GRADUATE PROSPECTUS2019 EntryD GRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2019Our students are at the core of our University. We strive to provide a holistic education, instilling a desire to continually learn and create, to question and reason, to innovate and ultimately, to contribute to society, nationally and globally. UCD is Ireland’s global university and with almost 8,000 international students, this is a very cosmopolitan campus. We are one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities and Ireland’s leader in graduate studies with over 9,000 graduate students. I invite you to join us on your journey of academic and personal discovery that will equip you for life. During your graduate studies you will have the opportunity to get involved in the UCD community and to develop a strong network that will play an important role in your future career. As you consider your future, I hope that this prospectus will give you a flavour of the breadth of opportunity, academic guidance and career support that awaits you here at University College Dublin.Professor Andrew Deeks,PresidentWelcome from the President1www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissionsUCD is the most connected and networked university with government, industry and society in Ireland.2University College Dublin - Ireland’s Global Universitywww.ucd.ie/graduateadmissionsYour most up-to-date source of information regarding graduate admissions.Graduate Admissions SiteContents Why UCD? 4Campus Life 8Developing your Career at UCD 16Cost of Living, Fees and Funding 19Applying to UCD 28Degrees Explained 32Graduate Programmes 2019 34Graduate Programmes 2019 UCD College of Arts and Humanities 36UCD College of Business 42UCD College of Engineering and Architecture 48UCD College of Health & Agricultural Sciences 54UCD College of Science 66UCD College of Social Sciences and Law 74UCD Applied Language Centre 84UCD Innovation Academy 84UCD Teaching and Learning 84 SOpen Days SProgrammes SDeadlines SFees SFunding SEvents3www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissionsWhy UCD?4University College Dublin - Ireland’s Global UniversityWith over 160 years of tradition, UCD has been a major contributor to the making of modern Ireland; leading and shaping the development of this nation since its foundation in 1854. UCD was formed from founder Cardinal John Henry Newman’s, The Idea of a University, written in 1852. This theorisation sought ‘true enlargement of mind’ and ‘a university mission to benefit the wider world’. To this day, UCD stays true to this ethos.UCD is the most connected and networked university with government, industry and society in Ireland and, as Ireland’s Global University, UCD effortlessly combines its distinctively Irish outlook with its powerful global impact.5www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissionsUCD Research UCD is at the forefront of global knowledge and research studies that have real societal impact. As the highest level research is, by its nature, global in scope, UCD fosters collaboration with the ‘best of the best’ researchers across the world.The university has a focus on five research priorities (Culture, Economy and Society; Health; Information, Computation and Communications; Agri-Food; and Energy and Environment) which address critical global research challenges. UCD collaborates with industry worldwide to develop knowledge and solutions within these priority areas.Global Connections SUCD is a member of several international research and education networks such as Universitas 21 (U21), Erasmus, UNICA and EUC. SUCD is a research collaborator with 71 universities in the Top 100 Times Higher 2015-16 Rankings. SUCD has a presence around the world through overseas programmes: UCD provides and accredits degree programmes in co-operation with partner institutions in China, such as Peking, Renmin and Fudan; as well as in Singapore, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.Global CollaborationMore than 50 companies are currently located at UCD and over 250 companies have funded research at UCD in recent years. In addition, more than 1,000 companies have collaborated on research projects. Since 2003 UCD, through NovaUCD, has provided business support to over 290 companies and early-stage ventures, and earned over €8 million in commercialisation income.1%TOPUCD is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide6University College Dublin - Ireland’s Global University250+Companies have funded research at UCD1000+Companies have collaborated on research programmesCultureEconomy& SocietyData ScienceEnergy &EnvironmentHealthAgri-foodENVECONDIAGEOCITIMSDPFIZERSERVIERGSKARK THERAPEUTICSAGILENT TECHNOLOGIESGE HEALTHCAREINTELPWCEIRGRIDESBSTATOILTULLOW OILSHELLITFCARBERYDAIRYGOLDKERRYGLANBIAWRIGLEYIndustry Partnerships7www.ucd.ie/graduateadmissionsNext >