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 |
---|---|
Chair | 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 Ann Doherty |
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 | Ms Rebekah Bevans |
Meeting dates 2024 - 2025
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 18th September
Wednesday 20th November
Wednesday 19th February
Wednesday 19th March
Wednesday 2nd April
Wednesday 11th June
Please note these dates are subject to date.
CIM approval schedule 2025 - 2026
The CIM approval schedule for changes to curriculum for the academic year 2025 - 2026 is available here: CIM approval schedule 2025-2026
The School of Medicine Graduate studies committee will hold two meetings to review the changes for Postgraduate Taught programmes:
19th February for CIM module changes
19th March for CIM programme changes.
Please ensure all changes are submitted to workflow on CIM so they may be considered by the School of Medicine Graduate Studies Committee.
Please see the table below highlighting the relevant timelines:
Date |
Action |
8th Jan – 14th February 2025 |
CIM modules - Window for submitting modules to workflow (including changes to existing modules, creation of new modules, and inactivation/reactivation of modules for 2025-26 academic year). |
8th Jan – 14th March 2025 |
CIM Programmes - Window for submitting changes to existing programmes for 2025-26 academic year to workflow (including adding and removing modules from the programme requirements). |
19th February |
SoM Graduate Studies Committee meeting review CIM module changes Deadline for changes to be submitted on CIM 14th February |
3 - 14 March 2025 |
Stage 2 Curriculum Committee Meetings to approve Module Changes on CIM Modules for 2025 - 2026. |
19th March |
SoM Graduate Studies Committee meeting review CIM programme changes Deadline for changes to be submitted on CIM 14th March |
7 - 30 April 2025 |
College/ACE/CIRTL Curriculum Committee Meetings to |
2 April 2025 |
Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and |
7 May 2025 |
Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and |
25 June 2025 |
Publication of the 2025-2026 Provisional Academic Programme |
July 2025 |
Publication of 2025-2026 Marks and Standards. |