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College of Science and Engineering

Science and Engineering at University of Galway

The College of Science and Engineering is organised into five Schools, each covering a range of related Subject Areas. Some Human Biology subject areas also have affiliation with the College.

School Abbreviation Email
Biological and Chemical Sciences SBCS sns@universityofgalway.ie
Computer Science SCS computerscience@universityofgalway.ie
Engineering SEng engineering@universityofgalway.ie
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences SMSS maths@universityofgalway.ie
Natural Sciences SNS sns@universityofgalway.ie
Human Biology subjects

Anatomy (AN)
Pharmacology (PM)
Physiology (SI)

Studying in Science and Engineering

  • Module selections must be approved by the College of Science and Engineering
    • Approval is based on academic background (pre-requisites) and module capacity limitations. Students can only be registered after approval.
    • Study Abroad students must apply via the Study Abroad coordinator.
    • Erasmus students must apply via the academic coordinator linked to the agreement with their home university
  • Incoming Erasmus students can only take Science and Engineering modules if their exchange is an Erasmus agreement recognised by the College of Science and Engineering.
  • Only modules in this Visiting Student Handbook can be selected. 
    • Modules which are not listed are not available to listing students for capacity or administrative reasons.
    • Visiting students are exempt from University of Galway module pre-requisites and co-requisites except in special cases. However, each requested module is individually validated to ensure it is suitable.
  • Students are responsible for resolving timetable compatibility. See timetables below.
    • Mixing subject areas and year levels increases clashes.

 

School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (SBCS)

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Biochemistry BI207 Metabolism and Cell Signalling 5 2
Biochemistry BI313 Cell Signalling 5 2
Biochemistry BI317 Human Molecular Genetics 5 2
Biochemistry BI321 Protein Biochemistry 5 2
Chemistry CH202 Organic Chemistry 5 2
Chemistry CH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 2
Chemistry CH307 Inorganic Chemistry 5 2
Chemistry CH313 Physical Chemistry 5 2
Chemistry CH3103 Validation in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry 5 2
Microbiology MI203 Laboratory Skills in Microbiology II 5 2
Microbiology MI204 Microbes and the Environment 5 2
Microbiology MI322 Environmental Microbiology 5 2
Microbiology MI324 Immunology and Recombinant Techniques 5 2
Microbiology MI325 Microbial Infectious Diseases 5 2
Plant & Agribiosciences PAB2101 AgriBiosciences 5 2
Plant & Agribiosciences PAB3103 Plant and Agricultural Genetics 5 2
Plant & Agribiosciences PAB3104 Systems Biology of Plant-Environment Interactions 5 2
Plant & Agribiosciences PAB4104 Plant and Agri-Biotechnologies 5 2

School of Computer Science (SCS)

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Computer Science CT2110 Digital Security and Media Programming 5 2
Computer Science CT2108 Networks and Data Communications I 5 2
Computer Science CT2109 Object-Oriented Programming: Data Structure and Algorithms 5 2
Computer Science CT4108 Distributed Systems 5 2
Computer Science CT437 Computer Security and Forensic Computing 5 2

School of Engineering (SEng)

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Biomedical Engineering BME200 Introduction to Biomaterials 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME2100 Materials I 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME3133 Biomedical Engineering Physiology 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME3135 Biomedical Engineering Design II 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME4101 Biotransport 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME501 Advanced Finite Element Methods 5 2
Biomedical Engineering BME502 Advanced Tissue Engineering 5 2
Civil Engineering CE222 Civil Engineering Materials & Design 5 2
Civil Engineering CE224 Engineering Hydraulics I 5 2
Civil Engineering CE2102 Community Engaged Building Project 5 2
Civil Engineering CE3104 CE3104 Design of Structures II 5 2
Civil Engineering CE462 Coastal and Offshore Engineering 5 2
Civil Engineering CE466 Energy in Buildings 5 2
Civil Engineering CE468 Estimates & Costing 5 2
Civil Engineering CE471 Project Management 5 2
Civil Engineering CE476 The Built Environment 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE224 Microprocessor Systems Engineering 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE230 Electrical Circuits & Systems 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE232 Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Theory 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE2101 Communications and Networking Foundations 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE342 Analogue Systems Design II 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE348 Engineering Electromagnetics 5 2
Electrical & Electronic Engineering EE448 Power Electronics 5 2
Energy Systems Engineering EG5108  Green Hydrogen Technology  5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME2102 Safety Systems Design 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME2105 Manufacturing Technology & CAIRDE 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME312 Automated System 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME323 Information Systems Ergonomics 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME352 Mechanical Vibrations 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME353 Quality System 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME426 Turbomachines & Advanced Fluid Dynamics 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME431 Systems Reliability 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME4101 Combustion Science & Engineering 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME5105 Fundamentals of Operations Engineering 5 2
Mechanical Engineering ME5171 Combustion Science and Engineering 5 2

School of Mathematical and Statisical Sciences (SMSS)

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Computing CS211 Programming and Operating Systems 5 2
Computing CS319 Scientific Computing 5 2
Computing CS402 Cryptography (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA203 Linear Algebra 5 2
Mathematics MA212 Calculus II 5 2
Mathematics MA216 Mathematical Molecular Biology II 5 2
Mathematics MA283 Linear Algebra (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA2287 Complex Analysis (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA302 Complex Variable 5 2
Mathematics MA334 Geometry 5 2
Mathematics MA342 Topology (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA3491 Fields & Applications (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA378 Numerical Analysis II (Higher Level) 5 2
Mathematics MA4344 Advanced Group Theory 5 2
Mathematics MA482 Functional Analysis (Higher Level) 5 2
Statistics ST2002 Statistics in Data Science 2 5 2
Statistics ST312 Applied Statistics II 5 2

School of Natural Sciences (SNS)

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Botany & Plant Science BPS203 Plants Diversity, Physiology and Adaptation 5 2
Botany & Plant Science BPS3107 Plants, atmosphere and environment throughout Earth history 5 2
Earth & Ocean Sciences EOS2102 The Earth: From Core to Crust 10 2
Earth & Ocean Sciences EOS303 Ocean Dynamics 5 2
Earth & Ocean Sciences EOS304 Aquatic Geochemistry 5 2
Physics PH150 Introduction to Physics 5 2
Physics PH140 Engineering Physics 5 2
Physics PH223 Observational Astronomy 5 2
Physics PH2104 Physics Laboratory and Problem Solving 5 2
Physics PH2106 Atomic Physics & Electromagnetism 5 2
Physics PH2115 Electricity and Magnetism  5 2
Physics PH2116 Computational Physics  5 2
Physics PH329 Physics of the Environment II 5 2
Physics PH335 Nuclear and Particle Physics 5 2
Physics PH337 Thermal Physics 5 2
Physics PH340 Biomedical Physics 5 2
Physics PH362 Stellar Astrophysics 5 2
Physics PH429 Nanotechnology 5 2
Physics PH425 Lasers and Spectroscopy 5 2
Physics PH4109 Exoplanets and Planet Formation 5 2
Zoology ZO318 Geographic Information Systems and Biostatistics 5 2

Human Biology subject areas

Subject Area Module Code Module Title ECTS Taught in Semester
Anatomy AN223 Embryology and Development 5 2
Anatomy AN226 Systems Histology 5 2
Physiology SI2102* Systems Physiology 10 2
Physiology SI3105 Cardio-Respiratory Physiology 5 2
Physiology SI3106 Immunology 5 2

*SI2102 cannot be combined with SI3105 and SI3106.

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