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

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

Hide-H5 in two subjects, and O6/ H7 in four other subjects from Irish, English, maths and three 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

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
This programme is concerned with global issues, particularly those affecting the developing world. These include inequality, human rights, health, education, environment, global warming, international aid, and the fight against global h...

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This programme is concerned with global issues, particularly those affecting the developing world. These include inequality, human rights, health, education, environment, global warming, international aid, and the fight against global hunger and poverty. It provides the skills for a career in international development, including languages, research techniques and project management.

Why Study
Today’s world faces multiple challenges, including inequality within and between countries, climate change, poverty and hunger, conflict and human rights abuse. Meeting these challenges requires forward-looking and creative individuals with an international perspective, who can work across traditional disciplines such as economics, social studies, health, agriculture, education, law and the environment. The BSc International Development and Food Policy programme provides the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to work in this important field, or to advance to more specialised study, through an exciting mix of lectures, group projects, individual assignments and work experience.

Work Placement
In Year 3, students undertake a five-month work placement with a development organisation, usually based in Africa, Asia or Latin America. This is a valuable opportunity to add practical experience to classroom-based learning and to experience life in a developing country.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
CORE: FE1006 Poverty and Development (5 credits); FE1008 Data in Development Studies (5 credits); FE1013 Introduction to Development Studies Part I (5 credits); FE1014 Communication and Facilitation Skills in Development (5 credits)...

Hide-Year 1 Modules:
CORE: FE1006 Poverty and Development (5 credits); FE1008 Data in Development Studies (5 credits); FE1013 Introduction to Development Studies Part I (5 credits); FE1014 Communication and Facilitation Skills in Development (5 credits); FE1015 Rural Development Theory, Policy and Practice (10 credits); FE1018 Introduction to Development Studies Part II (5 credits); FE1019 Introduction to Food and Agricultural Economics (5 credits); FE1020 Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics (5 credits); FE1023 Socio-Economic Concepts for International Development and Food Policy (5 credits).

ELECTIVES: Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits); FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits) plus FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits); FE1021 & FE1022 Development, Conflict and Peace I & II (5 credits each); GV1204 Democracy, Ideology and Utopia (5 credits); GV1400 Local Development and Public Health (5 credits); GV1102 Introduction to Government and Politics (5 credits); FE1016 Introduction to Food Business (5 credits); MG1000 Foundations of Management and Organisational Behaviour (5 credits)

Year 2 Modules:
CORE: Food Economics; Globalisation and Development; Sustainable Livelihoods; Food Supply-Chain Management; Human Rights Law; Race, Ethnicity, Migration and Nationalism; Statistics for Development; International Food Policy.

ELECTIVES: French; Spanish; Development Conflict and Peace; The Democratic Imagination; Citizen Participation; Introduction to Theories and Practices of Health Promotion; Public Health Issues; Fundamentals of Nutrition 1 & 2; International Security; Public Management Concepts; People and Organisation.

Year 3 Modules:
CORE: Programme Planning and Management; Development Management and Organisations; Gender and Development; Socio-Economic Research in Development; Agriculture and Natural Resource Use in the Developing World; SME and Local Development; Work Placement.

ELECTIVES: Micro-Finance and Development; Food Marketing; International Relations of Asia.

Year 4 Modules:
CORE: Advanced Programme Planning and Policy Processes; Global Food Policy; Macro- Economics; Humanitarian Action in Development; Contemporary Issues in Development; Dissertation.

ELECTIVES: Rural Development Policy; Cooperative Business and the Rural Economy; Markets, Society and Social Policy; Spanish; Global Governance; Policy Health and Development ; Promoting Health within Communities; Cooperative Banking; European Food business.

Expand+KEY FACTS
• Graduates have excellent job prospects. A survey by the UCC Careers Services indicated that 76% of graduates of 2013, had gone straight to employment
• UCC has a long-established international reputation for excellence in food educat...

Hide-KEY FACTS
• Graduates have excellent job prospects. A survey by the UCC Careers Services indicated that 76% of graduates of 2013, had gone straight to employment
• UCC has a long-established international reputation for excellence in food education and research and has state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and research in food
• The six-month work placement greatly enhances the employability of graduates
• The programme has a good balance between laboratory work, where students get exposure to the practical applications of food science, and lectures

Expand+Careers
Graduates find careers in:
• Irish-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the development field
• International organisations
• Governmental agencies (e.g. Irish Aid)
• Campaigning organisations (e.g. environmental or human right...

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Graduates find careers in:
• Irish-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the development field
• International organisations
• Governmental agencies (e.g. Irish Aid)
• Campaigning organisations (e.g. environmental or human rights)
• Development-related research
• Development Education.

Further Study
Graduates of this programme undertake further study at master’s
(and occasionally doctoral) level, in fields such as:
• Global Health
• Human Rights Law
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Anthropology of Food
• Development Studies
• Food Security
• Environment and Conservation
• Migration Studies.