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

School Leavers
To compete for a place as a school leaver, an applicant ...

Hide-H5 in two subjects, and O6/H7 in four other subjects in the Leaving Certificate from Irish, English, another language, 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

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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
This degree offers a broad foundation in archaeology and geography, and in related areas of computer science, earth science and environmental science. It is aimed at students interested in the study of human societies, past and present...

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This degree offers a broad foundation in archaeology and geography, and in related areas of computer science, earth science and environmental science. It is aimed at students interested in the study of human societies, past and present, and in contemporary issues relating to heritage, the environment and sustainable living.

Why Study
Archaeology and geography are closely related disciplines, concerned with concepts of time and space in human culture and landscape. First year introduces students to the archaeology of Ireland in its European context, with a foundation in cultural, economic and physical areas of geography. There are courses on computer science, focusing on internet applications, as well as an introduction to the disciplines of geology, botany, ecology and zoology. Second and third year students receive advanced teaching on archaeological theory and practice, culture history, social and political geography, geomorphology and geoinformatics, and such areas as coastal environments, tourism and environmental sustainability.

Work Placement
The degree includes a one-week residential field school taken at Easter in second year, when students have an opportunity to apply analytical approaches and methods in archaeology and geography to the analysis of contemporary and ancient landscapes. There are no work placements required in this degree. Students have the option of spending third year studying approved courses at one of our partner universities abroad. Students choose their university abroad in consultation with the programme co-ordinator. They then return to UCC to complete their degree in fourth year.

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
AR1001 The Archaeology of Ireland in Context (15 credits); GG1013 Environmental Geography (5 credits); GG1014 Society and Space: Geographies of Globalisation, Difference and Inequality (5 credits); GG1015 Applied Geography (5 credit...

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AR1001 The Archaeology of Ireland in Context (15 credits); GG1013 Environmental Geography (5 credits); GG1014 Society and Space: Geographies of Globalisation, Difference and Inequality (5 credits); GG1015 Applied Geography (5 credits); CS1050 Fundamentals of Internet Computing (15 credits); GL1001 Introduction to Geology (5 credits); EV1002 The Environment (5 credits); BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits).

Year 2 Modules:
CORE: The Development of Archaeological thought; Introduction to Environmental Archaeology; Geoarchaeology Field School; Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology; Cities of Diversity; Introduction to Geoinformatics; Geographical Research Methods.

ELECTIVES: Artefact Studies; The Archaeology of the Viking Age; Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Europe; The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland; The Archaeology of Late Medieval Ireland; Iron Age in western and central Europe; Introduction to Digital Media; Introduction to Internet Information Systems; Geography of Tourism; The Atmospheric Environment; Economic and Rural Geographies; Biogeography; Geographies of Environment and Sustainability; Sedimentological Processes and Sedimentary Petrology; Plate Tectonics and Geophysics; Environmental Earth Science; Vertebrate Diversity.

Year 3 Modules:
CORE: Professional Practice in Archaeology; Wetland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments; Iron Age Ireland and the Roman World; Advanced GIS; Environmental Remote Sensing; Field Work; Geography or Archaeology Dissertation.

ELECTIVES: Archaeological Ceramics; Viking Archaeology in Britain and Ireland; Health, Diet and Disease in Early Societies; The Industrial Archaeology of Ireland; The Archaeology of Agriculture in Medieval Ireland AD500-1500; Archaeo-palynology; The Iron Age in Ireland: New Horizons; Landscape Archaeology; The Nature of Geography; Contemporary Studies of the European Union; Coastal and Marine Geomorphology; Geography as Human Ecology; Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies; Historical Geographies of the City.

Expand+Careers
This degree provides a range of vocational skills relevant to job opportunities in archaeology and geography. Students will acquire an ability to analyse complex issues and solve problems, as well as learning fundamental skills in computing...

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This degree provides a range of vocational skills relevant to job opportunities in archaeology and geography. Students will acquire an ability to analyse complex issues and solve problems, as well as learning fundamental skills in computing and information technology, lab practice and fieldwork, basic research and report writing.

Further Study
MA courses in UCC which students can apply for include:
• MA in Archaeological Excavation
• MA in Human Osteoarchaeology
• MA in Museum Studies
• MSc in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing
• MSc in Applied Coastal and Marine Management
• MA in Geography: Cities, Space and Culture.