First year Electives!

pigeonwhacker

I am an incoming first year student and I am unsure of a few things about this whole "elective" craic!

-How many electives do I have to pick?

-What exactly is an elective?

-Can I pick one from any course? (eg my course is ag science, can i pick, say an architecture elective)

-Does anyone know of any good electives for an ag science student?

I would be grateful for any help! Thanks!

tgdaly

pigeonwhacker wrote: »

I am an incoming first year student and I am unsure of a few things about this whole "elective" craic!

-How many electives do I have to pick?

-What exactly is an elective?

-Can I pick one from any course? (eg my course is ag science, can i pick, say an architecture elective)

-Does anyone know of any good electives for an ag science student?

I would be grateful for any help! Thanks!

Do two electives, one per semester. They are modules that can be picked from any course, such as something that might interest you. I your doing ag science some modules in general science might interest you

RMD

You pick 2 per year, ideally 1 per semester. The whole idea behind the elective system is it provides you the ability to study something that interests you and isn't course related, albeit if you wish to study an elective course related you can do as well.

I have no idea on the "good elective" question, whatever interests you is my answer.

Victoria.

I did omnibus science and when I was in stage 1 I did 2 geology electives, one per semester and they were handy enough. Semester 1 was Earth and Humanity and semester 2 was Earth, Environment and Society. They'd be under GEOL. Food, Diet and Health is another popular elective and you can take it in either semester 1 or 2 they run the module twice!

You can do languages in the evening as part of the applied language centre but I never bothered with those because they're in the evening and after labs you just want to leave so I'm guessing that'll be the case with you in ag sci.

If you're interested in biochem or health you could do a science one I think it's called Human Health and Disease in semester 2. It used to be called that when I was in stage 1. I did its sister module in first year and it was grand no labs and the exam was an MCQ. The module coordinator was Dr.Maguire and she's really organised and a great lecturer so that makes it easier.

Try to take 1 in each semester. You want an even number of modules in each semester or you could find it tough especially if a load of your ag sci modules have labs the timetable can be packed.

Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease. (BMOL10030)
Credits 5 Subject Biomolecular & Biomed Science Level 1 School Biomolecular & Biomed Science Semester Semester Two Module Coordinator Dr Patricia Maguire
This module will introduce students to Biomedical Science and the molecular basis of neuronal, cardiovascular, infectious, hormonal and immune diseases. Students will learn about fundamental metabolism, the structure and function of each affected organ or biological system, and how these may be disrupted to manifest into disease and clinical symptoms. The risk factors associated with each disease (e.g. genetic, environmental, diet/lifestyle) will be investigated, and current therapies and research efforts to prevent and cure the diseases will be discussed. The module provides a foundation for further studies in Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Physiology.

That's the one