Expand+H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects from Irish, English, another language and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

Additional Requirement:
H3 in French

School Leavers
To compete for a place as a school leave...

Hide-H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects from Irish, English, another language and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

Additional Requirement:
H3 in French

School Leavers
To compete for a place as a school leaver, an applicant must satisfy the minimum entry requirements and any specific programme requirements and then compete on the basis of the results obtained in their school leaving examinations.

Students may combine results achieved in different sittings for the purpose of meeting the minimum entry requirements for programmes, with the exception of Medicine (CK701). However, results achieved in separate years of school-leaving exams may not be combined for the purpose of scoring points.

Leaving Certificate applicants compete on the basis of a Points scheme.

Age Limits for Entry
For 2017 entry, CAO applicants for full-time degree programmes should have reached 17 years of age by 15th January 2018. Where a candidate below that age seeks to enter UCC, a special application must be made by the applicant to the Admissions Officer. Such an application should be accompanied by a letter of support from the Principal of the school at which the student is completing their school leaving examination.

Exemption From Irish And/or The 3rd Language
In certain circumstances, applicants may be exempt from Irish and/or the third language requirement. Please refer to the NUI Handbook, the UCC Calendar or talk to your Guidance Counsellor for further details.

Expand+Entry to degree programmes at UCC is available on a competitive basis to students who present with one of the recognised QQI FET awards, taken at a single sitting.

For a full list of linked programmes, and the relevant QQI FET requirements, see w...

Hide-Entry to degree programmes at UCC is available on a competitive basis to students who present with one of the recognised QQI FET awards, taken at a single sitting.

For a full list of linked programmes, and the relevant QQI FET requirements, see www.ucc. ie/en/study/undergrad/fetac.

Students must meet the component requirements and have achieved distinctions in the awards as outlined for each programme.

The best eight modules from a full Level 5 or 6 award are scored. The scores from these eight modules taken at a single sitting, are added up to give an overall score and reserved places are then offered in order of merit. Due to the competitive nature of the Nursing Programmes, scores will only be calculated when the appropriate award is presented together with all the required modules and grades from a single sitting. For full details of the QQI FET award scoring scheme see www.qqi.ie.

Expand+UCC reserves places for mature students on almost all undergraduate degree programmes. Mature students do not need Leaving Certificate points to enter UCC. However, some degree programmes have specific educational requirements and it is essential tha...

Hide-UCC reserves places for mature students on almost all undergraduate degree programmes. Mature students do not need Leaving Certificate points to enter UCC. However, some degree programmes have specific educational requirements and it is essential that prospective applicants check the Mature Student Guide, the Mature Student Office website, or contact a Mature Student Advisor for further details.

To be eligible to compete for a place as a mature student, applicants must be 23 years of age on or before the 1st January 2017. Application is made through the CAO by 1 February 2017. There is no late application date for mature students. UCC allows mature applicants to change the order of their CAO preferences up to 1 July. The completed application form is a vital component of the selection process.

The Mature Student Office will be pleased to help you with your application. The Mature Student Guide gives details of all aspects of the application and selection procedures as well as financial matters. This Guide is available on request from the Mature Student Office. The MSAP selection test for mature students in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences will take place on 4th March 2017.

Mature Student Office
1–2 Brighton Villas
+353 (0)21 490 3670
mso@ucc.ie

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If you think you are eligible for the student grant, you should apply to SUSI as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until you receive an offer of a place. Only when your SUSI application has been completed in full and submitted to the ...

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If you think you are eligible for the student grant, you should apply to SUSI as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until you receive an offer of a place. Only when your SUSI application has been completed in full and submitted to the grant-awarding authority can your eligibility be determined. When your registration for an approved course at an approved college has been confirmed, SUSI will arrange to pay your student grant on a monthly basis directly into your Irish bank account.

All grant queries should be directed to SUSI.
Contact Information
SUSI Support Desk
E: support@susi.cdvec.ie
T: 0761 087874
9am–8pm Mon–Fri & 10am–1pm Saturdays
www.facebook.com/susisupport

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €25 Closing Date: 20th January 2017 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €40 Closing Date: 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €50 Closing Date: 1st May 2017 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2017 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2017 CAO Handbook: Fee €50 Closing Date: 22nd July 2017 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2017, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2017 CAO Handbook.

Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these three HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2017 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2017 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2017 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2017 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Introduction
The BCL (Law and French) is a joint honours degree combining the study of law at the UCC School of Law, and the study of French language, culture and literature at the UCC French department.

Why Study
The BCL (Law and French) giv...

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The BCL (Law and French) is a joint honours degree combining the study of law at the UCC School of Law, and the study of French language, culture and literature at the UCC French department.

Why Study
The BCL (Law and French) gives students the opportunity to become bilingual, and to obtain a law degree. They study the core law modules which ensure they are eligible to enter the legal professional bodies and enjoy the in-depth discovery of areas of law that interest them, including international law, human rights, environmental law and business law. From Year 1 onwards students also prepare for a French degree. During Year 3, they go to a French or a Canadian (Francophone) law school. UCC’s prestigious partners are based in Nanterre, Rennes, Strasbourg, Jean Moulin, Montpellier and Montréal.

Study Abroad
Year 3 is spent abroad, at one of UCC’s prestigious partner French or Canadian law schools. This offers the opportunity for a fulfilling educational and life experience, to learn about French or Canadian law through the French language, and to live like a French or a Canadian student.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits) FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits) FR1801 Law, Language, Literature (5 credits) LW1101 Legal Writing and Analysis (5 credits) LW1104 Foundations of the ...

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FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits) FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits) FR1801 Law, Language, Literature (5 credits) LW1101 Legal Writing and Analysis (5 credits) LW1104 Foundations of the Legal System (5 credits) LW1112 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits) LW1153 Criminal Law (10 credits) LW1154 Law of Contract (10 credits) LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits) OR LW1164 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Institiúidí an Rialtais (5 credits).

Year 2 Modules:
Advanced French Language; The History of Ideas in France: Justice and Freedom; Law of Torts; Elements of French Civil Law; Economic Law of the European Union; Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union; Law of Property.

ELECTIVES: Literary Seminar I; Topics in Literature and Culture; Cultural Studies: Francophone Postcolonial Literature; Literary Studies: The Theatre of the Absurd; The French Language Today; Cultural Studies: Modern French Culture; French Society and Institutions: Women in French Society and Culture.

Year 3 Modules:
This year is spent studying approved courses in Law, Language and Culture, at a host institution in France or Canada. Examinations in approved courses of study shall be undertaken at the host institution. This year abroad forms an integral part of the degree programme. Its function is twofold: to give students the opportunity of direct study of European or Canadian legal systems and of the civil law tradition; and to provide opportunities for intensive language and cultural study.

Year 4 Modules:
Advanced Use of French; Language and Interpretation.

LAW ELECTIVES: Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues; International Human Rights Law; Law of the European Convention on Human Rights; Law of Evidence; Information Technology Law; Law of Public Administration; Administrative Law; Welfare Law; Family Law; Employment Law; Law of Equity; Financial Services: Law and Regulation; Banking Law; Company Law; English Land Law; Environmental Law; Advanced Legal Reasoning; Jurisprudence; Principles of Revenue Law; Income Tax Law; Sports Law; Medical Law.

FRENCH ELECTIVES: Literary Seminar; Structure and Varieties of Contemporary French; France and Algeria: Fictions and Histories; The Contemporary French Theatre; Contemporary Caribbean Culture; Trauma and Narrative in the Francophone World; The Acquisition of French as a Second Language; Advanced Specialist Translation; Mediation and Transfer of Meaning between Languages; French Thought and the Contemporary World; Contemporary Visual Culture

Expand+Careers
Graduates follow various career paths. They have a great advantage in obtaining a language degree alongside their legal education, and this makes them sought-after on the jobs market. This includes becoming a:
• solicitor
• barrister
• ...

Hide-Careers
Graduates follow various career paths. They have a great advantage in obtaining a language degree alongside their legal education, and this makes them sought-after on the jobs market. This includes becoming a:
• solicitor
• barrister
• French teacher
• French translator or French interpreter
• lawyer-linguist
• journalist
• in-house bi-lingual lawyer.

Further Study
• Masters in Law (LL.M)
• Doctorate, in Ireland or abroad
• MA (French)
• The Law Society of Ireland
• The Honourable Society of King’s Inns
• The Irish Tax Institute
• The Law Society of England and Wales