STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES

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• STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
• for
• UCC STUDENTS

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Eligibility

• Students with at least Second Class honours in
  the First University Examination in Commerce
• Students who obtain at least Second Class honours
  in the Second University Examination in Commerce,
  at the Summer Examination.

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Requirements while Abroad

• To fulfill requirements for the successful
  completion of the year abroad, a student must
  achieve a pass standard, as applied by the host
  institution, on a set of courses approved by the
  Faculty of Commerce, UCC. Students will be asked
  to complete a workload broadly equivalent to
• 60 ECTS credits or
• 288 teaching contact hours over an academic year.
  The workload should be at a broadly equivalent
  level to the UCC BComm III.
• Year-abroad students are not expected to take
  identical courses to the modules offered in BComm
  III. Nevertheless, students are advised that some
  modules in BComm III may be prerequisites to
  certain BComm IV modules (and/or certain
  postgraduate programmes).

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Recognition by UCC

• Marks shall be submitted to the Summer
  Examination Board, UCC, with a Supplemental Board
  in Autumn. Honours will not be awarded at the
  Third Commerce Examination Boards to those
  students who take their year abroad.
• Instead, academic transcripts and/or other
  certified documentation from the host university
  will be appended to the academic transcript
  issued by UCC.

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Application Process

• There are 3 stages to the application process
• Complete an internal application form and submit
  to the International Education Office. Deadline
  Friday, December 11th 2009.
• (ii) If selected to spend the third year abroad
  an application will be submitted to the
  appropriate university in the US, the UK or
  Canada. The deadline for receipt of applications
  will be determined by the host institution.
• (iii) Once you have been accepted by a host
  institution, you must then select the modules you
  wish to take during the year.
• consider the modules available in the host
  institution
• the modules available in BComm III, the modules
  that you are likely to take in BComm IV
• your future career plans.
• You are advised to consult with the Director of
  the BComm programme, Dr. Ed Shinnick, and other
  members of the Faculty of Commerce before making
  your selection.

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Faculty Approval

• Receive permission from the Faculty of Commerce
  to spend the year abroad.
• Faculty must also approve the modules selected by
  students.

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Work Placement

• A three month placement is a possibility during
  the Summer of 2009.
• Contact
• Ms. Sheila Byrne,
• Work Placement Manager - B Commerce
• Careers Advisory Work Placement Service
• UCC.
• Email s.byrne_at_ucc.ie

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Options in Canada

• University of Ottawa Business School
• www.uottawa.ca
• St Marys University, Nova Scotia
• www.stmarys.ca/
• Concordia University, Montreal
• www.concordia.ca

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Options in the USA

• (a) Babson College, Massachusetts
  www.babson.edu
• (b) Boston College, Massachusetts
  www.bc.edu
• (c) North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  www.ncsu.edu
• (d) Pace University, New York City
  www.pace.edu
• (e) Salve Regina, Rhode Island
  www.salve.edu

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Options in the USA

• (f) Suffolk University, Boston
  www.suffolk.edu
• (g) University of Cincinnati, Ohio
  www.uc.edu
• (h) University of Montana
  www.umt.edu
• (i) University of San Diego
  www.sandiego.edu/

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Options in the USA
(j) MAUI-UTRECHT Exchange Programme

• Baylor University
• www.baylor.edu
• Kansas State
• www.ksu.edu
• Oklahoma State
• www.osu.okstate.edu
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• www.siuc.edu
• Texas Tech University
• www.ttu.edu

• University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• www.unl.edu
• University of Nebraska - Omaha
• www.unomaha.edu
• University of Oklahoma
• www.ou.edu

University of Missouri Columbia www.missouri.edu
University of Missouri - Kansas
City www.umkc.edu University of Missouri
Rolla www.umr.edu University of Missouri - St.
Louis www.umsl.edu University of Nebraska
Kearney www.unk.edu
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Options in the United Kingdom

• Strathclyde Business School
• www.strath.ac.uk/business/

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What the students say

• Ciara OLeary spent the 2006/2007 academic year
  at Pace University in New York City.
• I spent the third year of my Commerce degree
  studying at Pace University in New York. It was
  undoubtedly one of the best experiences of my
  life. The university was located just two blocks
  from Wall Street so there was a real emphasis on
  the financial markets which I thoroughly enjoyed.
  I now hope to pursue a career in that area of
  business.
• The smaller class size made it easier to
  participate in class discussions and I found the
  professors and staff extremely helpful. It
  differed from the Irish system in many ways. In
  New York there was high emphasis placed on
  discussions and in-class learning.

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What the students say

• Eoin Cotter studied at the Carroll School of
  Management, Boston College during 2008/2009
• The decision to study in Boston College has
  easily been one of the best decisions I have ever
  made. Everything from the football games to the
  classes to the parties is amazing.
• The classes are great also. Everything here
  is to do with class participation and discussion
  which is different to back home but it definitely
  makes for interesting classes. There are less
  hours and more continuous assessment than UCC but
  you get the chance to meet and listen to some
  pretty amazing people. I have already met the
  Director for Marketing at Puma and the President
  of Motorola.

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What the students say

• Rory Heffernan spent the third year of his BComm
  degree at North Carolina State University at
  Raleigh.
• NC State is an amazing place to study for a year
  and I would thoroughly recommend it. You get a
  great mix of learning about American culture and
  its people, as well as making friends from all
  over the world. You can experience a different
  type of education system and learn about things
  from an American perspective. You will also love
  learning about American sports and culture.
• I also travelled a lot while I was there
  visiting New York, Washington D.C., Las Vegas and
  The Bahamas for Spring Break. You will definitely
  learn more about the world, about yourself and
  about America through this experience, but most
  importantly, you will have a lot of good times,
  fun and great memories. It will be one of the
  best years of your life.

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What the students say

• Orla Hennessy spent the third year of her BComm
  degree at North Carolina State University,
  Raleigh
• Where do I begin to describe the best year of my
  life!! I cannot stress enough how much of an
  amazing time I had and how many amazing people I
  met.
• North Carolina seems like the most random place
  in America to visit and I went over there with
  little or no knowledge of the State or the
  people. I was greeted with an amazing countryside
  and with an evenmore amazing welcome.

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View from Salve Regina campus
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Spring Break in the Bahamas
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Irish Festival at Newport
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Times Square, New York City
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Central Park, New York
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
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• Thank you
• Email m.foster_at_ucc.ie