What types of courses can I study at University College Cork?

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University College Cork (UCC) lists five main study routes on its website: undergraduate, postgraduate, international, adult continuing education, and microcredentials. To find a specific course, start from the Courses section or use the site search on ucc.ie; the Study section also links to a fees page ("How much are my fees?"). The site does not publish fees or entry requirements in the material available here, so treat those as things to confirm on the linked pages.

The five course categories on ucc.ie

The Study menu on the UCC homepage groups its offerings as follows:

Category Who it is aimed at
Undergraduate Students starting a first degree
Postgraduate Graduates continuing to a higher degree or qualification
International Students coming to UCC from outside Ireland
Adult Continuing Education Adults returning to study or taking courses outside a full degree
Microcredentials Short, focused qualifications (as listed by UCC)

Each category sits under Study → Our Courses in the main navigation, so you can move between them without leaving the Study area.

How to browse and search for a course

  1. Open ucc.ie and use the top-level Study menu, then Our Courses, to see the category list above.
  2. Choose the category that matches your situation (for example, Undergraduate if you have not yet completed a degree).
  3. Alternatively, use the Search function at the top of the page. The search panel offers separate scopes for the site ("UCC.ie"), the Text of pages, and Courses, plus a View All Results option — selecting Courses narrows results to course pages rather than general site content.
  4. Check the fees link ("How much are my fees?") in the Study menu before applying, since cost is not shown on the category pages themselves.

Expected result: you land on a course listing or a specific course page you can read in detail. If a search returns nothing useful, switch the search scope from Text to Courses, or go back to the category list and browse.

Irish-language study options

UCC also highlights Cúrsaí Staidéir in COC, a set of courses with Irish-language study at their core. According to the site, these are aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, people in adult continuing education, and the general public. The section has its own "Tuilleadh Eolais" (more information) link, so if you want to study through Irish rather than through the English-language course listings, start there.

What else the site covers

Beyond courses, the navigation covers Research and Innovation (including a research portal at research.ucc.ie), Discover UCC (rankings, history, leadership, schools and departments, library, job vacancies, and visiting Cork), Business and Industry engagement, and Alumni/Advancement. The Arch, UCC's digital magazine at thearch.ucc.ie, profiles research impact and teaching. These are useful for judging fit — for example, checking a department or research area — but they are not course catalogues.

Practical next steps

  • Decide your category first (undergraduate, postgraduate, international, adult continuing education, or microcredential); it determines which listing you should browse.
  • Use the Courses-scoped search when you already know a subject name.
  • Confirm fees and any entry requirements on the linked pages before applying — the homepage material summarises categories but does not state costs or admission criteria.
  • If Irish-language study matters to you, go through Cúrsaí Staidéir in COC rather than the general listings.