The BSocSc (Hons) (International) Pathway is a four-year, full-time honours degree programme during which students are provided with a broad grounding in Social Policy, Sociology, Studies in Psychology, Economics and Philosophy. The First Year offers a foundation in the Social Sciences. The Second and Fourth Years of the degree emphasise applied learning and include a social analysis dissertation/project in the Fourth Year. The Third Year of the degree is spent studying abroad. The BSocSc (Hons) International Pathway will be available to students entering First Year of the degree programme from 2020/21.

The degree does not, however, provide a professional qualification in any one of the areas covered. Students wishing to become Social Workers or Youth and Community Workers will have to undertake further professional training at Postgraduate level, for example the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree or the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth Work. Students wishing to be eligible for postgraduate studies in Sociology must have taken at least 45 credits of Sociology overall in the Second and Third Years, including SC2067, and SC3001 and SS3055 (or equivalent i.e. SS3031).

To be eligible for the award of the BSocSc (Hons) (International) Pathway Degree a student will be required to have achieved 240 credits by obtaining 60 credits in each of First, Second, and Fourth Social Science and the year spent abroad. A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one academic year.

See here for programme requirements.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

Note:

If optional SS coded modules do not reach the minimum registration quota there is no guarantee that they will be offered.

Students who wish to take the Second Social Science (International Pathway) register for the pathway at the beginning of Second Year. No student may register for Second Social Science (International) Pathway until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Social Science. In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Social Science (International) Pathway, a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits in all of the themes of his/her programme.

In Second Social Science (International) Pathway students follow the same programme requirements and curriculum as students taking Second Social Science. See here for programme requirements.

In order to continue on the Social Science (International) Pathway and spend Third Social Science (International) Pathway in an approved university abroad, students must attain a 2H1 grade on average for their semester one results in second year.

UCC Diploma in Social Studies progression pathway

Students who have passed the Diploma in Social Studies from 2020 onwards may register for Second Social Science (International) Pathway. Students who wish to progress to Second Social Science (International) Pathway should notify the School of Applied Social Studies in writing of their intention to do so by the end of February in their second year of studying the Diploma in Social Studies. Upon successful completion of the Diploma in Social Studies, students who have notified their intention to progress, may register for Second Social Science (International) Pathway. 

Placements

Students who opt to avail of Placements under this scheme must inform the School of Applied Social Studies in good time of their intention to do so as special arrangements for assessment will need to be agreed before students are allowed to take up the Placement. No student placements can be undertaken in the academic year 2021/22 due to the implications of the Covid_19 Crisis.

Programme Requirements

NB: Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

See here for programme requirements.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book.

Only students who have passed the Second University Examination in Social Science (International) Pathway and satisfied all other requirements specified for the Second Year, will be permitted to register for Third Social Science (International) Pathway.

Third Social Science (International) Pathway is spent in an approved university abroad where students will study approved courses/modules to the equivalent value of 60 credits. All courses will be assessed by the approved Host University.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

No student may register for the BSocSc (Hons) (International) Pathway Degree Examination until s/he has passed the Third University Examination in Social Science (International) Pathway. In order to be admitted to the BSocSc (Hons) (International) Pathway Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended, for at least a full academic year, prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits in all of the themes of his/her programme.

Programme Requirements

NB: Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Fourth Social Science (International) Pathway students follow the same programme requirements and curriculum as students taking Third Social Science. See here for programme requirements.

Placements

Students who opt to avail of Placements under this scheme must inform the School of Applied Social Studies in good time of their intention to do so as special arrangements for assessment will need to be agreed before students are allowed to take up the Placement. No student placements can be undertaken in the academic year 2021/22 due to the implications of the Covid_19 Crisis.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.