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 Entry Requirements
Applicants are also required to pass a music entrance exam.

Sch...

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 Entry Requirements
Applicants are also required to pass a music entrance exam.

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

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extens...

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

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.

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 5:15pm on 1st February 2017 if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility before 1st March at 5:15pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, e.g. the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment – restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook)” on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 11 of the 2017 CAO Hanbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1st February 2017, you may be permitted to introduce it on a ‘Change of Mind’. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

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
Students of this degree experience music through solo and ensemble performance, improvisation, composition and aural and theoretical training, and in the process engage critically with worldwide music. Students take two arts subjects i...

Hide-Introduction
Students of this degree experience music through solo and ensemble performance, improvisation, composition and aural and theoretical training, and in the process engage critically with worldwide music. Students take two arts subjects in Year 1 and have the option to focus exclusively on music from Year 2 onwards through the BMus pathway.

Why Study
Students acquire competence, confidence and a thorough understanding of music in contemporary society. They develop as creative musicians, while experiencing group-work opportunities in forums as diverse as the gamelan orchestra, the Sound Studio, traditional music-sessions, pop and jazz ensembles, and the UCC Choir. In combination with lectures and seminars in numerous areas of music, and in the second subject area, they develop a tailor-made degree programme to match their personal needs, strengths and interests. In the process they acquire rich opportunities to enhance their wider graduate-skills profile.

Work Placement
The College of Arts offers two work-placement modules. The first, PX2000, is an optional second-year module that offers placements in a variety of professional settings. The final year module, PX3000, offers students the opportunity to gain recognition for work experience undertaken during the course of their studies.

Study Abroad
By choosing the BA Arts-Music International (4 yrs) pathway, students can build a year overseas into their degree. UCC has approved partner institutions in America, Asia and Europe. BMus students may also apply for overseas exchange placements.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
CORE: (all 5 credits) MU1001 Music Literacy; MU1002 Performance Studies 1; MU1003 Studying Music at University; MU1004 Ensemble and Solo Performance; MU1005 Music Theory 1.

ELECTIVES: (all 5 credits) MU1006 Making Music in the S...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
CORE: (all 5 credits) MU1001 Music Literacy; MU1002 Performance Studies 1; MU1003 Studying Music at University; MU1004 Ensemble and Solo Performance; MU1005 Music Theory 1.

ELECTIVES: (all 5 credits) MU1006 Making Music in the Studio; MU1007 Exploring Popular Music; MU1008 Exploring Irish Traditional Music; MU1009 Music in Modern Ireland; MU1010 Exploring World Music; MU1011 Music Through Time; plus two other First Arts subjects from Groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (see page 29 of college prospectus).

Year 2 Modules:
In Second Arts-Music, students take Music as a Single Subject (50 credits) or a Major Subject (40 credits) or a Joint Subject (30 credits). Students may also apply to transfer to the BMus to take 60 credits of Music.

CORE: Music in Culture and Society; Performance Studies.

ELECTIVES: A choice of 18 theoretical options, from film music to the music of Java and from the history of jazz to music education; a choice of 33 performance-based options, from sound art and improvisation to solo and ensemble performance in numerous genres; plus 10, 20 or 30 credits from another Arts subject continued from First Year.

Year 3 Modules:
CORE: Music credits in performance, composition folio, dissertation, project, a choice of seminar course or final performance, composition folio, dissertation, project etc.; a choice of lecture course.

ELECTIVES: A choice of 18 theoretical options, from film music to the music of Java and from the history of jazz to music education; a choice of 33 performance-based options, from sound art and improvisation to solo and ensemble performance in numerous genre; plus 10, 20 or 30 credits from another Arts subject continued from First Year.

Year 4* Modules (BMus):
CORE: Senior Research Forum; Major in performance, composing, dissertation, project etc.

ELECTIVES: A choice of 18 theoretical options, from film music to the music of Java and from the history of jazz to music education; a choice of 33 performance-based options, from sound art and improvisation to solo and ensemble performance in numerous genres.