(For general enquiries or assistance in establishing internships)
Academic programmes with internships at UCD are listed below. Employers are encouraged to liaise directly with the Programme Internship Manager of the programme(s) of interest (details below).
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| All pathways | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Archives and Records Management | 1 |
1 week (or 1 day/ week for 5 weeks) |
January-March |
Julie Brooks |
| Cultural Policy and Arts Management | 1 | 8 weeks | April-May | Pat Cooke |
| Irish Folklore & Ethnology | 1 |
12 weeks |
June - August |
Bairbre NíFhlionn |
| Public History | 1 |
4-8 weeks |
January-March |
Paul Rouse |
| Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge | 1 |
4-8 weeks |
May-August |
Cathal Billings |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Commerce |
3 | 9-12 months | September-September | Claire Kingston |
| Economics & Finance |
3 | 9-12 months | September-September | Claire Kingston |
| Commerce (International) | 3 | 6-12 weeks | June - August | Claire Kingston |
| BSc Business | 3 | 9-12 months | September - September | Claire Kingston |
| Summer Internship Programme-Business |
3 | 6 weeks | June-July | Summer Internships |
| BSc Sustainability with Business & Economics | 3 | 8-12 weeks | June - August | Sustainability Internships |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Aviation Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| Quantitative Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| Management Consultancy | 1 | Discuss with contact | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| International Managements/CEMS MIM | 1 | 8 weeks-6 months | September onwards | Bel Blanco |
| International Business | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | Bel Blanco |
| MSc Financial Data Science | 1 | 8 week | June - August | Bel Blanco |
| MSc Strategic Management | 1 | 8 weeks | June - August | Bel Blanco |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Landscape Architecture | 3 |
6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [January - March |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| ‡ 5-year Integrated Masters | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering | 4 |
6-8 months |
January-August |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
‡ Students of this programme complete 3 years of study before continuing on the masters pathway for years 4 and 5.
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1 | 6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June - August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Biosystems & Food Engineering | 1 |
6-8 months, [10 –13 weeks] |
June – August [June – August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering | 1 | 8 months | January - August | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Electrical Power Engineering | 1 | 6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June - August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Electronic & Computer Engineering | 1 | 6-8 month [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June - August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Energy Systems Engineering |
1 | 6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June- August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Engineering with Business (Civil, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical) |
1 | 6-7 months | June-December | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Environmental Policy | 1 | 10 weeks | June - August | Dr Luke Kelleher |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 1 | 6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June - August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 6-8 months [10-13 weeks] |
January - August [June-August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Optical Engineering | 1 |
6-8 months [10 –13 weeks] |
January - August [June – August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Regional & Urban Planning (MRUP) | 2 | 8 – 10 weeks | January – May | Dr. Linda Fox-Rogers |
| Structural Engineering with Architecture | 1 | 8 months | January - September | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact | Contact |
| Agricultural Systems Technology | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | ||
| Agri-Environmental Science | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Animal & Crop Production | 3 | 30 weeks minimum | January-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Animal Science | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Animal Science-Equine | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Dairy Business | 3 | 20 weeks minimum | July-December | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Food & Agribusiness Management | 3 | 28 weeks mimimum | January-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Food Science | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Forestry | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf Management | 3 | 16 weeks minimum | March-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Human Nutrition | 3 | 10 months minimum | September-August | Sinéad Flannery | Aoife Byrne |
| Sport and Exercise Management | 2 | 10 weeks minimum | Summer Trimester (May - July) | Louise O'Brien | Louise O'Brien |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Law | 3 | 14 weeks | January - May | |
|
Social Sciences [Archaeology; Economics; Geography; Information & Communication Studies; Mathematics; Philosophy; Politics & International Relations; Social Justice; Sociology; Statistics; Archaeology, Geography & History; Computational Social Sciences; Economics Mathematics & Statistics] |
3 | 12-30 weeks | September-December or January-May (can continue through summer) | Social Science Internships Team |
|
BSc Sustainability with Social Sciences, Policy & Law |
3 | 8 - 12 weeks | June - August | Sustainability Internships |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Applied Economics | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | Aisling Reynolds |
| Behavioural Economics | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | Aisling Reynolds |
| Children & Youth Studies | 1 |
6-8 weeks |
Placements have been deferred until further notice | Gabriella Marínez Sainz |
| Communication and Media | 1 |
12-14 weeks |
May-August | Paraic Kerrigan |
| Education | 1 | 6-8 weeks (or part-time equivalent over year) |
Placements have been deferred until further notice. | Gabriella Marínez Sainz |
| European Politics & Policy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| European Public Affairs & Law | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Gender, Politics and International Relations | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Human Rights | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| International Development | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| International Political Economy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| International Relations |
1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Library and Information Studies | 1 | 12-14 weeks | Summer 2024 | Claire Nolan |
| Middle East Politics | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Peace & Conflict | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Political Theory | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Politics | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Politics, International Relations | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Patrick Paul Walsh |
| Public Administration - Development Practice | 1 | 6-12 weeks | June-August | Tobias Theiler |
| Public Policy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-August | Dominic Shellard |
| Social Data Analytics | 1 | 8 weeks | May-July | Pablo Lucas |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Actuarial & Financial Studies |
3 | 6-8 months | January-August | bafsworkplacements@ucd.ie |
|
Biology & Environmental Science |
3 |
6-12 weeks | June-August | |
| Biomolecular & Biomedical Science [Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Genetics; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology] |
3 | 6 months | June-December | |
| Chemistry [Chemistry; Chem. with Biophysical Chemistry; Chem. with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology] |
3 | 6-12 weeks | June-August | |
|
Computer Science Computer Science w/ Data Science |
3 |
6-12 weeks or 5 months |
June-August or March-August |
|
| Geology | 3 |
6-12 weeks |
June-August | |
| Mathematics & Statistics [Mathematics; Applied & Computational Mathematics; Financial Mathematics; Statistics; Mathematical Science] |
3 |
6-12 weeks |
June-August | |
| Physiology | 3 |
6-12 weeks |
June-August | |
| Sustainability with Environmental Sciences | 3 |
6-12 weeks |
June - August | |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Actuarial Science | 1 | 3 months | June-August | |
| Applied Environmental Science | 1 | 8 weeks | July-August | |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
|
Chemistry (Negotiated Learning) |
1 |
12 weeks |
May-August |
|
| Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
| Higher Diploma in Computer Science (ICT Skills Conversion) | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
| Global Change: Ecosystem Science & Policy |
1 |
6-8 weeks |
January-March | |
| Nanotechnology | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
| Space Science & Technology | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
| Statistics | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
|
Synthetic Chemistry for Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemicals Industries |
1 |
12 weeks |
May-August |
|
| Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs | 1 | 12 weeks | May-August | |
| Postgraduate Programmes PhD | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Bioinformatics & Systems Biology |
1, 2 or 3 | 1-6 months | Variable | Denis Shields |