Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program Overview

The Biological and Biomedical Sciences program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year, full-time program that leads to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree. The program provides students with a strong foundation in the fundamental concepts of biology, including cell structure and composition, genetics and evolution, molecular biology, metabolism, anatomy and physiology of bacteria, fungi, plants and animals, ecosystems and environmental biology. Students also acquire mathematical, statistical and computational skills and study the history, philosophy and ethics of science. In the third and fourth year, students specialize in one of 11 subjects offered in this stream: Biochemistry, Botany, Environmental Sciences, Genetics, Human Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Physiology, Zoology.