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 BSc in Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences represents the different degree outlets in the school of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES). In Year 1, you will receive a solid grounding in the fundamental disc...

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The BSc in Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences represents the different degree outlets in the school of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES). In Year 1, you will receive a solid grounding in the fundamental disciplines that support your choice of degree from Year 2 onwards.

Why Study
Each of the degree programmes in the School of BEES has the option of a work placement module in Year 4. Selecting the work placement module enables students to spend six to-10 weeks in a structured working environment, where they are evaluated both on their contribution to the placement institution and on a report of their experience.

The School of BEES operates an exchange system with North American and European universities which allows students to substitute a year abroad for Year 3 in UCC.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics & Evolution (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits); BL1005 Introduction to Ecology (5 credits); CM1003 Introductory Chemistry for Environmental Scientists ...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics & Evolution (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits); BL1005 Introduction to Ecology (5 credits); CM1003 Introductory Chemistry for Environmental Scientists (10 credits); ER1006 Applied Earth Systems (5 credits); EV1002 The Environment (5 credits); GL1001 Introduction to Geology (5 credits); GL1004 Geological Evolution of Ireland (5 credits); GG1010 Introduction to Physical Geography (5 credits); MA1001 Calculus for Science Part 1 (5 credits); PY1009 Physics for the Environmental Sciences I (5 credits).

Years 2, 3 & 4 Modules:
STUDENTS SELECT ONE DEGREE STREAM FROM:
Applied Plant Biology; Earth Science; Ecology and Environmental Biology; Environmental Science; Geography; Geology; International Field Geosciences; Science Education (Biology route only); Zoology.

Applied Plant Biology:
Year 2 Modules
Plant and Animal Genetics; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology; Ecological Plant Physiology; Plant Identification; Introduction to Biostatistics; Vertebrate Diversity; Invertebrate Diversity; Fundamentals of Ecology; Practical Ecological Skills; Fundamentals of Microbiology; Principles of Microbiology; Fossils as Living Organisms

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Plant Biology Literature Review; Plant Biology Field Course (residential); Conservation Biology; Plants and Hostile Environments; Evolution and Diversity; Bioactive Natural Products; Biostatistics

ELECTIVES: Adaptation to Extreme Environments; Animal Behaviour; Introduction to Ecotoxicology; Plant and Animal Genetics; Environmental Systems Microbiology; Micropalaeontology and Palynology; Animal Physiology.

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Plant Biology; Research Project; Frontiers in Biology; Research Skills in Biology; Crop Physiology and Climate Change; Food Production; Genetic Manipulation of Plants; The Environmentally Protective Management of Plant Pests and Pathogens; Biostatistics II

ELECTIVES: Advanced Ecotoxicology; Landscape Conservation and Management (Burren residential field course); Biological Work Placement; Biology and Management of Alien Species.

Earth Science:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Field Training; Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology; The Atmospheric Environment; Biogeography; Geographical Research Methods; Crystallography, Optics and Mineralogy; Sedimentological Processes and Sedimentary Petrology; Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology; Structural Geology; Geohazards and Research Skills; Fossils as Living Organisms

ELECTIVES: Environmental Archaeology; Introductory Programming in Python; The Environment and Human Health; Calculus for Science; Ecological Plant Physiology; Fluids; Physics for the Environmental Sciences; Introduction to Biostatistics

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Field Training; Earth Science Literature Review; Geoinformatics; Geographies of Environment and Sustainability; Coastal and Marine Geomorphology; Dynamic Climatology; Environmental Economic Geography; Applied Structural Geology; Sedimentary Environments; Geological Map Interpretation; Micropalaeontology and Palynology

ELECTIVES: Introduction to Environmental Archaeology; Valuing the Environment; Introduction to Energy Engineering; Human Remains for Archaeologists; Archaeo-palynology; Conservation Biology

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Research Project; Advanced Geographical information Systems; Environmental Remote Sensing; Applied Geophysics; Climate Variability and Change

ELECTIVES: Practical Offshore Marine Science; Earth Science Work Placement; Petroleum Geology and Basin Analysis; Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies; Food Geography; Geohazards and Research Skills; Advanced Field Geoscience Techniques; Exceptional Glimpses of Ancient Life; Stratigraphy; Geological Map Interpretation.

Ecology and Environmental Biology:
Year 2 Modules
Fundamentals of Ecology; Practical Ecological Skills; Fossils as Living Organisms; Ecological Plant Physiology; Plant Identification; Introduction to Biostatistics; Vertebrate Diversity; Invertebrate Diversity; Practical Invertebrate Skills; Plant and Animal Genetics; Practical Environmental Science; Environment and Public Health.

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Introduction to Ecotoxicology; Practical Field Ecology (residential); Literature Review; Evolution and Diversity; Conservation Biology; Ecology and Hydrology of Wetland Systems; Biostatistics

ELECTIVES: Micropalaeontology and Palynology; Valuing the Environment; Plants and Hostile Environments; Advanced Vertebrate Biology; Animal Behaviour; Sustainable use of Freshwater; Adaptations to Extreme Environments

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Advanced Ecotoxicology; Biology and Management of Alien Species; Research Project; Frontiers in Biology; Research Skills in Biology; Biostatistics; Environmental Impact Assessments; Landscape Conservation and Management or Temperate Marine Biology (residential field courses)

ELECTIVES: Biological Work Placement; Market Forces and the Environment; Food Production; Environmentally Protective Management of Plant Pests and Pathogens; Crop Physiology and Climate Change; Biology of Marine Mammals.

Environmental Science;
Year 2 Modules
Practical Ecological Skills; Fundamentals of Ecology; Mathematical Modelling for Biological and Environmental Scientists; Introductory Organic Chemistry for Environmental Sciences; Practical Environmental Science; The Environment and Human Health; Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology; Introduction to Geoinformatics; Introductory Sedimentology for Non-Geologists; Physics for the Environmental Sciences; Introduction to Biostatistics; Invertebrate Diversity

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Conservation Biology; Environmental Chemistry and Analysis; Environmental Science in the Field; Environmental Science Literature Review; Ecology and Hydrology of Wetland Systems; Sustainable Use of Freshwater; Environmental Remote Sensing; Sedimentary Environments; Environmental Physics; Biostatistics.

ELECTIVES: Introduction to Ecotoxicology; Practical Invertebrate Skills; Analytical Chemistry; The Atmospheric Environment; Coastal and Marine Geomorphology; Advanced Geographical Information Systems; Geohazards and Research Skills; Valuing the Environment; Plants & Hostile Environments.

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Environmental Science Research Project; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Environmental Impact Assessments; Environmental Risk Assessment and Auditing

ELECTIVES: Advanced Ecotoxicology; Landscape Conservation and Management; Biology and Management of Alien Species; Architecture and Planning; Advanced Analytical Chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution; Practical Offshore Marine Science; Environmental Work Placement; Climate Variability and Change; Market Forces and the Environment; Food Production; Environmentally Protective Management of Plant Pests and Pathogens; Crop Physiology and Climate Change; Biostatistics.

Geography:
Year 2 Modules
CORE: Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology; The Atmospheric Environment; Biogeography; Geographical Research Methods; Environmental Analysis: Field Data Course; Economic and Rural Geography; Cities of Diversity; Geography of Tourism; Contemporary Human Migration and European Settlement & Society.

ELECTIVES: Crystallography, Optics and Mineralogy; Sedimentological Processes and Sedimentary Petrology; Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology; Structural Geology; Geohazards and Research Skills; Fossils as Living Organisms; Physics for the Environmental Sciences; Vertebrate Diversity; invertebrate Diversity; Fundamentals of Ecology; Introduction to Environmental Archaeology; Calculus for Science; Python Programming

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Introduction to Geoinformatics;
Geographies of Environment and Sustainability;
Coastal and Marine Geomorphology; Fieldwork,
Climate Variability and Change; Geography
Literature Review; Geography as Human Ecology

ELECTIVES: Conservation Biology; Mechanics of Soil; Economic and Rural Geography; Geographical Ideas; Global Urbanism; Geographies of the Irish Diaspora; Environmental Economic Geography; Geohazards and Research Skills; Sedimentary Environments; Landscape Paleoecology and Palynology; Energy Engineering; Valuing the Environment

Year 4 Modules
CORE: Practical Offshore Marine Science; Advanced Geographical information Systems; Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies; Climate Variability and Change; Environmental Remote Sensing; Research Project; Food Geography

ELECTIVES: Contemporary Studies of the European Union; Geography of Heritage; Historical Geographies of the City; Environmental Economic Geography; Petroleum Geology and Basin Analysis; Applied Geophysics; Exceptional Glimpses of Ancient Life; Market Forces and The Environment

View pages 180-198 in the UG Prospectus 2017 for modules of other options,
Geology
International Field Geosciences
Science education
Zoology