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 |
| Celtic Studies, Art History and History |
3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| Classics, Art History and Archaeology |
3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| Classics, English and History |
3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| English, Drama and Film | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| English Literature | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| English with Creative Writing | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| Languages, Linguistics and Culture | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| Music, Film and Drama | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December [2020] or January-April [2021] |
Amy Smith |
| 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 |
| Summer Internship Programme-Business |
3 | 6 weeks | June-July | Claire Kingston |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Aviation Finance | 1 | 10 weeks | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| Finance | 1 | 10 weeks | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance | 1 | 10 weeks | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| Quantitative Finance | 1 | 10 weeks | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| Management Consultancy | 1 | Discuss with contact | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| International Managements/CEMS MIM | 1 | 10 weeks-6 months | September onwards | Christine Higgins |
| Strategic Management Accounting | 1 | 10 weeks | June-August | Christine Higgins |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Landscape Architecture (Short) | 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 [10-12 weeks] |
January - August [June - August] |
Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Biosystems & Food Engineering | 1 | 6-8 months | January - August | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering | 1 | 8 months | January - August | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Electrical Energy 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 | Finbarr Brereton |
| 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 | 8 months | January - August | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Regional & Urban Planning (MRUP) | 2 | 1 day a week for 12 weeks | September - November | Paula Russell |
| Structural Engineering with Architecture | 1 | 8 months | January - September | Eibhlin Loughman / Fionnuala McGowan |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Sport & Exercise Management | 2 | 10 weeks | May-July | Louise O'Brien |
| Agricultural Systems Technology | 3 | 16 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Agri-Environmental Science | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Animal & Crop Production | 3 | 30 weeks | January-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Animal Science | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Animal Science-Equine | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Dairy Business | 3 | 20 weeks | July-December | Sinéad Flannery |
| Food & Agribusiness Management | 3 | 20 weeks | January-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Food Science | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Forestry | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Horticulture, Landscape & Sportsturf Management | 3 | 20 weeks | March-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Human Nutrition | 3 | 10 months minimum | September-August | Sinéad Flannery |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Law | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Business & Law | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with Philosophy | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with Economics | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with History | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with Irish | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with Politics | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
| Law with Social Justice | 3 | 4 weeks | June | Ewa Szczupak |
|
Social Sciences [Archaeology; Economics; Geography; Information & Communication Studies; Mathematics; Philosophy; Politics & International Relations; Social Justice; Sociology; Statistics; Computational Social Sciences; Economics Mathematics & Statistics] |
3 | 12-30 weeks | September-December [2020] - January-August [2021] | Paul Murphy |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Applied Economics | 1 | 11-12 weeks | May-August | Ciara Whelan |
| Behavioural Economics | 1 | 11-12 weeks | May-August | Ciara Whelan |
| Children & Youth Studies | 1 |
6-8 weeks |
Mid-May-July (Sep-July) |
Gabriella Marínez Sainz |
| Digital Information Management | 1 | 6-14 weeks (full or part-time) |
May-August | Amber Cushing |
| Education | 1 | 6-8 weeks (or part-time equivalent over year) |
Mid-May-July (Sep-July) |
Gabriella Marínez Sainz |
| European Politics & Policy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| European Public Affairs & Law | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Gender, Politics and International Relations | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Human Rights | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| International Development | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| International Political Economy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| International Relations |
1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Middle East Politics | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Peace & Conflict | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Political Theory | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Politics | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Politics, International Relations | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-July | Aidan Regan |
| Public Administration - Development Practice | 1 | 6-12 weeks | June-August | Samuel Brazys |
| Public Policy | 1 | 12-14 weeks | May-August | Niamh Hardiman |
| 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 | Laura Barnes |
|
Biology & Environmental Science |
3 |
3 months | June-August |
and |
| Biomolecular & Biomedical Science [Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Genetics; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology] |
3 | 6 months | June-December |
and |
| Chemistry [Chemistry; Chem. with Biophysical Chemistry; Chem. with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology] |
3 | 3 months | June-August |
and |
|
Computer Science and Computer Science -Data Science Stream |
3 |
3 months or 5 months |
June-August or March-August |
and |
| Geology | 3 | 3 months | June-August |
and |
| Mathematics & Statistics [Mathematics; Applied & Computational Mathematics; Financial Mathematics; Statistics; Mathematical Science] |
3 | 3 months | June-August |
and |
| Physiology | 3 | 3 months | June-August |
and |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Actuarial Science | 1 | 3 months | June-August |
and |
| Applied Environmental Science | 1 | 12-15 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August |
and |
| Climate Change: Science & Impacts | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) | 1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August |
and |
| Higher Diploma in Computer Science (ICT Skills Conversion) | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Global Change: Ecosystem Science & Policy |
1 | 6 weeks | January-March |
and |
| Physics - Specialisation: Nanotechnology | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Physics - Specialisation: Space Science & Technology |
1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August |
and |
| Statistics | 1 | 12-15 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs | 1 | 12-15 weeks | June-August |
and |
| Postgraduate Programmes PhD | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Bioinformatics & Systems Biology |
1, 2 or 3 | 1-6 months | Variable | Denis Shields |