Expand+To compete for a place as a school leaver, an applicant must satisfy the minimum entry requirements as well as any specific programme requirements, and then compete on the basis of the results obtained in their school leaving examinations.

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Hide-To compete for a place as a school leaver, an applicant must satisfy the minimum entry requirements as well as any specific programme requirements, and then compete on the basis of the results obtained in their school leaving examinations.

Applicants 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 2020 entry, CAO applicants for full-time degree programmes should have reached 17 years of age by 15th January 2021. 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.

Infectious Diseases Policy
Students enroled on certain courses in the College of Medicine and Health are at increased risk of contracting and transmitting certain infectious diseases as a result of being in the clinical environment as part of their course. It is important, therefore, in order to protect patients and students that healthcare students are screened for, and immunized against, certain infectious illnesses. Students enroling in the School of Nursing and Midwifery are screened and immunized by the Health Service Executive Occupational Health Service and are subject to the HSE policies in this regard. All other undergraduate students in the College of Medicine and Health are subject to the UCC Infectious Disease Screening and Blood Borne Virus Policy. Details will be sent from the Admissions Office once a student has accepted his/her place.

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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 i...

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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 2020. Application is made through the CAO by 1 February 2020. 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 to the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences will take place in March 2020.

Contact Information: Mature Student Office 1–2 Brighton Villas T: +353 (0)21 490 3670 E: mso@ucc.ie

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): F...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2020 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2020 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2020 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 21 of the 2020 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2020 at 5:15pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1 February 2020. The closing date for late applications is 5:15pm on 1 May 2020, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2020 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2020 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2020 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, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology 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 five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 21 of the 2020 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 2020 at 5:15pm, and include course choices by that date or add them using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1 March 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 DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2020 at 5:15pm. To apply to DARE, you must answer YES to Question 1 ('Do you wish to be considered for DARE?) on Section A of the fully completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

To apply to HEAR, you must indicate on your CAO application that you wish to apply for HEAR and fully and correctly complete all elements of the online HEAR form by 5:15pm on 1 March 2020.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2020 at 5:15pm

Expand+Introduction
Analytics enables people to make sense out of the huge volumes of data (big data) that confronts us in today’s world. Expertise in data science and analytics involves storing and manipulating relevant data, and then analysing this da...

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Analytics enables people to make sense out of the huge volumes of data (big data) that confronts us in today’s world. Expertise in data science and analytics involves storing and manipulating relevant data, and then analysing this data to extract the most salient information necessary for decision-making. This BSc programme provides in-depth training in all aspects of the process of turning raw data into actionable information. The computer science modules provide expertise in database management, programming and algorithm design; the mathematical sciences modules provide the fundamental basis for transforming data into information in a principled manner.

Graduates with expertise in this area are in huge demand nationally and internationally in leading multinational corporations, SMEs and government agencies in all sectors of the economy.

UCC has a track record in data analytics education and research through its already successful MSc Data Science and Analytics programme and its leading role in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics.

Why Study
Data Science and Analytics is an emerging field with only a limited number of degree programmes and graduates available to fulfill the increasing demand for these specialist skills.

The BSc in Data Science teaches the scientific principles of data science and analytics and equips you with the practical skills to apply this knowledge to real world problems. You will undertake a six-month paid work placement in year 3, which is complemented by an independent project in year 4, supervised by an academic member of staff.

The aim of the programme is to cultivate your skills and understanding of Data Science and Analytics by teaching you to:

• analyse problems of a computational and/or quantitative nature, encountered in a range of settings that involve large-scale data, and construct solutions to such problems using the tools and skills of modern data analytics;

• analyse data selected from a range of domains such as insurance, bio-informatics, marketing, social networking, finance, fraud detection and drug discovery;

• summarise and communicate computational and statistical models and techniques, and visualise this information in order to best present such summaries to technical and non-technical audiences;

• work independently on a research project, collating, analysing and reporting on the findings to a broad audience.

Work Placement
The BSc Data Science and Analytics aims to ensure that graduates are work-ready, and work placement is a core module in year 3. You will complete a work placement from Spring until Autumn. You will work with Career Services to find a suitable placement – they will help you with interviews and keep in contact during the placement.

Working in a company setting provides you with additional skills that cannot be taught through lectures or in the laboratory. You will work as part of a team to solve real problems. The work placement is jointly monitored by a UCC staff member and an employee of the company.

Key Facts

• Limited number of Data Science and Analytics programmes globally.

• There is huge demand nationally and internationally in leading multinational corporations, SMEs and government agencies and in all sectors of the economy.

• Compulsory work placement in Year 3 adds significantly to the graduate employability.

• UCC has a track record in data analytics education and research through its already successful MSc Data Science and Analytics programme and its leading role in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics.

Expand+Year 1 Modules
CORE: CS1106 Introduction to Relational Databases; CS1112 Foundations of Computer Science I; CS1113 Foundations of Computer Science II; CS1117 Introduction to Programming; AM1054 Mathematical Software; MA1058 Introduction to Linear Al...

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CORE: CS1106 Introduction to Relational Databases; CS1112 Foundations of Computer Science I; CS1113 Foundations of Computer Science II; CS1117 Introduction to Programming; AM1054 Mathematical Software; MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra; MA1059 Calculus; ST1051 Introduction to Probability and Statistics; ST1052 Statistical Programming in R.

ELECTIVES: AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling OR ST1401 Introduction to Operations Research.

Year 2 Modules
CORE: CS2208 / CS2209 Information Storage and Management I / II; CS2513 Intermediate Programming; CS2514 Introduction to Java; CS2515 / CS2516 Algorithms and Data Structures I / II; MA2055 Linear Algebra; MA2071 Multivariable Calculus; ST2053 Introduction to Regression Analysis; ST2054 Probability and Mathematical Statistics.

ELECTIVES: AM2052 Mathematical Modelling OR ST2402 Modelling and Systems for Decision Making.

Year 3 Modules
CORE: CS3220 Work Placement DSA; CS3306 Workplace Technology and Skills; CS3204 Cloud Infrastructure and Services; CS3318 Advanced Programming with Java; CS3509 Theory of Computation; CS3205 Data Visualization for Analytics Applications; ST3053 Stochastic Modelling I; ST3061 Statistical Theory of Estimation; ST3070 Statistical Theory of Hypothesis Testing; ST3069 Generalised Linear Models.

Year 4 Modules
CORE: CS4701 Analytics Project for Computer Science OR ST4092 Data Analytics Project; CS4704 Algorithms and Data Structures for Analytics; CS4705 Computational Machine Learning; ST4060 Computer Intensive Statistical Analytics I; ST4061 Computer Intensive Statistical Analytics II; ST4069 Multivariate Methods for Data Analysis.

ELECTIVES: AM4006 Mathematical Modelling of Biological Systems with Differential Equations; AM4010 Topics in Applied Mathematical Modelling; AM3063 Partial Differential Equations with Applications; AM3064 Computational Techniques; ST3054 Survival Analysis; ST4064 Time Series; ST4090 Current Topics in Statistics I; CS4150 Principles of Compilation; CS4405 Multimedia Compression and Delivery; CS4407 Algorithm Analysis; CS4413 Future and Emerging Technologies; CS4614 Introductory Network Security; CS4615 Computer Systems Security; CS4616 Distributed Algorithms; CS4620 Functional Programming I; CS4626 Constraint Programming and Optimisation; CS4710 Programming Paradigms for Big Data.

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Graduates of the BSc Data Science and Analytics will have the option to choose from a range of job opportunities including big data developer; customer analytics; data analytics and reporting; data architect; data engineer; data scientist; d...

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Graduates of the BSc Data Science and Analytics will have the option to choose from a range of job opportunities including big data developer; customer analytics; data analytics and reporting; data architect; data engineer; data scientist; data science and modelling; data warehouse specialist; fraud and risk analytics; Google analytics; marketing analytics; performance analytics; process analytics; retail analytics; web analytics; health analytics; sports analytics, etc.

Further Study
Graduates can progress to selected taught Masters or a research Masters or a PhD in Mathematical or Computer Science.