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

School Leavers
To compete for a place as a school leaver, an applicant must satisfy the minimu...

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

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 BSc Government is a four-year degree which combines political science, business and law with a range of other subjects, including modern languages, social sciences and information technology. Now, more than ever, the study of polit...

Hide-Introduction
The BSc Government is a four-year degree which combines political science, business and law with a range of other subjects, including modern languages, social sciences and information technology. Now, more than ever, the study of politics and government is vital, as through politics the future of the world is shaped.

Why Study
The primary aim of the BSc Government is to equip students with a range of academic and practical skills in the fields of government, politics, business, law and social sciences. The core discipline is political science, with students taking a wide range of subjects with government, at all levels – local, regional, national, and international. An understanding of politics is vital today, as politics is the activity through which people make, preserve, and amend the rules under which we all live. This understanding of political systems is also vital for the business world.

Work Placement /Study Abroad
The placement in Year 3, typically 14 weeks, has been an integral part of the BSc Government programme since it commenced in 1999. The work experience allows students to demonstrate their ability to take part in the everyday work of organisations and to put their studies into practice in places such as the New York State Assembly, the Massachusetts State Legislature, the European Parliament, the Scottish Parliament and with humanitarian groups, local government, and the court services.

Study Abroad options also exist and the BSc Government has links with the Washington-Ireland Programme and the George Mitchell Scholarship Programme.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
CORE (ALL 5 CREDITS): GV1202 Politics of the European Union; GV1204 Democracy, Ideology and Utopia; GV1207 Politics and Government of Ireland; GV1215 Local Government and Politics of Ireland; GV1216 Analytical Thinking Skills in Pol...

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CORE (ALL 5 CREDITS): GV1202 Politics of the European Union; GV1204 Democracy, Ideology and Utopia; GV1207 Politics and Government of Ireland; GV1215 Local Government and Politics of Ireland; GV1216 Analytical Thinking Skills in Political Science; GV1217 Introduction to Political Science; LW1316 Public Law; MG1004 Introduction to Management and Organisation; MG1010 Public and Private Management; SS1302 Social Policy Analysis.

ELECTIVES (ALL 5 CREDITS): AC1113 Principles of Accounting; EC1203 Business Economics II; FR1105 Threshold French plus FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I; GE0003 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 1; GE0004 German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 2 ; GE0005 German Language (Intermediate Level B1, Pt 1); GE0008 German Language (Intermediate Level B1, Pt 2); GV1400 Local Development and Public Health; IS1106 Introduction to Information Systems; IS1107 Information Systems for the Networked Enterprise 10 CREDITS: IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian; CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I; GA1002 Ceart na Gaeilge idir Scríobh agus Labhairt; HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner Level); HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver Level).

Year 2 Modules:
CORE: Economic Reasoning for Business; Citizen Participation; Public Management Concepts; Quantitative Methods for Political Science; European Government and Politics; International Politics; Public Law; Public Management in Practice; Qualitative Methods for Political Science; Policy-making in the EU; International Politics; International Securities

ELECTIVES:
Public Health; Food Business; Law, Social Sciences; Chinese; French; Irish; German; Italian; Spanish.

Year 3 Modules:
CORE: Conflict and Conflict Resolution; Political Economy; Introduction to Marketing.

ELECTIVES: Gender and Development; Concepts of Development; Elections and Voting; Politics of the USA; The Irish Planning System; Gender and Development; Politics in Northern Ireland; Contemporary Ecological and Anti-Capitalist Politics; International Relations of Asia; Market Research; Enterprise and Innovation; The Sociology of Community; Economics; Chinese; German.

Year 4 Modules:
Government Research Dissertation; The European Union; Global Governance; Political Ideologies and Social Change; Democracy: Theories & Innovations; Public Finance; The Macroeconomic Environment; Co-operative Banking; Methodologies of Local-Level Development Planning; Perspectives on French Politics; Gender Perspectives on Politics; Regions, Regionalism, and Regionalisation; People and Organisation; Business Ethics; Political Sociology; Sociology of the Environment; Chinese; French; Irish; Italian; Spanish; German.

Expand+KEY FACTS
• The BSc Government offers a unique combination of politics, business and law.

• Work placement has been an integral part of the degree since it started in 1999.

• Graduates are equipped for a wide variety of careers in politics,...

Hide-KEY FACTS
• The BSc Government offers a unique combination of politics, business and law.

• Work placement has been an integral part of the degree since it started in 1999.

• Graduates are equipped for a wide variety of careers in politics, management, retail, banking, government departments, local government, voluntary groups, journalism, and as second-level teaching

• The Department of Government attracts guest speakers from the world of politics including – over the past decade – John Hume, President Mary McAleese, Emily O’Reilly, John Bercow, David Norris, Ivana Bacik and Taoiseach Enda Kenny.