Student & Graduate Info
Fees - how much does our programmes cost
Visit Fees Schedules/Fee Receipts | University College Cork (ucc.ie)
OT Students' Website
Click on the following link which will bring you to our students' website which will give you (the student) useful information about working as an OT, writing up assignments, OT legislation, going on placement etc - and all advice given by OT students!
UCC Open Days
Visit; https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/events/opendays/
What our Past Students have said about our programme
Undergraduate Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XORfCD42rQ
Postgraduate International Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zka-YOgFxos
Postgraduate International Student https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVK5LzQCyIU
Information for Graduates
"I have just graduated - what happens now?" is a common question we get asked. To work as an OT in Ireland you need to get registered with CORU (who regulate health & social care professionals) so visit www.coru.ie. If you want to work in the UK as an OT you need to register with HCPC (health & care professions council) so visit www.hcpc.org.uk. If you want to work as an OT in the USA visit https://www.aota.org/practice/manage/intl/workinus.aspx
Annual End of Year Celebrations
Each year we host an End of Year Celebration at which we recognise & congratulate our Yr 4 students on completing the four years of our programme. We award students with:
- The Best Research Project Award
- The Best Research Poster Award
- The Mary Coveney Award (the student which received the highest mark in Practice Education/Placement)
- The Susan Ryan Award (the student who demonstrated professionalism, creativity & entrepreneurial abilities)
The 2023 Winners
- The Best Research Project Award: 1st Prize - Orla Hannon & Gabrielle O'Donovan for their project "I feel like I could live in it, it's that good: Exploring childrens experience of accessing, using, & participating in play on a universally designed playground in Ireland" AND 2nd Prize - Eimear Costello & Niamh Moloney for their project "Exploring the experience of lesbian adults engaging in team sports in Irealnd".
- The Best Research Poster Awards: 1st Prize - Aleisha McDonald & Katie O'Mahony 1st Prize Poster Winner 2023 AND Joint 2nd Prize - Caoimhe Lynch & Olivia Middleton Joint 2nd Prize 2023 and Sinead Clancy & Ailis O'Mahony Joint 2nd Prize 2023 b
- The Mary Coveney Award: Gabrielle O'Donovan
- The Susan Ryan Award: Diana Junio
Previous Research Poster Presentation Winners
- 2022: 1st Prize - Jenna Keane & Ciara Ryan Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 2021 AND 2nd Prize - Nicola Giles & Sally Kingston Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners
- 2021: 1st Prize - Niamh Griffin & Leah O'Sullivan Yr 4 Poster Presentation 1st Winner 2022 AND 2nd Prize - Mary Fitzgerald & Roseanne O'Shea Yr 4 Poster Presentation 2nd Winners 2022
- 2020: 1st Prize - Jack Murphy Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winner 2020
- 2019: 1st Prize - Clodagh Daly & Ciara Walsh Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 1 AND 2nd Prize - Beth O'Sullivan & Aisling O'Sullivan Yr 4 Poster Presentation Winners 2