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.

Expand+MATURE STUDENT APPLICANTS
To be eligible to compete for a place as a mature student, you must be 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2021 and apply via www.cao.ie by 1 February. Please check out the CAO website for more information on the applic...

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To be eligible to compete for a place as a mature student, you must be 23 years of age on or before 1 January 2021 and apply via www.cao.ie by 1 February. Please check out the CAO website for more information on the application process as a mature student. There is a helpful video for mature applicants.

There are places for mature students on all undergraduate programmes. As a mature student you do not need Leaving Certificate points to enter UCC. However, some degree programmes have specific educational requirements so it is essential that you check the CAO Mature Student Guide, the Mature Student Office website www.ucc.ie/en/mature or contact our Mature Student Advisor for further details mso@ucc.ie. The Mature Student Office will be happy to help you with your application.

If you are a mature applicant, please note that you can also apply to UCC based on Leaving Certificate (LC) or QQI FE results. You may apply under all three pathways, if applicable (LC, QQI FE, Mature). Just ensure to tick boxes 1, 2 & 8, on the Qualifications and Assessment Summary section on the CAO application form, to be assessed under all three pathways.

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Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2021 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2021 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2021 CA...

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Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2021 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2021 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2021 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2021 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2021 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2021 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 21 of the 2021 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2021 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 2021. The closing date for late applications is 5:15pm on 1 May 2021, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2021 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2021 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 2021 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 six HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 21 of the 2021 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2021 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:

General Restricitons
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices

Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course

Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants

Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR

Expand+Course Outline
Data Science & Analytics focuses on new ways to capture and understand data from the world around us. It helps us make better decisions for people, communities and industry. The BSc in Data Science & Analytics at UCC provides an educ...

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Data Science & Analytics focuses on new ways to capture and understand data from the world around us. It helps us make better decisions for people, communities and industry. The BSc in Data Science & Analytics at UCC provides an education in data storage, manipulation and interpretation using mathematical sciences and computational methods which assists us solve complex real-world problems. In the first and second year, you will study the mathematical and computational foundations of data science and analytics. During the third year, you begin applying the fundamentals of data science and analytics to real life problems and data. In Spring of third year, you undertake a six-month work placement (paid in most cases) providing an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have learnt in a work-place environment. In the fourth year, you choose specialised modules and undertake an independent project, which enables you to investigate more applied elements of the discipline. Firms specialising in analytics, financial services and consulting, and governmental agencies to name but a few are currently seeking graduates with data analytics skills to fill a range of positions.

Why Choose This Course
The BSc DSA at UCC is one of two such programmes being offered in Ireland and amongst a dozen offered worldwide.

This programme will suit you if have an aptitude for mathematics, logic and computational thinking, an enquiring mind and a willingness to adapt.

The degree is jointly offered by the School of Computer Science and Information Technology and the Department of Statistics, UCC and is closely associated with Insight – the Centre for Data Analytics, which is a national SFI centre. UCC has expertise in both statistics and computer science that is second to none.

Graduates of the UCC BSc in Data Science and Analytics have vast opportunities in a wide variety of industries as there is a high global demand for graduates with data science expertise. Almost all sectors of the economy and community need to understand the enormous data sets available.

Placement or Study Abroad Information
The BSc Data Science & Analytics aims to ensure that you are work-ready. Work placement is a core module undertaken from Spring until August in Year 3.

To find a placement organisation, you will work with the Careers Service; they will help you with interviews and keep in contact with you during placement. Working in a company setting provides you with additional skills that cannot be taught through lectures or in the laboratory. During placement, you will work as part of a team to solve real problems. Your placement is jointly monitored by a UCC academic staff member and an employee of the company.

Expand+Year 1

CORE:

CS1106 Introduction to Relational Databases (5 credits) – Dr Kieran Herley, Semester 1
CS1112 Foundations of Computer Science I (5 credits) – Prof Barry O'Sullivan, Semester 1
CS1113 Foundations of Computer Science II (5 cred...

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CORE:

CS1106 Introduction to Relational Databases (5 credits) – Dr Kieran Herley, Semester 1
CS1112 Foundations of Computer Science I (5 credits) – Prof Barry O'Sullivan, Semester 1
CS1113 Foundations of Computer Science II (5 credits) – Prof Barry O'Sullivan, Semester 2
CS1117 Introduction to Programming (15 credits) – Dr Jason Quinlan, Semesters 1 & 2
AM1054 Mathematical Software (5 credits) – Dr Andreas Amann, Semester 1
MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits) – Dr Andrei Mustata, Semester 1
MA1059 Calculus (5 credits) – Dr Martin Kilian, Semester 1
ST1050 Statistical Programming in R (5 credits) – Ms Fengyun Gu, Semester 1
ST1051 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5 credits) – Dr Shirin Moghaddam, Semester 2
ELECTIVES:

AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling; ST1401 Introduction to Operations Research (5 credits each)

Year 2

CORE:

CS2208 Information Storage and Management I (5 credits) – Dr Alejandro Arbelaez, Semester 1
CS2209 Information Storage and Management II (5 credits) – Dr Alejandro Arbelaez, Semester 2
CS2513 Intermediate Programming (5 credits) – Dr Laura Climent, Semester 1
CS2514 Introduction to Java (5 credits) – Dr Marc van Dongen, Semester 2
CS2515 Algorithms and Data Structures I (5 credits) – Prof Ken Brown, Semester 1
CS2516 Algorithms and Data Structures II (5 credits) – Prof Ken Brown, Semester 2
MA2055 Linear Algebra (5 credits) – Dr Andrei Mustata, Semester 1
MA2071 Multivariable Calculus (5 credits) – Dr Eduardo Mota, Semester 1
ST2053 Introduction to Regression Analysis (5 credits) – Dr Michael Cronin, Semester 1
ST2054 Probability and Mathematical Statistics (10 credits) – Dr Liang Chen, Semesters 1 & 2

ELECTIVES:

AM2052 Mathematical Modelling; ST2402 Modelling and Systems for Decision Making (5 credits each)

Year 3

CORE:

CS3204 Cloud Infrastructure and Services (5 credits) – TBC
CS3205 Data Visualization for Analytics Applications (5 credits) – TBC
CS3220 Work Placement DSA (10 credits) – TBC
CS3306 Workplace Technology and Skills (10 credits) – Dr Marc van Dongen, Semester 2
CS3318 Advanced Programming with Java (5 credits) – Dr John O'Mullane, Semester 1
CS3509 Theory of Computation (5 credits) – Prof Michel Schellekens, Semester 1
ST3053 Stochastic Modelling I (5 credits) – Dr Kevin Hayes, Semester 1
ST3061 Statistical Theory of Estimation (5 credits) – Dr Supratik Roy, Semester 1
ST3069 Generalised Linear Models (5 credits) – Dr Michael Cronin
ST3070 Statistical Theory of Hypothesis Testing (5 credits) – Dr Supratik Roy

Work placement: 6 months (March to September) or 12 months (from March)

Year 4

CORE:

CS4701 Analytics Project for Computer Science (15 credits) or
ST4092 Data Analytics Project (15 credits)

and

CS4704 Algorithms and Data Structures for Analytics (5 credits) – TBC
CS4705 Computational Machine Learning (5 credits) – TBC
ST4060 Statistical Methods for Machine Learning I (5 credits) – Dr Eric Wolsztynski, Semester 1
ST4061 Statistical Methods for Machine Learning II (5 credits) – Dr Eric Wolsztynski, Semester 1
ST4069 Multivariate Methods for Data Analysis (10 credits) – TBC

Course Practicalities
Expected lecture/lab hours: This is a full-time course expecting a full-time commitment. The annual 60-credits workload typically equates to 12 hours of lectures per week and a comparable amount for laboratory work and tutorials.

Expected reading/practical hours: The course also demands a significant amount of additional time for study, reading, completion of project and assignment work.

Expand+Skills and Careers Information
Job prospects are buoyant:

Gradates of Data Scientist are the most highly recruited degree according to InfoWorld, 2017.

Top in salary
Top in job satisfaction
Demand will only increase

IBM Predicts Demand fo...

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Job prospects are buoyant:

Gradates of Data Scientist are the most highly recruited degree according to InfoWorld, 2017.

Top in salary
Top in job satisfaction
Demand will only increase

IBM Predicts Demand for Data Scientists Will Soar 28% By 2020 (Forbes, May 2017)

Practically all sectors of the economy employ Data Scientists. The following list provides some insight into sectors/companies that use such skills.

Banking e.g. AIB, BoI, Central Bank, Citi
Energy e.g. Bord Gas, Electric Ireland
Financial Services e.g. Elavon, Pramerica
Food & Agriculture e.g. Kerry, Glanbia
Gaming e.g. Paddy Power, Xanadu, Betbright
Government e.g. CSO, Revenue, HSE
Health e.g. HSE, HIQA, Optum
Insurance e.g. Allianz, Aviva, Aon
Management Consultancy e.g. EY, PWC, FTI Consulting, Deloitte, Accenture, Clarion, KPMG
Marketing, Media & Communication e.g. Core Media, Vodafone, Eir, 3
Pharmaceutical e.g. Abbott, Novartis, Regeneron, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer
Research e.g. ESRI, Universities, Insight
Retail e.g. Dunnes Stores, Tesco, Super Valu, Amazon, Wayfair
Software e.g. SAS, SPSS
Sport e.g. Munster Rugby, GAA, RTE, Sky Sports
Technology e.g. IBM, EMC, HP, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Dell, Facebook, Intel, Version 1