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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).

Internships programmes in UCD

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
All pathways 3 12-15 weeks

September-December or January-April

(opens in a new window)artshumanities.internships@ucd.ie
Postgraduate Programmes Masters
 Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Archives and Records Management 1

1 week (or 1 day/ week for 5 weeks)

January-March

 (opens in a new window)Julie Brooks   
Cultural Policy and Arts Management       1 8 weeks April-May (opens in a new window)Pat Cooke             
Irish Folklore & Ethnology 1

12 weeks

June - August

 (opens in a new window)Bairbre NíFhlionn  
Public History 1

4-8 weeks

January-March

 (opens in a new window)Paul Rouse             
Scríobh agus Cumarsáid na Gaeilge 1

4-8 weeks

May-August

 (opens in a new window)Cathal Billings   

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Commerce
 3 9 - 12 months September - September (opens in a new window)Claire Kingston
Economics & Finance
 3 9 - 12 months September - September (opens in a new window)Claire Kingston
BSc Business  3 9 - 12 months September - September (opens in a new window)Claire Kingston
Commerce (International)  3 6 - 12 weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Claire Kingston
Business & Law 3 6 - 12 weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Claire Kingston
Summer Internship Programme-Business
 3 6 weeks June - July (opens in a new window)Summer Internships
BSc Sustainability with Business & Economics 3  6 - 12 weeks June - August  (opens in a new window)Sustainability Internships 
Postgraduate Programmes Masters
 Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Aviation Finance 1 8 weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
Finance 1 8  weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance 1 8  weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
Quantitative Finance 1 8 weeks June-August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
Management Consultancy 1 Discuss with contact June - August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
International Managements/CEMS MIM 1 8 weeks - 6 months September onwards (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
International Business 1 8 weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
MSc Financial Data Science  1  8 week  June - August  (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco
MSc Strategic Management  1  8 weeks  June - August  (opens in a new window)Bel Blanco 

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Landscape Architecture 3

6-8 months

[10-13 weeks]

January - August

[January - March
or June - August]

 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
‡ 5-year Integrated Masters Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 4

6-8 months

January-August

 (opens in a new window)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]		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Biosystems & Food Engineering 1

6-8 months,

[10 –13 weeks]

June – August

[June – August]

 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering 1 8 months January - August (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Electrical Power Engineering 1 6-8 months

[10-13 weeks]		 January - August

[June - August]		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Electronic & Computer Engineering 1 6-8 month

[10-13 weeks]		 January - August

[June - August]		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Energy Systems Engineering
 1 6-8 months

[10-13 weeks]		 January - August

[June- August]		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Engineering with Business
(Civil, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical)
 1 6-7 months June-December (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Environmental Policy 1 10 weeks June - August (opens in a new window)Dr Luke Kelleher
Materials Science & Engineering 1 6-8 months

[10-13 weeks]		 January - August

[June - August]		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Mechanical Engineering 1 6-8 months

[10-13 weeks]		 January - August

[June-August] 		 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Optical Engineering 1

6-8 months

[10 –13 weeks]

January - August

[June – August]

 (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan
Regional & Urban Planning (MRUP) 1 10 weeks May - July (opens in a new window)Dr. Linda Fox-Rogers
Structural Engineering with Architecture 1 8 months January - September (opens in a new window)Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact Contact
Agricultural Systems Technology 3 16 weeks minimum March-August

(opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery 

(opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne 
Agri-Environmental Science 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Animal & Crop Production 3 30 weeks minimum January-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Animal Science 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Animal Science-Equine 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Dairy Business 3 20 weeks minimum July-December (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Food & Agribusiness Management 3 28 weeks mimimum January-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Food Science 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Forestry 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf Management 3 16 weeks minimum March-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Human Nutrition 3 10 months minimum September-August (opens in a new window)Sinéad Flannery (opens in a new window)Aoife Byrne  
Sport and Exercise Management  2 10 weeks minimum Summer Trimester (May - July) (opens in a new window)Louise O'Brien (opens in a new window)Louise O'Brien
BSc Sport, Health & Exercise Science 2-3 140 hours Full-time in Stage 2 summer trimester or part-time from September - April in Stage 3. (opens in a new window)Alexandra Strelova (opens in a new window)Abigail Murfitt

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Law 3 14 weeks January - May

(opens in a new window)Philip Howarth

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)   (opens in a new window)Social Science Internships Team

BSc Sustainability with Social Sciences, Policy & Law

 3  8 - 12 weeks  June - August (opens in a new window)Sustainability Internships
Postgraduate Programmes Masters
 Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Applied Economics 1 12 weeks May-August (opens in a new window)Aisling Reynolds
Behavioural Economics 1 12 weeks May-August (opens in a new window)Aisling Reynolds
Children & Youth Studies 1

6-8 weeks
(or part-time equivalent over year)

 Placements have been deferred until further notice (opens in a new window)Gabriella Marínez Sainz
Communication and Media 1

12-14 weeks

 May-August (opens in a new window)Paraic Kerrigan
Education 1 6-8 weeks
(or part-time equivalent over year)		 Placements have been deferred until further notice. (opens in a new window)Gabriella Marínez Sainz
European Politics & Policy 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
(opens in a new window)European Public Affairs & Law 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
Gender, Politics and International Relations 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
Human Rights 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
International Development 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
International Political Economy 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
International Relations
 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh(opens in a new window)
Library and Information Studies 1 12-14 weeks Summer 2024 (opens in a new window)Claire Nolan
Middle East Politics 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh(opens in a new window)
Peace & Conflict 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
Political Theory 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh(opens in a new window)
Politics 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
Politics, International Relations 1 12-14 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Patrick Paul Walsh
Public Administration - Development Practice 1 6-12 weeks June-August (opens in a new window)Tobias Theiler
Public Policy 1 12-14 weeks May-August (opens in a new window)Dominic Shellard
Social Data Analytics 1 8 weeks May-July (opens in a new window)Pablo Lucas

Undergraduate Programmes Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Actuarial & Financial Studies
 3 6-8 months January-August (opens in a new window)bafsworkplacements@ucd.ie

Biology & Environmental Science 
[Cell & Molecular Biology; Environmental Biology; Plant Biology; Zoology]
3		 6-12 weeks June-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Biomolecular & Biomedical Science
[Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Genetics; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology]		 3 6 months June-December

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Chemistry
[Chemistry; Chem. with Biophysical Chemistry; Chem. with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology]		 3 6-12 weeks June-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy

Computer Science 

Computer Science w/ Data Science

 3

6-12 weeks

or 

5 months

June-August

or

March-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Geology 3

6-12 weeks

 June-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Mathematics & Statistics
[Mathematics; Applied & Computational Mathematics; Financial Mathematics; Statistics; Mathematical Science]		 3

6-12 weeks

 June-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Physiology 3

6-12 weeks

 June-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Sustainability with Environmental Sciences 3

6-12 weeks

 June - August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Postgraduate Programmes Masters
 Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Actuarial Science 1 3 months June-August

(opens in a new window)Adrian O'Hagan
Applied Environmental Science 1 8 weeks July-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Biotechnology 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy

Chemistry (Negotiated Learning)

1

12 weeks

May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Higher Diploma in Computer Science (ICT Skills Conversion) 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Global Change: Ecosystem Science & Policy
 1

6-8 weeks

 January-March

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Nanotechnology 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Space Science & Technology 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Statistics 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy

Synthetic Chemistry for Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemicals Industries

1

12 weeks

May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs 1 12 weeks May-August

(opens in a new window)Paul Murphy and (opens in a new window)Rachel McEvoy
Postgraduate Programmes PhD Year Duration
 Timing
 Contact
Bioinformatics & Systems Biology
 1, 2 or 3 1-6 months Variable (opens in a new window)Denis Shields

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