2007 Press Releases
UCC's Centre for Adult Continuing Education hosts Open Evening, 28 March
As part of the Cork Festival for Lifelong Learning, the Centre for
Adult Continuing Education, UCC will host an 'Open Evening' on
Wednesday, 28 March, 5.30-8.30pm in Devere Hall, UCC during which their
Programme Guide will be launched by Emeritus Professor John A. Murphy.
This Open Evening is an information-giving session open to the general
public and all are welcome.
The Centre has a range of courses to suit everybody's needs. Courses
with a specific community focus include: Certificate/Diploma courses in
Community Education, Social Studies, Disability Studies, Community
Based Guidance and Support Studies. Diplomas with a more professional
focus for those interested in up-skilling in their current area or
changing career might be interested in the such courses as the
following Diplomas: Food Retailing; Construction Studies; Supply Chain
Management; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work. Other areas of
specialisation include Parent Mentoring, the Psychology of Adolescent
Behaviour and Social and Personal Health Psychology.
The Centre also offers a range of specialised courses including Diploma
courses in Geology, Women's Studies, Youth and Community Work, Applied
Multimedia; Biodiversity Components of Forestry as well as Certificate
courses in Irish Archaeology and Music. Other special interest Diplomas
include: the Diploma in European Art History; Local and Regional
Studies; Environmental Science and Social Policy, and more recently,
the Diploma in the Psychology of Criminal Behaviour.
As well as these, the Centre for Adult Continuing Education offers a
suite of short-courses. These are non-accredited, special interest
short 6-8 week courses. Such courses include: Comedy in the Writings of
Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett and Patrick McGinley; Astronomy; History
and Politics; A Little History of Irish Food; Applied Digital
Photography; Art in the City of Rome; Exploring Democracy; Fiction
First; Cork's Architectural Heritage; Leadership and Conflict
Resolution; Employment Law and Painting Mosaics: Manuscripts and
Stained Glass. These courses change from year to year, depending on
uptake, interest and the demand for such courses. Again, these courses
tend to be able to appeal to a wide range of interests, and there is no
assessment procedure involved as these particular courses are
non-accredited.
At this is an Open Evening, the Centre will have representatives to
speak on all the courses it offers to interested potential mature
students about the course content and all it entails. The Mature
Student Officer will be available for general queries as well as Oscail
(distance learning education and degrees).
This Open Evening is open everyone and admission is free. Light refreshments will also be served.
See website is http://ace.ucc.ie or email ace@ucc.ie for general information. Enquiries: Dr Rosarii Griffin (021) 4904736 / rosarii.griffin@ucc.ie
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