Arts International

Arts (International) includes a year abroad at one of our partner institutions in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America or Asia, and is open to language and non-language students.

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirements At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English O6/H7 Irish O6/H7 Other Language O6/H7 Arts Subjects Requirements with Points to Note Computer Science (Group 1) Computer Science is available in First Year Arts and thereafter only as a 10-credit minor subject within the Single Subject Degree Programme. Portuguese (Group 1) Students wishing to take Beginners' Portuguese, you must have obtained a minimum H4 in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent) in another modern continental language, or Irish, Latin, or Greek. History of Art (Group 2 (a)) History of Art may be taken with another subject in Group 2 in First Year only. European Studies (Group 2 (b)) This subject is available in First Arts and thereafter only as part of the BA (International). European Studies students wishing to transfer to the four-year BA Hons International must make an application seeking the approval of CACSSS. All such applications are subject to examination results and availability of places. Studies in Psychology (Group 2 (b)) Studies in Psychology in Arts first year stream only for 2026/27 entry. Subject to be part of Group 2b. This subject is available in Year 1 only. Chinese Studies (Group 3) This subject is available in First Arts and thereafter as a 10-credit subject in the Single Subject Programme or as a 20-credit subject in the Major Subject Programme in the three year BA Degree. Students wishing to continue with Chinese Studies as a 30- or 40-credit subject must make an application seeking the approval of CACSSS to transfer to the BA (International). All such applications are subject to examination results and availability of places. These students will spend the third year of their degree studying at an approved university in China and return to UCC to complete their degree programme in Fourth Year. German (Group 3) Students wishing to select German Non Beginners should have a minimum grade H4 in German in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to take German (Beginners) are recommended to have a minimum of grade H3 in another modern continental language. Latin (Group 3) This is available in First Arts and thereafter only as a 10-credit subject in the Single Subject Programme.. Mathematical Studies (Group 3) Students will be required to achieve a minimum H4 in Mathematics in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent. French (Group 4) A Student will not normally be allowed to select French unless they have attained a pass standard in French in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Studies in Music (Group 4) This is available in First Arts and thereafter as a 10-credit subject in Single Subject Programme only. Béaloideas (Group 5) Students wishing to select Béaloideas should normally have a minimum grade H4 in Irish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Lectures are through the medium of Irish. Students may not take both Béaloideas and Folklore. Students intending to apply to transfer to the BA (International) and take Chinese Studies or continental languages, at a Single, Major or joint subject in Second Year, should note that they cannot register for Béaloideas in Second Year. Greek (Group 5) This is available in First Arts and thereafter only as a 10-credit subject in the Single Subject Programme. Italian (Group 6a) Students wishing to take Beginners’ Italian are recommended to have a minimum of grade H4 in another modern continental language, or Irish, or Latin, or Greek in the Leaving Certificate examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to take Non-Beginners’ Italian are recommended to have a minimum of grade H4 in Italian in the Leaving Certificate examination (or equivalent). Spanish (Group 6b) Students wishing to take Beginners’ Spanish must have obtained a minimum grade H4 in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) in another modern continental language, or Irish, Latin or Greek OR evidence of competence equivalent to Grade H4 in a foreign language other than Spanish. Students who have studied Spanish at second level and obtained a grade below H4 can also join the Beginners’ Spanish course. Students wishing to take Non-Beginners’ Spanish must have obtained a minimum Grade H4 in Spanish in the Leaving Certificate examination (or equivalent).