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CAO 2023: Strong demand for new courses as UCD Round 1 offers go live

Posted 30 August, 2023

Six undergraduate entry courses at University College Dublin have seen their points increase over last year’s first round CAO offers.

The biggest increase was seen in DN130 City Planning & Environmental Policy, up 32 points to 487 from 455 points in 2022’s first round. First preference demand for this course rose by 22.4% compared to last year.

DN120 Landscape Architecture also saw a sharp rise, increasing its Round 1 cut-off points to 477 – up 22 points.

DN310 Veterinary Nursing has seen its first round points for 2023 go up by 18 and is now 518, while both DN100 Architecture, 567 points, and DN430 Sport and Exercise Management, 484 points, have seen a smaller increase compared to 2022’s first round, with increases of 11 and 8 points respectively.

UCD was delighted to see DN530 Humanities increasing from 442 points to 444.

CAO CODE Course 2023 Round 1 Points Random

DN100

Architecture

567

 

DN120

Landscape Architecture

477

 

DN130

City Planning & Environmental Policy

487

 

DN150

Engineering

567

 

DN200

Science

555

 

DN201

Computer Science

560

 

DN230

Actuarial and Financial Studies

613

 

DN240

Sustainability

530

 

DN250

Agricultural Science

400

 

DN261

Food Science

498

 

DN262

Human Nutrition

534

 

DN300

Veterinary Medicine (Undergraduate Entry

589

 

DN301

Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry)

--

 

DN310

Veterinary Nursing

518

 

DN400

Medicine (Undergraduate Entry)

736

*

DN401

Medicine (Graduate Entry)

58

*

DN410

Radiography

556

 

DN411

Radiography(Graduate Entry)

--

 

DN420

Physiotherapy

590

 

DN425

Health & Performance Science

534

 

DN430

Sport and Exercise Management

484

 

DN440

Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences

601

*

DN450

General Nursing

403

 

DN451

Children’s & General Nursing (Integrated)

499

 

DN452

Midwifery

510

 

DN453

Mental Health Nursing

407

 

DN520

BA Joint Honours

378

 

DN530

Humanities

444

 

DN541

Modern Languages

307

 

DN600

Law

565

 

DN610

Business and Law

555

 

DN620

Criminology with Psychology

531

 

DN650

Commerce

545

 

DN660

Commerce International

544

 

DN670

Economics and Finance

618

 

DN700

Social Sciences

444

 

DN710

Economics

524

 

DN720

Psychology

554

 

DN750

Social Policy and Sociology

368

 

DN760

Education with Gaeilge & Modern Languages

431

 

This year’s Round 1 offers saw three UCD programmes requiring over 600 points, with DN230 Actuarial and Financial Studies remaining on the same points (613) as last year.

DN670 Economics & Finance, 625 in 2022, is down 7 points to 618. It has continued to be UCD’s highest point degree for several years.

DN440 Biomedical, Health & Life Sciences has seen its first round points fall from 613 to 601*.

It is one of just two courses that are on random selection for this first round, along with DN400 Medicine, 736* points.

The allocation of places for DN400 Medicine is determined based on a combination of the Leaving Certificate Examination core and the HPAT-Ireland score.

UCD now has 37 undergraduate entry routes, alongside three graduate entry options in professional healthcare - DN301 Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry), DN401 Medicine (Graduate Entry), and DN411 Radiography (Graduate Entry).

This year, some 9,568 CAO students opted to give UCD their first preference out of a total of 26,855 applications received in July.

Several courses have seen increases in first preference choice for 2023. DN660 Commerce International represented the largest increase, seeing a 44.2% increase in first preferences, with first round offers at or above 544 points.

DN130 City Planning & Environmental Policy recorded a 22.4% increase in first preferences compared to 2022’s, evidenced by an increase in points while DN250 Agricultural Science and DN541 Modern Languages also saw similar levels of interest compared to last year.

“We were delighted to see there was strong demand for two new courses we offer - DN620 Criminology and Psychology and DN760 Education with Gaeilge & Modern Languages, with points for Round 1 offers 531 and 431 respectively,” said UCD Acting Registrar and Deputy President, (opens in a new window)Professor Barbara Dooley.

“DN760 Education with Gaeilge and Modern Languages is four-year programme that blends language learning and initial teacher education. This degree has been recognised and accredited by The Teaching Council of Ireland. Successful graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as a post-primary school teacher with the Teaching Council of Ireland, thus supporting the demand for teachers of Gaeilge and modern languages in our secondary schools.”

“DN620 Criminology and Psychology is a unique new degree designed to provide students with advanced knowledge of criminology and psychology. Graduates of this unique degree will be well positioned to pursue a variety of careers in organisations such as An Garda Siochána, The Irish Prison Service, and The Probation Service,” added Professor Dooley.

Four undergraduate entry courses have seen no change in their first round points from 2022 to 2023; these are DN230 Actuarial and Financial Studies, 613 points; DN250 Agricultural Science, 400 points; DN410 Radiography, 556 points; and DN660 Commerce International, 544 points.

For more information on UCD course entry requirements and places.

By: David Kearns, Digital Journalist / Media Officer, UCD University Relations

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