Orientation 2025
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 |
| 9.30am - 1.30pm | 29 Aug 2025 | Medicine (Graduate Entry) | Orientation | Medicine and Health | Brookfield Health Sciences Complex | /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/medicine-graduate-entry.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; Applied Economics; Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship |
| Tuesday 9 Sept | Computer Science; Biological & Chemical Sciences; Biological, Environmental and Geological Sciences; 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) |