DN440 · Level 8 · 4 years

Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences

University College Dublin (NUI) · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

579

Down 22 points since 2023 (601).

How do your points compare?

Don't know your points? Use the CAO points calculator.

About this course

A small UCD science degree that sits between science and medicine, training you to research how diseases are prevented, detected and treated.

How long
4 years
What you study
First year covers clinical human anatomy, cell biology, chemistry, physics and translational research. Second and third years add biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, pathology, microbiology, genetics and disease mechanisms. In fourth year you do research rotations with researchers in the School of Medicine and study drug discovery, clinical biomarkers and ethics.
Placement and abroad
Fourth-year research rotations take place in the School of Medicine and its teaching hospitals, the research project can be done at Lund University through Erasmus, and you can also apply to study abroad for a semester or year.
Where it can lead
Most graduates go into biomedical research through MSc or PhD study, and others work in drug development, clinical trials and biotechnology, or enter graduate entry medicine or veterinary medicine.
Who it suits
Suits students who enjoy lab-based biology and chemistry and want to use science to improve human health.

Summary written by FindMyCollegeCourse.ie from the college's own course information. Check the college website for full details.

About Biological and related sciences

Exploring biotechnology, genetics, and life sciences

Explore the science of living organisms and life processes. These degrees examine the structure, function, growth, evolution, and interaction of living organisms, including humans, animals, plants, and microorganisms. E.g. Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry.

Points history

2023601202460020255892026579

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026579Published after the final round
2025 589589601
2024 600593602
2023 601601613

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Lab Science Subject: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • All Languages: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the University College Dublin (NUI) website ↗

Is Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences right for you?

Points tell you if you can get in. They don't tell you if you'll enjoy it. The CAO Interest Test matches your interests to more than 1,400 CAO courses, including courses in Biological and related sciences, and shows which ones fit your points.

Take the CAO Interest Test Try the free test first

Similar courses in Biological and related sciences

Level 8 courses with the closest 2026 Round 1 points.

Points and course details change every year. Always check cao.ie and the college website before you fill in your CAO form.