College of Science and Engineering
Science and Engineering at University of Galway
- Contact email: science-engineering@universityofgalway.ie
- College Office: Arts and Sciences Concourse (near Bank of Ireland)
- Additional visiting student information
Admission of Visiting Students and Erasmus students to individual modules is subject to the agreement of Module Coordinator or Lecturer. This will depend upon the applicant’s academic background in the relevant subject areas.
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 | |
| Biological and Chemical Sciences | SBCS | padraig.hynes@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) |
Studying in Science and Engineering
Admission of Visiting Students and Erasmus students to individual modules is subject to the agreement of Module Coordinator or Lecturer. This will depend upon the applicant’s academic background in the relevant subject areas.
- 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.
Science/engineering Timetable Information
Timetables for Science/Engineering modules only are available using the timetable builder linked below.
- Click on the ‘Select Modules’ dropdown.
- Enter the Module code. You can select multiple module codes at once.
- A timetable will generate and show you when these modules take place.
- Some modules will have tutorials or labs associated with them. These should also generate on the timetable. You should consult the academic teaching the module about which lab/tutorial you should attend.
- Under venue, click ‘Display Venues’ for information on the location the class will take place.
Timetables are also available on a Programme basis from the website linked below:
https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/studentinformation/undergraduatestudentinformation/undergraduatetimetables/
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (SBCS)
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Biochemistry | BO201 | Molecular and Cell Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | BO3101 | Developmental Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | BO202 | Evolution and the Tree of Life | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | BI208 | Protein Structure and Function | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | BI309 | Cell Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | BI319 | Molecular Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH203 | Physical Chemistry | 5 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH204 | Inorganic Chemistry | 5 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH311 | Organic Chemistry | 5 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH326 | Analytical Chemistry and Molecular Structure | 5 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH332 | Drug Design and Drug Discovery | 10 | 1 |
| Chemistry | CH333 | Experimental Chemistry | 5 | 1 |
| Microbiology | MI202 | Laboratory Skills in Microbiology I | 5 | 1 |
| Microbiology | MI3101 | Microbial Genomics | 5 | 1 |
| Microbiology | MI323 | Food and Industrial Microbiology | 5 | 1 |
| Microbiology | MI326 | Microbial Metabolic and Molecular Systems | 5 | 1 |
| Green Biosciences | PAB3101 | Soil Sciences | 5 | 1 |
| Green Biosciences | PAB3102 | AgriBiosciences for Sustainable Global Development | 5 | 1 |
| Green Biosciences | PAB4102 | Plant Genetics and Systems Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Green Biosciences | PAB4103 | Climate Change, Plants and Agriculture | 5 | 1 |
| Green Biosciences | PAB4108 | Food Systems and Climate Change | 5 | 1 |
School of Computer Science (SCS)
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Computer Science | CT101 | Computing Systems (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT102 | Algorithms and Information Systems (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT103 | Programming (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT1112 | Professional Skills I (full year) | 5 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT2111 | Computer Organisation and Operating Systems | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT216 | Software Engineering I (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT2106 | Object-Oriented Programming | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT2110 | Digital Security and Media Programming | 5 | 1 and 2 |
| Computer Science | CT230 | Database Systems I | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT318 | Human Computer Interaction | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT326 | Programming III | 10 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT331 | Programming Paradigms | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT3531 | Networks and Data Communications II | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT3532 | Database Systems II | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT3536 | Games Programming | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT4109 | Image Processing and Computer Vision | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT417 | Software Engineering III | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT4100 | Information Retrieval | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT4101 | Machine Learning | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT4107 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT4111 | Generative AI for Software Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT5106 | Software Engineering II | 5 | 1 |
| Computer Science | CT561 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | 5 | 1 |
School of Engineering (SEng)
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME3134 | Biomedical Engineering Design I | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME3132 | Finite Element Methods in Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME328 | Principles of Biomaterials | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME400 | Biomechanics | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME405 | Tissue Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME4104 | Biomedical Engineering Senior Project | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME4109 | Medical Image Analysis & Modelling | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME5101 | Mechanobiology | 5 | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | BME5104 | Finite Element Methods in Engineering II | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE141 | Introduction to Engineering and Design 1 (full year) | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| Civil Engineering | CE2100 | Building Information Modelling | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE227 | Strength of Materials (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Civil Engineering | CE3105 | Environmental Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE3113 | Engineering Hydraulics II | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE3103 | Design of Structures I | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE3122 | Sustainable Waste Management | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE343 | Sustainable Energy | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE344 | Transportation Systems and Infrastructure I | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE4101 | Design of Structures III | 10 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE4102 | Geomechanics II | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE464 | Design of Sustainable Environmental Systems I | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE469 | Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | CE472 | Structural Analysis | 5 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | IE448 | Safety and Construction | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE219 | Analogue Systems Design | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE220 | Digital Systems I | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE231 | Electronic Instrumentation and Sensors | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE3101 | Electromechancial Power Conversion | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE345 | Digital Systems II | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE352 | Linear Control Systems | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE357 | Signals and Communications | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE450 | Power Systems | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE445 | Digital Signal Processing | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE4101 | Mobile Networks: Architecture and Services | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | EE4102 | Secure and Wireless Communication Technologies | 5 | 1 |
| Energy Systems Engineering | EG400 | Advanced Energy Systems Engineering | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | IE309 | Operations Research | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | IE446 | Project Management | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME2105 | Manufacturing Technology and CAIRDE (full year) | 5 | 1 and 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME2106 | Theory of Machines and CADD (full year) | 5 | 1 and 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME223 | Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME301 | Fluid Dynamics | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME304 | Mechanical Analysis And Design | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME322 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME4103 | Mechanical Engineering Final Year Project (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME4109 | Materials II | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME4112 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 5 | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ME424 | Energy Conversion | 5 | 1 |
School of Mathematical and Statisical Sciences (SMSS)
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Applied Mathematics | MP231 | Mathematical Methods I | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP236 | Mechanics I | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP305 | Modelling I | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP345 | Mathematical Methods I | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP356 | Quantum Mechanics I | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP403 | Cosmology and General Relativity | 5 | 1 |
| Applied Mathematics | MP410 | Non-linear Elasticity | 5 | 1 |
| Computing | CS2101 | Programming for Science and Finance | 5 | 1 |
| Computing | CS3304 | Logic | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA211 | Calculus I | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA215 | Mathematical Molecular Biology I | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA284 | Discrete Mathematics (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA2286 | Differential Forms (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA313 | Linear Algebra I | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA341 | Metric Spaces (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA3343 | Groups (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA385 | Numerical Analysis I (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA416 | Rings (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA490 | Measure Theory (Higher Level) | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA437 | Introduction to Mathematical Research Projects I | 5 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MA3101 | Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry | 5 | 1 |
| Statistics | ST2001 | Statistics in Data Science I | 5 | 1 |
| Statistics | ST2003 | Random Variables | 5 | 1 |
| Statistics | ST311 | Applied Statistics I | 5 | 1 |
| Statistics | ST313 | Applied Regression Models | 5 | 1 |
| Statistics | ST417 | Introduction to Bayesian Modelling | 5 | 1 |
School of Natural Sciences (SNS)
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Botany & Plant Science | BPS202 | Fundamentals in Aquatic Plant Science | 5 | 1 |
| Botany & Plant Science | BPS3103 | Plant Function | 5 | 1 |
| Botany & Plant Science | BPS4107 | Plant Cell Biology and Biochemistry | 5 | 1 |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences | EOS213 | Introduction to Ocean Sciences | 10 | 1 |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences | EOS323 | Sediments and the sedimentary record | 5 | 1 |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences | EOS305 | Introduction to Applied Field Hydrology | 5 | 1 |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences | EOS3103 | Palaeontology and Evolution | 5 | 1 |
| Earth & Ocean Sciences | EOS3107 | Minerals, Magmas and Metamorphism | 10 | 1 |
| Physics | PH1101 | Mechanics and Thermal Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH101 | Physics (full year) | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| Physics | PH1104 | Frontiers in Physics | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| Physics | PH2113 | Energy, Forces and Motion in Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH2114 | Modern Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH222 | Astrophysical Concepts | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH3101 | Experimental and Computational Physics (full year) | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| Physics | PH3102 | Experimental and Computational Physics for Theroetical Physics (full year) | 10 | 1 and 2 |
| Physics | PH328 | Physics of the Environment I | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH333 | Quantum Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH337 | Thermal Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH338 | Properties of Materials | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH339 | Radiation and Medical Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH341 | Measurement of health hazards at work | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH362 | Stellar Astrophysics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH4101 | Physics Problem Solving (full year) | 5 | 1 and 2 |
| Physics | PH421 | Quantum Mechanics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH422 | Solid State Physics | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH423 | Applied Optics and Imaging | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH428 | Atmospheric Physics and Climate Change | 5 | 1 |
| Physics | PH430 | Biophotonics | 5 | 1 |
| Zoology | ZO317 | Evolutionary Biology | 5 | 1 |
| Zoology | ZO3101 | Marine Habitat | 5 | 1 |
Human Biology subject areas
| Subject Area | Module Code | Module Title | ECTS | Taught in Semester |
| Anatomy | AN2101 | Cells and Tissues | 10 | 1 |
| Anatomy | AN2102 | Histology of the Fundamental Tissues | 5 | 1 |
| Pharmacology | PM208 | Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology | 5 | 1 |
| Pharmacology | PM209 | Applied Concepts in Pharmacology (must take PM208 if taking PM209) | 5 | 1 |
| Pharmacology | PM311 | Introduction to Toxicology | 5 | 1 |
| Physiology | SI2101* | Introductory Physiology | 10 | 1 |
| Physiology | SI3107* | Endocrine Control of Homeostasis and Reproduction | 5 | 1 |
| Physiology | SI317* | Human Body Function | 10 | 1 |
*Physiology (SI) modules cannot be combined.
