- Home
- Welcome
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
- Research
- CACSSS Research Areas
- Research Impact
- A Socio-Economic Study of Cork City Northwest Quarter Regeneration (CNWQR)
- Children’s Voices in Housing Estate Regeneration
- Cork Folklore Project
- Deep Maps: West Cork Costal Cultures
- Developing research to deliver high impacts in homelessness service provision by Cork Simon
- Moving On Ireland
- Project DaRT - Discussions and Reflections on Translation
- The Cork Folklore Project’s Memory Map
- The World-Tree Project
- The Augustinian Friars in Late Medieval Ireland
- (Re)Sounding Holy Wells
- Atlas of the Irish Revolution
- False Memories for Fake News in the Irish Abortion Referendum
- Atlas of the Great Irish Famine 1845-1852
- Hidden Galleries
- Movie Memories
- Between Two Unions: The constitutional future of the islands after Brexit
- CACSSS Postdoctoral Research Fellows
- Dr David Bowe
- Dr Giovanni Pietro Vitali
- Dr Monica O'Mullane
- Dr Ailbhe McDaid
- Dr Valeria Venditti
- Dr Mark Cullinane
- Dr Jonathan Evershed
- Dr Robert Bolton
- Dr Alexandra Revez
- Dr Lijuan Qian
- Dr Margaret Brehony
- Dr Jennifer Arnold
- Dr Rahat Imran
- Dr Federica Coluzzi
- Dr Katherine Bond
- Dr Reana Maier
- Dr Tim Groenland
- Dr Vasilis Vasiliou
- Dr Gabriel Lins De Holanda Coelho
- Dr Colleen Taylor
- Dr Edward Molloy
- Dr Guido Bartolini
- Dr Peter Griffith
- Dr Valentina Mele
- Dr Steven Gamble
- Dr Eugene Costello
- Dr Alba Montes-Sanchez
- Dr. Inês Bento Coelho
- News
- Spotlight
- Architectural Space and the Imagination: Houses in Literature and Art from Classical to Contemporary
- Dr Sarah Foley, a Lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology, was awarded an NUI Grant for Early Career Academics in 2020
- NUI Awards Grant for #DouglassWeek: 8th-14th February, 2021
- Humanities for the Anthropocene
- Forgotten Lord Mayor: Donal Óg O’Callaghan, 1920-1924
- Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan - Agency and ageing in place in rural Ireland
- Launch of new research cluster on 'Life Writing'
- What keeps us going?
- Through the lens of the secret police: Images from the religious underground in Eastern Europe
- Dr. Amanullah De Sondy - The Pocket Facts Guide for Jewish, Christian and Muslim People 2020
- Issue 19 of Alphaville published by The Department of Film and Screen Media
- Digital Edgeworth Network
- Make Film History: Opening up the Archives to Young Filmmakers
- Establishment of monthly online reading group on Abolition and Decarceration
- Dr Anne Marie Devlin (Applied Linguistics) published a special issue on Study abroad and the Erasmus+ programme in Europe
- Dr. Barbara Siller (Department of German), has co-published an edition on literary multilingualism.
- Postgraduate Researchers from MA in Medieval History produce Mapping Cork online exhibition
- Adaptation Considered as a Collaborative Art: Process and Practice, (Eds.: Bernadette Cronin, Rachel MagShamhráin and Nikolai Preuschoff
- (Non)Spectacular Infrastructure: Enacting Resource Circulation in Stages, Studios and Communities
- Dr. Clíona O’Carroll (Department of Folklore) has received an IRC New Foundations grant
- Dr Catherine Forde from the School of Applied Social Studies has been awarded an IRC New Foundations grant
- Elderly (non)migrants’ narratives of home: A comparative study of place-making in Ireland and Slovakia (EMNaH)
- Dr. Ken Ó Donnchú, lecturer in the Department of Modern Irish, has received an IRC New Foundations Award
- Decolonizing Irish Public Heritage
- EMBRACE - Exploring Mobility: Borders Refugees and Challenging Exclusion
- Dr. Marica Cassarino (School of Applied Psychology) awarded Royal Irish Academy and British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Network Funding
- CACSSS Postdoc wins Charlemont Grant
- Childhood, Religion and School Injustice by Karl Kitching
- New Collaboration between UCC, RTÉ and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Cork Movie Memories - Dan O’Connell and Gwenda Young (Department of Film and Screen Media
- Chronicles of COVID-19/Cuntais COVID-19’ initiative: testimony collection by Cork Folklore Project
- Dr. Rachel MagShamhrain (Head of Department of German) has published a co-edited collection on Adaptation
- Professor Caitríona Ní Dhúill (Department of German) has published a new monograph
- Two School Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Royal Irish Academy and British Academy Funding
- Funding Success for Dr Joanna Hofer-Robinson
- New Collaboration between UCC, RTÉ and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- CACSSS Postdoc wins Charlemont Grant
- Applied Social Studies team win ESWRA Outstanding Publication Award 2020
- CACSSS postdoc is awarded Maurice J. Bric Medal of Excellence at IRC’s Researcher of the Year Awards 2019.
- Past postdoctoral researchers in the College
- Dr Mastoureh Fathi
- Dr Michalis Poupazis
- Dr Richard Mason
- Dr Martin Wall
- Dr Rebekah Brennan
- Dr Tatiana Vagramenko
- Dr Anca Maria Șincan
- Dr Agnes Hesz
- Dr Gabriela Nicolescu
- Dr Kinga Povedák
- Dr Declan Taggart
- Dr Anne-Julie Lafaye
- Dr Ken Keating
- Dr Laura Maye
- Dr Martina Piperno
- Dr Brandon Yen
- Dr Annie Cummins
- Dr Rebecca Boyd
- Dr Sean Hewitt
- University Staff Recognition Awards
- CACSSS Welcome new MSCA Funded Fellows
- College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences opens a research facility on Wandesford Quay
- IMMERSE
- CACSSS Wins Big at UCC 2018 University Staff Recognition Awards
- Upcoming Events
- Event Archive
- CACSSS Research Highlights 2012 - 2020
- Made in UCC
- Schools in the College
- Information for Staff
- People
- College Rules
- College Committees
- Funding Information
- College meetings
- College Assembly
- Core Timetable
- Research
- Home
- Welcome
- Funding
- Job Opportunities and Fellowships
- Information Sessions / Events
- Online workshops 18th – 22nd January 2021
- Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2021
- Funding Session Podcasts
- Impact Podcasts
- Workshop Series Capturing and Recording Impact May 2019
- Designing and Delivering Impact in Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences - 13-03-17
- Introduction and Welcome Dr Helena Buffery (Vice Head Research, CACSSS) & Prof Patrick O'Donovan (Head of College, CACSSS)
- Johan Robberecht (Universite libre de Bruxelles)
- Dr Esther Oliver (University of Barcelona)
- Prof Derek Duncan (University of St Andrews)
- Prof Dan Carey (NUI Galway)
- Liam Cleere (University College Dublin)
- Sarah Bowman (Trinity College Dublin)
- Data Management Plan Podcasts
- Archive of Podcasts
- Useful Links
- CACSSS Room Booking
- Finance Intranet
- Agresso Guidelines
- Consultancy
- Costing & Pricing jobs followed by issuing of Quotations
- Invoicing customer and receiving payment
- Payables – Supplier invoices (including Cash Handling & Petty Cash policies)
- Payroll Guidelines
- Procurement
- Research proposal costing, coding, reporting
- Travel and Expense claims (incl. Club Travel & External examiners)
- Training Materials
- Return to Work
- International Students
First Year FAQ
- Once I’ve accepted my place via CAO how do I register as a UCC Arts Student?
- How do I find out which day I am to attend for Orientation and Registration?
- Where can I obtain programme information on the various Arts degrees and pathways?
- Leaving Certificate Student Only - I am not happy with one of my subject choices. Is it possible to transfer to another subject?
- QQI & Mature Students Only - I am not happy with one of my subject choices. Is it possible to transfer to another subject?
- What are the Term Dates for 2020-21?
- Where is my School/Departmental Office Located?
- I would like to speak to a member of staff in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences regarding my degree. Who can I contact?
- What are the requirements that I must fulfil in order to pass First Arts?
- If I am offered a place in UCC, is it possible to defer?
- What Can I Do If I Discover I Don’t Like my Course?
- Is it possible to take a leave of absence during the course of my degree?
- Can I transfer from one course to another?
- Am I entitled to any exemptions for prior study?
- Are there any scholarships available in UCC or the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences?
Once I’ve accepted my place via CAO how do I register as a UCC Arts Student?
Register as a Student. Registration Part 1 (online) will open up following the issue of Round 1 offers. You will receive an email to guide you through the steps of online registration. If you require help with online registration, you can contact the Registration HelpDesk on +353 (0)21 490 1807 / 1808 / 1809.
Orientation and Registration Part 2 dates are available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/orientation/orientation/. General information for incoming First Years is available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/orientation/.
How do I find out which day I am to attend for Orientation and Registration?
Answer: Details can be found at: http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/orientation/orientation/
Where can I obtain programme information on the various Arts degrees and pathways?
- BA (Hons) Arts
- BSocSc (Hons) Social Science
- BA (Hons) Arts-Music
- BA (Hons) Film and Screen Media
- BA (Hons) Geographical and Archaelogical Sciences
- BA (Hons) Arts International
- BA (Hons) English
- BA (Hons) World Languages
- BA (Hons) Early Years and Childhood Studies
- BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Studies
- BA (Hons) Criminology
- BSocSc (Hons) Youth & Community Work
- BSW (Hons) Social Work
- BEd (Hons) Sports Studies & Physical Education
- BA (Hons) Digital Humanities & Information Technology
- BA (Hons) Psychology and Computing
- BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science
- BA (Hons) Anthropology
- BEd (Hons) Gaeilge
(Leaving Certificate Students Only) - I am not happy with one of my subject choices. Is it possible to transfer to another subject?
Changes to First Year subjects will be allowed, provided subject prerequisites are met, up to four weeks after the start of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 23rd October 2020. The online facility (through your Student Admin account) for making changes to subjects will only be open for the first two weeks of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 9th October 2020. Subsequent changes up until Friday, 23rd October 2020 must be processed through the Student Records and Examinations Office, West Wing, UCC. You can email the Exams and Records office directly at sreo@ucc.ie or call to them directly.
QQI & Mature Students Only - I am not happy with one of my subject choices. Is it possible to transfer to another subject?
Changes to First Year subjects will be allowed, provided subject prerequisites are met, up to four weeks after the start of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 23rd October 2020.
Changes for FETAC and Mature students and any other student not presenting with a Leaving Certificate must be processed through the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences website. Change of Subject Forms are available here
What are the Term Dates for 2020-21?
https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/support/academicsecretariat/AcademicYearkeydates2020-2021-forweb.pdf
Where is my School/Departmental Office Located?
Answer: School and Departmental office locations may be found via the following link: Department Office Locations
I would like to speak to a member of staff in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences regarding my degree. Who can I contact?
You can also call to the Main College Office at College Office, Room G35A ,Ground Floor, Block B, O'Rahilly Building
Alternatively, please email Loretta Brady at l.brady@ucc.ie
What are the requirements that I must fulfil in order to pass First Arts?
To fulfill the requirements of your First Arts Examination you must achieve 60 credits by passing prescribed modules in each of your subjects.
You should consult the College Calendar, the Book of Modules for specific details and Marks and Standards all of which are available in the Boole Library and on the University website.
The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences has introduced compensation for pass and progression for first year students in CK101, the BA degree.
The pass and progression compensation rule is as follows:
To pass First Year and progress to Second Year candidates must
(i) Achieve an overall mark of 480/1200 across all modules
(ii) Pass at least three subjects (45 credits) with a mark of not less than 40% in each module and in each subject
(iii) achieve a mark of not less than 30% in the remaining subject (15 credits)
Note: only subjects which are passed with at least 40% in each module in that subject may be continued in second and third year.
If I am offered a place in UCC, is it possible to defer?
EU students who have been offered a place in UCC, may (in exceptional circumstances only) be permitted, on application to the Admissions Officer, to defer entry to the university for one year.
Contact:
Danielle Byrne
Admissions Officer
T: +353 (0)21 490 2909.
Please click on link below for UCC’s Deferred Entry Policy including closing dates and charges :
What Can I Do If I Discover I Don’t Like my Course?
Advice should be first sought through your tutor/mentor and/or Department/Faculty or School office.
You should also speak to the First Year Experience Coordinator, Nóirín Deady. Nóirín will give you support and guidance and will discuss the option to change course with you.
It is also useful to be aware of the financial implications if you decide to withdraw from your degree programme. If you wish to return to third level education at a later date, eligibility for State funding will be affected by the date of withdrawal.
Please note Withdrawal Dates and Fees:
- The 2020 withdrawal dates are 31st October, 2020 and the 31stJanuary 2021
- The university will claim 50% of tuition fees if students withdraw after 31st October 2020 and on or before 31st January
- The university will refund 100% of the student contribution fee up to 31st October 2020. The Student Contribution Fee for the 2020/21 academic year is €3,000
- After 31st October and up to 31 January a refund of 50% of any amount paid will be made
- The capitation fee of €170 is non-refundable.
Please note that these dates may change as the Covid-19 pandemic develops. If you have any queries regarding the impact of Covid-19 on your application or studies, please click here
For further information on fees.
Is it possible to take a leave of absence during the course of my degree?
Students wishing to take leave of absence of a year or more from a programme of study in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences are advised that they must obtain advance approval from the College. Applications for leave of absence usually have to be submitted by the first day of September of the relevant academic year
Can I transfer from one course to another?
Transfers within University College Cork to another First Year Programme
Registered first year students, who accepted a place through CAO may apply for a transfer. Students should make an appointment to meet the First Year Experience Coordinator in the Admissions Office before making an application.
The application deadline is Wednesday, 16th October 2020 Application Forms are available in the Admissions Office.
Students may be allowed to transfer if:
- the student has the points required for entry and satisfies the minimum entry (matriculation) requirements for the programme into which s/he wishes to transfer;
- there is a place available.
Students should be aware that transferring between first year programmes after the start of term may impact adversely on their academic performance, depending on how much of the academic year they miss. Transfers are permitted strictly on the basis that students fully accept any such possible academic disadvantage.
Further information on transfers
Am I entitled to any exemptions for prior study?
In certain instances students may apply for exemptions, in first year only, to a maximum of 15 credits. This will enable students reduce their workload in the First Year of their programme.
Students must apply for an exemption to the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences by 5pm on Friday, 23rd October, 2020- by completing the ‘Student request Form’
For the complete list of approved courses recognized for exemption please go to http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/arts/art008a.html.
Are there any scholarships available in UCC or the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences?
There are a range of scholarships available including the Quercus UCC Entrance Scholarships; the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science’s Mary Ryan Language Scholarship; the Quercus Undergraduate Scholarships; International Scholarships and many more.
Please use the link below to access details on all scholarships.
http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/firstyearscholarships/