These tables provide an overview of the 'First Destinations' of the
2016 cohort of UL graduates, by course. (Clicking on the individual courses gives graduate profiles and typical job titles for the course).
| Primary Degree Courses |
Employed in Ireland |
Employed Abroad |
Further Study |
Not available |
Seeking employment |
No. of Responses |
Total no. of Graduates |
Aeronautical Engineering |
42% |
8% |
35% |
0% |
15 |
26 |
29 |
| Applied Languages |
51% |
11% |
29% |
0% |
9% |
35 |
46 |
| Applied Physics |
33% |
0% |
67% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
7 |
| Architecture in Architecture |
60% |
27% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
15 |
18 |
| Arts (Joint Honours) |
35% |
4% |
47% |
2% |
12% |
49 |
63 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
63% |
0% |
31% |
0% |
6% |
35 |
37 |
| Business Studies |
75% |
5% |
16% |
1% |
3% |
200 |
228 |
| Business Studies with French |
64% |
7% |
22% |
0% |
7% |
14 |
17 |
| Business Studies with German |
57% |
14% |
29% |
0% |
0% |
7 |
7 |
| Business Studies with Japanese |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 |
1 |
| Chemical and Biochemical Engineering |
88% |
0% |
12% |
0% |
0% |
8 |
9 |
| Civil Engineering |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
8 |
10 |
| Computer Aided Engineering and Design |
83% |
0% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
6 |
| Computer Games Development |
81% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
14% |
21 |
23 |
| Computer Systems |
78% |
4% |
11% |
0% |
7% |
27 |
29 |
| Construction Management and Engineering |
73% |
18% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
11 |
14 |
| Design and Manufacture |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
6 |
| Digital Media Design |
67% |
8% |
8% |
0% |
17% |
24 |
26 |
| Economics and Mathematical Sciences |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
8 |
| Economics and Sociology |
78% |
11% |
11% |
0% |
0% |
18 |
25 |
| Electronic and Computer Engineering |
74% |
13% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
30 |
35 |
| Electronics |
75% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
4 |
8 |
| Energy |
46% |
15% |
31% |
0% |
8% |
13 |
14 |
| English and History |
24% |
21% |
45% |
0% |
10% |
29 |
41 |
| Environmental Science |
48% |
0% |
35% |
0% |
17% |
23 |
23 |
| Equine Science |
46% |
36% |
9% |
0% |
9% |
11 |
21 |
| European Studies |
25% |
25% |
38% |
0% |
12% |
8 |
10 |
| Financial Mathematics |
60% |
0% |
40% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
6 |
| Food Science and Health |
71% |
11% |
11% |
2% |
5% |
44 |
51 |
| Health Informatics |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Health Sciences |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| History Politics Sociology and Social Studies |
35% |
17% |
48% |
0% |
0% |
23 |
33 |
| Industrial Biochemistry |
57% |
5% |
33% |
0% |
5% |
37 |
45 |
| International Business |
68% |
12% |
12% |
4% |
4% |
25 |
28 |
| International Insurance and European Studies |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Irish and New Media |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
4 |
| Irish Music and Dance |
24% |
20% |
50% |
3% |
3% |
30 |
40 |
| Journalism and New Media |
68% |
18% |
9% |
0% |
5% |
22 |
31 |
| Languages Literature and Film |
27% |
46% |
27% |
0% |
0% |
11 |
15 |
| Law and Accounting |
71% |
3% |
26% |
0% |
0% |
34 |
48 |
| Laws (Graduate Entry) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Laws (Law Plus) |
36% |
5% |
49% |
0% |
10% |
41 |
50 |
| Mathematical Sciences |
70% |
0% |
30% |
0% |
0% |
10 |
13 |
| Mathematics and Physics |
0% |
25% |
75% |
0% |
0% |
4 |
5 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
69% |
11% |
14% |
2% |
4% |
45 |
48 |
| Medicine and Surgery (Graduate Entry) |
69% |
29% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
108 |
130 |
| Midwifery |
82% |
9% |
0% |
9% |
0% |
11 |
13 |
| Mobile Communications and Security |
82% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
9% |
11 |
11 |
| Music, Media and Performance Technology |
65% |
6% |
9% |
3% |
17% |
34 |
45 |
| New Media and English |
55% |
14% |
17% |
3% |
11% |
34 |
45 |
| Nursing (General) |
87% |
7% |
3% |
3% |
0% |
31 |
41 |
| Nursing (Intellectual Disability) |
80% |
0% |
10% |
0% |
10% |
10 |
15 |
| Nursing (Mental Health) |
90% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
10 |
15 |
| Nursing Studies |
83% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
17% |
6 |
12 |
| Paramedic Studies |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
19 |
21 |
| Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry |
61% |
0% |
28% |
0% |
11% |
18 |
21 |
| Physiotherapy |
81% |
11% |
4% |
0% |
4% |
26 |
30 |
| Politics and International Relations |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
3 |
| Politics and Public Administration |
40% |
10% |
40% |
10% |
0% |
10 |
15 |
| Product Design and Technology |
69% |
8% |
17% |
3% |
3% |
36 |
41 |
| Production Management |
84% |
0% |
8% |
0% |
8% |
13 |
16 |
| Psychology |
28% |
5% |
67% |
0% |
0% |
21 |
25 |
| Psychology and Sociology |
22% |
6% |
61% |
0% |
11% |
18 |
27 |
| Public Administration |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0 |
1 |
| Sport and Exercise Science |
48% |
2% |
40% |
0% |
10% |
48 |
59 |
| Voice and Dance |
80% |
0% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
7 |
| Wood Science and Technology |
90% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
10% |
10 |
12 |
| Overall Average |
62% |
10% |
21% |
1% |
6% |
1463 |
1793 |
| Grad/H Diploma |
Employed in Ireland |
Employed Abroad |
Further Study |
Not available |
Seeking employment |
No. of Responses |
Total no. of Graduates |
| Grad Dip in Chemical Engineering |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Grad Dip in Computer Aided Engineering Product Design |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Grad Dip in Computer Engineering |
67% |
0% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Grad Dip in Computing |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Grad Dip in Education (Research) |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Grad Dip in Engineering (Information and Network Security |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Grad Dip in Journalism |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Grad Dip in Nursing (Dementia Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
11 |
| Grad Dip in Nursing (Palliative Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
7 |
11 |
| Grad Dip in Nursing (Peri-Operative Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
10 |
21 |
| Grad Dip in Nursing (Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
9 |
21 |
| Grad Dip in Nursing (Respiratory Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
7 |
| Grad Dip in Occupation Studies |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Grad Dip in Sociology (Applied Social Research) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Grad Dip in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Grad Dip in Technical Communication and E-Learning |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 |
2 |
| Grad Dip in Work and Organisational Psychology |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
2 |
2 |
| H Dip in Business and English as a Foreign Language |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| H Dip in Data Analytics and Software Development |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
4 |
4 |
| H Dip in International Financial Services |
56% |
0% |
11% |
0% |
33% |
9 |
15 |
| H Dip in Manufacturing and Automation |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| H Dip in Midwifery |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
11 |
| H Dip in Mobile and Secure Cloud Computing |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| H Dip in Sci and Eng with English Foreign Lang (Pre Masters Studies) |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| H Dip in Software Development |
90% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
20 |
24 |
| H Dip in Software Development for Middleware Integration |
82% |
0% |
9% |
0% |
9% |
11 |
15 |
| Overall Average |
81% |
3% |
7% |
0% |
9% |
113 |
178 |
| Taught Masters Programme |
Employed in Ireland |
Employed Abroad |
Further Study |
Not available |
Seeking employment |
No. of Responses |
Total no. of Graduates |
| Arts: Business Management |
79% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
14 |
24 |
| Arts: Classical String Performance |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Arts: Community Music |
43% |
29% |
14% |
0% |
14% |
7 |
7 |
| Arts: Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
4 |
| Arts: Creative Writing |
40% |
0% |
0% |
20% |
40% |
5 |
12 |
| Arts: Dance |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
6 |
| Arts: Dance Performance |
71% |
29% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
7 |
11 |
| Arts: English |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
6 |
| Arts: Ethnochoreology |
50% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
4 |
4 |
| Arts: Ethnomusicology |
25% |
25% |
25% |
0% |
25% |
4 |
6 |
| Arts: Ethics in International Affairs |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Arts: Festive Arts |
25% |
75% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
4 |
8 |
| Arts: Gender, Culture and Society |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Arts: History |
67% |
0% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
5 |
| Arts: History of the Family |
0% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
33% |
3 |
4 |
| Arts: Human Rights in Criminal Justice |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Arts: International Entrepreneurship Management |
69% |
0% |
6% |
0% |
25% |
16 |
24 |
| Arts: International Studies |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
3 |
| Arts: International Tourism |
59% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
33% |
12 |
23 |
| Arts: Irish Dance Studies |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Arts: Irish Traditional Music Performance |
60% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
20% |
10 |
17 |
| Arts: Journalism |
80% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
10% |
10 |
13 |
| Arts: Languages and ICT Content Development |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
2 |
2 |
| Arts: Modern Language Studies |
67% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Arts: Music Technology |
50% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
2 |
3 |
| Arts: Music Therapy |
88% |
12% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
8 |
11 |
| Arts: Peace and Development Studies |
75% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
0% |
4 |
4 |
| Arts: Politics |
67% |
0% |
0% |
33% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Arts: Psychology |
75% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
17% |
12 |
20 |
| Arts: Ritual Chant and Song |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Arts: Sociology (Applied Social Research) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Arts: Sociology (Youth, Community and Social Regeneration) |
80% |
0% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
6 |
| Arts: Taxation |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
10 |
10 |
| Arts: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
36% |
36% |
0% |
0% |
28% |
11 |
15 |
| Arts: Technical Communication and E-Learning |
84% |
0% |
0% |
8% |
8% |
12 |
14 |
| Business: Human Resource Management F/T |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Eng: Aeronautical Engineering |
17% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
33% |
6 |
11 |
| Eng: Computer Engineering |
67% |
0% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
4 |
| Eng: Computer and Communications Systems |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
12 |
17 |
| Eng: Information and Network Security |
50% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
25% |
12 |
24 |
| Eng: Mechanical Engineering |
64% |
27% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
11 |
15 |
| Eng: VLSI Systems |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Laws :Commercial Law |
71% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
29% |
7 |
9 |
| Laws: (General) |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
4 |
5 |
| Laws: Human Rights in Criminal Justice |
50% |
0% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Science: Advanced Engineering Materials |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
3 |
5 |
| Science: Applied Physics |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 |
1 |
| Science: Biomedical Device Materials |
43% |
0% |
43% |
14% |
0% |
7 |
8 |
| Science: Computational Finance |
56% |
22% |
22% |
0% |
0% |
9 |
10 |
| Science: Economic Analysis |
80% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
7 |
| Science: Financial Services |
80% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
15 |
28 |
| Science: Health Informatics |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
12 |
14 |
| Science: Human Resource Management F/T |
86% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
14 |
16 |
| Science: International Management and Global Business |
69% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
23% |
13 |
15 |
| Science: Interactive Media |
83% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
12 |
16 |
| Science: Marketing, Consumption and Society |
81% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
16 |
21 |
| Science: Mathematical Modelling |
50% |
0% |
38% |
0% |
12% |
8 |
11 |
| Science: Multilingual Computing and Localisation |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
2 |
| Science: Music Technology |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
3 |
| Science: Nursing (Dementia Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
7 |
| Science: Nursing / Midwifery |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
5 |
| Science: Nursing (Palliative Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
4 |
4 |
| Science: Nursing (Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
7 |
| Science: Nursing (Rehabilitation of the Older Person) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
4 |
| Science: Nursing (Respiratory Care) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
3 |
| Science: Nursing Studies |
50% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
4 |
17 |
| Science: Occupation Studies |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Science: Occupational Therapy |
83% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
24 |
32 |
| Science: Project Management |
55% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
20% |
20 |
28 |
| Science: Psychological Science |
47% |
27% |
0% |
13% |
13% |
15 |
17 |
| Science: Quality Management |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
1 |
| Science: Risk Management and Insurance |
50% |
33% |
6% |
0% |
11% |
18 |
18 |
| Science: Software Engineering |
33% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
67% |
3 |
4 |
| Science: Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
2 |
| Science: Speech and Language Therapy |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
16 |
22 |
| Science: Sports Performance |
55% |
20% |
15% |
0% |
10% |
20 |
24 |
| Science: Work and Organisational Behaviour |
25% |
25% |
25% |
0% |
25% |
4 |
4 |
| Science: Work and Organisational Psychology |
86% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
14 |
15 |
| Tech: Computer Aided Engineering Product Design |
86% |
0% |
14% |
0% |
0% |
7 |
7 |
| Professional Master of Education (Business) |
75% |
6% |
6% |
0% |
13% |
16 |
21 |
| Professional Master of Education (Languages) |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
8 |
11 |
| Professional Master of Education (Mathematics) |
80% |
20% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
5 |
9 |
| Professional Master of Education (Music) |
25% |
25% |
0% |
0% |
50% |
4 |
6 |
| Professional Master of Education (Physical Education) |
84% |
8% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
12 |
15 |
| Professional Master of Education (Technological Education) |
67% |
33% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
6 |
8 |
| Overall Average |
68% |
12% |
6% |
2% |
12% |
585 |
823 |
