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

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This programme is concerned with global issues, particularly those affecting the developing world. These include inequality, human rights, health, education, migration, 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.

KEY FACTS

• Course input from development practitioners

• Mix of theoretical and practical skills

• Multi-disciplinary staff with a wealth of international experience

• International work experience with a recognised development organisation

Expand+Year 1 Modules

CORE: FE1006 Poverty and Development (5 credits); FE1008 Data in Development Studies (5 credits); FE1013 & FE1018 Introduction to Development Studies Parts I & II (5 credits each); FE1014 Communication and Facilitation Skills in Dev...

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CORE: FE1006 Poverty and Development (5 credits); FE1008 Data in Development Studies (5 credits); FE1013 & FE1018 Introduction to Development Studies Parts I & II (5 credits each); FE1014 Communication and Facilitation Skills in Development (5 credits); FE1015 Rural Development Theory, Policy and Practice (10 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: 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+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 o...

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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.