(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 |
| History | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
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| History & Politics | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| Classics, Art History and Archaeology |
3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| Classics, English and History |
3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| English, Drama and Film | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| English Literature | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| English with Creative Writing | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| Languages, Linguistics and Culture | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| Music, Film and Drama | 3 | 12-15 weeks |
September-December or January-April |
artshumanities.internships@ |
| 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 |
| 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 | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| Quantitative Finance | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| Management Consultancy | 1 | Discuss with contact | June-August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| International Managements/CEMS MIM | 1 | 8 weeks-6 months | September onwards | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| International Business | 1 | 8 weeks | June-August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| MSc Financial Data Science | 1 | 8 week | June - August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| MSc Strategic Management | 1 | 8 weeks | June - August | smurfitcareers@ucd.ie |
| 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 | Leonhard Lades |
| 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 | Enda Murphy |
| 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 |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Law | 3 | 14 weeks | January - May | Maebh Harding |
|
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) | Paul Murphy |
|
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 |
| 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) |
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 |
| 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 | Samuel Brazys |
| 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 |
3 months | 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 | 3 months | June-August | |
|
Computer Science and Computer Science -Data Science Stream |
3 |
3 months or 5 months |
June-August or March-August |
|
| Geology | 3 | 3 months | June-August | |
| Mathematics & Statistics [Mathematics; Applied & Computational Mathematics; Financial Mathematics; Statistics; Mathematical Science] |
3 | 3 months | June-August | |
| Physiology | 3 | 3 months | June-August | |
| Sustainability with Environmental Sciences | 3 | 3 months | June - August | |
| BSc Sustainability with Environmental Sciences | 3 | 8 - 12 weeks | June - August | Sustainability Internships |
| Postgraduate Programmes Masters |
Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Actuarial Science | 1 | 3 months | June-August | |
| Applied Environmental Science | 1 | 8 weeks | July-August | |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August | |
| Climate Change: Science & Impacts | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August | |
| Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) | 1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August | |
| Higher Diploma in Computer Science (ICT Skills Conversion) | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August | |
| Global Change: Ecosystem Science & Policy |
1 | 6 weeks | January-March | |
| Physics - Specialisation: Nanotechnology | 1 | 12 weeks | June-August | |
| Physics - Specialisation: Space Science & Technology |
1 | 12-15 weeks | May-August | |
| Statistics | 1 | 12-15 weeks | June-August | |
| Toxicology & Regulatory Affairs | 1 | 12-15 weeks | June-August | |
| Postgraduate Programmes PhD | Year | Duration |
Timing |
Contact |
| Bioinformatics & Systems Biology |
1, 2 or 3 | 1-6 months | Variable | Denis Shields |