The BSc (Hons) in Forensic & Pharmaceutical Science is a unique interdisciplinary course providing students with a detailed knowledge and understanding of the sciences in areas of forensics, pharmaceutical and analytical techniques. This course thus produces graduates who are highly employable in a broad range of sectors. Students gain valuable hands-on experience in the methodology and techniques at the forefront of these major sectors and develop transferable skills including problem solving, communicating, and defending scientific data, evidence interpretation, time management and team building.
This unique course will provide students with critical skills in key areas including, for example, crime scene investigation, forensic evidence examination and interpretation, drugs in sport, biomolecular forensics, analytical techniques, drug development & manufacture, pharmaceutical technology, biopharmaceuticals, statistical analysis, validation & regulatory affairs.
What are the career prospects?
For graduates that wish to proceed immediately to employment, career prospects are diverse - with graduates holding public and private sector jobs in state labs, forensic laboratories, healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, analyst labs and more. The employment record of our graduates within Ireland has been excellent and our graduates have also obtained positions in the UK, USA and Australia.
September 2025
Moylish Campus
TUS Moylish Campus,
Moylish Park,
Limerick,
V94 EC5T, Republic of Ireland
Leaving Certificate
A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English or Irish.
Mature Applicants
Candidates applying as mature applicants may be required to attend an interview and may be requested to take an aptitude test to prove their suitability for a place on this programme.
IELTS score for entry to undergraduate courses a minimum score of 5.5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.