Faculty of Science
| Degree Awarded | Credit | Duration |
| BSc (Bachelor of Science) Honours | 480 |
4 years 3 years* (Direct Entry to Second Year is possible in some subjects) |
| MSci (Master in Science) Honours | 600 | 5 years |
| MChem (Master in Chemistry) Honours | 600 |
5 years 4 years* (Direct Entry to Second Year is possible) |
| MPhys (Master in Physics) Honours | 600 |
5 years 4 years* (Direct Entry to Second Year is possible) |
| MMath (Master of Mathematics) Honours | 600 |
5 years 4 years* (Direct Entry to Second Year is possible) |
| MGeol (Master in Geology) Honours | 600 |
5 years 4 years* (Direct Entry to Second Year is possible) |
| BSc General Bachelor of Science (Pure Science) | 360 | 3 years |
The Faculty of Science is comprised of seven Schools and is led by the Dean of Science. The Faculty provides a variety of modular programmes leading to an Honours degree in Pure Science (BSc, MChem, MMath, MPhys or MSci). The principal award is the four-year BSc (Bachelor of Science) Honours degree with an additional year needed to obtain an enhanced Honours degree.
*Suitably well-qualified candidates with appropriate qualifications may be offered entry directly into Second Year and thereby obtain an Honours degree in three years or an MChem or MPhys in four.
Degrees of Master in Science (Pure Science), Master in Chemistry, Master of Mathematics and Master in Physics are enhanced taught Honours degrees like the BSc. They involve a more intense study of the subjects at Honours level and a high standard of performance in Second level modules is required of students seeking to gain entry into the Honours stages of these programmes.
Degreee Structure
In First year the choice is considerable allowing students to expand their interests by taking new subjects, some of which require no previous knowledge. Students will be required to take a minimum of 120 credits in First Year at 1000 level. In particular, those who have good entry qualifications in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics need not take the introductory modules in these subjects to continue further with them, and may take other First level modules instead.
It is also possible to replace up to two First level Science modules with modules taken in another Faculty. Entry to most Second level modules is obtained by passing certain First level modules. However, suitably well-qualified candidates with appropriate qualifications may be offered direct entry to Second level modules and thereby obtain an Honours degree in three years or an MChem or MPhys in four. Students will be required to take a minimum of 120 credits in First Year at 2000 level, four modules each at 30 credits.
In Honours, Third and Fourth Year, you will take 60 credits each semester and the modules available will depend on the degree programme for which you were admitted to Honours. Modules will be available at different values at 3000 and 4000 level to total 120 credits. At least 90 credits taken in Third and Fourth Years must be at 4000 level.
For information about core and optional modules for each degree programme offered in the Faculty of Science please consult the Course Catalogue. This catalogue describes the detailed structure of the course and the contents of all the modules that can be included in the programme.
Teaching, learning and assessment in the Faculty of Science is progressive, with both the content and methods of delivery changing to suit the increasing level of complexity in the material, and independence of students, as they work through the programme.