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+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.

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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 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 BA in Film and Screen Media immerses students in the history, aesthetics and practice of the moving image. The programme is unique in its combination of film studies and screen media (internet, mobile social media, e-publishing), di...

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The BA in Film and Screen Media immerses students in the history, aesthetics and practice of the moving image. The programme is unique in its combination of film studies and screen media (internet, mobile social media, e-publishing), digital filmmaking and screenwriting (theory and practice).

Why Study
The degree is an innovative programme, combining training in the practice of digital filmmaking, with courses on the theories and history of film and screen media, including mobile technologies and the internet. In this exciting degree course, students gain hands-on experience, including the development of production skills. They benefit from master-classes delivered by visiting directors, writers, archivists, actors and other contemporary filmmaking practitioners. A film artist-inresidence will deliver specialist workshops on screenwriting. The training students receive equips them with skills for careers in the media, in cultural and creative industries, teaching, or to do further research at postgraduate level.

Work Placement
The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences will support students in developing their career interests through a workplace engagement. This professional work experience module (PX3001) may be taken in any year of their undergraduate studies.

Study Abroad
Students on the BA in Film and Screen Media can opt to take an International Pathway and go to one of our partner universities in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal in Year 3.

Other Opportunities:

Students on the course will benefit from links with several film festivals and a range of exciting visiting speakers. Film journalists, directors, writers, preservationists, cinematographers and festival programmers provide industry masterclasses and leading international academics offer talks on various aspects of cutting-edge research in film, media and popular culture. Students also have the opportunity to study in Universities across Europe and the USA as part of an optional year abroad.

The Puttnam Scholarship

The Puttnam Scholars programme offers six students the opportunity to work with Lord David Puttnam, Oscar-winning producer of films including Chariots of Fire, The Mission, The Killing Fields and Midnight Express, former Digital Champion (appointed by the Irish Government) and leading figure in the creative industries. This prestigious scholarship programme offers a unique opportunity for students and represents a new model of industry mentorship. The selected students become Puttnam Scholars for a period of one academic year during which they attend a series of video conference mentoring and coaching sessions with Lord Puttnam and work together on a film production project.

Key Facts

• Fully equipped labs and auditorium

• Film artist in residence

• Specialist modules taught by recognised experts in the area

• Workshops by established practitioners

• Links with film festivals

• Dynamic team of lecturers and tutors with rigorous research and professional practice backgrounds

Expand+Year 1 Modules

CORE: FX1001 Introduction to Film Studies (10 credits); FX1002 Introduction to Screen Media and Culture (5 credits); FX1003 Early Cinema: From the Magic Lantern to the Pioneers (5 credits); FX1004 Introduction to Digital Media (10 c...

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CORE: FX1001 Introduction to Film Studies (10 credits); FX1002 Introduction to Screen Media and Culture (5 credits); FX1003 Early Cinema: From the Magic Lantern to the Pioneers (5 credits); FX1004 Introduction to Digital Media (10 credits) Plus two other First Arts subjects (15 credits each) from Groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Group 2:
History of Art
Applied Mathematics
European Studies
Folklore
Gaeilge/Irish
Greek and Roman Civilisation

Group 3:
Archaeology
Chinese Studies
German
Latin
Mathematics
Mathematical Studies
Politics

Group 4:
French
Sociology
Studies in Music

Group 5:
Béaloideas
Economics
English
Greek
Religions and Global Diversity

Group 6:
Geography
Italian
Celtic Civilisation
Philosophy
Spanish

Year 2 Modules

CORE: Film Theory; Documentary Filmmaking: Theory and Practice; Writing and the Screen; Contemporary Screen Media and Society; American Cinema and Culture; Irish Film and Genre

ELECTIVES in Film and Screen Media; plus one other Arts subject (20 credits) continued from First Year

Year 3 Modules

CORE: Special Studies in Filmmaking/ New Media; Screen Industries: Theory and Practice; The Gendered Lens: Industry, Culture, Representation; Studies in European Cinema

ELECTIVES in Film and Screen Media; Arts Subject (20 credits) continued from Second Year

Expand+Careers
Students will attain a set of skills that will aid them in various career paths, including:

• film industry
• media
• internet
• creative and culture industries
• publishing.

Further Study
Students attain a set of...

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Students will attain a set of skills that will aid them in various career paths, including:

• film industry
• media
• internet
• creative and culture industries
• publishing.

Further Study
Students attain a set of skills that prepares them for further education, including:

• MA in Film and Screen Media
• MRes
• HDip
• PhD in Film and Screen Media
• PhD in Film and Screen Media (Creative Practice)
• MA Arts Management and Creative Producing
• MA Experimental Sound Practice.