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Orientation 2024

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First-Year Orientation


Orientation will take place on campus from the 3 - 12 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. You will have the option of Tours of the Mardyke Sports Arena and Campus on Monday, 2 September at 11:30am and at 2:30pm. No registration required.

Orientation Timetable

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

Time Date Title Description Topic Location
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2024 Accounting Accounting Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/accounting.html
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2024 Agricultural Science Agricultural Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/agricultural-science.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 Anthropology Anthropology Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/anthropology.html
10am - 2pm 12 Sep 2024 Applied Psychology Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/applied-psychology.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2024 Architecture Architecture Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/architecture.html
10am - 4pm 5 Sep 2024 Arts - CK101 Arts Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts---ck101.html
10am - 4pm 5 Sep 2024 Arts (International) Arts International Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts-international-ck108.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 Arts Music Arts Music Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/arts-music.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 BEd Gaeilge BEd Gaeilge Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/bed-gaeilge.html
10am - 5pm 4 Sep 2024 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 10 Sep 2024 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
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2024 Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/biological-earth-and-environmental-sciences.html
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2024 Biomedical Science Biomedical Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/biomedical-science.html
10am - 4pm 9 Sep 2024 Business Information Systems BIS Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/business-information-systems.html
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2024 Chemical Sciences Chemical Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/chemical-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 6 Sep 2024 Commerce Commerce Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/commerce.html
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2024 Computer Science Computer Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/computer-science.html
10am - 3pm 12 Sep 2024 Criminology Criminology Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/criminology.html
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2024 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 11 Sep 2024 Dental Hygiene Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dental-hygiene.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Dental Nursing Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dental-nursing.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Dentistry Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/dentistry.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 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
10am - 4pm 12 Sep 2024 Early Years and Childhood Studies Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/early-years-and-childhood-studies.html
10am - 3pm 9 Sep 2024 Applied Economics Economics Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/applied-economics-.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2024 Engineering Engineering Orientation Timetable Engineering Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/engineering.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 English English Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/english.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 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 9 Sep 2024 Finance Finance Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/finance.html
10am - 3pm 9 Sep 2024 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 3 Sep 2024 Food Science Food Science Orientation Timetable Food Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/food-scinece.html
10am - 4pm 10 Sep 2024 Genetics Genetics Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/genetics.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 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 6 Sep 2024 International Business with Languages International Business Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/international-business-with-languages.html
10am - 3pm 9 Sep 2024 International Development International Development Orientation Timetable Business Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/international-development.html
10am - 2pm 12 Sep 2024 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
9.30am - 2.30pm 6 Sep 2024 Law and Business Law and Business Orientation Timetable Law Áras na Laoi /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-business.html
9.30am - 2.30pm 6 Sep 2024 Law and French Law and French Orientation Timetable Law Áras na Laoi /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-french.html
9.30am - 2.30pm 6 Sep 2024 Law and Irish Law and Irish Orientation Law Áras na Laoi /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-and-irish.html
9.30am - 2.30pm 6 Sep 2024 Law Pathways Law Orientation Timetable Law Áras na Laoi /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/law-pathways.html
10am - 5pm 10 Sep 2024 Mathematical Sciences Mathematical Sciences Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/mathematical-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Medical and Health Sciences Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/medical-and-health-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Medicine Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/medicine.html
10am - 4pm 3 Sep 2024 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 3 Sep 2024 Nutritional Sciences Nutritional Science Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/nutritional-sciences.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Occupational Therapy Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/occupational-therapy.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Pharmacy Orientation Medicine and Health Cavanagh Pharmacy Building /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/pharmacy.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 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
10am - 3pm 10 Sep 2024 Physics and Astrophysics Physics and Astrophysics Orientation Timetable Science Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/physics-and-astrophysics.html
10am - 2pm 12 Sep 2024 Psychology and Computing Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/psychology-and-computing.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Public Health Sciences Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/public-health-sciences.html
10am - 4pm 12 Sep 2024 Social Science Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/social-science.html
10am - 3pm 4 Sep 2024 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 4 Sep 2024 Social Work Orientation Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/social-work.html
10am - 3pm 11 Sep 2024 Speech and Language Therapy Orientation Medicine and Health Brookfield Health Sciences Complex /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/speech-and-language-therapy.html
10am - 4pm 4 Sep 2024 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 4 Sep 2024 World Languages World Languages Orientation Timetable Arts and Humanities Boole Basement Lecture Theatres /en/study/undergrad/firstyear/orientation/world-languages.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 3 Sept

General Nursing; Children's & General Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Intellectual Disability Nursing, Midwifery.  Food Science; Nutritional Sciences; Architecture; Engineering
Wednesday 4 Sept Arts (Music); Film & Screen Media; English; World Languages; Theatre & Performative Practice; BSocSc (Youth & Community); BSW (Social Work); Digital Humanities & Information Technology; Government & Political Sciences; Anthropology; BEd Gaeilge; BEd Physical Education, Sports Studies and Arts (CK125); BEd Science Education  
Thursday 5 Sept BA (Arts) CK101 and BA (International) CK108
Friday 6 Sept Commerce; International Business with Languages; Law (Pathways); Law and French; Law and Irish; Law and Business
Monday  9 Sept Accounting; Business Information Systems (BIS); Finance; Aplied Economics; Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship; International Development
Tuesday  10 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 11 Sept Medicine; Dentistry; Pharmacy; Occupational Therapy; Speech & Language Therapy; Public Health Sciences; Medical & Health Sciences; Dental Nursing; Dental Hygiene; Paramedicine
Thursday 12 Sept Social Science; Early Years & Childhood Studies; Applied Psychology; Psychology and Computing; Criminology 
Thursday 12 Sept Late Rounds Offers (Orientation for all students who missed their scheduled orientation date as a result of a late round offer)

Welcome to UCC

Welcome from the President

Professor John O'Halloran is the 16th President of University College Cork. Further to his duties as President, Professor O'Halloran is the current Director of UCC's Quercus Talented Students Programme and Chair of the Green Campus Forum at UCC. He was previously Head of School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at UCC, where he still holds the Chair in Zoology.

First Year Experience Coordinator

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