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Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

Natural Sciences

Biology/Biochemistry

BA Functional Biology

4 years

€3000 pa

Programme profile

Functional biology is the comparative physiology of plants and animals; i.e. comparing the way different kinds of organisms function in the context of their structure (anatomy). Many of the mechanisms organisms use for survival are conserved across species, allowing the revelation of key functional principles. Furthermore, the mechanisms which organisms have evolved depend on their interactions with the environment through time. Finally, Functional biology has important roles to play in elucidating the effects of gene mutations and/or deletions affecting protein function and environmental effects on gene expression.

Programme content

Students who wish to study Functional Biology for their degree apply to the Science degree (and may select Functional Biology as their specialist subject for the 3rd and 4th years).

Work in the Third Year provides a broad overview of functional biology and includes core modules in:

Comparative physiology
Plant physiology
Plant structure, anatomy, metabolism
Applied lab techniques
Plant molecular biology
Developmental biology
Parasitology
Experimental design and analysis
Neurogenetics
Plant molecular genetics
Gene expression
Broad curriculum

A major component of the Fourth Year is the research project. Tutorials in specialist areas of functional biology are also selected as well as taught modules, including the following:

Comparative physiology of eyes and vision
Environmental physiology
Plant molecular genetics
Plant developmental genetics


Entry Requirements

Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. The other subjects must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects must include: English, Mathematics and a language other than English.

A-Level, at Grade C or above, in two of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geology, geography or applied mathematics. Maths required at minimum of Gade B in GCSE.

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