Cooperative Education & Careers Division

• Summary of results for primary degree courses
• Summary of results for teacher education courses
• Total results for all primary degree courses
• Summary of results for certificates and diplomas
• Summary of results for graduate diploma courses
• Summary of results for taught masters courses
• Summary of results for research masters courses
• Summary of results for phd courses

These tables provide an overview of the 'First Destinations' of the 2014 cohort of UL graduates, by course. (Clicking on the individual courses gives graduate profiles and typical job titles for the course).

Summary of results for primary degree courses 2014

Degree Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Aeronautical Engineering	60%	10%	30%	0%	0%	10	11
Applied Languages	48%	24%	27%	0%	0%	33	36
Applied Physics	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Architecture in Architecture	71%	21%	0%	0%	7%	14	18
Arts (Joint Honours)	21%	21%	56%	0%	3%	39	43
Biomedical and Advanced Materials	33%	0%	33%	0%	33%	3	3
Biomedical Engineering	46%	8%	38%	4%	4%	24	24
Business Studies	72%	9%	15%	1%	4%	273	295
Business Studies with French	67%	8%	17%	4%	4%	24	24
Business Studies with German	75%	0%	25%	0%	0%	8	8
Business Studies with Japanese	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering	67%	17%	17%	0%	0%	6	7
Civil Engineering	70%	30%	0%	0%	0%	10	12
Computer Aided Engineering and Design	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Computer Engineering	64%	27%	0%	9%	0%	11	11
Computer Systems	83%	8%	0%	0%	8%	12	16
Construction Management and Engineering	45%	36%	9%	0%	9%	22	25
Digital Media Design	29%	24%	18%	0%	29%	17	19
Economics and Mathematical Sciences	50%	0%	25%	0%	25%	4	6
Economics and Sociology	35%	12%	41%	0%	12%	17	18
Electronic Engineering	86%	0%	14%	0%	0%	7	9
Electronics	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6	6
Energy	47%	10%	43%	0%	0%	30	31
English and History	22%	37%	26%	0%	15%	27	31
Environmental Science	68%	6%	13%	6%	6%	31	33
Equine Science	35%	41%	18%	0%	6%	17	21
European Studies	25%	50%	25%	0%	0%	12	14
Financial Mathematics	63%	13%	25%	0%	0%	8	8
Food Science and Health	63%	4%	25%	4%	4%	24	29
Health and Safety	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5	5
Health Informatics	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Health Sciences	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	2
History Politics Sociology and Social Studies	36%	14%	43%	4%	4%	28	33
Industrial Biochemistry	63%	4%	22%	0%	11%	27	29
Irish and New Media	33%	17%	33%	0%	17%	6	7
Irish Music and Dance	43%	29%	21%	0%	7%	28	33
Journalism and New Media	48%	19%	11%	0%	22%	27	29
Languages Literature and Film	22%	56%	11%	0%	11%	9	13
Law and Accounting	69%	4%	25%	0%	2%	55	56
Laws (Graduate Entry)	67%	0%	33%	0%	0%	3	4
Laws (Law Plus)	42%	13%	36%	0%	9%	53	60
Mathematical Sciences	50%	21%	29%	0%	0%	14	15
Mathematics and Physics	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	5	5
Mechanical Engineering	71%	4%	23%	0%	2%	48	48
Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry)	66%	28%	0%	0%	6%	96	96
Midwifery	83%	11%	0%	0%	6%	18	18
Mobile Communications and Security	50%	0%	33%	0%	17%	6	7
Multimedia and Computer Games Development	42%	26%	5%	0%	26%	19	21
Music	38%	19%	14%	0%	30%	37	39
New Media and English	31%	34%	14%	3%	17%	35	41
Nursing (General)	63%	37%	0%	0%	0%	43	49
Nursing (Intellectual Disability)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15	18
Nursing (Mental Health)	88%	6%	0%	0%	6%	16	17
Pharmacuetical and Industrial Chemistry	44%	0%	56%	0%	0%	9	12
Physiotherapy	36%	36%	14%	9%	5%	22	27
Politics and International Relations	40%	0%	50%	0%	10%	10	11
Product Design and Technology	80%	0%	10%	0%	10%	30	33
Production Management	78%	0%	11%	0%	11%	9	10
Psychology	24%	12%	64%	0%	0%	25	31
Psychology and Sociology	35%	15%	40%	5%	5%	20	22
Public Administration	45%	9%	36%	0%	9%	11	14
Robotics Engineering	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%	4	5
Sport and Exercise Science	42%	5%	44%	2%	7%	57	62
Voice and Dance	54%	38%	0%	0%	8%	13	15
Wood Science and Technology	29%	29%	29%	14%	0%	7	10
Overall Average	56%	16%	21%	1%	7%	1509	1664

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Summary of results for teacher education courses

Degree Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Teacher Education	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	Total no. of Graduates	No. of Responses
(Education) in Materials and Architectural Technology	56%	18%	13%	4%	9%	55	65
(Education) in Biological Science	39%	44%	11%	4%	2%	54	56
(Education) in Materials and Engineering Technology	72%	11%	11%	0%	6%	36	41
(Education) Physical Science	44%	11%	44%	0%	0%	9	10
Arts (Education) in Languages	44%	44%	0%	0%	11%	9	9
Physical Education	75%	17%	3%	0%	5%	59	65
Overall Average	59%	24%	10%	2%	5%	222	246

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Total results for all primary degree courses 2013

Degree Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Overall Average	56%	17%	19%	1%	6%	1731	1910

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Summary of results for certificates and diplomas

Certificates and Diplomas Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Equine Science	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	2
Equine Science	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	2	3
Higher Exercise and Health Fitness	71%	0%	29%	0%	0%	7	11
Higher Exercise and Health Fitness	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Music and Dance	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	1	1
Nursing (Nurse / Midwife Prescribing)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	7	9
Post Graduate Pain	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Supply Chain Management (Minor Award Level 8)	75%	0%	25%	0%	0%	4	4
Overall Average	71%	0%	25%	0%	4%	24	32

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Summary of results for graduate diploma courses

Graduate Diploma Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Business and English as a Foreign Language	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	2	2
Chemical Engineering	71%	29%	0%	0%	0%	7	8
Computer Aided Engineering Product Design	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Computer Engineering	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Computing	88%	0%	0%	0%	13%	8	9
English Language Teaching	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Graduate Diploma in European and Comparative Law	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	1
Graduate Diploma in History of Art and Architecture	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	2
Graduate Diploma in Technical Communication	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	1
H Dip in Sci and Eng with English Foreign Lang (Pre Masters Studies)	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	3	3
Human Resource Management	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Human Rights in Criminal Justice	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	1
International Commercial Law	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
International Entrepreneurship Management	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
International Management and Global Business	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	1	1
Master of Education	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Midwifery	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Mobile and Secure Cloud Computing	75%	0%	13%	0%	13%	8	9
Nursing (Palliative Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	7	10
Nursing (Peri-Operative Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6	9
Nursing (Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	16	17
Nursing (Rehabilitation of the Older Person)	83%	0%	17%	0%	0%	6	10
Nursing (Adult Respiratory Care)	80%	0%	20%	0%	0%	10	14
Nursing (Dementia Care)	75%	0%	13%	0%	13%	8	9
Nursing / Midwifery	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Politics	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	1
Professional Education (Business)	41%	41%	3%	0%	16%	32	44
Professional Education (Languages)	85%	15%	0%	0%	0%	13	16
Professional Education (Mathematics Teaching)	55%	27%	0%	0%	18%	11	17
Professional Education (Music)	53%	18%	12%	6%	12%	17	23
Professional Education (Physical Education)	64%	21%	7%	0%	7%	14	17
Professional Education (Technology)	50%	33%	17%	0%	0%	12	16
Software Development	67%	0%	17%	0%	17%	12	13
Software Development	54%	14%	14%	0%	18%	28	31
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Work and Organisational Behaviour	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Work and Organisational Psychology	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Overall Average	66%	15%	10%	0%	9%	239	304

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Summary of results for taught masters courses

Taught Masters Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Advanced Healthcare Practice	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Applied Physics	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%	2	3
Business Management	83%	8%	0%	0%	8%	24	34
Classical String Performance	33%	0%	33%	33%	0%	3	4
Clinical Therapies (Physiotherapy)	33%	0%	67%	0%	0%	3	3
Clinical Therapies (SLT)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Community Music	36%	45%	0%	0%	18%	11	12
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	2
Computational Finance	57%	36%	0%	0%	7%	14	15
Computer Aided Engineering Product Design	31%	0%	69%	0%	0%	13	15
Computer and Communications Systems	50%	25%	0%	0%	25%	4	9
Dance Performance	40%	60%	0%	0%	0%	10	10
Economic Analysis	70%	0%	10%	0%	20%	10	12
English	33%	33%	0%	0%	33%	3	5
English Language Teaching	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Ethnochoreology	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Ethnomusicology	0%	33%	0%	0%	67%	3	4
European Politics and Governance	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Festive Arts	67%	11%	0%	0%	22%	9	9
Financial Services	59%	18%	5%	5%	14%	22	25
Gender Culture and Society	0%	25%	0%	0%	75%	4	4
Health Informatics	67%	13%	0%	7%	13%	15	17
History	80%	0%	0%	0%	20%	5	5
History of Art and Architecture	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
History of the Family	33%	0%	0%	33%	33%	3	3
Human Resource Management F/T	60%	27%	0%	0%	13%	15	20
Human Rights in Criminal Justice	60%	0%	0%	0%	40%	5	7
in Aeronautical Engineering	33%	0%	0%	0%	67%	3	3
in Computer Engineering	50%	0%	25%	0%	25%	4	4
in Information and Network Security	71%	29%	0%	0%	0%	7	12
in Mechanical Engineering	60%	20%	0%	0%	20%	5	5
Interactive Media	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Interactive Media	33%	0%	17%	0%	50%	6	14
International Entrepreneurship Management	43%	10%	5%	0%	43%	21	24
International Studies	50%	33%	0%	0%	17%	6	7
International Tourism	33%	67%	0%	0%	0%	9	11
Irish - German Studies	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	2
Irish Traditional Music Performance	42%	42%	17%	0%	0%	12	13
Journalism	80%	10%	0%	0%	10%	10	11
Marketing	69%	31%	0%	0%	0%	13	16
Master of Laws in Commercial Law	50%	10%	10%	0%	30%	10	11
Master of Laws in Human Rights in Criminal Justice	14%	29%	29%	14%	14%	7	7
Master of Laws(General)	60%	0%	20%	0%	20%	5	8
Master of Science in Quality Management	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	1
Master of Taxation	93%	0%	0%	7%	0%	15	15
Masters of Arts in Music Technology	25%	38%	13%	0%	25%	8	10
Mathematical Modelling	11%	22%	56%	0%	11%	9	11
MSc in International Management and Global Business	53%	11%	5%	0%	32%	19	22
Multilingual Computing and Localisation	67%	17%	17%	0%	0%	6	6
Music Technology	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Music Therapy	83%	17%	0%	0%	0%	6	7
Nursing (Rehabilitation of the Older Person)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	3
Nursing (Adult Respiratory Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Nursing (Palliative Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	3
Nursing / Midwifery	75%	0%	25%	0%	0%	4	5
Nursing Studies	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	11
Occupational Therapy	73%	17%	0%	0%	10%	30	31
Peace and Development Studies	0%	50%	0%	0%	50%	2	3
Politics	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%	2	3
Project Management	76%	19%	0%	0%	5%	21	28
Psychological Science	43%	7%	21%	0%	29%	14	22
Psychology	56%	6%	13%	0%	25%	16	16
Risk Management and Insurance	40%	47%	0%	0%	13%	15	16
Ritual Chant and Song	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%	3	6
Sociology (Applied Social Research)	20%	0%	40%	0%	40%	5	6
Sociology (Youth Community and Social Regeneration)	73%	18%	9%	0%	0%	11	12
Software Engineering	50%	33%	0%	17%	0%	6	19
Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	3
Speech and Language Therapy	76%	18%	0%	0%	6%	17	25
Speech Sciences	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Sports Performance	89%	0%	11%	0%	0%	19	21
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	54%	31%	0%	8%	8%	13	16
Technical Communication and E-Learning	82%	18%	0%	0%	0%	11	13
VLSI Systems	25%	25%	50%	0%	0%	4	7
Work and Organisational Behaviour	78%	11%	0%	0%	11%	9	11
Work and Organisational Psychology	70%	20%	0%	10%	0%	10	12
Overall Average	59%	18%	8%	2%	14%	596	748

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Summary of results for research masters courses

Masters Research Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Overall Average	69%	10%	3%	0%	17%	29	32

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Summary of results for PhD courses

PhD Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Overall Average	66%	28%	0%	1%	5%	102	123

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Summary of results for all award categories

All Award Levels	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Overall Average	58%	17%	15%	1%	8%	2721	3149

 

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