B Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 1 WELCOME WELCOME TO Thank you for considering applying to study with us here at Queen’s University Belfast. QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY We know there is a lot of information to take on board and to consider when making the decision about which university to study at. It’s a big decision to make and one which entails much BELFAST more than looking at what degree courses are on offer. Here at Queen’s University, we’re aware of what really matters to students when making that all-important decision – how much CONTENTS does it cost; what are the employment opportunities once you graduate; how well does the University perform in the rankings. Why Queen’s? In this Prospectus, you’ll find all the answers to 4-5 Ten Reasons these questions and much more, including how you 6-7 Heritage and Heroes can see the world by joining us at Queen’s. 8-9 Global Research Institutes As a Queen’s University student, you will join a university that is 10-11 A Global University truly international. We have been named the 25th most international university in the world and have some 2,200 international A Place of Possibility Start Your Journey students who help to create a multicultural and vibrant campus. 14-15 Your Future Career 48-49 Steps to University This means that no matter where you come from, you will get the 16-17 Global Opportunities 50-51 Make the Most of Studying at Queen’s opportunity to have an international experience right here in Belfast 52-53 Scholarships - whether that be by making friends with students from all over the 18-21 Sporting Action world or by taking the opportunity to travel and explore the world 22-23 Students’ Union 54-55 Fees and Funding through our extensive study abroad and study tour opportunities. 24-25 Clubs and Societies 56-57 Joint Honours Thanks to our links with more than 250 partner institutions and 26 Student Support 58 Entry Requirements over 3,000 employers worldwide, hundreds of our students do just that each year and you could be one of them. 27 INTO Queen’s 86-89 How to Apply It Begins In Belfast 90-91 Our Welcome Programme I hope you enjoy reading the Prospectus and discovering all that Queen’s and Belfast has to offer, and that it helps in your 30-33 Your Home from Home Find Your Perfect Course decision to join us. I look forward to welcoming you on campus. 34-35 World-Class Facilities 92 A-Z of Degrees 36-37 Campus Map 296 Degree Index 38-39 Queen’s Quarter 298 Index 40-43 Belfast A-Z 300 What Next? Professor James C McElnay 44-46 Northern Ireland Acting President and Vice-Chancellor 47 Getting Here 2 Queen’sQueen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate ProspectusProspectus 2019 Queen’s University BelfastBelfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 3 WHY QUEEN’S? 7. BRAND NEW CITY CENTRE 8. YOU’LL BE FULLY SUPPORTED Queen’s University is a world-class institution ACCOMMODATION We offer a network of support combining excellent academic standards with a focus Our student accommodation is services, such as the Student on employability to give our graduates the edge in the among the most affordable in Guidance Centre, and a range the UK (Natwest Student Living of generous scholarships to global job market. Here are just ten of the reasons you Index 2017), and we’ve added help you get the most from should join the leaders of tomorrow. 1,237 new rooms across two brand your time at Queen’s. new city centre sites for 2018. 1. WE’RE A RUSSELL 2. OUR RESEARCH HAS 3. YOU’LL BE TAUGHT BY 9. WE’LL ENABLE YOUR 10. YOU’LL FIND A GROUP UNIVERSITY GLOBAL IMPACT WORLD-LEADING ACADEMICS FUTURE CAREER PLACE TO BELONG We’re ranked in the top 1% We’re joint 8th in the UK for We’ve won the Queen’s We are dedicated to student There are over 200 student-led of universities in the world, research intensity (REF 2014/ Anniversary Prize, which recognises employability and our strong clubs and societies on campus; so a degree from Queen’s is Times Higher Education) and our universities and colleges which industry links mean over 94% while a £20 million sports something to be proud of. world-leading research informs our have demonstrated excellence, of Queen’s graduates are in investment has helped establish innovation, impact and societal our reputation as one of the (QS World University Rankings courses, meaning that what you employment or further study 2018/ Webometrics.info) learn is as relevant as it can be. benefit, on six occasions. six months after graduation. premier sporting universities in Ireland and the UK*. (HESA Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, 2015/16). *(Guardian University Guide 2016) 4. YOU’LL BENEFIT FROM 5. WE’RE IN THE 6. FROM HERE, YOU £700M CAMPUS INVESTMENT UK’S BEST CITY CAN GO ANYWHERE Over the past decade, Queen’s Queen’s is at the social and cultural You can enhance your degree with has invested over £350m in heart of Belfast, named the best a range of study or work abroad cutting edge facilities, with the region in the UK (Lonely Planet, opportunities, enabling you to same to be spent over the coming 2017), and among the top five most broaden your horizons, enrich your decade, placing us joint 2nd in affordable student cities in the UK. university experience and gain the the UK for university facilities. (Marbles.com, 2017) edge in the graduate job market. (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017) 4 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 5 HOW OUR ALUMNI HERITAGE CAN HELP YOU Queen’s alumni enjoy AND HEROES lasting connections with a NORTHERN IRELAND’S FIRST network of over 180,000 As the UK’s 9th oldest University, our PRESIDENT OF IRELAND individuals who are history is rich with brilliant leaders, inspiring making a real difference in After graduating from Queen’s more than 120 countries thinkers and incredible achievers who have with a law degree in 1973, Mary around the world. been shaping a better world since 1845. McAleese was called to the Northern Irish Bar in 1974 and Our alumni include high- practised criminal and family law. profile graduates who Serving as the eighth President are making an impact of Ireland from 1997 to 2011, she globally in many fields was the second female President and membership of our and is the first President of alumni network opens Ireland to have come from the door to an array Mary McAleese of amazing benefits, with Barack Obama Northern Ireland. She remains a William J Clinton member of the Irish Bar. from social activities to careers support. BRITISH FEMALE INVENTOR OF THE YEAR Máire O’Neill graduated from Queen’s as a Master of Engineering in 1999 and is widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading cryptography experts working to enhance global data security. She received the prestigious 2014 Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal, one of only five engineers who have received Liam Neeson the medal in national recognition for Seamus Heaney their contribution to society. AWARD-WINNING ACTOR Statue of Professor James THE WORLD’S BEST-KNOWN POET Hollywood actor Liam Neeson, Francis Pantridge World-renowned Irish poet, playwright, translator OBE was first a Physics and Computer Science undergraduate and lecturer, Seamus Heaney was awarded a BA in THE FATHER OF at Queen’s in 1971 before receiving English from Queen’s in 1961. He was also a lecturer EMERGENCY MEDICINE in Modern English Literature at Queen’s and his honorary doctorate in 2009. He was nominated for an Oscar for his Professor James Francis Pantridge Harvard’s Poet in Residence. Máire O’Neill role in Schindler’s List. was a physician and cardiologist who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic services OUR NOBEL John Stewart Bell with the invention of the portable PRIZE WINNERS defibrillator. In 1969 he was appointed Officer of the Order For further information, Three Nobel Prize winners have IRELAND’S EINSTEIN of St. John (OStJ) and he was please contact: worked or studied at Queen’s. appointed Commander of the John Stewart Bell is known throughout the world of Ian Moore Order of the British Empire (CBE) physics as originator of “Bell’s theorem’’ or “Bell’s Head of Alumni Relations in the 1979 New Year’s Honours. inequality.’’ Dubbed one of the top ten physicists of Queen’s University Belfast the 20th century by the Institute of Physics, he is t: +44 (0)28 9097 5218 considered by some scientists to rank alongside Isaac e: [email protected] Newton and Albert Einstein. w: qub.ac.uk/alumni 6 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 7 WHAT OUR RESEARCH MEANS FOR YOU: A STUDENT’S RESEARCH EXPERIENCE • Our world-class research feeds directly into your “I chose Queen’s because of BELFAST course so your lectures the sheer amount of research will be up to the minute. happening at the Centre for • As a Russell Group SOLUTIONS University, our research Cancer Research and Cell reputation attracts Biology (CCRCB). This up-to- TO GLOBAL the best academics the-minute research informs HOW DO WE FEED THE WORLD? HOW DO WE HELP SOCIETIES and substantial RECOVERING FROM CONFLICT? research income. our lectures, and we then have The Institute for Global Food PROBLEMS Security is at the forefront of The Senator George J Mitchell • You’ll have the a chance to apply what we’ve tackling one of the greatest global Institute for Global Peace, Security opportunity to conduct learned in a real-world setting As one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, challenges – how to ensure a and Justice is helping governments, your own research Queen’s is committed to answering the world’s big sufficient, safe and nutritious supply international agencies and civil through our Research through hospital-based teaching.