Undergraduates  12,791                                        

Postgraduates  3,641

Visiting  1,126

Adult Continuing Education  Professional  258

Adult Continuing Education  (other long courses) 1004

Research Students

PhDs      1,091

Masters  167

Number of Students by College

Adult Continuing Education ; other long courses                                      1004

Overall                                                       13,886               3,930               18,820

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTS 2009-2010

NEW DEGREE PROGRAMMES

In 2009/10 a number of major new undergraduate programmes were introduced for entry in 2010/11 reflecting an innovative approach to curriculum development and further utilisation of the UCC credit framework in response to student and employer demand. Curriculum development at the undergraduate level was matched by a number of new degree and diploma programmes at postgraduate level. A number of programmes have specifically ‘designed-in’ opportunities for progression and exit points along particular award pathways providing flexibility in delivery method and opportunities for students to learn at a pace that meets their particular needs. The new suite of postgraduate programmes includes a number of highly innovative programmes designed in collaboration with industry, local and international partners and professional bodies.

UNDERGRADUATE DEVELOPMENTS

COLLEGE OF ARTS, CELTIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

·       Bachelor of Sports Studies – BSpSt (Hons) [Alternative exit degree for registered BEd (Hons) (Sports Studies and Physical Education) students]

·       Diploma in Philosophies of the World (Adult Continuing Education)

·       Certificate in Contemporary Living (Adult Continuing Education)

·       Certificate in Japanese Language (Adult Continuing Education)

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND LAW

·       Diploma in Team Supervision (Pharma Production) (Adult Continuing Education)

·       Certificate in Legal Studies (Adult Continuing Education)

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND FOOD SCIENCE

·       BSc Computer Science (Software Entrepreneurship)

·       BSc Joint Honours (Computer Science with Chinese)

·       Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management (Adult Continuing Education)

[UCC’s Food Industry Training Unit was successful in a competitive tender bid for an Enterprise Ireland initiative.  Students are recruited by Enterprise Ireland and details are available from the Food Industry Training Unit]

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH

·       Intercalated BSc (Hons) Public Health and Health Sciences

·       MB, BCh, BAO (joint degree between UCC, NUIG and ACMS (Allianze College of Medical Sciences – Malaysia)) [for implementation in 2011-12, therefore details are not yet published on the UCC website]

·       BSc (Hons) Health Studies/BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Women’s Health), BSc (Ordinary) Health Studies/BSc (Ordinary) Health Studies (Women’s Health), Diploma in Health Studies/Diploma in Health Studies (Women’s Health) [Alternative exit awards for registered BSc (Hons) (Nursing)/BSc (Hons) Midwifery students]

·       BSc (Hons) Occupational Studies/BSc (Ordinary) Occupational Studies [Alternative exit award for registered BSc (Hons) (Occupational Therapy) students]

·       BSc (Ordinary) Oral Health Studies [Alternative exit award for registered BDS (Hons) students]

POSTGRADUATE DEVELOPMENTS

COLLEGE OF ARTS, CELTIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

·       MA in Archaeological Excavation

·       MA in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts [replacing the MA in Aesthetics and History of Art]/Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative Aesthetics and the Arts

·       MA in Comparative and World Literature

·       MA in Criminology

·       MA in Philosophy and Sociology/Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy and Sociology

·       MBS (Asian Business) (partnership between UCC and Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technology University (NTU), Singapore, and the Farmleigh Fellowship Foundation) [for implementation in January 2011, details to be published shortly]

·       Postgraduate Diploma in Drama and Theatre Studies

·       Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy

·       Higher Diploma in Coaching/Coaching Psychology (Adult Continuing Education)  

Graduates 

93% of primary degree graduates in 2009 entered employment or further studies while 64% of postgraduates went directly into employment.

UCC graduates continued to achieve high starting salaries reflecting the value of a UCC degree.  According to the Survey, 47% of primary degree recipients received starting salaries over €25,000 per annum and 19% at €33,000 plus per annum.  Higher degree graduates showed higher salary levels with 64% starting salaries over €25,000 per annum and 37% at €33,000 plus per annum.

The proportion of primary degree graduates seeking employment dropped from 7% in 2008 to 5% in 2009.

Staff numbers  2009-2010

Academic Staff   762

Non Academic Staff   1153

Research Staff    832

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