Career Prospects for CS Graduates
Ireland ranks as one of the world's leading software exporters and the information and communication (IC) industries are major contributors to the country's economic prosperity. Embracing both multinational companies (most of the world's leading software companies have a significant involvement here), as well as a vibrant indigenous sector, Ireland's IC industry includes leading global players in the key technological areas of financial and banking applications, electronic commerce, Internet tools and applications, telecommunications and software tools among others.
This industry has been identified as a key priority for the future by Ireland's industrial development agencies and a target of significant investment in education and research as well as enterprise development. In recent years students/graduates have been placed with (among others):
Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Intel, Analog, EMC, Credit Suisse, Ericsson, Nortel, AIB, BoI, Eircell, Iona, Solomon Bros., Anderson Cons.
Many graduates opt to undergo further studies to further enhance their skills. UCC offers specialized masters degrees in mobile networking and computing, and in multimedia technology as well as higher degrees by research. Recent government initiatives to invest significant sums in Ireland's research infrastructure should ensure excellent research opportunities for talented CS graduates in the years ahead.
Examples of the careers undertaken by many of our graduates are outlined in our Career Opportunities Matrix below.
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