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Postgraduate Studies Committee Details

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
approve Programme Changes on CIM Programmes for 2025- 2026.

2 April 2025

Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and
Academic Board can be considered at the April meeting.)

7 May 2025

Academic Board (Changes requiring approval by College/ACE/CIRTL and
Academic Board must be considered on or before the May meeting.)

25 June 2025

Publication of the 2025-2026 Provisional Academic Programme
Catalogue and Provisional Book of Modules.

July 2025

Publication of 2025-2026 Marks and Standards.

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