Program Overview

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Early Start Semester and Full Academic Year Programme

Course Fact File

• Code: IO
• Duration: 3 week pre-session course running from August to September, after which, students proceed with regular Full Academic Year (September – May)
• Teaching Mode: Full-time
• Fees: Please refer to our section 'What will it cost?' on our Visiting Student Website
• Closing Date: Applications close in June

Course Outline

The Early Start Semester and Full Academic Year programme combines a three-week specialised pre-session course with a full academic year at University College Cork. During the pre-session course, running through mid-August to early September, visiting students are introduced to Irish Studies through a carefully guided approach to Ireland’s history, culture, civilisation and environment.

Six separate Early Start modules are offered:

• Irish Archaeology
• Irish Folklore and Tradition
• History and Modern Ireland
• Literatures in Ireland
• Music in Ireland
• Management and Marketing in the European Union

Visiting students can choose one of the Early Start programmes and follow an intensive pre-session three-week course through mid-August into early-September. In early September, students will join their Irish counterparts and choose a selection of modules over the academic year.

During the regular academic year, you may combine modules from different academic departments/schools/colleges and across different levels, from introductory (year 1) to senior level (year 4). The course allows you to be flexible in selecting modules, although certain pre-requisites may be required for admission to specific modules.

The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences offers modules in subjects such as:

• Applied Psychology, Archaeology, Celtic Civilisation, Classics, English, Folklore, Geography, History, History of Art, Music, Philosophy, Religions and Global Diversity, Social Policy, Sociology, Spoken Irish, and Modern European languages.

The College of Science, Engineering and Food Sciences offers modules in Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and ICT. Modules in many branches of engineering are also offered, including Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Electronic, Process and Chemical, and Energy Engineering.

At UCC, we have a history of over 100 years of education and research in dairy and food sciences, and visiting students can opt to select modules in all areas of food science.

The College of Business and Law offers modules in Accounting, Business Information Systems, Economics, Food Business and Development, Government, Management, Marketing, and Law.

Within the College of Medicine and Health, the Departments of Physiology and Epidemiology and Public Health welcome visiting students and offer a range of modules in their respective subjects.

Additional Teaching Mode Information

Lectures/Seminars/Practicals/Field Trips

Course Practicalities

Courses at UCC are taught in modules. A module represents a self-contained fraction of a student’s workload for the academic year. The size of the module is represented by its credit weighting. In general, Full Academic Year modules are valued at either 5, 10, 15 or 20 credits.

Assessment is usually by written examination and by work submitted during the academic year. Formal examinations are held in May. Departmental/School examinations and assessments take place at various times during the academic year. Modules offered in the Sciences will normally include a practical (or lab).

Why Choose This Course

The Early Start Semester and Full Academic Year programme provides visiting students with the opportunity to enrol in modules across a range of subjects at UCC. Flexibility is a key component of the course. Students can basically construct their own programme of study, combining modules at an introductory level where there has been no previous exposure to a subject with modules at a more advanced or senior level where previous study has been achieved.

Skills and Careers Information

To live in a country other than one’s own is a means of opening doors that otherwise would remain closed. In today’s globalised society, a study-abroad experience is highly desirable and is increasingly valued by employers.

Requirements

Students are normally required to have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0.

Fees and Costs

Please refer to our section 'What will it cost?' on our Visiting Student Website.

How To Apply

See Visiting US and Non-EU Students for details on how to apply.