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Postgraduate Studies Committee Details
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SoM Graduate Studies Committee Members
The School of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee will provide strategic and operational oversight of education for MSc, PhD, Practitioner Doctorate and MD degrees by research, and postgraduate taught programmes in the School of Medicine. The SoM Graduate Studies Committee can be contacted by email rpac@ucc.ie.
The School of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee terms of reference are available here:
SoM Grad Studies Terms of Reference
| Role |
Name |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr Aislinn Joy |
| SoM Graduate Studies Administration | rpac@ucc.ie |
| Dept of Anatomy & Neuroscience | Dr Maria Rodriguez Aburto |
| Dept of Psychiatry | Prof Gerard Clarke |
| Dept of General Practice & Dept of Pathology | Dr Elizabeth O Donnell |
| Dept of Medicine | Dr Aileen Houston |
| Dept of Surgery | Prof Martin O Sullivan |
| Medical Education Unit | Dr Catherine Sweeney |
| Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics | Dr Cathal McCarthy |
| Dept of Physiology | Dr Sophie Casey |
| Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Prof Keelin O Donoghue |
| Postgraduate Student Representative | TBC |
Meeting dates 2025 - 2026
The School of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee will meet 6 times per year. Please ensure any documentation to be considered at a School of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee meeting is submitted 10 working days prior to the meeting.
Wednesday 17th September
Wednesday 19th November
Wednesday 25th February
Wednesday 25th March
Wednesday 22nd April
Wednesday 10th June
Please note these dates are subject to date.
CIM approval schedule 2026 - 2027
Please see the details on the CIM approval schedule for changes to curriculum for the academic year 2026 - 2027. Please note these dates are subject to change.
Further details are available at this link: Schedule Governing Approval, Validation and Configuration of the 2026-2027 University Curriculum
| Changes to Curriculum for 2026-2027 | |
| Date | Action |
| 7 January – 13 February 2026 (5.5 weeks) |
CIM Modules - Window for submitting modules to workflow (including changes to existing modules, creation of new modules, and inactivation/reactivation of modules for 2026-27 academic year). |
| 7 January – 13 March 2026 (9 weeks) |
CIM Programmes - Window for submitting changes to existing programmes for 2026-27 academic year to workflow (including adding and removing modules from the programme requirements). |
| 16 – 27 February 2026 (2 weeks) |
Stage 1 Curriculum Committee Meetings to approve Module Changes on CIM Modules for 2026-2027. |
| 2 – 13 March 2026 (2 weeks) |
Stage 2 Curriculum Committee Meetings to approve Module Changes on CIM Modules for 2026-2027. |
| 16 March – 2 April 2026 (3 weeks) |
School Curriculum Committee Meetings to approve Programme Changes on CIM Programmes for 2026-2027. |
| 7 April – 5 June 2026 (9 weeks) |
College/ACE/CIRTL Curriculum Committee Meetings to approve Programme Changes on CIM Programmes for 2025-2026. |
| 25 March 2026 | Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and Academic Board can be considered at the March meeting.) |
| 6 May 2026 | Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and Academic Board can be considered on or before the May meeting.) |
| 27 May 2026 | Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and Academic Board must be considered on or before the May meeting.) |
| 5 June 2026 | All Curriculum changes for 2026/2027 to be fully approved on CIM. |
| 5 June 2026 | All Marks and Standards (consolidated and non-consolidated) reviewed and confirmed. |
| 30 June 2026 | All Marks and Standards (consolidated and non-consolidated) finalised. |
| 30 June 2026 | 2026/2027 Curriculum Finalised. CIM Modules and Programmes closed to further changes. |
| 1 July 2026 | Publication of the 2026-2027 Curriculum: 1. Academic Programme Catalogue 2. Book of Modules 3. All Marks and Standards. |
| 1 July - 4 August 2026 | System Freeze. CIM Modules and CIM Programmes not available to users. |
| 4 August - 14 September 2026 | Emergency Changes only to the 2026/2027 Curriculum Criteria and Process for proposing Emergency Changes available at this link: Schedule Governing Approval, Validation and Configuration of the 2026-2027 University Curriculum |