IAU-013067-013069
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-013067-013069

IAU Member

Ireland

top General Information

Address

Street:Belfield

City:Dublin 4

Post Code:D04 V1W8

WWW:https://www.ucd.ie

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1854 as Catholic University of Ireland. Became College of Royal University of Ireland in 1879. Incorporated by charter as constituent College of the National University of Ireland in 1908. Acquired present status and title under the Universities Act in 1997. Six Colleges and their constituent Schools make up the academic structure of UCD. Through this structure, the University delivers excellence in teaching, scholarship and research

Academic Year

September to April (September-December; January-March; April)

Admission Requirements

Irish Leaving Certificate with matriculation, or equivalent. Students must be 17 years of age or over

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Quality and Qualifications Ireland - QQI (Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Orla Feely

Job title:President


Senior Administrative Officer : Barbara Dooley

Job title:Acting Registrar and Deputy President


International Relations Officer : Douglas Proctor

Job title:Director of Global Office


International Relations Officer : Shauna Hughes

Job title:Director, Global Relations, Partnerships and Mobility

top Divisions

Academy : Innovation


Academy : Teaching and Learning

Fields of study:Education


Centre : Applied language

Fields of study:English, English Studies, Foreigners Education


College : Agriculture, Food Science & Veterinary Science

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Dairy, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Nutrition, Veterinary Science

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Arts & Humanities

Fields of study:Archaeology, Archiving, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Celtic Languages and Studies, Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, English, Film, Folklore, French, French Studies, German, Germanic Studies, History, Irish, Italian, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Music, Portuguese, Spanish, Theatre

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Economics, European Union Law, Finance, French, History, Human Rights, International Business, International Law, Law, Management, Marketing, Philosophy, Political Sciences

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Engineering & Architecture

Fields of study:Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Landscape Architecture, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Structural Architecture, Telecommunications Engineering

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Health Sciences & Agricultural Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Art Therapy, Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Demography and Population, Diabetology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Food Science, Food Technology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Health, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Sports Medicine, Veterinary Science

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Science

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Statistics, Toxicology

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


College : Social Sciences & Law

Fields of study:Archaeology, Communication Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Environmental Management, European Union Law, Geography, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Library Science, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Sociology

More details:Please refer to the following link to access the URL of each UCD school https://www.ucd.ie/collegesandschools.


Institute : Claude Shannon

Fields of study:Mathematics

More details:http://claudeshannoninstitute.ucd.ie


Institute : Clinton

Fields of study:American Studies

More details:https://www.ucdclinton.ie


Institute : Confucius/Irish Institute for Chinese Studies

Fields of study:Chinese

More details:https://www.cii.ie


Institute : Earth

Fields of study:Earth Sciences

More details:https://www.ucd.ie/earth


Institute : Food and Health

Fields of study:Food Science, Health Sciences

More details:https://www.ucd.ie/foodandhealth


Institute : Global Irish

Fields of study:Irish


Institute : Humanities of Ireland


Institute : Micheál Ó’Cléirigh

Fields of study:Cultural Studies, History

More details:https://www.ucd.ie/mocleirigh


Institute : Sport and Health

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Sports

More details:https://www.ucd.ie/instituteforsportandhealth


Institute : Study of Social Change

Fields of study:Social Studies

More details:Geary


Institute : The Charles

Fields of study:Dermatology

More details:Charles Institute of Dermatology https://www.ucd.ie/charles


Laboratory : Complex and Adaptive Systems

Fields of study:Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Meteorology, Nanotechnology, Statistics


Laboratory : National Virus Reference

Fields of study:Virology


Research Division : Bioresources

Fields of study:Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering


Research Division : Electricity

Fields of study:Electrical Engineering


Research Division : Irish Social Science Data Archive

Fields of study:Social Sciences

More details:ISSDA


Research Division : Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive

More details:IVRLA


Research Division : James Joyce

Fields of study:Literature

top Degrees

Higher Certificate


Ordinary Bachelor Degree


Honours Bachelor Degree


Higher Diploma

Fields of study:Folklore, Irish


Masters Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, Information Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Musicology, Optical Technology, Power Engineering, Regional Planning


Post-graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Biology, Economics, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology


Doctoral Degree

Fields of study:Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Archiving, Art History, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Celtic Languages and Studies, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Film, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, History, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Midwifery, Modern Languages, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Theatre, Veterinary Science

Note

Also Undergraduate Certificates and Diplomas, 1-2 yrs; Professional Certificates and Diplomas (Architecture); Graduates Diplomas; MBA Programmes

Main Press

UCD Press

Updated on 18-10-2022