History

Master's Qualifying Examination

Graduates who have not reached the required standard at the BA degree examination (and who have presented for the examination in this University) may be permitted to proceed to the Masters degree provided they sit (with the permission of the Faculty of Arts) for a qualifying examination in History and attain the requisite standard therein. Candidates taking the Masters Qualifying Examination in their degree subject may not register for the qualifying examination until at least one year after they have obtained their primary degree. Graduates of UCC other than Arts graduates and other persons deemed equivalently qualified by the Faculty may be admitted to the Masters Qualifying Examination. Attendance requirements and coursework for this examination is to be determined by the School of History. Please contact Ms. Charlotte Holland for further information. Tel. No.: 021-4902551. E-mail: c.holland@ucc.ie.

The approval of a candidate´s application for permission to present for the Masters Qualifying Examination in History shall remain valid only for a period of two years dating from the commencement of the session in which the application is considered and approved. The Masters Qualifying Examination does not automatically provide access to a Master´s programme, which in the first instance depends on the approval of the School concerned. (MA in Local History applicants are usually exempt from the Masters Qualifying Examination).

Closing Date for Applications:  1 June 2012

Further information available from the College Calendar http://www.ucc.ie/academic/postgraduate/calendar/masters/arts/