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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 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.

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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/ 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.

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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 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.

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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

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Hand...

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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

Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2022 at 5pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2022 at 5pm

Exceptional online late application (see page 31 of the 2022 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2022 at 5pm

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 5pm on 1 February 2022. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2022, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2022 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 4 March 2022 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2022 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 six HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 31 of the 2022 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2022 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:

General Restricitons
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices

Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course

Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants

Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR

Expand+WHAT IS FILM AND SCREEN MEDIA?
Film and Screen Media immerses you in the history, aesthetics and practice of the moving image – one of the most important cultural forms in existence today. Nowadays, more than ever before, national and intern...

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Film and Screen Media immerses you in the history, aesthetics and practice of the moving image – one of the most important cultural forms in existence today. Nowadays, more than ever before, national and international cultures operate, communicate, entertain and celebrate their identities in powerful and important visual ways. As a contemporary citizen of the world you interact with others in visually complex ways and the media that you use work by projecting, merging, distributing, enhancing and displaying images. Film and Screen Media is unique in its combination of film studies and screen media (internet, mobile social media, e-publishing), with digital filmmaking and screenwriting (theory and practice).

WHY UCC?
UCC is one of Ireland’s most beautiful university campuses in a city with a thriving hub of filmmaking and film festivals. With internationally-celebrated festivals such as the Cork French Film Festival and the Cork International Film Festival, as well as the Fastnet Film Festival in Schull, the area boasts a vibrant active film and media making and viewing community in which you will take part. Many of our students have won awards in journalism, for their films, and have had their work shown on national television and in international film festivals. Our programme is unique and innovative and combines training in the practice of digital filmmaking with courses on the theories, history and styles of film and other screen media, such as mobile technologies, the internet and cyberspace, video games and many others. During your degree, you will have the opportunity of getting first-rate guidance and instruction on screenwriting and film production from our Film Artist in Residence. Our state-of-the-art film studio and our dedicated editing labs, which are equipped with a full range of filmmaking applications, can be added to this wonderful mix to make Film and Screen Media at UCC the place to come to study cinema if you love the art form as much as we do.

WHAT WILL HELP YOU?
You will not need any specific Leaving Certificate subject to study Film and Screen Media aside from NUI entry requirements. All of the experience that you will need for our discipline will be built up on-site from day one of the programme. All we ask is that you love film in all of its forms!

COURSE STRUCTURE
Each year you will take core courses in the theories, history and aesthetics of film and screen media, and in practical filmmaking. In addition, there are optional modules in specific topics in film history, and courses on national cinemas. The BA in Film and Screen Media is a Major degree that lasts three years. Students take 60 credits each year, as follows:

First Year: BA Film & Screen Media (30 credits) + two other subjects (15 credits each);

Second Year: BA Film & Screen Media (40 credits) + one other subject (20 credits) and

Third Year: BA Film & Screen Media (40 credits) + one other subject (20 credits).

Modules are taught by expert practitioners and professionals, who will give you up-to-date knowledge about how various aspects of the industry work. There will also be occasional visiting lecturers and seminars and workshops given by some of the best-known creative talents in the field. You will get a comprehensive training in the use of cameras, lighting and post-production work that will give you competence in several aspects of film production. You will also learn about script structuring and screenwriting, camera operation, lighting, direction and editing.

WORK PLACEMENT
The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences (CACSSS) will support you in developing your career interests through a workplace engagement. This Professional Work Experience module (PX3001) may be taken in any year of your undergraduate studies.

Expand+FIRST YEAR MODULES
All modules are 5 credits unless otherwise stated. CORE: FX1001 Introduction to Film Studies (10 credits), FX1002 Introduction to Screen Media & Culture, FX1003 Early Cinema: From the Magic Lantern to the Pioneers, FX1004 Int...

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All modules are 5 credits unless otherwise stated. CORE: FX1001 Introduction to Film Studies (10 credits), FX1002 Introduction to Screen Media & Culture, FX1003 Early Cinema: From the Magic Lantern to the Pioneers, FX1004 Introduction to Digital Media (10 credits).

FIRST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE
Choose two subjects from Groups 2(a), 2(b), 3, 4, 5, 6(a) and 6(b) from the Arts Subject Groups table on page 127 (view 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.

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

Pick 2 subjects - you will study both subjects in first year, one of which will be carried forward.

Expand+CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
As well as having obtained a keen awareness of the ways in which contemporary society constructs itself around a highly visualised culture of images – something that will enable you to contribute to several areas of prese...

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As well as having obtained a keen awareness of the ways in which contemporary society constructs itself around a highly visualised culture of images – something that will enable you to contribute to several areas of present-day industry and commerce – you will be prepared for work in various related fields within advertising, audio-visual production, design, journalism, television, various culture industries, visual technologies and, of course, cinema.

STUDY ABROAD
Students on the BA in Film and Screen Media course can opt to take an International Pathway and study in one of our partner universities in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal in third year.

GRADUATE STUDY OPTIONS
Our Film and Screen Media course will give you a solid knowledge of the practical and theoretical areas in the wide field of film and screen media, and a concrete foundation that will facilitate your progress to more advanced studies at MA and PhD level. You will have acquired refined technical skills and research methodologies that will complement your knowledge base, and will enable your transition to higher levels of university study or practical filmmaking. Some of the further study options at UCC include: MA Arts Management & Creative Producing, MA Experimental Sound Practice, MA in Film & Screen Media, MRes (Masters by Research), as well as PhD programmes, including PhD in Film & Screen Media and PhD in Film & Screen Media (Creative Practice). For more information please see the postgraduate study page at: www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/.