UCC International Prospectus (short version)

Our Location

UCC is based in Cork City in the County of Cork, which is the southernmost county in the Republic of Ireland.

We have fantastic connections via rail, road and air. The train station is only 15 minutes away by bus from main campus (the number 205 will take you straight there) and we are only a 15-minute drive away from Cork International Airport.

You will find there are so many amenities for you to enjoy here in Cork. You’ll be spoilt for choice with amazing places to visit in your free time. Here’s just a flavour of what you can do: explore the majestic star-shaped Charles Fort in Kinsale or take a trip along the Wild Atlantic Way (which starts in Kinsale) and explore West Cork towns such as Clonakilty, Schull and Baltimore. Experience Atlantic Sea Kayaking, you can even do night kayaking under the stars in Castlehaven Bay and Lough Hyne and see luminescent plankton! Or head east to Cobh, which is famous for being the Titanic’s last port of call in 1912.

About an hour away from Cork, you can soak up the scenery around the world-famous lakes of Killarney and take a tour of the Ring of Kerry. You may also decide to take a day trip to the Viking city of Waterford or visit the impressive Kilkenny Castle and Parklands. There are loads of options, all right here, on your doorstep.

If you fancy an international city break, Cork Airport is a gateway to Europe and to some amazing cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Lisbon and London, to mention just a few.

Cork Our Home, Your Home

Our campus has all the ingredients for an amazing student experience. But, if you want to explore our home town, Cork’s vibrant city centre is right on your doorstep and is only a 15-minute walk or 5-minute cycle away. With a huge selection of bars, pubs, clubs, live music venues, theatres, cafés, museums, galleries, parks, greenways, and restaurants serving cuisine from all over the world, there is something for everyone. As Ireland’s foodie capital, you will be spoilt for choice with the best of local and international produce available in the iconic English Market which is a covered food market that has been in operation since 1788. Farmers’ markets are hosted practically every day of the week all over the city, including one on our main campus.

The main shopping thoroughfare, St. Patrick’s Street, is home to numerous national and international high street brands but you will also find smaller artisan, vintage and independent boutiques. You can check out the Cork cultural scene on www.WhazOn.com which is a monthly publication that features information on live music, gigs, festivals and other cultural events.

Cork city is a hub of culture and business and is home to over 150 multinational companies. Just over two hours to Dublin, and served by Cork Airport with routes to all major European cities, we are well connected. It is the perfect place to live, learn and have fun!

County Cork is the largest and most southerly county of Ireland. It is a place of great wit and culture, it has a proud tradition of independent thinking and is known as the 'Rebel County'. Sport has long been the social language and currency of Cork and the province of Munster, and we are extremely proud of our long sporting tradition. With a diverse range of sports on offer from GAA, soccer, rugby, athletics, boxing, hockey, cricket, rowing, road bowling, to name but a few. Cork is blessed with excellent stadia - Páirc Uí Chaoimh (GAA), Turners Cross (Soccer), Irish Independent Park (Rugby) and lots of running tracks, including one at our own Mardyke Arena in UCC.

WE ARE CORK: www.wearecork.ie

YAY CORK: www.yaycork.ie

PURE CORK: www.purecork.ie

If you like the great outdoors, you will not be disappointed. Cork boasts some of Ireland’s most magnificent landscapes and incredible natural amenities, including beaches on the highly acclaimed Wild Atlantic Way greenways and trails, hillwalking, river sports and much, much more... Find out more about Cork on these websites and the explore Cork App

Inchydoney Strand

St Fin Barre's Cathedral

Castletownbere, Co Cork

Cork Street Art

Glandore, Co. Cork

City view from Shandon Bell Tower Cobh, Co. Cork

Crookhaven, Co. Cork

The Quadrangle

Brookfield Health Sciences Campus

Giant Redwood outside Boole Library

Our Campus

Originally established as Queen’s College Cork in 1845, UCC has a stunning campus with the River Lee flowing through it.

Here, old limestone buildings blend seamlessly with amazing new modern, award-winning architecture. Our main campus is set on 42 acres of wooded grounds and yet you can still walk to Cork’s vibrant city centre in just 15 minutes! UCC has three campuses: Main Campus, Western Campus and North Mall Campus, which are all located within a 15-minute walk of each other. In total, our campus covers over 210 acres, including our sports pitches. It’s very easy to get around on foot and on wheels (bike, scooter or skateboard) and we even have a number of short looped campus walks that you can do in between lectures to help you keep well and get those all-important steps in!

“MAKE “ YOURSELF AT HOME

Accommodation & Community Life

ACCOMMODATION

Cork is a really compact, friendly, safe and secure city to live in. It’s easy to find your way around and easy to make friends. In fact, the locals are so friendly that Cork was voted third friendliest city in the world in 2018 (Source: Condé Nast Traveller). Unlike students in some other university cities, most UCC students are able to live within walking distance of each other which really adds to the sense of community.

We know how important it is for you to find the right accommodation, a place where you can feel safe and at home. There are plenty of options to choose from, most of which are located within walking distance of campus or on a public bus route, and we are here to support you every step of the way.

Your options include:

UCC Campus Accommodation

Privately Owned Student Apartment Complexes

House Shares

Digs (Owner-Occupied Rentals)

UCC CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION

There are 5 student apartment complexes which are managed by UCC, and all are located within very short walking distances of campus. These include:

Victoria Lodge Victoria Mills Castlewhite Apartments University Hall (including Áras Uí Thuama) Mardyke Hall

UCC Campus Accommodation allocate places based on a random lottery. You must apply for the lottery each year to be in with a chance of securing one of these beds. The lottery normally takes place between February and March each year and is open for a one-month period only.

You can compare the campus accommodation complexes, take virtual tours and learn how to apply at: www.ucc.ie/en/campusaccom/student-accom

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION: www.ucc.ie/en/accommodation

STUDENT

APARTMENT COMPLEXES

The majority of privately-owned student apartment complexes take bookings based on a first-come, first-served basis. Bookings normally open in January/ February each year and we recommend that you put your name down for a place as soon as possible.

HOUSE SHARES AND DIGS (OWNER-OCCUPIED RENTALS)

UCC StudentPad is an online accommodation search engine that can help you find your ideal home in Cork. Register with StudentPad for alternative accommodation options, such as house shares or digs. This is an exclusive service available to UCC students, as landlords and home owners post available properties to rent throughout the year.

THE OFFICE OF ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNITY LIFE

We provide an advice and advocacy service for all prospective and current UCC students throughout their search for safe and affordable accommodation. We will provide you with up-to-date information on all the various accommodation types available, details on your rights as a tenant, potential pitfalls and how best to optimise your search. We are here to help, so please make sure to contact us!

COMMUNITY LIFE AT UCC

When you come to UCC you will be part of the university community but also part of the local community and it is really important to acknowledge that your local community will invariably comprise a diverse and vibrant variety of residents and students, all sharing the same neighbourhood. This creates an exciting community in which to both live and study. Community life is all about mutual respect and taking individual and shared responsibility.

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PRIVATELY-OWNED

Community Life at UCC

Transitioning into a new community:

We want you to experience positive ways of living while transitioning into your new community. It is an adjustment period with lots of opportunities to connect with more people and places outside UCC.

We have outlined some tips for you on how to settle in your new community:

Look after you: you are the most important person in this transition. Making informed decisions will help you settle into your new life

• Establish positive relationships: it is a time of meeting new housemates and neighbours. Start on the right foot! Explore what works best for everyone and come to an agreement

• Develop local supports: there is an abundance of key people at your doorstep. Developing a circle of support in addition to your college ‘tribe’ is a great way to feel connected to where you live

• Maintain communication: communication creates a connected household and community

• Become aware: a lot of feelings will be experienced during this time. This is ok and is a very normal part of transitioning

• Give yourself time: allow yourself the time and space to settle

• Reach out: be sure to ask for help and avail of support either from the college or in the community

Joining a neighbourhood:

Joining your neighbourhood is the first step as you begin your journey of becoming a neighbour. UCC promotes respect and responsibility in the community. We encourage you to respect yourself and others and to be responsible. Choose to belong to your neighbourhood positively and productively. Aiming to become a good neighbour is key to living a successful life off-campus.

Becoming a good neighbour:

• Become aware: your neighbours may have very different lifestyles and timetables. It’s important that you recognise the needs of those who make up the neighbourhood

• Introduce yourself, get to know your neighbours. Saying ‘hello’, smiling or acknowledging your neighbours as they come and go. There is power in being friendly

• Interact with your neighbours: be curious about people living, studying, and working in the area

• Explore the space: What is the history of my neighbourhood? What are the local amenities? Who can form part of my community circle?

Kindness matters:

A united community is a thriving community. Behaviours rooted in empathy, compassion and kindness are the foundation for building a successful future and connected communities. Bring in your neighbours’ bins, take a deep breath when you are next stuck in traffic and ask someone if they are doing ok. Carrying out acts of kindness for each other in the community can positively affect our mental health and in turn, inspire more people around us to carry out their acts of kindness.

NeighbourGOOD approaches:

Every neighbourhood is unique so there’s no “right” way to be. There are, however, a few universal principles that help us nurture and sustain healthy, thriving relationships with our neighbours and the wider community.

• Connection

• Exploring • Growth • Respect

• Responsibility

Become the best version of a neighbour by treating others as you would like to be treated.

Find Your Tribe

Starting university can be an incredibly exciting experience but it may also be somewhat daunting. For many of you, entering university will mean getting to grips with a new environment, new processes, a new programme of study and, most importantly, LOTS of new people. Most people find moving away from the structures and supports offered by family, friends and familiar surroundings both liberating and challenging. You might be moving to a new city or even to a new country, but no matter what your story is, everyone wants to fit in, everyone wants to belong. Part of the challenge and excitement of settling into life at third level is finding your tribe, your gang, your people. No matter what your interests, passions or goals are, you can find somewhat like-minded people in UCC. And one of the best ways to do this is through joining Clubs and Societies.

Here at UCC, we are many tribes and one team. Joining a club is a great way of keeping fit, making friends and becoming part of a community of sport. UCC Clubs have pride on their chest, belief in their hearts and sport in their bones. UCC’s skull and crossbones is more than just a symbol on our sports jerseys: it is a call to belong, a battle cry for success and, more importantly, it is a symbol of unity and community.

Our Societies celebrate everything arts and culture, from political to debating, religious to charitable and

creative to academic. University is a great time to try new things, spark new interests and, with societies, you will be able to find your real social network and meet like-minded peers who share your passions and pursuits. Try to be brave, take the first step and join in. Your fellow students will help you grow and learn with each new event and activity. They will be your go-to people and will help you belong and become who you want to be.

It’s important to be you and to be true to yourself. We believe every student deserves a university experience that fits them as an individual. So, if you can't find the club or society for you, you can always start a new one and be the spark that ignites new experiences for others.

Finding your tribe could mean forming friendships that last long beyond your years at UCC, they may last a lifetime! Remember: be here, be open to new experiences, be brave and be you.

Do your thing. Find your place. You’ve got this and we’ve got your back.

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WE'RE GLOBAL BECAUSE...

WE HAVE 81 NON EU EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIPS

OVER 30 NATIONALITIES supported by our Language Centre in 2020

UCC RESEARCHERS COLLABORATE WITH OVER 5,000 RESEARCH-PERFORMING entities across 140 countries, generating over 9,500 publications

98.3FM ENCOURAGES INCLUSION OF OTHER LANGUAGES IN THEIR OUTPUT. The station broadcasts a number of programmes as Gaeilge, and also has international students get involved during the year to broadcast in their native tongue

UCC, TOGETHER WITH 7 OTHER EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES is developing a European University and this alliance is creating a European inter-university ‘campus’, where students, staff and researchers enjoy seamless mobility (physical, virtual or blended) to study, train, teach, do research, work or share services at cooperating partner institutions

UCC ALUMNI COMMUNITY is a global network numbering more than 200,000

FIDAA MAROUF (HE/HIM) (SÉ/É) BDS (HONS) DENTISTRY

Board Member of The University of Sanctuary Ireland and member of the UCC University of Sanctuary Working Group, and Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar

INTEGRITY EFFECTIVE GLOBAL CITIZEN WHO RECOGNISES AND CHALLENGES INEQUALITY

GLOBALWE ARE...

International Students at UCC

The UCC family is made up of students and staff from all over the world. We have over 24,000 students including circa 4,000 international students from over 100 countries. Plus, a third or our staff come from overseas. We pride ourselves on our diverse population and global mindset and it’s part of what makes our campus community so welcoming, vibrant and inclusive.

A HOME FROM HOME

The minute you land on campus you’ll feel it - that sense of being home. Our super dedicated and friendly staff in the International Office will be in touch pre-departure to tell you what you need to know before you go. When you arrive, they will be there to support your transition in to UCC and help you settle in to life in Ireland and at UCC. An excellent Welcome Programme is organised by the International Office for newly arrived international students and it is jam-packed with social events and activities. These events provide a great opportunity to make new friends, with both Irish and international students. The range of activities includes a familiarisation tour of UCC campus, a practical guided walking tour of Cork city and day trips, as well as Irish music and Irish dancing.

CLICK ON THIS VIDEO to hear what international students have to say about life and learning at UCC!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INFORMATION: www.ucc.ie/international

COME MEET US!

Our friendly and knowledgeable team travel to locations all over the world to meet prospective students and their families during school visits, recruitment fairs, exhibitions and events. They also support a worldwide network of representatives who can provide assistance and advice to guide you through the application process. If you are in Cork on holiday, be sure to come and pay us a visit. We’ll be delighted to walk you through the application process, tell you about life at UCC and in Cork, and we’ll also organise a campus tour for you! Check out our Family and Prospective Students’ Tours at www.ucc.ie/opendays.

SOCIETIES

There are 104 societies to choose from including the Indian Society, the French Society, the Italian Society and the Chinese Society, if you fancy meeting people from home or getting to know a new culture. If you want to immerse yourself in Irish culture, there are plenty of options too, including the Irish Traditional Music Society and Cumann Dramaíochta, our Irish Language Drama Society!

9 UCC STUDENTS

in Education in Ireland's Student Ambassador Programme in 2021/2022

OVER 4,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS from over 100 countries!

Our Graduates: World and Work Ready

Long graduated with a MPharm degree in Pharmacy in 2021 and is originally from Vietnam. He is now working as a Community Pharmacist in McCabes Pharmacy in Dublin. His role entails covering a wide variety of shops in the McCabes chain to provide a safe and efficient healthcare service to all customers in accordance with the pharmacy guidelines.

“My five years studying Pharmacy at UCC equipped me with sufficient skills to succeed, not only in my current field of community pharmacy, but also in other fields like pharmaceutical industry, hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical and healthcare regulation. Throughout the duration of my degree, not only was I provided with a tremendous amount of medicinal knowledge, I also gained really useful soft skills like presentation, team working and research skills. This combination of skills and knowledge went a long way to help impressing recruiters, which gave me the best opportunity to find the most suitable job to start my career. UCC is also where my badminton journey was nurtured and started to blossom. I took the sport seriously when I started to compete for UCC in the Cork league and intervarsity tournaments. Most of my best memories with UCC would probably be connected to the UCC Badminton Club, where I met many people and made many life-long friends while competing for the highest honours for UCC!”

UCC Law graduate Lauren Foley is a feminist digital communications consultant, YouTuber, writer, and speaker. Lauren did the three-year Law degree and graduated in 2016. In her current role she designs executive digital communications strategies for various feminist organisations. This involves drafting copy and designing graphics for multiple social media channels all focusing on gender equality in different realms, whether that’s women’s health or funding for women.

"My time at UCC was the start of a long list of experiences that have all connected to get me to where I am now and to where I will be in the future. The degree taught me about some of the serious issues in the world and opened up my eyes to injustice which is something I fight every day now. Also, it taught me the importance of sourcing information and always making sure that what I’m saying is backed up by fact or not distorted from the original context, again something that is incredibly important in my work now. I was really lucky in the summer of my second year to be selected by the Law Department to intern in LA and that was amazing. I loved attending all the brilliant talks put on every week by various societies. Overall, my time at UCC was instrumental in showing me what I wanted to do, but also what I didn’t want to do, which is as beneficial as the former, if not more so. I’m genuinely super proud to say I went to UCC!"

FOLEY

LONG NGUYEN QUANG Pharmacist, McCabes Pharmacy

LAUREN

Feminist Digital Communications Consultant, www.laurenfoley.com

UCC Arts graduate Louise Quill is the founder and voluntary director of Tír na nÓg Orphanage in Tanzania. Tír na nÓg was created to provide a home where orphaned and abandoned children would be cared for in a safe and supportive environment. Louise and her team now run a children's home providing shelter and accommodation to over 60 children, a kindergarten, a primary school with 200 children in attendance, and a farm to create sustainability. An award-winning documentary about her work, 'Kilimanjaro Mama' was released in 2019.

"I graduated from UCC in 2006 with an Arts degree, majoring in Geography. My favourite area of study was Human Geography and I feel I learned many things that I was able to put into practice throughout my years in Tanzania. We learned about the importance of sustainability and the creation of sustainable projects. I was lucky enough to be able to implement these in our Tír na nÓg projects. My best memories of UCC would have to be our Geography field trip to Montpellier in the South of France. I made friends for life on that trip and the memories of it will last a lifetime. My advice for other students would be to remember that we are not all born to do the same things and to follow the same current. If there is a passion that is calling to you from within, listen to it and answer it. If you believe something will work out, you will see opportunity."

Ronan Wall is CEO and Co-Founder of Dosen.io, the community platform for learning. With 15 years of experience in building digital businesses, from founding start-ups to holding senior executive positions in Paddy Power and Ticketmaster, he has led large teams and built industry-defining products. He now lives in Los Angeles where he is President of LA's most successful, and only, Gaelic football team (www.cougars.la). He graduated from UCC in 2004 with a BSc in Maths and Statistics.

"My time at UCC impacted my career immeasurably. I feel like my Maths and Statistics degree was like my 'trade' in numbers. It allowed me to understand numbers in a way that made it easy to develop Excel, presentation, data, and process skills later in life. Academia aside, my time at UCC allowed me to grow into myself. I met some incredible people, expanded my view of the world and had life experiences that to this day I cherish. College is an environment unlike any other in life. It provides endless, and mostly free, learning opportunities (academic and otherwise), smart, positive people, and the time to explore. Use these to find out who you are and to become yourself. Put yourself out there. Many of the friends you'll meet in college will become friends for life, so don't miss the chance to meet them. Statistically speaking, by the time you leave college the mobile number of the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with will be in your phone!"

RONAN WALL CEO and Co-Founder, Dosen.io

LOUISE QUILL Primary School Teacher and Voluntary Director, Tír na nÓg Orphanage

UCC’s Global Community

When you start in UCC you will join a global community and start a lifelong relationship. Our Alumni and Development Office helps our graduates stay connected with UCC, whatever they do and wherever they go. We are growing alumni chapters in Cork, Dublin, London, Boston, New York and China and creating networks in places and industries all across the globe.

The UCC Alumni Community is a global network numbering more than 200,000 (and growing!).

Famous alumni include rugby legend Ronan O’Gara (pictured), actors Fiona Shaw and Cillian Murphy, comedian Des Bishop, writer Stefanie Preissner, our

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney, Minister for Education Norma Foley, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath and celebrity GP Dr. Pixie McKenna, to name but a few! We like to keep in touch with all of our alumni and we support our alumni to stay in touch with one another through class reunions, professional networking events and other social events, here in Ireland and in the various locations where our alumni live and work around the world. When you begin your UCC journey you become part of this global community and that’s a place where you will always belong.

UCC'S ICONIC ALUMNI BRIDGE AT ITS CEREMONIAL GATES symbolises UCC’s commitment to building lifelong relationships with its graduates

UCC ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT - SILVER AWARD WINNER at the prestigious CASE Circle of Excellence Awards 2020

10 CHAPTERS/ ASSOCIATIONS/ INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES across

7 countries

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Language Centre

Based in the O’Rahilly Building, the Language Centre is a welcoming, inclusive and multicultural space offering English language and other supports to international students. We are a global team, with staff from Korea, South Africa, New Zealand, Morocco, England, Spain and Ireland.

Interested in English and travel and want to train as a teacher yourself?

You can gain an internationally recognised TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification at the Language Centre with a CELTA (Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Adults).

Why not come along to one of our regular open evenings to find out more?

"We love the English language and we love working with people from different cultures. To borrow a phrase from Irish, we will give you ‘a hundred thousand welcomes’ when you come to the Language Centre."

ROB MCCAUL Irish Culture Co-Ordinator

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"We can help you improve your English and prepare for university life, developing the key skills you need for success for your degree programme. If you are in receipt of a conditional offer from UCC, our presessional courses can enable you to meet your English language requirements without the need to take another external exam."

KERRY PLATTS

Pre-sessional Co-Ordinator

PRE-SESSIONAL

"Continue to develop your communication skills with one of our digital badges, designed to improve your academic language skills, or even take one of our part-time courses and connect with a wide range of other language learners on campus and online. You can also take one of our elective or compulsory LC credit modules.

Or, just drop in to the Centre to check out our self-study language lab or ask about Conversation Exchange and pair up with an English-speaking student who wants to practice your language."

SANAA KHABBAR Credit Module Co-Ordinator

WHAT CONNECTS US?

SINCE LAUNCHING THE PEER TO PEER APP CAMPUSCONNECT IN 2021, there have been over 14,000 messages between incoming students and student ambassadors

UCC IS A FOUNDING SIGNATORY to the Irish Universities Association Campus Engage Charter for Civic and Community Engagement (2014)

UCC ALUMNI COMMUNITY is a global network numbering more than 200,000

WE HAVE OVER 81 NON-EU EXCHANGE PARTNERSHIPS IN 13 COUNTRIES across North, South and Central America, Australia and Asia

ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT IN UCC RESEARCH HAS GROWN BY 150% over the last 10 years, exceeding €11 million per annum

SUPPORTED BY ACCESS UCC and funded by the SOAR Project, a Leadership in the Community programme was co-created by the Southern Traveller Health Network (STHN) and UCC's Adult and Continuing Education (ACE)

UCC, TOGETHER WITH 7 OTHER EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES is developing a European University and this alliance is creating a European inter-university ‘campus’, where students, staff and researchers enjoy seamless mobility (physical, virtual or blended) to study, train, teach, do research, work or share services at cooperating partner institutions

THE GLUCKSMAN GALLERY AT UCC WON EUROPEAN ART MUSEUM 2022 for their excellence in curatorial practice, collections care and audience engagement

IN 2021, UCC'S VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT FAIR

ATTRACTED 125 EMPLOYERS and was one of the best-attended University recruitment fairs hosted in Europe. 6,150 conversations led to 3,231 job applications being made on the day

WE HAVE 201 ERASMUS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES across 26 Countries and there have been 5,440 student Erasmus exchanges since 2015

UCC LAUNCHED ITS FIRST DIGITAL MASTER PLAN IN 2021 to support the learning, teaching and the research journeys of our students and staff by connecting people with technology via a 21st century campus

THE ONLY IRISH UNIVERSITY to have a Civic and Community Engagement Plan

COMMUNITY ACADEMIC RESEARCH LINKS (CARL) supports student engaged research partnerships with leading civil society organisations and NGOs

AS PART OF THE UNESCO GLOBAL NETWORK OF LEARNING CITIES, our learning neighbourhoods programme is building a culture of lifelong learning across Cork City

JOEL RAJESH (HE/HIM) (SÉ/É) MB, BCH, BAO (HONS) MEDICINE Member of the Search & Rescue Personnel for Civil Defence Ireland, UCC Peer Support Leader and Community First Responder for the National Ambulance Service

EMILY HEGARTY (SHE/HER) (SÍ/Í) BSC BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES

ACTIVEWE ARE...

Bronze Medallist in the Women's Four (Rowing) at 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Quercus Sports Scholar

UCC win the Lydon Cup (Soccer)

UCC's Caoimhe Perdue, member of the qualifying Ireland team for EuroHockey 2023 21 INDOOR (INDIVIDUAL/TEAM) (12/4)

Powerlifter Adam Duane, one of the UCC students selected for Irish team at Junior World and European Championships Clodagh Hayes & Tan Yee Shik win at the Munster Close (Badminton) Mary Fitzgerald won European bronze at the World Para Athletics European Championships 2021 & competed at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 (Shot Putt) 16

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HERE ARE SOME OF IN 2021/2022... OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

In UCC, we are many tribes but one team! There are over 50 student-led clubs to choose from and if you want to keep fit, socialise and make friends, joining a club is a great way to do just that!

Paul O'Donovan and his partner, Fintan McCarthy, won Gold at the European Championships

Edwin Edogbo and Alex Kellenden, both Quercus scholars, play with Munster Rugby

Annaliese Murphy and Amy Dooley, (UCC & Glanmire) were crowned Superleague champions, National Senior Cup winners & WSL Champions Trophy winners.

Tara Hanlon, won Silver at the European Rowing Championships (Women's Four)

Maeve Gallagher, won both the 2021 Standard Olympic Distance National Championships and the 2021 Sprint Distance National Championships.

Mags Cremen and Lydia Heaphy, competed in the Final of the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the European Championships in Munich.

DEARBHLA RICHARDSON (SHE/HER) (SÍ/Í)

WHAT mAKES US SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE?

UCC STUDENT SOCIETIES MOBILISE A WIDE RANGE of Community Engagement Programmes, including: School Mentoring, Traveller Literacy and Schools Debating Programmes

UCC’S INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY (ISS21) is committed to building inclusive societies and co-creating knowledge with society

IN 2022, A MAJOR NEW STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - UCC FUTURES - WAS LAUNCHED, with the goal of connecting research across disciplinary boundaries, providing an environment of creativity, curiosity and critical thinking that generates knowledge and translates research into sustainable benefits and value for society

UCC STUDENT, REUBAN MURRAY, WON THE EUROPEAN CHARLEMAGNE YOUTH PRIZE, that highlights work by young people across Europe to strengthen European democracy and supports their active participation in writing the future of Europe

UCC HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION RATES IN THE UNICOV PROJECT, designed to assist with the early identification of asymptomatic COVID-19 on higher education campuses across Ireland

UCC’S PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMME, IS THE BIGGEST OF ITS KIND IN IRELAND, and engages over 300 student volunteers in mentoring nearly 5,000 students

UCC IS A UNIVERSITY OF SANCTUARY, providing scholarships for asylum seekers

MEMBER OF THE TALLOIRES NETWORK

collaborating with a global coalition of 402 community-engaged universities, across 78 countries, with a combined enrolment of over 6 million students

50% OF OUR STUDENTS VOLUNTEER with community organisations, clubs and campus groups on an ongoing basis

UCC HAS BEEN AWARDED €1M IN FUNDING to develop new initiatives to provide high value education and employment pathways for people with intellectual disabilities

AIN 2021, UCC LAUNCHED a Digital Badge in Autism Awareness for staff

OUR GROUND-BREAKING DINGLE 2030 PARTNERSHIP, led by our MaREI Centre, is developing innovative ways to build capacity and empower communities around climate action

UCC PLUS HOMEWORK CLUB IS AN INNOVATIVE AND AWARD WINNING PROGRAMME that links UCC students with secondary school students from non-traditional backgrounds

UCC BYSTANDER INTERVENTION HAS LAUNCHED a second-level programme to develop awareness of the dangers of inappropriate inter-personal behaviours

REUBAN MURRAY (HE/HIM) (SÉ/É) BSC GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Former President of the Irish Second-level Students' Union (ISSU) 2020-2021 and UCC Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE WE ARE... AMBITION

WHAT mAKES US AGILE?

QUERCUS INNOVATION/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOLARS, EMMA COFFEY AND NICK COTTER won the eCommerce and Retail Start-Up award and the Product and Manufacturing Start-Up at the National Start-Up Awards 2021

ENACTUS UCC WON THE 2022 Enactus Ireland National Competition for their projects Ceangal and ReFRAME

IN 2022, UCC CAREER SERVICES ACHIEVED THE AGCAS QUALITY STANDARD - Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services in the UK and Ireland UCC IS THE LEADING UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND FOR RESEARCH IMPACT as measured by citation performance (THE World University Ranking 2022)

BUSINESS AND LAW STUDENT Nick Cotter was crowned Global Champion of the 2022 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA)

SINCE 2016, UCC HAS AWARDED 87 digital badges to 4,428 earners

UCC PARTNERING WITH MTU AND INDUSTRY on the iEd Hub project to produce a new generation of graduates, in line with the European Commission's Skills for Industry Strategy 2030

EMMA COFFEY (SHE/HER) (SÍ/Í) BCOMM (COMMERCE)

DIGITALLY FLUENT INDEPENDENT AND CREATIVE THINKER

Founder and Director at FINALBEND and Quercus Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholar

MAKE YOUR MARK!

Learning and Teaching at UCC

At UCC we are committed to delivering world-class teaching so that you can enjoy the best learning experience possible! Our mission is to collectively build and sustain a university where effective, innovative and best-in-class learning and teaching practices are fostered, enhanced and supported, and where a student-centered approach to research-led teaching is deeply embedded into our DNA and into our culture. Our international reputation as a researchintensive institution attracts leading academic talent from all over the world, many of whom are globally renowned and respected specialists in their fields. This allows us to offer you amazing opportunities to access, and learn with and from passionate subject matter experts who are pioneering research in their disciplines. We promote learning and teaching in an environment that provides and prioritises space for independent and creative thinking. We have a wealth of innovative learning and teaching spaces in UCC to cultivate your growth mindset. Inspired spaces for inspired minds.

1,413 UCC STAFF have taken Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Programme since 2005

IN AUGUST 2022, THE UCC SKILLS CENTRE ran a 1-week digital passport programme for second level students to learn more about using digital technology and tech skills in academia

Sustainable Futures Lab

Project Room, The Hub

Study Pod, Boole Library

On-Air Studio, UCC 98.3FM

FLAME Lab, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience

Creative Zone, Boole Library

Atrium, The Hub

VR Lounge

Career Services

In UCC’s Career Services our focus is on you and on supporting you to become world and workready. When it comes to your career, we are the difference. We will help you stand out from the crowd and our multidisciplinary team of professionals will guide you through every transition on your employability journey, from understanding your career interests, to helping you evaluate and assess your career opportunities, right through to realising your career ambitions. We will help you develop the graduate attributes, skills and values you need to reach your career goals. We will enhance your ''employagility'', enabling you to pivot and compete in a hyperconnected, rapidly changing, increasingly globalised economy.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

We provide a broad range of dedicated support services, including:

Individual one-to-one career advisory consultations

Discipline-specific careers advice, talks and support

Open talks, bespoke talks and workshops on career planning, networking, job search, LinkedIn profiles

Graduate Attributes Workshops to prepare you to transition in to the world of work

Psychometric Testing - Profiling for Success

Self-help resources and individual advice on CVs, applications and interview tips

Practice interviews and mock assessment centres

Work placements, internships and graduate recruitment

Connect vacancy portal on graduate vacancies and volunteering opportunities

Delivery of the UCC EmployAgility Awards professional skills development programme

DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS

CAREER SET

The first of these digital tools is the Career Set CV Review tool. Career Set’s Artificial Intelligence algorithms have been configured to generate personalised CV feedback and the tool has been designed using recognised best practices, applicable across industries and academic disciplines. All current students and recent graduates of UCC can access the tool to score the impact, style and brevity of their CV. The tool can also help applicants target their CV to a specific job description.

SHORTLIST.ME

As a UCC student you will have exclusive access to Shortlist.me video interviewing software. This allows you to practice the type of pre-recorded, one-way video interviews that employers are increasingly using as a screening method, before inviting candidates to a live interview. Whether you are applying to be an accountant or a zoologist, the opportunity to enhance your interview performance is now at your fingertips!

Shortlist.me is the leading platform used by graduate employers. Shortlist.me work alongside industry professionals to ensure that the questions within each interview reflect the skills assessed by employers in each sector.

CONNECTING YOU TO EMPLOYERS

UCC hosts one of the largest recruitment fairs in Ireland. The 2021 UCC Recruitment Fair attracted 125 organisations. We also run a comprehensive range of employer-led careers events such as jobs roadshows, employer presentations and volunteering to create opportunities for you to meet, connect and engage with employers. Watch our recruitment fair video to get a flavour of what to expect.

have engaged in and developed graduate attributes and values as well as professional skills through extra-curricular activities and work experience. These will help you to differentiate yourself and stand out from the crowd when applying for

Agility Award by participating in an approved activity through

out more about how to get involved, scan this QR code.

IGNITE YOUR FUTURE

After you graduate you may wish to become your own boss and pursue an entrepreneurial path. At IGNITE, our start-up incubation programme, we will help you turn your good idea into a great business. So, if you are a recent graduate with a business idea or an interest in starting your own venture, this programme will provide you with excellent supports and expertise to innovate, validate and commercialise your business idea. You will have access to coaches, experienced mentors, a shared workspace and early seed funding offered on a flexible basis. We'll make sure you get the skills and knowledge, advice and guidance you need, when you need it.

An international

Our Start-Ups are Successful IGNITE start-up companies are active in Irish and export markets including the UK, Europe and North America.

Our Start-Ups are Winners IGNITE start-up companies win awards such as EU Young Innovator of the Year, Cork Chamber Emerging Company of the Year, National Start-Up Awards, Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Awards, US Ireland Research Innovation Awards, Technology and Innovation Awards, Blog Awards Ireland and Digital Marketing Awards.

Our Founders are In uencers Our founders are listed in the press as ‘Top 30 Under 30’, ‘One’s to Watch’, ‘Tech In uencers’, ‘20 Top Start-Ups’ and Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Awards.

WHAT mAKES US CREATIVE?

THE COASTAL ATLAS OF IRELAND, PUBLISHED BY CORK UNIVERSITY PRESS, won TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year 2021

UCC IS HOME TO THE CIPHER PROJECT, the world's first global study of hip hop music and culture, and it featured on RTÉ's Change Makers series

UCC'S SCHOOL OF FILM, MUSIC AND THEATRE is home to a Film Artist in Residence (Screenwriter), Traditional Artist in Residence and Theatre Artist in Residence WRITER IN RESIDENCE School of English

UCC PARTNERED WITH THE B!G IDEA IN 2022, an exciting transition year programme that aims to put creative thinking at the centre of Ireland's second level education system

UCC & LITERATURE IRELAND SUPPORT A TRANSLATOR IN RESIDENCE, based in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures GLUCKSMAN GALLERY AWARDED BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM BY UK KIDS IN MUSEUMS for its 'Creativity At Home' digital resources created for communities in COVID lockdown

UCC IS INVOLVED IN THE RE-WIND PROJECT which is repurposing decommissioned wind farm blades to build a 'blade bridge' that crosses the greenway between Youghal and Midleton

WINNERS OF 4 SMEDIA AWARDS IN 2021

CORK OPERA HOUSE AND UCC'S DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE APPOINTED PLAYWRIGHT JODY O’NEILL as the new 2022 Theatre Artist in Residence, following the search for a professional theatre artist who identifies as autistic/person with autism

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES & SUBJECTS

HDAAR (Arts) Archaeology H DIP

HDACCV (Arts) Celtic Civilisation H DIP

HDAEN (Arts) English H DIP

HDAFL (Arts) Folklore H DIP

HDAFR (Arts) French H DIP

HDAGG (Arts) Geography H DIP

HDAGE (Arts) German H DIP

HDAGR (Arts) Greek and Roman Civilisation H DIP

HDAH (Arts) History H DIP

HDAHA (Arts) History of Art H DIP

HDAIT (Arts) Italian H DIP

HDAM (Arts) Music H DIP

HDAGA (Arts) Nua-Ghaeilge/Modern Irish H DIP

HDAP (Arts) Philosophy H DIP

HDAPO (Arts) Politics H DIP

HDASC (Arts) Sociology H DIP

HDAHS (Arts) Spanish H DIP

HDARG (Arts) Study of Religions H DIP

HDPSY Psychology H DIP

HDSOCP Social Policy H DIP

HDSOCPOL Social Policy (Online) H DIP

HDATPP Theatre and Performative Practices H DIP

PDAML Ancient Medieval Languages PG DIP

PDPHL Philosophy PG DIP

PDPSD Planning and Sustainable Development PG DIP

PDSWS Social Work Studies PG DIP

PDYW Youth Work PG DIP

MAANT Anthropology MASTERS

MSCCMM Applied Coastal and Marine Management MASTERS

MAAPL Applied Linguistics MASTERS

MAAP Applied Psychology MASTERS

MAAPMH Applied Psychology (Mental Health) MASTERS

MAAPPP Applied Psychology (Positive and Coaching Psychology) MASTERS

MAAMCP Arts Management and Creative Producing MASTERS

MAAS Asian Studies MASTERS

MACCIV Celtic Civilisation MASTERS

MACLS Classical Studies MASTERS

MACWE Creative Writing MASTERS

MACRIM Criminology MASTERS

MADAH Digital Arts and the Humanities MASTERS

MADC Digital Cultures (Online) MASTERS

MAEMI Early and Medieval Irish MASTERS

MAEML English (Modernities: Literature Theory and Culture from the Romantics to the Present) MASTERS

MAETC English (Texts and Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance) MASTERS

MAEMUS Ethnomusicology MASTERS

MAESP Experimental Sound Practice MASTERS

MAFX Film and Screen Media MASTERS

MAGLC Gaelic Literature & Culture (Online) MASTERS

MAGCL Global Cultures and Languages MASTERS

MAGGS Global Gallery Studies MASTERS

MSCGVP Government and Politics MASTERS

MAHLST Health and Society MASTERS

MAHI History MASTERS

MSCIPP International Public Policy & Diplomacy MASTERS

MAINTR International Relations MASTERS

MAILEL Irish Language and European Law MASTERS

MAIMF Irish Mythology and Folklore (Online) MASTERS

MACTI Medieval History: Culture, Text, Image MASTERS

MAGA Modern Irish MASTERS

MAMUSE Museum Studies MASTERS

MAMCLH Music and Cultural History MASTERS

MAPHI Philosophy MASTERS

MPLPSD Planning and Sustainable Development MASTERS

MSOCSP Social Policy MASTERS

MSWK Social Work MASTERS

MASC Sociology MASTERS

MASCG Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges MASTERS

MASST Strategic Studies (Online) MASTERS

MATCH Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages MASTERS

MATPP Theatre and Performative Practices MASTERS

MATS Translation Studies MASTERS

MAWST Women's Studies MASTERS

MAWOB Work and Organisational Behaviour MASTERS

MAWOP Work and Organisational Psychology MASTERS

PEC01 Professional Master of Education

MEDPAD Professional Master of Education (Art & Design)

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PLACES!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQVpw_fCL30

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The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and

The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences at UCC offers a wide range of subjects. Depending on the course, you will be able to choose one or more subjects.

Table 1 opposite, shows the full choice of subjects available to you within each group. No more than one subject may be chosen from any individual group. Subjects within the same group cannot be combined. If you study CK101 Arts or CK108 Arts International, all subject groups will be available to you in choosing your subjects. If you study another Arts course certain groups/subjects will be available to you but not all.

In Table 2 below, you can see what subject groups or individual subjects are on offer within each course. Remember, you can only pick one subject from each group as shown in Table 1. For example If you want to study Music with Maths; Film with Philosophy; Criminology with Irish and many other combinations, then you will have the flexibility to do so. Refer to the individual course pages and subject pages for more details.

GROUPS 2(a) & 2(b): Students can combine Group 2(a) History of Art with any subject from Group 2(b) in first year only. Students can only study one subject from Groups 2(a) & 2(b) in second and third year.

GROUPS 6(a) & 6(b): From second year, students may combine Italian with Spanish. Students may not combine Italian with Celtic Civilisation or Philosophy. Students may not combine Geography with Celtic Civilisation, Philosophy or Spanish in second year.

SCHOOL

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES & SUBJECTS

OF LAW

LLMBL LLM (Business Law) * LLM

LLMCRF LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) * LLM

LLMENR LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) * LLM

LLMIPE LLM (Intellectual Property and E -Law)* LLM

LLMIHR LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) * LLM

LLMMM LLM (Marine & Maritime Law) * LLM

*Postgraduate

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Nick Cotter, BCL Law and Business Student, Quercus Enterpreneurship/Innovation

Scholar and CEO and co-founder of Cotter Agritech, was named Grand Champion of the 2022 Global Student Entrepreneurship Award (GSEA)

The CUBS Leaders of Tomorrow awards programme provides opportunities for students to showcase their many capabilities and levels of impact across six categories

CORK UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

MCAC Accounting MASTERS

MSCBA Business Analytics MASTERS

MSCBEC Business Economics MASTERS

MSCDDB Design and Development of Digital Business MASTERS

MSCBRM Finance (Banking and Risk Management) MASTERS

MSCFCF Finance (Corporate Finance) MASTERS

MSCFIA Finance (Investment and Asset Management) MASTERS

MSCFBI Food Business and Innovation MASTERS

MSCHRM Human Resource Management MASTERS

MSCISP Information Systems for Business Performance MASTERS

MSCMG Management & Marketing MASTERS

MSCMIM Management Information & Managerial Accounting Systems MASTERS

MSCMK Marketing MASTERS

In Dec 2021, Professor Áine Ryall (UCC School of Law) was elected Chair of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee

David Giles, Law and Business student, was the inaugural recipient of the Head of the College of Business and Law’s Exceptional Achievement Award

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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES & SUBJECTS

HDACT Applied Computing Technology H DIP

PCMBY Marine Biology PG CERT

PDACM Analytical Chemistry PG DIP

PDPBE Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering PG DIP

MSCCMP Analysis of Pharmaceutical Compounds MASTERS

MSCACM Analytical Chemistry MASTERS

MSCAGS Applied Environmental Geoscience MASTERS

MEAT Architecture MASTERS

MSCBCB Bioinformatics and Computational Biology MASTERS

MSCBTY Biotechnology MASTERS

MSCCS Computing Science MASTERS

MSCDSA Data Science and Analytics MASTERS

MENEE Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) MASTERS

MENPBE Engineering (Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering) MASTERS

MENSE Engineering (Sustainable Energy) MASTERS

MSCECM Environmental Analytical Chemistry MASTERS

MSCFCM Financial and Computational Mathematics MASTERS

MFSTMB Food Microbiology MASTERS

MFSTFS Food Science MASTERS

MSCFQM Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment (Online) MASTERS

MFSTHN Human Nutrition and Dietetics MASTERS

MSCIM Interactive Media MASTERS

MSCMBY Marine Biology MASTERS

MSCMSL Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning MASTERS

MENMEC Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing, Process and Automation Systems) MASTERS

MSCMCB Molecular Cell Biology with Bioinnovation MASTERS

PCSE Sustainability In Enterprise (Online)* MASTERS

*Postgraduate Certificate Option Available

€75m investment in Tyndall National Institute expansion

Significant €3.9m Sustainable Futures project is led by UCC, in collaboration with MU and ATU, and a number of industry partners including Microsoft, Carbery Group. Musgrave, Glanbia and ESB

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UCC was awarded €6.8m funding for health and climate research under the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Frontiers Programme

STEM AT UCC... STEM at UCC

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES & SUBJECTS

PCACI Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Online)

PG CERT

PCDEM Dementia PG CERT

PCHPE Health Professions' Education (Online) PG CERT

PCNG Nursing (Gerontological Nursing) PG CERT

PCNOCN Nursing (Oncology Nursing) PG CERT

PCOPR Older Person Rehabilitation PG CERT

PCPCH Paediatrics and Child Health (Online) PG CERT

PDCT Clinical Trials (Online) PG DIP

PDPH Public Health PG DIP

MSCANM Advanced Practice (Nursing/Midwifery)

MASTERS

MSCAU Audiology MASTERS

MSCCT Clinical Trials (Online) MASTERS

MSCCP Clinical Pharmacy (Online) MASTERS

MSCDEM Dementia MASTERS

MDPH Dental Public Health MASTERS

MSCDR Diagnostic Radiography MASTERS

MSCHQI Healthcare Quality Improvement (Online) MASTERS

MSCHBC Hearing, Balance and Communication MASTERS

MSCHAN Human Anatomy MASTERS

MSCMWF Midwifery MASTERS

MSCNU2 Nursing (Direct Entry Year 2) MASTERS

PDNG Nursing (Gerontological Nursing) * MASTERS

PDNIC Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing) * MASTERS

PDNN Nursing (Neonatology Nursing) * MASTERS

MSCNRI Nursing (Non-EU ) MASTERS

PDNOCN Nursing (Oncology) * MASTERS

PDNSMH Nursing (Specialist Mental Health Nursing Practice) * MASTERS

PDNTE Nursing (Trauma and Emergency Nursing) * MASTERS

MSCOHL Occupational Health (Online) MASTERS

MSCOPR Older Person Rehabilitation MASTERS

MSCPTQ Pharmaceutical Technology & Quality Systems (Online) MASTERS

MSCPTP Physiotherapy MASTERS

MPH Public Health MASTERS

MPHOL Public Health (Online) MASTERS

MSCRT Radiation Therapy MASTERS

MMEDSE Sports and Exercise Medicine MASTERS

MCHSC Surgical Science MASTERS

THE HUB

Two of the main event spaces in the Hub are named after the first UCC female medical graduates, Dr Dora Allman and Dr Lucy E Smith

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*Postgraduate Diploma Option Available

€8.7 million of funding has been awarded to UCC, MTU and nine industry partners to develop the next generation of graduates in line with the European Commission’s Skills for Industry Strategy 2030

Clare Meskill, Speech and Language Therapy graduate, founded Teleatherapy, an award-winning MedTech company providing voice therapy to individuals with Parkinson’s disease

Nurturing Bright Futures is an innovative, free, online programme which has been designed for all pre-entry students who may be considering third level education as their next step. UCC has developed this six-module programme to be a selfempowerment, self-reflective, self-paced tool, which will guide you in making your future degree decisions and career choices. Whilst all six modules will be relevant to undergraduate students, modules four to six are also relevant to international students considering postgraduate study at UCC.

ORIENTATION

University Jargon

BACHELOR’S DEGREE

is a primary degree, usually called an undergraduate degree This normally requires at least three years of fulltime study The most typical degrees are BA (Bachelor of Arts) and BSc (Bachelor of Science). All UCC undergraduate degrees are honours programmes, Level 8 NFQ.

VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (VLE)

is an online area where tutors and lecturers upload notes, materials, etc. for you to download.

THE CALENDAR

dates, regulations and degree schedules for each academic year

DEADLINE

is a date by which assignments/ essays must be submitted. Marks are deducted for late submissions.

JOINT DEGREE OR JOINT HONOURS DEGREE

is a course where you spend equal time studying two disciplines, e.g. History and English

THE BOOK OF MODULES

contains descriptions of all modules offered in the University’s programmes.

is an academic staff member responsible for the academic management of a course

TURNITIN

is a system used for submitting assignments via your VLE, designed to detect plagiarised materials.

In UCC, we use the terms programme and course interchangeably to reference the degree you will register to study in UCC.

BLENDED LEARNING

is a style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching.

is a day of talks, workshops international students. It is also an opportunity to meet your Peer Support Leader, academic mentors and staff members from your department.

STUDENTS’ UNION (SU)

is a type of class where an academic

presents to a group of students. Lectures are, funnily enough, taught by lecturers !

LECTURE Credits

Credits are the value allocated to modules to describe the student workload required to complete them. A module may equal 5, 10, 15 or 20 credits. Each academic year (9 months) of an undergraduate programme is worth 60 credits.

PROGRAMME/COURSE OF STUDY MODULE

is a component of your course Your course is made up of modules which are different topics that are essential to your learning. Each module accounts for a percentage of your degree

ELECTIVE COURSE COORDINATOR

is a module of your choice, as opposed to required or mandatory (core) modules.

WORK PLACEMENTS

are offered on certain courses and involve working in an industry relevant to your course for a period of time

TUTORIALS

are small group discussions that complement lectures.

PREREQUISITE

A prerequisite is a module that must be completed before you can take another module

is run by students, for students. The SU provides academic assistance to students, support to students in need, lobbies the University and the government on issues affecting students, and provides entertainment on campus.

PLAGIARISM

is to pass off the work or ideas of another as your own (without crediting the author).

is a division of the academic year, 15 weeks in length. In UCC, the year is divided into two semesters, September-December and January-May

FRESHER

SEMESTER STUDENT SOCIETIES

are where people with similar interests can get together and are a great way of meeting new friends. UCC has over 100 societies!

SCHOOL

is an operational unit of the University that carries out teaching, research and scholarship functions e g. School of Medicine

DEPARTMENT

is a branch of a school concerned

i e. Speech and Hearing Sciences is a department within the School of Clinical Therapies.

Applicants From Outside Europe

If you are from outside the EU/EEA/UK/ Switzerland, you will make your application via an online application system ‘UCCApply’ which can be accessed via www.ucc.ie/apply. For a single application fee of €50 you will be able to apply for a maximum of two courses (programmes) per application. When you log in, choose the programme you wish to apply for and pay the application fee (€50), you will receive a waiver code via email, which can be used to apply for one more course, free of charge.

Please check out our online prospectus www. ucc.ie/en/study/courses to ensure you are aware of entry requirements and closing dates for the programmes you are interested in.

HOW IS YOUR APPLICATION PROCESSED?

You will need to provide supporting documents (e.g. transcripts, photo, copy of passport, language test scores) with each application.

Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and places are given on a first-come, firstserved basis.

For undergraduate programmes, applications are reviewed by the International Office admissions team. For postgraduate programmes, applications are reviewed by the International Office admission team and are then sent to the Academic unit for consideration. A decision is made on an individual assessment for each application. The International Office will issue a decision on the UCCApply Portal. You will receive a notification e-mail, and when successful and upon accepting an Offer, you will can download a Letter of Acceptance (or Conditional Letter of Acceptance) from your application account in the portal.

This process takes approximately 3-5 weeks from the date of receipt of your complete application.

Postgraduate Taught Applications open in midNovember and traditionally close at the end of June. Always check the relevant online course page and www.ucc.ie/pgi for most up to date information.

Note some courses have earlier closing dates e.g. MSc Data Science & Analytics, MSc Computing Science, MA Creative Writing.

Undergraduate Applications open in early December and traditionally close at the end of May. Always check the relevant online course page and www.ucc. ie/ugi for the most up to date information.

Note: Applications for Medicine and Dentistry can only be made through designated UCC Agents. Each Agent has a specific closing date. You will need to contact the relevant Agent for information on the application procedure and closing dates.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATIONS

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry. Applications will be considered from applicants whose qualifications are equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For Non-EU admission to undergraduate studies at UCC, our programmes are categorised into 3 bands of competitiveness. Visit our website www.ucc.ie/ugi and consult the Entry Requirements section as that contains regionspecific information. The Entry Requirements section also explains the Cambridge GCE A Levels and International Baccalaureate qualification requirements.

POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT APPLICATIONS

Applications will normally be considered from applicants whose qualifications are equivalent to a UCC Bachelor (Hons) degree and whose grades are equivalent to a UCC First-Class Honours Grade 1 or Second-Class Honours Grade 2, as appropriate. Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Visit our website www.ucc.ie/pgi and consult the Applications & Offers section as that contains region-specific information.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

If you are an international applicant whose first language is not English, you must provide evidence of equivalent competence in the English language.

Please visit www.ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/ english for more information about the recognised English language tests and the minimum required scores for your selected academic programme.

If you have any questions, please check out our webpage www.ucc.ie/international and in the Ask A Question section you can see Hot Topics and FAQs or you can submit your own question. Looking forward to hearing from you!

INTERNATIONAL MASTER'S PATHWAY

Check out our new International Master's Pathway - Academic Discourse & Skills course www.ucc.ie/ en/imp if you are considering a Master’s Degree but maybe don’t have the necessary prerequisites. We offer a unique path into more than ten of our popular Postgraduate courses!

Student Support

As a UCC student, you will have access to a variety of support services to help you to settle into life at university. The services available to our students are extensive and our personal touch is what makes all the difference – whether you're missing home, unsure of your course, worried about money matters, feeling overwhelmed, or have a disability or ongoing mental health issues, we get you and we've got your back.

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE CO-ORDINATOR

UCC was the first university in Ireland to appoint a First Year Experience Co-ordinator to ensure that a unified approach is taken by the university community to support our first year students. Our First Year Experience Co-ordinator takes a leadership role in organising your transition to university life and ensures that you successfully complete your first year. As you embark on your university journey, you may experience various challenges along the way that you did not expect. You may find it hard to adjust to university life or to settle into your degree programme. Whatever the issue may be, our First Year Experience Co-ordinator is here to support you. In partnership with academic staff and student support professionals, our First Year Experience Co-ordinator offers career guidance and life coaching, in order to prepare you to achieve your academic and personal career goals.

SUZANNE BUCKLEY International Student Support Officer

NÓIRÍN DEADY

First Year Experience Co-ordinator

UCC HAS THE HIGHEST PROGRESSION RATE (consistently over 90%) from first year to second year of all Higher Education Institutions nationally!

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

The

Office provides support to incoming

students and to students doing an Erasmus exchange. With a dedicated Student Support Team, you will be supported from pre-departure all the way through to graduation. Whether you have queries about registering with immigration or how to open a bank account, or if you experience difficulties when you are here, the quality of pastoral care and individualised student support you will receive is second to none. Our team is committed to optimising your transition in to and through UCC and to making you feel right at home.

OUR 'SERVICE LEARNING' PARTNERSHIP WITH CORK CITY COUNCIL provides international students with community engaged learning experiences throughout the city

Through our civic and community engagement activities, community becomes our classroom, our teacher and our research partner - where we collaborate with people, to inquire and learn, and to engage in transformative action and reflection.

SKILLS CENTRE

The transition from secondary school to third level can be really exciting but can also be daunting. The academic challenges you will face can be quite demanding as you will be expected to take responsibility for your own learning, manage your own workload and complete assignments to strict deadlines. The Skills Centre will guide you in your transition to higher level learning through the provision of a broad range of workshops and one-to-one sessions, all designed to unlock your potential.

SKILLS CENTRE INFORMATION: www.ucc.ie/en/skillscentre

STUDENT COUNSELLING AND DEVELOPMENT

College is an exciting time where you will be presented with lots of opportunities to grow, develop and experience new things. For the most part, you will cope well and embrace and enjoy these challenges and opportunities. But, there may be times when you feel stressed or overwhelmed and need to talk to someone in confidence. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back and our experienced Student Counselling and Development team will be here to help and support you through the ups and downs of university life.

STUDENT COUNSELLING INFORMATION: www.ucc.ie/en/studentcounselling

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

At the Student Health Department in UCC, our multidisciplinary team is committed to supporting your health and wellbeing journey. We aim to deliver safe and effective care to you over the coming year. Student Health provide a blended mix of consultation options, including telephone consultations, consultations over video using Microsoft Teams as well as face-to-face on-site attendance where one of our clinicians recommend that this is required. We continue to offer the full range of student health services including STI screening and diagnosis, Contraception including Implanon and Coil insertion, as well as a range of supports for those of you who have a mental illness or significant mental distress.

Unlock your potential!

HEALTH AND WELLBEING INFORMATION: www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/

KATHY BRADLEY Skills Centre Co-ordinator

"We cannot wait to meet you. Here, in the Skills Centre, my team are ready to help you to succeed. Our Success Zone and study coaching will really let you unlock your potential. Study something you love, reach for the stars, dare to dream and make UCC your number one choice. See you soon!"

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