Freshers: Post your questions about UCC here!

lilmissprincess

I seem to remember a thread of this sort on here last year when I was a fresher

So, name, course and things you're looking forward to in UCC!

UpTheSlashers

I was just going to start a similar thread Ive accepted arts, what can i expect?

cork*girl

Arts aswell Can't Wait to get started now, Looking foward to the craic

UpTheSlashers

Ive just been reading a thread on Arts in UCC, is Sociology really THAT bad?:eek:

Serbitar

Environmental Earth System Sciences. Just looking for something different to Limerick to be honest!

UpTheSlashers

Serbitar wrote: »

Environmental Earth System Sciences. Just looking for something different to Limerick to be honest!

That was my second choice, are you gonna try be a geography teacher from it?

Byron85

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Ive just been reading a thread on Arts in UCC, is Sociology really THAT bad?:eek:

In first year it is tedious a lot of the time. There are some good modules though. In second and third year the options in it are great though so i'm continuing on with it as of next month. I'll be doing it as my major.

lilmissprincess

Arts: You pick your four subjects in registration BUT you can change into another class (if it isn't full) if you really don't like one. I did it for English, changed to Economics after about three weeks. The deadline for this is the 31st October afaik... I'm doing my degree in Celtic Civilisation and Economics, which is totally different for what I signed up for!

Serbitar

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

That was my second choice, are you gonna try be a geography teacher from it?

It's an option like, but I'm more inclined towards either Geology or Ecology at the moment to be honest.

tammyme

Congrats everyone!:)
Is anyone doing Social Science?

UnionOfV

Elec Eng, looking forward to doing some worthwhile work (yes work!) for once! I'll be the gentleman dressed in black with the hat

TRAPASARMY

Accounting. Whens Freshers week?

UnionOfV

18-19 August, with course-specific orientation in the two weeks preceding it. Check the ucc site.

cian_s_obrien

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

is Sociology really THAT bad?:eek:

I hated the sociology module for nursing. Out of 190 in the year I never heard of one person saying they liked it. But then again we only did the sociology of health and illness.

i like pie

pharmacy!!! can't wait:D anyone else accepted pharmacy??

captainspeckle

UnionOfV wrote: »

18-19 August, with course-specific orientation in the two weeks preceding it. Check the ucc site.

That's Freshers Fest whish is basically a load of faffing about if you ask me! The real freshers week is the first week of term, 20th - 24th, thats the REAL party!

Also welcome everyone!!! Anyone who has accepted Arts feel free to drop me a pm for any questions, I will be glad to help!

ReacherCreature

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

I was just going to start a similar thread Ive accepted arts, what can i expect?

Hell. :pac:

Welcome to UCC rooks. 2 pages in and no ones introduced themselves - making a balls of the UCC forum already are we?

Same as what captainspeckle said, I'm doing Arts, will be happy to help in any PMs.

captainspeckle

we need to get this thread back on track!!!

So....

Name, age, course, aspirations, dreams etc etc...! :P

Ricky91t

For all the new first years try and be in the country for the dates of your course, If you don't know anyone in your course coming to Orientation usually means you'll get to know a few people before the (possible dreaded, but sometimes not!) first day.

Date in Sept Programme
Monday 6th Engineering, Architecture & Food Science

Tuesday 7th Law, Commerce and Commerce and Languages

Wednesday 8th Accounting, Finance, BIS, Gov

Thursday 9th Early Childhood Studies, Social Science, Music, Applied Psychology, Drama & Theatre, Social Work (Youth & Community)

Friday 10th Nursing

Monday 13th Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, OT, S&L, Public Health

Tuesday 14th Computer Science, Environmental, Mathematical Sciences, Physics & Astrophysics

Wednesday 15th Biological & Chemical, Genetics, Chemical Sciences

Thursday 16th BA(Arts!)

Friday 17th BA(Arts!)

Sat 18th & Sun 19th Freshers Fest

I'm in Computer science and fourth captainspeckle regarding questions in PM's etc.

Knifey Spoony

UnionOfV wrote: »

Elec Eng, looking forward to doing some worthwhile work (yes work!) for once! I'll be the gentleman dressed in black with the hat

You have picked yourself one hell of a course for work! I'm going into third year elec eng myself and I'm really enjoying this course. You should have a small enough class, so you should get to know everyone, which is handy when it comes to assignments . Lecturers are really friendly as well. Enjoy the course.

Byron85

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Hell. :pac:

Welcome to UCC rooks. 2 pages in and no ones introduced themselves - making a balls of the UCC forum already are we?

Same as what captainspeckle said, I'm doing Arts, will be happy to help in any PMs.

Same as Reacher regarding PMs etc.

Also, all incoming female students, if you could all forward on a full profile with vital statistics and a photograph to myself, Reacher and Eliot it would be much appreciated.

Yours in Pervdom,
Bryan.

UnionOfV

@Knifey Spooney Thanks for the info, I didn't pick this course looking for an easy time so looks like I'm on the right track

captainspeckle wrote: »

Name, age, course, aspirations, dreams etc etc...! :P

Right!

Name's Yann Donnelly, aged... (checks passport) 18, heading into Elec Eng as previously stated. Plans for the rest of the year include building a head-tracking system for HAWX, discovering manga and drinking loads of Asti Spumente on my balcony :pac: If you're in my course don't be afraid to talk to me, I'm the quiet guy with a black hat

Eliot Rosewater

Byron85 wrote: »

Also, all incoming female students, if you could all forward on a full profile with vital statistics and a photograph to myself, Reacher and Eliot it would be much appreciated.

Geez Byron. I had planned to pass off as a first year on this thread, implanting myself (long term, in more ways than one) within the young 'uns so as to play on their insecurities and nervousness, thus in the end luring them into our ring of ... hmmm ... friendship. If your direct approach fails I say shame on you!


To the first years: PM away! In any case I'll be doing orientation as part of the peer support setup for Maths Science students. I'll be the guy with the dashing good looks, quick intellect, funny personality and a disturbing propensity to lie.

Byron85

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

To the first years: PM away! In any case I'll be doing orientation as part of the peer support setup for Maths Science students. I'll be the guy with the dashing good looks, quick intellect, funny personality and a disturbing propensity to lie.

He's also a lying b*****d.

Edit, just noticed you admitted as much. Lol.

Knifey Spoony

UnionOfV wrote: »

@Knifey Spooney Thanks for the info, I didn't pick this course looking for an easy time so looks like I'm on the right track

No problem. Any questions about the course, drop me a pm.

PartTime_Irish

Hi, my name is Anne Stempel. I'm German, have been living in Kerry for 3 years, and I'm going to study Arts. (Originally I wanted Social Science in Dublin... )

Kersmash

Suppose I'll actually introduce myself. I'm Darren, 18 and i'll be doing Computer Science. Really can't wait

Byron85

Kersmash wrote: »

Suppose I'll actually introduce myself. I'm Darren, 18 and i'll be doing Computer Science. Really can't wait

Tis yourself!

Cian92

I'm Cian, 18 and will be doing Accounting! My main worry is parking...

Kersmash

Byron85 wrote: »

Tis yourself!

Tis bah! Feels good to be able to post here legitimately!

TanG411

PartTime_Irish wrote: »

Hi, my name is Anne Stempel. I'm German, have been living in Kerry for 3 years, and I'm going to study Arts. (Originally I wanted Social Science in Dublin... )

Good choice of course (coming from a 2nd year Arts student)

UpTheSlashers

I am doing Arts but I am unsure about my subject choices, is there some sort of careers advisor I could contact before I have to make my final decision.

ReacherCreature

Byron85 wrote: »

Same as Reacher regarding PMs etc.

Also, all incoming female students, if you could all forward on a full profile with vital statistics and a photograph to myself, Reacher and Eliot it would be much appreciated.

Yours in Pervdom,
Bryan.

What Bryan said - I probably couldn't have put that together better meself.

UnionOfV wrote: »

@Knifey Spooney Thanks for the info, I didn't pick this course looking for an easy time so looks like I'm on the right track


Right!

Name's Yann Donnelly, aged... (checks passport) 18, heading into Elec Eng as previously stated. Plans for the rest of the year include building a head-tracking system for HAWX, discovering manga and drinking loads of Asti Spumente on my balcony :pac: If you're in my course don't be afraid to talk to me, I'm the quiet guy with a black hat

HAWX? The game? Feck off with that malarky and play Ace Combat!

You're the guy in the hat? Sure I'll pick you out of a dozen thousand students.

PartTime_Irish wrote: »

Hi, my name is Anne Stempel. I'm German, have been living in Kerry for 3 years, and I'm going to study Arts. (Originally I wanted Social Science in Dublin... )

Good choice - forget Dublin. :pac:

Kersmash wrote: »

Suppose I'll actually introduce myself. I'm Darren, 18 and i'll be doing Computer Science. Really can't wait

Do I see you around the Call of Duty forum? Maybe I'm wrong!

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

I am doing Arts but I am unsure about my subject choices, is there some sort of careers advisor I could contact before I have to make my final decision.

If you like, you could lash down your subjects here and we could advise as best as we could? Re careers advisor, I'm not sure.

All these new students coming in is good stuff.

UnionOfV

ReacherCreature wrote: »

You're the guy in the hat? Sure I'll pick you out of a dozen thousand students.

listen I know Elec Eng is popular and all but a dozen thousand, really? :pac:

ReacherCreature

UnionOfV wrote: »

listen I know Elec Eng is popular and all but a dozen thousand, really? :pac:

On campus

Fernicia

Kersmash wrote: »

Suppose I'll actually introduce myself. I'm Darren, 18 and i'll be doing Computer Science. Really can't wait

Sup Darren, I'll be seeing you in CS quite soon!

(turns to general UCC populace)
Hey there everyone, I'm Robbie. My online alias may lead people to believe I'm a woman, which I'm not. Speaking of, are there going to be any women at all in our course? :P
Also, anyone know where to find our timetable or subject options?

ReacherCreature

Fernicia wrote: »

Sup Darren, I'll be seeing you in CS quite soon!

(turns to general UCC populace)
Hey there everyone, I'm Robbie. My online alias may lead people to believe I'm a woman, which I'm not. Speaking of, are there going to be any women at all in our course? :P
Also, anyone know where to find our timetable or subject options?

UCC Book of Modules is your friend (Not for getting women but subjects - oooh sexy)

Have a look here: http://www.ucc.ie/modules/descriptions/page014.html

I'm assuming this is correct. CS1050 to CS1109 would probably be your modules for 1st year. (1 indicates year, 2 for 2nd etc.)

UpTheSlashers

ReacherCreature wrote: »

If you like, you could lash down your subjects here and we could advise as best as we could? Re careers advisor, I'm not sure.

All these new students coming in is good stuff.

Basically I want to be a post-primary teacher, Spanish and another subject. I was thinking spanish and Geography but it doesnt look like thats possible?

ReacherCreature

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Basically I want to be a post-primary teacher, Spanish and another subject. I was thinking spanish and Geography but it doesnt look like thats possible?

Well I'm sure you can pick those subjects. Look here: http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/what/acsss/arts/

You're only allowed to pick one subject per group. (Four subjects to pick)

Spanish and Geography are in seperate groups, so you can do them.

About the workload, it's all about if you want to do it!

UpTheSlashers

Ya but theyre in "6" and "6b" so thats kinda confusing me. Will i be able bring them both on to second year?

ReacherCreature

I'm not sure if you can pick them; someone on the forum could shed light.

If you are, you can bring them forward to 2nd and 3rd year. You can decide to Joint, Major and Single one or the other subject.

Single Subject: 50 credits in one subject and 10 credits in the other.
Major Subject: 40 credits in one subject and 20 credits in the other.
Joint Subject: 30 credits in each subject.

Understandable?

UpTheSlashers

Cheers, I think I'd do then joint if I could bring them on

Byron85

ReacherCreature wrote: »

I'm not sure if you can pick them; someone on the forum could shed light.

If you are, you can bring them forward to 2nd and 3rd year. You can decide to Joint, Major and Single one or the other subject.

No need to fear, for now I am here!

*Groups 6(a) and 6(b) become one group in Second and Third Arts. Therefore only one subject from Celtic Civilisation, Geography, Italian, Philosophy, Spanish may be continued in Second and Third Arts.

http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/arts/art002.html

Loads of information there. Just scroll down a little.

UpTheSlashers

Ya, that's what I feared. I'm not sure what to do now, would it be too difficult to take up another language? I got HC1 in Spanish

Byron85

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Ya, that's what I feared. I'm not sure what to do now, would it be too difficult to take up another language? I got HC1 in Spanish

I reckon it would. You're expect to be proficient as it is going into a language in first year. In second year the game is upped so to speak.

English could be an option though?

UpTheSlashers

Right so, I'll have a think about it, thanks for the help. I'll let the other freshers ask a few questions now

Byron85

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Right so, I'll have a think about it, thanks for the help. I'll let the other freshers ask a few questions now

No bother but don't be afraid to keep asking. It makes the rest of us feel important and seem experienced! Then again, UCC is the fourth college/university i've attended. :eek::P

ReacherCreature

Byron85 wrote: »

No need to fear, for now I am here!



http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/arts/art002.html

Loads of information there. Just scroll down a little.

Thank you Byron, you the man.

Sorry UpTheSlashers, is there anything else you might like/want to do?

tommy21

Ignore Byron everyone, his experience in the states has made him even more depraved.

UpTheSlashers

I'm not sure, my other LC subjects were dcg and ag science and there's not much I can do with them. English is a no-no unfortunately for me. I did ordinary maths and ordinary Irish so I doubt I'd be able for those options. What if I took german at beginners level in 1st year?

ReacherCreature

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

I'm not sure, my other LC subjects were dcg and ag science and there's not much I can do with them. English is a no-no unfortunately for me. I did ordinary maths and ordinary Irish so I doubt I'd be able for those options. What if I took german at beginners level in 1st year?

I think you should be looking at what you might like to do and not get lumped with something or do something you have to do. If you have an interest, sure, go for it but if you pick wrongly you're left with it unless you change.