National University of Ireland – University College Cork Ollscoil na hÉireann – Coláiste na hollscoile Corcaigh (UCC) 

IAU-013067-013068

IAU Member

Ireland

top General Information

Address

Street:College Road

City:Cork

Post Code:T12 K8AF

WWW:https://www.ucc.ie/en

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded as Queen's College Cork in 1845. Incorporated as constituent of the College of National University of Ireland 1908. Acquired present status and title under the Universities Act of 1997

Academic Year

September - May

Admission Requirements

Irish Leaving Certificate or international equivalent; Entrance examination

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Quality and Qualifications Ireland - QQI (Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : John O’Halloran

Job title:President

Years of office:2020-


Senior Administrative Officer : Stephen Byrne

Job title:Registrar and Vice-President for Academic Affairs


International Relations Officer : Donnna O’Driscoll

Job title:Director of Marketing and Communications


International Relations Officer : Ursula Kilkelly

Job title:Vice President Global Engagement

top Divisions

Centre : Alimentary Pharmabiotic

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences


Centre : Analytical and Biological Chemistry

Fields of study:Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry


Centre : Aquaculture and Fisheries Development

Fields of study:Aquaculture, Fishery


Centre : Atlas of Irish Names


Centre : Atmospheric Chemistry

Fields of study:Chemistry


Centre : Business Information Systems

Fields of study:Business Computing, Information Sciences


Centre : Clinical Trials in Rare Diseases

Fields of study:Medicine

More details:European


Centre : Co-operative Studies

Fields of study:Business Administration


Centre : Coastal and Marine Resources

Fields of study:Coastal Studies, Natural Resources


Centre : Coding and Cryptography


Centre : Constraint Computation

Fields of study:Computer Science

More details:Cork


Centre : Counselling and Health Studies

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Psychology


Centre : Criminal Justice and Human Rights

Fields of study:Criminal Law, Human Rights


Centre : Efficient Embedded Digital Signal Processing

Fields of study:Medical Technology

More details:EEDSP


Centre : Eldermet

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Microbiology


Centre : Electronic Corpus of Irish Literature and History

Fields of study:History, Literature


Centre : Famine

More details:International


Centre : Financial Services Innovation

Fields of study:Finance


Centre : Food Health Ireland

Fields of study:Food Science, Health Sciences


Centre : Forest Ecology

Fields of study:Ecology, Forest Biology, Forestry


Centre : Health and Diet Research

Fields of study:Dietetics, Health Sciences

More details:HRB


Centre : Hydraulics and Maritime Research

Fields of study:Hydraulic Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography


Centre : Informatics Research

Fields of study:Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science

More details:Boole Centre


Centre : Investment Research

Fields of study:Business Administration


Centre : LOCUS – Irish Placenames and Title Names


Centre : Maternal and Child Enquiries

Fields of study:Child Care and Development, Psychology


Centre : Migration Studies

Fields of study:Demography and Population

More details:Irish


Centre : National Adult Nutrition Survey

Fields of study:Nutrition


Centre : National Cancer Registry

Fields of study:Oncology


Centre : National Perinatal Epidemiology

Fields of study:Epidemiology


Centre : Sustainable Livelihoods


Centre : Unified Computing

Fields of study:Computer Science


College : Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Celtic Languages and Studies, Classical Languages, Education, English, Ethnology, Folklore, French, Geography, German, History, Irish, Italian, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre


College : Business and Law

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Economics, Family Studies, Finance, Food Science, French, Government, Human Rights, Information Sciences, International Law, Irish, Law, Management, Marketing, Private Law, Statistics


College : Medicine and Health

Fields of study:Anatomy, Dentistry, Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery


College : Science, Engineering and Food Science

Fields of study:Architecture, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, Information Technology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Nutrition, Physics


Group : NeuroScience

Fields of study:Neurosciences

More details:Cork


Institute : Biosciences Research

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences


Institute : Environmental Research

Fields of study:Environmental Management


Institute : Social Science in the 21st Century

Fields of study:Social Sciences


Institute : Tyndall

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Microelectronics, Physics

More details:National


Research Division : Biomerit

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences


Research Division : Cancer

Fields of study:Oncology

More details:Cork


Research Division : Cancer Biology at UCC

Fields of study:Biology, Oncology


Research Division : Folklore

Fields of study:Folklore

More details:The Northside Folklore Project


Research Division : Health Information Systems

Fields of study:Information Sciences


Research Division : Human Factors

Fields of study:Information Technology, Software Engineering


Research Division : Neonatal Brain

Fields of study:Neurology


Research Division : Oral Health Services

Fields of study:Oral Pathology


Research Division : Vascular Biology

Fields of study:Biology, Cardiology


Unit : BioTransfer

Fields of study:Food Science


Unit : Cleaner Production Promotion

Fields of study:Environmental Studies


Unit : Food Industry Training

Fields of study:Food Science, Food Technology


Unit : Informatic Research in Sustainable Engineering

Fields of study:Architectural and Environmental Design, Civil Engineering

More details:IRUSE


Unit : Photonics Systems Group

Fields of study:Physics

top Degrees

Ordinary Bachelor Degree


Honours Bachelor Degree

Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Celtic Languages and Studies, Chinese, Computer Science, Criminology, Economics, Information Technology, Italian, Latin


Higher Diploma

Fields of study:Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Art History, Celtic Languages and Studies, Communication Arts, English, Folklore, French, Geography, German, History, Irish, Italian, Music, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Policy, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre


Masters Degree

Fields of study:Anthropology, Aquaculture, Art History, Art Management, Asian Studies, Law


Post-graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Classical Languages, Management, Philosophy, Regional Planning, Social Work, Special Education


Doctoral Degree

Fields of study:Archaeology, Architecture, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Food Science, History, Law, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physics, Social Sciences

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Full Time Total:901

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:710

Students

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Total:20602

Updated on 08-09-2021