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Letterkenny IT

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Course Code:
LY827
Title:
Analytical and Forensic Science
College:
Letterkenny IT
Qualification:
Level on the National Framework of Qualifications
Duration:
3 Years

 

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Chemical, Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Analytical Science involves examining the composition and inner workings of a material or tissue. The subject covers a broad range of sciences, including physics, maths, applied computing, and instrumentation, but particularly focuses on chemistry and biology.

Forensics involves analysing substances to discover what they are made of, or where they came from. It is famously used in crime solving, though is also employed in monitoring pollutants and in chemistry research.

This course covers the full range of core subjects in science and in particular analytical science. This is a multidisciplinary course.

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Diverse and widening range of career opportunities in the chemical, medicinal science, environmental and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in forensic/government laboratories and agencies. The larger employers include Loctite, Allergen, Abbott Ireland, Schering Plough, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, Takeda and Pfizer. 

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CAO Points 
2012 Points 210
History:
2011 - 230
2010 - 225
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