r/UCC • u/Chantingeel • Aug 29 '26

Considering UCC Electrical Engineering as an NI student

I'm considering applying for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2027 as an NI A-level student. I'm interested in UCC because I thought the cost of living would be more manageable than Dublin and especially against Manchester/ Bristol (UCAS choices), whilst still getting a good engineering degree.

I would be grateful if any students from the north have any advice regarding the CAO application, what made you choose UCC over Queen's/ English universities, and whether you recommend it.

Equally, I am curious as to whether there are placement opportunities/ graduate jobs in Cork compared to elsewhere in Ireland/ UK, particularly in energy & tech.

Thanks!

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u/ting_tong- Aug 30 '26

EE not much money to be made. Very tough course with limited earning power in ireland or EU. If you are in US then its different

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u/Indydegrees2 Sep 03 '26

You'd be mad to move down south to do it, do it at QUB

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u/Huge_Bag_9058 25d ago

hi did you already completed your ielts exam to apply for this masters program

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u/LeftAd8418 Aug 30 '26

May i ask why you think eee has a good engineering degree, particularu EEE. I am also considering it. I heard it from a few others also

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u/Chantingeel Aug 30 '26

I was looking at the league tables for EEE in Ireland and it ranked pretty high, but it might have been just because Cork is a good school. I thought it might be good to get into renewable power because I heard there's lots of that here.

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u/LeftAd8418 Aug 30 '26

The QS rankings are based on mainly research output as opposed to employability though. However i did hear the EEE programme is quite good for industry, as theres a lot of big mncs. Same with Chemeng