Details regarding admission to UCC taught and research programmes can be found here:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/
Details regarding admission to UCC for non-EU applicants for both taught and research programmes can be found here:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/international/studyatucc/postgraduateprogrammes/
Students must arrange to have submitted with their application:
*Official translation to English of the original documentation of applicants whose documentation is not in English is required.
For entry in September 2017 students are asked to apply as early as possible, but in any event not later than 1 June, 2017. Please note that some programmes may have an earlier closing date. Please check the International Office Website.
Non-EU students applying for entry to research postgraduate degree programmes at Master's or PhD level should apply through an on-line application system www.pac.ie/ucc. Details of application procedures, minimum entry requirements and English language requirements are also available on the International Office website. Please note that applications should be submitted at least three months prior to the proposed starting date.
International students wishing to apply to a postgraduate programme at University College Cork (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their competence in English in order to meet our programme entry requirements and to benefit fully from their course of study or research.
Applicants who are either nationals of a country which is deemed by UCC to be majority-English-speaking, or who hold a degree or an equivalent qualification which was taught in a country deemed to be majority-English-speaking will normally be assumed to have met the UCC language requirements. However, in some circumstances, applicants may be required to submit evidence of an English language qualification to satisfy University programme entry requirements. Applicants who have undertaken their primary degree through or in English in a country not deemed to be majority English-speaking are required to present an IELTS test or equivalent. Time spent living and working in an English-speaking country does not exempt applicants from meeting the standard English Language Requirements.
The table below lists the English Language qualifications and minimum grades which are accepted by the University for entry to postgraduate level study, and which examine each component of language learning (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing).
If you have completed an academic qualification equivalent to an Irish Bachelor's degree which was taught in one of the majority English-speaking countries listed below, you are normally exempt from additional English language requirements: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, The United Kingdom, United States of America.
| Accepted English Language Qualifications for Postgraduate Study at University College Cork | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences | College of Business and Law | College of Science, Engineering and Food Science | College of Medicine and Health |
| IELTS | Score of 6.5 with no individual section lower than 5.5 | Score of 6.5 with no individual section lower than 5.5 | Score of 6.5 with no individual section lower than 6.0 | Score of 6.5 with no individual section lower than 6.5 School of Clinical Therapies |
| TOEFL (Internet based test | 90 - with minimum scores as follows: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 17 | 90 - with minimum scores as follows: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 17 | 90 - with minimum scores as follows: Listening - 20; Reading - 19; Speaking - 21; Writing - 20 |
90 - with minimum scores as follows: Listening - 23; Reading - 21; Speaking - 22; Writing – 23 |
| Cambridge Proficiency Exam | Grade C | Grade C | Grade C | Grade C |
| Cambridge Advanced Exam | Grade B | Grade B | Grade B | Grade B |
| Pearson PTE (proposed) | Minimum Score of 63 with no section score below 59 | Minimum Score of 63 with no section score below 59 | Minimum Score of 63 with no section score below 59 | Minimum Score of 63 with no section score below 59 |
UCC's English Language Programmes
The UCC Language Centre offers a range of English Language courses, which may assist students to meet the required standard of English language, and thus be eligible for entry to postgraduate study at University College Cork. Other tests/qualifications may be accepted as equivalent to the qualifications listed above. Please contact the relevant Admissions Office for further information.
Certain tests (e.g. IELTS and TOEFL) have a two year time limit in their validity and these will be applied.
Please note that Secure English Language Test (SELT) scores must be achieved from one sitting of the relevant qualification (e.g. IELTS). We will not accept a combination of individual component scores from multiple tests.