DCU Faculty of Science and Health Updates

Physics General Entry

The DCU School of Physical Sciences welcomed 80 first year students on 12 September 2022 through a Physics General Entry route that now leads to four degree pathways - BSc Applied Physics, BSc Physics with Astronomy, BSc Physics with Biomedical Sciences and BSc Physics with Data Analytics. This is the largest intake of first year physics students in the history of the school. The popularity of our Physics General Entry route is further demonstrated by a significant increase in CAO points rising from 400 to 422.

Chemistry with Artificial Intelligence

September 2022 saw the first cohort of student progress from the DCU School of Chemical Sciences, Chemical Science General Entry route to year two of the new BSc in Chemistry with Artificial Intelligence.

It's not often anyone has the opportunity to be first in the world at something, but these students are indeed part of a global first, as there has never been a degree of this type before. The degree sets a new bar for chemists, giving them the cutting-edge skills and knowledge in a specialism that has until now been broadly limited to PhD students.

DCU School of Health and Human Performance

In April’s release of the 2022 QS World University rankings, DCU entered the category of Sports-related Subjects for the first time in our history and are presently ranked within the top 130 universities worldwide in the subject. The school offers a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including a BSc in Sport Science and Health, a BSc in Athletic Therapy and Training and two education programmes, the BSc in Physical Education with Biology and the BSc in Physical Education in Mathematics. This year for the first time students of the BSc in Athletic Therapy and Training will have the opportunity to pursue a joint award and attain both a BSc in Athletic Therapy and Training and an MSc in Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning.