School of Medicine College of Science and Engineering (interdisciplinary)
PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: MSc DURATION: 1 year, full-time NUMBER OF PLACES: 10 COURSE INSTANCE(S): 1MST1 FEES AND FUNDING: Fees information and funding opportunities: pages 286 and 288. WHEN TO APPLY : NUI Galway does not set a deadline for receipt of applications (with some exceptions). Offers will be issued on a continuous basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible. See page 284 for full details of when and how to apply. CONTACT Dr Howard Fearnhead T: +353 91 495 240 E: howard.fearnhead@nuigalway.ie 3 GOOD REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE 1. Placement opportunities: There are a limited number of placements in regulatory agencies for the third trimester. 2. Graduates will develop a high skill level in a wide range of laboratory skills for toxicological investigations. 3. Graduates will be competent in communicating experimental findings in toxicology effectively, using a variety of verbal, written and visual means, and in designing, conducting, analysing
Toxicology
Your Course This programme is divided into three trimesters (each of 30 ECTS) in the following manner: Trimester 1—Introduction to Toxicology (5 ECTS); Applied Toxicology (5 ECTS); Fundamental Concepts in Pharmacology (5 ECTS); Applied Concepts in Pharmacology (5 ECTS); Experimental Methods in Pharmacology (10 ECTS). Trimester 2—Experimental Toxicology (15 ECTS); Current Topics in Toxicology (10 ECTS); Advanced Toxicology (5 ECTS). Trimester 3—Toxicology Research Project (30 ECTS). Career Opportunities Previous graduates of this programme have found employment either in toxicological and product quality testing within industry or government agencies or in the field of regulatory toxicology within governmental and international regulatory bodies. Graduates have also enrolled in PhD programmes and further academic studies in related disciplines. Minimum Entry Requirements Successful students will normally hold at least a Second Class Honours Level 8 degree, or equivalent international qualification, from any one of a range of undergraduate disciplines. Students are also considered who have a Level 7 degree, or equivalent international qualification, and three years’ relevant postgraduate full-time work experience. IELTS score of 6.5 (with not less than 5.5 in any one component). FIND OUT MORE AT: www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/ toxicology.html
and presenting their original laboratory-based research.
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