STEM Career and Course Guides

Career Guides On Our CAO Entry Programmes

The employability skills of our students are embedded in the activities that they do as scientists during their degree.

Dr. John Morrissey

CK402
Biological and Chemical Sciences

We take our students on field trips all over Europe. These trips offer students a great outlook to meet prospective employers.

Dr. Barbara Doyle Prestwich

CK404
Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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We focus on a research environment in genetics, but also in entrepreneurship where students learn the concepts around building a company, product development and marketing.

Dr. Tom Moore

CK405
Genetics

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Coming out of UCC with a chemistry degree, you are highly respected and wanted by many disciplines. You're seen by employers as numerate, a problem solver and having good practical skills.

Dr. Dave Otway

CK406
Chemical Sciences

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With a mathematics degree, you have the skills to quickly adapt to any environment you are thrown into, and this is what employers appreciate based on feedback we receive.

Dr. Andreas Amann

CK407
Mathematics

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There is an unlimited range of employers who value the skills such as data analysis, critical thinking and problem solving that you get with a physics degree.

Dr. Brian Kelleher

CK408
Physics and Astrophysics

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Cork is really rich in companies that employ our graduates. With work placement built into the programme, students are very well prepared for employment.

Dr. Brian Kelleher

CK409
Industrial Physics

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When our graduates go to industry, they work really hard, show a good work ethic and work well as a team. Employers regard our graduates as having the ability to be creative and very imaginative.

Dr. Jorge Oliveira

CK600
Engineering

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There are a whole range of skills, training and workshops that prepare our graduates for their employment year after their degree. Our graduates can work anywhere in the world.

Prof. John McLaughlin

CK606
Architecture

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Course Talks On Our CAO Entry Programmes

UCC has a very long legacy when it comes to computer science, dating back to 1849 before a computer even existed.

Dr. Aisling O'Driscoll

CK401
Computer Science

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CK402 has 11 degree programmes available from this CAO entry, and you don't make that choice until the end of Year 1.

Dr. John Morrissey

CK402
Biological and Chemical Sciences

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Our teaching is a mixture of laboratory and field work, under instruction from world leading researchers.

Prof. Andrew Wheeler

CK404
Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Genetics underpins advances in many fields such as medicine, the human genome project, forensic science and biotechnology.

Dr. Tom Moore

CK405
Genetics

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About one-third of the course marks in your Chemistry degree is practical work - observing and understanding what you're doing.

Dr. David Otway

CK406
Chemical Sciences

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Mathematics is the language of science, seeking to logically understand structures and patterns which either exist in reality or as abstract concepts.

Dr. Andreas Amann

CK407
Mathematical Sciences

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Physics provides a framework to understand the processes, forces and structure of nature.

Dr. Andreas Ruschhaupt

CK408
Physics and Astrophysics

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A joint UCC/MTU degree, which combines fundamental physics with practical and modern industrial training.

Dr. Brian Kelleher

CK409
Industrial Physics

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Modules in this degree programme are evenly split between Statistics/Mathematics and Computer Science.

Dr. Michael Cronin

CK411
Data Science and Analytics

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Year 3 provides a substantial work placement, providing students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge in an agricultural environment.

Prof. Astrid Wingler

CK412
Agricultural Science

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Nutritional science is rooted in chemistry, biology and the study of behaviors and social factors related to food choices.

Dr. Alice Lucey

CK504
Nutritional Sciences

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A course with a strong emphasis on laboratory practicals and projects, taught by world-leading researchers in unique facilities.

Prof. Alan Kelly

CK505
Food Science

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Our four degrees in engineering are fully accredited, recognised worldwide and very important if you travel abroad for work.

Dr. John Hayes

CK600
Engineering

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A degree in architecture is the first step towards becoming a registered architect.

Prof. Kevin McCartney

CK606
Architecture

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College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

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Block E, Level 3, Food Science Building, UCC, Cork, T12 YN60.