Expand+IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE SCHOOL LEAVERS
If you present the Irish Leaving Certificate you need to present six recognised subjects, selected according to course requirements, you must obtain a minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O...

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If you present the Irish Leaving Certificate you need to present six recognised subjects, selected according to course requirements, you must obtain a minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/ H7 in the remaining four subjects, in order to meet matriculation requirements. For all courses in UCC this must include Irish (unless exempt) and English. To compete for a place on a programme, you must meet the minimum entry requirements as well as any specific/additional requirements, and then compete based on results obtained, e.g. points. You can combine results achieved in different sittings for the purpose of meeting the minimum entry requirements for programmes (except for Medicine, CK701). However, results achieved in separate years may not be combined for the purpose of scoring points. You will compete based on a points scheme.

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 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 2022 and apply via www.cao.ie by 1 February. Please check out the CAO website for more information on the app...

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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 2022 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.

Some programmes will require a statement of interest, an entrance exam, an interview, and/or the MSAP. The MSAP is an assessment which is designed to allow you to demonstrate your skills in written English and your capacity for critical reasoning. It is a requirement for mature entry to all programmes in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences.

For more information on the specific requirements per programme, please see: www.ucc.ie/en/study/ undergrad/entryreqs/matureapplicants/ and to contact a Mature Student Advisor, visit www.ucc.ie/en/mature.

Expand+Entry 2022 - Restricted Course

Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

Be sure to complete any action well in advance of ...

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Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2022 at 5pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2022 at 5pm

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

Restricted Courses
Applying for a restricted course – you must have applied to CAO by 1 February 2022 at 5pm if you wish to apply for a restricted course. The restricted course must be included on your course choices list by that date, or added to your application using the Change of Course Choices facility for a fee of €10 before 1 March at 5pm.

Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, for example, the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment. Restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words “(Restricted - see page 3)" on the same line as the restricted course’s title. Please make sure to acquaint yourself with the additional requirements, if any, of the restricted course(s) that you have applied for and go to page 18 of the 2022 CAO Handbook for more information about interviews and assessments.

Exception: If a restricted course shares the exact same assessment procedures with a course you had applied for by 1 February 2022, you may be permitted to introduce it on a Change of Mind. You should consult with the relevant HEI before introducing such a course.

Mature 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 2022 at 5pm, 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 5pm. (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.

Supplementary Admission Routes
Applying for DARE and/or HEAR – to be considered for DARE and/or HEAR, applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1 February 2022 at 5pm. 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 5pm on 1 March 2022.

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 5pm on 1 March 2022.

Supporting documents for DARE and/or HEAR applicants must be sent to CAO offices before 15 March 2022 at 5pm

Expand+WHAT IS ARTS-MUSIC?
This Arts-Music degree allows you to combine the study of two subjects – Music and an Arts subject of your choice. Studying Music helps you to understand the historical and cultural development of different genres of musi...

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This Arts-Music degree allows you to combine the study of two subjects – Music and an Arts subject of your choice. Studying Music helps you to understand the historical and cultural development of different genres of music throughout time as well as exploring your creative and practical skills through composition and performance. You will create music through solo and ensemble performance, improvisation, composition, aural training, applied work in education and the community, and in the computer music studio.

WHY UCC?
If you study Music in UCC you will be choosing the most musically diverse BA or BMus degree programme on offer in Ireland. Our BA/BMus/BA Arts-Music International degrees are in tune with current international trends and needs in music, and rich in transferrable skills. UCC’s Music Department, with its new recording studio and performing spaces, provide a unique environment for you to foster your musical interests. The department is large enough to be exciting and surprising, but still small enough to offer you a friendly and supportive environment, one where you’ll quickly feel at home. We are exceptionally proud of our exciting collaboration with Cork Opera House, which uniquely allows us to offer you learning experiences and internships in a national theatre as part of your course.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU?
We welcome students from a wide range of backgrounds and different kinds of experience of music. You may not have had the opportunity to take Music at the Leaving Certificate level or to have taken advanced performance grades, but you are just as welcome to apply as those who have passed such exams. While we do not ask for any specific requirements at the Music Entrance test, we are naturally looking for you to have a strong interest in studying music and possess skills in using music notation and in performance to a level sufficient for you to cope with the demands of our degree programme.

COURSE STRUCTURE
Our BA (Arts-Music) programme now offers three pathways after first year. You can study for the three year BA Arts-Music, four-year BMus or the four-year Arts-Music International degree course. Regardless of which pathway you wish to pursue, in first year you will take courses providing key foundational skills in music and two further Arts subjects offered through the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.

Expand+In first year, you will study a range of Music modules and two Arts subjects from Groups 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6(a). In second year, you will study Music as a single subject (50 credits) or a major subject (40 credits) or a joint subject (30 credits) wi...

Hide-In first year, you will study a range of Music modules and two Arts subjects from Groups 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6(a). In second year, you will study Music as a single subject (50 credits) or a major subject (40 credits) or a joint subject (30 credits) with one of your Arts subjects continued from first year so there are lots of choices for you as you design your own pathway after first year. You may also apply to transfer to the BMus to take 60 credits of Music if you wish. You will attend approximately two hours of lectures for each module per week along with tutorials, seminars, practical work, rehearsals and performance. As far as possible, you will spend time in the Department practicing your instrument or voice. Additionally, there are widespread opportunities for you to take part in extra-curricular music making. Theoretical courses typically require up to four hours a week of reading, researching, or other investigative work.

FIRST YEAR MODULES
All modules are 5 credits unless otherwise stated.

CORE: MU1020 Western Music, Culture & Media, MU1021 ITM Studies & Introduction to World Music, MU1022 Gamelan & Solo Recital, MU1023 Ensemble, MU1024 Composition & Music Theory, MU1025 Music Theory & Aural Skills.

FIRST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE
Choose two subjects from Groups 1, 2(a), 2(b), 3, 5 and 6(a) from the Subject Groups table on page 127 of the College UG Prospectus 2022 * or view list below. Select one subject from each group only. Please go to the individual subject pages for a list of first year modules to find out more details.

You will study both subjects in first year, one of which will be carried forward to second year.

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Group 1
Asian Studies
Computer Science
History
Portuguese

Group 2(a)
History of Art

Group 2(b)
Applied Mathematics (Arts)
European Studies
Folklore
Gaeilge/Irish
Greek and Roman Civilisation

Group 3
Archaeology
Chinese Studies
German
Latin
Mathematical Studies
Mathematics
Politics

Group 4
French
Sociology
Studies in Music

Group 5
Béaloideas
Economics
English
Greek
Religions and Global Diversity

Group 6(a)
Geography
Italian

Group 6(b)
Celtic Civilisation
Philosophy
Spanish

Expand+CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Our graduates have a great record for finding employment. Employers recognise Music degrees as being particularly rich in transferable skills, and varied in breadth of learning, a facet reinforced by inclusion of a second s...

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Our graduates have a great record for finding employment. Employers recognise Music degrees as being particularly rich in transferable skills, and varied in breadth of learning, a facet reinforced by inclusion of a second subject area taken to graduate level. Our BMus graduates are highly trained and self-reliant specialists, with the strength of an additional year’s maturation and expertise. They are in much demand professionally. Our graduates work in a variety of settings including areas such as performing musicians; music teachers; music business; arts and cultural heritage management; and in film, television, and radio.

STUDY ABROAD
You can choose the BA Arts-Music International Pathway after first year. This will allow you to build a year overseas into your degree. You can then study Music and/or an Arts subject with an approved university in Asia, Canada, Europe, South America and the US.

GRADUATE STUDY OPTIONS
Graduates of the BA Arts-Music and BMus degrees have a broad range of post-graduate study pathways available to them both in UCC and in other universities, both nationally and internationally. In UCC options include: MA Ethnomusicology, MA Arts Management & Creative Producing, MA Experimental Sound Practice, MA Music &Cultural History.