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
Physics is concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. This means that it deals with the most fundamental questions we can ask, from the quantum world on scales, smaller than an atom, to the largest distances we can ...

Hide-Introduction
Physics is concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. This means that it deals with the most fundamental questions we can ask, from the quantum world on scales, smaller than an atom, to the largest distances we can probe with the most powerful telescopes.

Why Study
The study of physics appeals to those who are curious about how things work and who enjoy scientific experiments and mathematics. It explores the entire universe, from the largest galaxies to the nature of matter itself. Physics, and technologies developed by physicists, play a major role in chemistry, biology, medicine, electronics, geology, optics, nanotechnology, computer science and engineering. Its concepts, from relativity to quantum mechanics, challenge the imagination. A physics education develops problem-solving skills and provides a firm knowledge of basic science and the ability to apply and adapt that knowledge within a large range of workplaces.

Study Abroad
There are opportunities for study abroad in Year 3 at a variety of universities in the US and Europe. Recently, UCC physics students have spent Year 3 at the University of California, the University of Massachusetts, the University of North Carolina and the University of Marburg.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
OPTION 1:
CORE: PY1052 & PY1053 Introductory Physics I & II (10 credits each); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits);MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); AM1052 Introduction to Mech...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
OPTION 1:
CORE: PY1052 & PY1053 Introductory Physics I & II (10 credits each); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits);MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); AM1052 Introduction to Mechanics (5 credits); AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 credits).

OPTION 2:
CORE: PY1052 & PY1053 Introductory Physics I & II (10 credits each); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits); MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); CM1007 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists (15 credits).

Years 2, 3 & 4 Modules:
OPTION 1 - STUDENTS SELECT ONE DEGREE STREAM FROM:
Astrophysics; Physics; Chemical Physics
or
Physics and Mathematics, Physics and Applied Mathematics.

OPTION 2 - STUDENTS SELECT:
Science Education (Physics Route only).

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.

Astrophysics:
Year 1 Modules
OPTION 1:
CORE: PY1052 Introductory Physics I (10 credits); PY1053 Introductory Physics II (10 credits); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits); MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); AM1052 Introduction to Mechanics (5 credits); AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 credits)

ELECTIVES: AM1054 Mathematical Software (5 credits); CM1006 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists and Mathematicians (10 credits); CM1007 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists (15 credits); CS1061 Programming in C (5 credits); CS1065 Computer Applications with Visual Basic (5 credits); CS1068 Introductory Programming in Python (5 credits); MA1057 Introduction to Abstract Algebra (5 credits); PY1054 Special Topics in Physics (5 credits); ST1051 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5 credits)

OPTION 2:
CORE: PY1052 Introductory Physics I (10 credits); PY1053 Introductory Physics II (10 credits); MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits); MA1059 Calculus (5 credits); MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits); CM1007 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists (15 credits)

ELECTIVES: BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution (5 credits); BL1003 Introduction to Biological Chemistry and Microbiology (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits); BL1005 Introduction to Ecology (5 credits)

Year 2 Modules
CORE: Astrophysics and Special Relativity; C/C++ Programming with Applications; Classical Mechanics; Computational Physics; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Experimental Physics; Experimental Methods; Fourier Methods; Multivariable Calculus; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

ELECTIVES: Ordinary Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Mathematical Modelling

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Computer Modelling and Numerical Techniques; Condensed Matter Physics; Electromagnetism; Experimental Physics; Experimental Methods; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Optics; Quantum Mechanics; Statistical Thermodynamics; Vector and Tensor Methods; Observational Astrophysics

ELECTIVES: Mathematical Experimentation and Chaos; Fluid Mechanics; Optimisation and the Calculus of Variations; Computational Techniques

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Experimental Physics; Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics; Gravitation and Cosmology; Stars and the Interstellar Medium; Research Project

ELECTIVES: Quantum Optics; Physics of Semiconductor Devices; Advanced Mechanics; Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Electromagnetism; Advanced Condensed Matter Physics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Quantum Field Theory; Introduction to Plasma Physics; Introduction to Lasers and Photonics; Advanced Computational Physics.

Chemical Physics:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Computational Physics; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Energetics and Kinetics; Experimental Methods; Fourier Methods; Main Group and Transition Element Chemistry; Quantum Physics Spectroscopy; Structure, Bonding and Quantum Mechanics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; Multivariable Calculus

ELECTIVES: States of Matter; Organic Chemistry for Environmental Scientists

Year 3 Modules
C/C++ Programming with Applications; Computer Modelling and Numerical Techniques; Condensed Matter Physics; Electromagnetism; Environmental Chemistry and Analysis; Experimental Methods; Materials Chemistry; Optics; Physical Chemistry; Quantum Mechanics; Scientific Communication and Information Literacy Skills

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Chemical Physics, Advanced Chemistry Research Project; Advanced Physics Research Project.

ELECTIVES: Lasers, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy; Interfaces, Microscopy and Modelling; Advanced Nano Materials; Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution; Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Electromagnetism; Advanced Condensed Matter Physics; Introduction to Lasers and Photonics; Physics of Semiconductor Devices.

Mathematics & Physics:
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.

Physics:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Astrophysics and Special Relativity; C/C++ Programming with Applications; Classical Mechanics; Computational Physics; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Experimental Physics; Experimental Methods; Fourier Methods; Multivariable Calculus; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

ELECTIVES: Ordinary Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Mathematical Modelling

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Computer Modelling and Numerical Techniques; Condensed Matter Physics; Electromagnetism; Experimental Physics ; Experimental Methods II; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Optics; Quantum Mechanics; Statistical Thermodynamics; Vector and Tensor Methods
ELECTIVES: Mathematical Experimentation & Chaos; Fluid Mechanics; Optimisation and the Calculus of Variations; Computational Techniques; Observational Astrophysics

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Research Project; Experimental Physics
ELECTIVES: 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; Physics and Semiconductor Devices.

Expand+Careers
An education in physics provides problem-solving, analytical, computational, mathematical and IT skills, and can lead to a wide range of careers, in fields such as:

• computer science
• data science and analysis
• education
• the env...

Hide-Careers
An education in physics provides problem-solving, analytical, computational, mathematical and IT skills, and can lead to a wide range of careers, in fields such as:

• computer science
• data science and analysis
• education
• the environment
• medicine
• space science
• sustainability
• IT management
• banking and finance
• transport
• technology.

Further Study
• Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science (Applied Physics)
• MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
• MSc programmes
• PhD programmes