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All incoming College of Science PhD students must take 30 credits of taught modules over their programme. The aim of these taught modules is to facilitate research as well as to provide you with important transferable skills enhancing your career development. Your School or Programme may recommend or require certain modules – please check with your Supervisor. Unless your School or programme stipulates specific modules, you may choose from the full range of modules available across the University in consultation and agreement with your Principal Supervisor and your RSP. 

The list of modules below is not definite – it is an example of the types of discipline-specific modules that were taken by research students in previous years. 

Students are entitled to register to modules from any UCD School. You may wish to review other Schools' module lists to assess which modules may be useful to you.

School of Biology and Environmental Science

The modules listed are open to all students across the College, but research students in the UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science (SBES) are required to take the first two modules from this list. The others are examples of modules that have been taken previously by research students in SBES. The remaining credit requirement can be made up from modules across the University but should be chosen in consultation with your supervisor. SBES level 4 modules are available to PhD students both in the School and across the University on condition that the School has in-programme students registered to the modules.

School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

School-specific and not open to students from other Schools. Optional module.

 School-specific and not open to students from other Schools. Optional module.

Open to all students across the College. Core for School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (SBBS) students.

School-specific and not open to students from other Schools. Core for some SBBS students.

 Core for SBBS students.

School-specific and not open to students from other Schools. Core for SBBS students.

School-specific and not open to students from other Schools. Core for SBBS students.

Entire suite of final year, undergraduate modules are available as required/appropriate.

School of Chemistry

Core Modules:

Compulsory in Year 1 of the chemistry doctoral programme.

Compulsory in Year 1 of the chemistry doctoral programme; students taking this must also have assigned undergraduate teaching duties.

Compulsory in Year 3 of the chemistry doctoral programme.

These optional modules are open to all postgraduate students registered to the School of Chemistry. For non-chemistry students who are considering taking these modules, please contact the listed Module Coordinator for advice regarding your suitability and if space is available.

The following modules are only available to students registered to X848 PhD Chemistry (Dublin Chemistry) and to X847 PhD Chemistry (Bionanointeractions) doctoral programmes. 

School of Computer Science

Research Integrity Training is a compulsory element of all research degree programmes for students admitted after 31 August 2019. This training requirement can be met by taking either:

  1. Online Research Integrity Training for Research Degree Students on Brightspace, with 8 sections that take an estimated 5 hours. There are no credits associated with this course but upon successful completion of the multiple-choice quizzes at the end of each section, you will receive a certificate.
  2. Research Integrity Module (opens in a new window)SCI50020 in which online training is accompanied by face-to-face workshops with discussion of specific case studies. This module attracts five ECTS credits and is most suitable for science and engineering research students.

These Research Integrity training courses provide you with an opportunity to better understand your obligations and responsibilities as researchers, identify the challenges you could face in meeting those responsibilities and practical advice on how to deal with complex situations in which you may find yourself.

These optional modules are open to all postgraduate students registered in the School of Computer Science.

Many other modules at levels 4 and 5 are offered by Computer Science and are, in principle, available to students of other disciplines.

School of Earth Sciences

The School of Earth Sciences offers a number of Level 5 modules for Graduate Research Students in Advanced Techniques in Geological Sciences and Research Seminars. Earth Sciences Students should consult with their supervisor and the School Office to discuss registration to these modules. The modules below may also be of interest.

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Any module offered by the school can be taken by students outside the school so long as the prerequisites are met. Please contact the school office for further information.

School of Physics

PhD Students from the School of Physics are required to take PHYC40570 - Physics Demonstrating/Tutoring and might select other modules from those offered by the School (in consultation with their Supervisor/RSP).

Students from other Schools across the College can take any of these modules provided they are suitably qualified in a cognate discipline.

General College of Science Modules

Commonly taken modules in the UCD College of Science. The following is not a definitive list.

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