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+QQI FET (FETAC) Students
Entry to degree programmes at UCC is available on a competitive basis to students who present with a recognised QQI award. For a full list of linked programmes, and the relevant QQI FET requirements, see www.ucc.ie/ e...

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Entry to degree programmes at UCC is available on a competitive basis to students who present with a recognised QQI award. 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 requirements and have achieved distinctions in the awards as outlined for each programme.

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+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
The BCL (Law and French) is a joint honours degree combining the study of law at the UCC School of Law, and the study of French language, culture and literature at the UCC French department.

Why Study
The BCL (Law and French) giv...

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The BCL (Law and French) is a joint honours degree combining the study of law at the UCC School of Law, and the study of French language, culture and literature at the UCC French department.

Why Study
The BCL (Law and French) gives students the opportunity to become bilingual, and to obtain a law degree. They study the core law modules which ensure they are eligible to enter the legal professional bodies and enjoy the in-depth discovery of areas of law that interest them, including international law, human rights, environmental law and business law. From Year 1 onwards students also prepare for a French degree. During Year 3, they go to a French or a Canadian (Francophone) law school. UCC’s prestigious partners are based in Nanterre, Rennes, Strasbourg, Jean Moulin, Montpellier and Montréal.

Study Abroad
Year 3 is spent abroad, at one of UCC’s prestigious partner French or Canadian law schools. This offers the opportunity for a fulfilling educational and life experience, to learn about French or Canadian law through the French language, and to live like a French or a Canadian student.

Key Facts

• Joint honours degree: students obtain a fully qualifying Law Degree (BCL) and an honours degree in French

• The opportunity to become a fully trained bi-lingual lawyer

• The year abroad offers a life-changing experience, with the opportunity to study at a prestigious law school in France or Canada

Expand+Year 1 Modules:
FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits); FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits); FR1801 Law, Language, Literature (5 credits); LW1101 Legal Writing and Analysis (5 credits); LW1104 Foundations of ...

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FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits); FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits); FR1801 Law, Language, Literature (5 credits); LW1101 Legal Writing and Analysis (5 credits); LW1104 Foundations of the Legal System (5 credits); LW1112 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits); Bystander Intervention (5 credits) LW1153 Criminal Law (10 credits); LW1154 Law of Contract (10 credits); LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits); OR LW1164 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Institiúidí an Rialtais (5 credits).

Year 2 Modules:
Advanced French Language; The History of Ideas in France: Justice and Freedom; Law of Torts; Elements of French Civil Law; Economic Law of the European Union; Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights or Dlí Bunreactúil; Bunchearta; Law of Property.

ELECTIVES: Literary Seminar I; Topics in Literature and Culture; Cultural Studies: Francophone Postcolonial Literature; Literary Studies: The Theatre of the Absurd; The French Language Today; Cultural Studies: Modern French Culture; French Society and Institutions: Women in French Society and Culture.

Year 3 Modules:
This year is spent studying approved courses in Law, Language and Culture, at a host institution in France or Canada. Examinations in approved courses of study shall be undertaken at the host institution. This year abroad forms an integral part of the degree programme. Its function is twofold: to give students the opportunity of direct study of European or Canadian legal systems and of the civil law tradition; and to provide opportunities for intensive language and cultural study.

Year 4 Modules:
Advanced Use of French; Language and Interpretation

Law Electives: Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues; International Human Rights Law; Law of the European Convention on Human Rights; Law of Evidence; Information Technology Law; Law of Public Administration; Administrative Law; Welfare Law; Family Law; Employment Law; Law of Equity; Financial Services: Law and Regulation; Banking Law; Company Law; English Land Law; Environmental Law; Advanced Legal Reasoning; Jurisprudence; Principles of Revenue Law; Income Tax Law; Sports Law; Medical Law.

French Electives: Literary Seminar; Structure and Varieties of Contemporary French; France and Algeria: Fictions and Histories; The Contemporary French Theatre; Contemporary Caribbean Culture; Trauma and Narrative in the Francophone World; The Acquisition of French as a Second Language; Advanced Specialist Translation; Mediation and Transfer of Meaning between Languages; French Thought and the Contemporary World; Contemporary Visual Culture.

Expand+Careers
Graduates follow various career paths. They have a great advantage in obtaining a language degree alongside their legal education, and this makes them sought-after on the jobs market.

This includes becoming a:

• solicitor
• barr...

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Graduates follow various career paths. They have a great advantage in obtaining a language degree alongside their legal education, and this makes them sought-after on the jobs market.

This includes becoming a:

• solicitor
• barrister
• French teacher
• French translator or French interpreter
• lawyer-linguist
• journalist
• in-house bi-lingual lawyer.

Further Study
• Masters in Law (LL.M)
• Doctorate, in Ireland or abroad
• MA (French)
• The Law Society of Ireland
• The Honourable Society of King’s Inns
• The Irish Tax Institute
• The Law Society of England and Wales