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 2015 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 2015

Primary Degree Courses	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Aeronautical Engineering	67%	7%	15%	0%	11%	27	29
Applied Languages	31%	34%	28%	3%	3%	29	30
Applied Physics	17%	17%	67%	0%	0%	6	7
Architecture in Architecture	63%	19%	6%	0%	13%	16	17
Arts (Joint Honours)	23%	12%	60%	0%	5%	43	46
Biomedical Engineering	47%	0%	53%	0%	0%	17	19
Business Studies	76%	4%	12%	3%	6%	222	243
Business Studies with French	77%	5%	14%	5%	0%	22	24
Business Studies with German	63%	13%	25%	0%	0%	8	8
Business Studies with Japanese	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%	3	3
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering	83%	17%	0%	0%	0%	6	6
Civil Engineering	41%	47%	12%	0%	0%	17	20
Computer Aided Engineering and Design	25%	50%	0%	25%	0%	4	7
Computer Engineering	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Computer Systems	88%	0%	6%	0%	6%	16	20
Construction Management and Engineering	35%	18%	24%	6%	18%	17	17
Digital Media Design	63%	16%	11%	5%	5%	19	19
Economics and Mathematical Sciences	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%	4	6
Economics and Sociology	64%	6%	15%	15%	0%	33	38
Electronic and Computer Engineering	75%	0%	16%	3%	6%	32	36
Electronics	33%	0%	67%	0%	0%	3	4
Energy	47%	0%	42%	5%	5%	19	23
English and History	25%	11%	57%	0%	7%	28	32
Environmental Science	80%	10%	0%	0%	10%	10	13
Equine Science	67%	8%	17%	0%	8%	24	28
European Studies	33%	25%	33%	0%	8%	12	12
Financial Mathematics	0%	20%	60%	20%	0%	5	5
Food Science and Health	71%	12%	12%	0%	6%	17	18
Health and Safety	75%	0%	25%	0%	0%	4	4
Health Informatics	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Health Sciences	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1	1
History Politics Sociology and Social Studies	41%	9%	32%	6%	12%	34	35
Industrial Biochemistry	72%	3%	17%	3%	6%	36	40
International Insurance and European Studies	33%	0%	67%	0%	0%	3	3
Irish and New Media	25%	75%	0%	0%	0%	4	4
Irish Music and Dance	24%	21%	45%	3%	7%	29	30
Journalism and New Media	65%	9%	13%	9%	4%	23	23
Languages Literature and Film	29%	7%	36%	0%	29%	14	17
Law and Accounting	82%	0%	16%	0%	2%	44	46
Laws (Graduate Entry)	50%	0%	50%	0%	0%	2	4
Laws (Law Plus)	40%	2%	52%	2%	4%	48	52
Mathematical Sciences	56%	6%	31%	0%	6%	16	16
Mathematics and Physics	40%	0%	60%	0%	0%	5	5
Mechanical Engineering	64%	0%	18%	5%	13%	39	44
Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry)	71%	26%	3%	0%	0%	97	106
Midwifery	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	12	16
Mobile Communications and Security	72%	0%	17%	0%	11%	18	18
Multimedia and Computer Games Development	55%	15%	0%	0%	30%	20	24
Music, Media and Performance Technology	58%	5%	18%	3%	16%	38	40
New Media and English	28%	37%	33%	0%	2%	46	51
Nursing (General)	91%	3%	6%	0%	0%	32	46
Nursing (Intellectual Disability)	89%	5%	5%	0%	0%	19	23
Nursing (Mental Health)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	13	17
Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry	43%	7%	36%	7%	7%	14	15
Physiotherapy	67%	30%	3%	0%	0%	30	32
Politics and International Relations	22%	11%	44%	0%	22%	9	9
Product Design and Technology	61%	8%	21%	0%	11%	38	41
Production Management	54%	8%	38%	0%	0%	13	13
Psychology	32%	14%	50%	5%	0%	22	24
Psychology and Sociology	33%	14%	48%	5%	0%	21	22
Public Administration	69%	15%	8%	0%	8%	13	13
Sport and Exercise Science	34%	8%	47%	0%	11%	38	49
Voice and Dance	50%	13%	13%	0%	25%	8	9
Wood Science and Technology	72%	6%	11%	0%	11%	18	21
Overall Average	59%	11%	22%	2%	6%	1482	1645

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Summary of results for teacher education courses

Teacher Education Courses	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
(Education) in Materials and Architectural Technology	56%	30%	4%	0%	11%	54	60
(Education) in Biological Science	50%	22%	17%	0%	11%	46	55
(Education) in Materials and Engineering Technology	70%	24%	3%	0%	3%	33	37
(Education) Physical Science	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	3	3
Arts (Education) in Languages	50%	33%	0%	17%	0%	12	14
Physical Education	84%	9%	4%	0%	4%	55	61
Overall Average	63%	23%	6%	1%	7%	203	230

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Total results for all primary degree courses 2015

Degree Programme	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Overall Average	60%	12%	20%	2%	6%	1685	1875

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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
Advanced Clinical Practice	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Equine Science	57%	14%	0%	14%	14%	7	9
Equine Science	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Health Sciences	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Higher Exercise and Health Fitness	30%	0%	50%	5%	15%	20	26
Higher Exercise and Health Fitness	67%	0%	0%	0%	33%	3	3
Music and Dance	33%	0%	67%	0%	0%	3	3
Supply Chain Management (Minor Award Level 8)	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	2	2
Overall Average	41%	5%	31%	5%	18%	39	50

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Summary of results for graduate diploma courses

Graduate Diploma	Employed in Ireland	Employed Abroad	Further Study	Not available	Seeking employment	No. of Responses	Total no. of Graduates
Chemical Engineering	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6	6
Computational Finance	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	2	2
Computer Aided Engineering Product Design	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Computer Engineering	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Computing	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5	5
Education (Research)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
H Dip in Sci and Eng with English Foreign Lang (Pre Masters Studies)	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	3	4
International Commercial Law	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Journalism	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Midwifery	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6	9
Mobile and Secure Cloud Computing	67%	0%	17%	0%	17%	6	7
Nursing (Palliative Care)	88%	0%	13%	0%	0%	8	15
Nursing (Peri-Operative Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6	10
Nursing (Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care)	94%	0%	6%	0%	0%	18	30
Nursing (Rehabilitation of the Older Person)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Nursing (Dementia Care)	80%	0%	20%	0%	0%	5	7
Nursing (Respiratory Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	7
Professional Education (Languages)	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Psychology	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Risk Management and Insurance	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Sociology (Youth, Community and Social Regeneration)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Software Development	76%	0%	6%	0%	18%	17	18
Software Development	78%	0%	6%	0%	17%	18	19
Software Development for Middleware Integration	91%	0%	5%	0%	5%	22	22
Speech Sciences	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	3
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Technical Communication and E-Learning	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Overall Average	85%	1%	8%	0%	6%	144	181

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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 Engineering Materials	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	1
Advanced Healthcare Practice	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	4
Applied Physics	25%	50%	25%	0%	0%	4	6
Biomedical Device Materials	71%	0%	29%	0%	0%	7	8
Business Management	63%	25%	13%	0%	0%	16	21
Classical String Performance	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	3
Community Music	14%	29%	57%	0%	0%	7	9
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	5
Computational Finance	77%	8%	8%	0%	8%	13	13
Computer Aided Engineering Product Design	46%	0%	54%	0%	0%	13	13
Computer and Communications Systems	63%	0%	0%	0%	38%	8	11
Creative Writing	44%	0%	0%	11%	44%	9	11
Dance	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	4
Dance Performance	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Economic Analysis	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	12	12
English	40%	0%	20%	20%	20%	5	6
Ethnochoreology	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Ethnomusicology	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1	3
European Politics and Governance	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	2
Festive Arts	50%	17%	0%	0%	33%	6	6
Finance and Information Systems	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	1
Financial Services	43%	38%	5%	0%	14%	21	23
Gender, Culture and Society	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	2
Health Informatics	90%	0%	0%	10%	0%	10	10
History	38%	13%	25%	0%	25%	8	9
History of Art and Architecture	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	1
History of the Family	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	2	2
Human Resource Management F/T	77%	9%	0%	0%	14%	22	25
Human Rights in Criminal Justice	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%	4	5
Aeronautical Engineering	50%	25%	25%	0%	0%	4	5
Computer Engineering	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	3	4
Information and Network Security	71%	7%	0%	0%	21%	14	19
Mechanical Engineering	89%	0%	11%	0%	0%	9	13
Interactive Media	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	1	1
Interactive Media	57%	0%	0%	0%	43%	7	8
International Entrepreneurship	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
International Entrepreneurship Management	41%	14%	14%	5%	27%	22	24
International Studies	25%	25%	25%	0%	25%	4	4
International Tourism	56%	19%	0%	0%	25%	16	23
Irish - German Studies	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Irish Traditional Music Performance	46%	31%	8%	0%	15%	13	15
Journalism	71%	14%	0%	0%	14%	7	8
Marketing, Consumption and Society	58%	17%	8%	0%	17%	12	13
Master of Laws in Commercial Law	43%	29%	0%	0%	29%	7	7
Master of Laws in Human Rights in Criminal Justice	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	2
Master of Laws(General)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Master of Taxation	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	8	8
Masters of Arts in Music Technology	50%	25%	0%	0%	25%	4	4
Mathematical Modelling	43%	0%	57%	0%	0%	7	8
Modern Language Studies	0%	50%	50%	0%	0%	2	2
MSc in International Management and Global Business	33%	27%	27%	0%	13%	15	21
Multilingual Computing and Localisation	33%	67%	0%	0%	0%	3	4
Music Technology	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Music Therapy	60%	0%	0%	0%	40%	5	5
Nursing (Rehabilitation of the Older Person)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	3
Nursing (Adult Respiratory Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	3
Nursing (Dementia Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	7
Nursing (Palliative Care)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0	1
Nursing (Peri-Operative Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Nursing (Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	6
Nursing / Midwifery	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4	6
Nursing Studies	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%	2	8
Occupational Therapy	75%	21%	0%	0%	4%	24	29
Peace and Development Studies	11%	56%	0%	0%	33%	9	11
Politics	50%	0%	0%	0%	50%	2	2
Project Management	68%	16%	0%	4%	12%	25	32
Psychological Science	57%	7%	7%	0%	29%	14	15
Psychology	58%	4%	13%	4%	21%	24	26
Quality Management	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	1
Risk Management and Insurance	63%	38%	0%	0%	0%	8	11
Ritual Chant and Song	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2	2
Sociology (Applied Social Research)	67%	0%	0%	0%	33%	3	4
Sociology (Youth, Community and Social Regeneration)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5	6
Software Engineering	60%	20%	0%	0%	20%	5	8
Speech and Language Therapy	83%	4%	0%	0%	13%	24	33
Sports Performance	60%	20%	7%	0%	13%	15	24
Sustainable Resource Management(Policy and Practice)	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3	3
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	50%	25%	0%	0%	25%	4	6
Technical Communication and E-Learning	58%	8%	0%	17%	17%	12	13
VLSI Systems	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1	3
Work and Organisational Behaviour	60%	0%	0%	0%	40%	5	6
Work and Organisational Psychology	78%	17%	0%	0%	6%	18	20
Overall Average	62%	14%	8%	1%	15%	583	719

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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	70%	12%	12%	6%	0%	17	20

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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	64%	28%	1%	1%	6%	74	88

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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	62%	12%	16%	2%	8%	2542	2933

 

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