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Expand+Applications for 2019 start dates will open on November 1st 2018.
EU Applicants: UCC operates a rounds closing date system for the majority of postgraduate taught courses, which means we offer places four times a year on a rolling basis. Some cour...
Hide-Applications for 2019 start dates will open on November 1st 2018.
EU Applicants: UCC operates a rounds closing date system for the majority of postgraduate taught courses, which means we offer places four times a year on a rolling basis. Some courses have one specific closing date, please check your course prospectus page for this information.
The UCC rounds EU application system closing dates for postgraduate taught courses are below. We advise applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Deadline for receipt of Applications:
For all completed applications received by January 11th 2019
Offers will be made:Offers will be made by January 25th 2019
For all completed applications received by March 1st 2019
Offers will be made: Offers will be made by March 15th 2019
For all completed applications received by May 1st 2019
Offers will be made: Offers will be made by May 15th 2019
For all completed applications received by July 1st 2019
Offers will be made: Offer will be made by July 15th 2019
Late applications may be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for any courses that have remaining capacity for places.
While there is no official closing date for Research courses applicants are advised to submit their application at least two months ahead of their proposed start date. There are four official Research start dates – September/October, January, April and July.
Non-EU Applicants:
Please visit the following page for further information for Non EU applicants http://www.ucc.ie/en/international/studyatucc/postgraduateprogrammes/taughtprogrammes
The closing date for non-EU applications is 15th June
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| Entry Requirements |
Expand+-Candidates must normally have obtained at least a Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
-Candidates who have obtained at least a First Class Honours in a Higher Diploma conver...
Hide--Candidates must normally have obtained at least a Second Class Honours degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
-Candidates who have obtained at least a First Class Honours in a Higher Diploma conversion course, such as the Higher Diploma in Applied Computing Technology offered at UCC will be considered. Applications from other suitably qualified candidates, or from those with equivalent technical experience/qualifications, will be considered.
- Candidates from Grandes Écoles Colleges are also eligible to apply if they are studying a cognate discipline in an ENSEA or EFREI Graduate School and are eligible to enter the final year (M2) of their programme.
If you are applying with Qualifications obtained outside Ireland and you wish to verify if you meet the minimum academic and English language requirements for this programme please click here to view the grades comparison table by country and for details of recognised English language tests.
Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language. To verify if you meet the minimum academic requirements for this programme please visit our qualification comparison pages.
For more detailed entry requirement information please refer to the International website .
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| Course Content |
Expand+This MSc programme will provide you with the skills required to understand the entrepreneurship and innovation required for the software industry. Many national and multinational companies employ computer science graduates in areas such as software d...
Hide-This MSc programme will provide you with the skills required to understand the entrepreneurship and innovation required for the software industry. Many national and multinational companies employ computer science graduates in areas such as software development and engineering, artificial intelligence, systems and networks, database and systems security as well as mobile multimedia, modelling, research and development. You will also get the chance to demonstrate the skills you have learned by completing a substantial research and development project.
Why Choose This Course
The aim of the course is to provide you with the skills required to understand the entrepreneurship and innovation required in the software industry. Check out our blog to find out what our graduates have to say about the course at: http://csblog.ucc.ie
Placement or Study Abroad Information
You are required to complete a research and development project as part of the course. This project can be industry-led or based giving you an ideal opportunity to apply your knowledge to a real-life industrial problem.
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| Careers or Further Progression |
Expand+The ICT sector is among the top three Irish growth industries.
The National Skills Bulletin (2012) identified the ICT skills identified that are difficult to source, e.g., computer software engineers and developers with specific skills sets,i.e,:...
Hide-The ICT sector is among the top three Irish growth industries.
The National Skills Bulletin (2012) identified the ICT skills identified that are difficult to source, e.g., computer software engineers and developers with specific skills sets,i.e,:
sophisticated database architecture, maintenance and operations
Java-related applications
open source applications
mobile app development
cloud computing
IT security experts: Internet security and network security models and solutions for the financial sector
Companies actively recruiting Computer Science graduates in 2014-15 include:
Accenture, Aer Lingus, Amazon, Apple, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Ireland, BT, Cisco, CiTi-Technology, Cloudreach, Dell, Digital Turbine Asia Pacific, EMC, Enterprise Ireland, Ericsson, First Derivatives, Guidewire, IBM, Intel, Open Text, Paddy Power, Pilz, PWC, SAP Galway Transverse Technologies, Trend Micro, Uniwink, Version 1 (Software).
Starting Salaries
Many employment agencies report on typical salaries for different sectors; an example of those reported for careers in computer science are as follows:
software engineer: €22,510 – €53,107
senior software engineer/developer/programmer: €37,095 – €55,218
software developer: €23,718 – €47,367
These figures are indicative only.
Salaries are in general higher than many other industries. The following link provides details of the Morgan McKinley Ireland Salary & Benefits Guide 2015.
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