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Orientation 2025

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First-Year Orientation


Orientation will take place on campus from the 2 - 11 September. Orientation is compulsory and is an essential part of your journey to becoming a UCC student. It is designed to provide resources and information to help you make a successful transition to university life.

Orientation Timetable

Welcome to UCC! Search for your course below to find your Orientation timetable.

Time Date Title Description Topic Location
10am - 4pm 8 Sep 2025 Accounting Accounting Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/accounting.html
11am - 5pm 9 Sep 2025 Agricultural Science Agricultural Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/agricultural-science.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Anthropology Anthropology Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/anthropology.html
9.30am - 2.30pm 11 Sep 2025 Applied Psychology Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/applied-psychology.html
10am - 4pm 2 Sep 2025 Architecture Architecture Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/architecture.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2025 Arts - CK101 Arts Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts---ck101.html
10am - 3pm 4 Sep 2025 Arts (International) Arts International Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts-international-ck108.html
10am - 3pm 3 Sep 2025 Arts Music Arts Music Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts-music.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 BEd Gaeilge BEd Gaeilge Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/bed-gaeilge.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 BEd Science Education Science Education Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/bed-science-education.html
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Biological and Chemical Sciences Biological and Chemical Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/biological-and-chemical-sciences.html
11am - 5pm 9 Sep 2025 Biological, Environmental and Geological Sciences Biological, Environmental and Geological Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/biological-environmental-and-geological-sciences.html
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Biomedical Science Biomedical Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/biomedical-science.html
10am - 4pm 8 Sep 2025 Business Information Systems BIS Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/business-information-systems.html
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Chemical Sciences Chemical Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/chemical-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 Commerce Commerce Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/commerce.html
11am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Computer Science Computer Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/computer-science.html
9.30am - 2.30pm 3 Sep 2025 Criminology Criminology Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/criminology.html
11am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Data Science and Analytics Data Science and Analytics Orientation Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/data-science-and-analytics.html
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2025 Dental Hygiene Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dental-hygiene.html
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2025 Dental Nursing Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dental-nursing.html
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Dentistry Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dentistry.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Digital Humanities and Information Technology Digital Humanities Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/digital-humanities-and-information-technology.html
9.30am - 3.30pm 11 Sep 2025 Early Years and Childhood Studies Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/early-years-and-childhood-studies.html
10am - 3pm 8 Sep 2025 Applied Economics Economics Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/applied-economics-.html
10am - 4pm 2 Sep 2025 Engineering Engineering Orientation Timetable Engineering Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/engineering.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 English English Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/english.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Film and Screen Media Film and Screen Media Orientation Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/film-and-screen-media.html
10am - 3pm 8 Sep 2025 Finance Finance Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/finance.html
10am - 3pm 8 Sep 2025 Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship Food Marketing Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/food-marketing-and-entrepreneurship.html
10am - 4pm 2 Sep 2025 Food Science Food Science Orientation Timetable Food Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/food-science.html
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Genetics Genetics Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/genetics.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Government and Political Science Government and Political Science Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/government-and-political-science.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 International Business with Languages International Business Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/international-business-with-languages.html
9.30am - 1.30pm 11 Sep 2025 Late Round Offer/Missed your scheduled orientation day Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/late-round-offersmissed-your-scheduled-orientation-day.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 Law and Business Law and Business Orientation Timetable Law Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-business.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 Law and French Law and French Orientation Timetable Law Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-french.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 Law and Irish Law and Irish Orientation Law Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-irish.html
10am - 3pm 5 Sep 2025 Law Pathways Law Orientation Timetable Law Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-pathways.html
11am - 6pm 9 Sep 2025 Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/mathematical-sciences.html
11am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Medical and Health Sciences Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/medical-and-health-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2025 Medicine Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/medicine.html
10am - 4pm 2 Sep 2025 All Nursing and Midwifery Programmes Nursing and Midwifery Orientation Timetable Medicine and Health Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/nursing-and-midwifery-all-nursing-programmes-.html
10am - 4pm 2 Sep 2025 Nutritional Sciences Nutritional Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/nutritional-sciences.html
11am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Occupational Therapy Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/occupational-therapy.html
11am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Pharmacy Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/pharmacy.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Physical Education, Sports Studies and Arts Physical Education, Sports Studies & Arts Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/physical-education-sports-studies-and-arts.html
11am - 4pm 9 Sep 2025 Physics and Astrophysics Physics and Astrophysics Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/physics-and-astrophysics.html
9.30am - 1.30pm 11 Sep 2025 Psychology and Computing Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/psychology-and-computing.html
11am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Public Health Sciences Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/public-health-sciences.html
9.30am - 3.30pm 11 Sep 2025 Social Science Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/social-science.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2025 Social Science (Youth and Community Work) Social Science (Youth and Community) Orientation Timetable Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/social-science-youth-and-community-work.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2025 Social Work Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/social-work.html
11am - 4pm 10 Sep 2025 Speech and Language Therapy Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/speech-and-language-therapy.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 Theatre and Performative Practices Theatre and Performative Practices Orientation Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/theatre-and-performative-practices.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2025 World Languages World Languages Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/world-languages.html
11am - 5pm 10 Sep 2025 Paramedicine Paramedicine Orientation Timetable Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/paramedicine.html

Schedule at a glance

On Campus Orientation is compulsory and is designed to welcome you to UCC and introduce you to university life. 

You will be expected to attend one full day on campus. See the date of your orientation below, or search for your individual schedule on the timetable above. 

Date Degree Programme 

Tuesday 2 Sept

General Nursing; Children's & General Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Intellectual Disability Nursing, Midwifery.  Food Science; Nutritional Sciences; Architecture; Engineering
Wednesday 3 Sept Arts (Music); Film & Screen Media; English; World Languages; Theatre & Performative Practice; Digital Humanities & Information Technology; Government & Political Sciences; Criminology; Anthropology; BEd Gaeilge; BEd Physical Education, Sports Studies and Arts (CK125); BEd Science Education  
Thursday 4 Sept BA (Arts) CK101 and BA (International) CK108
Friday 5 Sept Commerce; International Business with Languages; Law (Pathways); Law and French; Law and Irish; Law and Business
Monday 8 Sept Accounting; Business Information Systems (BIS); Finance; Aplied Economics; Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship; International Development
Tuesday 9 Sept Computer Science; Biological & Chemical Sciences; Biological, Earth, & Environmental Sciences (BEES); Genetics; Chemical Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics & Astrophysics; Data Science & Analytics; Agricultural Science; Biomedical Science 
Wednesday 10 Sept Medicine; Dentistry; Pharmacy; Occupational Therapy; Speech & Language Therapy; Public Health Sciences; Medical & Health Sciences; Dental Nursing; Dental Hygiene; Paramedicine
Thursday 11 Sept Social Science; Early Years & Childhood Studies; Applied Psychology; Psychology and Computing; BSocSc (Youth & Community); BSW (Social Work) 
Thursday 11 Sept Late Rounds Offers (Orientation for all students who missed their scheduled orientation date as a result of a late round offer)

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