceanScience(1EH1),EnvironmentalScience(1EV1),MarineScience(1MR1),BiomedicalScience(1BO1),BiopharmaceuticalChemistry(1BPC1),Biotechnology(1BY1),HealthandSafetySystems(1HF1),MathematicalScience(1BMS1),Physics(Applied,Astrophysics,Biomedical,Theoretical)(1BPT1).

LaboratoryRegistration:Wednesday11thSeptember,11.30a.m.–1.00p.m.and2.00p.m.–5.00p.m.;Thursday12thSeptember,9.30a.m.–12.30p.m.and2.00p.m.–5.00p.m.;andFriday13thSeptember,9.30a.m–12.30p.m.and2.00p.m.–5.00p.m.inSC200,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding,1stYearBiologyLab.

PrerequisitesforLab: 2013Biochemistry/Botanypracticalmanuals(thiscanbepurchasedthroughPrintThat,besideSmokiesontheArts/Scienceconcourse),laboratorycoat(availableStudentsUnionShop,besideAnBhialann,Arts/ScienceBuilding),pencil,eraser,dissectingkit,backedrazorblade(notscalpelblade,availableforpurchaseinthelab),laboratorygoggles(availablefromS.U.shop),mediumwaterprooflaboratorymarkerpen(availablefromS.U.shop).Pleasebringthesetoyourfirstpractical.Afterthefirstpractical,studentswillnotbeallowedtoattendwithoutalaboratorycoat.

FirstLabSession: PracticalclassescommenceonWednesday25thSeptember,1stYearLab,SC200,Concourse,Arts/ScienceBuilding:CheckNoticeBoardoutsidethelabforyourLab.No.

RecommendedText: Biology,Campbelletal,9thEdition(2011).Recenteditions,otherthanthelatest,arealsoadequate.

CourseDuration

Lectures: 10thSeptember2013to4thApril2014.Writtenexaminations(2papers)inSemester1andSemester2.

Labs/Practicals: Biochemistry:Wednesday,25thSeptembertoFriday,18thOctober(4weeks) Botany:Wednesday,23rdOctobertoFriday,29thNovember(6weeks).

Zoology:Semester2(6weeks). Microbiology:Semester2(4weeks).

Practicalexaminedbycontinuousassessment.

AttendanceatALLlectures(3perweek)ismandatory.

Attendanceatpracticals(1perweek)ismandatoryandrecordedandattendanceisessential.Thepracticalcomponent,ascontinuousassessmentandMCQ,forms40%ofyouroverallassessmentfor1styearBiology.Materialtaughtinthepracticalisdesignedtohelpyoubetterunderstandlecturecontentandassuchquestionsrelatedtothepracticalmaterialcanalsobeincludedinthewrittenexaminations.

ContactPersons: ModuleCo-ordinator:ProfessorJimO’Gara,Dr.PeterCreighton(Biochemistry),Dr.ZoëPopper(BotanyandPlantScience),ProfessorJimO’Gara(Microbiology)andDrLouiseAllcock(Zoology)

Email:biology@nuigalway.ie(NOTE:Pleaseusethisemailaddressforanyqueriesandtomakeanappointmentwithamodulecoordinatororalecturer.)

NOTE:StudentsshouldbeawarethatBIOLOGYisaprerequisiteforthefollowingpathwaysinsecondyear:Anatomy,Biochemistry,Botany,Microbiology,Pharmacology,Physiology,Zoology.

BIOLOGYisanobligatorymoduleforthefollowingcourses:BiomedicalScience,Biotechnology,EnvironmentalScience,Health&SafetySystems,MarineScience.

3.5 Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS104)

FirstLecture: Wed11thSeptember,9.00a.m.,ColmÓhEochaTheatre(AM250)ArtsMillenniumBuilding.

ContactPersons: Dr.EveDaly,RoomA105,Earth&OceanSciences,Quadrangle,Ext.2183.eve.daly@nuigalway.ie

Text: Earth: portrait of a planet,byMarshak,S.W.W.Norton,2008.

Practicals: LaboratorypracticalregistrationwilltakeplaceonMon16thandTue17thofSeptember2013from2.00–3.00pmand4.00–5.00pmintheMRIannexe,besidetheRyanInstitute.

LabRegistrationFee: €15.00

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3.6 Physics (PH101)

First Lecture

Group 1 Wednesday11thSeptember,12.00p.m.,IT250Theatre,ITBuildingforall(PH101) studentsregisteredinPhysics(Applied,Astrophysics,Biomedical, Theoretical)ANDstudentswhohavetakenLeavingCertificatePhysics.

Group 2 Wednesday11thSeptember,12.00p.m.,KirwanTheatre,Concourse,Arts/(PH101) ScienceBuildingforallstudentswhohavenottakenLeavingCertificate PhysicsandarenotlistedinGroup1.

LaboratoryRegistration:Wednesday11thSeptember,2.30–4.30p.m.,orThursday12thSeptember,2.30–4.30p.m.1stYearLab.Room224,SchoolofPhysics,Arts/ScienceBuilding.

LaboratoryPrerequisite: Laboratorymanual.Pleasenotethatanewlaboratorymanualwillberequired.Themanualwillbeforsaleonlabregistrationday.ThecostofthemanualplusaccesstotheWileyPLUSon-linesupportsystemwillbeapproximately€30.

FirstLabSessions: WeekofMonday16thSeptember.Detailsannouncedduringpreviousweek.

TextBook: “Introduction to Physics”,Cutnell&Johnson,9thed.(Wiley).Earliereditions(7thor8th)arealsosuitable–exceptthattheproblemnumbersmaydiffer.Notethefullcontentsofthetextbookwillbeavailableon-lineviaWileyPLUS.

Tutorials: Timesandlocationswillbeannouncedatthelectures.

ContactPersons: Lectures (Group 1):Dr.AndyShearer,Room228,SchoolofPhysics,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext3144,andy.shearer@nuigalway.ie

Lectures (Group 2):Dr.MarkLang,Room140,SchoolofPhysics,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext3241,mark.lang@nuigalway.ie

Labs. (Both Groups):TaraShanahan-Joyce(AMonly),Room226,SchoolofPhysics,Arts/ScienceBuilding,Ext.2491,tara.shanahan@nuigalway.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

(i) 25%ofthemarksareawardedforlaboratorywork

(ii) 10%ofthemarksareforweeklyon-lineWileyPLUShomework

(iii) 5%ofthemarksareforlectureparticipation

(iv) StudentsstudyingMarineScience,EnvironmentalScienceorHealth&SafetySystemsdonottakePhysicsinSemester1.

4. General Information for Students

4.1 TheAcademicYearPlanner........................................................................................................... 364.2 AdvisorySessionandRegistration.............................................................................................. 364.3 LectureTimetables........................................................................................................................... 364.4 ExaminationTimetable.................................................................................................................. 364.5 ModuleandCourseChanges........................................................................................................ 364.6 ExaminationEntry............................................................................................................................ 364.7 Examinations...................................................................................................................................... 374.8 InformationandSupportServices............................................................................................... 374.9. CodeofPracticeforDealingwithPlagiarism........................................................................... 37

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4.1 The Academic Year Planner

Seepages64-65fortheYearPlanner.

4.2 Advisory Session and Registration

YouarerequiredtoattendtheAdvisorySessiontoobtainnecessaryandrelevantup-to-dateinformationonmoduleselectiononthedatestipulated(9thSeptember2013).Youarerequiredtoregisteraspertheinstructionsstipulatedinyourregistrationmaterial.TheAcademicRecordsandRegistrationOfficeisnotempoweredtoacceptregistrationsafterthespecifiedregistrationperiod.

Course RegistrationModulelistingsforyourprogrammeareenclosed.Youmustcompletethemoduleregistrationinaccordancewiththisinstruction.Modulestoatotalof60ECTSCreditsmustbetaken.

4.3 Lecture Timetables

Ageneraltimetableisoutlinedonpages58-61.Detailedtimetablesforeachmodulecontainingvenue,etc.,willbeavailablefromdisciplineoffices.

4.4 Examination Timetable

TheSemester1andSemester2examinationtimetablewillbemadeavailablebytheExaminationsOfficeviayourCASSaccount.

4.5 Module and Course Changes

ChangesforexceptionalreasonsmustbeapprovedbytheCollegeofScienceOffice.

4.6 Examination Entry

ModuleregistrationalsoincludesExaminationEntry.Youwillnotberequiredtocompleteanotherform.Theimportanceofcorrectregistrationandmoduleselectionisthereforeemphasised.

4.7 Examinations4.7.1 Date

ThemainexaminationperiodsareattheendofSemester1andSemester2.

4.7.2 Autumn Examinations

ThereareAutumn(repeat)examinationsinFirstScienceusuallyheldinAugust.

4.7.3 Time-limit

StudentsmustcompletetheFirstScienceExaminationwithintwoacademicyearsofenteringtheirScienceprogramme.

4.7.4 Deferral

TheCollegeofScienceconsidersapplicationsforthedeferralofexaminations,wheregroundsofillhealth,bereavementorothercircumstancescanbeestablishedtothesatisfactionoftheCollege.Ifindoubt,pleaseconsultwithamemberoftheCollegeofScienceOffice.ApplicationcanbemadebycontactingtheCollegeofScienceOfficetoarrangeanappointmentandcompletingaDeferralForm,whichisavailablefromtheCollegeOffice.DeferredexaminationsareheldintheAutumnexaminationsession(August)only.

4.8 Information and Support Services

AsastudentoftheCollegeofScience,ifyouareconfusedbyanyaspectofyourprogramme,bytheregistrationrequirementsorifyouareexperiencingpersonaldifficultiesoranydifficultiesinyouracademicprogramme,youarestronglyrecommendedtoseekadviceandsupportfromtheacademicstaff,theDean,theUniversityOfficesandtheStudentSupportServicesoftheUniversity.Timelysupportmaybethekeytoyoursuccessintheprogrammeandtoalevelofachievementwhichdoesyoujustice.

4.9 Code of Practice for Dealing with Plagiarism(seealso:http://www.nuigalway.ie/plagiarism/forup-to-dateinformation)

Introduction

1. Plagiarismistheactofcopying,includingordirectlyquotingfrom,theworkofanotherwithoutadequateacknowledgement.Thesubmissionofplagiarisedmaterialsforassessment

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purposes,plagiarisminpublicationorinpublicpresentation,isfraudulentandallsuspectedcaseswillbeinvestigatedanddealtwithappropriatelybytheUniversityfollowingtheproceduresoutlinedhereandwithreferencetotheDisciplinaryCode.

2. Allworksubmittedbystudentsforassessmentpurposes,forpublicationorinpublicpresentation,isacceptedontheunderstandingthatitistheirownworkandwrittenintheirownwordsexceptwhereexplicitlyreferencedusingtheacceptednormsandformatsoftheappropriateacademicdiscipline.

3. Whilstsomecasesofplagiarismcanarisethroughpooracademicpracticewithnodeliberateintenttocheat,thisstillconstitutesabreachofacceptablepracticeandrequirestobeappropriatelyinvestigatedandactedupon.

4. Regulations,guidelinesandproceduresregardingplagiarismshouldbemadewidelyavailableandastatementincludedincourseGuides,websites,departmentalnoticeboardsorappropriatehandoutstostudents.Plagiarismcanarisethroughignoranceandthereforeitisimportanttoensurethatstudentsunderstandwhatismeantbythetermandtheseriousnessoftheoffence.

5. Schoolsarerecommendedtoconsiderrequiringstudentstosignashortdeclarationthatworksubmittedbythemforassessmentpurposes,forpublicationorinpublicpresentation,istheirownandthatsuchastatementmaybeattachedtoasubmittedpieceofcoursework,essayordissertation(orsignedatthestartofeachcourse/academicyear,acknowledgingthatthestudenthasreadandunderstoodtheplagiarismregulations).Thepurposeofthisstatementistoreinforcetheprincipleofstatement(2)aboveandtoremindstudentsoftherequirementsforthesubmissionofaformallymarkedassessment.

6. Casesinwhichstudentsknowinglypermitotherstocopytheirworkshallalsobesubjecttotheproceduresoutlinedhereandconsideredanoffence.

Procedures

7. AsmallnumberofstaffshouldbeidentifiedineachCollegewhowouldhaveresponsibilityfordealingwithsuspectedandreportedcasesofplagiarism1.ThesestaffareDesignatedAuthorities,asdescribedintheNUIGalwayStudentCodeofConduct.

1 ThisisinkeepingwithbestpracticerecommendationsfromtheUK’sJISCPlagiarismAdvisoryServiceandalsoreflectspracticeinanumberofinstitutions.Whilstitmayseemlikeanadditionalburdenintermsofadministration,itoffersanumberofadvantagesofeitherleavingtheresponsibilitytothelecturerinvolvedorindeed,theHeadofDepartment.Insomeuniversitieseachdepartmentidentifiesonesuchstaffmember,inothers,asinglestaffmembermayspananumberofsubjectswithinabroad“cognatearea.”Further,havingasmallnumberofsuchstaffclearlyidentified,acrosstheuniversity,whocanreadilybetrainedinsuchissues,ensuresconsistencyofpractice.Italsoenables“fast-tracking”of“minor”oradmittedoffencesandrespondstotheoutcomeofFlanaganvsUniversityCollegeDublin(1988,http://www.ucc.ie/law/irlii/cases/159jr-88.htm),asdotheremainderoftheseguidelines.

8. Thesestaffshouldbetrainedonthebasicissues,bemadeawareofcurrentbestpracticeguidelines;techniquesforminimising,detectingandrespondingtoplagiarism;andcurrentnationalandinternationaldevelopmentsacrosstheHEsector.

9. AmemberofteachingstaffwhosuspectsthatasubmittedpieceofstudentworkmaybeplagiarisedshouldnotifytheappropriateplagiarismadviserintheirCollege/cognatearea.Ashortreportincludingacopyofthesuspectedexampleandanyevidenceforplagiarismshouldbeforwardedtotheadviser.

10. Theplagiarismadvisershallconductaninvestigationoftheallegedplagiarism,firstlydeterminingwhetheritrepresentsa“minor”or“major”offence.

11. Minorcasesarethoseinwhichthesuspectedplagiarismisafirstoffenceandrepresentspooracademicpractice.Suchcasesinclude:

• Apparentlyinnocentmisuseofmaterials. • Inadequatecitationsuchaspoorreferencing,inappropriateparaphrasing. • Over-relianceonsourceswithoutsufficientofthecandidate’sownwork. • Thoseinwhichthesuspectedplagiarismrepresentsonlyasmallproportionofthework and/oranelementinapieceofworkwhichmakesasmallcontributiontothemarkfor

themodule.

12. Theadviserwill,insuchcases,normallyinterviewthecandidatetodiscussthesuspectedplagiarism.

13. Iftheadviserissatisfiedthatthereissufficientevidenceofsuchanoffence,thestudentwillbegivenawrittenwarningandprovidedwithadviceonavoidingplagiarismandthenecessityofproperlyacknowledgingandreferencingsources.

14. Majorcasesarethosewhichmayinclude,forexample:

• Copyingmultipleparagraphsinfullwithoutacknowledgementofthesource.

• TakingessaysfromtheInternetwithoutrevealingthesource.

• Copyingallormuchoftheworkofafellowstudentwith,orwithout,his/herknowledge orconsent.

• Submittingthesamepieceofworkforassessmentundermultiplemodules.

• Thoseinvolvingafinalyearundergraduateorpostgraduatestudent(taughtorresearch).

• Asecondoffencewherethestudenthasbeeninreceiptofanearlierwrittenwarning.

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15. Inconsiderationofpossiblemajorcases,thestudentwillbenotified,inwriting,ofthesuspectedoffence,providedwithacopyofthemarked-uppieceofworkandinvitedtoattendaninterviewwiththeplagiarismadviserandanadditionalmemberofstaff2.

16. Thestudentwillhavetherighttobeaccompaniedandassisted,attheinterview,bya“friend.”3

17. Attheinterview,thestudentwillbegivenaclearexplanationofwhathasbeenalleged,shownacopyofhis/herwork,giventheopportunitytojustifytheworkandbeinvitedtoadmitordenyresponsibility.

18. Insuchmajorcases,wheretheadviserissatisfiedthatanoffencehasoccurred,theadviserisrequiredtodeterminebetweenthreepossiblecoursesofaction,dependingontheapparentseverityoftheoffence:

(a) Anopportunitytorepeatandresubmitthework,butwherethemaximummarkthatcanbeawardedisthepassmarkappropriatetothemodule.

(b) Theimmediateimpositionofanacademicpenalty,whichwouldnormallybetheawardofzeromarkstotheplagiarisedwork,withnooptiontoresubmitthework.

(c) Thesubmissionofthecaseforconsiderationbytheuniversity’sDisciplineCommittee.

19. Inallcases,thestudentwillbenotifiedinwritingofthedecisionoftheadviserandanypenaltyimposed.

20. InkeepingwiththeUniversity’sCode,thestudentshallbeentitledtoappealadecisiontotheAppealsBoard.

21. Anappropriaterecordshouldbekept4inrespectofanyupheldallegation,whichcanbeconsultedbytheplagiarismadvisertodeterminewhetheranewcaseispotentiallyasecond,orsubsequent,offence.

22. Basicstatisticalinformationcoveringthenumberofcasesreferredtoadvisors,thenumberofwrittenwarningsandotherpenaltiesappliedandtheirdistributionacrossDepartmentsandFaculties,shouldbecollatedbytheUniversitytoinformsubsequentmodificationstotheseregulationsandascertaintherequirementforwidertrainingandinformationdisseminationonthistopic.

2 Forexample,theHeadofDepartment,aseniorstaffmemberinthedepartment,oranotherplagiarismadviser.

3 AsusedintheUniversity’sCode.Thismay,forexample,beaparentorguardian;afellowstudentorotherfriend;arepresentativefromtheStudents’Union;oralegalrepresentative,ifsodesired.

4 BytheappropriateUniversityoffice.

5. Scholarships and Prizes

5.1 UniversityScholarScheme............................................................................................................ 425.2 ScoláireachtaíBhordnaGaeilge................................................................................................... 425.3 IrishLanguagePrizes....................................................................................................................... 445.4 HelenM.MoranScholarship........................................................................................................ 445.5 TheDr.JamesMasseyKeeganScholarship............................................................................... 455.6 ThePeelPrizes................................................................................................................................... 455.7 TheEliLillyChemistryPrize......................................................................................................... 465.8 SportsScholarships.......................................................................................................................... 465.9 UniversityPrizes................................................................................................................................ 465.10 ScoláireachtaíNaGaeltachtaCurthaArBunAgÚdarásnahOllscoile............................ 465.11 AnRoinnOideachaisagusEolaíochta........................................................................................ 48

ThefollowingScholarshipsandPrizesareavailabletoCollegeofSciencestudents.

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5.1 University Scholar Scheme

1. ÚdarásnahOllscoilewillconferthetitleUniversityScholaronstudentswhoobtaintheminimumrequirementattherelevantexaminationasspecifiedat5below.

ThetitleUniversityScholarmaybeheldwithotherScholarshipsorGrantsawardedbytheUniversityorbyanexternalbody.

2. Anawardof€250willbemadetoeachUniversityScholar.

3. ThetitleistenableonlyatNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway.

4. ToregisterasastudentoftheUniversityintheCollegeinwhichthetitleisawardedbythedueregistrationdate.Failuretocompletetheregistrationrequirementwillrenderthestudentineligiblewithoutfurthernotice.

5. Theawardwillbemadeontheresultsoffulltimeundergraduatedegreeexaminationsotherthanthedegreeexaminationitself.

InSeptember2014thetitlewillbeawardedtostudentswhoobtainedthefollowingminimumstandardsinthesession2013/14.

Students whose examination performance meets the minimum requirement AND is

ranked in the top 7% of the year class.

FirstYear First-classHonours–70%orover

SecondYear First-classHonours–70%orover

ThirdYear First-classHonours–70%orover

5.2 Scoláireachtaí Bhord na Gaeilge

1. ScoláireachtaíiadseoatáádtairiscintagÚdarásnahOllscoile,armholadhBhordnaGaeilgesanOllscoilmarthacaíochtdonchlárteagaisctríGhaeilgesanOllscoil,agusarmhaithelecéimithearardchaighdeánacadúilagusGaeilgeachurarfáilinábhairéagsúla.

2. BronnfarnaScoláireachtaíarmhicléinnabheascláraithesachéad,sadaranósatríúbliaindechúrsafochéimesanOllscoilfaoinacoinníollachaseoaleanas:

(a) gobhfuilsiadagfreastalarchúrsaíagcéimetrímheánnaGaeilge.

nó(b) goleanfaidhsiadanchéad,andaraagusantríúbliaindágcúrsacéimetríGhaeilge,

nóanméiddenchúrsaabheasarfáiltríGhaeilgesanOllscoilóthráthgochéile,agus

airsingoseasfaidhsiadscrúduitheanchúrsatríGhaeilgenóanméiddíobhabheasáréachtáiltríGhaeilgeóthráthgochéile.

(c) guréirighgomaithleoiscrúdúnahArdteistiméireachta(igcásnamacléinnchéadbhlianaagussascrúdúdeiridhollscoileigcásnamacleínndaraagustríúbliana).

3. Isfiú€1600anScoláireachtagusíocfarmaraleanasí,faoiréirtuairiscshásúilafháilónaRannacuímaidirledulchuncinnantsealbhóra.

Samhain–€800Márta–€800

AnCoisteScoláireachta,archomhairleónarannacuí,achinnfeasíocaíochtdogachsealbhóirscoláireachtaarleith,nuairabhíonnanCoistesástagobhfuilcúrsaítríGhaeilgeándéanamhagansealbhóiririthnablianaacadúlaigceist.

4. FéadfaranScoláireachtaathnuachanfaoinacoinníollachacéannaileithandarabliaindenchúrsaCéimeachtuairiscshásúilafháilónaRannacuímaidirledulchuncinnantsealbhóra.IsarthorthaíscrúduitheanchéadbhliainollscoileabhronnfarscoláireachtaísadarabliainagusisarthorthaíscrúduithenadarablianaabhronnfarscoláireachtaísatríúbliainorthusiúdadhéanannfreastalarnacúrsaítríGhaeilge.

5. CoisteScoláireachta,arnacheapadhaganUachtarán,abhronnfaidhnaScoláireachtaíarfad.CuirfidhanCoistesanáireamh:

(i) torthaínahArdteistiméireachtaagustorthaíagallaimhigcásmhicléinndonchéadbhliainagustorthaíanscrúdaithedeiridhollscoileigcásnamacléinndondaraagustríúbliain.

(ii) tuairiscóchomhaltaídenfhoireannteagaisc;

(iii) oiriúnachtanchláiroibreóthaobhaidhmeannanascoláireachta.

Féadfaragallamhachurariarrthóirífreisin.

6. Féadfarficheacúig(25)Scoláireachtabhronnadharmhicléinnsachéad,daraagustríúbliain.

7. FéadfaidhanCoisteanScoláireachtatharraingtsiartrátharbithmátharlaíonnnachbhfuilcoinníollachanascéimeágcomhlíonadhagansealbhóir.

8. NíbheidhdultharbhreithanChoisteibhfeidhmiúnascéime.

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5.3 Irish Language Prizes

1. ÚdarásnahOllscoileoffersforcompetitionamongregisteredstudentsoftheUniversitythefollowingPrizes:

(a) ThreeIrishLanguagePrizes(oneof€32,oneof€26,andoneof€13)openforcompetitiontoallstudentsoftheFirstYear(holdersofGovernmentGaeltachtScholarshipsandholdersofUniversityGaeltachtScholarshipsexcepted);

(b) ThreeIrishLanguagePrizes(oneof€32,oneof€26,oneof€13)openforcompetitiontoallstudentsoftheSecondYear(holdersofGovernmentGaeltachtScholarshipsandholdersofUniversityGaeltachtScholarshipsexcepted).

2. TheExaminationsforthesePrizeswillbeoralandwritten.TheExaminationswillbeheldinOctober;duenoticeoftheExaminationswillbegiven.

5.4 Helen M. Moran Scholarship

1. ThisScholarshipwasmadepossiblebyagenerousdonationtotheUniversityin1999byMaryT.MoranofBoston,MAinmemoryofhersister,HelenM.Moran,B.S.E.,M.Ed.,agraduateofBostonStateCollegeandSimmonsCollege,PrinceSchoolofRetailing.HelenM.Moranhadadistinguished40-yearcareerineducationwiththeBostonPublicSchoolsasaneducatorandadministrator.TheMoranparentswerefromWaterford.

2. Therewillbeoneannualscholarshipfundedbytheincomefromthedonationof$40,000.

TheScholarshipwillbeawardedtooneapplicantfromoneofthefollowingcategories:

(i) Afirst-yearstudentregisteredforanyoftheprimarydegreecoursesatNationalUniversityofIreland,GalwayandwhohasdemonstratedahighlevelofachievementinGaelicFootballwiththepotentialtobecomeaUniversityrepresentativeplayer

(ii) ApostgraduatestudentregisteredforanyMaster-levelpostgraduatecourseatNationalUniversityofIreland,GalwayandwhohasdemonstratedahighlevelofachievementinGaelicFootballatUniversityrepresentativelevel

(iii) AnoutstandinggraduateregisteredfortheM.Ed.degreecourseorM.A.degree,byresearch,ineducationatNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway.

PreferencewillbegiventosuitablyqualifiedstudentswhoarealsonativesofWaterford.

5.5 The Dr. James Massey Keegan Scholarship

1. ThisScholarshiphasbeenfoundedbyJamesMasseyKeegan,M.A.,M.B.,M.Ch.,B.A.O.,agraduateofQueen’sCollegeandofNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway.

2. ThevalueoftheScholarship,originallytheinterestforoneyearon€1,143investedbytheGraaffReinetBoardofExecutorsLimited,infirstclassmortgagebondsonlandedproperty,isnow€1,900.

3. ItisofferedforcompetitionamongMayostudents.

4. TheLeavingCertificateExaminationoftheDepartmentofEducationandScience,ontheresultsofwhichtheScholarshipisawardedmustbepassedasawhole,andmustbetheLeavingCertificateExaminationoftheyearinwhichthecandidatecompetesfortheScholarship.TheScholarshipwillbeawardedtotheMayostudentwhomtheAcademicCouncil,havingconsideredtheresultsoftheseexaminations,regardsashavingobtainedfirstplaceamongtheMayostudentswhosenamesappearonthepasslistandwhohavenotifiedtheAdmissionsOfficethattheyarecandidatesforthisScholarship.

5. TheholderofthisScholarshipmusttakeoutafullcourseoflecturesinNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway,leadingtoaFirstUniversityExaminationintheyearinwhichhe/sheisawardedtheScholarship.

6. ThisScholarshipmaybeheldwithanyotherScholarship.

7. One-halfoftheScholarshipwillbepaidinOctober,one-fourthinJanuary,andone-fourthinApril.

8. IntendingcandidatesmustgivenoticetotheAdmissionsOffice,NationalUniversityofIreland,Galway,onorbefore1stJune.

5.6 The Peel Prizes

1. TwoPrizes,originallyfoundedbySirRobertPeel,andnowvaluedat€1,000each,areofferedeachyearforcompetitionamongcandidateswhoareMatriculatedstudentsoftheNationalUniversityofIreland,andwhohavenotobtainedinanyprecedingyearcreditforacourseorapartofacourseleadingtoanExaminationintheNationalUniversityorinanyotherUniversity.OnePrizeisofferedinEnglishCompositionandtheotherinGeometry.

2. ThecoursefortheExaminationinGeometryistheHonoursCoursefortheLeavingCertificateExamination.

3. TheExaminationswillbeheldintheMichaelmasterm.DuenoticeofthearrangementsfortheseExaminationswillbepostedononeoftheUniversitynoticeboards.

4. APeelPrizewillnotbeawardedunlesssomecandidatereachesthestandardfixedbytheExaminer.

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5. APeelPrizewillnotbepaidunlessthesuccessfulcandidatethereofisastudentofUniversity.APeelPrizeinGeometrywillnotbepaidunlessthesuccessfulcandidatethereofhastakenoutaCourseinMathematics.

5.7 The Eli Lilly Chemistry Prize

ThePrize,valuedat€1,000,willbeawardedannuallytothestudentwhoobtainsthehighestmarkinChemistryintheFirstScienceExamination(includingtheFirstScienceExaminationforthedegreeofB.Sc.inBiopharmaceuticalChemistry)andwhosubsequentlyregistersfortheSecondScienceCourseinChemistryintheUniversity.

5.8 Sports Scholarships

TheUniversityoffersanumberofsportsscholarshipstostudent-athletesofoutstandingcalibrewhoregisterasstudentsoftheUniversity.Thesescholarshipsareaimedatpersonswhohavethepotentialtoachieveahighlevelofperformanceinsportwhilepursuingafull-timeundergraduatedegreecourse,postgraduatedegreecourse,orpostgraduatediplomacourse.

ScholarshipApplicationFormsareavailablefromtheSportsOfficer,NationalUniversityofIreland,Galway.Tel:(091)524411,Extn.2165;Fax(091)750545.

5.9 University Prizes

StudentsofthisUniversitymaycompeteforthePrizes,Medals,ScholarshipsandStudentshipsofferedforcompetitionbytheNationalUniversityofIreland.

ForinformationregardingthesePrizes,etc.,studentsarereferredtotheRegistrar,TheNationalUniversityofIreland,49MerrionSquare,Dublin2;Tel.No.01-4392424.

5.10 Scoláireachtaí Na Gaeltachta Curtha Ar Bun Ag Údarás na hOllscoile Fuagraí Faoi Leith

Ní bheidh costas taistil ná costas aíochta le fáil ag aon duine dá dtiúrfaidh Coiste Scoláireachtaí na Gaeltachta cuireadh dhó teacht ag an scrúdú Gaeilge le haghaidh na Scoláireachtaí.CaithfeariarrataislehaghaidhnaScoláireachtaíachuristeachar1MeánFómhairnóroimhe,chuiganOifigIontrála,OllscoilnahÉireann,Gaillimh

I.Isionannan“Ghaeltacht”,maidirleisangCórasseo,agusanchuidd’ÉirinnatáfádhathdeargagusbuíarléarscáilChoimisiúinnaGaeltachta.

II.1. TáÚdarásnahOllscoileagtairscintroinntáiritheScoláireachtaísanOllscoildo

chainteoirídúchaisGaeilgearugadhnóatóigeadhsanGaeltacht,abhfuilScrúdúnahArdteistiméireachtabainteamachacu.

Mábhíonniarrthóiríistighasanmbreac-GhaeltachtnachbhfuilinagcainteoirídúchaisamachagusamachagusmábhíonnanscrúdaitheoirGaeilgesástagurGaeilgeoirímaitheiad,tigleisangCoiste,mábhíonnairgeadsparálasagciste,scoláireachtaíathabhairtdodhaoinedentsórtseo.

2. Isfiú€254sambliainarfeadhcheithrembliangachScoláireachtacuseo,achbeidhceadagCoisteScoláireachtaínaGaeltachtascoláireabhfuilanchéimbainteamachaigenóaici,d’ainmniú,archuntairáirithe,lehaghaidhScoláireachtaíden5úbhliain.

3. DuinearbithatáagcuristeacharcheanndenaScoláireachtaíseonímórdhóFoirmIarrataisafhailónOifigIontrála,aguséabheithistighaige,líontagodlisteanach,ar1MeánFómhair,nóroimhe.

4. NímórdonIarrthóirnascrúduitheseoasheasamh:

(a)ScrúdúnahArdteistiméireachta.

(b)ScrúdúbéilagusscríofainGaeilge.

BronnfarnaScoláireachtaídoréiriarmharthanascrúduithetuasríofa.Ligfear300marcannalehaghaidhnaGaeilgeaganScrúdúbéilagusscríofainGaeilge((b)thuas).Cuirfearnagráidabainfearamach(taobhamuighdenGhaeilge)agScrúdúnahArdteistiméireachtasanáireamhlehaghaidhnaScoláireachtaí.

Mábhíonnpasfaighteagiarrthóiriníosmónácúigábhair(taobhamuighdenGhaeilge)isiadgráidnagcúign-ábharisfearraréirighleisaniarrthóiriontu,acuirfearsanáireamh.

5. Nímórd’iarrthóiríanArdteistiméireachtabhaintamachinaoniarrachtamháin,nahábhairabheithdoréirmartáluaiteiriail4thuas.

6. GheobhaidhgachiarrthóirdlisteanachcuireadhgodtíanscrúdúGaeilgelehaghaidhnaScoláireachtaí.

7. BeidhanscrúdúseoinGaeilgearbunsanOllscoilchomhluathagusfaighteartoradhScrúdúnahArdteistiméireachta.IséOllamhnaNua-GhaeilgesanOllscoilachuirfeasnahiarrthóirífaoiscrúdú.Gheobhaidhgachiarrthóirfuagraroimhréfádhátaanscrúduithe.

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8. Níbronnfarscoláireachtaraonduinenachsroicheannancaighdeánatáceaptha,lehaghaidhnaScoláireachtaí,agangCoiste.

Níbheidhfeidhmlescoláireachtachamháinsambliaininambronntarí—munambícúisan-speisialtaleis.

9. Antéan-éireoidhleisScoláireachtabhaintamach,cuirfidhsé/síiniúldonOifigIontrála,idtosachantSeisiúincénahábhairléinnarmianleis/léifreastalorthu.

PérbithcúrsaashocraíosScoláireadhéanamh,isarnaléachtaíinGaeilgelehaghaidhanchúrsasinadhéanfassé/sífreastal.MurabhfuilcúrsaiomlánlefáilinGaeilge,déanfaidhsé/sífreastalarphérbithléachtaíatálefáilinGaeilgelehaghaidhanchúrsa.

Níbheidhceadagaonscoláireachúrsaléinnd’athrúganceadfaoileithó’ngComhairleAcadúil.

10. Inafo-chodaahíocfaranScoláireacht.Isféidirfochuidnóant-iomlándáScoláireachtabhaintdemhacléinn,(a)murambíiomparceart,oiriúnachair/uirthi,(b)mámbíonnsé/sífaillíochagfreastalnaléachtaí,(c)muran-éiríleis/léiibhfo-scrúduithenadtéarmaí.

11. IsarscrúdúnahOllscoilenósanOllscoilasheasamhdonmhacléinnindeireadhnablianaatácoinneáilaraghaidhnaScoláireachtadhóanbhliaindárgcionn,isésin,muradtugaanChomhairleAcadúiltoilaramhalairt.

12. NíghlacfaidhanCoistelehaonfhoirmiarrataisnachbhfuillíontagocúramachagusgohiomlán.

III.BeidhceadagÚdarásnahOllscoilescoláireachtaínaGaeltachtaabhronnadharGhaeilgeoiríódhúchasaréirighleoanChéadScrúdúOllscoileabhaintamach,mámholannCoisteScoláireachtaínaGaeltachtaaleitheidseodedhaoinechuige.

Tá tuilleadh eolas faoi Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta ar fáil ó Peadar Uasal Mac an Iomaire, Príomhfheidhmeannach Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge.

5.11 An Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta Scoláireachtaí Ollscoile

BronnannanRoinnOideachaisagusEolaíochtaScoláireachtaíOllscoileatáintsealbhaitheiOllscoilnahEireann,Gaillimhfaoiréirandáscéimseoaleanas:

• ScoláireachtaíOllscoiledoMhicleinnónnGaeltachtagus• ScoláireachtaíchuncurarchumasMacléinnCúrsaíOllscoileadhéanamhtríGhaeilge.

IsféidirtuilleadheolaisafháilfaoinaScoláireachtaíseoó:AnRúnaí,AnRoinnOideachaisagusEolaíochta,BrainseanIarbhunoideachais,TeachApollo,BaileÁthaCliath2.

6. Marks & Standards 2013/2014

6.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 506.2 DegreeProgrammeCurricula....................................................................................................... 506.3 ModuleDescriptionsandWeightings........................................................................................ 516.4 ArrangementsforAssessmentandFormalExamination...................................................... 516.5 PassingandProgression.................................................................................................................. 526.6 AwardofHonours............................................................................................................................. 546.7 DeferralProvision............................................................................................................................. 556.8 Transcripts........................................................................................................................................... 556.9 DealingwithExceptionsorDeviations...................................................................................... 556.10 CollegeofScienceRegulations–Sub-moduleComponents.............................................. 56

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Marks & Standards for all Fulltime Undergraduate Degree Examinations

AllmodulesonLevel8Programmes,whetherYr,1,2,3,4…arelevel8modules.Exitawardsmaybemadeatlevel7.

6.1 Introduction

ThesegeneralregulationsapplytoallfulltimeundergraduatedegreeprogrammesintheUniversity.Everyfulltimeundergraduateprogrammemust complywiththeseregulationsunlessotherwiseprovidedaspersection6.9below.StudentsmustalsorefertothespecificCollegedegreeprogrammeregulationsandrequirements.

TheseregulationsareapprovedbytheUniversity’sAcademicCouncilandareregulatedandreviewedbytheAcademicCouncil’sStandingCommittee,followingpriorconsiderationbytheAcademicRegulationsCommittee.TheAcademicRegulationsCommitteewillbecomprisedoftheRegistrarandDeputy-President(Chair),DeansofCollege,anotherrepresentativefromeachCollegeandtheDirectorofAdultEducation.RelevantadministrativestaffwillbeinattendanceattheCommittee’smeetings.TheCommitteewillreporttoStandingCommitteeofAcademicCouncil.

6.2 Degree Programme Curricula

TheUniversity’sawardsanddegreeprogrammesareorganizedinaccordancewiththeEuropeanCreditTransferSystem(ECTS).ProgrammesofstudyareorganizedintospecificunitsofstudycalledModules.EachModuleisaunitofteachingandlearningformallyofferedwithintheUniversity,andcarryingcreditexpressedasanumberofcreditpointsinaccordancewiththeECTS.

AprogrammewillhaveaprescribedaggregatecreditvalueinaccordancewiththeLevelofStudyasset-outinIreland’sNationalFrameworkforQualifications,FETAC.FulltimeundergraduatedegreeprogrammesarealignedwithLevel8oftheFrameworkandconsistof3,4ormoreacademicyearsofstudy.AnAcademicYearforafulltimeundergraduatedegreewillhaveamoduleloadtoanaggregatecreditvalueof60ECTS.

UndergraduatedegreeprogrammesattheUniversityarenormallyorganizedintoStagesdelimitedbyanAcademicYearofstudy.EachStage(orProgrammeYear)willhaveprescribedLearningOutcomesforthatStageorYearandwillhaveanassociatedaggregatecreditvalue,60ECTS.ForcompletionofaStage(orProgrammeYear),fulltimestudentswillberequiredtosuccessfullycompletetherelevantaggregatecreditstandard,60ECTS.Full-timestudentswillbeexpectedtocompleteastagewithinanacademicyear.Part-time studentsmaycompleteastageoverseveral

years,accumulatingthecreditsrequiredforeachstageinamoreflexiblecreditaccumulationstructure.Forpart-timestudentstheUniversitymaysetaminimumnumberofcreditsthatmustbetakenduringanygivenacademicyear.Students must successfully complete each stage before progressing to a subsequent one.

6.3 Module Descriptions and Weightings

EachprogrammeofferedbytheUniversitywillcompriseasetofModuleswhereeachmodulerepresentsaunitofteachingandlearningwithprescribedLearning Outcomes,andcarryingcreditexpressedasanumberofcreditpointsinaccordancewiththeEuropeanCreditTransferSystem.Module DescriptionswillbespecifiedintheUniversity’scentralModule Repository(or“ModuleManager”System)andwillbeset-outintheProgramme Descriptions and RegulationsforeachCollege’sprogrammes.

Individual modules will have an ECTS credit weighting of 5 ECTS, or may be expressed in whole multiples of 5 ECTS where good academic practice requires larger units of study.

Creditisawardedtostudentswhoobtain40%onamodule(seealsoprovisionsoncompensationat6.5below).

6.4 Arrangements for Assessment and Formal Examination

TheUniversity’sstandardexaminationperiodsare• Endofsemester1• EndofSemester2• Repeat(ofSemester1and2)Examinations(August).

TheholdingofexaminationsoutsideoftheseperiodsrequiresthepriorapprovaloftheAcademicRegulationsCommittee.

RepeatexaminationswillbeheldforallprogrammesandmodulesunlessthepriorapprovaloftheAcademicRegulationsCommitteeisgiven.Modulesmaybeassessedinanycombinationofformalexaminations,assignments,projects,essays,papers,reports,presentations&debates,locally-setexercises,laboratoryorfield-work,orotherexperientiallearning.

Wheremodulesareexaminedbymeansofaformal examinationpaperadministeredbytheUniversity’sExaminationsOfficeandtime-tabledcentrally,theexaminationwillbeofa standard

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two hours duration.Whereamoduleweightingisgreaterthan5ECTS,theformalexaminationmaybebrokenintoanumberof2hourpapersorone2hourpaperandalternateassessmentmethods(e.g.a10credityear-longmodulemightattracttwo2hourexaminations).Inexceptionalcircumstances,whererobustacademicassessmentreasonsrequirelongerexaminations,3-hour(orlonger)examinationsmaybefacilitated.ApprovalforsucharrangementswillrequirethepriorapprovaloftheAcademicRegulationsCommittee.

6.5 Passing and Progression

TheExaminationBoardistheformalexaminationauthorityforeachCollegeandexaminationsession.ChairedbytheDean,theBoardismade-upofacademicstaffmembersoftheCollegeandexternexaminersfromtherelevantdisciplines,orfromtheCollegesresponsibleformulti-Collegeprogrammes.OnlythosedecisionsapprovedbytheExaminationsBoardwillbeformallyrecognizedasofficialUniversityexaminationresults–relatingtoPassing,Progression,DeterminationofHonours,andGrantingofDeferrals.

ExaminationBoardswillbeheldattheendofaStage,normallySemester2,andaftertherepeatexaminationsinAugust.TheExaminationBoardwilldeterminetheoverallresultandwillapplycompensationprovisions.

Progression

UndergraduatedegreeprogrammesattheUniversityarenormallyorganizedintoStages. Students must successfully complete each stage before progressing to a subsequent one. Full-timeUndergraduateDegreeProgrammeswillbeorganisedonanacademicyearbasis,whereeachyearrepresentsadefinedStage. Full-timeundergraduatestudentswillberequiredtoregisterforandpresentforexaminationinasetofmodulestoatotalcreditweightingof60ECTS,inaccordancewiththeprogrammestructuresandregulationsset-outintheCollege’s Programme Descriptions and Regulationsfortheirchosenprogrammeofstudy.ProvisionmaybemadeforPart-time studentstocompleteastageoverseveralyears,accumulatingthecreditsrequiredforeachstageinamoreflexiblecreditaccumulationstructure.

Passing

The pass mark on all modules is 40%. Wheredifferentcomponentsofassessment(coursework,laboratorywork,continuousassessment,finalassessment,etc.)withinamodulecontributetothefinalgradeitshallnot normallybearequirementthatanyoneofthesecomponentsbeseparatelypassed.Onlyanoverallmarkforthemodulewillbereturned.Markswillnotbereturnedforcomponentsofamodule.

A mark of ‘Incomplete’ must be returned to the Examinations Office where there is a requirement that an element(s) of a module be passed and that element(s) is not passed. A student is required to retake all elements of an incomplete module unlesstherelevantCollegeprovidesbyregulationthatstudentsbeexemptfromretakingspecificcomponents.

CollegelevelprovisionsshouldbethesameacrossallprogrammesandmodulesinaCollege.

6.5.1 Carrying Forward Marks

Astudentwillbegivencreditformodulespassedandwillnothavetore-presentforexaminationinanymoduleinwhichaminimummarkof40%hasbeenreturnedwithinthetime-limitsetoutinregulationsforthesuccessfulcompletionoftheparticularstage.Thenormaltime-limitforcarryingforwardofmarkstosubsequentexaminationsessionsis2academicyears.ACollegemayprescribeatime-limit provisionotherthantheprecedingonewiththeapproval oftheAcademicRegulationsCommittee.

6.5.2 Material Assessed at Repeat Examinations

Marksforcomponentsofamodule(i.e.sub-moduleassessmentelements)frompreviousattempt(s)donotcarryforwardfromoneassessmenttothenextunlesstherelevantCollegehasmadeprovisiontoexemptstudentfromretakingspecificcomponentsforacademicreasons.

Compensation Provision

CompensationwillonlybeappliedincaseswhereitsapplicationenablesthestudenttopasstheExaminationasawhole.

ThepassstandardforaModuleis40%.Howeverastudentwithmarksoflessthan40%inoneormoremoduleswillbedeemedtohavepassedtheStageprovided• theaggregatemarkforallmodulesoftheStageisatleast40%• themarkineverymoduleis35%ormore• themodule(s)withmarksintherange35-39%total15ECTSorless

Thecarryingforwardofmarksintoaparticularexaminationsessiondoesnotinvalidatethepotentialforcompensationprovisiontobeappliedinthatsession.

WhereamodulehasbeenpassedbycompensationthemarkforthemodulewillappearontranscriptswithagradeofPassbyCompensation.

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Insomeprogrammes,Compensationmaynotbeallowedincoreormandatoryprescribedmodulesorgroupsofmodules,astodosowouldunderminetheachievementofthelearningoutcomesfortheStageorProgramme.Thesespecificregulationswillbeset-outintheCollege’s Programme Descriptions and Regulationsfortherelevantdegreeprogrammes.

6.5.3 Capping of Examination Marks

Themarksatarepeatordeferredexaminationwillnotbecappedunless a cap has been recommended by the University’s Examination Security Group.

6.6 Award of Honours

Honoursareawardedaccordingtothefollowingscheme,foreachcompletestageofstudy;thatis,foreachcompletedacademicyearforfull-timeundergraduatestudents.

Award of Honours for Degree Examinations

Atdegreelevel,honourswillbecalculatedonthebasisof30%oftheaggregatemarkobtainedatthepre-finalstage*Examinationand70%oftheaggregatemarkobtainedatthefinalstageExamination.Thestandardwillbebaseduponthefollowingtable:

H1 70%ontheaggregateH2.1 60%ontheaggregateH2.2 50%ontheaggregateH3 40%ontheaggregate

*Anotheryear,otherthanthepre-finalyear,maybenominatedforvalidacademicreasonswiththeapprovaloftheAcademicRegulationsCommittee.

Pre- Final Stage Examinations

Honourswillbecalculatedbaseduponthefollowingtable:

H1 70%ontheaggregateH2.1 60%ontheaggregateH2.2 50%ontheaggregate

Note(1):Whereamoduleisofferedatpassandhonourslevel,ascalefortranslatingmarksobtainedatthepasslevelwillbeusedtotranslatethemarkstotheequivalentmarkatthehonourslevelforthepurposeofcomputinghonours.

Note(2):HonoursareawardedonlyontheaggregateperformanceatanExaminationasawhole.Honoursarenotawardedonthebasisofresultsobtainedinindividualmodules.

Note(3):CreditawardedonthebasisofapriorawardoronthebasisofRecognitionofPriorLearning(RPL)willbegradeneutralandwillnotbetakenintoaccountinthecalculationofhonours.

6.7 Deferral Provision

ApplicationforpermissiontodefertakingamoduleormodulestoasubsequentexaminationsessionmustbemadeinaccordancewiththeDeferralApplicationProceduresoftheUniversity.

6.8 Transcripts

Studenttranscriptswillincludedetailsofallmodulesforwhichamarkhasbeenentered.TheDegreeHonoursStandardreportedwillbebasedonthegradebandsshownin6above.Theonlyadditionaloralternativeannotationswillbe:• Exempt• Absent• PassbyCompensation.• Deferred• Incomplete• Audit

6.9 Dealing with Exceptions or Deviations

Onlyinexceptionalcircumstanceswilldeviationsbepermittedfromtheseregulations.Astructural deviationisasignificantandpermanentchangetotheseregulationswhichmightbeauthorizedforoneormoreprogrammes.Whereastructural deviationisrequiredforsoundacademicpurposes,applicationmustbemadetotheAcademicRegulationsCommitteeofAcademicCouncil’sStandingCommittee,whichshallrecommendtoAcademicCouncilStandingCommitteeinthematterofapplicationsreceived.AconcessionisthegrantingofexplicitpermissionbytheStandingCommittee,followingconsiderationandrecommendationbytheAcademicRegulationsCommittee,topermitthedeviationofaprogrammeofstudyfromtheseprescribedregulations.AconcessionmayberequiredinoccasionalcircumstancesandwillbeamatterforAcademicCouncilStandingCommittee,followingconsiderationandrecommendationbytheAcademicRegulationsCommittee

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6.10 College of Science Regulations – Sub-module Components

15 Credit First Year Module component structure (Including Continuous Assessment)

Thewrittenexaminationpapershavetwosittings:

1stSittingattheendofanysemesterinwhichthemoduleistaught 2ndSittinginautumn

Thecontinuousassessmentparthasjustonesitting–duringthesemester(orimmediatelyaftertheendofSemester2).

Amarkof<35%[14outof40]inContinuousAssessmentresultsinINCOMPLETEstatusforthemodule–themodulemustbetakenagain.

Ifastudentachievesatleast35%inContinuousAssessmentbutisatFAILoverallinthemodule(<40%),thenthestudentcanavailofthe2ndsittingtobringtheoverallmarkupto40(outof100)orabove.

Written Examination Papers Continuous Assessment

60% 40%

Paper1 Paper2Homework,in-classtests,weeklylaboratorysessions,laboratoryexamination(E.g.laboratoryMCQ).

30% 30% 40%

Ifastudentachievesatleast35%[14outof40]inContinuousAssessment:

• ToachievePASSstatus,theymustaccumulate40marks(outof100)acrossthethreecomponents–Paper1,Paper2andContinuousAssessment.

• Iftheyfailatsitting1,theymustrepeatthetwowrittenexaminationpaperswithaviewtoimprovingtheiroverallmark,retainingtheircontinuousassessmentmarkfromthe1stsitting.

• Iftheyfailaftersitting2,theymustre-registerforthemodulethefollowingyearandre-engageinallpartsofthemoduleagain.

• Nocreditcanbeaccumulatedforsub-modulecomponents.

15 Credit First Year Module component structure (No Continuous Assessment)

Written Examination Papers

Paper1 Paper2 Paper3

33.33% 33.33% 33.33%

Thewrittenexaminationpapershavetwosittings:

1stSittingattheendofanysemesterinwhichthemoduleistaught 2ndSittinginautumn

ToachievePASSstatus:

• Astudentmustaccumulate40marks(outof100)acrossthethreecomponents–Paper1,Paper2andPaper3.

• Iftheyfailatsitting1,theymustrepeatallwrittenexaminationpapers.• Iftheyfailaftersitting2,theymustre-registerforthemodulethefollowingyearandre-engage

inallpartsofthemoduleagain.• Nocreditcanbeaccumulatedforsub-modulecomponents.

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L Lecture,studentattendancerequired P Practical,studentattendancerequired

L** Lecture,studentattendstwolecturesperweek P* Practical,studentattendsonepracticalperweek

1st YEAR - SEMESTER I - Timetable - 2013/14 1st YEAR - SEMESTER I - Timetable - 2013/14

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6Cr 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CH101 15 L P* L P* P* L P* P* CH101 O’Flaherty Kirwan O’Flaherty

CH107 15 L P* L P* P* L P* P* CH107 Room 233 Room 233 Room 233

CH120 15 L P* L P* P* L P* P* CH120 Cairnes IT250 AM250

CP102 15 L L L P CP102 Dillon Dillon Dillon

CS102 15 P* L P* L L CS102 IT204 Tyndall Dillon

CS103 5 L L CS103 Tyndall Dillon

MA102 15 L L L L MA102 AnaG AnaG AnaG AnaG

MA161 15 L L L L MA161 O’Flaherty Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan

MA180 15 L L L L MA180 AM250 Cairnes AM150 AM200

MA199 15 L L L MA199 TBC TBC TBC

MA170 5 L L MA170 Finnegan Finnegan

ST237 5 L L P ST237 AM200 AM250 TBC

ST238 5 n/a - Semester II Module ST238 n/a - Semester II Module

MP180 15 L L L L MP180 AM150 IT125 AM250 Cairnes

MP191 5 n/a - Semester II Module MP191 n/a - Semester II Module

ST112 5 L L ST112 TBC TBC

BG110 5 L L L BG110 Rm 125 Rm 125 Rm 125

BG111 5 L BG111 Rm 125

BO101 15 L L P* P* L L P* P* P* P* P* BO101Kirwan / Cairnes

/ O’Flaherty / IT250

O’Flaherty (Grp 1: 1.00 pm);

Cairnes (Grp 2: 11 am)

EOS104 15 P* P* P* P* L L L EOS104 AM250 AM200 Cairnes

EV102 5 EV102

PHYPH101 15 L P* P* P* P* P* L P* P* P* P* P* L PH101 Cairnes / Kirwan IT250 / Kirwan Cairnes / Kirwan

PH109 10 L PH109 Room 220

BM110 5 L BM110 Finnegan

BM111 5 n/a - Semester II Module BM111 n/a - Semester II Module

IE130 5 L IE130 ENG-1003

IE131 5 n/a - Semester II Module IE131 n/a - Semester II Module

AY505 5 AY505

EC135 5 L L L EC135 O’Flaherty Kirwan O’Flaherty

EC136 5 n/a - Semester II Module EC136 n/a - Semester II Module

EC137 5 EC137 Continuous Assessment module

FR137 5 L L L FR137 AM104 AC203 AM119

GR150 5 L L L GR150 AM121 AM121 AM122

LW108 5 L L LW108 IT125G Larmor

LW170 5 L LW170 ENG-3036

1st YEAR - SEMESTER I - Timetable - 2013/14

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6Cr 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CP102 15 L L L P CP102 Dillon Dillon Dillon

CS102 15 P* L P* L L CS102 IT204 Tyndall Dillon

CS103 5 L L CS103 Tyndall Dillon

MA102 15 L L L L MA102 AnaG AnaG AnaG AnaG

MA161 15 L L L L MA161 O’Flaherty Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan

MA180 15 L L L L MA180 AM250 Cairnes AM150 AM200

MA199 15 L L L MA199 TBC TBC TBC

MA170 5 L L MA170 Finnegan Finnegan

ST237 5 L L P ST237 AM200 AM250 TBC

MP180 15 L L L L MP180 AM150 IT125 AM250 Cairnes

MP191 5 n/a - Semester II Module MP191 n/a - Semester II Module

ST112 5 L L ST112 TBC TBC

BG110 5 L L L BG110 Rm 125 Rm 125 Rm 125

BG111 5 L BG111 Rm 125

BO101 15 L L P* P* L L P* P* P* P* P* BO101Kirwan / Cairnes

/ O’Flaherty / IT250

O’Flaherty (Grp 1: 1.00 pm);

Cairnes (Grp 2: 11 am)

EV102 5 EV102

PH109 10 L PH109 Room 220

BM110 5 L BM110 Finnegan

IE130 5 L IE130 ENG-1003

IE131 5 n/a - Semester II Module IE131 n/a - Semester II Module

AY505 5 AY505

EC136 5 n/a - Semester II Module EC136 n/a - Semester II Module

FR137 5 L L L FR137 AM104 AC203 AM119

GR150 5 L L L GR150 AM121 AM121 AM122

LW108 5 L L LW108 IT125G Larmor

LW170 5 L LW170 ENG-3036

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NotesL Lecture,studentattendancerequired P Practical,studentattendancerequired

L** Lecture,studentattendstwolecturesperweek P* Practical,studentattendsonepracticalperweek

1st YEAR - SEMESTER II - Timetable - 2013/14 1st YEAR - SEMESTER II - Timetable - 2013/14

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6

Cr 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CH120 15 L P* L P* P* L P* P* CH120 Cairnes AM250 AM250

CP102 15 L L L CP102 IT125 IT125G IT125G

CS102 15 P* L P* L L CS102 AM150 TBC Dillon

CS103 5 n/a - Semester I Module CS103 n/a - Semester I Module

MA102 15 L L L L MA102 Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge

MA161 15 L L L L MA161 Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan

MA180 15 L L L L MA180 AM250 Cairnes Cairnes Cairnes

MA199 15 L L L L MA199 AC201 AM104 / TB303 / AC202

MA170 5 n/a - Semester I Module MA170 n/a - Semester I Module

ST237 5 n/a - Semester I Module ST237 n/a - Semester I Module

ST238 5 L L ST238 AM200 AM250

MP180 15 L L L L MP180 AM150 AM150 AM150 Cairnes

MP191 5 L L MP191 AM104 TBC

ST113 5 L L ST113 AC202 AC202

BG110 5 L L L BG110 Rm 125 Rm 125 Rm 125

BG111 5 L BG111 Rm 125

BO101 15 L L P* P* L P* P* P* P* P* BO101O’Flaherty / Cairnes /

O’Flaherty / AM250

EV102 5 EV102

PH109 10 L PH109 Room 220

BM110 5 n/a - Semester I Module BM110 n/a - Semester I Module

BM111 5 BM111 Continuous Assessment module

IE130 5 n/a - Semester I Module IE130 n/a - Semester I Module

IE131 5 L IE131 ENG-2001

AY505 5 n/a - Semester I Module AY505 n/a - Semester I Module

EC135 5 n/a - Semester I Module EC135 n/a - Semester I Module

FR137 5 L L L FR137 AM104 tbc AM119

GR150 5 L L L GR150 AM121 AM121 AM122

LW108 5 n/a - Semester I Module LW108 n/a - Semester I Module

LW170 5 L LW170 AC203

1st YEAR - SEMESTER II - Timetable - 2013/14

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6

Cr 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CP102 15 L L L CP102 IT125 IT125G IT125G

CS102 15 P* L P* L L CS102 AM150 TBC Dillon

CS103 5 n/a - Semester I Module CS103 n/a - Semester I Module

MA102 15 L L L L MA102 Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge Arus na Gaeilge

MA161 15 L L L L MA161 Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan Kirwan

MA180 15 L L L L MA180 AM250 Cairnes Cairnes Cairnes

MA199 15 L L L L MA199 AC201 AM104 / TB303 / AC202

MA170 5 n/a - Semester I Module MA170 n/a - Semester I Module

ST238 5 L L ST238 AM200 AM250

MP180 15 L L L L MP180 AM150 AM150 AM150 Cairnes

MP191 5 L L MP191 AM104 TBC

ST113 5 L L ST113 AC202 AC202

BG110 5 L L L BG110 Rm 125 Rm 125 Rm 125

BG111 5 L BG111 Rm 125

BO101 15 L L P* P* L P* P* P* P* P* BO101O’Flaherty / Cairnes /

O’Flaherty / AM250

EV102 5 EV102

PH109 10 L PH109 Room 220

BM110 5 n/a - Semester I Module BM110 n/a - Semester I Module

IE130 5 n/a - Semester I Module IE130 n/a - Semester I Module

IE131 5 L IE131 ENG-2001

AY505 5 n/a - Semester I Module AY505 n/a - Semester I Module

EC135 5 n/a - Semester I Module EC135 n/a - Semester I Module

FR137 5 L L L FR137 AM104 tbc AM119

GR150 5 L L L GR150 AM121 AM121 AM122

LW108 5 n/a - Semester I Module LW108 n/a - Semester I Module

LW170 5 L LW170 AC203

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DISTILLER

NEWCASTLE ROAD

Newcastle Road Entrance

University Road Entrance

St Anthony’s Entrance

RiverCorrib

Cathedral

NEWCASTLE ROAD

To Park & Ride and Dangan Sports Grounds

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

To Galway City

James Hardiman Library

Arts/Science Building

The Quadrangle

Arts Millennium Building

IT Building

Orbsen Building

Engineering Building

Áras na Gaeilge

Áras na Mac Léinn and Bailey Allen Hall

Sports Centre

Corrib Village(Student Accommodation)

Áras Moyola

Bank of Ireland Theatre

J.E. Cairnes School ofBusiness and Economics

Student Information Desk (SID) /Áras Uí Chathail

Cafés, restaurants and bars

An Bhialann

Smokey Joe’s Café

Co�ee On Line

College Bar

Zinc Café

Friars Restaurant

Under ConstructionPlease excuse our temporary appearance.

Accessible Route Across Campus (for the mobility impaired)

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics

IT Building

Áras Moyola

Student Information Desk (SID)/Áras Uí Chathail

CAMPUS MAP

Engineering BuildingENG-1003ENG-2001ENG-2003ENG-3036

DISTILLER

NEWCASTLE ROAD

Newcastle Road Entrance

University Road Entrance

St Anthony’s Entrance

RiverCorrib

Cathedral

NEWCASTLE ROAD

To Park & Ride and Dangan Sports Grounds

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

To Galway City

The Quadrangle

IT Building

Orbsen Building

Áras na Gaeilge

Áras na Mac Léinn and Bailey Allen Hall

Sports Centre

Corrib Village(Student Accommodation)

Áras Moyola

Bank of Ireland Theatre

J.E. Cairnes School ofBusiness and Economics

Student Information Desk (SID) /Áras Uí Chathail

Cafés, restaurants and bars

An Bhialann

Smokey Joe’s Café

Co�ee On Line

College Bar

Zinc Café

Friars Restaurant

Under ConstructionPlease excuse our temporary appearance.

Accessible Route Across Campus (for the mobility impaired)

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics

IT Building

Áras Moyola

Student Information Desk (SID)/Áras Uí Chathail

CAMPUS MAPIT BuildingIT125IT125GIT204IT206IT207IT250

Arás Uí CathailUC102

Arts MillenniumAM104AM121AM122AM129AM150AM200AM250

Arts/Science ConcourseAC201AC202AC203AC214CairnesTheatreDillonTheatreES201,EnvironmentalScienceSeminarRoomKirwanTheatreLarmorTheatreO’FlahertyTheatreRoom125,BiochemistrySeminarRoomRoom125,PhysicsRoom220,PhysicsRoom233,ChemistryTB303,Tower2TyndallTheatre

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College of Science. First-year Student Year Planner – Semester 1.September October November December

SaturdaySunday 01 01Monday 02 02

StudyWeek

Tuesday 03 01

Wednesday 04 02 04

Thursday 05 03 05Friday 06 04 01 Week8 06

Saturday 07StudentOrientation

05 02 07Sunday 08 06 03 08Monday 09 1stYearAdvisory 07

ExamsTuesday 10

08 05 10Wednesday 11 09 06 11

Thursday 12 10 07 12Friday 13 11 08 13

Saturday 14 12 09 14Sunday 15 13 10 15Monday 16

Week10

16Exams

Tuesday 17 15 12 17Wednesday 18 16 13 18

XmasHolidaysThursday 19 17 14 19Friday 20 18 15 20

Saturday 21 19 16 21Sunday 22 20 17 22Monday 23

Week321

Week11

XmasHolidays

Tuesday 24 22 19 24Wednesday 25 23 20 25

Thursday 26 Deadlinefornotifying

modulechange

24 21 26

Friday 27 25 22 27

Saturday 28 26 23 28Sunday 29 27 24 29Monday 30 Week4 28 BankHoliday 25

Week12

30XmasHolidays

Tuesday 29Week8

26 31Wednesday 30 27

Thursday 31 28Friday 29

Saturday 30Sunday

College of Science. First-year Student Year Planner – Semester 2.January February March April May

01 01 Saturday02 02 Sunday03

Monday04 04 01 Week12 Advisory

for2ndYearmodulechoices

Tuesday

01XmasHolidays

05 05 02 Wednesday

02 06 06 03 01Exams

Thursday03 07 07 04 02 Friday04 08 08 05 03 Saturday05 09 09 06 04 Sunday06

XmasHolidays

StudyWeek

Monday07 11 11 08 06 Tuesday08 12 12 09 07 Wednesday09 13 13 10 08 Thursday10 14 14 11 09 Friday11 15 15 12 10 Saturday12 16 16 13 11 Sunday13

17 BankHoliday 14 StudyWeek 12*Exams

Monday14 18 18

Week10

15Exams

13 Tuesday15 19 19 16 14 Wednesday16 20 20 17

EasterHolidays15 Thursday

17 21 21 18 16 Friday18 22 22 19 17 Saturday19 23 23 20 18 Sunday20

Week11

21EasterHolidays

19 Monday21 25 25 22 20 Tuesday22 26 26 23 21 Wednesday23 27 27 24

Exams22 Thursday

24 28 28 25 23 Friday25 29 26 24 Saturday26 30 27 25 Sunday27

Week331 Week12 28

Exams26 Monday

28 29 27 Tuesday29 30 28 Wednesday30 29 Thursday31 30 Friday

31 Saturday

*Astheexaminationstructureischanging,theenddateoftheSemester2examsmaybesubjecttochange.

UGStudentSurvey

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Advisory Scheme Record FormPlease complete and submit to your Adviser (Adviser’s name issued following completion of on-line self-service registration.)

GROUP:..................... ((GY301)Science(1BS1)studentsonly) IDNo. .......................

Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh – Coláiste na hEolaíochta / College of Science

Surname: ..............................................................................................................................

FirstNames: ..............................................................................................................................

HomeAddress: ..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

................................................... Telephone:..............................................

GalwayAddress: ..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

MobileNumber: ..............................................................................................................................

EmailAddress(issuedonyourStatementofSubjectsSelectedatRegistration):

..............................................................................................................................

School(s) at which you studied for Leaving Certificate:

............................................................................................ Years: .................................................

Leaving Certificate Results:

Subjects Ordinary Higher Grade obtained

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