Expand+H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate from Irish, English, Mathematics, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes

Additional Requirement
H3 in Mathematics

School Leavers
To compete for...

Hide-H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate from Irish, English, Mathematics, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes

Additional Requirement
H3 in Mathematics

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
Mathematical Sciences allows you to study all aspects of mathematics including Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science, joint degree options with Physics, or to stick with a Single Honours in Mathematical Sciences.

Mathematical...

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Mathematical Sciences allows you to study all aspects of mathematics including Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science, joint degree options with Physics, or to stick with a Single Honours in Mathematical Sciences.

Mathematical Science underpins science, technology, engineering, finance, software and countless other modern developments. If you find mathematics enjoyable then this route offers you an exciting and challenging degree.

Why Study
First year provides a broad introduction to pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics. At the end of first year you decide which degree programme you would like to follow. During subsequent years you build a solid foundation in mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, and actuarial science/financial mathematics if you take FMAS. You meet new and stimulating topics and see topics that you studied in school in a new light. You learn to apply these concepts and techniques in a real world context.

You gain important programming skills in a mathematical context, experience of working in groups, and acquire written and oral presentation skills through project work and research.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
CORE: AM1052 Introduction to Mechanics (5 credits); AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 credits); AM1054 Mathematical Software (5 credits); MA1057 Introduction to Abstract Algebra (5 credits); MA1058 Introduction to Lin...

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CORE: AM1052 Introduction to Mechanics (5 credits); AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 credits); AM1054 Mathematical Software (5 credits); MA1057 Introduction to Abstract Algebra (5 credits); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits); MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); ST1051 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5 credits).

Years 2, 3 & 4
STUDENTS SELECT ONE DEGREE STREAM FROM:
BSc Single Honours
Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science;
Mathematical Sciences
OR
BSc Joint Honours
Applied Mathematics and Physics;
Mathematics and Physics.

Applied Mathematics and Physics:
Year 2 Modules
Astrophysics and Special Relativity; C/C++ Programming with Applications; Classical Mechanics; Computer Modelling and Numerical Techniques; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Experimental Physics; Fourier Methods; Mathematical Experimentation and Chaos; Mathematical Modelling; Multivariable Calculus; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Computational Techniques; Electromagnetism; Experimental Physics; Fluid Mechanics; Nonlinear Dynamics and Control; Optimisation and the Calculus of Variations; Optics; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Quantum Mechanics; Statistical Thermodynamics; Vector and Tensor Methods ELECTIVES: Nuclear and Particle Physics; Observational Astrophysics

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Applied Stochastic Differential Equations; Fluid Mechanics; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Perturbation and Asymptotic Methods; Projects in Applied Mathematics and Physics

ELECTIVES: Condensed Matter Physics; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Observational Astrophysics; Advanced Mechanics; Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Electromagnetism; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Quantum Field Theory; Introduction to Plasma Physics; Lasers and Photonics; Computational Physics; Stars and the Interstellar Medium; Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics; Experimental Physics; Quantum Optics; Physics of Semiconductor Devices.

Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science:
CORE
Year 2 Modules
Fourier Methods; Mathematical Analysis; Ordinary Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Multivariable Calculus; Discrete Time Financial Models; Financial Mathematics; Financial Modelling for Actuarial Science; Regression Analysis; Probability & Mathematical Statistics

Year 3 Modules
CORE: C/C++Programming with Applications; Mathematical Analysis; Derivatives, Securities & Option Pricing; Financial Modelling for Actuarial Science; Stochastic Modelling; Generalised Linear Models; Statistical Theory of Estimation; Statistical Theory of Hypothesis Testing

ELECTIVES: International Finance; Mathematical Modelling; Computer Modelling & Numerical Techniques; Vector & Tensor Methods; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Computational Techniques; Complex Analysis; Metric Spaces & Topology; Principles of Market Analysis; Survival Analysis; Stochastic & Survival Models for Actuarial Science; Methods of Reporting in Actuarial Science

NOTE: Choice of Electives in Year 3 will have a direct bearing on the number of recommendations for exemptions from professional actuarial examinations for which a FMAS graduate may be eligible.

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Measure Theory & Martingales; Continuous Time Financial Models; Computational Finance; Stochastic Modelling; Statistical Methods in Insurance; Time Series

ELECTIVES: Securities Analysis; Empirical & Behavioural Finance; Corporate Financing; International Finance; Vector & Tensor Methods; Nonlinear Dynamics & Control; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Computational Techniques; Topics in Applied Mathematics; Applied Stochastic Differential Equations; Perturbation & Asymptotic Methods; Complex Analysis; Metric Spaces & Topology; Functional Analysis; Project; Topics in Modern Algebra; Topics in Differential Geometry; Survival Analysis; Stochastic & Survival Models for Actuarial Science; Financial Mathematics Project; Methods of Reporting in Actuarial Science; Statistical Consulting; Statistical Methods in Insurance; Practical Implementation of Statistical Analysis Techniques; Contingencies; Computational Statistical Methods for Actuarial Science.

Mathematical Sciences:
Year 2 Modules
Mathematical Modelling; C/C++Programming with Applications; Computer Modelling & Numerical Techniques; Fourier Methods;
Mathematical Experimentation & Chaos; Mathematical Analysis; Ordinary Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Multivariable Calculus; Regression Analysis; Probability & Mathematical
Statistics.

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Vector and Tensor Methods; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Computational Techniques; Statistical Theory
of Estimation; Statistical Theory of Hypothesis Testing

ELECTIVES: Fluid Mechanics; Nonlinear Dynamics and Control; Optimisation and the Calculus of Variations; Mathematical Analysis; Ring and Field Theory; Complex Analysis; Metric Spaces
and Topology; Modern Algebra; Differential Geometry; Stochastic Modelling; Survival Analysis; Generalised Linear Models; Stochastic and Survival Models for Actuarial Science;
Practical Implementation of Statistical Analysis Techniques

Year 4 Modules
ELECTIVES: Fluid Mechanics; Topics in Applied Mathematics; Applied Stochastic Differential Equations; Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Perturbation and Asymptotic
Methods; Functional Analysis; Measure Theory and Martingales; Topics in Mathematics; Topics in Modern Algebra; Topics in Differential Geometry; Stochastic Modelling; Survival Analysis;
Stochastic and Survival Models for Actuarial Science; Statistical Consulting; Statistical Methods in Insurance; Practical Implementation of Statistical Analysis Techniques; Time Series; Contingencies.

Mathematics and Physics:
Year 2 Modules
Astrophysics and Special Relativity; Classical Mechanics; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Experimental Physics; Fourier Methods; Linear Algebra; Mathematical Analysis; Mathematical Experimentation and Chaos; Multivariable Calculus; Ordinary Differential Equations; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Complex Analysis; Differential Geometry;
Electromagnetism; Experimental Physics;
Mathematical Analysis; Metric Spaces and Topology; Modern Algebra; Optics; Quantum Mechanics; Statistical Thermodynamics; Ring and Field Theory
ELECTIVES: Observational Astrophysics; Nuclear and Particle Physics

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Functional Analysis, Measure Theory and Martingales, Research Projects in Mathematics and Physics; Topics in Mathematics.

ELECTIVES: Topics in Differential Geometry, Topics in Modern Algebra, Stochastic Modelling; Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Observational Astrophysics; Advanced Mechanics; Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Electromagnetism; Advanced Condensed Matter Physics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Quantum Field Theory; Plasma Physics; Lasers and Photonics; Advanced Computational Physics; Stars and the Interstellar Medium; Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics; Gravitation and Cosmology; Experimental Physics; Quantum Optics; Physics of Semiconductor Devices

Expand+Careers
Graduates possess technical, computational and numeracy skills, as well as desirable soft skills, such as oral and written presentation skills and teamwork experience, all of which are highly valued by a range of employers.

A mathematic...

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Graduates possess technical, computational and numeracy skills, as well as desirable soft skills, such as oral and written presentation skills and teamwork experience, all of which are highly valued by a range of employers.

A mathematical science degree is seen by employers as evidence that you are able to think independently and quickly learn new skills. This can lead to a wide range of careers, in fields such as management consultancy, banking, actuary, accountant, options trading, scientific research, software/ computing, pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, engineering-based industries such as electronics.

Further Study
• Higher Diploma in Statistics
• MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
• MSc in Data Science and Analytics
• Research Masters in: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Physics, and Statistics
• MPhil in: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Studies
• PhD in: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematical Studies.