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Engineering, Mathematics and Science
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Senior Sophister (fourth) year courses include:
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Neurophysiology II
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Neurochemistry II
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Neuroimmunology, neuroinflammation and experimental
neuropathology
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Neuropharmacology
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Neuropsychology
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Neurogenetics
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Scientific literature skills
An important part of your final year is
a major research project
that is carried out in one of the several neuroscience
research groups within the Trinity College Institute of
Neuroscience
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project will be preceded by a literature review, and will lead to a
dissertation.
Research projects are currently available in the following
research areas: Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease,
Neurobiology of Multiple Sclerosis, Neurotoxicity of MDMA
(‘Ecstasy’) and cannabis, Neurobiology of memory and learning,
Neuroinflammation, Neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease,
Neurobiology of depression, Human sleep research.
Career opportunities
As a graduate of neuroscience you can expect to find
employment in organisations that utilise your general scientific
training as well as your specialist skills (some recent graduates
are now employed by Wyeth Biopharma, Abbott and Quintiles).
You may also study for a higher degree in neuroscience,
biological or psychological research, and pursue a research
career in an academic, government, pharmaceutical,
biotechnology or medical research organisation (some recent
graduates are now employed by the Trinity College Institute of
Neuroscience). If you do not want to pursue a research career,
the course provides transferable skills suitable for a wide variety
of careers in teaching, business, management and industry.
Some graduates also go on to take professional degrees in
medicine, speech therapy or allied health-related sciences.
Further information
Tel: +353 1 896 8484
Physics, Physics and
astrophysics
Students who wish to study Physics or Physics and
astrophysics apply to the Science degree (TR071) and
may select one of these two courses as their specialist
subject for the Junior Sophister and Senior Sophister
(3rd and 4th) years.
Junior Freshman (first) year prerequisites: Mathematics,
Physics.
Senior Freshman (second year) prerequisites:
Mathematics, Physics.
For details of the first two years of the Science course,
including entry requirements, see page 140.
Physics is also an important part of the following courses:
TR035: Theoretical physics, page 168.
TR076: Nanoscience, physics and chemistry of advanced
materials, page 167.
Physics
Physics explores our universe in all of its diversity – from
particles to planets, from crystals to chaos, from quanta
to quasars and from superstrings to superconductors. Its
applications are to be found in modern communications,
in computers, lasers and many other technologies of vital
importance. A physics degree will help you develop flexible
skills in theory, data analysis and instrumentation.
Physics at Trinity College enjoys a worldwide reputation, and
provides an exceptionally stimulating environment for study and
for subsequent postgraduate research. In the Senior Sophister
(fourth) year you will carry out
a three-month research project
in a modern research laboratory either in Trinity College or
at another institution in Ireland or abroad, and many find this
part of the course particularly rewarding. Project topics ranged
from photogalvanic effects in semiconductors, to monitoring
of uranium enrichment, to computational analysis of climate
models or to the biophysics of proteins.
Studies in physics cover experimental and theoretical training
in core subjects, including:
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Mechanics and special relativity
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Electromagnetism
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Quantum mechanics
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Laser and modern optics
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Solid-state physics
You will also take specialist courses in areas such as
nanoscience, astrophysics, nuclear and elementary particle
physics, superconductivity and computer modelling.
