Expand+H4 in a Laboratory Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science) and a H4 in a language other than English. Minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. Subjects must include Irish, English and Maths.
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Hide-H4 in a Laboratory Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science) and a H4 in a language other than English. Minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. Subjects must include Irish, English and Maths.

Student Garda Vetting
A condition of enrolment on this programme is that all incoming students have cleared the vetting process in accordance with University policy and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.

Fitness to Practise
The undergraduate degree programmes listed require students to meet the guidelines of the University’s “Fitness to Practise” policy (www.ucc.ie/en/academicsecretariat/fitnesstopractise)

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
Speech and language therapists provide life-changing intervention and support for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallowing.

Why Study
Communication is vital to human life and s...

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Speech and language therapists provide life-changing intervention and support for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallowing.

Why Study
Communication is vital to human life and social interaction. The loss of speech, voice, and language and/or the loss of eating, drinking and swallowing, can have a serious impact on the life of all individuals. Speech and language therapist interventions therefore have the potential for far-reaching effects on human happiness and wellbeing.

Work Placement
Practice Education comprises of 450 hours of clinical placement. These are in primary community care centres, intellectual disability services, school-based services, acute-care settings, rehabilitation settings, and in long-term care services. They are spread throughout the programme over four years to facilitate the application of knowledge gained during the academic year.

Students may incur additional costs for placements.

Key Facts

• Highly qualified and friendly staff who have won prizes for their teaching and research excellence

• Problem based learning, helping students through small group work, individual tutorials and continuous assessment

• A strong focus on practical education including opportunities to qualify with “dysphagia competence”

• Opportunities for students to attend conferences and to progress to postgraduate level after graduation

Expand+Year 1 Modules
Anatomy of Speech and Hearing; Fundamentals of Physiology; Communication, Learning and Behaviour across the Lifespan; Preparation for Academic and Professional Learning; Language Acquisition; Speech, Hearing and Swallowing Sciences I;...

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Anatomy of Speech and Hearing; Fundamentals of Physiology; Communication, Learning and Behaviour across the Lifespan; Preparation for Academic and Professional Learning; Language Acquisition; Speech, Hearing and Swallowing Sciences I; Introduction to Language Studies; Introduction to Communication Disorders I & II

Year 2 Modules
Neuroanatomy and Embryology for Speech and Language Therapy; Introduction to Research Methods; Speech, Hearing and Swallowing Sciences; Language Sciences; Practice Education; Communication Disorders in Children

Year 3 Modules
Applied Neurology for Speech and Language Therapy; Advanced Research Methods; Language Sciences; Communication Disorders in Adults; Speech, Hearing and Swallowing Sciences; Practice Education

Year 4 Modules
Research-Based Dissertation; Practice Education; Mental Health and Communication Disorders; Dysphagia; Advanced Research and Practice in Speech and Language Therapy

Expand+Careers
Speech and language therapists work in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, primary community care, rehabilitation, or voluntary organisations, such as intellectual disability services. They provide services to people of all ages, ...

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Speech and language therapists work in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, primary community care, rehabilitation, or voluntary organisations, such as intellectual disability services. They provide services to people of all ages, among them children with language or speech difficulties, children with autism spectrum disorders, persons who stutter, people who have survived a stroke or a brain injury, or those who have neurodegenerative conditions (such as dementia).

Further Study

• MSc Audiology
• MSc Degree by Research
• MSc Degree in Evidence Based Therapy Practice
• MSc in Hearing, Balance and Communication
• PhD by Research.