Expand+H5 in two subjects, and O6/ H7 in four other subjects from Irish, English, Maths, one laboratory science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science) and two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

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Hide-H5 in two subjects, and O6/ H7 in four other subjects from Irish, English, Maths, one laboratory science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science) and two other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

Additional Requirement
H4 in a laboratory science subject or Maths or Applied Maths

Student Vetting
A condition of enrollment on the programme is that all incoming students have cleared the vetting process in accordance with University policy and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.

For more information please visit: www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/ admissionspolicies

Fitness to Practise
This undergraduate degree programme require students to meet the guidelines of the University’s “Fitness to Practise” policy (see www.ucc. ie/en/academicsecretariat/ fitnesstopractise)

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

Expand+Grants
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 Biological and Chemical Sciences degree programme is the largest and most flexible entry route for students in science. Through it, students have access to eight degree streams.

Why Study
Biological and Chemical Sciences, wit...

Hide-Introduction
The Biological and Chemical Sciences degree programme is the largest and most flexible entry route for students in science. Through it, students have access to eight degree streams.

Why Study
Biological and Chemical Sciences, with its broad range of opportunities, is the perfect choice for those who enjoy biology and/ or chemistry as Leaving Certificate subjects, working in a laboratory environment, and the challenge and excitement of scientific research and development.

Work Placement
Some departments facilitate students in finding relevant summer work experience. There is a work placement in Year 3 of the Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds and Biotechnology streams.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
CORE: BC1001 Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease (5 credits); BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics & Evolution (5 credits); MB1003 Microbiology in Society (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of ...

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CORE: BC1001 Introduction to Biochemistry and the Biological Basis of Disease (5 credits); BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics & Evolution (5 credits); MB1003 Microbiology in Society (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits); CM1200 Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry (10 credits); MA1001 & MA1002 Calculus for Science Part 1 & 2 (5 credits each); PY1010 Physics for Biological and Chemical Sciences (10 credits).

ELECTIVES: BL1005 Introduction to Ecology (5 credits); BT1001 Biotechnology (5 credits); CM1201 Fundamentals of Modern Chemistry 2a (10 credits).

Years 2, 3 & 4 Modules:
STUDENTS SELECT ONE DEGREE STREAM (DEPENDING ON CHOICE OF YEAR 1 ELECTIVES) FROM: Applied Plant Biology; Biochemistry, Biotechnology; Chemistry, Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds, Chemistry with Forensic Science, Science Education (Chemistry or Biology Route), Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology.

Biochemistry:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Principles of Human Structure; Mammalian Cell and Tissue Structure; Biomolecules; Principles of Metabolic Pathways; Fundamentals of Microbiology; Principles of Microbiology; Introductory Molecular Biology; Introductory Physiology; Introduction to Biostatistics ELECTIVES: Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes; Spectroscopy; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology; Vertebrate Diversity; Fundamentals of Ecology

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Structural Biochemistry; Introduction to Cell Biology and Biomembranes; Cell Signalling; Biochemical Immunology; Molecular Biology; Principles of Medical Genetics; Biochemistry of the Central Nervous System; Biophysical and Biochemical Methods; Bioinformatics; Literature Project

ELECTIVES: Environmental Chemistry and Analysis; Medical Microbiology; Virology; Transmission and Epidemiology of Infectious Disease; BioPharmaceutical Engineering; Cell and Epithelial Physiology; Introduction to Pharmacology; Introduction to Toxicology; Chemotherapy and Pharmacology of Inflammation

Year 4 Modules
Advanced Cell Biology; Protein Science; Biochemical Toxicology; Cancer Biology; Biochemical Analysis and Research Methods; Molecular Basis of Brain Disorders; Advanced Metabolism in Health, Disease and Cancer Principles and Applications of Biotechnology; Developmental Genetics; Research Project.

Biotechnology:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Principles of Human Structure; Mammalian Cell and Tissue Structure; Biomolecules; Principles of Metabolic Pathways, Fundamentals of Microbiology; Principles of Microbiology; Introductory Molecule Biology; Introductory Physiology; Introduction to Biostatistics.

ELECTIVES: Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; Spectroscopy; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology; Vertebrate Diversity; Fundamentals of Ecology

Year 3 Modules
Structural Biochemistry; Biophysical and Biochemical Methods; Molecular Biology; Bioinformatics; Medical Microbiology; Food and Industrial Microbiology, Environmental Microbial Genomics; Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biotechnology; Immunology; Biochemical Engineering; Introduction to Pharmacology; Literature Project.

Year 4 Modules
Protein Science; Biochemical Toxicity; Principles and Applications of Biotechnology; Food Biotechnology; Advanced Molecular Microbial Biotechnology; Bioprocess Engineering, Work Placement; Research Project; Case Studies in Biotechnology.

Chemistry:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Main Group & Transition Element Chemistry; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; States of Matter; Structures & Reactions of Main Group Compounds; Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes; Spectroscopy; Structure, Bonding and Quantum Mechanics

ELECTIVES: Numerical Methods and Programming; Biomolecules; Principles of Metabolic Pathways; Crystallography, Optics and Mineralogy; Intermediate Calculus for Scientists; Linear Algebra, Molecular Biology; Physiology; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; Biostatistics

Year 3 Modules
Inorganic Chemistry; Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds; Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry and Analysis; Materials Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Scientific Communication and Information Literacy Skills

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; Advanced Organic Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Reactivity; Lasers, Photochemistry & Spectroscopy; Interfaces, Microscopy & Modelling; Advanced Analytical Chemistry; Advanced Research Projects

ELECTIVES: Advanced Nano Materials; Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution.

Chemistry with forensic Science:
Year 2 Modules
Biomolecules, Introduction to Forensic Science; Current Perspectives in Genetics; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; States of Matter; Structures and Reactions of Main Group Compounds; Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes; Spectroscopy; Structure, Bonding and Quantum Mechanics

Year 3 Modules
Forensic Analysis; Forensic Psychology; Toxicology; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds

Year 4 Modules
Forensic Genetics and Molecular Biology; Forensic and Legal Medicine; Research Project; Advanced Inorganic Chemistry; Lasers, Photochemistry & Spectroscopy; Interfaces, Microscopy & Modelling; Advanced Organic Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Reactivity; Advanced Methods of Forensic Science; Advanced Analytical Chemistry.

Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds:
Year 2 Modules
Biomolecules; Principles of Metabolic Pathways; Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry; Energetics and Kinetics; States of Matter; Structures and Reactions of Main Group Compounds; Aromatics, Carbonyls and Alkenes; Spectroscopy; Structure, Bonding and Quantum Mechanics; Introductory Molecular Biology; Physiology

Year 3 Modules
Structural Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Organic Compounds; Analytical Chemistry; Natural Products and Reaction Mechanisms; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Solids and Technology; Pharmacology; Toxicology; Chemotherapy and Pharmacology of Inflammation

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Protein Science; Advanced Organic Synthesis, Biosynthesis and Reactivity; Physical Organic Chemistry; Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Chemistry Drug Design and Development; Work Placement; Neuropharmacology; Applied Pharmacology & Toxicology

ELECTIVES: Range of Research Projects.

view other options from page 188-196 in the UG prospectus 2017
Microbiology,
Neuroscience
Physiology
Science education