Arts 2009

Skapoot

Hey I've just noticed that a few people here are starting Arts in UCC this September.

Maybe we could try get to know each other- stating what subjects you're going to choose and maybe some background info.

Who knows, we all might end up running into each other next year :pac:

Byron85

Maybe. Or maybe not. I don't want to be seen with the likes of you. :eek::D

TanG411

unlike Byron, I'm a nice guy :pac:

I'm thinking of doing:

English
Geography
Maths Studies
Psychology

What kind of background story do you want? :pac:

Byron85

Larkin501 wrote: »

unlike Byron, I'm a nice guy :pac:

Lies!! Lies and subterfuge!!!


Anyway, i'll be doing the following subjects (hopefully) and in order of preference.

Psychology
History
Sociology
Religions and Global Diveristy


Also I got in as a mature student and before you ask i'm 24.

Skapoot

Alright Byron I'll avoid you in History and Psychology so! :rolleyes:

Hello to both of you, Im doing Chinese, Psychology, English and History.

Background story as in, what's your deal. Are you straight outta da hood? Are you straight out of the big L.C? Any kind of info you wish to give.


I started in U.L two years ago. Chose Business with Japanese. Business turned out to be the most un-intellectually challenging and boring course in the entire world. (Slight exaggeration but I really detest it). Japanese was great though.

So Im going to be 21 pretty soon after starting so Im going to be one of the few old and crusty ones there! Not too keen about starting with a bunch of seventeen year olds who think that dropping out is literally-"the end of the world", and that first year is about drinking the **** out of it and sleeping around.

But Im not judging all of them...Im sure a percentage will be down to earth...hopefully :pac:

TanG411

byron. You're a cool guy :pac:

Yeah, i'm straight out of the L.C. And i'm pretty down to earth. I'll work hard from the very start of college. I don't drink so there'll be no wasted nights and hungover mornings :rolleyes:

Might see you in English and Psychology

Byron85

Skapoot wrote: »

Alright Byron I'll avoid you in History and Psychology so! :rolleyes:

Hello to both of you, Im doing Chinese, Psychology, English and History.

Background story as in, what's your deal. Are you straight outta da hood? Are you straight out of the big L.C? Any kind of info you wish to give.


I started in U.L two years ago. Chose Business with Japanese. Business turned out to be the most un-intellectually challenging and boring course in the entire world. (Slight exaggeration but I really detest it). Japanese was great though.

So Im going to be 21 pretty soon after starting so Im going to be one of the few old and crusty ones there! Not too keen about starting with a bunch of seventeen year olds who think that dropping out is literally-"the end of the world", and that first year is about drinking the **** out of it and sleeping around.

But Im not judging all of them...Im sure a percentage will be down to earth...hopefully :pac:

Cool! I'm a nice guy really. I'm just generally quiet and keep to myself in college so I tend to come off as being arrogant or a dickhead.

So my story, is that I did my leaving cert when I was 18. I then studied for a Degree in Journalism in Griffith College in Dublin. Loved the course but hated Dublin. So I took a year out to decide what to do. Then when I should have been going back into second year I moved to Cork instead. I've wanted to study psychology for a few years now so I was waiting until I could apply as a mature student, which was this year. In the meantime I just finished a PLC course in Psychology and Social Studies in the College of Commerce which was great. Unfortunately I didn't get into the BA in Psychology but I got into Arts. I can study it through Arts, but only as a minor, and can then go on to do a post grad HDip in Psychology straight afterwards so that I can then go on and do a Masters. That's roughly my story!

What made you want to go to UCC?

TanG411

i'm from Cork so it was an easy decision for me to go :pac:

Besides, my brother went and he said it's a great college with nice students.

I was thinking of going forward with psychology myself. I know i would not have been able to get 505 points in the L.C. This year. So i thought i'd study it in arts :pac:

Skapoot

I hear the College of Commerce is run by the devil! That the teachers are evil and domineering.


Hm. I heard that if you get an extremely high result in first year Psychology you get offered to transfer to the Applied Psychology degree!

I guess its competition time for both of ye!

Byron85

Skapoot wrote: »

I hear the College of Commerce is run by the devil! That the teachers are evil and domineering.


Hm. I heard that if you get an extremely high result in first year Psychology you get offered to transfer to the Applied Psychology degree!

I guess its competition time for both of ye!

The College of Commerce is grand. I had no real problems there. Then again I was one of the eldest in the class.

Regarding transferring into the Applied Psychology Degree, i've been hearing different things. It says on the website that you can't but i've been told by 2 former Arts students that you can. So I guess I won't know until I ask some faculty members myself.

Ancee

A word of advice given from experience - chose the order of your subjects carefully. You are guaranteed your 1st and 2nd subjects on your list but not the 3rd or 4th, if you want to do English put it in as no. 1 or 2, you will definitely not get a place on the course if you put it lower on the list, it's prob the most popular subject. Also check the subject combinations you can choose on the UCC website as you can only pick one subject from each group due to clashes of timetable.

Skapoot

Yeah I guess mature students get better treatment than others. Oh yeah I chose cork btw because Limerick is the sleaziest University in the whole of Ireland. The stories I have looking back actually make me sick! Dublin is just too full of nobs (imo) And its fast paced and has a lack of friendliness. Galway is too rainy. So It was a process of elimination. And all my friends are in Cork anyways, a good deal all round.

Yeah I suppose just striving to get the best results in psychology and then asking the course leader of Applied Psychology would be the best way ta go. You'd never know!

For some reason Im hoping to continue on with Psychology after first year too. All three of us will be in direct competition for the best results.

TanG411

Skapoot wrote: »

For some reason Im hoping to continue on with Psychology after first year too. All three of us will be in direct competition for the best results.

Cool :cool:

We'll all be psychologists in the end :pac:

quoteunquote

Hello everyone! I'm hoping to do English and German.

Before applying for Arts, I went to UL to study Digital Media Design. I lasted about a week there and had to leave because I hated the place and the course so much. So Skapoot, I share your hatred of UL.

Oh and I'm not a mature student. I'm just a little babby.

itsallaboutheL

Larkin501 wrote: »

byron. You're a cool guy :pac:

Yeah, i'm straight out of the L.C. And i'm pretty down to earth. I'll work hard from the very start of college. I don't drink so there'll be no wasted nights and hungover mornings :rolleyes:

What a barrel of laughs you'll be

Skapoot

quoteunquote wrote: »

Hello everyone! I'm hoping to do English and German.

Before applying for Arts, I went to UL to study Digital Media Design. I lasted about a week there and had to leave because I hated the place and the course so much. So Skapoot, I share your hatred of UL.

Oh and I'm not a mature student. I'm just a little babby.

Lol, you hate UL too? That's cool. The Lodge (did you go to the lodge?) Pretty much sums up the student population of U.L. Disgusting, sweaty etc.

So you must be ..amm.. 19?

TanG411

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

What a barrel of laughs you'll be

You just wait and see :pac:

Just think of me as the responsible guy

itsallaboutheL

Larkin501 wrote: »

You just wait and see :pac:

Just think of me as the responsible boring guy

FYP

only messin dude there's room for all!!

Where are all you freshers going to be living??

do you know in all my time in UCC i've only ever actually seen one other persoon on Boards. Altho i wouldn't be in the library often which probably explains that!!

TanG411

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Where are all you freshers going to be living??

I'm from Cork City so it's easy for me to just get the bus in the morning and afternoon. So I'm just going to stay at home

And before anybody says "Why don't you just move out?". Let me just say that I don't have to pay rent or bills. And I don't have to pay for food :pac:

Skapoot

I was living in cork for the last year so... I'll find a random house on Daft I suppose. Heads up to new people coming to cork - dont live on college road.

Paying like, 100euro a week to have your windows broken and ****ty houses. Aaahh .... no.

quoteunquote

Skapoot wrote: »

Lol, you hate UL too? That's cool. The Lodge (did you go to the lodge?) Pretty much sums up the student population of U.L. Disgusting, sweaty etc.

So you must be ..amm.. 19?

Yeah, the Lodge was pretty bad. So was Stables. GAA heads wall to wall.

And yep I'm 19.

Anyway, back on topic, anyone planning on joining any societies yet?

grenache

The idea of this thread is a very good one, i'm finished my first year in Arts and its a difficult course in which to make friends. The classes are so big that could meet a person in one lecture, and then not see him/her again for weeks. If you're an oldie like me (25) its even more difficult. I'd say i only got to know maybe 4 or 5 people really well throughout the whole year.

Byron85

grenache wrote: »

The idea of this thread is a very good one, i'm finished my first year in Arts and its a difficult course in which to make friends. The classes are so big that could meet a person in one lecture, and then not see him/her again for weeks. If you're an oldie like me (25) its even more difficult. I'd say i only got to know maybe 4 or 5 people really well throughout the whole year.

I'm a relatively young "oldie" so at 24.

itsallaboutheL

T.W.H Byron wrote: »

I'm a relatively young "oldie" so at 24.

you forget how young 17 and 18 really is, the majority have ZERO by way if life experience

Byron85

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

you forget how young 17 and 18 really is, the majority have ZERO by way if life experience

I know. I was doing a PLC course for the last year and just he general level of maturity and all round cop on was noticeably different between the others around my age and the others who were around 18 or so.

Napoli

Hey all.
I graduated from Arts in Trinity in May, majoring in Italian and Classics. I signed up to start another Arts undergrad degree in UCC this September, mainly because I don't want to work and I love learning. I'm 24 btw and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into 17yr Cork gee. This time round I'm thinking of doing English and Philosophy.

itsallaboutheL

Napoli wrote: »

Hey all.
I graduated from Arts in Trinity in May, majoring in Italian and Classics. I signed up to start another Arts undergrad degree in UCC this September, mainly because I don't want to work and I love learning. I'm 24 btw and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into 17yr Cork gee. This time round I'm thinking of doing English and Philosophy.

quality post

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Napoli wrote: »

Hey all.
I graduated from Arts in Trinity in May, majoring in Italian and Classics. I signed up to start another Arts undergrad degree in UCC this September, mainly because I don't want to work and I love learning. I'm 24 btw and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into 17yr Cork gee. This time round I'm thinking of doing English and Philosophy.

Best post so far, lol and a half

TanG411

Napoli wrote: »

Hey all.
I graduated from Arts in Trinity in May, majoring in Italian and Classics. I signed up to start another Arts undergrad degree in UCC this September, mainly because I don't want to work and I love learning. I'm 24 btw and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into 17yr Cork gee. This time round I'm thinking of doing English and Philosophy.

Hehe I can't wait to see you :pac:

grenache

T.W.H Byron wrote: »

I know. I was doing a PLC course for the last year and just he general level of maturity and all round cop on was noticeably different between the others around my age and the others who were around 18 or so.

Geography is the one subject that seems to attract the real immature ones. Its a sort of cover-all school subject that a lot of students see as a soft touch and think 'sure that will be easy'. Several times in the year gone past did i want to throw large objects at the nattering shower of 18 year old girls at the back of the lecture theatre. Some people in that class just wouldn't shut up, even when told to do so by the lecturer. I would shudder to think i was like this when i was 18! But you'd be amazed the amount of growing up some people will do in year, college is a good experience in terms of kicking folk up the rear end. You learn the hard way.

ReacherCreature

Napoli wrote: »

Hey all.
I graduated from Arts in Trinity in May, majoring in Italian and Classics. I signed up to start another Arts undergrad degree in UCC this September, mainly because I don't want to work and I love learning. I'm 24 btw and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into 17yr Cork gee. This time round I'm thinking of doing English and Philosophy.

Hmm. I quite like that idea!

turgon

Why do so many people do English in Arts? Are all the people who do it really into the "multi-dimensional literary framework of Heart of Darkness" and other such things? Or do they merely choose it because it was a compulsory subject back in LC and thus must be mainstream enough??

Skapoot

turgon wrote: »

Why do so many people do English in Arts? Are all the people who do it really into the "multi-dimensional literary framework of Heart of Darkness" and other such things? Or do they merely choose it because it was a compulsory subject back in LC and thus must be mainstream enough??

Some people just really like reading. What can ya do!

grenache

The English department are supposedly the least friendliest of any of the Arts faculties. Is this true?

turgon

Skapoot wrote: »

Some people just really like reading. What can ya do!

I seriously doubt that at least a sizable proportion of those who take English actually like reading. Being perfectly honest, very few people are interested in English literature. Certainly not the amount of people who take it in college.

"Sure I did that in school, thats got to be easy"

It frustrates me because Ive a friend whos genuinely interested in English lit, history and Geography but can only pick 2 of those 3 because they are so popular. But I would be willing to bet my house on the fact he is more interested in English than the majority of those who do it in college, even though he wont end up doing it.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

grenache wrote: »

The English department are supposedly the least friendliest of any of the Arts faculties. Is this true?

The lectureres are generally fine, but jebus those wans in the office. Excuse me for interupting your ****ing chat, yes it must really mess up your day to have to get up off your arse and walk aaaall the way over here to take my essay off me. And all that arduous business with the stapler and gesturing grumpily towards the pen. And your little heart must just sink when you get back from your two and a half hour lunch break and there's a queue of four or five students waiting for you (coz lets be honest, who could blame you if that lunch break sometimes edges towards the three hour mark, you've spent all morning sitting and chatting and scowling, hungry work), who are all going to want you to do stuff that you're BLOODY WELL PAID TO DO. Some of them are okay but there's a couple of seriously grumpy bints.

itsallaboutheL

Sadie Nutritious Saxophonist wrote: »

The lectureres are generally fine, but jebus those wans in the office. Excuse me for interupting your ****ing chat, yes it must really mess up your day to have to get up off your arse and walk aaaall the way over here to take my essay off me. And all that arduous business with the stapler and gesturing grumpily towards the pen. And your little heart must just sink when you get back from your two and a half hour lunch break and there's a queue of four or five students waiting for you (coz lets be honest, who could blame you if that lunch break sometimes edges towards the three hour mark, you've spent all morning sitting and chatting and scowling, hungry work), who are all going to want you to do stuff that you're BLOODY WELL PAID TO DO. Some of them are okay but there's a couple of seriously grumpy bints.

plus fúcking 1 for most of the Arts departments!!

ReacherCreature

grenache wrote: »

The English department are supposedly the least friendliest of any of the Arts faculties. Is this true?

Most lecturers were okay and a couple of tutors I met were very nice.

Only had one or two meetings with the English Dept. and they were grand.

Guess it's a case of 'wrong place, wrong time' sometimes.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

plus fúcking 1 for most of the Arts departments!!

Well see my other subject is history of art and there's just one secretary and she's lovely, full of chat and very helpful. The lecturing staff there are great too, it's such a small department that there's a lot of contact. Sometimes too much, they don't take attendance but they notice when people are missing :eek: magical people altogether

ReacherCreature

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

plus fúcking 1 for most of the Arts departments!!

I actually found the Politics department & the French department great to deal with.

itsallaboutheL

ReacherCreature wrote: »

I actually found the Politics department & the French department great to deal with.

But you're clearly a model student.....

I was agreeing with EB, in that a number of the older ladies working in the departments can be a little less than curteous at times.. i wasn't refering to the ddepartments as a whole.

ReacherCreature

But you're clearly a model student.....

Oh wow, you're a physic! ffs. :rolleyes:

I was agreeing with EB, in that a number of the older ladies working in the departments can be a little less than curteous at times..

Of course.

But...

plus fúcking 1 for most of the Arts departments!!

i wasn't refering to the ddepartments as a whole

Just curious is all.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Oh wow, you're a physic! ffs. :rolleyes:

Rolleyes tends not to lead anywhere good bud. (That sounds distressingly like a threat but it's not) try this dude :pac: instead

itsallaboutheL

You will find that +1 is generally accepted as the way of saying you agree with the OP. Re-read her post.

itsallaboutheL

Sadie Nutritious Saxophonist wrote: »

Rolleyes tends not to lead anywhere good bud. (That's a threat ) try this dude :pac: instead

:P

Skapoot

How big is the demand for Psychology? And History?.. Im trying to figure out which to put 1st and 2nd out of Psychology History and English in order to get onto them.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I'd strongly advise putting English first, the demand for it is unreal. This year there were so many first years that some lectures had to be done on podcast because the lecture halls (which hold c. 400 people) weren't big enough. I've no idea about psychology or history though

ReacherCreature

Sadie Nutritious Saxophonist wrote: »

Rolleyes tends not to lead anywhere good bud. (That sounds distressingly like a threat but it's not) try this dude :pac: instead

Not intending to go anywhere at all against itsallabouttheL...seriously. So therefore - :pac:

All's fine.

Orizio

I'd guess that the demand for History and English would be the highest, so those two first really.

ReacherCreature

Skapoot wrote: »

How big is the demand for Psychology? And History?.. Im trying to figure out which to put 1st and 2nd out of Psychology History and English in order to get onto them.

Definately put English down No. 1. As Electro said, the demand is insane.

They've to split the class in half. One class goes to the lecture, the other gets the podcast of the lecture. Then the next class it switches around or the next week, afaik.

History has a fairly big class it's on in Boole 4 (app. 400), I put it down as No. 1 and got it grand. If you put it down as 2 you should be fairly safe.

Not sure of Psychology tbh.

captainspeckle

i just finished first arts and last year i put down English no. 1, History No. 2 and psychology no. 3 and i got all of them didnt get my fourth choice geography (which i wasnt too bothered about) because it was filled with people who had it down as a first or second choice. I do remember sitting in a lecture though and some lady mentioning that english, history psychology and geography were completely full and not allowing any transfers. i guess this gives a pretty clear answer as to what subjects are the most popular.. well last year anyways!

bottom line, if you want english and history you HAVE to put them one and two because they are hugely popular and any lower down the list and i seriously doubt you will get a place in either.

p.s. DO NOT PUT DOWN SOCIOLOGY, MY GOD YOU WILL SHOOT YOURSELF WITH BOREDOM!!!!!!

on another topic, the english department are lets just say not toppinf the list of the most approachable department.. polar opposite with history and psychology to the best of my knowledge. lovely people!!!!!! and dont even get me started on the sociology department........:cool:

any other arts 2009 gang want info just drop me a line!:D