Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC)

RePIC will foster your design thinking skills and teach you how to communicate, and effectively visualise, the challenges and solutions that beset society today. You will have the opportunity to engage with real urban challenges in participatory approaches, to network with city leaders across Europe, and to engage in in-depth learning of a myriad of issues such as urban development, local governance, diversity and inclusion, and beyond.

All UNIC students can acquire intercultural and multilingual skills and experience European exchange. Not only will you receive a UCC student card you will be the recipient of a UNIC European student card. UNIC student cards allow for easy access to seamless European mobility, both virtual and physical; you are not limited to one campus or one city – you gain easy access to eight campuses located in Europe’s up-and-coming post-industrial cities.

Cork Campus

Cork is a vibrant university city where opportunities to learn, develop and advance are supported by our world-class academic institutions. Discover UCC and see why it is one of the top-ranked universities in Ireland. We are proud to be part of the UNIC alliance and support its values and drive for international mobility and the exchange of knowledge for all teachers, students, and citizens of Europe, regardless of their location.

Applicants from diverse backgrounds who meet the necessary entry requirements and admission criteria listed below may apply for this programme.

Each year, RePIC may accept a study cohort with a total capacity of around 60 students. Admission may be granted to applicants who are not in conflict with national legal requirements for admission and meet the following eligibility criteria:

Language Requirements

Applicants that are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the University-approved English language requirements. Please visit our Postgraduate English Language Requirements page for more information.

Entry Requirement Notes

Applicants submit their application through the central RePIC Application Board.

Submitted applications will be checked for completeness and ineligible candidates will be rejected. Eligible and well-qualified candidates are chosen by the Joint RePIC Admission Committee according to the following selection criteria:

• Type and level of academic qualification according to grades
• Type and level of documented research experience
• Type and level of prior knowledge and professional experience in the field
• Persuasive power of the motivation letter
• Results of admission interviews (if applicable)

RePIC considers itself to be an inclusive programme and intends to recruit students worldwide. This will increase the accessibility of the Master's programme and the diversity of its student population.

The RePIC Board of Directors will develop and implement an Equality and Diversity Awareness Programme and, as part of the application process, ensure the collection of nationality, gender and disability data.

Travel Visas and Residency Permits

It is the responsibility of the students to check that the authorisations required for visa and residence permits are in order before the Partner Institution permits the student’s activities in the RePIC degree programme to take place for students with or without an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) scholarship. The Partner Institutions will make every effort to aid students in obtaining any necessary visa and residence permits before their studies commence.

You will have the opportunity to create unique partnerships for career advancement: as part of this programme you will network not only with employers through City Labs but employers across Europe.

Career opportunities will be varied including:

Our graduates will be excellently qualified to not only start attractive careers in various areas of the public and private sectors they will be well placed to work in university and non-university research.