Expand+H4 in Chemistry and either Physics or Biology and H7/O6 from Irish, English, another language and Maths. Students are required to meet the subject requirements for matriculation in the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate or equivalent.

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Hide-H4 in Chemistry and either Physics or Biology and H7/O6 from Irish, English, another language and Maths. Students are required to meet the subject requirements for matriculation in the same sitting of the Leaving Certificate or equivalent.

Additional Requirement
Students are also required to present for the Admissions Test (HPAT-Ireland) which must be completed in the proposed year of entry to the Medicine programme.

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
The School of Medicine has a rich tradition of teaching, research and scholarship. Doctors of the future are provided with a world class, student-centred and evidence-based medical education, informed by societal needs.

Why Study
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The School of Medicine has a rich tradition of teaching, research and scholarship. Doctors of the future are provided with a world class, student-centred and evidence-based medical education, informed by societal needs.

Why Study
Since 1849, the School of Medicine at UCC has taught the art and science of Medicine to students from all over the world. With its excellent reputation for clinical teaching and medical research, UCC is internationally recognised as a first-choice university for studying Medicine. Central to this is early patient contact and excellent bedside teaching by experienced clinicians. Students at UCC have early clinical experience in both hospital and community settings. The state-of the- art modern facilities, including the world-renowned anatomy FLAME laboratory, combined with a large network of teaching hospitals provide students with a top-class medical education.

Work Placement
Students have early clinical exposure, beginning with a Family Attachment Scheme in General Practice in Year 2 and leading to full-time clinical placements in Year 3. They get a broad range of clinical experience, allowing them to learn alongside some of the country’s best clinicians.

Study Abroad
Medical students at UCC can do hospital placements abroad as part of the ERASMUS student exchange programme. In addition, students can take summer clinical electives in medical institutes around the world, including North America, South America, and Africa (through the Surgeon Noonan programme).

Key Facts

• Medical students experience an integrated, systems-based curriculum with a strong research focus and world-class teaching facilities, as well as crucial early patient contact and clinical teaching

• There are a wide variety of opportunities available to medical graduates

• Doctors are leaders in biomedical research, in the development of understanding of bodily function, diagnostic methods and therapies

• Doctors are engaged in the study of patterns of disease, while others may work as medical device manufacturers, in pharmaceutical companies and in the management of health and safety in the workplace.

Expand+Year 1 Modules

CORE: Person, Culture and Society I; Clinical Science and Practice; Foundations of Medicine 1 – Introductory Human Biology; Foundations of Medicine 2 – Cardiovascular Biology; Foundations of Medicine 3 – Respiratory Biology an...

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CORE: Person, Culture and Society I; Clinical Science and Practice; Foundations of Medicine 1 – Introductory Human Biology; Foundations of Medicine 2 – Cardiovascular Biology; Foundations of Medicine 3 – Respiratory Biology and Metabolism; Foundations of Medicine 4 – Gastrointestinal, Nutritional and Metabolic Biology

ELECTIVES:
Epidemiology Elective I; Threshold French II; Spanish Language for First Year Medical Students (Beginner Level); Italian Language for Medical Students (Beginner Level); Medical English; Library Project in Medicine I; Student Directed Special Study Module in Medicine; Special Study Module: Advanced Irish Language; History of Medicine; Science in Society for Medicine (available to MB, BCH, BAO students only)

Year 2 Modules

CORE: Person, Culture and Society; Clinical Science and Practice; Foundations of Medicine: Medical Pharmacology; Foundations of Medicine: Mechanisms of Disease; Foundations of Medicine, Neuroscience; Bone Metabolism, Renal Mechanisms of Homeostasis and Associated Anatomy

ELECTIVES: Human Embryology and Developmental Anatomy; French; Spanish; Irish; Library Project in Medicine; Student Directed Special Study Module in Medicine; Medical Research Project; Chemotherapy and Pharmacology of Inflammation; Medical Statistics

Year 3 Modules
CORE: Epidemiology for Evidence Based Healthcare; Clinical Science and Practice; Foundations of Medicine: Fundamentals of Therapy; Foundations of Medicine: Manifestations of Disease

ELECTIVES: Advanced Anatomical Skills; Psychological Medicine; Biomedical Design; Palliative Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Health Information Systems and e-Health; Maritime Medicine; Writing Skills for Medical Students; Student Selected Special Study Module in Medicine; Physical Activity, Exercise and Sports Medicine; Business Skills in Medicine; Mitigating Medical Error; Medical Ethics, Legal Medicine and Moot Court; Genetic Research in Human Disease

Year 4 Modules
Psychiatry; Behavioural Medicine; Reproduction, Pregnancy, Child Health and Development; Fundamentals of Adult Disease; Forensic Medicine and the Coroner’s Court; Research and Professionalism in Medicine; Otolaryngology; Dermatology; Ophthalmology

Year 5 Modules
Principles and Practice of Surgery; Principles and Practice of Internal Medicine and General Practice; Principles and Practice of Paediatrics and Child Health; Principles and Practices of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Research and Professionalism in Medicine

Expand+Careers

Few fields can compete with Medicine in terms of the wide variety of career opportunities. For most doctors, their professional lives centre on caring for people in the community or in hospital. However, some doctors become leading medica...

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Few fields can compete with Medicine in terms of the wide variety of career opportunities. For most doctors, their professional lives centre on caring for people in the community or in hospital. However, some doctors become leading medical researchers, developing new insights into the mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Some doctors work in:

• public health and communicable diseases
• in pharmaceutical or biomedical device companies
• health insurance companies
• occupational medicine

Further Study

Post-graduate training in specialist areas includes:

• medicine
• surgery
• paediatrics
• obstetrics and gynaecology
• public health
• general practice
• anaesthetics
• pathology