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 ProspProspectusectus 2019 Queen’s University BelfBelfastast – 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 SOLUTIONS • As a Russell Group 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. questions – and we’re doing it here in Belfast. You’ll be of food for the world’s population. society answer questions about Experience Scheme for peace, security and justice, Undergraduate Students. “Doctors nowadays are more learning from a community of leading academics probing go.qub.ac.uk/gri-igfs informed by the post-conflict than just doctors, they are for solutions to global challenges, such as: society in Northern Ireland. clinical researchers, too. I go.qub.ac.uk/gri-mitchell gained valuable insight into the biomedical research at the CCRCB as part of a summer studentship. This gave me the opportunity to interact daily with leading researchers and scientists in the labs who were happy to give their time to teach and guide me.

HITTING THE HEADLINES HOW DO WE TACKLE HOW DO OUR LIVES STAY “It was inspiring to be in an CANCER, RESPIRATORY SECURE IN THE MIDST OF THE environment where medical 76% of our research is CONDITIONS, EYE DISEASE? EXPANDING INFORMATION classified in the top two EXPLOSION? breakthroughs are made categories of world leading The Institute of Health Sciences and internationally excellent. is focused on addressing cancer, The multi award-winning Institute literally every week. I now feel respiratory conditions, eye of Electronics, Communication and confident that I would like to (REF 2014) disease and diabetic vascular Information Technology (ECIT) is complications through its three the anchor tenant at Catalyst Inc., have a research aspect to my operational divisions: the Centre one of the UK’s largest research daily clinical life. I want to be a for Cancer Research and Cell and innovation campuses. Tackling Biology (CCRCB), the Centre challenges associated with digital part of the upcoming generation for Public Health (CPH) and growth, ECIT is addressing cyber of medical researchers making the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute security, redefining wireless for Experimental Medicine. communication and sensing a difference in the world.” systems, and addressing the Tejas Harita go.qub.ac.uk/gri-ihs information explosion for the Bachelor of Medicine undergraduate third millennium. ecit.qub.ac.uk

8 Queen’s UniversityUnivers Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 9 WE’RE A WE’LL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO: GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Join one of the world's Meet students from Gain the edge in the Study, work or Over 23,000 students live and study at Queen’s. Over 82 top 25 most international over 82 countries. global job market. volunteer abroad. countries are represented by the student body including universities. (See pages 16-17) *(Times Higher Education World Malaysia, China, the Indias, the Middle East and the United University Rankings 2018) States. We also employ more than 600 international staff drawn from over 70 nationalities.

Part of the elite Russell Group, Queen’s is We reward hard work and excellence, a truly international university, ranked 25th and every year we offer £1.5 million of in the world for global outlook*. We offer scholarships to International Students an International student experience for (see page 53 for details). Our global Join the fastest growing Learn from and contribute Be part of a global Spend a semester or a full everyone – no matter where you’re from. outlook offers all our students the Russell Group university to world-changing research. network that spans 120 academic year at another With links to over 250 universities and opportunity for personal growth and for international students. (See pages 8-9) countries. global university. 3,000 employers around the world, you’ll development, further strengthening (HESA, 2011-2014) (See pages 14-15) gain career-defining access to our inspiring your position on the global job market. worldwide network that spans 120 countries.

SUPPORTING OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Our global campus community “Queen’s University is a place offers a friendly, multicultural where you will find the best quality and safe environment. If you’re in education, with a campus that QUEEN’S IS HOME TO coming to Queen’s from outside 2,200 the UK, you can expect: would make you fall in love with it INTERNATIONAL • Faith provision for all major every single day, and people that STUDENTS religious denominations, including will always have a smile for you, no prayer rooms close to campus. matter the circumstances”. • Easy access to speciality foods such as halal butchers, and A COSMOPOLITAN CAMPUS Susana Velasquez Asian and Polish supermarkets, MSc Process as well as international Queen’s plays a key role in the Engineering, Colombia internationalisation of Northern restaurants (see page 39). Ireland and we’re proud that • A guaranteed place in Queen’s Belfast is a socially-diverse and accommodation with living inclusive city. One of the best ways options including same-sex living, to appreciate the diversity we have no-alcohol living and quiet-living on campus is through the array of International Office (see page 30-31 for more). multicultural events that take place t: +44 (0)28 9097 5088 – such as an Indonesian Culture • A five-day dedicated orientation e: [email protected] Show and the Chinese New Year programme on arrival. w: qub.ac.uk/International celebrations. There are also a host International Student Support of clubs and societies on campus • Support and advice on t: +44 (0)28 9097 3820 celebrating the diversity of our everything from healthcare e: [email protected] student body (see page 24-25). to visa applications. w: qub.ac.uk/isso

10 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 11 A PLACE OF

POSSIBILITY14 Employability 16 Global Opportunities 18 Sport 22 Students’ Union 24 Clubs and Societies 26 Student support 27 INTO Queen’s

12 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 13 ENABLING “I’ve gained a real insight into the media industry via meeting successful journalists. Joining The YOUR FUTURE Edit has helped expand my skills, improve my confidence and really added to my CV.”

CAREER Orla Traynor Our Careers, Employability and Skills team can help you to develop English and History your employability throughout your time at Queen’s and beyond. Our team includes professionally qualified careers consultants, employer engagement staff and a global opportunities team. We can support you in making career decisions, develop your skills and confidence, and help you take advantage of opportunities including studying abroad, work experience and graduate jobs.

EMPLOYER-SPONSORED PIONEERING WORKPLACE SKILLS AWARD STUDY TOURS Degree Plus allows you to gain Our specialist Employer accreditation for both personal Engagement team work to development and work-related communicate your value to CONNECTING YOU PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE AND activities that you undertake potential employers in the global WITH EMPLOYERS OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP outside of your degree. The job market through our pioneering award is supported by employers Workplace Study Tours. Each tour Many employers hire graduates • MyFuture – a career We’re proud to say our graduates who recognise the value of group visits around eight to 10 that they already know, so you’ll management system that allows play a leading role in the senior extracurricular experience. Over graduate employers and engages reap the rewards of our industry you to search jobs and book management of 80 of Northern 2,000 students graduate with in a range of business games, links. Our internship programmes events or an appointment with Ireland’s top companies. We prize Degree Plus every year. case studies and related exercises place you with an employer, one of our Career Consultants. entrepreneurship and academic reflecting recruitment selection giving you an insight into how ability. We also work with the Development Weeks – three practices. Our current tours the world of work and business • team of enterprise advisors in the weeks within the academic include Brussels, London Finance operates. What’s more, our alumni Students’ Union who are there year to participate in activities, and Business Tour, London Law mentoring scheme connects to support students in starting both studies-related and Tour, as well as a Global Leadership with high-level employers and businesses, through free advice, extra-curricular, accredited Programme in Asia and the USA. alumni around the world - New incubation space, enterprise York, Paris and London. by Degree Plus. This space programmes and competitions. allows you to enhance “I feel that the Study Tour experience your student experience “There are loads of opportunities at has had a significant impact on my For further information, by delivering to peers and please contact: participating in cross-discipline Queen’s, including hackathons and career development and future career and inter-faculty activities. other competitions with great prizes plans. It has opened my eyes to the Careers, Employability and Skills • Get Employment Ready Award on offer. I entered a global competition vast opportunities available in the qub.ac.uk/careers – Learn how to express your skills and qualities to employers run by a huge engineering firm as part finance sector.” Degree Plus on paper, online and in person. qub.ac.uk/degreeplus of a team and ended up placing 4th in Clodagh McCambridge MEDIA Programme – spend one the world! As part of the prize, we got Global Opportunities • Actuarial Science and Risk Management year learning about different a guided tour of the facility and met go.qub.ac.uk/goglobal aspects of the media sector and Employability working on The Edit publication. senior engineers in the company!” go.qub.ac.uk/employability Thomas McRoberts Development Weeks Software and Electronic Systems Engineering go.qub.ac.uk/developmentweeks

14 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 15 Aisling Kerr “Taking part in Study USA was one of the most fulfilling years of my life. I started the GLOBAL year feeling unsure and nervous about what I was going to experience and I finished the year with memories of people I met, lessons I OPPORTUNITIES! had learnt and places I had visited, which have Every year over 800 Queen’s students take the opportunity helped me to grow in confidence. It has been a to go outside Northern Ireland to study or gain work-related truly life-changing experience.” experience. Nothing is more rewarding. Whilst overseas you’ll Niall O’Hagan, load up on confidence and independence. You’ll experience Quỳnh Nga the colour of life elsewhere. You’ll enrich your own journey. Accounting (Study USA Student of the Year 2017)

Queen’s encourages students to take advantage of a period of study at an overseas university or an international work placement as part of their degree. Some degrees (especially those with a language element) include a compulsory year abroad. These are generally four-year courses, during which you will spend a year either studying at a partner university or on work placement with an employer. Many other degrees @annamontg @amymundye offer the option of participating in a study Lily Pollack exchange scheme for one or two semesters, usually in your second year. The ‘semester abroad’ option will allow you to graduate within the usual three years. There are also lots of summer options available, when a longer period abroad is not possible.

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EXPLORE THE WORLD (PST! YOU DON’T If you already have some FUNDING OPTIONS YOU’LL BOOST YOUR * The Erasmus Programme is NEED TO BE FLUENT) knowledge of a foreign language, CONFIDENCE – AND funded with the support of the There are lots of options and we’ll then studying abroad is an If your semester or year studying YOUR DEGREE! European Union. Continued Advanced language skills are not help you research them. Our most excellent opportunity to improve abroad is a recognised part of participation post-Brexit is to be always necessary in order to study Students who undertake an popular international scheme is the your fluency. All students – not just your degree programme, whether confirmed. abroad – many of the University’s international study placement are European Erasmus Programme*. those studying Modern Languages compulsory or optional, you should European partners teach in English, eligible to apply for the placement The scheme enables students to – are strongly encouraged to still be entitled to your student loan as well as the University’s partners to be considered towards the spend part of their degree studying enhance their language skills whilst overseas. Students going on in North America and Australasia. Queen’s Degree Plus Award. or working in another European and many choose to attend the an Erasmus exchange to Europe The Award provides official country. Queen’s also has a University Language Centre, also normally receive an Erasmus recognition of the non-academic growing range of options outside located within the McClay Library, grant to help cover their additional benefits of an international study For more information about of Europe, including programmes before they go abroad. Please visit: costs. Some semester and summer placement, such as improved global opportunities: in Australia, Canada, China, India, go.qub.ac.uk/langcent programmes are eligible for a New Zealand and the USA. University travel grant. employability skills, global and cultural awareness and increased w: go.qub.ac.uk/goglobal self-confidence and motivation. e: [email protected]

16 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 17 SPORTING ACTION Since our foundation in 1845, sport has played an important part in the Queen’s student experience. Today, we’re one of the premier sporting universities in the UK and Ireland, and we encourage all our students to benefit from the positive effects of sport – whatever your level.

Our world-class indoor and outdoor There are over 50 sporting clubs, sporting facilities will help you lead giving opportunities for students a healthy, active lifestyle, and are of all abilities to compete, socialise ideal for recreational, competitive or get active, and our campus-wide or high performance athletes. sports programme encourages We’ve invested over £20m in participation in a range of activities recent years improving our state- throughout the academic year. of-the art facilities so there are even more opportunities for you to We host a weekly ParkRun at our work-out and play. Outdoor Sporting Facility at Upper Malone and our annual Deep RiverRock 5K race, which attracts thousands of recreational runners. We have also recently launched an Active Campus initiative with sporting activities and programmes to suit everyone – no matter what your fitness level. SPORTS FANS Belfast offers a wealth of choice for sports fans and spectators, whether you fancy a night at the rugby, a Belfast Giants ice hockey game, a soccer match or a fast- paced Gaelic football or hurling match. The Belfast City Marathon attracts 20,000 participants from around the world every year.

18 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 19 INDOOR OUTDOOR ATHLETE FACILITIES FACILITIES SUPPORT

3rd QUEEN’S SPORT UPPER MALONE SCHOLARSHIPS • Sean O'Neill (Gaelic Football) for sporting facilities MEMBERSHIP among 13 Russell Group Champions have been made, We help talented athletes achieve • Jack Kyle (Rugby) Universities Located next to the main trophies won and accolades their potential through our campus you will find the hub of heaped onto thousands of specialist scholarships, such as the • Henry Downey (Hurling) International Student The Physical Education Centre (PEC) Queen’s Sport - the Physical students throughout Upper Elite Athlete Programme, which In recent years, Queen’s- Barometer Autumn 2017 Education Centre (PEC). Here Malone’s existence. offers a support package including supported athletes competed in you will have the opportunity to £3,000 per year for tuition fees We have heavily invested in our top level competitions in over 20 exercise using state-of-the-art and £2,000 a year for living and countries, including Olympics, fitness and exercise facilities. outdoor facilities, and the new travel costs (see page 52 for Arena Pitches and Clubhouse Paralympics, World University Guided by knowledgeable and more details). Our Scholarship Championships, European Athletics friendly staff, we can get you are the only facility in the UK programmes are one of just many and Ireland to showcase rugby, Championships and US Open started and keep you going, ways you can enhance your time Swimming Championships. whatever your level of fitness. Gaelic games, hockey and at Queen’s through the Degree We are open from 6.30am soccer all at one site, with an Plus scheme (see page 14) SPORTS BURSARIES to 10pm on weekdays and additional 16 floodlit grass and synthetic playing surfaces. ACADEMIES The Queen’s Sports Bursaries 9.00am to 6pm on weekends. provide support for those Over 8,000 students QUEEN’S BOAT HOUSE We have been working with non-academy athletes who student clubs, governing bodies take out a Queen’s Sport Extensively upgraded in 2015, are developing in their chosen and alumni networks to develop membership each year. the Queen’s Boat House is home sport. They also support sporting academies. Currently to the Men's and Ladies' Boat students to compete nationally Queen’s Sport offer peak there are five academies – Rugby, Clubs, who have an excellent and on the world stage. and off-peak student GAA, Soccer, Rowing and Hockey pedigree through performances membership packages with – with over 35 teams and 600 at Senior and Novice levels flexible payment options. students competing each year. in Ireland, Great Britain and Student memberships on the international stage. We created these academies give you access to: to provide a high performance culture within each sport, but State-of-the-art cardio fitness • also to promote recreational and areas with 200+ machines community initiatives. Sporting • Functional training and legends have graced the Queen's weights areas with six jersey with pride. There are also power cages and Olympic Hockey and Soccer Academy lifting platforms scholarships distributed annually. • 75+ weekly exercise classes We’ve named Rugby and GAA • Four exercise and Academy Scholarships after: dance studios • Six-lane, 25m swimming pool, diving pool and sauna Two multi-sports halls • Further Information • Indoor climbing and bouldering walls Queen’s Sport queenssport.com • Eight squash courts • Two handball/ Performance Sport racquetball courts queensperformancesport.com • 12 badminton courts Elite Athlete Programme • Three outdoor 3G pitches go.qub.ac.uk/sportEAP

20 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 21 Queen’s Students’ Union is here to make your WE’RE LED BY STUDENTS, MEET NEW PEOPLE BE ENTERPRISING ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT life at Queen’s enriching, rewarding and fun. FOR STUDENTS AND HAVE FUN AND DEVELOP YOUR HELLO FROM Ranked 6th for student experience in The BUSINESS SKILLS Advice SU has four advisers Each year, students are Make the most of your time at Times Higher Education Student Experience who are dedicated to elected to become Student Queen’s by joining one of our With business one-to-ones, Survey 2017, it offers a range of support providing students with free, Officers. The team is here 200+ clubs and societies (see programmes and workshops, services including volunteering and enterprise independent, confidential and THE STUDENTS’ to help you, represent you, page 24-25) or join the 5,000 Enterprise SU helps you opportunities, clubs and societies, advice, accurate advice. Pop in when organise campaigns to make students that are involved develop the skills you need entertainment, bars, shops and much more. you need a helping hand. the changes you want and lead in volunteering at Queen’s to start your own business UNION TEAM! the Union on your behalf. every year. Homework Clubs or secure your dream job. AND RELAX We’ll be your rock during your Queen’s experience is one of our top Volunteer SU Whatever your degree There are bars, shops and initiatives for students. Through pathway, we help you develop numerous spaces for you to tutoring, we help inspire young creative thinking, generate relax, grab lunch, watch live people in some of the most ideas and improve your sport on TV, play pool, go to educationally underachieving entrepreneurial skills. gigs and catch up with friends. areas of Belfast to be successful and go on to do great things. The Union’s entertainment venues are open 7 days a week and best of all, it’s always free to get in.

GET INVOLVED! Rachel Stephen Lucy Faisal Why not become: A SCHOOL REP Jessica A STUDENT OFFICER Be the vital link between the students in your school, McCrystall Become a full-time Student We’ve invested in a Powell Gault Kadiri and the University and the Officer to represent all new Student Centre, Elder Students’ Union. Equality and President students in Queen’s. including a new Education Activities Diversity Welfare Students’ Union facility Officer Officer A STUDENT COUNCILLOR Officer Officer Further Information (see page 34 Sit on the Student Council for more details) to represent the views of Queen’s Students’ Union Queen’s students and decide w: qubsu.org what the Union should be Union President working on. e: [email protected]

22 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 23 MEET THE PRESIDENTS “Skydiving is the best way “I have had so many to relax after a hard week amazing opportunities with of lectures, assignments Queen’s Dance Society, JOIN and homework. Joining from travelling across the the club is the easiest and UK and Northern Ireland THE most affordable way to for dance competitions begin skydiving. You will to performing in multiple CLUB! make friendships that will University and charity Meet new people, have fun and make the last a long time after you events including our very most of your time at Queen’s by joining have finished University. own Strictly Come Dancing! one of our 200 plus clubs and societies. Most importantly, you I have also made friends There’s a wide range to suit everyone, will get to experience for life and memories that including sport, gaming, creative, cultural, the most incredible will stay with me forever.” academic and charitable groups – or if thing in your life.” you can’t find one that suits you, you can Rachel Darragh President of the Dance Society even start your own! Over 11,000 students Photo: Patrick Cartwright, Queen’s Surf Club Jocelyn Hill, Queen’s Sailing Club Rafal Kacprzyk are members of our student-led clubs Skydiving Club President “When I found out there and societies. They give you a little bit “I wanted to try something was a sailing club at more: more fun; more time to be part of new and escape the city at Queen’s, I was really keen something; more time to improve your skills. weekends so I signed up to to get involved. When I ARTS, CULTURE AND ACADEMIC AND CAREER the Surf Club. I love how first went to training, the LANGUAGE ENHANCEMENT CLUBS enthusiastic and passionate people I met were lovely Learn a new language and more Many courses have related clubs everyone is, from and really encouraged about a foreign culture or simply but they do much more than meet up with students from the discuss what happened in your encouraging beginners me. The team racing is same part of the world as you. Our latest lecture – including organising to fall in love with the challenging and I find I multicultural societies include the social events and fundraisers. African and Caribbean Society, Academic clubs can also help sport right up to advance am always learning. I love the Chinese Students Association enhance your studies and your Rachel Darragh, Queen’s Dance Society surfers learning new tricks. the social side of the club and the South Asian Students career opportunities in the process. There’s a real ‘no one most. We have our weekly Society. In our inclusive campus CHANGE THE CONVERSATION MAKE IT COUNT environment, you’ll have the gets left out’ attitude. We training, socials nights, opportunity to meet other students Argue your point with the Literific Being part of a club is more than a get everyone involved fundraisers, inter-varsity with shared interests and make new Debate Club, or if your passion is great way to make friends: it’s an friends from across the globe. politics then you can join one of opportunity to improve your skillset in the social events and events across Ireland, and many political clubs at Queen’s. and bolster your CV. What’s more, MEDIA AND GAMING trips, both around Ireland the highlight of the year Alternatively, help raise money if you get involved in the running of Enjoy all things gaming with the and awareness for a number of a club, you can get credit towards and abroad to Portugal, for me which was our Dragon Slayers Society, make great causes by volunteering a Queen’s University Degree Plus Spain and Morocco.” yachting holiday to Croatia your mark in the world of film for one of our charitable Accreditation (see page 14-15). or music, or host your own radio and environmental clubs. Lucy Rutherford - now an annual event!” Surf Club show with Queen’s Radio Society. Jocelyn Hill Sailing Club

Rafal Kacprzyk, Queen’s Skydiving Club

24 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 25 STUDENT OUR INTO SUPPORT QUEEN’S CENTRE INTO provides academic preparation and English language courses to help prepare International Students for future study at Queen’s.

ACADEMIC AND ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION LANGUAGE PREPARATION FOR UNIVERSITY The International Foundation provides entry to the first year At the INTO Queen’s Centre you of over 70 undergraduate will find small, focused classes, an degree programmes here at inspiring learning environment and Queen’s. The pathways are: highly qualified staff dedicated to the highest standards of teaching • Architecture and personalised support. • Business, Humanities INTO ENGLISH and Social Sciences LANGUAGE COURSES • Engineering and Science INTO Queen’s offers a range SUPPORTING YOUR NEEDS RESILIENCE, WELLBEING CHILDCARE INTERNATIONAL YEAR ONE of English language courses to AND COUNSELLING We offer a network of support Queen's offers a range of childcare International students who need The International Year One services dedicated to helping you get Our qualified and experienced support, including full-time day to meet the English requirements programme is equivalent to the most from your time at Queen’s, counsellors can help work care, out-of-school care and a for study. The courses run from the first year of a UK looking after your health, emotional through any personal, academic summer activities scheme. four weeks to multiple semesters, undergraduate degree. There wellbeing, education, study needs, and emotional difficulties that depending on your English are four pathways available: go.qub.ac.uk/childcareservices needs and academic goals. financial security and future career. impact on your studies. • Accounting STUDENT GUIDANCE FAITH PROVISION INTO ACADEMIC go.qub.ac.uk/ • Engineering CENTRE (SGC) resilienceandwellbeing Our chaplains and other PREPARATION PROGRAMMES religious representatives serve Management and Finance The SGC is the first place to visit SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS Our academic preparation • students and staff across 12 for information, support, advice WITH DISABILITIES programmes provide subject- Integrated International faiths and denominations. • and guidance from everything from focused pathways to broader Year One in Engineering We offer all kinds of support, Careers, Employability and Skills go.qub.ac.uk/Religion full-time study at Queen’s. services to counselling and help including School and exam support, GRADUATE DIPLOMA accommodation requirements and UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS with IT. We provide an introduction The Graduate Diploma is a full- to our virtual learning and email assistance with applications for CENTRE AT QUEEN'S Scholarships are available for Disabled Students’ Allowance. time academic programme that services, and advice and support on Healthcare and prescriptions are all three academic preparation prepares you for direct entry to how to get the best out of University go.qub.ac.uk/disability free for everyone in Northern programmes at INTO Queen's. over 25 selected Master’s courses HOW TO APPLY and personal IT equipment. Ireland through the National Health at Queen’s. The pathways are: STUDENTS’ UNION See go.qub.ac.uk/INTOschol for You may apply for an Service (NHS). If you need to see go.qub.ac.uk/studentguidance ADVICE CENTRE more details and how to apply Finance academic or English language a doctor or order a prescription, • programme by submitting a SUPPORTING OUR We provide you with the University Health Centre If you progress to undergraduate Management • direct application form online INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS essential academic, financial at Queen's General Practice study at Queen’s through a Queen’s INTO programme, Social Sciences at: go.qub.ac.uk/INTOapply Queen's supports International and welfare advice. provides NHS (and non-NHS) • services for Queen’s students. you will also be eligible for students before arrival, providing qubsu.org/AdviceSU Alternatively, for further University scholarships. information, please contact specialist visa and immigration advice go.qub.ac.uk/health and leading welcome and orientation us at: programmes (see page 90) to help t: +44 (0)28 9097 6850 you maximise university life. e: [email protected] qub.ac.uk/isso

26 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 27 IT BEGINS IN BELFAST 30 Accommodation 40 Belfast 34 Facilities 44 Northern Ireland 36 Campus Map 47 Getting Here 38 Queen’s Quarter

28 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 29 YOUR HOME ACCOMMODATION FEES (based on 2018-19 prices) Cost per week FROM HOME Twin bedroom with shared facilities Studying at Queen’s is a fantastic prices from £75 experience. It’s even better En suite single room when you know you’re living prices from £130 somewhere safe, comfortable and Exclusive one-bedroom apartment affordable. We can offer you the prices from £175 all-important space to live and enjoy undergraduate life to the full.

YOUR OPTIONS, AT A GLANCE • Single or mixed gender accommodation • Residences suitable for couples and families • Private or shared bathrooms • Studio, one to six bedroom apartments • Twin, standard, premium standard and en suite room options • Dedicated no-alcohol accommodation

AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION ELMS BT1 AND BT2 QUEEN’S HOUSES GRANT HOUSE WILLOW WALK ELMS BT9 Queen’s currently has over 3,485 places in our student accommodation, which means City centre, close to city 76 Malone Road, Standard premium Studios, one to four bed Standard, premium and you can take advantage of the most affordable retail areas, cafes and College Gardens, rooms apartments and two-bed majority (70%) en suite purpose-built student accommodation in restaurants. Mount Charles 10 minutes walk premium apartments rooms the city while undertaking a world-class Single en suite bedrooms in Guthrie House to campus (family apartments Residential (modern, education and making friends for life. available) three-six-bed apartments In the heart of Belfast’s 20 minute walk to comfortable and secure) and studios. most ethnically-diverse City Centre Enclosed development, on 50 three-storeyed and culturally-rich areas. the perimeter of Elms BT9 15 minutes walk From £110pw purpose-built blocks; 10-11 to campus Twin rooms, standard, Purpose-built, ideal bedrooms per floor with double, premium and No-alcohol for international and shared common room Less than five minutes accommodation from city centre en suite rooms. (Please postgraduate students and kitchen note, 76 Malone Road is From £130pw 15 minutes walk to campus Quiet living, no alcohol and reserved for students from single sex options Brand new! outside Northern Ireland). 25 minutes walk to city centre 15 minutes walk to campus 5-10 minutes walk to campus From £125pw 25 minutes walk to 10-20 minutes walk to city centre city centre Safe and welcoming! From £100pw From £75pw Best for independent living

30 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 31 NO HIDDEN CHARGES Our all-inclusive residential fees include all utility bills (electricity, heating and hot water), contents insurance, maintenance repairs, TV licence for communal areas, weekly clean of communal areas and high speed broadband with high speed Wi-Fi Students from outside throughout all accommodation. For your convenience Northern Ireland are we also have a variety of payment plans to help guaranteed a place in you decide which best suits your situation. Queen’s Accommodation! Read the full Allocation WHAT’S INCLUDED? Policy on the Queen’s Accommodation website. • All-inclusive fees. • Free off-peak Queen’s Sport membership access for all Queen’s Accommodation students. • Student common lounge with games tables and a free tea and coffee lounge. • Rooms available for private, group study or society meetings. SAFE AND SOCIAL AFFORDABLE PRIVATE RENTALS • Reception open 7 days per week. Accommodation is offered on If you decide to move on from • 24/7 Safety Team. a self-catering basis and our Queen’s Accommodation, there are • Residential Life team provide campus communities are designed a range of student rental options pastoral support, organise to make you feel at home and in the city – all within walking trips and social events. help you make friends. From the distance of campus. What’s more, moment you arrive, we’ll do what as Belfast has the lowest student • Contents insurance we can to manage and support rent in the UK*, you’re sure to find included free of charge. your living needs. This includes a something to suit your budget. Residential Life programme which The website nihestudentpad.co.uk Full maintenance support • features events and pastoral care, is recommended by the Students’ 7 days a week. 24/7 safety and security, as well Union to help students search for • Complimentary cleaning as maintenance support. Our private rental accommodation. of communal areas. Residential Life Coordinators also offer support, help and guidance on *Natwest Student Living Index 2017 • Parcel post system: You settling into student life in Belfast. get an email notification when your parcel arrives. HOW TO APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATION • Letter post is sorted to your apartment post box Register online and complete an (Elms BT1 and BT2 only). application form as soon as you have received a conditional or • Laundry (small charge) unconditional offer to study at with useful app showing Queen’s. Information on how to availability and time left apply will be sent automatically in your wash/dry cycle. to all offer holders and you are FIND OUT MORE • Super-fast wired advised to apply even if Queen’s is your insurance choice. internet and Wi-Fi. T: +44 (0)28 9097 4525 Applications open in January 2019. w: stayatqueens.com

32 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 33 EXPLORE OUR

WORLD-CLASS 90% student satisfaction score Joint 2nd in the UK for for library resources university facilities National Student Survey 2017 Times Higher Education Student FACILITIES Experience Survey 2017

The Computer Science Building The Graduate School The Main Site Tower The McClay Library

Step inside your £700million classroom. You’ll benefit from NEW STUDENT HUBS A CONNECTED CAMPUS OUR NEW STUDENT CENTRE The Lanyon Building substantial investment in our teaching facilities that has The School of Biological Sciences The Wireless Campus Project is a Plans are underway to build a developed our historic campus into an innovative learning is spread over five floors and is £1.93m investment programme world-class Student Centre, environment for our exceptional students and staff. designed around a central atrium providing a world-class service including a new Students’ Union which acts as a social hub, while of connectivity across the facility that will significantly OUR EVER-EVOLVING CAMPUS BOARD THE ‘STARSHIP we’re also giving the School of University through more than enhance the Queen’s student FOR SCHOLARS’ Mathematics and Physics a new 2,000 access points. It enables experience. The new centre The new £20million School of Law, home, featuring a dedicated space you to have anytime, anywhere is due to open in September including a Moot Court Room, Designed by the same architects for teaching, with new lecture access to the resources you need. 2021 and will consolidate all and The Herbert Smith Freehills behind the libraries at Yale and and group-study rooms, a student student services under one roof, SUPPORTING Student Hub, exemplifies Queen’s Harvard, its little wonder Nobel social area, computer facilities alongside a vibrant new Students’ LANGUAGE LEARNING commitment to the future-thinking laureate Seamus Heaney dubbed and a state-of-the-art Physics Union facility, and will create a needs of its students. Further the McClay Library a ‘starship for laboratory. The new Wellcome- Our Language Centre provides ‘heartbeat’ for life on campus. along the campus skyline, the our scholars.’ Blending the best Wolfson Building (Institute you with the opportunity exciting new facilities and space features of a traditional library for Experimental Medicine) to acquire skills in a foreign in the colourfully redeveloped with the latest smart technology, is located next to the Centre language and improve your Computer Science Building marks you’ll have access to extensive for Cancer Research and Cell career prospects through our our recognition of the importance book and journal collections, Biology (CCRCB) and is designed advanced multimedia facilities. of this subject to the global reader spaces, temperature- to enhance its internationally- We’re among the top 10 Most market. It features computer labs, controlled computer workstations recognised excellence in Beautiful Universities in the UK and group study rooms. project spaces, breakout rooms education and research. Times Higher Education World and a three-floor Student Hub. University Rankings, 2017

34 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 35 ELMS BT1 AND ELMS BT2 CAMPUS MAP (10-MINUTE WALK) FACULTY OFFICES The Institute of Electronics, International Office 1 Communications and Information INTO Queen's 32 Technology (Titanic Quarter, not shown) BOTANIC AVENUE Jobshop Art, Humanities and Social Sciences X1 14 LOWER CRESCENT The Institute of Health Sciences A Lanyon Building 1 BELFAST CITY Engineering and Physical Sciences X2 HOSPITAL Main Site Tower 2 (BCH) LISBURN ROAD Medicine, Health and Life Sciences X3 UPPER CRESCENT LOCATION Marketing, Recruitment, CLAREMONT STREET Communications and JUBILEE RD MOUNT CHARLES SCHOOL OFFICES Internationalisation 1 UNIVERSITY STREET Academic and Student Affairs 3 CAMDEN STREET UNIVERSITY STREET E McClay Research Centre 24 UNION Administration Building 3 THEOLOGICAL FITZWILLIAM ST Arts, English and Languages F Medical Biology Centre (MBC) 21 COLLEGE 22 21 COLLEGE GREEN Ashby Building 31 LISBURN ROAD UNIVERSITY SQ ROAD RUGBY Biological Sciences E Naughton Gallery at Queen's 1

UNIVERSITYROAD Canada Room/Council Chamber 1 DUNLUCE AVENUE THE Chemistry and Chemical Engineering N New Physics Building 8 LANYON COLLEGE GREEN Careers, Employability and Skills ELMWOOD AVENUE 14 BUILDING Electronics, Electrical Engineering Northern Ireland Technology Centre for Cancer Research and Computer Sciences M Centre (NITC) 30 KEY ELMWOOD MEWS Cell Biology (CCRCB) 23 History, Anthropology, Philosophy Occupational Health and Safety Chrono Centre 19 COLLEGE GARDENS and Politics J Services 34 ROAD/PATHS Clinical Research Facility 26 Law H Old Physics Building 9 Computer Science 27 BUILDINGS Mathematics and Physics L Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC) 2 Counselling Service 14 ULSTER BOTANIC Mechanical and Aerospace Pharmacy Building 24 FACULTY OFFICES MUSEUM GARDENS David Bates Building Engineering R 12 Physical Education Centre (PEC) 36 Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical David Keir Building 28 SCHOOL OFFICES Queen's Film Theatre (QFT) 10 Sciences B Development and Alumni Relations 1 Registrar and Chief Operating Officer 1 GLOBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES Natural and Built Environment Q Disability Services 14 STRANMILLIS ROAD Research and Enterprise 17 Nursing and Midwifery C Drama and Film Centre at Queen's 10 PEC Riddel Hall 37 LOCATION Pharmacy D Dunluce Health Centre 20 Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) 29 Psychology P Elms BT9 35 CAFÉ/RESTAURANT South Dining Hall 6 CLOREEN PARK Queen's Management School S Elms BT1 and Elms BT2 (not shown) Student Guidance Centre 14 UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION MALONE ROAD Social Sciences, Education Elmwood Building 18 STRANMILLIS GARDENS Student Plus 1 CHLORINE GARDENS and Social Work K Elmwood Hall 15 CRÈCHES Students' Union 16 Estates 3 The McClay Library 11 Finance GLOBAL RESEARCH 3 University Health Centre 13 INSTITUTES Graduate School 4 LENNOXVALE Vice-Chancellor's Office 1 RIVER LAGAN Great Hall 1 Welcome Centre 1

SANS SOUCI PARK STRANMILLIS EMBANKMENT Harty Room 5 RIDDEL HALL The Senator George J Mitchell Whitla Hall 7 Institute for Global Peace, Health Sciences Building 25 Whitla Medical Building 22 Security and Justice G Human Resources 3 Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for The William J Clinton Leadership Information Services 11 Experimental Medicine 23 0 100 200 ELMS VILLAGE Institute T Institute of Professional Legal metres The Institute for Global Food Security U Studies (IPLS) 33

The Lanyon The Graduate The Main The McClay The David Computer The Ashby The PEC The MBC Elms Village Building School Site Tower Library Keir Building Science Building

36 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 37 THE QUEEN’S QUARTER: THE BEST OF STUDENT LIFE

A COSMOPOLITAN Some of our favourite spots You’ll also find quirky vintage and COMMUNITY near campus include the Ulster pre-loved shopping, and the famed Museum (don’t miss their awesome No Alibis indie bookstore, while the Our friendly and welcoming science evenings, where you can Fine & Dandy Sunday market in the student community and buzzing experiment over cocktails); the Crescent Arts Centre is a creative entertainment scene offers a infamously rowdy comedy nights hub for independent artists, ready-made social life from the day at The Belfast Empire Music Hall, designers, illustrators and crafters. you arrive. From classical concerts and the Lyric Theatre, where at the Whitla Hall to legendary GREEN SPACES AND you might just catch a glimpse club nights, not to mention pub URBAN PARKS of current patron and Queen’s quizzes, poetry readings and alumni Liam Neeson. (Pst! The A short hop from the bustling comedy nights, Queen’s Quarter coffee shop alone is worth a streetscape of Botanic Avenue is is bursting with entertainment visit for the superb panoramic the lush foliage of Botanic Gardens, venues that attract the best from views over the River Lagan). a beautiful city park where you can the worlds of theatre, dance, find some headspace in the Palm music, film, arts and literature. A MULTICULTURAL AND House or the Tropical Ravine. It’s no wonder our venues feature CREATIVE HUB hotly in the calendar of both the There is an incredible range of In fact, you’ll be surprised to find Belfast International Arts Festival cafés, bistros and restaurants just how accessible natural solitude and the Belfast Film Festival. The cultural quarter surrounding our campus dotted around the University’s is from Queen’s: the nearby Lagan Towpath offers an unspoilt stretch is the most vibrant district of Belfast – a AN ART-LOVER’S PARADISE bohemian surroundings, catering to all tastes and budgets. In of riverbank with forest walks 600-plus acre urban village which is self- The University is home to the the space of 400 metres along and meadows that feel a world contained yet well connected to the city renowned visual arts platform, the Botanic Avenue, you can sample away from our bustling campus. centre via a ten-minute bus ride. Here, you’ll Naughton Gallery, the Seamus food from Japan, Korea, Nepal, Heaney Centre for Poetry and find everything you need to enjoy a unique China, the Middle East, India, Italy, the Brian Friel Centre for Theatre. Mexico and, of course, Northern student experience, from hot-ticket cultural We even have our own boutique Ireland – all washed down with events and party nights to international cinema, the QFT (Queen’s Film home-grown craft beers. festivals and world cuisine worth queuing for. Theatre), presenting the best in classic and new world cinema.

38 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 39 A-Z OF AFFORDABLE Belfast has the lowest cost BLACK BOX of living* - 28 per cent lower Belfast is a city of artists, poets, BELFAST than in London (Numbeo, writers and musicians who are A2015) – and the lowest celebrated in arts venues, such as the Your bite-sized guide to student rent (NatWest BMAC and the Black Box. student life in the city. Student Living Index 2017) of any city in the UK.

DINOSAURS CULTURE *Belfast has the lowest A capital with a culture of its own, cost of living in the UK The collections in the Ulster immerse yourself in the best of Museum include dinosaurs, historical C (Mercer 2016) Dartefacts, works of art, and an Belfast’s clubs, cuisine, culture and arts. Egyptian mummy.

ENTERTAINMENT FOODIE PARADISE GATEWAY Food is a big deal in Belfast Throughout the year, Belfast hosts a Belfast is the gateway to the rest of with a mix of cool new pop- range of events and urban festivals Northern Ireland and beyond and ups and Michelin-starred running the gamut from music, has been lauded by Michael Palin for Fstaples. The city was recently G Etheatre, dance, film and comedy. having the world’s most beautiful voted the Top Place to Highlights include Culture Night and railway. From coastline to mountain, Travel for Food (National Belfast Vital Festival. adventure awaits you. Geographic 2016).

HOLLYWOOD HOTSPOT IN THE NEWS JOKES A city famed for its humour, you Northern Ireland and the Titanic Belfast is one of the UK’s most can catch regular stand-up comedy Studios have become internationally buzzed-about cities and was recently nights at Belfast’s Empire Comedy renowned as a film location, most voted the Number One Region in the Club, where Queen’s alumnus Paddy Hfamously for HBO’s Game of Thrones. IWorld by Lonely Planet. J Kielty’s career began.

MUSIC KREMLIN LINEN QUARTER From the punk scene in the 70s to the Top Place to Travel for Food Just south of the City Hall, a Belfast’s famed Soviet- MTV Europe Music Awards in 2011 via mix of bars and cool eateries (National Geographic 2016) style nightspot, with a traditional folk sessions, Belfast has occupy the buildings of the Kreputation as the best L Mpassionately embraced the uniting old linen mills. gay venue in Ireland. power of music.

40 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 41 OH YEAH NIGHTLIFE POLITICAL MURALS MUSIC CENTRE The cobbledstoned streets and Belfast is famous for street art, fascinating architecture of the A networking centre for and today, a new generation NCathedral Quarter play host to the Obands and creative types Pof contemporary artists are city’s best bars and clubs. and a safe house for musos reclaiming the city’s walls. and rockers.

QUEEN’S QUARTER RESTAURANTS Northern Ireland is the The city is brimming One of the most ethnically- happiest place in the UK with great restaurants, diverse and culturally-rich parts thriving urban cafés and (Office of National of Northern Ireland (see page 38). Q Rcraft breweries. Statistics, 2016)

TITANIC QUARTER UNDER DEVELOPMENT STALLS A sleek urban development A host of exciting new developments St George’s Market is the centre of that houses Titanic Belfast, are underway around the city including Belfast’s booming gourmet scene. the World’s Best Visitor the Grand Central Hotel in the former You’ll also find whimsical arts and TAttraction (World Travel UWindsor House offices and the George Scrafts stalls. Awards 2016), alongside Best Hotel, while Marriott is set to take the city’s booming tech on the City Quays hotel project. and film industries.

WATERFRONT VICTORIA SQUARE The city’s cultural landscape The epicentre of retail therapy in the is amplified by large-scale XENIA city centre, Victoria Square hosts entertainment venues and House of Fraser, Belfast’s Apple concert halls such as the Belfast is a city with real personality Vstore, Topshop, Hollister, Superdry, WWaterfront Hall, as well as by Xand is famed for having the friendliest Ted Baker and many other big brands a subculture of effortlessly and most welcoming folk in the world. under its striking glass dome. cool independent music and arts venues.

YACHTS ZERO BELFAST BIKES Tourists are setting sail for Belfast: Belfast: number one Belfast is a compact city and easily 120 cruise ships are expected in explored on foot or by bike. Grab a Coca Belfast in 2018, while a 40-berth region in the world Cola Zero Belfast Bike from the Queen’s Ymarina located in the heart of (Lonely Planet, 2017) Z campus – you can drop it off later at any Belfast’s Titanic Quarter hosts the number of bays around the city. Belfast Tall Ships Festival.

42 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 43 NORTHERN IRELAND: OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Whether you’re on a pilgrimage to the famous Game of Thrones filming locations or you fancy exploring caves, castles and coastline, you’ll find it all within an hour’s drive of Belfast.

Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge

The world is catching on to the secret that locals have always known: Northern Ireland is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Just ask the experts at Lonely Planet who recently lauded Belfast and the Causeway Coast as the number one region in the world (2017). From golden beaches to lush forests, as a student in Belfast, the region’s most breath-taking landscapes will be right on your doorstep. Spend your downtime testing your Mourne Mountains nerve crossing the death-defying Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. Alternatively, scale the heights of our tallest peak, Slieve Donard, set in the picturesque Mourne Mountains – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the inspiration for C.S. Lewis’ magical world of Narnia. You can also follow the 22-mile Mourne Wall, featured in Game of Thrones. And if you’re a fan of the hit HBO show, you can’t afford to miss a trip to the Dark Hedges. This twisted avenue of light and shade is one of Northern Ireland’s most photographed natural phenomena, and doubles as the King’s Road in the series. Marble Arch The Dark Hedges

44 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’sQueen’s University University Belfast Belfast – –Undergraduate Undergraduate Prospectus Prospectus 2019 2019 45 Well worth the road trip for the spectacular Antrim Coast Road drive alone, the Giant’s Causeway, GETTING HERE a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Helsinki is a must. While there are also Belfast, as the capital of Northern Ireland, is Stockholm plenty of stunning beaches to connected to the rest of the UK, Ireland and Moscow enjoy a lazy Sunday walk – some Belfast Europe by sea, road, and air. Dublin Copenhagen just 25 minutes from Belfast. London Amsterdam If adrenaline thrills are your thing, Berlin Warsaw BY BOAT Brussels the lakes, waterways and beaches Luxembourg of the region offer outdoor fun to Fast ferry services including Stena Line and Paris Vienna suit everyone - from Sea Safaris on P&O Ferries make multiple daily crossings Zurich Strangford Lough, where you might from Northern Ireland to ports in Scotland spot seals, porpoises or a basking and England. The two main Belfast routes Bucharest Lisbon Madrid shark, to the north Atlantic surf are from Liverpool and Cairnryan, both Rome off the coast at Portrush, ranked provided by Stena Line. An alternative among the best in the world. route runs from Holyhead to Dublin, with excellent motorway connections Athens ADENALINE JUNKIES! between there and Belfast. Ireland’s longest zipline • BY ROAD in Ballygawley hangs 50 SCOTLAND metres above the ground Queen’s is located in south and is a staggering 500m central Belfast and as such Glasgow Edinburgh

long. toddsleap.com is close to both Northern NORTHERN Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Ireland’s main motorways, IRELAND Try stand up paddle boarding • connecting it easily with at River Roe in Limavady National National the rest of Ireland. with the mighty Binevenagh Galway Dublin Manchester Airports Ports mountain as a backdrop. BY BUS AND TRAIN IRELAND longlinesurfschool.co.uk ENGLAND Queen’s is a five-minute walk Cork WALES London from Botanic Train Station Cardi Ballycastle • Wet bouldering in the Portstewart Portrush Mourne Mountains involves on the Bangor, Larne, Newry Coleraine Cushendun A2 A29 Ballymoney Cushendall walking, scrambling, jumping, and Derry-Londonderry lines. A Limavady swimming and sometimes connection to Dublin is just one stop Londonderry/Derry Carnlough Kilrea Dungiven crawling along a river. away, via Belfast Central Station. Coach A5 Larne Li ord A6 Ballymena onegreatadventure.com and bus services arrive at Great Victoria Strabane Whitehead Ballyclare Street, which is also connected by rail. Magherafelt M2 From downhill zorbing inside Newtownstewart Antrim Carrickfergus • Cookstown Bangor 6 A505 A2 Donaghadee a giant inflatable PVC ball BY PLANE A5 Omagh A29 EL Newtownards to mountain biking and A32 Dungannon A26 Belfast is served by two airports: George Irvinestown Drumore Lisburn A5 A4 Lurgan raft building challenges, The Giants Causeway M1 Hillsborough Aughnacloy A1 Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast Belleek A32 expect laughs and adrenaline Portadown Portaferry International Airport which are both Enniskillen A3 Tandragee Ballynahinch Banbridge thrills at Jungle NI in the Armagh Downpatrick A4 A3 linked to the city by regular bus services. A4 A1 rolling Sperrin Mountains. Dublin International Airport is located Keady A28 Newcastle thejungleni.com approximately 100 miles to the south. Newry Warrenpoint A1 Kilkeel

FURTHER INFORMATION 1 58 99 2 direct flight cross-channel airports in Belfast, Have we whetted hour’s flying destinations from sailings each Dublin airport only your appetite? Visit time to all major UK cities Belfast to UK, Europe week. 90 mins away. discovernorthernireland.com and the USA. to explore more of your new home. Jungle NI Portrush Strand

46 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 47 STEPS TO UNIVERSITY

We want to make your journey to at Queen’s. We’ll also let you know becoming a student at Queen’s about key events like our Open 7 8 as easy as possible for you. In the Day, which allows you to get a 6 RESULTS WELCOME following section, we’ll tell you sense of what life at Queen’s is The most nerve-wracking TO QUEEN’S all you need to know about the really like, as well as our offer stage – your exams may be APPLY FOR You’ll register for your a distant memory, but the application process, your funding holder events, which give you a ACCOMMODATION course in September 2019. Big Day is here. We wish options and meeting our entrance chance to find out more about For your first while, we’ll Remember that if you’re you all luck – and if you extend the famously warm requirements to make sure you’re the courses that interest you. from outside Northern get the results you need, Northern Ireland welcome suitably prepared for your course Ireland, we guarantee your then we’ll see you soon. place in our dedicated through informal workshops, 5 student accommodation parties, quizzes and other fun - your home from home events – just to help break for at least your first year. the ice and make settling in ACCEPT that bit easier. And Freshers’ YOUR OFFER The online application opens in January 2019. See Week, before classes start, Accept your offer by making pages 30-33 for details. is your chance to find out Queen’s your firm choice. about all the clubs, societies You won’t regret it – just and extras that launch you ask our current students! into your new life, and of 1 2 course to make friends, relax and enjoy yourself! CHECK OUT COME TO 3 OUR OPTIONS OUR OPEN DAYS 4 APPLY You may have a set career There’s no better way to COME TO in mind – so start by looking get a feel for Queen’s than If you want to study OUR OFFER at what courses are the best by coming to see us. Open here – and we hope you HOLDER EVENTS for you. But if you don’t Days are your best bet – do – then apply via UCAS After you’ve received an know just yet, that’s fine. In you’ll be able to see the from September 2018*. offer to study here, we’ll that case we suggest you campus, our accommodation, *See page 86 on invite you to one of our find something you want our Students’ Union and ‘How to apply’. offer holder-only events, to study. Remember that our study facilities, but where you’ll meet Queen’s all Queen’s degrees have also speak to lecturers people and chat about your our dedication to graduate and current students course/courses of interest. employability built in! about what it’s really like to live and study here. * If you can’t make any of our Open Days, we’d be happy to arrange a campus visit for you – just get in touch.

48 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 49 TEACHING, LEARNING that students not only graduate with University on your Higher Education AND ASSESSMENT a good degree, but also develop a Achievement Record (HEAR). MAKE THE MOST OF range of transferable skills necessary You may find that the approach to for challenging and successful careers. Development Weeks are a new addition to learning, teaching and assessment Courses are therefore structured to the academic year and are a concentrated at university is different from that STUDYING AT QUEEN’S help you realise your full potential and period for you to have time and space experienced at school or college. You provide opportunities for you to develop outside the academic timetable to should make use of the opportunities CHOOSING YOUR SUBJECTS Stages). Full-time students take the (qub.ac.uk/careers) and a range of skills in critical analysis, communication, develop extracurricular learning. equivalent of six modules each year, opportunities and activity to get you and support available to help you to digital literacy, team working and time This period of learning is supported For a typical three-year degree (also with choice governed by content of involved, advertised on the student make this transition and to gain the best management. Social responsibility by Degree Plus accreditation. It is also known as a programme) you will the degree course. Modules may be portal MyFuture (qub.ac.uk/myfuture). degree you can. There is an increasing and global perspectives are fostered an opportunity for students to create take the equivalent of six Level 1 either semester-long or year-long. Some These services are provided by the use of technology to support learning, within and beyond the curriculum. activity and share this with their peers. modules at Stage 1, followed by the subject areas offer opportunity to study Careers, Employability and Skills staff teaching and assessment throughout Student-led activity is both funded equivalent of 12 modules at Stages abroad as part of the Erasmus or other which includes careers consultants, the University, enabling you to follow Queen’s has strong links with many and accredited. The Development 2 and 3, with your choice of module exchange programmes (see also page 16). who work with your schools and who up, in your own time, topics and ideas companies and organisations in the Weeks website has further details governed by the requirements of you will meet through employability introduced in lectures. As such the private, public and voluntary sectors, on how this initiative is evolving at the degree; and provided that: A number of degree courses are more workshops and programmes as university promotes innovative methods and through the MyFuture careers go.qub.ac.uk/developmentweeks than three years in duration (see well as one-to-one career guidance of teaching and assessment to enhance management system advertises to 1. You meet the necessary criteria (if Course Requirements section), because there are any) to take the modules consultations, most of which takes the quality of your learning experience. students a wide range of graduate Make use of the opportunities available they include a work placement or a jobs, placements, internships, place in the Student Guidance Centre. Teaching and learning on campus, as well – the more you get involved, the better 2. It is possible to timetable both year abroad. Some subject areas offer skills sessions, careers events and as in a virtual environment, can take a your Queen’s experience will become. classes and examinations for the extended undergraduate degree courses You will also be allocated an Adviser employer presentations. For further number of different formats: lectures, chosen combination of modules (e.g. the MEng four-year degree). of Studies who will support and guide details visit: qub.ac.uk/myfuture you in making module choices and tutorials, seminars, practical instruction ADVICE AND SUPPORT 3. There is a place available in the class in discussing other formal issues and laboratory sessions can all play a part The Science Shop provides in your learning. Practical instruction, opportunities for students from all However, you need to be aware that You will receive a Welcome Pack by relating to your academic progress. laboratory and fieldwork are normally University departments to engage in admission to some high-demand post which will contain registration For further details about modules, consult associated with science and engineering career-enhancing projects with non- subjects at Stage 1 or Stage 2 may information. Students will also receive the Course Catalogue at qsiscat.qub.ac.uk related subjects, while the creative arts profit organisations through their be restricted to those who have information regarding Welcome activities may provide opportunities for students course. Visit go.qub.ac.uk/scishop applied for and been accepted into and the Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome Each module will involve assessment to take part in performances and use those courses through UCAS. event for students and parents. and this may be spread throughout each The University offers many models of semester – assignments, essays, practical industry-related equipment. Small groups A Personal Tutor will be assigned to placement learning ranging from one Many students will wish to follow degree reports, projects, etc. Examinations, will usually meet regularly with a tutor you when you enrol. He or she will week to a year in length and these reflect programmes where the choice of if required, are normally held during to discuss their subject, their work and meet with you and will be available to the diversity of degree programmes modules is more limited – e.g. Medicine, the assessment period towards the opinions in depth This will encourage you support you in your general academic available. Some may include work Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Engineering, end of the second semester, although to share and ‘test’ your knowledge – i.e. development during both Stages 1 abroad. Opportunities also exist to study and Accounting – because of the a small number of programmes will checking the relevance of your reading and 2. Personal Tutors are also able to for a semester or a year abroad under needs of the professions concerned. have examinations at different points and the basis of your arguments. The signpost centralised support services University places considerable emphasis international exchange schemes. In some academic areas you may be able in the year depending on accrediting that are available and relevant to you in on teaching informed by research of Students are encouraged to enrich to study for a Joint Honours Degree or professional body requirements. the Student Guidance Centre. Should national and international standing their Queen’s experience by taking (equal numbers of modules in two you encounter an academic or other STUDENT CHARTER as part of this learning process. part in the University’s extracurricular different subjects). Check in the Course difficulty that could affect your academic programme that includes involvement Requirements section from page 61 to University life is built on a real Each of your modules will involve performance, you are encouraged to talk in clubs and societies, part-time work, find out where this is possible. Please partnership between students and assessment – assignments, essays, to your Personal Tutor and the relevant volunteering, student ambassador roles, see pages 56-57 for more information. subject lecturer about this. If they cannot staff working together to ensure practical reports, presentations, an outstanding educational and projects, examinations, and so on. You peer mentoring, vacation employment, STUDYING FOR A DEGREE/ assist you, the Personal Tutor will be careers programmes, language able to refer you to someone who can. transformative experience. will get feedback on academic work THE MODULAR SYSTEM from your lecturer or from other courses, international opportunities As you progress through your course, The Student Charter sets out what students. This feedback is designed and entrepreneurial activities. The academic year is divided into two your Personal Tutor will also encourage you as a student can expect of the to help you reflect on, and improve, semesters and also includes an assessment you to participate in extracurricular University and in return, what would These contribute to the Degree Plus the quality of your work. If you need period and a development period. activities, such as Degree Plus, designed be expected of you. It enables an Award (qub.ac.uk/degreeplus), which help to improve your academic skills, Assessment and development activities to enhance your employability and add environment where those expectations has been designed to enhance your contact the Learning Development also take place during the semesters. value to your Queen’s experience. can be met and your ambitions realised. employability through the recognition and evidence of your extracurricular Most degree courses consist of the For your career and employability go.qub.ac.uk/StudentCharter Service for support and guidance. Please visit: go.qub.ac.uk/studentguidance achievements. Your academic equivalent of 18 modules, normally development you will find guidance and extracurricular achievements taken over a period of three years (three information on the careers website The University is committed to ensuring will be formally recorded by the

50 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 51 SCHOLARSHIPS INTERNATIONAL Queen’s believes in rewarding hard work and excellence. SPORT SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS Each year, we offer a range of scholarships and prizes for Sports Bursary and Academy new students. Our fantastic scholarship opportunities can Scholarship Awards Over £1.5 million of International Scholarships available! help ease financial stress and enable you to achieve your Available to current students who academic ambitions. Most of all, a prestigious Queen’s have achieved a high standard in AWARD ELIGIBILITY AMOUNT APPLICATION Scholarship is a reward in itself; recognising student their particular sport, these awards PROCESS excellence within a top Russell Group university. include sports science support, free International Office All new International Award of £2,500 (fee No separate application use of facilities, free equipment Undergraduate students enrolling onto a rate 1) or £3,000 required – apply to study For students enrolling in 2019-20, awards include: and financial assistance. There are Scholarship full-time undergraduate (fee rate 2) on year 1 at Queen’s and you will be over 100 Academy Scholarship programme (some exclusively automatically assessed MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS LLOYDS SCHOLARS places available each year. exclusions apply) Two new International Full tuition fees paid for Application required – Queen’s University Together Queen’s University SPORTS BURSARIES Vice-Chancellor’s International Attainment students enrolling onto a all years of programme apply online Entrance Scholarships and Lloyds Banking Group are go.qub.ac.uk/sportsbursaries Scholarship – offering this unique means-tested full-time undergraduate (max. 4 years) Undergraduate All students entering the University programme, supporting young Applications will re-open on programme (some for the first time to undertake a people in their academic and 1 July – 4 October 2019. exclusions apply) primary degree, and who have vocational development. Lloyds Loyalty Scholarship Exchange and Study 20% tuition fee reduction Application required – achieved at least three A grades ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS Scholars offers a complete financial Abroad students on year 1 apply online at A-level (including AVCEs), are and support package including annual go.qub.ac.uk/academy-scholarships returning to study a eligible to enter the University’s bursaries; paid internships; cash full-time undergraduate annual A-level Entrance Scholarship Applications will open on 1 awards; a business mentor; and the programme at Queen’s Competition. A number of July – 4 October 2019. opportunity to develop employability University scholarships are available varying skills. Applications open in May ELITE ATHLETE PROGRAMME OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS from £600 to £2,400. See each year. For more information go.qub.ac.uk/ug-scholarships for contact LloydsScholars@qub. Our Elite Athlete Programme (EAP) Early Bird Reward All new International 10% discount on gross No application necessary, more information. Awards are ac.uk, you can also register your provides students with a platform to Students enrolling fees - may be used in automatically awarded subject to funding availability. interest at lloyds-scholars.com. achieve their sporting and academic onto a full-time degree conjunction with other to those who meet the goals. The programme places equal Undergraduate Scholarships programme, who hold scholarships criteria emphasis on academia and for Students from England, an unconditional offer, ACCOMMODATION AND sporting ambition and offers benefits Scotland, Wales, the Channel and who pay fees in full, LIFESTYLE BENEFITS including academic planning, Islands and the Isle of Man by 30 June 2018 (some financial assistance towards fees exclusions apply) Scholarships up to £7,500!** We offer a scholarship option and living costs, tutoring, media with accommodation and support, physiotherapy, access A generous £2,500 per year (£1,750 lifestyle benefits to make to Queen’s Sport facilities and plus benefits, see box out) is available the transition to university bespoke sports clothing. for eligible students* achieving life easier for students International scholarships for 2019-20 had AAB at A-level or the equivalent coming from other parts of ELITE ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS not been agreed at the time of publication. in other qualifications. Those who the UK. These include three go.qub.ac.uk/elite-athletes When these have been agreed they will achieve ABB at A-level or the flights home each year, free be available at go.qub.ac.uk/intlschol equivalent in other qualifications shipping of luggage (up to Applications open on Monday will receive £1,750 per year (£1,000 40kg) in the first year, as 3 September 2018 – Friday 1 plus benefits), while students well as a free movie pass, March 2019 for 2019-20 entry. who satisfy the conditions of free off-peak Queen’s Sport FURTHER INFORMATION their offer will qualify for a £1,250 membership, a free upgrade scholarship (£500 plus benefits). to ensuite accommodation Please note that terms and go.qub.ac.uk/ug-scholarships conditions apply for all our *To be eligible students must make Queen’s and free bedding in Elms go.qub.ac.uk/intlschol their Firm choice. Scholarships are offered for Village in first year. scholarships. Details are correct the full duration of your undergraduate course. at time of print (January qub.ac.uk/schools **£2,500 per year for eligible Students 2018). Please see website from England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel for further information. [email protected] Islands and the Isle of Man achieving AAB

52 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 53 FEES AND FUNDING QUEEN’S TUITION FEES TUITION FEE Students from Scotland AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE PAYMENT OPTIONS saas.gov.uk This section outlines the different A number of options are available to Students from Wales tuition fee and student financial support pay tuition fees. Students can either: studentfinancewales.co.uk arrangements for students from Northern Ireland, those from England, Scotland and • Defer direct payment of fees by applying EU students are only entitled to take out Wales (Great Britain), and those from the for a tuition fee loan from the SLC a loan for tuition fees and are not eligible for UK Government grants or Queen’s rest of the European Union. Information Sign up to a Direct Debit and make • bursaries. If applying through UCAS, an for International students from outside of a minimum 25 per cent payment application form will be sent at the time the European Union is available on page at enrolment, followed by three an offer is made. If not applying through 55. Please visit: qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees monthly payments, in November UCAS, an application form can be obtained, 2019, January and March 2020 Queen’s works to ensure that all those together with further details about the who can benefit from a university • Pay the full tuition fee on enrolment, or support available, from: FAILURE TO PAY FEES FEES – FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE payments, in November 2019, January education have the chance to do so, gov.uk/student-finance-forms A combination of fee loan and payment. and March 2020. The Direct Debit and a generous system of financial • or by phoning +44 (141) 243 3570. Failure to pay tuition fees, or make Courses 2018/19: scheme is only available to those who support is in place to help them. appropriate arrangements to pay tuition In such circumstances the payment PAYING BY DIRECT DEBIT • Classroom-based courses have a current account with a UK can be made by Direct Debit. fees, by the relevant deadline, will result bank, which is registered for the Direct Higher education funding arrangements in the student being suspended. Students (Fee rate 1): £15,550 (US $20,485) mean that students can study now and A minimum amount of 25 per cent of full Debit scheme. Please note that 25 Please note that 25 per cent of should note that, if registration has been Courses with a laboratory pay later. Student fees can become tuition fees must be paid at enrolment, • per cent of the tuition fee liability, due the tuition fee liability, due at suspended, they may not proceed to the or workshop component part of a loan, available from the with the balance being covered by at enrolment, is non-refundable. enrolment, is non-refundable. next year/stage of their programme nor, if (Fee rate 2): £19,500(US $25,696) Student Loans Company (SLC) (slc. Direct Debit payment, due at the end of November, January and March. The applicable, graduate until that debt is repaid. For full details of the University’s co.uk), which will be paid back when For full details of the University’s • Medicine: Pre-clinical years: Withdrawal Policy please refer 25 per cent payment is non-refundable. ADDITIONAL STUDENT they are working and earning more Withdrawal Policy please visit: £19,950 (US $26,289) to qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees than a certain amount. For current qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees The bank account holder must complete FINANCIAL SUPPORT thresholds, please refer to: slc.co.uk a Direct Debit mandate and return this • Clinical years: £37,695 (US $49,672) OTHER EXPENSES APPLYING FOR TUITION to the Student Finance Office by early STUDENT SUPPORT FUND FEE LOANS AND SUPPORT Dentistry: £30,597 (US $40,319) For some courses, students are required The tuition fees for undergraduate October 2019. The Direct Debit scheme The Student Support Fund is a discretionary • This fee is chargeable each year to purchase instruments, equipment, or students, enrolling at Queen’s in is only available to those who have a fund, which provides financial assistance to Eligible students, who first enrol in of the five-year BDS degree. attend field trips. The funds required to 2018-19, are set out below. For current account with a UK bank, which is students who encounter financial difficulty September 2019, can defer their fees by cover such students’ needs may exceed international fees, see next page. registered for the Direct Debit scheme. whilst studying at Queen’s. To be eligible Study Abroad: applying for a fee loan. Those who wish • the above fees. Please note that the for an award from the Support Fund, £6,795 (US$8,898) per semester • Students who normally live in Northern to take out a loan should complete the PAYING FULL FEES AT ENROLMENT amounts suggested do not take account Ireland (NI students) PN1 application online – for details please undergraduates must have taken out the Tuition fees can be paid online via a *Approximate equivalencies are shown at the of funds to support any dependants. Full-time undergraduate: £4,160 refer to the websites below. A single maximum tuition fee loan and maintenance following rate (19 October 2017): US$1.31773= £1 application is made for a tuition fee loan, student’s Qsis Account, by credit/debit loan to which they are entitled. card, by bank transfer or by cheque. • Students who normally live in England, maintenance loan and government grant. Tuition fee rates for 2019-20 had not Cash payments are restricted to a INTERNATIONAL FEES Further Information Scotland and Wales (GB students) The household income details submitted been agreed at the time of publication. Full-time undergraduate: £9,250 maximum of £300 and can ONLY be AND LIVING COSTS will also be used in the assessment of a When these have been agreed they will Details above are correct at time made at the Student Finance Office. • Students who normally live in the student’s eligibility for a University bursary. The tuition fee rates for non-EU students be available at qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees of print (January 2018). Regular Students are encouraged to apply as For full terms and conditions of the for the academic year 2018–19 are given updates on tuition fees will be Republic of Ireland and other non-UK PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES European countries (EU students) soon as possible to ensure that they are payment options, please contact the in the next column in pounds sterling, provided on the University website Full-time undergraduate: £4,160 aware of their entitlement to financial Student Helpline on +44 (0)28 9097 3223. with the approximate equivalent in All international students must fulfil and direct to applicants. support before starting their course. For further information, see US dollars. Please note that exchange financial arrangements at registration All queries on the information The tuition fees quoted are for qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees rates may vary, and all fee payments before commencing study at the University. For further information, please contact provided above should be directed study in 2018-19 only and will be must be made in pounds sterling. The options available to pay tuition fees are: subject to an inflationary uplift in the relevant authority, as outlined: to the Student Helpline on +44 (0)28 9097 3223 or see subsequent academic years. Students from Northern Ireland • Pay the full tuition fee on enrolment, For further details on residency studentfinanceni.co.uk by credit/debit card, by bank qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees please visit: qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees transfer or by sterling cheque, or Student Finance Office Students from England gov.uk/student-finance • Sign up to a Direct Debit and make Student Guidance Centre a minimum 25 per cent payment at Queen’s University Belfast enrolment, followed by three monthly Belfast, BT7 1NN.

54 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 55 A range of combinations are will normally have the opportunity, • Bringing perspectives from the first named subject; the other “As a Joint Honours student, I am lucky available, eg Anthropology and and in some instances be required, one subject to another third to the second subject). Spanish, Archaeology and History, to complete a dissertation in I get to experience the variety of two Criminology and Sociology, Drama one of their chosen subjects. • Being able to demonstrate Popular Joint degrees include: different subjects. I find that even and English, French and Irish, Placement opportunities also to employers flexibility as • Law with Politics History and Politics, International exist. Among the many attractions well as expertise in more • Economics and Accounting within each subject there are a wide Studies and Spanish, Mathematics of a Joint Honours degree are: than one subject. • Economics with Finance variety of topics. In French for example, and Computer Science. • French and Spanish The option to study two subjects, Many of the Joint Honours degree English and History I never expected to be learning about • combinations have dedicated • Joint Honours degrees allow you one or more of which may be • Drama and English grammar, translation and the history to study two different subjects an entirely new area of study prospectus entries. Others are • History and Politics alongside students on the Single listed under the degree subjects. • History and International Studies of French cinema all at once. For me, Honours degrees. In each year • Developing a range of skills Anthropology and History across more than one subject A number of combinations are • studying is made more creative this of the degree you will normally offered as Major-Minor degrees • Philosophy and Politics study an equal amount of both thus widening career options Criminology and Social Policy way and really enjoyable as a result.” and increasing job opportunities (eg Economics with French; English • subjects through a mix of core, with Creative Writing; Law with • Criminology and Sociology Dominique Groves optional and, in many cases, Politics). In these degrees, two- BA Joint Hons French and Politics interdisciplinary modules. Students thirds of the study is dedicated to

JOINT HONOURS DEGREES Many of the degree subjects offered at Queen’s can be taken as part of a Joint Honours degree. Further Information For the most up-to-date information on courses and entry requirements, please see our online Course Finder go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder

56 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 57 If you are taking qualifications which differ approved by UK Visas and Immigration qub.ac.uk/ado for the most from those listed here, please contact the (UKVI) – see gov.uk/visas-immigration up-to-date position. ADMISSIONS Admissions and Access Service for advice. Recognised Subjects • AS/A-level Reform e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 All subjects set by recognised examination A-level qualifications offered by the AND ENTRANCE boards are, in principle, acceptable in Examination Boards in Northern Ireland ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS fulfilment of the General Entrance and Wales have the same structure as FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Requirement. The University will take previously though the AS component REQUIREMENTS account of restrictions imposed by of the A-level has a reduced weighting One of the under-noted approved the examination boards and possible and we wish to confirm that the results tests in English may be offered in Two AS-levels will not be acceptable in 7. The Cambridge Pre-U Diploma overlap between subjects. In considering obtained in linear and modular A-levels If you are thinking about place of GCSE English Language: place of one A-level in fulfilment of the applications from applicants, individual will be treated on the same basis. applying to Queen’s you need Please refer to page 85 for more detail. General Entrance Requirement. i. i.IGCSE English Language (including Schools or Faculties reserve the right Currently, in terms of selection for the to know about the General Speaking and Listening/Oral to take account of the range, content More detailed information is available 8. The Irish Leaving Certificate most competitive courses, emphasis is Entrance Requirement and the test) or a recognised overseas and number of subjects being offered. from the Admissions and Access placed on GCSE performance with AS-level course requirements for the The General Entrance Requirement O-level English Language A/AS-level General Studies and A-level Service website: qub.ac.uk/ado can be satisfied by passes in five Critical Thinking are not normally results taken into account in borderline degree(s) of your choice. subjects to include English, four ii. Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) cases or where they are significantly better 2. Scottish Highers and included as part of conditional offers. of which should be at H5 grade. than the GCSEs and this will continue. We GENERAL ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT Advanced Highers iii. Cambridge Advanced (CAE) The acceptability of a native language would encourage schools and colleges 9. The European Baccalaureate The General Entrance Requirement Passes in the Scottish Qualifications iv. University of Cambridge (where two different specifications are to outline what qualifications they offer can be satisfied in a number of ways as Certificate (Standard Grade (grades Further information is available in the International Examinations (CIE) not available for those sitting it as a first to their students in the UCAS reference. shown below. In all cases GCSE English 1–3), Intermediate 2, National 5, Undergraduate Admissions Policy GCE O-level English Language or second language), taken in Year 13 or This will inform our decision and allow us Language at grade C/4, or an equivalent Highers and Advanced Highers) as 2018/2019 Entry (Appendix 2, Table Syllabus 1119/1120 (with pass in 14 (Year 12 or 13 in England and Wales), to use alternative factors in the selection qualification acceptable to the University, follows: 2) at: qub.ac.uk/directorates/MRCI/ Oral test) 1123/1125/1127/1128 is considered on an individual basis. process to ensure applicants, who have must be offered. The University accepts Applicants who require advice about not undertaken any AS-levels at the time Either admissions/UndergraduateAdmissions/ Level 2 Essential Skills in Communication UndergraduateAdmissionsPolicy/ v. IELTS Academic Test the acceptability of any subject should of application, are not disadvantaged. in lieu of a grade C/4 in GCSE English a) Passes in at least five subjects, three contact the Admissions and Access vi. TOEFL iBT® (internet-Based) The only programme where a fourth Language. Applicants whose first language of which should be at Higher level 10. Home-educated applicants Service ([email protected]). AS-level is necessary is Medicine and the is not English should refer to the section vii. INTO English for University Study Test The University considers home POLICY STATEMENT ON Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is under the heading ‘English language or education as a valid alternative to an QUALIFICATIONS REFORM acceptable in lieu. Where a school does not requirements for international students’ viii. INTO English Language b) Passes in at least four subjects, all of exam-centred school education and Assessment (IELA) ACROSS THE UK offer AS-levels or the EPQ, a lower grade since different requirements apply. Please which should be at Higher level welcomes applications from such in a fourth A-level will be acceptable. note that the same subject cannot be ix. Pearson Test of English The University recognises that See table on page 85 for guidance. students. Applicants should note that counted at different levels in satisfying they will be considered against the (PTE) Academic™ qualifications reform across the For all other degree programmes, offers the General Entrance Requirement. 3. A BTEC Diploma/ National Diploma/ standard admission criteria of the UK, which is being introduced on a are made on the basis of three A-levels, x. HKDSE – Hong Kong Diploma Extended Diploma/National course for which they are applying phased basis, will result in applicants though following release of results, 1. GCE/GCSE Qualifications of Secondary Education Extended Diploma or Higher National and will need to demonstrate that presenting with different qualification additional qualifications may be taken into Passes in the General Certificate of Certificate/Diploma they meet the specified academic xi. Trinity ISE III or IV Integrated Skills profiles. Furthermore, we appreciate account in borderline cases, as at present.

Secondary Education or International requirements of the course. in English Examinations (with at least that the opportunities available to Those with a fourth AS/A-level or the Please refer to pages 84- General Certificate of Secondary a Pass in all test components) applicants will often be dependent EPQ may therefore be at an advantage. 85 for more detail. 11. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Education (minimum grade C/4) and on school/college policy. Further information on other acceptable • GCSE Reform the General Certificate of Education 4. An OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma The University operates a RPL scheme English Language qualifications is Queen’s has extensive experience of (Advanced Level) as follows: or Extended Diploma which includes experiential learning A Grade C/4 in GCSE English Language (or available at qub.ac.uk/International/ admitting students with a wide range of Either or prior certificated learning for both qualifications, many of which are non- equivalent, acceptable to the University) is Please refer to page 84 for more detail. International-students/Applying/ admission and credit purposes. This is modular (linear) in nature. Based on this, a general entrance requirement and for a a) Passes in at least five subjects, two English-language-requirements/ 5. The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced available at we would like to provide reassurance number of degree programmes, there are of which should be at A-level Skills Challenge Certificate qub.ac.uk/directoratesAcademic Details of the English Language that we will continue to ensure that all GCSE subject requirements at Grade C/4

or Affairs/GeneralRegulations/ requirements for entry to each applicants are treated fairly and are not or above. In addition GCSE performance Please refer to page 61 for more detail. ProceduresProceduresfor undergraduate degree programme can be disadvantaged by the reforms and decisions may be used as part of the selection criteria b) Passes in at least four subjects, three 6. The International Baccalaureate (IB) RecognitionofPriorLearningRPL/ found in the individual course descriptions. made by schools/colleges, as appropriate when deciding whether or not to make of which should be at A-level Diploma Programme (DP) to their individual circumstances. an offer or in shortlisting for interview. In 12. Other qualifications deemed Applicants who require a visa for A-level (Double Award) will be terms of the new 9-1 grading scale, the See table on page 85 for guidance. equivalent by the University study, and who intend to undertake a The following information represents our acceptable in place of two A-levels. University will equate A* to grades 8 and 9, Pre-sessional English course prior to approach and this policy will be kept under A to grade 7, B to grade 6 and C to grade 4. commencing their degree must hold review as further details become available. These mappings will be kept under review. a Secure English Language Test (SELT) Please refer to our website at

58 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 59 xii. In many cases, where degrees do not have specific subject requirements, GCE General and GCE Applied A-level qualifications may be interchangeable and there is generally no restriction on the number of Applied A-level subjects which can be offered. The exceptions are Medicine and Dentistry where a maximum of either one Applied A-level or one Applied AS-level may be offered. xiii. The University recognises the value The results obtained in linear and modular ii. Offers for repeat applicants, or for Please note that Medicine of skills developed in the Extended GCSEs will be treated on the same basis. those who have taken an extra year requires three A-levels plus Project Qualification (EPQ). For to achieve the grades required, may one AS-level (or acceptable • A-level Science Practical A-level applicants who decide to be one grade higher overall for some alternative – see A-Z of degrees). undertake the EPQ, this will be subject areas. Course Selectors would A pass in the practical element of viii. Currently conditional offers will acceptable in place of the fourth the reformed Science A-levels from not normally consider applicants who AS-level subject for Medicine and have had more than two attempts at not be made in terms of grades in the English Awarding Bodies and individual AS/A2 modules, however, will also be taken into account Eduqas will be a requirement and obtaining the required qualifications in lieu of an additional AS-level Column 3 gives the duration of the for admission. Further restrictions this information may be used in a course. Courses involving the study of this will be specified in offers. tie-break situation after the release in August in borderline cases for may apply for high-demand courses. all other degree programmes. COURSE a foreign language as a Single, Major or Information can be found at qub.ac.uk/ado of A-level results in August. Joint Honours subject require a year to and this will be updated on a regular basis. iii. In the case of applicants who take xiv. The Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced be spent in the appropriate country (or qualifications a year earlier than is ix. An A* grade at A-level may be specified as part of an alternative Skills Challenge Certificate FINDER countries, in the case of Joint Honours). CRITERIA FOR OFFERS the norm, the grade(s) achieved will (WBASCC) is considered in lieu offer for a limited range of Further details about selection Columns 4 and 5 indicate the target The Prospectus is prepared well in advance be taken into account in fulfilment of of an A-level (grades A*–C) degree programmes, for example, procedures are available in the grades in terms of A-levels and GCSEs of the academic year to which it relates. the target. The standard conditional with the exception of Medicine A* (Mathematics) AB or AAA individual degree programmes listed at and the Irish Leaving Certificate. These Therefore, the target grades stated offer is usually made with a note and Dentistry (for Medicine the (including Mathematics) at A-level go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder under ‘Entry grades should be treated as a guide here and in the A–Z of Degrees section added to indicate that performance appropriate grade is accepted in for the MSci in Mathematics. Requirements’. This includes a section only, as variations can occur in certain are for guidance only. Please refer to in the previous year will be counted. place of the required AS-level). on ‘How we Choose our Students’. circumstances. For example, offers the Course Finder on the University’s iv. For students who have studied x. Where applicants take AS-level xv. Key Skills and Certificate of A-LEVEL AND IRISH LEAVING for repeat applicants, or for those who website, which will have current grade beyond A-level or equivalent, examinations in their penultimate Personal Effectiveness (COPE): CERTIFICATE ENTRANCE have taken an extra year to achieve requirements: go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder performance at this level will year, but do not certify their the University acknowledges that REQUIREMENTS the grades required, may be higher for also be taken into account. results, it is helpful if the All applicants are considered equivalent grades are given in the development of transferable skills some subject areas. Where subjects are individually on their merits and the full is an important aspect of both The A-level and Irish Leaving Certificate offered as Joint Honours, the entrance v. In addition to academic criteria, academic reference or personal Course Requirements table lists information on the application form, interviews, admissions/aptitude statement since performance in school and university education and requirements are stated separately under including the personal statement and students are encouraged to develop all subjects that can be studied at each subject heading. Where an A-level tests, auditions, etc, form part of the these may affect whether or not Queen’s, singly or in combination, reference, is taken into account. selection process for some courses. a conditional offer is made. these whether or not it is through Science subject is required it should be a formal qualification. While the as a significant part of a degree. noted that a different range of subjects Competition for places varies vi. Some Course Selectors may also xi. Course Selectors, especially for University does not require them Column 1 gives a list of subjects in may be acceptable for individual courses. considerably between courses and it take into consideration experience, the high-demand courses, may for any programme and they will is to be expected, therefore, that the alphabetical order. Courses marked Column 6 gives page references to motivation and commitment not equate the points score of not form part of the conditions with a ‘P’ offer a placement option. factors taken into account by individual to the chosen course. two AS-levels to one A-level. In of any offer, they may be used Degree Subject section (for course Course Selectors differ. The following Students taking the placement will content and other information). cases where a mixture of A and in a tie-break situation in August have an additional year added to general points are likely to apply: vii. Offers are made in terms of grades AS-levels is being offered, selectors following the release of results. rather than UCAS Tariff points. This their course. Those participating Offers for International Students i. Overall academic background and, are likely to ask for the higher normally receive remuneration. means that a minimum grade in As there are separate intake quotas, in particular, performance at GCSE grades in the A-level component any qualification may be specified. for some courses the entrance and/or AS-level or in the first year rather than the AS component. Column 2 indicates the different Offers will normally be made on the requirements for students from outside of BTEC/OCR Level 3, BTEC HNC weightings assigned to that subject as basis of three A-levels or acceptable the European Union may be lower than Level 4/HND/Foundation Degree part of the final degree assessment: equivalent in other qualifications. those listed, depending on competition Level 5 or Access Course Level 3 Additional subjects at AS/A-level may S = Single Honours for places. Details are published in the qualifications is important, particularly be taken into account in August in M = Major Honours (2/3 weighting) International Prospectus available online for high-demand programmes. borderline cases. J = Joint Honours (1/2 weighting) at: go.qub.ac.uk/prospectusdownload Predicted grades are not normally used, except in very borderline cases.

60 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 61 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Accounting BSc (Accounting) [S] 3 AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level Applied BSc [J] 3 ABB including Mathematics grade A and H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics Mathematics and Physics grade B Mathematics and H3 in Physics Physics BSc (Accounting) [S] 4 AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B. H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level MSci [J] 4 AAA including Mathematics and Physics H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in with a language • For French option – normally A-level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics OR Mathematics and Physics French grade B or AS-level French grade • For French option – normally H3 in French (or A* (Mathematics) AB including Physics B or GCSE French grade B or evidence of evidence of linguistic ability) linguistic ability in another language • For Spanish option – normally H3 in Spanish (or Archaeology BA [S/J] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 • For Spanish option – normally A-level evidence of linguistic ability) MSci [S] 4 AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of linguistic ability in another language Archaeology- BSc [S/J] 3 BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 + if not Note: If the language is studied at a higher Palaeoecology offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 level then the grade required at that level in Mathematics must be achieved Architecture BSc [S] 3 AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H2H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level BSc (Econ) 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not Applicants with a grade C in GCSE Art or then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics [J with Economics] offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 no Art at GCSE/A-level may be invited for a Applicants with a grade C in Junior Certificate Art, or in Mathematics portfolio interview. Neither Technology and no Art at Junior/Leaving Certificate, may be invited for Design nor Craft, Design and Technology are a portfolio interview Actuarial BSc [S] (sandwich 4 A*AA including Mathematics H1H1H1H1H2H2 including Higher Level grade H1 in considered an alternative to Art Science and Risk course) OR Mathematics Management Astrophysics BSc [available with 3 BBB including Mathematics and Physics H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher AAA + A (AS) including A-level Mathematics Physics] Level grade H3 in Mathematics and Physics MSci [available with 4 AAB including Mathematics and Physics H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher grade H2 and H3 ℗ Aerospace BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Physics] in any order in Mathematics and Physics Engineering from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and at least one from Further Mathematics, Technology and Design Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry Audio BSc [S] 3 ABB including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher or Double Award Applied Science Engineering from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and at least one from Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Electronics, Further Mathematics, Technology Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry A-level should have a minimum of a grade and Design or Double Award Applied Science C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Science grades CC A-level should have a minimum of a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 Science grades CC from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry and H3 in any order in Mathematics and at least one or Further Mathematics from Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry ℗ Biochemistry BSc [S] 3 BBB including Chemistry and Biology + GCSE H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and Biology + if not A-level should have a minimum of a grade OR offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award ABB including Chemistry and at least one Science grades BB from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology OR ℗ Agricultural BSc [S] 3 BBB including at least two relevant subjects H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher grade C or GCSE Double Award Science H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Technology 1 (see list below) + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in two relevant subjects (see list under grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and at least one from Mathematics or Physics + Ordinary Level grade O4 in OR A-level requirements) + if not offered at Higher Level Where A-level Biology, Mathematics or then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Physics are not offered, A-levels in three Biology + if not offered at Higher Level then grade O4 ABB including a relevant subject (see list in Mathematics OR other subjects including Chemistry and AS- below) + GCSE Mathematics grade C level Biology would be considered Applicants not offering either Biology or H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Chemistry at A-level should have GCSE Level grade H3 in a relevant subject (see list under MSci [S] 4 AAB including Chemistry and Biology + GCSE H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 Chemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award A-level requirements) + if not offered at Higher Level Mathematics grade C and H3 in any order in Chemistry and Biology + if not Science grades CC then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics OR offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Relevant subjects: Agricultural Science, Applicants not offering Agricultural Science, Biology AAA including Chemistry and at least one Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Chemistry at Higher Level must have Chemistry at from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology OR Digital Technology, Environmental Science/ Ordinary Level grade O4 grade C or GCSE Double Award Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 Technology, Geography, Geology, Home grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C and H3 in any order in Chemistry and at least one from Economics, ICT, Life & Health Sciences, Where A-level Biology, Mathematics or Mathematics or Physics Mathematics, Physics, Physical Education, Physics are not offered, A-levels in three + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Biology + if not offered Psychology and Technology & Design. Other other subjects including Chemistry and AS- at Higher Level then grade O4 in Mathematics subjects considered on an individual basis level Biology would be considered Anthropology BA [S/J] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3

62 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 63 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements ℗ Biological BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Business BSc(Econ) [S] 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not Sciences from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Level grade H3 in Biology and at least one from Economics offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or in Mathematics grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics Business BSc [S] (sandwich 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not OR OR Information Course) offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 Technology BBB including Double Award Applied Science H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher in Mathematics or Double Award Life & Health Sciences Level grade H3 in Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 ℗ Business BSc [S] 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not in Chemistry and Mathematics. + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or Management offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level in Mathematics GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry OR ℗ Chemical BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Engineering one from Chemistry (preferred), Biology, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and a Science subject ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Computer Science, Digital Technology, (see list under A-level requirements) grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Geography, ICT (not Applied ICT), Physics, grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Software Systems Development, Technology It would be an advantage to have studied and Design or Double Award Applied Science Chemistry beyond GCSE level Note: Applicants not offering Chemistry or MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 Physics at A-level should have a minimum of from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, and H3 in any order in Biology and at least one from either GCSE Chemistry and Physics grade C Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics at least one from H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics Chemistry (preferred), Biology, Computer and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science OR OR Science, Digital Technology, Geography, ICT subject (see list under A-level list requirements) AAB including Double Award Applied Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in (not Applied ICT), Physics, Software Systems or Double Award Life & Health Sciences Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Development or Technology and Design + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or Mathematics Note: Applicants not offering Chemistry or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level Physics at A-level should have a minimum of GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry either GCSE Chemistry and Physics grade B or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB OR AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry ℗ Chemical MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and Chemistry H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Technology and H3 in any order in Mathematics and Chemistry grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. MSci [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and Chemistry H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 It would be an advantage to have studied and H3 in any order in Mathematics and Chemistry Chemistry beyond GCSE level Chemistry (see BSc [S] 3 BBB including Chemistry and a second H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Biological FdSc [S] 3 2 CC including Biology or Double Award H3H4H4H4H4/H3H3H4H4 including grade H3 in also Medicinal Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and a second Science Sciences Applied Science or Double Award Life Biology and H4 in Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Chemistry) subject + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary & Health Sciences + GCSE Biology and Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Level grade O4 in Mathematics Chemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award If not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level BSc [S] (sandwich 4 BBB including Chemistry and a second H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics Chemistry grade O4 would be considered grade C course) Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and a second Science A minimum of five subjects will be required in the Irish subject + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Note: It would be an advantage to have Leaving Certificate at least four of which should be at Level grade O4 in Mathematics studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level Higher Level MSci [S] 4 AAB including Chemistry and a second H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 Biomedical BSc [S] 3 AB (in any order in Biology/Human Biology H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 and Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C in Chemistry and a second Science subject + if not Science and Chemistry) B + GCSE Mathematics H3 in any order in Biology and Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 grade C offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics OR in Mathematics A (Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry) AB including a second science subject + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Broadcast BA [S] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 Production

64 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 65 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Chemistry with MSci [S] 4 AAB including Chemistry and a second H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 Computer MEng [S] 4 AAB including Computing, Mathematics or H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in French or Spanish Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C in Chemistry and a second Science subject + if not Science Software Systems Development + GCSE Mathematics • For French option – A-level French grade offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 (continued) Mathematics grade C OR in Mathematics B or AS-level French grade B OR H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 • For Spanish option – A-level Spanish grade • For French option – H3 in French AAA including Chemistry, Digital Technology, in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Level grade O4 in B or AS-level Spanish grade B • For Spanish option – H3 in Spanish GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Mathematics Note: If the language is studied at a higher ICT), Physics, Technology and Design level then the grade required at that level or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE must be achieved Mathematics grade C Chemistry with MSci [S] 4 AAB including Chemistry and a second H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 MEng [S] 5 AAB including Computing, Mathematics or H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Study Abroad Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C in Chemistry and a second Science subject + if not (sandwich course) Software Systems Development + GCSE Mathematics offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 Mathematics grade C OR in Mathematics OR H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 ℗ Civil BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher AAA including Chemistry, Digital Technology, in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Engineering one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and a Science subject GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Mathematics Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not (see list under A-level requirements) ICT), Physics, Technology and Design Applied ICT), Physics, Software Systems or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE Development, Technology and Design or Mathematics grade C Double Award Applied Science MSci [J with 4 AAA including Mathematics H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Mathematics] OR Mathematics A-level should have a minimum of a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award A* (Mathematics) AB Science grades CC Computing and BSc [S] (sandwich 4 BBB including Mathematics, Computing or H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 Information course) Software Systems Development + GCSE Level grade H3 in Mathematics from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science Technology Mathematics grade C OR Technology, Geography, ICT (not Applied subject (see list under A-level list requirements) OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including any ICT), Physics, Software Systems Development ABB including Biology, Chemistry, Digital computing or scientific subject + Ordinary Level grade or Technology and Design Technology, ICT (including Single Award O4 in Mathematics Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Applied ICT), Physics, Technology and Design OR A-level should have a minimum of a grade or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Mathematics grade C H2H3H3H3H3H3 + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Science grades BB Mathematics OR Computer BEng [S] 4 BBB including Computing, Mathematics or H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C Science (sandwich course) Software Systems Development + GCSE Level grade H3 in Mathematics Criminology BA [S/J] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 Mathematics grade C OR OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Dentistry BDS [S] 5 AAA including Biology/Human Biology and H1H1H1H1H2H2 including Higher Level grade H1 in ABB including Chemistry, Digital Technology, Level grade H3 in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics minimum Biology and Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Level GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Level grade O4 in Mathematics grade C is required if not offered at AS-level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics ICT), Physics, Technology and Design or A-level or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE Note: A maximum of one Applied A-level will Mathematics grade C be counted BSc [J with 3 ABB including Mathematics grade A H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Drama BA [S/J] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 Mathematics] Mathematics Economics BSc (Econ) [S] 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade A H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not BSc [S] (sandwich 4 BBB including Computing, Mathematics or H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher course) Software Systems Development + GCSE Level grade H3 in Mathematics offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O2 in Mathematics Mathematics grade C OR OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher BSc(Econ) [J with 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not ABB including Chemistry, Digital Technology, Level grade H3 in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Accounting] offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Level grade O4 in Mathematics in Mathematics ICT), Physics, Technology and Design or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE BSc(Econ) [M with 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade A H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not Mathematics grade C Finance] offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O2 in Mathematics

66 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 67 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Economics BSc (Econ) [M with a 4 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not ℗ Environmental MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 (continued) language] • For French option – normally A-level offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 and Civil from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science French grade B or AS-level French grade in Mathematics Engineering Technology, Geography, ICT (not Applied subject (see list under A-level list requirements) B or GCSE French grade B or evidence of ICT), Physics, Software Systems Development • For French option – normally H3 in French or or Technology and Design linguistic ability in another language evidence of linguistic ability in another language • For Spanish option – normally A-level Note: Applicants not offering Physics at • For Spanish option – normally H2 in Spanish or A-level should have a minimum of a grade Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade evidence of linguistic ability in another language B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award linguistic ability in another language Science grades BB Note: If the language is studied at a higher ℗ Environmental BSc [S] 3 BBB including at least two from Biology, H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher level then the grade required at that level Management Economics and Geography + GCSE Level grade H3 in at least two from Biology, Economics must be achieved Mathematics grade C and Geography + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Education BEd 4 Education is taught at St Mary’s University College and Stranmillis University College. OR OR Each of the University Colleges produces its own prospectus to which you should refer. ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Note: certain modules will require GCSE H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not ℗ Electrical BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Mathematics grade B offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 and Electronic from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and at least one from in Mathematics Engineering Electronics, Further Mathematics, Technology Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry and Design or Double Award Applied Science Note: Certain modules will require Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics Note: Applicants not offering Physics at A-level should have a minimum of a grade European MPlan [S] 4 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Planning offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 Science grades CC in Mathematics MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 Film and Theatre BA [S] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, and H3 in any order in Mathematics and at least one Making Electronics, Further Mathematics or from Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry Technology and Design Film Studies and BA [S] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Production A-level should have a minimum of a grade Finance BSc (Finance) [S] 4 ABB including Mathematics H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award (sandwich course) Mathematics Science grades BB ℗ Food Quality, BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Energy, FdSc [S] 2 CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H4H4 + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Safety and Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Biology and Chemistry + if not Environment and OR Mathematics offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 4 Nutrition OR Sustainability OR in Mathematics CD including Biology, Chemistry, Geography, BBB including Biology and either Home Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Mathematics H3H4H4H4 including at least one from Biology, Economics or Nutrition & Food Science OR grade C Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics or Physics + if + GCSE Chemistry grade C or GCSE H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Level grade H3 in Biology + Ordinary Level Chemistry O4 in Mathematics Mathematics grade C grade O4 + if not offered at Higher Level then A minimum of five subjects will be required in the Irish OR Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Leaving Certificate at least four of which should be at OR Higher Level BBB including Chemistry and either Home Economics or Nutrition & Food H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher English BA [S/J] 3 ABB including English for Single Honours and H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Science + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE Level grade H3 in Chemistry + Ordinary Level Biology Joint Honours with Anthropology, French, Level grade H3 in English for Single Honours and Joint Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE grade O4 + if not offered at Higher Level then History, Irish, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics Honours with Anthropology, French, History, Irish, Mathematics grade C Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics and Spanish Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics and Spanish OR BBB including English for all other options H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher ABB including Biology or Chemistry or Note: for applicants who have not studied Level grade H3 in English for all other options Double Award Applied Science or Double A-level English then AS-level English (grade A) Award Life & Health Sciences + GCSE would be acceptable in lieu of A-level English Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE English with BA [S] 3 ABB including A-level English H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Mathematics grade C. Creative Writing Note: for applicants who have not studied Level grade H3 in English A-level English then AS-level English (grade A) would be acceptable in lieu of A-level English

68 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 69 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements ℗ Food Quality, MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Geography with a BSc [S] 4 BBB normally including A-level Geography + H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 normally including Safety and Mathematics grade C Biology and Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Level Language GCSE Mathematics grade C Higher Level grade H3 in Geography + if not offered Nutrition OR then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics • For French option: A-level French grade B at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics (continued) AAB including Biology and either Home OR • For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B Economics or Nutrition & Food Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in • For French option: Higher Level grade H3 in French + GCSE Chemistry grade C or GCSE Biology + Ordinary Level Chemistry grade O4 + if not • For Spanish option: Higher Level grade H3 in Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 Spanish Mathematics grade C in Mathematics History BA [S/J] 3 ABB for Single and Joint Honours with H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 for Single Honours OR OR Anthropology, English, French, International and Joint Honours with Anthropology, English, French, AAB including Chemistry and either H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Studies, Irish, Philosophy, Politics and Spanish International Studies, Irish, Philosophy, Politics and Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Chemistry + Ordinary Level Biology grade O4 + if not BBB for all other options Spanish Science + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 for other options Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE in Mathematics Mathematics grade C Human Biology BSc [S] 3 AB (in any order in Biology/Human Biology H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 and OR and Chemistry) B + GCSE Mathematics H3 in any order in Biology and Chemistry + if not grade C offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 AAA including Biology or Chemistry or in Mathematics Double Award Applied Science or Double OR Award Life & Health Sciences + GCSE A (Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry) AB Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE including a second science subject + GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE Mathematics grade C Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C ℗ Food Science MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in and Food Security Mathematics grade C Biology and Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Level International BSc (International 4 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not OR then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics Business with a Business) [S] • For French option – normally A-level offered at Higher Level O3 in Mathematics Language AAB including Biology and either Home OR with a Language French grade B or AS-level French grade • For French option: normally Higher Level grade H3 Economics or Nutrition & Fod Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in (sandwich course) B or GCSE French grade B or evidence of in French or evidence of linguistic ability linguistic ability in another language + GCSE Chemistry grade C or GCSE Biology + Ordinary Level Chemistry grade O4 + if not • For German option: Higher Level grade H3 in Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 • For German option – normally A-level German Mathematics grade C in Mathematics German grade B or AS-level German grade • For Mandarin option: evidence of linguistic ability OR OR • For Mandarin option: evidence of linguistic ability. • For Portuguese option: normally Higher Level grade AAB including Chemistry and either H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in H3 in Portuguese or evidence of linguistic ability Home Economics or Nutrition & Food Chemistry + Ordinary Level Biology grade O4 + if not • For Portuguese option – normally A-level Science + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 Portuguese grade B or AS-level Portuguese • For Spanish option: normally Higher Level grade H3 Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE in Mathematics grade B or GCSE Portuguese grade B or in Spanish or evidence of linguistic ability Mathematics grade C evidence of linguistic ability in another Note: if the language is studied at a higher level then OR language. the grade required at that level must be achieved AAA including Biology or Chemistry or • For Spanish option – normally A-level Double Award Applied Science or Double Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade Award Life & Health Sciences + GCSE B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE linguistic ability in another language Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Note: If the language is studied at a higher Mathematics grade C level then the grade required at that level must be achieved French BA [S/J] 4 ABB including A-level French H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Note: for applicants who have not studied Level grade H3 in French International BA [S] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 Politics and A-level French then AS-level French grade B Conflict Studies would be acceptable in lieu of A-level French International BA [J] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 French BA [S/J] 4 ABB + GCSE French grade B or evidence of H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + Ordinary Level Studies (Beginners) linguistic ability in another language grade O3 in French or evidence of linguistic ability in Note: the Beginners’ option is not available another language Irish BA [S/J] 3 ABB including A-level Irish H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher to those who have studied A-level or AS-level Note: the Beginners option is not available to those Level grade H3 in Irish French who have studied Higher Level French Law LLB [S] 3 AAA H2H2H3H3H3H3 Geography BSc [S/J] 3 BBB normally including A-level Geography + H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 normally Law: Common LLB [S] 4 AAA including A-level French grade A H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 GCSE Mathematics grade C including Higher Level grade H3 in Geography + if not and Civil Law with in French offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 French in Mathematics

70 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 71 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Law: Common LLB [S] 4 AAA including A-level Spanish grade A H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Mathematics with BSc [S] 4 A (Mathematics) BB H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in and Civil Law with Spanish Extended Studies For French option: A-level French grade B Mathematics Hispanic Studies in Europe For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B For French option: Higher Level grade H3 in French Law with Politics LLB [S] 3 AAA H2H2H3H3H3H3 For Spanish option: Higher Level grade H3 in Spanish Liberal Arts MLibArts [S] 4 AAA H2H2H3H3H3H3 Mathematics with BSc [S] 3 A* (Mathematics) BB H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Finance Mathematics Linguistics BA [J] 3 ABB including A-level English H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher OR Note: for applicants who have not studied Level grade H3 in English AAB including Mathematics grade A A-level English then AS-level English (grade A) ℗ Mechanical BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher would be acceptable in lieu of A-level English Engineering from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and at least one from Further Mathematics, Technology and Design Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry ℗ Marine Biology BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher or Double Award Applied Science from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Level grade H3 in Biology and at least one from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or Note: Applicants not offering Physics at grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary A-level should have a minimum of a grade grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC OR OR BBB including Double Award Applied Science H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 or Double Award Life & Health Sciences Level grade H3 in Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry and H3 in any order in Mathematics and at least one or Further Mathematics from Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or in Chemistry and Mathematics. GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level Note: Applicants not offering Physics at GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry A-level should have a minimum of a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award OR Science grades BB

ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry 3 grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Mechanical FdEng [S] 3 CC including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H4H4 including Mathematics and at least one of grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Engineering of Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry Further Mathematics or Technology and Note: a minimum of five subjects will be required in the It would be an advantage to have studied Design Chemistry beyond GCSE level Irish Leaving Certificate, at least four of which should Note: Applicants not offering Physics at be at Higher Level MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 A-level should have a minimum of a grade from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, and H3 in any order in Biology and at least one from C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or Science grades CC grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics Medicinal BSc [S] 3 BBB including Chemistry and a second H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Chemistry (see Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and a second Science OR OR also Chemistry) subject + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary AAB including Double Award Applied Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Level grade O4 in Mathematics or Double Award Life & Health Sciences Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics BSc [S] (sandwich 4 BBB including Chemistry and a second H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or course) Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Chemistry and a second Science GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level subject + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry Level grade O4 in Mathematics OR MSci [S] 4 AAB including Chemistry and a second H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C in Chemistry and a second Science subject + if not grade C or GCSE Double Award Science offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. in Mathematics It would be an advantage to have studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level Mathematics BSc [S/J] 3 A (Mathematics) BB H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in (Pure and/or Mathematics Applied) MSci [S/J] 4 AAA including Mathematics H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in OR Mathematics A* (Mathematics) AB Mathematics BSc [J] 3 A (Mathematics) BB H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in and Statistics Mathematics and Operational Research MSci [J] 4 AAA including Mathematics H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in OR Mathematics A* (Mathematics) AB

72 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 73 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Medicine MB, BCh, BAO [S] 5 AAA at A-level + A in a fourth AS-level H1H1H1H1H2H2 including Higher Level grade H1 Music and Audio BA [S] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 subject including A-level Chemistry plus in Biology and Chemistry + if not offered at Higher Production 2 at least one other A-level from Biology/ Level then Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics. Human Biology, Mathematics or Physics. If Students not offering Physics as part of their Leaving Music and Sound BA [S] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 2 not offered at A-level then Biology/Human Certificate must have an A grade in Junior Certificate Design Biology grade A as a 4th AS-level or grade Science Music BA [S] 3 ABB + successful audition H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + successful B as a 5th AS-level. GCSE Mathematics Performance 2 audition minimum grade C and either GCSE Physics minimum grade C or GCSE Double Award Nursing BSc [S] 3 BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/ H3H3H3H4H4 where a relevant Science subject is Science minimum grades CC are required if Human Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health offered (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics) not offered at AS-level or A-level Sciences, Mathematics or Physics) OR A maximum of either one Applied A-level or OR H3H3H3H3H4 where a relevant Science subject is Applied AS-level will be counted BBC where a relevant Science subject is not not offered. ℗ Microbiology BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher offered All applicants – if not offered at Higher Level then from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Level grade H3 in Biology and at least one from Note: All applicants (except Access/ Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics and a Science Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or Foundation applicants) must normally have a subject is necessary grade B or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C to include grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O3 in Chemistry and O4 in Mathematics Mathematics and a Science subject (ie OR OR Biology/ Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or Single Award BBB including Double Award Applied Science H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Science) or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + Level grade H3 in Biology + Ordinary Level grade O3 in GCSE Biology grade C and Chemistry grade B Chemistry and O4 in Mathematics ℗ Pharmaceutical BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB + Biotechnology Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Biology and Chemistry + if not GCSE Mathematics grade C OR offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 OR in Mathematics. BBB including Biology and at least one from ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry grade B or GCSE Double Award Science grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 OR from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, and H3 in any order in Biology and at least one from BBB including Chemistry and at least one Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology grade B or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O3 in Chemistry and O4 in Mathematics grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C OR OR ℗ Pharmaceutical BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher AAB including Double Award Applied Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Sciences Mathematics grade C Level grade H3 in Biology and Chemistry + if not or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + Biology + Ordinary Level grade O3 in Chemistry and OR offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 GCSE Biology grade C and Chemistry grade B 04 in Mathematics in Mathematics. or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB + BBB including Biology and at least one from GCSE Mathematics grade C Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award Science OR grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry OR grade B or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C BBB including Chemistry and at least one from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology Midwifery BSc [S] 3 BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/ H3H3H3H4H4 where a relevant Science subject is grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Sciences Human Biology, Chemistry, Life & Health offered (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics) grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Sciences, Mathematics or Physics) OR Pharmacy MPharm [S] 4 AAB including A-level Chemistry and at least H1H1H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H1 in OR H3H3H3H3H4 where a relevant Science subject is one other A-level from Biology, Mathematics Chemistry and Biology + if not offered at Higher Level BBC where a relevant Science subject is not not offered or Physics + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics offered All applicants - if not offered at Higher Level then Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE All applicants (except Access/Foundation Ordinary Level grade O3 in Mathematics and a Science Mathematics grade C applicants) must normally have a minimum of subject is necessary Note: Biology to at least AS preferred. 5 GCSEs at grade B to include Mathematics and a Science subject (ie Biology/Human Philosophy BA [S/J] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or Single Award Science) Music 2 BMus [S] 3 BBB including A-level Music. H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Where A-level Music is not offered then Level grade H3 in Music A-level grades BBB plus Grade VIII Theory of Where Higher Level Music is not offered then grades Music (ABRSM, Trinity-Guildhall or LCM (not H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 plus grade VIII Popular Music Theory)) would be acceptable. Theory of Music (ABRSM, Trinity-Guildhall or LCM (not AS-level Music is not acceptable in lieu of Popular Music Theory)) would be acceptable A-level Music

74 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 75 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Physics BSc [S/J] 3 BBB including Mathematics and Physics H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Social Work BSW [S] 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C or an H3H3H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level Level grade H3 in Mathematics and Physics equivalent qualification acceptable to the then Ordinary Level grade O4 in Mathematics is University required MSci [S/J] 4 AAB including Mathematics and Physics H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher grade H2 and H3 in any order in Mathematics and Physics Note: applicants being considered for an offer Note: applicants being considered for an offer will be will be interviewed. interviewed. Physics with BSc [S] 4 BBB including Mathematics and Physics H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Social Work BSW [S] 2 A minimum of a second Class Honours degree A minimum of a second Class Honours degree in a Extended Studies • For French option: A-level French grade B Level grade H3 in Mathematics and Physics in Europe (Relevant in a cognate subject. Please refer to degree cognate subject. Please refer to degree entry for further • For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade • For French option – Higher Level grade H3 in Graduate Route) entry for further information on cognate information on cognate subjects. French B subjects. Graduates in any other subjects (minimum standard • For Spanish option – Higher Level grade H3 in Graduates in any other subjects (minimum 2.2) who have successfully completed a Postgraduate Spanish standard 2.2) who have successfully Certificate in Education (PGCE) will also be considered MSci [S] 5 AAB including Mathematics and Physics H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher grade H2 and H3 completed a Postgraduate Certificate in All applicants must have a minimum of a Higher Level Education (PGCE) will also be considered • For French option: A-level French grade B in any order in Mathematics and Physics grade H4 (prior to 2017 Higher Level grade C3) or All applicants must have a minimum of a grade Ordinary Level grade O4 (prior to 2017 Ordinary Level • For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade • For French option – Higher Level grade H3 in French C in GCSE Mathematics or an equivalent grade C3) in Mathematics B qualification acceptable to the University • For Spanish option – Higher Level grade H3 in Note: applicants being considered for an offer will be Spanish Note: applicants being considered for an offer interviewed. will be interviewed. Physics with BSc [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and Physics H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Medical Level grade H3 in Mathematics and Physics Sociology BA [S/J] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 Applications MSci [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and Physics H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher grade H2 and H3 Sociology with BSc [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher in any order in Mathematics and Physics Quantitative OR Level H3 in Mathematics Methods OR Planning, BSc [S] 3 BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 + if not BBC + AS-level Mathematics grade B Environment and OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 and Ordinary Level offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 grade O3 in Mathematics Development in Mathematics ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B Politics BA [S/J] 3 ABB H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 ℗ Software BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher and Electronic one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and a Science subject Politics, BA [S] 3 AAA + GCSE Mathematics grade B H2H2H3H3H3H3 + if not offered at Higher Level Systems Digital Technology, Electronics, Further (see list under A-level requirements) Philosophy and then Ordinary Level grade O3 Engineering Mathematics, Geography, ICT [not Applied], Economics Physics or Software Systems Development, ℗ Product Design BEng [S] 3 BBB including Mathematics and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Technology and Design or Double Award Engineering from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Level grade H3 in Mathematics and at least one from Applied Science Further Mathematics, Technology and Design Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 or Double Award Applied Science one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science Note: Applicants not offering Physics at Digital Technology, Electronics, Further subject (see list under A-level requirements) A-level should have a minimum of a grade Mathematics, Geography, ICT [not Applied], C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Physics or Software Systems Development or Science grades CC Technology and Design MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 Software BEng [S] 4 BBB including Computing, Mathematics or H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, and H3 in any order in Mathematics and at least one Engineering (sandwich course) Software Systems Development + GCSE Level grade H3 in Mathematics Further Mathematics or Technology and from Physics (preferred), Biology or Chemistry Mathematics grade C OR Design OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Note: Applicants not offering Physics at ABB including Chemistry, Digital Technology, Level grade H3 in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary A-level should have a minimum of a grade GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Level grade O4 in Mathematics B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award ICT), Physics, Technology and Design Science grades BB or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE Psychology BSc [S] 3 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + if not Mathematics grade C offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade O4 MEng [S] 4 AAB including Computing, Mathematics or H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in in Mathematics is required Software Systems Development + GCSE Mathematics Mathematics grade C Social Policy BA [J] 3 ABB for Joint Honours with Criminology H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 for Joint Honours OR OR BBB for Joint Honours with Sociology with Criminology H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 for Joint Honours AAA including Chemistry, Digital Technology, in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Level grade O4 in with Sociology GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Mathematics ICT), Physics, Technology and Design or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C

76 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 77 Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Subject Degree Yrs A-Level Target Grades And Subject Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level Target Grades Requirements And Subject Requirements Requirements And Subject Requirements Software MEng [S] 5 AAB including Computing, Mathematics or H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Theology BA [S] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 Engineering Software Systems Development + GCSE Mathematics (sandwich course) BD [S] 3 BBB H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 (continued) Mathematics grade C OR OR H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 AAA including Chemistry, Digital Technology, in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Theoretical BSc [S] 3 ABB including Mathematics grade A and H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Mathematics Physics Physics grade B Mathematics and H3 in Physics ICT), Physics, Technology and Design or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE MSci [S] 4 AAA including Mathematics and Physics H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Mathematics grade C OR Mathematics and Physics Software BEng [S] 4 BBB including Computing, Mathematics or H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher A* (Mathematics) AB including Physics Engineering with Software Systems Development + GCSE Level grade H3 in Mathematics (sandwich course) ℗ Zoology BSc [S] 3 BBB including Biology and at least one H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Digital Technology Mathematics grade C OR from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Level grade H3 in Biology and at least one from Partnership OR H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or This is a ABB including Chemistry, Digital Technology, Level grade H3 in Chemistry or Physics + Ordinary grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Higher Level GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied Level grade O4 in Mathematics grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics Apprenticeship ICT), Physics, Technology and Design Academically eligible applicants will be asked to OR OR in conjunction or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE complete a supplementary application form which will BBB including Double Award Applied Science H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher with a leading Mathematics grade C technology be assessed by the employer. Applicants successful at or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + Level grade H3 in Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 employer Academically eligible applicants will be asked this stage of the process will then be invited to attend GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or in Chemistry and Mathematics. to complete a supplementary application an assessment centre from which the final successful GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level form which will be assessed by the employer. candidates will be chosen. GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry Applicants successful at this stage of the OR process will then be invited to attend an assessment centre from which the final ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry successful candidates will be chosen. grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Spanish BA [S/J] 4 ABB including Spanish H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Spanish It would be an advantage to have studied Note: For those who have not studied A-level Chemistry beyond GCSE level Spanish then AS-level Spanish grade B would be acceptable ℗ Zoology MSci [S] 4 AAB including Biology and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 (continued) from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, and H3 in any order in Biology and at least one from Spanish BA [S/J] 4 ABB + GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + Ordinary Level Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Mathematics or (Beginners) linguistic ability in another language grade O3 in Spanish or evidence of linguistic ability in grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Physics + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Note: the Beginners option is not available to another language grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Level grade O4 in Chemistry and Mathematics those who have studied AS-level or A-level Note: the Beginners option is not available to those OR OR Spanish who have studied Higher Level Spanish AAB including Double Award Applied Science H2H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H2 in Spanish and BA [S] 4 ABB including A-level Spanish. H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher or Double Award Life & Health Sciences + Biology + Ordinary Level grade O4 in Chemistry and GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C or Mathematics Portuguese Note: for applicants who have not studied Level grade H3 in Spanish GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + It would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level A-level Spanish then AS-level Spanish grade B GCSE Mathematics grade C Chemistry would be acceptable in lieu of A-level Spanish OR Spanish and BA [S] 4 ABB + GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence of H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 + Ordinary Level AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Portuguese linguistic ability in another language grade O3 in Spanish or evidence of linguistic ability in grade C or GCSE Double Award Science (Beginners) Note: the Beginners’ option is not available another language grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. to those who have studied A-level or AS-level Note: the Beginners option is not available to those It would be an advantage to have studied Spanish who have studied Higher Level Spanish Chemistry beyond GCSE level ℗ Structural MEng [S] 4 AAB including Mathematics and at least one H2H3H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grades H2 Engineering with from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital and H3 in any order in Mathematics and a Science Notes Architecture Technology, Geography, ICT (not Applied subject (see list under A-level list requirements) ICT), Physics, Software Systems Development or Technology and Design ℗ Placement option is also available. Please note that taking the placement option will add one extra year to the duration of the course. Note: Applicants not offering Physics at A-level should have a minimum of a grade 1 First two years based at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (Greenmount Campus, Antrim). Final year B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award is at Queen’s. Science grades BB 2 Applicants for courses involving Music should indicate in the Education section of the UCAS application the highest grade achieved in Music Practical and Theory examinations. Applicants should also include any exams they intend to complete before admission to the University in the Education section. 3 Based at Belfast Metropolitan College. Articulation from the Foundation Degree to an Honours degree at Queen’s is possible. 4 Based at South West College (Omagh). Articulation from the Foundation Degree to an Honours degree at Queen’s is possible.

78 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 79 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Engineering – BEng 80% in each module AGRI–FOOD AND LAND USE degrees: Must be a relevant Access Course including Aerospace two modules in Mathematics (Level 3) and two Agricultural 65% average in relevant course (normally Engineering, modules in Physics* (Level 3) 2 Technology Science based). GCSE Mathematics grade C or Chemical equivalent in Access Course * Physics/Chemistry (Level 3) for BEng degrees Engineering, Civil in Chemical Engineering Energy, Environment 55% average in relevant course (normally Engineering, Electrical and Sustainability3 Science based). GCSE Mathematics grade C or and Electronic (Foundation Degree) equivalent in Access Course Engineering, OR Mechanical 60% average in a non–relevant science course. Engineering, Product GCSE Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Design Engineering, Access Course Software and Electronic Systems Environmental 65–70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or Engineering Management equivalent in Access Course. NB: certain modules require GCSE Mathematics Engineering – MEng Not considered grade B or equivalent in Access Course degrees Food Quality, Safety 80% average with no less than 70% in any European Planning 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or and Nutrition (BSc) module including sufficient relevant modules equivalent in Access Course in Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics Planning, 65% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade C or equivalent in Access Course Environment and equivalent in Access Course Food Science and Not considered. Development Food Security Software Engineering 65–70% average. Must be relevant Access ACCESS COURSE (BEng degree) Course (eg Mathematics and Computing). GCSE Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Access EDUCATION Course Bachelor of Education Education is taught at St Mary’s University Software 65–70% average. Must be relevant Access ENTRANCE College and Stranmillis University College. Each Engineering with Course (eg Mathematics and Computing). GCSE of the University Colleges produces its own Digital Technology Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Access prospectus to which you should Refer Partnership Course REQUIREMENTS This is a Higher Level Academically eligible applicants will be asked Apprenticeship in to complete a supplementary application ENGINEERING conjunction with a form which will be assessed by the employer. Architecture 75% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or leading technology Applicants successful at this stage of the process equivalent in Access Course. Applicants with a employer will then be invited to attend an assessment Applications from those offering Access ACCESS COURSES VALIDATED ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA grade C in GCSE Art or no Art at GCSE/A–level centre from which the final successful Courses are welcomed and each is BY QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY OR may be invited for a portfolio interview. candidates will be chosen. considered individually on its merits. ULSTER UNIVERSITY Most courses at Queen’s will consider Audio Engineering 85% in each module. Must be relevant Access Access Courses are designed for adults applicants presenting a QAA-recognised The following tables provide details of the Course including two modules in Mathematics HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES5 who left formal education without the Access to HE Diploma. A minimum of 60 target grades and subject requirements. (Level 3) and two modules in Physics/Chemistry qualifications needed for entry to higher credits is required, including 45 credits at (Level 3) Anthropology 70% average The standards required vary according to education, who did not progress beyond Level 3 and 15 at Level 2. The following is the subject selected. Please note that the a guide to the standards required in terms Computer Science 65–70% average. Must be relevant Access Archaeology 65% average Level 3 qualifications, eg A-levels, and who Course (eg Mathematics and Computing). GCSE Study Skills module will not be counted (BEng/BSc degrees) are returning to study after a significant of equivalencies to A-level target grades, Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Access Broadcast Production 70% average in fulfilment of entry requirements. Course break from full-time education (normally however, it should be noted that a number of courses will have specific (subject) Criminology 70% average a minimum of two years). A wide range Since the Prospectus is prepared Computing and 75% average in any Access Course. GCSE requirements and these together with of programmes is available and they are well in advance of the academic year Information Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Access Drama 65% average the number of credits, level and required Technology Course validated by the Quality Assurance Agency to which it relates, the information English 70% average including an average of 65% in grades will be specified in the offer. OR for Higher Education (QAA) or by Queen’s stated here is for guidance only. Literature modules for Single Honours and Joint University Belfast (Access Diploma) 65-70% in a computing, mathematical or Honours in Anthropology and English, English A-level Access to HE Diploma scientific Access Course. GCSE Mathematics and Linguistics, English and History, English and or Ulster University (Access Diploma). grade C or equivalent in Access Course Philosophy, English and Politics Where offers are made, these are based Grades Grades Engineering – 55% average 65% average including an average of 65% in on completion of the full qualification, AAA 39 Distinctions, 6 Merits Foundation degrees: Literature modules for other options. which is normally available on a one-year, Must be a relevant Access Course including AAB 30 Distinctions, 15 Merits Mechanical two modules in Mathematics (Level 3) and two English with Creative 70% average including average of 65% in full-time or two-years, part-time basis. Engineering4 modules in Physics (Level 3) Writing Literature modules ABB 24 Distinctions, 21 Merits Film Studies and 65% average BBB 15 Distinctions, 30 Merits Production

80 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 81 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Subject Target Grades and Subject Requirements1 Film and Theatre 70% average Nursing 65% where at least half of the overall Pharmacy Not considered Making MANAGEMENT programme is in Biology or Chemistry or Physics (Level 3 modules) Physics – BSc 80% average with at least 80% in each French Not normally considered as Access Courses Accounting 75% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B or degrees: Mathematics and Physics module and no less would not satisfy language requirements OR equivalent in Access Course Applied Mathematics than 70% in any module 70% for all other Access courses (Level 3 units) and Physics, History 70% average for Single Honours and Joint Actuarial Science and Not considered All Access course applicants must have a Physics, Physics Honours Anthropology and History, English Risk Management minimum of a grade C in GCSE Mathematics and with Astrophysics, and History, History and International Studies, a science subject or the equivalent in the Access Physics with Medical History and Philosophy and History and Politics Business Economics 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B or equivalent in Access Course course Applications, 65% average for other options Additional academic criteria may be applied Theoretical Physics Business Information 70% average. GCSE Mathematics at shortlisting depending on the volume of International Politics 70% average. Technology Psychology 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or and Conflict Studies grade C or equivalent in Access Course applications equivalent in Access Course (Single Honours), Business Management 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B International Studies (Joint Honours) or equivalent in Access Course SCIENCE THEOLOGY Irish Not normally considered as Access Courses Economics 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade A Archaeology (MSci) 75% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or Divinity, Theology 65% average would not satisfy language requirements or equivalent in Access Course equivalent in Access Course Economics and 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B Archaeology– 65% average. GCSE Mathematics grade C or Linguistics 70% average including average of 65% in Palaeoecology (BSc) equivalent in Access Course Literature modules Accounting or equivalent in Access Course Notes Biology and 80% average with no less than 70% in any 1. Where it is stipulated that an equivalent is acceptable, it should be Music – BMus6 Certificate in Foundation Studies in Music with Economics with 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade A Biochemistry – BSc module including sufficient relevant modules noted that the equivalent must be recognised and acceptable to the Finance an average of 65% or equivalent in Access Course degrees: in Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics University. Biochemistry, grade C or equivalent in Access Course 2. First two years based at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Music and Audio 70% average Finance 75% average. Must be relevant Access Course Biological Sciences, 6 Production (eg Mathematics and Computing) Marine Biology, Enterprise (Greenmount Campus). Final year is at Queen’s. Music and Sound 70% average International Business Not normally considered as Access Courses Microbiology, Zoology 3. Based at South West College (Omagh). Articulation from the 6 Foundation Degree to an Honours degree at Queen’s is possible. Design with a Language would not satisfy language requirements Biology – Foundation 65% average. Must be a relevant Access Course Based at Belfast Metropolitan College. Articulation from the Music Performance6 70% average plus successful audition degree: with sufficient relevant modules in Biology and 4. Biological Sciences4 Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics grade C or Foundation Degree to an Honours degree at Queen’s is possible. MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES equivalent in Access Course Philosophy 70% average 5. Where subjects are offered as Joint Honours, the requirements are Biomedical Sciences, 80% average with no less than 70% in any Chemistry – BSc 80% average with no less than 70% in any stated separately under each heading and subject specific requirements Politics 70% average module including sufficient relevant modules Human Biology degrees: module including sufficient relevant modules must be met. in Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics Politics, Philosophy 75% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B or Chemistry, Medicinal in Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade C or equivalent in Access Course equivalent in Access Course 6. Applicants for courses involving Music should indicate in the Education and Economics equivalent in Access Course Chemistry section of the UCAS application the highest grade achieved in Music Dentistry Not considered Social Policy 70% average for Joint Honours with Criminology Geography, 65% average normally including 65% in Practical and Theory examinations. Applicants should also include details of any examinations they intend to complete before admission 65% average for Joint Honours with Sociology Midwifery Sciences 65% where at least half of the overall Archaeology– Geography (Physical and Human). GCSE programme is in Biology or Chemistry or Physics Palaeoecology and Mathematics grade C or equivalent in Access to the University. (Level 3 modules) Geography Course Social Work 70% average. Minimum of a grade C in GCSE OR Mathematics – BSc 80% average with at least 80% in each Mathematics or the equivalent in the Access 70% for all other Access courses (Level 3 units) degrees: Mathematics module. Must be relevant Access course Course (eg Mathematics and Computing) All Access course applicants must have a Mathematics, Sociology 65% average (except BA Criminology and minimum of a grade B in GCSE Mathematics and Mathematics and Sociology: 70% average) a science subject. Computer Science, Mathematics and Sociology with 70% average. GCSE Mathematics grade B or Within an Access course 70% in NICATS Statistics and equivalent in Access Course Mathematics and 70% in a Level 2/3 Biology or Operational Research, Quantitative Methods Chemistry or Physics module (equivalent to at Mathematics with Spanish (Single and Not normally considered as Access Courses least 15% of the Access course) would normally Finance Joint Honours), would not satisfy language requirements fulfil the GCSE Mathematics and Science requirements above Spanish and Pharmaceutical 80% average with no less than 70% in any Portuguese Additional academic criteria may be applied Sciences, module including sufficient relevant modules at shortlisting depending on the volume of Pharmaceutical in Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics applications Biotechnology grade C or equivalent in Access course LAW Medicine Not considered Law, Law with Politics 75% average.

Common and Civil Not normally considered as Access Courses Law with French or would not satisfy language requirements. Spanish

82 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 83 required in terms of equivalencies to Applicants presenting with 11. CACHE Level 3 Qualifications

A-level target grades. a combination of A-levels and Applicants offering these qualifications OTHER QUALIFICATIONS individual IB Higher Level (HL) subject • For certain degree courses within are considered individually on their certificates will also be considered. Queen’s is committed to widening Please note that a maximum of one the BA Single Honours degrees, Law, Science, Engineering, Agri-Food and merits. Overall academic background access and we welcome applications BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/OCR Psychology and for degree programmes Land Use, Queen’s Management 7. Open University Qualifications is taken into account plus the from applicants offering qualifications Cambridge Technical Introductory in Queen’s Management School. Entry School and Pharmacy programmes, nature of the course applied for. other than those referred to above. If Diploma/Extended Certificate will would normally be to Stage 1 although an Advanced Higher in one or more Applicants offering Open University you are undertaking other qualifications, normally be counted as part of an some courses at Queen’s may consider specified subjects will be required. qualifications are considered individually 12. Essential Skills, Level 2, on their merits and on level of Application of Number have a look at the information below applicant’s portfolio of qualifications admission to Stage 2. • For Medicine and Dentistry, performance. Applicants are normally and if you have any queries please (except Dentistry, Medicine performance in Scottish Highers at first Level 2 Essential Skills in Application In Science, Engineering and Agri-Food expected to offer 120 CATS points contact the Admissions and Access and Pharmacy, for which these attempt is important with a minimum of Number will be considered on and Land Use, applicants offering a and previous academic background Service ([email protected]). qualifications are not acceptable). of AAABB required. Three Advanced an individual basis in place of GCSE relevant Higher National Diploma are may be taken into account. For high- Again offers will be made in terms of Highers are necessary except where Mathematics Grade C, where this is 1. BTEC and OCR Qualifications considered individually on their merits demand courses, 60 of the 120 CATS performance in individual units rather applicants achieved AAAAA in Scottish a course requirement. An applicant’s at Level 3 for Stage 1 or Stage 2 entry, depending points may be required at Level 2 and that the overall grades awarded. The Highers. In such cases, two Advanced overall academic profile and any Applications are considered individually on how closely the syllabus correlates a specified grade may be stipulated. table below is for guidance. Highers would be acceptable. additional qualifications in numerically on their merits, and GCSE background to Stage 1 and on their performance in related subjects may be taken into and results in the first year BTEC/ More detailed information is available first year. Where offers are made for 8. Cambridge Pre-U Diploma and A-level Higher Advanced Typical account, however, applicants should OCR (or qualifications deemed via the Course Finder on the Engineering these are normally based Principal Subjects grades offer Higher Advanced note that for Nursing, Midwifery and equivalent from other awarding University’s website at on 12 Merits (4–6 units specified) and (S5) offer (S6) Higher + The Cambridge Pre-U Diploma and Social Work it will not be acceptable bodies) examinations may be taken go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder four Passes for Stage 2 and nine Merits Principal Subjects are acceptable, Higher in lieu. This will be reviewed in the into account, bearing in mind, where (3 specified) and seven Passes for Stage on their own or in combination with offer (4 event of changes to the specifications appropriate, the course requirements. A-level BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/ 1. Science-based subjects usually require A-levels. A Principal Subject will be or content of either the GCSE or Offers will be based on performance in Grade OCR Cambridge Technical either Merits in all final year units or a subjects) acceptable in lieu of a specified A-level Essential Skills qualification. individual units rather than the overall Introductory Diploma/ mixture of Distinctions and Merits. AAA AAAAB AAA AA + AA in fulfilment of course requirements, grade(s) awarded. Extended Certificate – Level 3 HND Entry Requirements are currently AAB AAABB AAB AA + AB with a grade D3 considered comparable 13. National Vocational to a grade A at A-level, a grade M2 Qualifications (NVQ) The targets set for Arts, Humanities and A 60 credits at Distinction under review for 2019 entry. ABB ABBBB ABB AB + AB considered comparable to a grade B Social Sciences-based subjects range NVQs are not acceptable on B 30 credits at Distinction and 3. BTEC Higher National Certificates at A-level and a grade M3 considered from 100 credits at Distinction and 80 BBB BBBBB BBB BB + AB their own for admission to 30 credits at Merit (HNC – Level 4) comparable to a grade C at A-level. credits at Merit in the BTEC Extended BBC BBBBC BBC BB + BC undergraduate degrees. C 60 credits at Merit Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Applicants offering BTEC Higher 9. BTEC/OCR qualifications at Level 2 BCC BBBCC BCC BC + BC 14. Quality and Qualifications Extended Diploma examinations, to 160 BTEC National Extended Certificate/ National Certificates are considered on In fulfilment of the General Entrance Ireland (QQI) FET/FETAC credits at Distinction and 20 credits at Diploma/Extended Diploma at Level the same basis as applicants offering 6. International Baccalaureate (IB) Requirement or where performance Merit depending on the specific degree 3 (first teaching September 2016) Higher National Diplomas, however, Diploma Programme (DP) These qualifications are not at GCSE level is used in the selection programme. entry would be to Stage 1. acceptable for admission to Entry requirements for the new BTEC process for individual programmes the Applicants must obtain the undergraduate degrees. In Science, Engineering and Agri-Food HNC Entry Requirements are currently University will accept a maximum of Nationals at Level 3 are currently under Diploma in order to be eligible for and Land Use, applicants offering a under review for 2019 entry. one BTEC/OCR qualification at Level 2. consideration and further information will admission. While it is not possible 15. Other qualifications deemed equivalent relevant BTEC Extended Diploma/ Normally a maximum of the equivalent be published as soon as possible. 4. Foundation Degrees to give exact equivalences, the by the University OCR Cambridge Technical Extended of four GCSEs in acceptable vocational following acts as a guide. Diploma are considered individually on Applicants offering a Foundation qualifications will be counted. If you are taking qualifications which their merits. Where offers are made, 2. BTEC Higher National Diplomas Degree are considered individually on differ from those listed here, please they range from 100 to 160 credits at (HND – Level 5) A-level International Baccalaureate (IB) 10. Certificate and Diploma contact the Admissions and their merits and academic background Distinction (including specified units) Grades Diploma Programme (DP) in Financial Studies Access Service for advice. Applications are considered individually at GCSE, GCE General and Applied and Merits in all other units. Individual grades refer to subjects e: [email protected] on their merits and academic A-levels and the performance in first Applications from applicants will be at Higher Level t: +44 (0) 28 9097 3838 A combination of A-levels and BTEC/ background at GCSE, GCE General year may be taken into consideration. considered on an individual basis OCR qualifications will also be and Applied A-levels and results in Where offers are made these are based AAA 6,6,6 and 36–37 points overall and a final decision taken in light of considered and, where applicants take the first year examinations are taken on completion of the full qualification AAB 6,6,5 and 34–35 points overall the full portfolio of qualifications, two A-levels and a BTEC Subsidiary into account, bearing in mind, where and for Stage 1 or Stage 2 depending previous academic performance, ABB 6,5,5 and 33–34 points overall Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical appropriate, the course requirements. on compatibility and performance. relevant experience and the nature of the course applied for. In practice Introductory Diploma/Extended For Arts, Humanities and Social 5. Scottish Highers and BBB 6,5,5 and 32 points overall these qualifications have normally Certificate or one A-level and a BTEC Sciences-based subjects, where offers Advanced Highers BBC 5,5,5 and 30 points overall Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical are made these range from Merits been included in conditional offers. Diploma offers will be made in terms of in all final year units to a mixture of The University accepts Scottish Higher BCC 5,5,5 and 29 points overall and Advanced Higher qualifications. performance in individual units rather Distinctions and Merits for the more (Maximum grade 7 – Minimum pass grade 4) The following is a guide to the standard than the overall grade(s) awarded. competitive courses including some of

84 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 85 Where it is anticipated from the If you need any advice about disclosing APPLICANTS WITH A information provided that the applicant will disability, or the arrangements which CRIMINAL RECORD HOW AND require significant support or will require we can make, please contact: modifications to the academic course, they It is the policy of the University to will be invited to meet staff from Disability Disability Services consider applications for admission on WHEN TO APPLY Services and relevant members from the t: +44 (0)28 9097 2727 their individual merits in the light of academic School to discuss the applicant’s e: [email protected] all available information. The primary selection criteria are those related to the HOW TO APPLY Applications for Nursing, Midwifery young people from Northern Ireland individual needs. In a small number of APPLICANTS RETURNING qualifications, skills, abilities and personal and Social Work must be submitted who have the ability to study at Queen’s, cases where there are fitness to practise TO EDUCATION Applications for admission to full-time by the 15 January (18:00) deadline. but may require additional support and qualities of an applicant. The University undergraduate and sandwich courses concerns or where reasonable adjustments Applications received after this encouragement due to disadvantage may not be feasible to implement (which Queen’s also welcomes applications will investigate the criminal record of a at the University should normally be date will not be considered. experienced, to reach their full potential. from students who are returning to new applicant only if the primary selection made through the Universities and may arise as a result of the disclosure of a disability or long term condition after education. Each case will be considered criteria for a course have been met. Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Take care to enter the details of the Throughout Years 13 and 14 successful on its individual merits and modified an offer of a place has been made or The University acknowledges the key Full information can be obtained from institutions and courses clearly and students will benefit from a structured entrance targets may be set. the UCAS website at: ucas.com/apply. correctly on the application. For Queen’s, series of events designed to aid progression after a place has been taken up), advice role of education in the rehabilitative the institution code name is QBELF to Queen’s including admissions guidance will be obtained by Disability Services Life experience is not in itself sufficient process and a criminal record will not WHEN TO APPLY and the institution code is Q75. These and support. Students will also participate from the School, the University’s Senior grounds for admission and we require debar an applicant unless the nature Medical Officer and appropriate external UCAS will start processing should be entered in the Choices section in a residential assessed summer school in evidence of recent academic study and seriousness of the offence in agencies to ensure every reasonable effort applications for entry in autumn of your UCAS application. Please note July. Those who successfully complete the (normally within the last five years) at a question are incompatible with: is made to support the student in taking suitably high level which has led to positive 2019 from 1 September 2018. a Campus Code is not required. programme will potentially benefit from 1. the course applied for; receiving a reduced offer which may be up up their offer on their chosen course at results. The qualifications most frequently DEFERRED ENTRY The advisory closing date for the receipt to two A-level (or acceptable equivalent) Queen’s. Following these discussions, offered by such applicants are Access 2. the ultimate professional staff from Disability Services and the of applications is 15 January 2019 (18:00), Most courses, except Nursing, Midwifery grades lower than the standard offer. Courses (see information and table on or vocational goal; School will again offer to meet with the however, for applicants applying to and Social Work, are happy to consider For further information please contact pages 82-85), A-levels, BTEC Extended applicant to discuss the support available 3. participation in an academic and Oxford or Cambridge and for those whose applications from students wishing to Widening Participation ([email protected]). Diplomas/Higher National Certificates and to enable them to make an informed social setting and the University’s choices include Medicine, Dentistry or defer their year of entry. If you apply Diplomas, Foundation Degrees and Open DISABILITY SERVICES judgement on the suitability of the course. responsibility to ensure a safe Veterinary Medicine/Science the closing for deferred entry, you should tell University credits. It is our experience In the exceptional and unlikely event and neutral environment. date is 15 October 2018 (18:00). us what you plan to do during your The University is committed to that applicants stand a better chance of where fitness to practise issues remain Gap Year in the personal statement ensuring equal opportunities for all of succeeding on their course if they have Regulations concerning admission of Currently there are two intakes for Adult a concern or reasonable adjustments section of your UCAS application. its students and actively encourages been able to acquire or improve skills of applicants who have a criminal record Nursing (one in September and the other in cannot be implemented, the University applications from people with disabilities reading, analysis and writing beforehand. are available from the University’s February) and application is made for both SUPPORT FOR CARE LEAVERS reserves the right to withdraw an offer or or long term conditions. An individual’s website at qub.ac.uk/ado courses by 15 January (18:00) prior to the withdraw the student from their course. While many subjects can be taken from Queen’s University is committed to disability or long term condition is not academic year of entry ie for September scratch at university level, there are others, APPLICATIONS FOR THEOLOGY and the following February. The application providing support for students from a considered prior to an offer being made The University recognises that the decision particularly in Science and Engineering, deadline will not change but it should be care-experienced background and in and has no bearing on the decision. to disclose a disability or long-term where considerable background All applications for admission to full- recognition of this the University has been condition is a personal one, although it time undergraduate courses in the noted that from 2019-20 entry, the two The University offers an extensive range knowledge is essential. For this reason, awarded the Buttle UK Quality Mark. is recommended that applicants do so University should be submitted through intakes may be combined. Please refer to of supports for students with disabilities it is understandable that the majority of the online prospectus which will be updated as early as possible to support the timely the Universities and Colleges Admissions We have a dedicated member of staff and long term conditions. The reasonable students who have entered university implementation of agreed reasonable Service (UCAS) at: ucas.com/apply. as further information becomes available. adjustments available are outlined in from this background are to be found in available to support applicants through adjustments. If a disability or long term the Student Disability Policy, which is humanities and social science subjects. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early the application process, which continues condition is not disclosed until a later stage, Applicants for the Bachelor of Divinity available at go.qub.ac.uk/DisabilityPolicy as is consistent with having made a careful throughout their undergraduate studies, the University will endeavour to make any Please be aware that undertaking a or Bachelor of Arts Theology are invited including graduation and beyond. to contact the University’s Institute of and considered choice of institutions On receipt of an offer from the adjustments required before the start of period of full-time study can have serious and courses. Earlier applicants normally Theology for advice on undergraduate We can guarantee 365-day University University, applicants who have disclosed the course, but it may not be possible to implications. Think it through carefully. receive decisions more quickly, however, study in Union Theological College accommodation if required and we a disability or long term condition will have everything in place before this. It is a good idea for applicants to get UCAS accepts that some applicants, ([email protected]). At the time of also award a £1,000 bursary. For be asked to complete a questionnaire to some guidance and counselling from especially those from outside the UK, may Applicants who wish to appeal a decision enrolment and registration students more information about our bursary allow Disability Services to determine organisations such as nidirect (nidirect. find this difficult. Late applications are, in not to implement adjustments requested will also be required to register with and support, please contact Deirdre reasonable adjustments, should they be gov.uk) or from the University’s Careers, practice, accepted by UCAS throughout which prevent the applicant from taking up the college. Information about Union Lynskey, [email protected] or visit accepted and placed on their chosen Employability and Skills service the remainder of the application cycle, their offer of a place on a course may write Theological College, along with their our dedicated webpage at qub.ac.uk/ course at Queen’s. The questionnaire is (qub.ac.uk/careers), in order to establish but you should understand that they to the Director of Academic and Student contact details, is available on the Institute directorates/sgc/wpu/CareLeavers available at: qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/ where their best interests and chances Affairs to request a review of the decision. of Theology website (qub.ac.uk/ithe). are considered by institutions at their disability/ProspectiveCurrentStudents/ of success lie. 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86 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 87 APPLICATIONS TO ST MARY’S CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND ADMISSIONS APPEALS AND another form of time-limited leave to UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND TRANSFER SCHEME (CATS) COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE remain, eg, as a dependant, family member, STRANMILLIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE or refugee. The only exception is for The University operates a CATS scheme. Applicants who consider that their applicants holding Indefinite Leave to Enter/ The Bachelor of Education (BEd) is Further information is available from: application has not been dealt with Remain or other form of unlimited leave. taught at the recognised colleges of St fairly should contact the Admissions Mary’s University College and Stranmillis Admissions and Access Service and Access Service in the first The Admissions and Access Service will issue University College. 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88 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 89 OUR WELCOME PROGRAMME FOR NEW WELCOME AND ORIENTATION The University has a welcome and orientation programme for new STUDENTS students. The programme aims to help students settle in quickly to the University. Full details are available ENROLMENT AND from qub.ac.uk/welcome with links REGISTRATION to organised events and activities on campus and providing you with Details of arrangements for important information about key enrolment and registration will student services and levels of be sent to your home address in service provision you can expect to late August. This will include your receive at Queen’s. Your University WELCOME WEEK Queen’s University email account, School is central to this programme student number and credentials for and with numerous opportunities This week comprises official logging on to Qsis, the University’s to meet staff and other students registration on to your course Student Information System. – make sure you get involved! of study as well as a welcome During registration, you must and orientation programme. provide documentary proof of your You are required to be available qualifications and an approved form throughout the week. of photographic identification eg INTERNATIONAL WELCOME a passport. International students AND ORIENTATION will be required to provide passport PROGRAMME and satisfactory visa information before they can enrol. All students We meet International students will be asked at enrolment to on arrival (at either George confirm that they will abide by Best Belfast City Airport or the Terms and Conditions which Belfast International Airport) are sent to them as part of their and help organise transport offer of a place at the University. to your accommodation. International students then take part in a five-day orientation programme, before the main Welcome Week. We’ll help you settle in to the University, the campus, and the city of Belfast. We’ll also help you register with a doctor, organise a UK bank account and mobile phone, show you where to go shopping and give you plenty of opportunities to make new friends.

90 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 91 A-Z OF DEGREES For up-to-date course information, please visit the University's online Course Finder: go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder

92 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 93 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Ireland and many of our former graduates have risen to the top of their fields. ACCOUNTING Normally the majority of our students become qualified accountants; however, If you choose to work ‘in practice’ for an Accounting is concerned with the provision of economic information for BSc Honours many of the skills that students will acquire accountancy firm you might be involved in preparing tax returns, tax planning, audit Accounting 3 yrs (N400) during their studies at Queen’s will be of both internal and external organisational stakeholders. great value in different career and life and forensic work, internal audit, corporate Accounting with French 4 yrs (N4R1) situations. Core transferable skills include finance, consultancy or even preparing This degree is designed for students who intend to enter the accounting Accounting with Spanish 4 yrs (N4R4) the ability to learn independently, problem accounts. For more information on what these profession and as such contains considerable practical content, as well BSc Joint Honours solve, understand financial information jobs entail, please visit the websites of both and work productively as part of a team. the local and international accountancy firms. as essential theory in the various specialisations of Financial Accounting, Economics and Accounting (see page 160) Management Accounting, Auditing, Taxation and Finance. The Accounting degree offers a firm base for The majority of qualified accountants work See also Economics and Finance either further academic study or taking the ‘outside practice’; for example, in industry, 7TH IN THE UK FOR final examinations of the main professional in the public sector, voluntary sector or the ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE banking sector. They are involved as financial (Times and Sunday Times COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? Entrance Requirements accountancy bodies. It attracts students of or management accountants, internal auditors Good University Guide 2018) The Single Honours Accounting degree Professional Exemptions the very highest calibre and is recognised Accounting and often in senior management roles. comprises compulsory modules together with by the accounting profession, industry and The degree is accredited by the Association optional modules available in the School. A-level: the public sector. As a result, Accounting Typical career destinations of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), graduates from Queen’s are much sought after AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B of graduates include: “In my experience detailed help and The modules are: the Chartered Institute of Management throughout Britain, Ireland and further afield. Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Accountants Accounting with a Modern Language • Financial accountant feedback is available to you when Year 1 The Accounting course attracts the maximum Ireland (CAI), the Institute of Chartered A-level: • Management accountant asked for from your lecturers, who • Accounting Information Systems* exemptions available for any undergraduate Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW), • Management consultancy are keen to promote your success and • Introduction to Legal Study Chartered Institute of Public Finance and AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade B programme from the examinations of • Analyst Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), subject and Basic Contract Law Accountancy (CIPFA) and Association of For French option: normally A-level • Auditor are often leading contributors to the to meeting specified criteria. Exemptions • Introductory Financial Accounting* International Accountants (AIA). You will gain French grade B or AS-level French grade • Adviser academic field they teach.” • Introductory Management Accounting* automatic exemptions from some professional B or GCSE French grade B or evidence are also available from the examinations • Forensic accountant • Principles of Economics* examinations on completion of the course. of linguistic ability in another language of the Association of Chartered Certified • Researcher • Statistical Methods* Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute • Financial controller David Grant, 3rd Year Accounting Student Satisfaction For Spanish option: normally A-level of Management Accountants (CIMA), the • Partner Year 2 Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Our Accounting programme received a B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence • Banker • Financial Accounting* student satisfaction rate of 87 per cent and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Institute of “The course has helped me enhance of linguistic ability in another language Graduate employers include: PwC; EY; • Financial Decision-making* in the 2017 National Student Survey Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and my CV, improve group work and Note: if the language is studied at a Association of International Accountants (AIA). KPMG; Deloitte; Grant Thornton; BDO; • Financial Market Theory (NSS), ranking joint 12th in the UK. presentation skills and allowed me to • Management Accounting* higher level then the grade required Moore Stephens; Baker Tilly Mooney Moore; World-Class Facilities at that level must be achieved. The Accounting Group at Queen’s liaises ASM; Ulster Bank; Bank of Ireland. build up relationships with employers • Managerial Behaviour closely with prospective employers and You will have access to Bloomberg Economics and Accounting – see - all of which helped me begin my final Optional Modules with colleagues in the Student Guidance Further Study terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room, Economics and Accounting entry Centre, particularly with respect to Careers, Students can choose from a wide range year with multiple job offers.” • Managerial Economics giving students the skills, experience and For students whose first Employability and Skills. For example, of Master’s programmes as well as a • Data Analysis and Optimisation knowledge necessary to prepare them for language is not English dedicated Careers Employability and Skills comprehensive list of research topics, as shown a career in the financial services sector. Year 3 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum events and workshops are provided for on the Queen’s Management School website. Ciara Woods, 3rd Year Accounting of 5.5 in each test component or an Queen’s Accounting students. These activities • Advanced Financial Accounting* Student Experience equivalent acceptable qualification, details enhance the employability of our students and Queen’s Management School is committed • Advanced Management Accounting* The majority of the Accounting modules have of which are available at: support graduate recruitment and selection. to the continuous improvement and • Auditing and Accountability prizes which are sponsored by employers or go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs enhancement of all of its degree • Law of Business Organisations* professional bodies. Students can join the Graduate Careers and Achievements programmes. New modules may be • Taxation* Trading and Investment Club, a student-run A degree in Accounting from Queen’s offers developed and included to replace or Optional Modules organisation which aims to educate its members a firm base either for taking the examinations enhance those which are mentioned here. Entrance requirements on trading and investing through guest speakers, of the main professional bodies or further e: [email protected] • Issues in Not-for-Profit and competitions and educational seminars. academic study. Career options as a qualified t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Public Sector Accounting accountant are extremely varied and the • Supply Chain Management Prizes and Awards Course information employment opportunities for our Accounting • Entrepreneurship Top performing students are regularly Dr Martin Kelly, graduates remain strong, both nationally and awarded prizes and scholarships from leading Programme Director, BSc Accounting Note: students completing Accounting globally. Queen’s has traditionally provided financial companies such as PwC, KPMG, Queen’s Management School with either French or Spanish, complete a high proportion of graduate entrants to Baker Tilly Mooney Moore, BDO, ASM and EY. four Accounting based modules each the Accounting profession in Northern e: [email protected] year (indicated with an *) and complete t: +44 (0)28 9097 4818 one year-long language module. w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

94 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 95 Accreditation Graduate Careers and Achievements Queen’s Management School is committed to the continuous improvement and Subject to academic performance, The degree has professional accreditation ACTUARIAL SCIENCE enhancement of all of its degree students can gain up to eight exemptions with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, programmes. New modules may be from the Institute and Faculty of the professional body, such that students The BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management programme has BSc Honours developed and included to replace or Actuaries (IFoA) professional exams. succeeding on the degree can also Actuarial Science and Risk enhance those which are mentioned here. been designed by qualified actuaries to enable students to develop achieve exemptions from subjects CT1 – Management 4-yr SW (N323) Prizes and Awards the theoretical and practical skills required to pursue a career CT8 of the professional exams, subject as an actuary or as a professional in the financial industry. A number of local employers and professional to certain conditions being met. See also Finance and Mathematics with Finance bodies sponsor prizes on an annual basis Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are for best students in their level, module well regarded by many employers (local, In addition, students may gain up to eight exemptions from or category. These include Invesco, The Entrance Requirements national and international) with approximately the professional exams required to qualify as an actuary via our Company of Actuaries Charitable Trust 90-95 per cent of graduates finding A-level: Fund, SCOR Global Life, Mercer, Pramerica, accreditation with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. high-level actuarial employment within A*AA including Mathematics Spence & Partners, Acumen Resources, several months of graduation. Furthermore, Xafinity Consulting, and Allianz Re Dublin. OR several students are offered full-time COURSE CONTENT Students undertake a minimum of nine positions with their placement provider. months in a salaried work placement. AAA + A (AS) including A-level Mathematics CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY The duration of the BSc Actuarial Science Placement allows students to develop highly- Students pursuing a career in Actuarial The traditional areas in which and Risk Management degree is four years, For students whose first valued practical skills. Recent placement Science should enjoy working with numbers, actuaries are employed include: with Year 3 spent in a salaried placement in an language is not English providers have included Aviva, Irish Life, Kerr be effective communicators and work well actuarial or risk management environment. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Actuarial Consultancies Henderson, Spence & Partners, SCOR, The 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent with people as they will have to analyse and • Insurance Industry In each of Years 1, 2 and 4, the Pension Protection Fund and Pramerica. acceptable qualification, details of which interpret financial and other information • Pensions Industry following modules are studied: to meet the needs of different users, WHY QUEEN’S? are available at: • Investment Industry Year 1 go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs including managers and investors. City Scholarships Graduate employers include: Kerr • Actuarial Mathematics 1 Consultations Henderson; Spence & Partners; NFU The Placement Office also helps in the • Financial Reporting and Analysis We regularly consult and develop links with Mutual; Invesco; Boal & Co; Towers Watson; recruitment of first-year students for the • Introduction to Statistics and a large number of employers including all Allianz Insurance; Mercer; AXA Insurance; popular City Scholarship Programme – a Operational Research the major actuarial employers in Northern Deloitte; Capita; Liberty Mutual Insurance; summer internship with a company in New • Price Theory Ireland and Ireland and a selection of PwC; Pramerica; Metlife; Xafinity. York, Dublin, London, Liverpool or Edinburgh. • Principles of Economics employers from mainland Great Britain. We Students can also apply to take part in the Further Study • Introduction to Statistics and host annual employer liaison meetings for Business and Finance Study Tour, which Operational Research Methods the course as well as annual actuarial careers Students can choose from a wide range allows participants to meet senior employees • Placement Preparation fairs at which students can engage with of Master’s programmes as well as a “The course is widely regarded and from leading financial institutions. comprehensive list of research topics, as shown respected, and has opened many Year 2 actuarial employers on a one-to-one basis. Student Societies on the Queen’s Management School website. doors personally in relation to • Actuarial Mathematics 2 The establishment of SoNIA (Society of • Actuarial Methods in General Insurance Students may wish to join the Queen’s Northern Ireland Actuaries) by staff in ‘Insight’ visits in Belfast, Glasgow, University Trading and Investment Club, a Queen’s Management School has facilitated • Financial Risk Modelling “During my third year, I was on a Edinburgh and London.” • Investment Analysis student-run organisation which aims to educate a continuous and seamless engagement placement with Allianz Re Dublin • Excel and VBA its members on trading and investing through between academics, actuarial employers • Principles of Actuarial Modelling guest speakers, competitions and educational and Queen’s students whereby students Limited, working as a student actuary. Samuel Stewart, Northern Ireland • Placement Preparation seminars. The Student Managed Fund, can gain access to the profession. They Through the placement, I not only 3rd Year, BSc Actuarial Science currently securing real money, gives students have an opportunity to discuss issues and Risk Management Year 3 the opportunity to be part of an investment that are concerning the industry and that learnt some technical skills such as • Placement Year* management process. The Finance & Actuary are of importance to qualified actuaries. VBA coding, analytical reasoning Society runs social and educational events for Students can also develop excellent and problem solving, it also gave Year 4 Entrance requirements members, such as the end-of-year formal. networking, communication, and business me opportunities to gain an insight awareness skills from the start to end of e: [email protected] • Actuarial Modelling Software • Capital Markets their academic progression ensuring that of an actuary’s job scopes and t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Students on the course will be given responsibility.” • Financial Econometrics they can fully compete in the competitive Course information the opportunity to develop their • Financial Engineering graduate employment market. Dr Mark Farrell, modelling skills and will use software • Actuarial Applications Programme Director such as Model Risk and the Bloomberg Placement Employers Jo Khoon Loh, Malaysia • Stochastic Processes for Finance Queen’s Management School terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room. Recent placement providers have included BSc Actuarial Science and Risk *Placement Year Aviva, Irish Life, Kerr Henderson, Spence & Management (2015) e: [email protected] Partners, SCOR Global Life, The Pension t: +44 (0)28 9097 4819 Protection Fund and Pramerica. w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

96 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 97 Leadership Programme AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Students are offered an optional Engineering Leadership Programme and a range of Aerospace Engineering is at the cutting edge of technology, BEng Honours Note: applicants not offering Physics Employability Development workshops. at A-level should have a minimum of Aerospace Engineering 3 yrs (H400) understanding and applying scientific principles to the design, a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY development and service of some of the most technologically advanced Aerospace Engineering with a Year Double Award Science grades BB. A degree in Aerospace Engineering from in Industry 4-yr SW (H404) engineering products in the world. Graduate aerospace engineers work Note: applicants for the MEng degree will Queen’s will assist you in developing the core in a diverse range of fields from commercial aircraft and helicopter MEng Honours automatically be considered for admission to skills and employment-related experiences Aerospace Engineering 4 yrs (H402) the BEng degree if they are not eligible for that are valued by employers, professional development to spacecraft systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. entry to the MEng degree both at initial offer Aerospace Engineering with a Year organisations and academic institutions alike. making stage and when results are received. in Industry 5-yr SW (H405) The versatility of Aerospace Engineering With the ability to succeed in varied and challenging situations, graduates makes them well suited for a wide aerospace engineers are naturally versatile, which opens up a See also Mechanical Engineering and Option to Transfer: transfers range of careers, both within engineering wide range of career opportunities. Our graduates can be found Product Design Engineering between BEng and MEng may be and in the wider graduate sector, and many possible at the end of Stage 2. in leading private and public sector companies worldwide. of our students continue into PhD study. Entrance Requirements For students whose first The degree is developed in conjunction language is not English with our Industrial Advisory Forum, and our BEng COURSE CONTENT Structural Design, Manufacturing An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of graduates rise to the top of their fields and and Materials The Aerospace Engineering degrees at A-level: 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent include notable figures such as Michael acceptable qualification, details of which are Queen’s University Belfast are designed Structural strength and rigidity are vitally BBB including Mathematics and at least one McKay (Flight Operations Director for available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs to develop modern graduate engineers important for safe flight. Students combine from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, ESA Mars and Lunar Missions, European with the right balance of mathematical, an understanding of material properties Further Mathematics, Technology and Space Agency), Michael Ryan (President, scientific and applied problem-solving and manufacturability with the use of Design or Double Award Applied Science. Aerostructures and Engineering Services, skills to be future engineering leaders. sophisticated computational analysis BTEC Extended Diploma: Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast) and Air “Queen’s Aerospace Engineering and design methods to develop high- Commodore David Case (Royal Air Force). Major study themes are: degree opened doors I never imagined. performance aerospace structures. A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma Further Study It was exciting, challenging and Aircraft Design with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 Professional Studies credits at Merit. Distinctions will be Further study is also an option – graduates rewarding. The quality of the teaching Core to our degrees is the understanding In order to understand the role of the required in stipulated relevant units. can choose from a wide range of Master’s of the aircraft development process, is incomparable and the facilities and engineer in society, technical modules are Note: applicants not offering Physics programmes as well as a comprehensive and students are guided through the resources are exceptional.” accompanied by professional studies such as at A-level should have a minimum of list of research topics; see the School development of the skills necessary to a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE accounting, economics, law and management. website for further information. transform customer requirements into Double Award Science grades CC. Robbie Stevens, Holywood, state-of-the-art aerospace technology. WHY QUEEN’S? BTEC Higher National Diploma: Northern Ireland Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Propulsion Accreditation/Registration: our BEng/ Those with good grades in a relevant Higher MEng Aerospace Engineering graduate The study of air flow around and through MEng degrees are accredited by National Diploma will be considered on their objects is key to understanding how forces the Royal Aeronautical Society. individual merits for entry to Stage 2. such as lift, drag and thrust are generated. Facilities: the School has a wide range MEng Modules in aerodynamics, fluid mechanics of experimental facilities to support A-level: and propulsion explore these concepts aerodynamics, structures, materials in detail, developing both fundamental AAB including Mathematics and at least and manufacturing teaching. It also understanding and expertise in state- one from Physics (preferred), Biology, operates a flight simulator and runs of-the-art computational simulation. Chemistry or Further Mathematics. an annual flight laboratory course. Entrance requirements Flight Mechanics and Avionics BTEC Extended Diploma: Placement/Study Abroad: past students e: [email protected] A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma The motion of aircraft in 3D space is highly have gained placements with global t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 Queen’s is ranked 14th in complex, and students are introduced to organisations such as Airbus, BAE Systems, credits at Merit. Distinctions will be Course information how aircraft handling and performance Red Bull Technology and Rolls Royce. the UK for Aeronautical and required in stipulated relevant units. Dr Juliana Early, Programme Director are linked to the many systems within There are opportunities to work/study Manufacturing Engineering. for Aerospace Engineering an aircraft. Avionics demonstrates how abroad through the IAESTE, Erasmus and School of Mechanical and Aerospace instrumentation can be used for navigation Study USA exchange programmes. (Times and Sunday Times Good Engineering and for understanding concepts such as University Guide 2018) GPS and communications systems. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 4147 w: qub.ac.uk/mechaero

98 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 99 Stage 3 organisations, and the curriculum reflects Further Study these consultations. This close industry • Advances in Crop and Animal Further study is also an option – development AGRICULTURAL involvement has continued. The initial years Science, and Technology of research skills in final year through project of this programme were overviewed by an • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship work means that graduates are also well industry group representing LANTRA, AFBI, TECHNOLOGY • Farm Animal Health and Welfare equipped for postgraduate study for PhDs, DARD (now DAERA) and the UFU. Industry • Global Issues in Agriculture and can choose from a wide range of Master’s representatives play a significant role in The agricultural industry is undergoing an unprecedented period BSc Honours • Policies for Environmental Sustainability programmes, including those in Animal the operation of student learning projects Agricultural Technology 3 yrs (D473) • Project Work Behaviour and Welfare and Leadership for of change. Traditional reliance on production is being challenged where they use their expertise to guide Sustainable (Rural) Development offered through changes in government policy at local, national, European Agricultural Technology with Professional students running major college enterprises. WHY QUEEN’S? through the School of Biological Sciences. and global levels, as well as changes in consumer demand. Studies 4-yrs SW (D470) Employability Students organise an industry symposium as part of final year, providing opportunities to Entrance requirements The degree has been developed in engage with key stakeholders within the local Agricultural production now requires an understanding of consultation with employers, industry and these demands and other concerns regarding food quality A-level: industry. In addition, major employers such academics, to offer students a combined as Dunbia, Moy Park and John Thompson and BBB including at least two relevant subjects and safety and the environmental impact of production curriculum of formal education and Sons have contributed competitive bursaries Applied animal and crop (see list below) + GCSE Mathematics grade C methods in the short, medium and long term. practical experience, which is designed to to support students on these degrees. science and production, OR enhance employability and graduate skills. Placement Employers and farm management form The Agricultural Technology degree programmes ABB including a relevant subject (see list Facilities the basis of this degree, below) + GCSE Mathematics grade C. The work placement is compulsory and enable graduates to gain an understanding of: A unique feature of this degree is the is assessed as an integral component of thereby enabling students Note: applicants not offering either opportunity for students to take responsibility the degree programme, contributing five Biology or Chemistry at A-level should to gain a good grounding • Crop and animal production systems for the sustainability of the for the operation and management of a per cent (three-year programme) and 10 have GCSE Chemistry grade C or GCSE agricultural industry, including the underpinning scientific, economic College farm enterprise, allowing immediate per cent (four-year programme) to the in these subject areas. Double Award Science grades CC. and business principles and the applicability of recent developments practical application of knowledge. final degree classification. Students are The Agricultural Technology Relevant Subjects: Work Placement supported in obtaining work placement degree programmes are • The impact of global, EU and regional policy on the agricultural industry Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, through a series of workshops and by a Embedded work placements on this degree Computer Science, Digital Technology, dedicated School Work Placement and provided jointly by the • Assessing agri-environment interactions and devise programme provide students with the Environmental Science/Technology, Careers Adviser. We work repeatedly with School of Biological Sciences opportunity to utilise the practical skills environmental management strategies Geography, Geology, Home Economics, a number of employers and students can gained during the teaching of their degree and CAFRE (the College of ICT, Life and Health Sciences, Mathematics, also propose their own placement. • Managing agriculture as a business Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, and apply these in a work environment. Agriculture, Food and Rural • A professional approach to the work environment, Technology and Design. Other subjects Past students have gained work placement Enterprise – Greenmount considered on an individual basis. study and lifelong learning with organisations such as the Agri-Food Campus, Antrim). CAFRE BTEC Extended Diploma: and Biosciences Institute, Countryside Services, Dale Farm, Fane Valley, John students can undertake • Devising, managing and evaluating project work A relevant Agriculture/Science BTEC Extended Thompson and Sons, Monaghan Mushrooms, a one-year placement to Diploma with 100 credits at Distinction Moy Park, and Millridge Ltd and Tamar and 80 credits at Merit + GCSE Chemistry help gain vital experience COURSE CONTENT • Introduction to Business and Farming Co. (both in New Zealand). Research Methods grade C or GCSE Double Award Science of working in industry. The Agricultural Technology degree • Mechanisation and Farm Buildings grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY programmes are provided jointly by the For students whose first School of Biological Sciences and the Stage 2 Studying a degree in Agricultural Technology language is not English provides a wide range of graduate College of Agriculture, Food and Rural • Agri-food Business Marketing An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of opportunities for students interested in the Enterprise (Greenmount Campus, Antrim). and Management 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent agricultural, agri-environmental and related Stages 1 and 2 are delivered at Greenmount • Crop Production Systems acceptable qualification, details of which are industries. The majority of our graduates Campus, where students are involved in the • Livestock Production and Management available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs will seek careers in the agricultural, agri- Entrance requirements work and management of specific agricultural • Sustainable Agriculture environment or agri-food sectors, in roles e: [email protected] enterprises. Professional Studies students Work Placement including marketing/sales, production and t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 spend their third year on placement, and Stage management, technical advice, and research 3 is delivered at Queen’s University Belfast. • Agricultural Technology students will complete Course information a 16-week, degree-related work placement and development in commercial companies. The modules are: Dr Niamh O’Connell • Agricultural Technology with Professional Employer Links Course Co-ordinator Stage 1 Studies students will complete a one- This programme was developed after School of Biological Sciences year, degree-related work placement • Applied Animal Science extensive consultation with government e: [email protected] • Applied Crop Science bodies, major farming organisations, the food t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 • Enterprise Technology processing sector, farmers and conservation w: qub.ac.uk/bb

100 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 101 3. Arts Administration, Creative Cultural Further Study “I love my course – the lecturers are Industries, Media, Performance, Further study is also an option (eg really helpful and approachable and ANTHROPOLOGY Heritage Policy, Museums, Tourism MA Anthropology, MA Conflict 4. Public and Private Sector related to they are always willing to give you Transformation and Social Justice); Anthropology is the study of the diversity of humankind around BA Single Honours Religious Negotiation, Peace Building, advice when you need it. I like the fact see the School website for details. the world. The BA in Anthropology will allow you to examine some Anthropology 3 yrs (L600) Multiculturalism, Diversity that my course is small, it means that of the deepest and most pressing questions about human beings BA Joint Honours 5. Teaching in schools everyone knows each other, we can 6. Academic Teaching and Research while providing you with skills increasingly in demand in a globalised Anthropology and English 3 yrs (QL36) help each other out, when it comes world. Through both classroom modules and your own fieldwork, Anthropology and French 4 yrs (RL16) Close Links with Employers to essays and exams. The chance to you will gain valuable skills in critical thinking, cross-cultural Anthropology and History 3 yrs (VL16) Internships will match dissertation do our own fieldwork is great and the Anthropology and Irish 3 yrs (QL56) students with organisations and institutions understanding, researching, interviewing, writing, and presenting. School seems really determined to Anthropology and Spanish 4 yrs (LR64) relevant to their career paths by building on local and international staff networks help you with your dissertation work.” Students have the opportunity to use and professional connections. COURSE CONTENT 3RD IN THE UK FOR practice-based research skills during eight Entrance Requirements The BA in Anthropology is constructed Current placement partners include: ANTHROPOLOGY weeks of ethnographic fieldwork in areas of Sarah Singleton, around four innovative, engaged themes: A-level: (GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2018) their specialisation, which can entail working • Operation Wallacea, which works BA Anthropology 1. What Makes Us Human? with organisations around the globe. ABB with teams of ecologists, scientists and academics on a variety of bio- Modules may include: Being Human: All applicants: World-Class Facilities geographical projects around the globe. Evolution, Culture and Society; World on • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute There are no specific subject requirements to • Belfast Migration Centre, which offers the Move; Human Animal Relations. for Global Peace, Security and Justice study Anthropology. However, if you plan to students of the module ‘Migration, 2. Conflict, Peacebuilding and Identity study Anthropology as a Joint Honours degree Displacement and Diasporas’ internship • Institute of Cognition and Culture you should refer to the subject requirements opportunities in their ‘Belonging Project’. Modules may include: Us & Them: Why • Institute of Irish Studies for the other course. We Have Ingroups and Outgroups; Why Are Humans Violent? Understanding • Two International Summer Schools For students whose first “The fieldwork and dissertation have Violence, Conflict and Trauma. (the Irish Studies Summer School; language is not English and the Conflict Transformation and been central to my experience as an 3. Arts, Creativity and Music An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Anthropology student. While I am Social Justice Summer School) 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Modules may include: Being Creative: • The Performance Room, including a variety of acceptable qualification, details of which are sure it will stand me in good stead in Music, Media and the Arts; Sound Cultures: musical instruments from around the world available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs my future search for employment, its Music, Noise from Around the World and The Politics of Performance. Internationally Renowned Experts central value was as a practice which revealed what Anthropology is really 4. Morality, Religion and Cognition Queen’s Anthropology is internationally renowned in Ethnomusicology and about; through fieldwork, the abstract Modules may include: Apocalypse: The End performance, Conflict and borders, Religion, of the World; In Gods We Trust: The New and theoretical concepts which we had Cognition and culture, Migration and Science of Religion; Human Morality; Love, absorbed in two years previous study diasporas, Irish studies, Material culture Hate and Beyond: Emotions, Culture, Practice. and art, Human-animal relations, and became immediate and concrete; the Note: that this is not an exclusive list and the Cross-cultural study of emotions. subject came alive.” these options are subject to staff availability. Student Experience WHY QUEEN’S? Anthropology student satisfaction at Samuel Ward, Global Opportunities Queen’s is 85 per cent (National Student BA Anthropology Survey 2017), ranked joint 9th in the UK. As part of their dissertation study in years 2 and 3, students have carried out CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Entrance requirements ethnographic field research around the Career pathways typically e: [email protected] world, including on orphanages in Kenya, lead to employment in: t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 AIDS in southern Africa, education in Ghana, dance in India, NGOs in Guatemala, music 1. Development, NGO work, Course information in China, marriage in Japan, backpacking in International Policy, Public Sector School of History, Anthropology, Europe, and whale-watching in Hawaii. 2. Journalism, Human Rights, Conflict Philosophy and Politics Resolution, Community Work e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 w: qub.ac.uk/happ

102 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 103 3. Arts, Creativity and Music institutions. Graduates from this degree at “Doing an Anthropology dissertation Queen’s are well regarded by local, national Modules may include: Being Creative: is great for allowing you to use your ANTHROPOLOGY and international employers and over half of all Music, Media and the Arts; Sound Cultures: graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any own creativity and actually apply your Music and Noise from around the World. AND HISTORY discipline, including Anthropology and History. knowledge rather than simply learning 4. Morality, Religion and Cognition Employment from others. It is a fantastic way of History is concerned with contested interpretations of the past BA Joint Honours Modules may include: Apocalypse: The The following is a list of the major building confidence for any future Anthropology and History 3 yrs (VL16) End of the World; In Gods We Trust: and the nature of historical knowledge across diverse time periods career sectors that have attracted career as it gives you the opportunity The New Science of Religion; Human our graduates in recent years: and geographical regions. This encourages an engagement with the Morality; Love, Hate, and Beyond. to expand on something independently See also History, History and International general methodological and theoretical approaches of historians • Development, NGO work, and looks great on the CV!’’ Studies, History and Politics As part of their dissertation study in years 2 International Policy, Public Sector from social, cultural, political, economic, and gender perspectives. and 3, undergraduate Anthropology students • Journalism, Human Rights, Conflict have carried out ethnographic field research Genevieve Bigger, Entrance Requirements Resolution, Community Work around the world, including on orphanages in BA Anthropology Anthropology is concerned with key debates regarding culture and • Arts Administration, Accountancy, A-level: Kenya, AIDS in southern Africa, education in society, examined by comparative methods and ethnography, which Creative Industries, Media, Performance, Ghana, dance in India, NGOs in Guatemala, ABB Heritage, Museums, Tourism entails engagement and participation in the field. This promotes an music in China, marriage in Japan, backpacking • Public and Private Sector related to Religious Entrance requirements understanding of diversity across a range of cross-cultural fields, including All applicants: in Europe, and whale-watching in Hawaii. Negotiation, Multiculturalism/Diversity e: [email protected] There are no specific subject requirements to kinship, economy, ecology, religion, gender, art, music and morality. Note: that this is not an exclusive list and • Teaching in schools t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 study Anthropology and History these options are subject to staff availability. Course information For students whose first language is not English Further Study COURSE CONTENT Year 3 WHY QUEEN’S? School of History, Anthropology, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Further study is also an option; information Philosophy and Politics Taught modules at Level 3 are more The Joint Honours Anthropology and 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Global Opportunities on Master’s programmes (eg MA History; History degree comprises compulsory specialised, offering the opportunity MA Anthropology) and research topics e: [email protected] acceptable qualification, details of which are As part of undergraduate training, students modules together with optional modules. to study a short period or a particular is available from the School website. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs carry out an eight-week spell of ethnographic Students will choose three modules theme or problem in detail, working from w: qub.ac.uk/happ from each subject totalling six modules documents as well as secondary sources. fieldwork in places across the world. for the year. The modules are: Examples include: Study Abroad: all students within this degree programme will have the possibility of opting HISTORY • The Rise of Christianity to study for a semester abroad at an English- Year 1 • The Peasants Revolt 1381 speaking university in mainland Europe. • Presbyterians in Ulster, 1690-1840 Modules at Level 1 offer a systematic • The Irish Revolution There is also a possibility for some to spend introduction to the discipline of History, • Thatcher’s Britain an additional year in the United States partly by sampling some of the many different under the Study USA programme. approaches that historians take in studying In addition, Joint Honours students at Level 3 may the past, and partly by an exploration of choose to complete a double module dissertation Industry Links some of the major questions of theory and based on an individually assigned research topic Placements: internships have been developed method with which they are concerned. chosen in consultation with a supervisor. to allow students the opportunity to carry out work experience in history-related fields. Year 2 ANTHROPOLOGY Modules at Level 2 are generally survey The modules in Anthropology are constructed Top Ranking modules seeking to convey a sense around four innovative, engaged themes: History at Queen’s is ranked in the top 150 of the principal events, trends and 1. What Makes Us Human? in the world (QS World Rankings by Subject developments in a particular country or 2017) and Anthropology is ranked 3rd in region over a fairly long time span. Modules may include: Being Human: the UK (Guardian University Guide 2018). Evolution, Culture and Society; World on Examples include: the Move; Human Animal Relations. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Alexander the Great 2. Conflict, Peacebuilding and Identity Skills to enhance employability • Europe Between the Wars • Nineteenth-Century Ireland Modules may include: Us & Them: Why Studying for a degree in Anthropology and • The American South, 1619-1865 We Have Ingroups and Outgroups; Why History at Queen’s will assist you in developing Are Humans Violent? Understanding the core skills and employment-related Violence, Conflict and Trauma. experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic

104 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 105 • Society, Death and Disease Further Study • The Archaeology of Human Evolution Further study is also an option – graduates ARCHAEOLOGY AND • Volcanoes: Environmental can choose from a range of Master’s and Societal Impacts programmes as well as a comprehensive • Dissertation (double module) PALAEOECOLOGY list of research topics; see the School • Plus choices from Geography website for further information. Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents BA Single Honours All applicants: and other disciplines the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements Archaeology 3 yrs (V402) There are no specific subject requirements In the MSci, Level 4 modules enable to entire landscapes – and from these interprets how societies Archaeology with French 4 yrs (V4R1) to study Archaeology and Palaeoecology, students to gain practical experience in although subjects as diverse as Art, Physics, digital heritage and field techniques. 100% of Queen’s Archaeology with Portuguese 4 yrs (V4R5) have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different Biology, Geography, Geology, Classical Archaeology students are WHY QUEEN’S? periods of World, European and Irish/British archaeology Archaeology with Spanish 4 yrs (V4R4) Civilisation, History, Chemistry, Mathematics satisfied with their course from human origins to modern times and heritage. BA Joint Honours or Languages have all been helpful in the past. Facilities: the School boasts the internationally Archaeology and History 3 yrs (VV41) Note: students intending to study renowned 14CHRONO Centre for (National Student Survey 2017) Archaeology and Irish 3 yrs (VQ45) Archaeology with another subject Radiocarbon Dating, the Centre for Palaeoecology studies environmental evidence to assess the impact should also refer to the subject Archaeological Fieldwork, departmental BSc Single Honours of natural events and human activities on landscapes, climate and requirements for the other course. collections and laboratories for study Archaeology-Palaeoecology 3 yrs (V400) of artefacts, human, animal and plant changing environments. Modules examine themes such as ancient For students whose first environments, evolution, economic and climate change. BSc Joint Honours language is not English remains and other scientific materials and Archaeology-Palaeoecology and instruments, access to GIS, laser scanning An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Geography 3 yrs (VF48) and specialist teaching laboratories. The combined disciplines progressively develop general and 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent MSci Honours acceptable qualification, details of which are CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY specific knowledge and skills, through excavation, fieldwork, Archaeology 4 yrs (V403) available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs overseas fieldtrips, laboratory and practical work. Studying Archaeology and Palaeoecology at Queen’s assists students in developing Entrance Requirements “Studying archaeology as the core skills and employment-related Levels 2 and 3 an undergraduate degree at COURSE CONTENT BA Honours experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic All students normally take six Level 1 Students explore in detail the themes Queen’s was a truly life-changing A-level: institutions. Many of our graduates pursue modules. Students on Joint Honours degree introduced in Level 1, and Level 2 and experience. The course provided careers in field archaeology and heritage programmes normally take three Archaeology/ 3 modules allow for specialisation and ABB including Irish for Joint Honours me with a skill set essential to the with private, charitable or government Palaeoecology modules, in addition to the development of practical skills. with Irish. BBB for all other options. pursuit of a career in archaeology, agencies and significant numbers develop three modules from their second subject. Level 2 modules provide skills and BSc Honours concepts necessary for the dissertation whether in the commercial or careers in a wide range of other areas. Note: some modules may be A-level: that is normally taken at Level 3 by all Major career sectors that have attracted subject to change. academic sector. The ‘hands on’ students, and for future employment in BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C our graduates in recent years are heritage, approach to learning within the teaching, management, marketing, the Civil Level 1 Archaeology and/or Palaeoecology. BSc Joint Honours department, combined with the Service, publishing, professional archaeology, Level 1 covers both disciplines, and the Level 2 Modules A-level: enthusiasm and experience of the surveying (especially civil engineering) modules are introductory courses which • From St Patrick to the Plantation: The BBB normally including A-level Geography and various graduate programmes. assume no previous knowledge. They may academic staff, has allowed me to Archaeology of Historic Ireland + GCSE Mathematics grade C also interest students who are taking another develop and broaden my interests.” We have links with many employers including • Ireland in Prehistory subject as their main degree, but who wish MSci Honours the Historic Environment Division (HED) • Landscapes and Geographical of the Department for Communities, to enhance their knowledge of human A-level: Information Systems (GIS) and environmental past and heritage. Conor Mcadams the National Trust, and the Ulster • Palaeoenvironmental Techniques AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C BSc Archaeology-Palaeoecology Wildlife Trust, with whom past students Level 1 Modules • Islands in Archaeology Note: MSci applicants will automatically Graduate (2014) have also gained work placements. • Thinking Through Things: Theorising • Ancient Humans and Landscapes be considered for admission to the BSc Currently undertaking PhD research in Global Archaeology We benefit greatly from housing the Centre Entrance requirements • Archaeological Excavation if they are not eligible for entry to the the University of Wollongong, for Archaeological Fieldwork in the School. e: [email protected] • Archaeology in Practice MSci, both at initial offer-making stage • From Romans to Normans: The New South Wales, Australia This self-funded, commercial unit obtains t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Plus choices from Geography and when results are received. Archaeology of Historic Europe work from, for example, the HED, landscape and other disciplines • Environmental Change: Past, The Archaeology programme partnerships and civil engineering companies, Course information Present and Future Level 3 Modules which exposes students to employers and School Office • Europe in Prehistory at Queen's is ranked in the School of Natural and • Early Medieval Europe: Archaeologies provides the unit with information on what • Introduction to World Archaeology Built Environment of Kingship, Religion and Society top 100 in the world. the market requires from Archaeology – • Plus choices from Geography • Monuments and Ritual in European Prehistory information that is fed into our modules, e: [email protected] and other disciplines (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) • Palaeolithic Pioneers: Adaption and especially those on field techniques. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3350 / 3829 Colonization in Global Perspective w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

106 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 107 ARCHITECTURE

Queen’s University, as part of the Russell Group, is one of the best BSc Honours places to study Architecture in the UK. Queen’s is ranked 7th in Architecture 3 yrs (K100) the UK for Architecture (Guardian University Guide 2018). Entrance Requirements Our established reputation generated over 50 years means that A-level: our graduates are often placed with leading employers around the AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. world. They will be leaders in their fields, creatively rethinking the Applicants with a grade C in GCSE Art or no Art at GCSE/A-level may be invited for a past, present and particularly the future of the built environment. portfolio interview. Neither Technology and Design nor Craft, Design and Technology Supported by a diverse group of staff and external tutors engaged in are considered an alternative to Art. international, award-winning research and practice, over 75 per cent All applicants: of our students regularly graduate with a First Class or 2.1 degree. A broad spread of scientific, creative and language-based subjects is desirable, since All students, many of whom come from outside of Northern Ireland, high scores in specific subjects do not receive a high degree of personal tuition in a strong studio culture necessarily indicate suitability for the wide- in which every student has dedicated personal studio space. ranging demands of the degree. Evidence of broad general intelligence, a hardworking nature and a genuine motivation and interest COURSE CONTENT developing more complex architectural in architecture is also required. Applicants skills and understanding of technology. are encouraged to appreciate the demands ‘Creativity with Purpose’ is the basis of studying architecture and the combined Stage 3 of Architecture at Queen’s. scientific and creative nature of the subject. Students explore design in a studio Students in this stage are both speculative The entrance requirements outlined environment, contextualised by cultural, thinkers and accomplished designers, able above reflect the demands of the BSc, technical and professional practice-based to deliver detailed, resolved proposals. but acknowledge that the highest A-level They operate independently, drawing on modules. The course is modular in structure, performance is not always an indicator of CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY go directly into a specialist postgraduate allowing students to learn and develop their previous learning and personal interests. an applicant’s suitability for the degree. Master’s programme (eg our MScs in Building skills through an extensive range of topics, In this final year, they consider the many In recent years over 75 per cent of our Entrance requirements For students whose first Information Modelling Project Management possible career paths presented to them students have graduated with a First Class or e: [email protected] which grow in complexity throughout Stages language is not English or Construction and Project Management) over the course of their studies. 2.1 degree. This level of attainment translates t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 1, 2 and 3 of the degree. Topics include: before progressing to Part II study – or An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 Architectural Design and Communication; into a higher percentage of our graduates Course information WHY QUEEN’S? in Speaking and Listening and 5.5 Reading into a related field of study or career. History and Theory of Architecture; and entering many types of graduate employment. Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk and Writing, or an equivalent acceptable For further study options, please see the Technology and Environment. Students have Accreditation Compared to national statistics, a greater School of Natural and qualification, details of which are available School website and our Architecture four modules they need to pass each year, and number of our graduates progress to RIBA Built Environment This degree has had continuous Part I at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs at Queen’s digital archive for examples the degree result is cumulative, with 10, 30 Part II and go on to register as architects, recognition by RIBA and the Architects of student work and other information e: [email protected] and 60 per cent for Stages 1–3, respectively. reflecting the confidence and focus gained Registration Board for many decades. (architectureatqueens.co.uk). t: +44 (0)28 9097 4006 Stage 1 through this degree. It is an education in Study Abroad and Work Experience design, visual appreciation and problem- w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE Stage 1 focuses on our belief that students The course offers opportunities for solving – skills and knowledge which are benefit from a smooth transition into working with Master’s students via a Live valuable in many types of careers. Our university, and so we strongly support students Project with real clients and sites as well as ‘Success Through Architecture’ research “I chose to come to Queen’s for Architecture because of the high ranking of the in learning to draw architecturally, make opportunities for international study through project, which runs with our BSc Stage 3 and models and to begin the process of forming course in national league tables, the friendliness of the studio environment and the Erasmus programme and study tours. Master’s of Architecture students, illustrates and communicating positions on architecture. the many career routes and types of architect because all students have desk space throughout their three years of study. I also Excellent Facilities Stage 2 possible through studying architecture, from appreciate that travelling to Belfast is easy.” Students have access to a well-equipped Part I through to full professional registration. Stage 2 acts as a laboratory for testing workshop and dedicated studio space (See successthrougharchitecture.com) creative and critical ideas and the to support their studies. Every student Gabrielle Wood, process of creating. We continue to Our graduates undertake one year of has a permanent desk throughout Loughborough, England support students’ increasing levels of development/placement after graduation, their undergraduate studies. 2nd Year, BSc Architecture confidence and independence through which can be carried out within the UK or further afield. Alternatively, some students

108 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 109 Global Opportunities “The course had the right balance AUDIO ENGINEERING Students may opt to spend a semester between the technical and creative studying abroad. The School has links with a aspects of music technology. During The programme is designed for students interested in pursuing a BSc Honours number of international institutions including the course of my studies I discovered Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Audio Engineering 3 yrs (J930) career in engineering within the audio and digital media industries. Espetáculo do Porto, Instituto Politecnico do interests I didn’t realise I had in You will gain technical skills and knowledge relevant to the broader Porto National and Kapodistrian University of acoustics and computer programming. field of electrical and electronic engineering including electronics, See also Music and Audio Production, Music and Athens, Technological Educational Institute The staff are clearly passionate about Sound Design, Broadcast Production, Electrical of Crete, and University of Groningen. embedded systems, computer programming and mathematics. You and Electronic Engineering their subject areas, which really Entrance requirements will also gain practical experience of recording, editing, mixing and CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY motivates and inspires. This also e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 mastering music using professional studio facilities and in designing Entrance Requirements Companies currently employing our created a friendly environment to new hardware/software musical instruments and interfaces. graduates include Google, BBC, UTV, Apple, study and learn in.” Course information A-level: BT, Rapid 7, Sensum, Mogees Ltd, Storyful, Dr Simon Mawhinney, ABB including Mathematics and at least one Cased Dimensions, Universitat Pompeu Subject Lead (Music) COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Fabra, Stevens Institute of Technology James Mackenzie, BSc Graduate School of Arts, English and Technology and Design, Electronics, Further Languages Level 1 of the programmes consists of six World-Class Facilities and Queen’s University Belfast. Mathematics or Double Award Applied Science. compulsory modules which introduce students The School is one of the largest and best- Further study, including Master’s e: [email protected] BTEC Extended Diploma: to core technical skills and engineering equipped institutions in the UK working in programmes, is also an option; see the t: +44 (0)28 9097 5324 fundamentals including electronics, embedded the field of music and sound. Students have A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with 120 School website for further information. w: qub.ac.uk/ael systems, computer programming and access to state-of-the-art audio resources credits at Distinction and 60 credits at Merit. mathematics. Students also gain thorough including the world’s first Sonic Laboratory Distinctions will be required in stipulated grounding in sound recording principles – a unique performance space capable of relevant units + GCSE Mathematics grade C. and practical experience of audio mixing. three-dimensional sound projection. BTEC Higher National Diploma: Level 2 also consists of six compulsory Industry Links Those with good grades in a relevant Higher modules. These modules further develop The School benefits from strong industry National Diploma will be considered on their students’ understanding of electronics, partnerships including BBC NI, Ulster Orchestra, individual merits for entry to Stage 2 + GCSE embedded systems and computer Opera NI, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, Mathematics grade C. programming with the latter topic focusing Cathedral Arts Festival, Moving on Music, Note: applicants not offering Physics at more specifically on the development Diatribe Records, DTS and Dolby. A-level should have a minimum of a grade of audio software applications. Audio C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Double Award Internationally Renowned Experts engineering practice is facilitated through Science grades CC. collaborative music recordings with student Many of our staff are leading international For students whose first ensembles and the design of new musical experts in their fields of research. language is not English instruments and musical interfaces. Additionally, the School employs a number of Industry Fellows – internationally An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of Level 3 introduces students to the principles renowned professionals in their fields of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent of auditory perception and the architecture composition, performance, songwriting, acceptable qualification, details of which of digital audio effects. Students can also are available at: sound engineering and audio production. opt to take modules in spatial audio mixing, go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs further sound recording practice, musical Professional Training interaction design or work placement. The The School is an Avid Learning Partner programme concludes with the completion and Avid-accredited courses in Pro of a double-weighted technical project Tools for audio post-production are focusing on the design of new hardware and/ embedded into the curriculum. or software tools for audio applications. Work Placements The Level 3 Work Placement module is an excellent opportunity for students to gain real-world industry experience. Some of the organisations our students have completed placements with include DTS, Pi Communications, RTÉ, Production House, Start Together Studios, Redbox Recording, Smalltown America Studios, Blast Furnace Studios and Sonic Visuals.

110 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 111 BIOCHEMISTRY

Biochemistry is the molecular basis of life. It applies chemical principles BSc Honours to some of the most exciting problems in the life sciences industry, Biochemistry 3 yrs (C700) explains how drugs work, helps us understand what goes wrong in Biochemistry with Professional diseases, and enables ‘genetic engineering‘. Consequently, the subject Studies 4-yr SW (C704) MSci Honours is essential to drug discovery, biotechnology and biomedical research. Biochemistry 4 yrs (C702) Biochemistry with Professional COURSE CONTENT • Biomolecules in Health and Disease Studies 5-yr SW (C705) • Research Project (BSc students only) The Biochemistry degree at Queen’s • *MSci Students take the four modules above University Belfast investigates the structures, and research skills, plus one optional module. Entrance Requirements functions and biological roles of molecules BSc involved in metabolism, cell signalling and Stage 4 (MSci students only) A-level: the transmission of genetic information. • Research Project Research-led teaching and the opportunity BBB including Chemistry and Biology + GCSE to complete an integrated Master’s *Students carry out a full-time research Mathematics grade C programme help prepare our students project under the supervision of academic OR for a career in biochemical research. staff based in one of the School’s biochemistry research laboratories. There ABB including Chemistry and at least one from The modules are: are no taught modules or examinations Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology grade CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY biotechnology, drug discovery and agri-food “I would highly recommend the Stage 1 in this year, thereby allowing students to C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + research as well as in ‘pure’ biochemistry. Studying Biochemistry at Queen’s Biochemistry course. It provides plenty concentrate fully on their research projects. GCSE Mathematics grade C. • Fundamentals of Chemistry develops the core skills and employment- Master’s programmes offer the opportunity of hands-on learning, which is vital MSci • Structure, Reactivity and Mechanism in WHY QUEEN’S? related experiences that are valued to train in specialist areas (eg forensics, in the workplace. Personally I think Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry by employers in the industry. nutrition, biotechnology) in order to enter Degree Recognition A-level: • The Molecular Basis of Life professions in those fields or to further the Professional Studies module is an AAB including Chemistry and Biology + GCSE Biochemists can gain employment in growth • The World of Microorganisms The Biochemistry degrees at Queen’s enhance academic and research skills before excellent way to get a better chance Mathematics grade C areas such as the biotechnology, food conform to the Biochemical Society’s embarking on a PhD; see the University Stage 2 and pharmaceutical industries, biomedical at securing a graduate job. The course core curriculum in biochemistry. OR website for further study information. • Experimental Biochemistry research, the NHS and research and provides great knowledge for working Work Placement AAA including Chemistry and at least one from Biochemistry graduates are eligible to study for • Microorganisms in Action development in academia and industry. in research or laboratory roles.” Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology grade a PGCE (a qualification enabling graduates to • Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics Optional work placements on these Although the majority of our graduates C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + teach in schools) in either Biology or Chemistry • Cell Biology 2 programmes provide students with the pursue careers in the molecular life sciences, GCSE Mathematics grade C. – subjects in demand in schools across the UK. opportunity to utilise the practical skills significant numbers develop careers in a Ryan Steele, BSc Biochemistry *Throughout stages 1 and 2 practical classes Note: MSci applicants will automatically be gained during the teaching of their degree wide range of other sectors such as science with Professional Studies, 2017 in Biochemistry reinforce and compliment considered for admission to the BSc if they and apply these in a work environment. the theory, providing students with a solid are not eligible for entry to the MSci, both at communication, education, legal services, Past students have gained work placement foundation on which to build upon for stage 3. initial offer-making stage and when results are journalism, finance and management. Studying for a Biochemistry within organisations such as Almac, Warner received. The subject is also widely accepted for degree at Queen’s allows Work Placement Chilcott, Randox, Norbrook Laboratories, graduate entry to medical, dental, veterinary Option to Transfer: transfers between BSc Altnagelvin Hospital and Belfast City Hospital. students to study some • Biochemistry students can complete and MSci may be possible at the end of Stage 2. and pharmacy schools – an increasingly an optional 16-week degree- Research Experience common route into these professions, with of the most exciting All applicants: where A-level Biology, related work placement many universities in the UK and Ireland Final year research projects allow students Mathematics or Physics are not offered, problems in the life sciences • Biochemistry with Professional Studies offering four-year graduate programmes. to gain considerable research experience in A-levels in three other subjects including industry, including drug students will complete a one-year, Entrance requirements one of the research laboratories at Queen’s Chemistry and AS-level Biology would be Further Study degree-related work placement discovery, biotechnology e: [email protected] University Belfast. Working alongside considered. Those wanting a career in biochemistry and biomedical research. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Stage 3 world-leading researchers enriches the For students whose first research will normally obtain a PhD, and we Students can complete an • Industrial Microbiology students’ experience and assists them in language is not English anticipate that the majority of MSci graduates Course information • Immunology and Pathogenesis pursuing a career in biochemical research. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of will either progress directly to research optional work placement, Dr Chris Law of Infectious Diseases 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent roles in biochemistry laboratories or to PhD to develop core skills Programme Co-ordinator • Bacterial Genetics and Genetic Manipulation acceptable qualification, details of which are programmes. Both BSc and MSci Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs graduates are well-placed to obtain places and employment- on PhD programmes in biomedical research, related experiences, e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 valued in industry. w: qub.ac.uk/bb

112 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 113 WHY QUEEN’S? BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Degree Recognition The Society for Biology provides career Note: it would be an advantage to have Biological Sciences encompasses many aspects of the biosciences, from BSc Honours advice and support for undergraduate studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level. molecules to ecosystems and includes exploration of: Biological Sciences 3 yrs (C100) Biological Sciences students, and professional • Biological diversity, systematics and conservation Biological Sciences with Professional Note: MSci applicants will automatically recognition for graduate biologists be considered for admission to the BSc • Cell and tissue structure, function and physiology Studies 4-yr SW (C104) through externally recognised awards MSci Honours if they are not eligible for entry to the commissioned by the Science Council. • Ecology and behaviour MSci, both at initial offer-making stage Biological Sciences 4 yrs (C102) Work Placement • Form and function of microorganisms, protists, and when results are received. Biological Sciences with Professional Option to Transfer: Transfers between BSc and Embedded work placements on these fungi, plants and animals Studies 5-yr SW (C105) MSci may be possible at the end of Stage 2. degree programmes provide students with • Genetics and mechanisms and pathways of evolution the opportunity to utilise the practical skills For students whose first gained during the teaching of their degree See also Biochemistry, Marine Biology, language is not English COURSE CONTENT Work Placement Microbiology and Zoology and apply these in a work environment. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Biological Sciences graduates tackle • Biological Sciences students can complete 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent In previous years, students have gained Entrance Requirements worldwide problems such as climate change, a 16-week, degree-related work placement acceptable qualification, details of which are placements with organisations such food supply and security, biodiversity • Biological Sciences with Professional BSc available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs as Almac Pharma Services, Norbrook loss and global health issues. Students on Studies students will complete a one A-level: Laboratories, Warner Chilcott, Northern this programme can choose to complete year, degree-related work placement Ireland Environment Agency, Belfast Zoo, the Further Study BBB including Biology and at least one National Trust, Atlantic Whale Foundation, an optional work placement to develop Master’s programmes offer the opportunity Stage 3 from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, and the RSPB. In addition, students can avail the core skills and employment-related Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry to train in specialist areas (eg parasitology, of opportunities to undertake short summer experiences valued by employers. Core Modules grade C or GCSE Double Award Science animal behaviour and welfare, food security placements abroad through programmes such • Research Project grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C and more) in order to enter professions The modules are: as IAESTE, Operation Wallacea, and Frontier. OR in those fields or to further enhance Optional Modules “Studying Biological Sciences (with Stage 1 Research Experience academic and research skills before BBB including Double Award Applied • Industrial Microbiology Professional Studies) at Queen’s embarking on a PhD; see the University • The World of Microorganisms Science or Double Award Life and Health Final year research projects allow students • Immunology and Pathogenesis allowed me to experience several website for further study information. • Molecular Basis of Life Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry to gain considerable research experience in of Infectious Diseases • Biodiversity grade C or GCSE Double Award Science different aspects of Biology and one of the research laboratories at Queen’s Those wanting a career in research will • Zoonoses grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C gave me the flexibility to decide University Belfast. Working alongside world- normally obtain a PhD, and both BSc and MSci Stage 2 • Animal Behaviour OR leading researchers enriches the students Biological Sciences graduates are well-placed • Global Change Biology which pathway interested me the Core Modules experience and assists them in pursuing to obtain places on PhD programmes. • Parasitology ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry most, as well as allowing me to • Cell Biology 2 a career in academia or in research. • Conservation Biology grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Alternatively, the transferable skills you will • Plant Biology and Rhizosphere Interactions grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. gain many different skills in the CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY obtain during completion of a biosciences • Invertebrate Biology *During stage 3, students in Biological process. My favourite part of the MSci degree will place you in excellent standing Sciences take a two-module research A degree in biosciences opens the door Optional Modules degree was the final year Honours for specific graduate programmes to project under the supervision of a member A-level: to a wide range of careers. Our graduates project: being able to carry out my enter professions such as accountancy, • Applied Genetics of the academic staff. The research project are employed in organisations working AAB including Biology and at least one management or journalism. Many of our • Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics generally involves practical work carried from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, own unique research project was within environmental monitoring and graduates undertake the postgraduate • Coastal and Oceanic Biology out in the field and/or laboratory. Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry management, water quality management, highly enjoyable, and well worth teacher training programme (PGCE) for • Experimental Biochemistry grade C or GCSE Double Award Science animal welfare, academic research, the Stage 4 (MSci students only) all the work involved! Studying entry into the teaching profession. • Applied Ecology grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C agri-food industries, biotechnology and Biological Sciences inspired me • Animal Biology and Physiology • Research Project OR pharmaceutical industries, teaching and • Microorganisms in Action to pursue a career in research *Students carry out a full-time research AAB including Double Award Applied education, and science communication. • Work Placement project under the supervision of academic Science or Double Award Life and Health and gave me the confidence to These employment areas have always been Entrance requirements *Throughout stages 1 and 2 practical classes in staff based in the School. There are no Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry begin a PhD project at Queen’s.” important, but have now become increasingly e: [email protected] Biological Sciences reinforce and complement taught modules or examinations in this year, grade C or GCSE Double Award Science so due to worldwide problems such as t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 thereby allowing students to concentrate grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C the theory, providing students with a solid climate change, food supply and security, Course information fully on their research projects. OR Fiona McKay, BSc Biological Sciences foundation on which to build upon for stage 3. biodiversity loss and global health issues. Dr Angela Mousley AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Programme Co-ordinator grade C or GCSE Double Award Science School of Biological Sciences grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

114 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 115 Work Placement These employment areas have always been important, but have now become increasingly Embedded work placements on this degree BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (FD) so due to worldwide problems such as programme provide students with the climate change, food supply and security, CCEA Level 2 Essential Skills in opportunity to utilise the practical skills This programme aims to provide students with knowledge and FdSc (Foundation Degree) Note: biodiversity loss and global health issues. gained during the teaching of their degree Biological Sciences 2 yrs (C101) Communication is acceptable in lieu of a grade understanding of scientific methods of inquiry and theoretical C in GCSE English language and apply these in a work environment. Further Study principles of biological sciences, including, where appropriate, the For students whose first Successful students will be eligible to apply Based at Belfast Metropolitan College CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY application of those principles in an employment context. language is not English for Year 2 (Stage 2) of the BSc (Hons) in The FdSc is a new programme with the An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Biological Sciences provided they meet Entrance Requirements first graduates expected in July 2018. 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent certain academic criteria. Students who Students studying the FdSc in Biological Sciences Our graduates in similar programmes A-level: acceptable qualification, details of which are have successfully completed the Foundation will develop understanding of: are employed in organisations working available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Degree may also have the opportunity CC including Biology or Double Award Applied within environmental monitoring and 1. The relevance of biological sciences in the current economic environment to study different (full) degrees. Science or Double Award Life and Health management, water quality management, 2. The hierarchical nature of biological sciences ranging from Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade animal welfare, academic research, the molecular level to whole organism and species interactions C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. agri-food industries, biotechnology and 3. The need for competence and dexterity in contemporary pharmaceutical industries, teaching and Note: it would be an advantage to have studied education, and science communication. biological practical techniques and cognate disciplines Chemistry beyond GCSE level. 4. A professional approach to work, study and lifelong learning. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in a relevant Biological Scientists tackle • Molecular Biology and Genetics COURSE CONTENT science subject with 9 Merits and 9 Passes. worldwide problems • Microbiology A minimum grade may be stipulated in Biological Sciences graduates tackle such as climate change, worldwide problems such as climate change, *In addition to subject knowledge, modules relevant units. In addition, applicants must have GCSE passes at grade C or better in food supply and security, biodiversity aim to develop skills in critical, independent food supply and security, English Language, Mathematics, Biology and loss and global health issues. Students thought and management and decision- Chemistry. GCSE Double Award Science biodiversity loss and global on this programme complete a degree- making. Year 2 modules include applied grades CC would be acceptable in lieu of GCSE health issues. Students related work placement, to develop topics which will allow students the Biology and Chemistry. the core skills and employment-related opportunity to consider progression into who successfully complete Access Course: experiences valued by employers. a range of Honours degree courses. the Foundation Degree Access Course containing significant Biology The modules are: The modules introduce a wide range of content with an overall average of 65%. A will be eligible to progress up-to-date biological techniques including Stage 1 minimum grade may be stipulated in the to degree programmes in genetic manipulation, electron microscopy, Biology modules. Students should have GCSE • Fundamentals of Science physiological studies of living organisms and Mathematics and Chemistry at grade C or the School of Biological • Mathematical and Study Skills in Science modern approaches to ecology and evolution. equivalent in the Access Course. GCSE Double Sciences at Queen’s. • General Chemistry Award Science grades CC would be acceptable • Biochemistry WHY QUEEN’S? in lieu of GCSE Chemistry. • Biology Professional Accreditation Other Qualifications: Work Placement Graduates of the FdSc are eligible for Students offering other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis by the • Between Year 1 and Year 2 there is a Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) status, conferred by the Science Council Admissions and Access Service in consultation compulsory work-based placement for with the Selector for the Foundation Degree. a duration of ten weeks. This will provide and with appropriate CPD would be RPL: students with opportunities to apply the eligible for Registered Scientist status (RSci). The Society of Biology also confers Applicants must provide evidence of their knowledge and skills acquired from Year 1 varying levels of membership depending ability in appropriate skills and knowledge Entrance requirements content; to develop important employability e: [email protected] skills required for the employment market; on qualifications and experience. to undertake the programme. Guidance is available for such candidates from the College t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 and to benefit from being exposed to Progression and any evidence submitted will be assessed biological science practices. by subject specialists who will determine the Course information Students who successfully complete the Dr Dawn Corbett / Dr Paul Mensink, Stage 2 Foundation Degree with an overall weighted applicant’s suitability for the course. Applicants may be required to attend for interview. Course Co-ordinators • Biological Diversity and Evolution mark of 55 per cent and, in addition, at Belfast Metropolitan College / • Bioscience Practical and Analytical Skills least 55 per cent in each module assessed School of Biological Sciences • Food Biochemistry in final year will be eligible to progress • Ecology and Environmental Biology to degree programmes in the School e: [email protected] of Biological Sciences at Queen’s. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

116 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 117 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE The BSc in Biomedical Science at Queen’s is aimed at students Our Biomedical Science degree enables you to explore the sciences BSc Honours wishing to pursue a career in: related to medicine and in particular, the specialist disciplines of diagnostic Biomedical Science 3 yrs (B940) • Diagnostic laboratory science Biomedical Science as practised in Health Service Laboratories. Our as Biomedical Scientists within See also Human Biology the National Health Service degree is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science and is aimed • Clinical trials relating to drug at students wishing to pursue a career in diagnostic laboratory science registration and patents Entrance Requirements as biomedical scientists within the NHS, research or management • Government or Charity-funded careers in the pharmaceutical industries or academic research. A-level: research laboratories AB (in any order in Biology/Human Biology • Management careers in and Chemistry) B + GCSE Mathematics the Pharmaceutical or COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? grade C Biotechnology Industries • Academic Research and Development Biomedical Science comprises the Global Opportunities OR sciences related to medicine and in • Postgraduate entry to Medicine, The School has established links with two A (Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry) AB particular these specialist disciplines Dentistry and allied health professions universities in the USA – the University including a second science subject + GCSE of diagnostic Biomedical Science as after gaining a strong scientific of Nevada in Reno and the University Biology and Chemistry grade C or GCSE practised in Health Service Laboratories: training at undergraduate level of Vermont, where several students Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. • Clinical Bacteriology and Immunology are given the opportunity to work in In addition to graduates in Biomedical • Clinical Biochemistry their research laboratories for a year For students whose first Science being interested in pursuing • Haematology and Transfusion Science between second and final year. language is not English a career in the field, the degree also affords opportunities for careers • Histopathology and Cytology An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Professional Accreditation in the broad field of medicine and Further modules provide a sound background 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent This degree, which is accredited by medically-related subjects such as to other fundamental areas of Biomedical acceptable qualification, details of which are the Institute of Biomedical Science, is available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs medical sales and science writing. In Sciences (including Anatomy and Physiology) aimed at students wishing to pursue a addition, the degree provides access along with cutting-edge subject areas career in diagnostic laboratory science to graduate jobs in other disciplines. of relevance to Life Science careers. as biomedical scientists within the Further Study The modules are: NHS, research and development or management careers in the pharmaceutical Many students go into further study, Stage 1 industries and/or academic research. completing Master’s and PhDs and a • Molecular Basis of Life significant proportion of graduates gain World-Class Facilities • The World of Microorganisms entry to Medical or Dental degrees both • Human Structure and Function The School has excellent research facilities as at Queen’s University Belfast and abroad. well as strong links with clinical departments. Stage 2 Internationally Renowned Experts • The Sciences of Disease “The knowledge and practical lab • Cell Biology and Clinical Genetics Our teaching staff comprises enthusiastic skills that I have developed over the • Professional Practice in Biomedical Science teachers with world-class research in the past three years have allowed me biomedical sciences. Professional biomedical Stage 3 scientists from NHS laboratories also make to start my career as a biomedical • Research Project a major contribution to the degree. scientist in a NHS haematology • Molecular Markers of Disease laboratory. This would not have • Advanced Infections and Clinical Biochemistry Entrance requirements happened without the high standard e: [email protected] of teaching from leading researchers t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 in a variety of different fields and the Course information continued support from Queen’s.” Dr Stephen McCullough Programme Director School of Medicine, Dentistry and Ceara Burke, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Biomedical Sciences Science Graduate, 2016 e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 2677 w: qub.ac.uk/mdbs

118 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 119 Student Experience “A graduate from this course will have a number of significant skills BROADCAST PRODUCTION We are an Avid Authorised Learning Partner such as being able to research topics, to understand the broadcasting for Pro Tools and Media Composer, offering industry both critically and academically. They will be able to lift cameras, Broadcast Production is an intensely practical, industry aware degree, BA Honours certified industry-approved training integrated edit still and moving images, record sound, present and write story and into the degree – a highly sought-after Broadcast Production 3 yrs (P310) designed in collaboration with BBC Northern Ireland and other local qualification internationally. Broadcast programme ideas. Then get these stories published online utilising new and broadcasters. This pathway is for those interested in careers in programme Production benefits from close relationships emerging digital platforms. Broadcasting students will have a profound making for television, radio, journalism, and other new and emerging Entrance Requirements with the BBC NI, UTV, Northern Ireland Screen understanding of how to create content for online distribution and develop digital media platforms. This degree aims to introduce you to the widest A-level: and the Belfast Media Festival with industry important new digital literacy skills that employers are telling us are much professionals connecting to teaching right ABB possible experience of modern broadcasting combined with critical across the programme from many of the needed by broadcasters, both now and in the future.” thinking and excellent online skills. Whether it is for online or live, in All applicants: production companies across Northern Ireland. front or behind the camera or microphone, you will gain substantial There are no specific subject requirements CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Dr Declan Keeney, practical skills supported by the kind of theoretical and critical skills to study Broadcast Production. A degree in Broadcast Production will give BMus MA PGCHET FHEA PhD employers tell us they want in new entrants to the creative industries. For students whose first Head of Broadcast Production language is not English students a distinct advantage as they enter the workplace. This highly practical course will An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of allow you to build up a portfolio of outputs COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent for you to share with potential employers. An Year 1 Industry Links acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs online channel will be created to showcase Six core modules: It is an exciting time to get involved in the best work from the department also. The broadcasting. Northern Ireland now has one of new skillsets developed such as building digital • Broadcast analysis I* the fastest growing creative sectors in the UK content for online distribution and social • Broadcast production skills I* economy. Broadcast programme making for media are highly sought after by employers • Sound recording principles* entertainment, news, documentary, current and provide an excellent background for work • Broadcast analysis II* affairs and online is a huge part of the industry in the creative industries and broadcasting. • Broadcast production skills II* here. Work placement therefore will be a Further Study at Master’s level is also an • Editing for Film and TV* signicant aspect of the course, connecting to many of the local production companies. option after your degree. See the School Year 2 An industry advisory panel has been set up to website for further information on the offer advice on developments in the industry, MA in Media and Broadcast Production Three optional modules from: keeping content and teaching practice and on PhD study in this area. • Broadcast Journalism relevant to the needs of employers in this area. • The Radio Programme* Queen’s has recently signed a collaborative • Sound design for Screen agreement with BBC Northern Ireland, Broadcast Production is • Interactive and Immersive Media* to promote opportunities for placements • Broadcast Popular Genres for our students and research/training one of the most practical • The Television Programme* between both organisations. and vocationally biased • Screen Industries in Europe An internationally known visiting Broadcast television and radio content • Creative Writing for Radio Industry Fellow will be resident twice each creation degrees offered Compulsory modules: academic year to deliver a series of workshops and masterclasses to students on this pathway. at any Russell Group • Broadcast Media Project I (Practical) University in the UK. World-Class Facilities Optional modules: Access to a television studio with broadcast- • Work Placement quality LED lighting and green screen • Professional practice (Practical) facilities; off-line and on-line editing suites, • Gender and broadcasting utilising industry software such as Avid Entrance requirements • Language in the media Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve and e: [email protected] • Broadcasting in post-conflict society Avid Pro Tools; access to the Sonic Arts t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Dissertation (theory) Research Centre for audio training and • Broadcasting and Identity industry standard audio recording and post Course information production equipment; full high-definition Dr Declan Keeney cameras are available as are substantial School of Arts, English and Languages lighting and sound kits for location work. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5463 * Indicates compulsory modules w: qub.ac.uk/ael

120 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 121 Students will also have access to specialist Many of the skills that students will acquire Employment Links mathematical and statistical software, giving during their studies at Queen’s will be of great Graduate employers include PwC, EY, BUSINESS ECONOMICS them the skills, experience and knowledge value in a range of different career and life KPMG, Deloitte, BDO, Ulster Bank, necessary to prepare them for careers situations. Core transferable skills include Bank of Ireland, First Trust, Northern The BSc Business Economics degree blends elements from both BSc Honours in economics and business analytics. the ability to learn independently, problem Ireland Civil Service, Northern Ireland Business Economics 3 yrs (L110) solve, understand and interpret economic, the Economics and Business Management degrees. Students in Prizes and Awards Statistics & Research Agency, JP Morgan, financial and business-specific information Business Economics should have an interest in using economic Morgan Stanley, BBC, National Trust. • Shaw Memorial Prize for best-performing See also Economics and Business Management and work productively as part of a team. theory and thinking in applied business settings. This degree second-year student in BSc Economics Further Study Students graduating with a degree in Business has less of an emphasis on using mathematics compared to a • Foundation Scholarships for best student Economics from Queen’s are well placed to Further study is also an option open to BSc Entrance Requirements in Economics Level 1 and Level 2 traditional economics degree and the programme fosters numerical secure a range of employment opportunities Business Economics graduates. Students A-level: • KPMG Prize is awarded to the best skills through the use of up-to-date business applications. in economics and management in the public can choose from a wide range of Master’s graduate in the BSc Economics degree ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B and private sectors. In recent years, students programmes as well as a comprehensive • McKane Medal is awarded to the best have secured positions in economic analysis list of research topics, as shown on the COURSE CONTENT Year 3 For students whose first final honours student in Economics language is not English and appraisal with a range of government Queen’s Management School website. The emphasis of this degree is on those Students should take at least and other public sector organisations, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Queen’s Management School is committed aspects of economics that are of most three electives from: careers in banking, as well as more generalist 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent to the continuous improvement and importance in a business setting. Students This degree prepares students for a Economics modules: acceptable qualification, details of which are positions in business and management. enhancement of all of its degree study both Introduction to Business variety of careers in the public and private available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Typical career destinations programmes. New modules may be Economics and Applied Economics in the • Labour Economics sectors. Graduates have been employed as of graduates include: developed and included to replace or first year, along with Accounting, Finance • Economic History professional economists or as managers or enhance those which are mentioned here. and Business Management modules. This • Economics of Corporate Strategy administrators. Depending on the choice • Management Consulting is followed in Years 2 and 3 by modules in • Public Economics of modules, this degree also prepares • Accountancy economics and modules related to business • International Trade students for postgraduate studies in • Managers and Administrators in Economics and related disciplines. economics. With the flexibility in this degree, And up to three electives from areas such as market research, students should not only develop good Management modules: Those pursuing a career in Business Economics advertising, sales and personnel numeracy skills, but also specialisation should be effective communicators and work • Education, health or government departments in qualitative aspects of the subject. • Business Start-Up well with people, as they will have to analyse • Business Ethics and interpret a range of information to Students will cover a range of • Supply Chain Management topics and modules including: meet the needs of different users, including • Public Sector Management managers and investors. Business Economists 84% of Queen’s Year 1 • Innovation Management must be prepared to take on challenges and Economics students are • Introduction to Business Economics WHY QUEEN’S? be able to adapt to a constantly changing satisfied with their course, • Applied Economics and dynamic business environment. Student Satisfaction ranking us 15th in the UK. • Quantitative Methods • Accounting Economics student satisfaction is 84 “Business Economics allows you to (National Student Survey 2017) • Organisational Behaviour per cent, ranked joint 15th in the UK gather a vast array of skills through (National Student Survey 2017). Students will be able to choose an additional the various different methods of module from one of the following two options: Placements assessments offered – assignments, • Financial Institutions and Markets Business Economics students may take group projects, presentations and • Marketing an optional placement year after their research projects. As the course allows second year. Recent placements from Year 2 students studying economics and business you to choose three out of six modules • Macroeconomic Policy and Performance economics include PwC, KPMG, Citi, in second year, you are able to focus • Managerial Economics Oxford Economics, Belfast City Council, more on the topics you’re interested • Data Analysis and Optimisation First Derivatives, and Tayto Group Ltd. in and tailor the degree to suit your Entrance requirements e: [email protected] Students will be able to choose three additional Student Experience preference. During the first semester modules from a range which may include: t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Students can join the Economics Society, of my second year, I was able to secure Course information • Financial Decision Making a student-run organisation which aims to a placement with the successful drinks • Financial Market Theory educate its members on the use of economics Dr Chris Colvin, • Human Resource Management in practice through guest speakers, field company Diageo.” Programme Director, BSc Economics • International Business trips abroad and educational seminars. Queen’s Management School • Operations Management Rhianna Donaldson, e: [email protected] • The Digital Business BSc Business Economics t: +44 (0)28 9097 4735 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

122 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 123 WHY QUEEN’S? “This degree covers a broad spectrum of topics in the areas of Business and IT. BUSINESS INFORMATION Facilities: students have access to a My choice for BIT came about as I was interested in both subjects and in doing wide range of computers (laboratories this degree I could find a middle ground. There was also the added benefit of are equipped with several hundred PCs) having a placement year, which a future employer will look well upon, and the TECHNOLOGY and specialised software packages. fact that you are slowly introduced to the fundamentals of programming at the Much of today’s business now operates in a dynamic, fast-paced BSc Honours Placement: all students undertake a paid beginning of the course means you are not under pressure.” placement year in industry. The School has links Business Information Technology with a Year in and technologically advanced environment. It is hard to imagine a with over 500 local, national and international Industry 4-yr SW (GN51) world where business processes and financial transactions are not organisations, and examples of companies Emma Bleakley, Northern Ireland managed by technology. Companies require individuals who can where our students have spent their placements Entrance Requirements Final Year, BSc Business Information Technology bridge the gap between business management and technology. include Microsoft, Fujitsu, Bank of Ireland, Bank A-level: of Scotland, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PA Consulting Group and Belfast City Council. This degree aims to give students a sound knowledge of information ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY technology fundamentals, and their application in business, BTEC Extended Diploma: and a firm foundation in management to address a growing Any BTEC Extended Diploma with 120 credits More than ever, there is a real need for skilled at Distinction and 60 credits at Merit + GCSE managers in the contemporary, technology- need for globally ready leaders in business technology. Mathematics grade C driven environment. They are required to have an understanding of the fundamental For students whose first The School has links with over 500 IT companies both here and abroad. language is not English principles of computer science, information We benefit from the fact that there are more software companies located technology and management with an emphasis An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of on application of advanced information in Northern Ireland than in any other part of the UK, outside of London. 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent technology in a business environment. This benefits our students on many levels – from industrial input to the acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Employers, from large multinational content of our degree, through to year-long and summer placements, firms to small local organisations actively as well as activities such as competitions organised by the companies. target our students, recognising that our graduates are equipped with the skills they need. Current industry analysis indicates COURSE CONTENT principles learned to date and to gain that there is a shortage of IT graduates practical experience of the business world. A key feature of this degree is the emphasis and this trend is forecast to continue. on the application of advanced information Students then take their final year modules, On graduating with this Honours degree technology in a business environment, and including a major individual innovation and with a year’s experience, graduates can students study both the enabling technology entrepreneurship project, which pulls together choose from a host of rewarding and for e-commerce and how that technology many of the separate themes of the degree. challenging careers in industry, commerce, may be exploited for business advantage. A This four-year degree (three years plus a education and research. Many take up posts further key feature is the active development of placement year) will involve development of the associated with management and finance, students’ innovation and entrepreneurial skills. technical skills necessary to design and construct while others enter development roles. The degree is organised around advanced IT systems for business applications. Further Study the following themes: It is expected that graduates will be able to: Further study is also an option – graduates • Business Practice, Software Development • Manage in a contemporary, technology- can choose from a wide range of Master’s • Computer Architecture (including driven business environment programmes as well as a comprehensive computer networks) • Exploit advanced IT to build and develop list of research topics; see the School • Entrepreneurship within an IT Environment globally competitive businesses website for further information. • Management IT (including e-commerce) • Develop and implement IT-enabled business • Management Principles and Information systems for effective business operation Technology (including multimedia) • Manage the introduction and use Entrance requirements of IT in business, including taking e: [email protected] Professional Experience into account human factors t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 A range of modules builds progressively • Keep abreast of emerging technologies on each of these themes throughout the and their potential for business innovation Course information first two years. Students then undertake • Redesign existing business processes and School of Electronics, Electrical a full year’s paid placement, which is an implement new business initiatives Engineering and Computer Science opportunity both to put into practice the e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 1194 w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

124 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 125 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Upon successful completion of this degree, students should have BSc Honours acquired and enhanced their knowledge and understanding of a Business Management 3 yrs (N201) wide range of management issues, including harnessing technology Business Management with Placement 4-yr SW effectively, leading and managing people, leading change, managing creativity and innovation, markets and resources, managing in the global See also International Business with a Language business environment, strategic management, and working in teams. Entrance Requirements A-level: COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? ABB + GCSE Mathematics B Stage 1 Placement Note: there are no specific subjects required Students take six compulsory introductory The School is an active participant in and it is not necessary to have previously modules, which set the context and foundation international exchange programmes and studied Business Studies or Management. for the remainder of the degree. The focus has excellent relationships with local, For students whose first will be on organisations, their structures, national and international organisations. language is not English behaviours and the changing external The four-year degree includes a compulsory environment within which they operate. placement year between Stages 2 and 3. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Modules will cover accounting, Industry Links acceptable qualification, details of which are • Human resources, recruitment, economics, the history and philosophy available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY “Within the first semester of my final The Management School invites guest training and development of management, marketing principles, This degree provides graduates with the year I was able to secure a marketing speakers from industry to talk to students • New product development, organisational behaviour and how business, knowledge and skills to secure employment about latest trends and to apply theory to accounting, finance graduate job with Diageo in Dublin. government and society interact. in a wide range of occupations in the public, practice. Students also get the opportunity • Inward investment, exporting I strongly believe that the range private and voluntary sectors. Those pursuing Stage 2 to work on consulting type projects of modules and skills the Business preparing them for employment. a career in business management should enjoy Employment Links Students take six compulsory modules working with people and should be effective Management course had to offer covering issues such as, leadership, decision- Graduate employers include PwC, Internationally Renowned Experts communicators, able to engage with a range enhanced my CV and experiences making through effective data analysis and Randox, Deloitte, BDO, Bombardier, Many of our staff are leading international of stakeholders including senior management, interpretation, internationalisation, the Google, Microsoft, Unilever, Mercer, that helped secure the job. The course experts in their fields of research. consumers and consumer groups, government digital business, statistics, managing human Accenture, KPMG, Diageo, M&S, Tesco, uses a range of different assessments representatives and policy makers. Local Government including Councils, resources, and operations management. Student Experience between assignments, presentations, Career options are extremely varied and the Health Trusts, College and Universities, Students can join the Trading and Investment Stage 3 employment opportunities for our graduates Invest Northern Ireland, Bank of Ireland. group work and research projects Club, a student-run organisation which The final year of the programme will remain strong. In recent years, they have which allow students to develop a aims to educate its members on trading Further Study see students taking modules that cover secured positions in local, national and and investing through guest speakers, range of experiences and challenges business ethics and strategic management. multinational organisations in the public, Students are also well equipped to undertake competitions and educational seminars. that are great to apply in interviews.” Students will also be afforded a choice private and voluntary sectors in management further study in management or other related of modules where they can focus on Study Abroad areas such as business development, disciplines, and can choose from a wide marketing, market research, human resources, range of Master’s programmes as well as a innovation management, consumer The Study USA programme provides Hannah Todd behaviour, supply chain management or operations, supply chain, training and comprehensive list of research topics; see students with the funded opportunity BSc Business Management (2014) development, analysts, accounting, finance, the School website for further information. public sector management. Students will also to study for a year in a US university. be afforded the opportunity to conduct a inward investment, and consultancy. Queen’s Management School is committed Prizes and Awards consultancy or business start-up project. Typical career destinations to the continuous improvement and Entrance requirements A number of prizes and awards are made of graduates include: enhancement of all of its degree e: [email protected] on an annual basis from local employers programmes. New modules may be t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Consultancy including CIMA Ireland, PwC, Bombardier developed and included to replace or • New venture creation Aerospace, and Allen & Overy, plus the enhance those which are mentioned here. Course information • Operations Sir William Crawford Prize. Foundation Dr Stephanie Graham • Supply chain and quality Scholarships are also available. Programme Director • Advertising, business development, marketing, Queen’s Management School market research, export marketing e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 4794 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

126 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 127 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Further Study CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Studying for a Chemical Engineering degree at Further study is also an option – graduates can Queen’s will assist you in developing the core choose one of our Master’s programmes, as Chemical Engineering uses chemistry, mathematics, biology and physics BEng Honours For students whose first skills and employment-related experiences well as a comprehensive list of research topics; see the School website for further information. Chemical Engineering 3 yrs (H800) language is not English that are valued by employers, professional to provide an integrated approach to understanding the changes which organisations and academic institutions. take place in processes, from molecular to global scale, and to create Chemical Engineering with a Year An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of Athena SWAN 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent in Industry 4-yr SW (H804) Our graduates are well regarded by The school has been awarded the prestigious methods which can change chemical or physical composition, energy acceptable qualification, details of which are MEng Honours many local, national and international Athena SWAN silver award for its work content, structure, or physical state, ie mathematics and science in action. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs employers. Over half of all graduate Chemical Engineering 4 yrs (H802) in promoting women in science. jobs are now open to graduates of any Chemical Engineering with a Year discipline, including chemical engineering. The subject also involves the application of knowledge to the design, in Industry 5-yr SW (H805) development and operation of plants that process chemical and related We have close working relationships with a Entrance requirements e: [email protected] products. It borders and overlaps on areas such as mechanical, electrical large number of employers including Warner- See also Chemistry and Chemical Technology Chilcott, Almac, Invista, Seagate, and Johnson t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 and civil engineering, chemistry, materials science and biology. Matthey. As members of the Industrial Course information Entrance Requirements Advisory board for our degree programmes, School of Chemistry and Chemical such companies advise us on degree content Opportunities to study abroad under the BEng Engineering COURSE CONTENT and also provide input to research projects. Erasmus exchange programme and Study A-level: All degrees are modular, with six modules e: [email protected] USA are available. We also have exchanges (or the equivalent in half-modules) each BBB including Mathematics and at least t: +44 (0)28 9097 5570 with Chalmers Technical University in year. Students take a range of modules one from Chemistry (preferred), Biology, w: ch.qub.ac.uk Gothenburg, Sweden, and with Delft Technical in engineering, chemistry and science. Computer Science, Digital Technology, University in Delft, the Netherlands. To obtain professional accreditation, Geography, ICT (not Applied), Physics, students must follow a defined pathway. WHY QUEEN’S? Software Systems Development, Technology and Design or Double Award Applied Science. Stage 1 Accreditation BTEC Extended Diploma: Students take several modules in Chemical The degrees are accredited by the A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma Engineering modules as well as in Chemistry, Institution of Chemical Engineers. with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 Mathematics and Electrical Engineering. Awards credits at Merit. Distinctions will be Stage 2 required in stipulated relevant units. Our degrees develop transferable skills Students extend their knowledge such as numeracy, problem-solving, Note: applicants not offering Chemistry or of Chemical Engineering and study communication (written and oral) and Physics at A-level should have a minimum of a associated subjects such as computer- information retrieval. Students have the grade C in either GCSE Chemistry and Physics or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC. aided design and applications, laboratory opportunity to submit a portfolio for the practice, and professional studies. City & Guilds Licentiateship award. MEng Stage 3 Flexibility A-level: Comprises more advanced Chemical The School offers degrees in Chemistry as AAB including Mathematics at least one from Engineering modules, various modules well as Chemical Engineering, and students Chemistry (preferred), Biology, Computer covering aspects of management and can switch between the two subject Science, Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not Applied), Physics, Software Systems professional studies, an in-depth design areas in the first year if their interests Development, or Technology and Design. project and an optional research project. change and if they meet the criteria. BTEC Extended Diploma: MEng (Stage 4) Placement A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma MEng students take a fourth year, when they Many of our students undertake placements with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 study research-led modules in advanced and in recent years placement employers credits at Merit. Distinctions will be Chemical Engineering and specialist topics have included Almac, BP Chemicals, Du required in stipulated relevant units. such as analysis and computer simulation Pont, Eli-Lilly, ExxonMobil, GlaxoSmithKline, of advanced chemical processes, energy Invista, Merck, Pfizer, and Procter & Gamble. Note: applicants not offering Chemistry or and quality management, and safety and Physics at A-level should have a minimum of a grade B in either GCSE Chemistry and Physics environmental management. There are or GCSE Double Award Science grades BB. further professional studies modules involving an entrepreneurial project in this year, and a major industrial project.

128 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 129 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY WHY QUEEN’S? Relevance: We have close working relationships with a large number of Studying for a Chemical Technology degree Accreditation: This is a new degree which will CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY employers and as members of the at Queen’s will equip you with technical skills be considered for accreditation by both the Industrial Advisory Board, such companies in both science and engineering. Through Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the This exciting new course reflects the School’s distinctive position as MEng Honours advise on degree content and also studying in a joint school of Chemistry and Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Chemical Technology 4 yrs (H881) provide input to research projects. the only combined School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Chemical Engineering you will be trained in the Chemical Technology with a Year Awards: Our degrees develop the UK to offer a degree comprising core elements of both disciplines. interdisciplinarity needed to work in different Athena SWAN: The School has been awarded in Industry 5-yr SW (H882) transferable skills such as a high areas in the Chemical Industry. The wide range the prestigious Athena SWAN silver award It also reflects the reality of the workplace, where chemists and level of numeracy, computer skills, MSci Honours of transferable skills obtained mean graduate for its work in promoting women in science. engineers work together and need to be able to communicate with problem-solving skills, interdisciplinary Chemical Technology 4 yrs (HH80) jobs in a range of areas are also open. and understand each other. The core topics in both subject areas are communication, report writing, Chemical Technology with a Year studied, and then in the later stages of the course there is the opportunity Further study is also an option and Chemical presentations and information retrieval. in Industry 5-yr SW (HH81) Technology graduates are qualified to Flexibility: The School also offers degrees to select specialist options modules in either Chemistry or Chemical follow either a science or engineering path. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Engineering. These choices allow students to decide whether they Graduates can choose one of our Master’s See also Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and students can change between the programmes, as well as from a comprehensive graduate with an MEng or MSci degree in Chemical Technology. three subject areas in the first year if list of research topics for a postgraduate Entrance Requirements their interests change, providing the research qualification (MPhil or PhD); see entrance requirements are met. COURSE CONTENT Stage 4 – MEng / MSci A-level the School website for further information. As well as obtaining a high level of scientific All students carry out a research project, AAB including Chemistry and Mathematics. and engineering knowledge, the Chemical working alongside postgraduate students BTEC Extended Diploma Technology degree will also provide you in one of the research groups in the with training in team-working and with school. Also taken are modules in process A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma communication skills. You will be equipped analytical chemistry and technology with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 credits at Merit. Distinctions will be with the skills to work at the interface management and entrepreneurship. The required in stipulated relevant units. between the disciplines making you qualified choice of research project determines for a range of different roles within the the additional Master’s-level modules For students whose first chemical industry. All degrees are modular, taken in Stage 4 and whether an MEng or language is not English with six modules (or the equivalent in MSci degree is awarded at graduation. An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of half-modules) each year. Students take a Opportunities to study in Europe, Canada 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent range of theoretical and practical modules and USA under the Erasmus and TASSEP acceptable qualification, details of which are in engineering, chemistry and maths. exchange programmes are available. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs The modules are: Stage 1 Students study Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry as well as Chemical Engineering, Process and Product Design and Mathematics. Stage 2 The theory behind the core topics of each discipline are covered in detail. Students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to solve computer-based problems as well as take part in a group project in process design. Entrance requirements Stage 3 e: [email protected] Comprises more advanced modules in each t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 discipline with the opportunity to take both Course information a Chemical Engineering design project and Dr Jillian Thompson a Chemistry mini-research project. A range School of Chemistry and of specialist modules are taken, allowing Chemical Engineering students to specialise in one discipline. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5570 w: ch.qub.ac.uk

130 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 131 Medicinal Chemistry: students take Further Study modules which include Biochemistry, Further study is also an option – graduates can CHEMISTRY Genetics and Medicinal Chemistry, and choose one of our Master’s programmes, as a medicinal or biological project. Chemistry is a core science subject that touches almost every aspect BSc Honours Note: if the language is studied at a higher well as a comprehensive list of research topics; MSci Honours (Stage 4) see the School website for further information. of our daily lives, and will become increasingly important in our future Chemistry 3 yrs (F100) level then the grade required at that level must be achieved. knowledge-based society. Chemists develop life-saving drugs, next- Chemistry with a Year in Industry 4-yr SW (F104) Students carry out an independent Athena SWAN For students whose first research project. Students on the MSci generation energy materials, chemical sensors and ‘green’ synthetic Medicinal Chemistry 3 yrs (F150) The school of Chemistry and Chemical language is not English programmes also have an option to carry Engineering has been awarded the pathways that can enhance our quality of life beyond measure. Medicinal Chemistry with a Year out a year-long industrial placement in Industry 4-yr SW (F154) An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of prestigious Athena SWAN silver award for with a leading UK or European company, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent its work in promoting women in science. MSci degrees are available for high-calibre students with the MSci Honours acceptable qualification, details of which are normally between Stage 3 and Stage 4 ability and aspiration to practise Chemistry at the highest levels. Chemistry 4 yrs (F105) available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs WHY QUEEN’S? BSc students with excellent performance may transfer to the Chemistry with a Year in Industry 5-yr SW MSci up to the end of Stage 2. The School has also introduced a Chemistry with French 5 yrs (FR11) Accreditation/Professional Recognition degree in Chemical Technology, covering core elements of both Chemistry with Spanish 5 yrs (F1R4) All BSc and MSci Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry degrees are accredited by chemistry and chemical engineering (see separate entry). Chemistry with Study Abroad 4 yrs (F106) the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Medicinal Chemistry 4 yrs (F15A) Institute of Chemistry in Ireland. COURSE CONTENT Year 2: students are required to take six Medicinal Chemistry with a modules of chemistry, designed to extend Year in Industry 5-yr SW Flexibility While providing dedicated subject-specific their knowledge of the traditional subject We teach Chemical Engineering as well as learning, our Chemistry degrees strongly areas of inorganic, organic and physical Chemistry and in the first year students emphasise opportunities to develop generic See also Chemical Engineering chemistry, in addition to introducing have the unique opportunity to switch problem-solving and reflective-working and Chemical Technology aspects of applied chemistry, spectroscopy between the two different subjects, providing practices applicable to a range of career and theoretical chemistry. Each of the they have the appropriate A-levels. paths and patterns of employability. Entrance Requirements modules contain both practical and Placements Many of the elements of the BSc are in coursework components allowing students BSc options common with the MSci programme, and to develop, practise and demonstrate BSc Chemistry and BSc Medicinal Many of our students take placements allow students to transfer between the two a wide range of professional skills. Chemistry ranging from a few weeks work experience pathways, subject to meeting the appropriate to full year internships. Past placement Year 3: in addition to advancing the three A-level: programme requirements. All degrees are employers have included pharmaceutical main subject areas of organic, inorganic modular and all provide a thorough training BBB including Chemistry and a second Science companies such as Almac and Warner- and physical chemistry, students can also in the three main subject areas (Inorganic, subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C Chilcott, Randox (medical diagnostics), select a number of applied options allowing Organic and Physical Chemistry) through MSci options and Seagate (computer components). opportunities to specialise. Students have compulsory core modules which offer the choice of taking either a research project MSci Chemistry / MSci Medicinal in-depth study of these three areas. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY directly supervised by a member of staff, or Chemistry (incl. sandwich options) Studying for a degree in Chemistry at BSc Honours (Chemistry) a series of three extended mini-projects in A-level: Queen’s will assist you in developing the core each of the main subject areas. Key to both Year 1: comprises a common programme AAB including Chemistry and a second Science skills and employment-related experiences of these options is the acquisition of both with the Chemical Engineers, giving an subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C that are valued by employers, professional subject-specific and generic skills to act understanding of how the two subjects organisations and academic institutions. We as a springboard to a successful career. MSci Chemistry with French/Spanish/Study relate to each other and an opportunity Abroad support the development of transferable to transfer to the other discipline. Key to Different pathways offer opportunities skills such as numeracy, problem-solving, A-level: this is students study both introductory to specialise through specialist modules communication and information retrieval, chemistry and chemical engineering and extended practical/ project work. AAB including Chemistry and a second Science giving students an edge in the employment and skills modules which equip them to subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C The specialist pathways available consist market. Our graduates are well regarded Entrance requirements proceed on either degree programme. of additional elements which are: *For French option: A-level French grade B by many employers (local, national and e: [email protected] In the second semester students then Chemistry with Study Abroad: students take or A-level grades AAB plus AS-level French international) and have entered careers t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 take three modules covering the main French or Spanish alongside Chemistry in grade B in a wide variety of fields, including the Course information fundamental subject areas – inorganic, Stages 1 and 2, then spend a year abroad pharmaceutical and fine chemical industry, *For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B Dr Paul Kavanagh organic and physical chemistry. studying Chemistry in French or Spanish, the forensic services, publishing, marketing, or A-level grades AAB plus AS-level Spanish School of Chemistry and returning to Queen’s for Stage 3. grade B teaching and the financial services. Over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates Chemical Engineering BSc Sandwich: students spend Year 3 of any discipline, including chemistry. working in industry (subject to availability e: [email protected] of suitable placement), returning to t: +44 (0)28 9097 4474 Queen’s for their final year of study. w: ch.qub.ac.uk

132 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 133 MEng Accredited CEng (Full): accredited Further Study as fully satisfying the educational base Graduates can also choose further study from CIVIL ENGINEERING for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). See a wide range of Master’s programmes as well jbm.org.uk for further information. Civil engineers provide the infrastructural support required to BEng Honours Note: applicants not offering Physics as a comprehensive list of research topics; see Placement: many of our students have the School website for further information. Civil Engineering 3 yrs (H200) at A-level should have a minimum of sustain life. This includes water and power, roads, railways, schools, a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE gained international work placements Civil Engineering with a Year in hospitals, flood protection and the developed city skyline. They Double Award Science grades BB. through, for example, IAESTE. “I decided to study Civil Engineering provide the technical skills needed to protect the environment. Industry 4-yr SW (H204) MEng Honours Note: MEng applicants will automatically CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY because of the wealth of opportunities be considered for admission to the Civil Engineering 4 yrs (H202) Our graduates can not only choose from it would provide. Engineers are sought Civil Engineering was one of the founding degrees at Queen’s, making BEng if they are not eligible for entry to Civil Engineering with a Year in the MEng, both at initial offer-making a range of rewarding and challenging out all over the world and I knew that it one of the oldest in the UK and Ireland. Staff lead high-quality Industry 5-yr SW (H205) stage and when results are received. careers in civil engineering, but are my maths and physics abilities would also sought after in accountancy, research and are recognised for their excellence in teaching. Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng and lend themselves to Civil Engineering. See also Environmental and Civil Engineering commerce, education and research. MEng may be possible at the end of Stage 2. and Structural Engineering with Architecture The main reason I chose Queen’s was Many of our former graduates have risen Civil Engineering at Queen’s was ranked 4th in the UK For students whose first its reputation for Civil Engineering.” in the 2018 Guardian University League tables. language is not English to the top of their fields and include many Entrance Requirements famous figures, eg Peter Rice (Designer of An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of BEng Sydney Opera House, Centre Pompidou 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Rebekka McIlwaine, and the Louvre Pyramid); Tan Sri Datuk COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 A-level: acceptable qualification, details of which are Chin Fung Kee (led the design and Graduate Civil Engineer Theory is applied in a professional context available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs These degrees are designed to provide BBB including Mathematics and at least construction supervision of the Penang in Stage 3. Students are introduced to students with a good basis for a professional one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Bridge and helped found the University management and economics within career as a chartered Civil Engineer. Emphasis Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not of Malaya, and was Vice-Chancellor). Entrance requirements is placed on the practical application of the civil engineering profession. Applied ICT), Physics, Software Systems e: [email protected] Development, Technology and Design We regularly consult and develop links theory through design and laboratory work. All students undertake a major individual t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 or Double Award Applied Science. with a large number of local, national and The degrees contain an element of modular research project. BEng students international employers, some of whom Course information graduate at the end of this year. BTEC Extended Diploma: choice, but all students are required to take provide sponsorship through the national Dr D Phillips modules which will equip them with the Stage 4 A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma QUEST Scholarship Scheme. We also have School of Natural and technical, management and professional skills with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 a Civil Engineering Advisory Panel, which The MEng is an Integrated Master’s Built Environment needed for a career in civil engineering. credits at Merit. Distinctions will be includes members from major employers. programme, therefore Stage 4 required in stipulated relevant units. e: [email protected] Stage 1 is set at Master’s level. Note: applicants not offering Physics t: +44 (0)28 9097 4006 Students study the fundamentals of civil In this year students develop knowledge at A-level should have a minimum of w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE engineering theory and practice. This forms of building construction and business a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE the transition from the basic mathematics management. They work in teams on large Double Award Science grades CC. and sciences studied at secondary integrated designs, which form a substantial BTEC HND and HETAC Ordinary Degree: level to engineering applications. part of their studies. They broaden their At the end of Stage 1 all students take part in knowledge through a wide choice of modules, Applicants offering a high standard in a relevant HND or HETAC Ordinary degree a week-long residential surveying field course. while being required to take relevant core civil engineering subjects to advanced level. may be granted direct entry to Stage 2. Stage 2 MEng WHY QUEEN’S? This is a very important year of study, A-level: when the major knowledge of civil Civil Engineering at Queen’s is an engineering subjects and their application academic partner of the Institution AAB including Mathematics and at least within design are developed. of Civil Engineers and has one of the one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not highest graduate employment rates in Students following the sandwich degree Applied ICT), Physics, Software Systems the Russell Group of universities. will take an Industrial Placement Year Development or Technology and Design. between Stages 2 and 3 for both BEng (Hons) Accredited CEng (Partial): BTEC Extended Diploma: BEng and MEng students, or between accredited as partially satisfying the Stages 3 and 4 for MEng students. educational base for a Chartered Engineer A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma (CEng). A programme of accredited Further with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 Learning will be required to complete credits at Merit. Distinctions will be the educational base for CEng. See required in stipulated relevant units. jbm.org.uk for further information and details of further learning programmes for CEng.

134 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 135 World-Class Facilities Although a large percentage of our graduates “Baker McKenzie selected Belfast as are interested in pursuing careers in Law, The new Law School at Queen’s offers a location in large part because of COMMON AND CIVIL significant numbers develop careers in a students access to World Class facilities such the quality of the education system in wide range of other sectors. The following is as a fully interactive Moot Court room, various a list of the major career sectors that have Northern Ireland and the tremendous LAW WITH FRENCH seminar rooms and a wellbeing room. Queen’s attracted our graduates in recent years: talent from universities right on our has an excellent library with an outstanding doorstep. We recruit extensively at This is a fully integrated programme between Law and French. You will LLB Honours range of resources in French and Francophone • Management Consultancy graduate level and have been delighted focus on the sources of French law, the practice of justice in France, Common and Civil Law with French 4 yrs (M2R1) cultures. The Language Centre has state-of- • Corporate Banking with the quality of graduates from and topical issues with legal/judicial ramifications, whilst also obtaining a the-art facilities for language learning, and • Purchasing Officer the IT provision more generally is excellent. • Fast Stream Civil Service Queen’s. We have developed a strong See also Law, Law with Politics and Common Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts and Civil Law with Hispanic Studies Internationally Renowned Experts relationship with the School of Law and The year abroad is a unique opportunity for linguistic development • Export Marketing look to continue to work with Queen’s Law at Queen’s is taught by world-leading • Advertising by immersion in Francophone culture. In a globalised workforce, Entrance Requirements ahead as our business continues to grow.” proficiency in an additional language, together with the experience experts in the area of Law including Human • Finance A-level: Rights, Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies. • Law Enforcement and Public Prosecution of studying abroad, significantly enhances your employability. Our staff have close research links with the AAA including A-level French grade A • Varied graduate programmes (Times Sarah Fowler, professions, government and Civil Society. Top 100 UK Graduate Recruiters/AGR Baker McKenzie For students whose first Research in Law was ranked 15th in the UK COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? Association of Graduate Recruiters UK) language is not English in the most recent Research Assessment Placement Employers The degree offers students the opportunity Global Opportunities An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of (Times Higher Education rankings based to study the modules required for a Students spend an academic year 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent on REF 2014). French at Queen’s is taught Our past students have also gained work Qualifying Law Degree (Legal Methods studying French at a university in France acceptable qualification, details of which are by world-leading experts in French and placements with organisations such as: and Skills, Constitutional Law in Context, available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Francophone Culture, with particular or Belgium. This significantly enhances • The Council of the EU European Constitutional Law, Internal expertise in visual culture, linguistics, popular the employability of students and the • The European Commission Market Law, Criminal Law, Rights and culture, medical humanities and postcolonial global opportunities open to them. • The European Parliament Accountability, Torts, Contract, Equity, Land writing. Research in Languages at Queen’s • The United Nations (UN) Law, Contemporary Issues in Property Law, Professional Accreditations was ranked 3rd in the UK in the most • The Council of Europe Evidence) in addition to furthering their recent Research Assessment (Times Higher All of the undergraduate Law degrees offered • Thomson Reuters French studies through a range of modules. Education rankings based on REF 2014). at Queen’s are recognised qualifying law • The Organisation for Security and Stage 1 degrees, which means that they are accredited Student Experience Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) by legal professional bodies in Northern • Constitutional Law in Context Ireland, England and Wales and the Republic Students can join a number of student-led Other Employer Links • Legal Methods and Skills initiatives within the School including the Law of Ireland. This means that the degree covers Top international law firms, including • Rights and Accountability Society, the ADR Society and the Street Law those subjects that are regarded as pre- the ‘Magic Circle’ law firms, ie Allen • Criminal Law Project. Other initiatives include the Queen’s requisites for professional legal studies. & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields • French 1 Student Law Journal and the Mooting Society. Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Industry Links Students run a lively French Society, and staff Stage 2 Slaughter & May, and many more. Law students have the unique opportunity offer support through a personal tutoring • Equity of working with industry leaders through system, skills development programme and Graduate Careers and Achievements • Land Law commercial awareness events and other a structured framework for feedback. Many of our former graduates have THE LAW PROGRAMME AT • European Constitutional Law negotiation exercises that offer insight risen to the top of their fields and QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE TOP • European Internal Market Law CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY into the legal practice (and services) include many famous figures. 150 IN THE WORLD • French 2 world, but also providing an enhanced Studying Law with French at Queen’s will (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) Further Study Stage 3 skills development experience. assist students in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences Further study is also an option open to • Contract Past students have gained work placement that are valued by employers, professional Law graduates. Students can choose to Entrance requirements • Torts with organisations such as the Council organisations and academic institutions. progress to a vocational course (Solicitor e: [email protected] • Contemporary Issues in Property Law of the EU, European Commission, Graduates from this degree at Queen’s or Barrister course) or can choose from t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Evidence European Parliament, United Nations are well regarded by many employers a wide range of Master’s programmes as • French 3 (UN), Organisation for Security and Co- (local, national and international) and over well as a comprehensive list of research Course information operation in Europe (OSCE), Council half of all graduate jobs are now open to topics (see the Law School website). Dr Kevin Brown, of Europe, and Thomson Reuters. graduates of any discipline, including Law. Programme Director for LLB pathways School of Law e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 w: qub.ac.uk/law

136 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 137 Internationally Renowned Experts • Law Enforcement and Public Prosecution • Varied graduate programmes (Times Law at Queen’s is taught by world-leading COMMON AND CIVIL LAW Top 100 UK Graduate Recruiters/AGR experts in the area of Law including Human Association of Graduate Recruiters UK) Rights, Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies. WITH HISPANIC STUDIES Our staff have close research links with the Placement Employers professions, government and Civil Society. Our past students have also gained work This is a fully integrated programme between Law and Spanish. You LLB Honours Research in Law was ranked 15th in the UK placements with organisations such as: will focus on the sources of Spanish law, the practice of justice in Common and Civil Law with in the most recent Research Assessment Spain, and topical issues with legal/judicial ramifications, whilst also Hispanic Studies 4 yrs (M2R4) (Times Higher Education rankings based • The Council of the EU on REF 2014). Spanish at Queen’s is taught • The European Commission obtaining a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) for England, Wales and by world-leading experts in Spanish and • The European Parliament See also Law, Law with Politics and • The United Nations (UN) Northern Ireland. The year abroad is a unique opportunity for linguistic Common and Civil Law with French Spanish/Hispanic Culture, with particular development by immersion in Spanish culture. In a globalised workforce, expertise in visual culture, Peninsular and • The Organisation for Security and Latin American literature and culture, and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) proficiency in an additional language, together with the experience Entrance Requirements medical humanities. Research in Languages at • The Council of Europe of studying abroad, significantly enhances your employability. A-level: Queen’s was ranked 3rd in the UK in the most • Thomson Reuters AAA including A-level Spanish grade A recent Research Assessment (Times Higher Other Employer Links COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? Education rankings based on REF 2014). For students whose first Top international law firms, including The degree offers students the opportunity Global Opportunities language is not English Student Experience the ‘Magic Circle’ law firms, ie Allen to study the modules required for a Students spend an academic year An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Students can join a number of student- & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Qualifying Law Degree (Legal Methods studying Spanish at a university in 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent led initiatives within the School including Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, and Skills, Constitutional Law in Context, Spain. This significantly enhances the acceptable qualification, details of which are the Law Society, the ADR Society and the Slaughter & May, and many more. European Constitutional Law, Internal available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs employability of students and the Street Law Project. Other initiatives include Further Study Market Law, Criminal Law, Rights and global opportunities open to them. the Queen’s Student Law Journal and the Accountability, Torts, Contract, Equity, Land Mooting Society. Students run a lively Further study is also an option open to Law, Contemporary Issues in Property Law, Professional Accreditations Spanish and Portuguese Society, and staff Law graduates. Students can choose to Evidence) in addition to furthering their All of the undergraduate Law degrees offered offer support through a personal tutoring progress to a vocational course (Solicitor Spanish studies through a range of modules. at Queen’s are recognised qualifying law system, skills development programme and or Barrister course) or can choose from a wide range of Master’s programmes as Stage 1 degrees, which means that they are accredited a structured framework for feedback. by legal professional bodies in Northern well as a comprehensive list of research • Constitutional Law in Context CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Ireland, England and Wales and the Republic topics (see the Law School website). • Legal Methods and Skills of Ireland. This means that the degree covers Studying Law with Spanish at Queen’s • Rights and Accountability those subjects that are regarded as pre- will assist students in developing the core • Criminal Law requisites for professional legal studies. skills and employment-related experiences “I had the opportunity to travel and • Spanish 1 that are valued by employers, professional divulge into a new culture and meet Industry Links Stage 2 organisations and academic institutions. people from all over the world; both Law students have the unique opportunity Graduates from this degree at Queen’s • Equity of working with industry leaders through are well regarded by many employers in Belfast and on my year abroad. Of • Land Law commercial awareness events and other (local, national and international) and over course, I’m proud of my achievements • European Constitutional Law negotiation exercises that offer insight half of all graduate jobs are now open to • European Internal Market Law directly relatable to my degree. All of into the legal practice (and services) graduates of any discipline, including Law. 13TH IN THE UK FOR LAW • Spanish 2 that knowledge from my studies has world but also providing an enhanced (Guardian University Guide 2018) Although a large percentage of our graduates Stage 3 skills development experience. been directly useful post-Queen’s are interested in pursuing careers in Law, and in helping me towards my future • Evidence World-Class Facilities significant numbers develop careers in a • Contract wide range of other sectors. The following is career goals. Finally, as cheesy as Entrance requirements The new Law School at Queen’s offers • Contemporary Issues in Property Law a list of the major career sectors that have e: [email protected] students access to World Class facilities it sounds, I grew up and developed • Torts attracted our graduates in recent years: t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 such as a fully interactive Moot Court room, in leaps and bounds whilst I was at • Spanish 3 various seminar rooms and a wellbeing • Management Consultancy Queen’s. If I could go back and do it all Course information Dr Kevin Brown, room. Queen’s has an excellent library • Corporate Banking over again, I’d love to!” with an outstanding range of resources • Purchasing Officer Programme Director for in Spanish and Spanish/Hispanic cultures. • Fast Stream Civil Service LLB pathways School of Law The Language Centre has state-of-the-art • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts Catherine Elvin, LLB Common and Civil Law facilities for language learning, and the IT • Export Marketing with Hispanic Studies e: [email protected] provision more generally is excellent. • Advertising t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 • Finance w: qub.ac.uk/law

138 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 139 The first two years and much of Year 3 are common with the BSc/BEng degree. COMPUTER SCIENCE Transfer to the MEng is possible for selected students at the end of Stage 2, subject to Computer Science is concerned with transforming how we live in BEng Honours MEng/MSci performance. Stage 4 themes include: Computer Science 4-yr SW (G404) A-level: the future. It will shape the technology that people interact with on • Algorithms: Analysis and Applications a daily basis. In the future, virtually all of the ways we communicate, BSc Honours AAB including Computing, Mathematics • High Performance Computing: interact, travel and do business will have been improved by Computer Science 4-yr SW (G400) or Software Systems Development Principles of Parallel Programming computer science and because of this, the world will need computer Mathematics and Computer Science 3 yrs (GG41) + GCSE Mathematics grade C • Advanced Machine Learning MEng Honours OR • Advanced Software Engineering scientists. It is particularly concerned with the specification, design, • Computer Science Research Computer Science 4 yrs (G402) construction and use of computer systems. It embraces subject areas AAA including Chemistry, Digital and Development Project Technology, GCE A-level ICT (not Single such as software engineering, hardware architecture and design, Computer Science 5-yr SW (G405) MSci Honours Award Applied ICT), Physics, Technology WHY QUEEN’S? information systems, communications, graphics, simulation and and Design or Double Award Applied Mathematics and Computer Science 4 yrs (GGK1) ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Links with Industry: the School has links modelling, artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. with over 500 IT companies both here and BTEC Extended Diploma: abroad, and benefits from the fact that See also Software Engineering and A relevant computing, engineering or there are more software companies located Computer systems are often highly complex in nature and must be Computing and Information Technology reliable in operation, and our Computer Science degree programmes scientific BTEC Extended Diploma with in Northern Ireland than any other part of 160 credits at Distinction and 20 credits the UK, outside of London. This benefits our provide knowledge and expertise in many of the concepts and Entrance Requirements at Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. students on many levels through providing approaches, which are required to design and maintain such systems. BEng/BSc Single Honours All applicants: industrial input into our degree content, summer and year-long placements and A-level: Computer Science, Computing and Information competitions organised by the companies. Technology and Software Engineering share COURSE CONTENT national and international employers, eg BBB including Computing, Mathematics a common core of modules in the first year, Scholarships: due to the high demand for BT, Liberty IT, Civica, Kainos (Belfast), IBM or Software Systems Development These degrees aim to teach the fundamental so students may therefore transfer between Computer Science graduates, some 15–20 (England), Microsoft, Oracle (Dublin), Fujitsu + GCSE Mathematics grade C these degrees at the end of first year, principles of Computer Science, together (Japan) and Siemens (Germany), and students subject to meeting the normal progression scholarships are available, including some with the necessary skills, tools and techniques OR are assisted in obtaining placements. requirements. In addition, MEng applicants will sponsored by Civica, Citi and Liberty IT, to enable our graduates to embark on ABB including Chemistry, Digital automatically be considered for admission to worth up to £25k. All provide for a cash careers as professional software engineers, Year 3 Technology, GCE A-level ICT (not Single the appropriate BEng if they are not eligible stipend each academic year, a guaranteed for entry to the MEng, both at initial offer- or to become suitably qualified to undertake Award Applied ICT), Physics, Technology industrial placement, an opportunity • Artificial Intelligence and making stage and when results are received. research in Computer Science. As with all of Advanced Data Analytics and Design or Double Award Applied for additional part-time work during the our courses, industrial engagement forms • Advanced Computer Architecture ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C. For MSci and BSc Joint Honours with academic year, plus the opportunity of a an integral part, balancing academic theory • Concurrent Programming BTEC Extended Diploma: Mathematics entrance requirements permanent position on graduation. For with practical learning. The programme • Information System Security see Mathematics entry further information on these and other contains the following themes: A relevant computing, engineering or scientific scholarships available, see the School website. • Secure Software Design BTEC Extended Diploma with 120/100 For students whose first language is not English Year 1 • Video Analytics and Machine Learning credits at Distinction and 60/80 credits CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Malware Analysis at Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of • Programming Northern Ireland has an excellent international • Formal Methods 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Computer Architecture, BTEC Higher National reputation for the quality and supply of its • Computer Science Project acceptable qualification, details of which are Networks and Databases Diploma/ Foundation Degree: software engineers, and many national and These advanced modules permit each student available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Introductory Software Engineering Those with good grades in a relevant Higher international companies have chosen here to tailor their skills towards one or more • Rigorous Problem-solving National Diploma/Foundation Degree will be as a base for their computing divisions in areas of computer science specialism. Year 2 considered individually on their merits for entry recognition of the high quality of graduates Year 4 (MEng) to Stage 2 + GCSE Mathematics grade C. produced by the local universities. • Advanced Programming (including Java, C++ and Android) This four-or five-year extended degree has Career options for Computer Science • Architecture and Networks been established to provide a supply of graduates include: software engineer; systems Entrance requirements analyst; web designer; games developer; e: [email protected] • Data Structures, Algorithms and particularly well-qualified graduates who The Computer Science Programming Languages will become industry leaders. It contains a systems developer; IT consultant; and project t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Information Modelling blend of Computer Science and Software programme at Queen’s is manager. Our graduates are also perfectly Course information • Computation Theory Engineering knowledge and skills, as well placed to embark on a research career, with ranked in the top 175 in School of Electronics, Electrical as skills in conducting state-of-the-art opportunities to study at Master’s level or Students on a sandwich programme will Engineering and Computer Science research. Students have the option of a the world. pursue one of the many topics of research; spend a year on a paid full-time placement. year’s professional experience in industry. see the School website for further information. The School has links with over 500 local, (Times Higher Education World e: [email protected] University Rankings 2018) t: +44 (0)28 9097 4669 w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

140 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 141 The modules build progressively on each of COMPUTING AND these themes throughout the first two years. Students then undertake a full year’s paid placement, which is an opportunity both to INFORMATION practise the principles learned to date and to gain practical experience as an IT professional. TECHNOLOGY Students then take their final year modules, including a major project, which pull together Computing and Information Technology will be key to the development BSc Honours many of the individual themes of the degree. and growth of companies in the future. As technology advances, Computing and Information Technology WHY QUEEN’S? with a Year in Industry 4-yr SW (GG45) business will need individuals who are comfortable in client situations, Placement: all students undertake a paid placement year in industry. The School making collaborative efforts to solve information technology See also Computer Science problems across a wide range of business sectors. Our Computing and Software Engineering has links with over 500 local, national and international organisations. Examples of and Information Technology degree aims to give students a sound Entrance Requirements companies where our students have spent knowledge across a broad range of information technology subjects. their placements include Microsoft, Kainos, A-level: Allstate, Citi and Belfast City Council. BBB including Mathematics, Computing This degree is ideal for students who are interested in all aspects or Software Systems Development CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY + GCSE Mathematics grade C of IT and embraces subject areas such as programming, web Studying for a Computing and Information development, database design and human-computer interaction. OR Technology degree at Queen’s will assist you ABB including Biology, Chemistry, Digital in developing the core skills and employment- Team-working skills have an important role to play and software Technology, ICT (including Single Award Applied related experiences that are valued by ICT), Physics, Technology and Design or Double employers, professional organisations and development on this degree has a web-based focus. Industry Award Applied ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C academic institutions. Graduates from this is embedded in our courses and this benefits our students OR degree at Queen’s are well regarded by on many levels – from industrial input to the content of our AAB + GCSE Mathematics grade C local, national and international employers. courses, through to year-long and summer placements, as well BTEC Extended Diploma: Northern Ireland has an excellent international reputation for the quality and supply of its as activities such as competitions organised by companies. A non-relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with 140 credits at Distinction and 40 credits software engineers, and many companies, at Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C both national and international, have chosen This four-year degree (three years plus a placement year) will involve it as a base for their computing divisions in OR development of the applied computing, interpersonal, communication recognition of the high quality of graduates A relevant computing, engineering or scientific produced by the local universities. and IT skills necessary to develop, select, deliver, manage and BTEC Extended Diploma with 120/100 maintain cutting-edge IT infrastructures and advanced IT systems. credits at Distinction and 60/80 credits at Careers open to graduates with a BSc Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Honours in Computing and Information Technology include systems engineer, systems COURSE CONTENT Year 2 BTEC Higher National Diploma/ Foundation Degree: analyst, web designer, systems developer, IT consultant, and project manager. This degree aims to teach the necessary skills, • Human-Computer Interaction Those with good grades in a relevant Higher tools and techniques to enable our graduates • Information Management Systems National Diploma/Foundation Degree will be Further Study “The best things about my course to embark on careers as IT professionals in a • Web-based Programming considered individually on their merits for entry are the students and lecturers, the wide variety of roles, and involves extensive • System Administration and Maintenance to Stage 2 + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Further study is also an option – graduates can choose from a range of Master’s programmes projects you get to work on, and the practical work with a significant portion • Software Engineering All applicants: completed in team-orientated projects. as well as a list of research topics; see the wide variety of interesting topics Year 3 Computer Science, Computing and Information School website for further information. There is an emphasis on user experience and Technology and Software Engineering share that give you an excellent grounding Entrance requirements • IT Enterprise Project information security throughout the degree, a common core of modules in the first year, for lots of careers. There’s a good e: [email protected] which contains the following themes: • Agile and Lean Software Development so students may therefore transfer between these degrees at the end of first year, subject to t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Data Analysis and Visualisation balance between practical and Year 1 meeting the normal progression requirements. • Information Systems Security theory, and the chance to spend Course information • Programming • Software Testing For students whose first a year in industry is invaluable!” • Computer Architecture, • Software Design Principles and Patterns language is not English School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Networks and Databases An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of • Introductory Software Engineering 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Emma Elliott, Northern Ireland, e: [email protected] • Rigorous Problem-solving acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs BSc Computing and Information t: +44 (0)28 9097 4669 Technology graduate w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

142 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 143 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Studying for a Criminology degree at • Northern Ireland Statistics Queen’s will assist you in developing and Research Agency The diversity of interests and topics covered CRIMINOLOGY the core skills and employment-related • PwC in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills experiences that are valued by employers, • Ulster Bank it equips you with, means that our students Criminology focuses on the causes and consequences of crime, BA Single Honours professional organisations and academic • Santander enter a wide range of careers on graduation. Criminology 3 yrs (M900) institutions. Graduates from this degree • Belfast City Council as well as how the criminal justice system responds to crime. Public and private sector organisations Criminology and Social Policy 3 yrs (ML94) at Queen’s are well regarded by many • Ipsos Mori Criminologists are interested in how activities come to be defined involved in the criminal justice system continue employers (local, national and international) • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93) to expand and the demand for criminology as criminal, and why definitions of crime vary across countries and over half of all graduate jobs are now graduates is strong. The number and variety and over time. The subject includes a wide range of social and open to graduates of any discipline. of career opportunities related to the criminal psychological theories that attempt to explain criminal behaviour See also Social Policy “While studying Criminology at and Sociology, and Sociology justice system has increased in recent years. Around 80 per cent of students are in and the effective operation of the criminal justice system. employment, with an average starting Queen’s I had the opportunity As well as the traditional criminal justice salary of £16,000, six months after Entrance Requirements agencies such as the police, probation to complete a work placement finishing the course (source: Unistats). conducting my own project on COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? A-level: service and the prison service, criminology graduates work in a range of occupations, Typical career destinations Stage 1 Research-led Teaching ABB youth crime. This, coupled with the including the media, Civil Service, research, of graduates include: encouraging environment and support Compulsory modules Criminology is taught by a group of All applicants: teaching, business, voluntary organisations • Researcher internationally-recognised criminological There are no specific subject means I would strongly recommend • Introducing Criminology and management. Criminology graduates • Civil Servant researchers who specialise in areas requirements to study Criminology. studying Criminology at Queen’s.” • Exploring Criminology also work in victim support organisations • Policy Analyst such as criminal justice policy, prisons, For students whose first and in other social care agencies. Some • Charity Fundraiser Optional modules community sanctions, drug use, youth language is not English graduates build on the degree by undertaking • Market Researcher justice, conflict and human rights. further study or training in fields such as Laura Wylie, Craigavon, • Introducing Social Policy An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Youth and Community Worker policing, probation work, prison service, Northern Ireland, • Visualising the Social World Prizes 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Graduate employers include: social work, law, human rights, social BA Single Honours Criminology • Rethinking Society acceptable qualification, details of which are • Northern Ireland Civil Service The highest achieving graduates are science research and teaching. The School graduate (2015) • The Sociological Imagination available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Northern Ireland Housing Executive awarded the Lockheed Prize annually. • Comparative Politics has a strong postgraduate programme, • National Health Service • Issues in Contemporary Politics Study Abroad offering both Master’s and PhD degrees. • Themes and Issues in Social Policy Students can spend time studying in • Digital Society one of our linked universities in Europe. • Researching the Social World There are other opportunities to study • Power, Ritual and Symbol: The or work abroad, supported by schemes View from Anthropology such as Erasmus and Study USA. Stage 2 Facilities Criminology at Queen’s Compulsory modules The School is located within a recently provides a unique • Criminological Theory renovated building, with state-of-the-art context to study crime • Policing and Society teaching and learning facilities, together with and justice in a society • Crime and Society dedicated student space including a large • Qualitative Research Skills student common room. The teaching facilities emerging from conflict. • Quantitative Research Skills enable an interactive learning environment. Optional modules • Environmental Justice • Crime and the Media Stage 3 Entrance requirements Compulsory modules e: [email protected] • Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Research Project and Dissertation Course information • Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice Dr Siobhán McAlister • Criminology Beyond Borders 1ST IN UK FOR CRIMINOLOGY School of Social Sciences, Optional modules (Guardian University Guide 2018) Education and Social Work • Psychological Perspectives on Crime e: [email protected] • Criminal Justice in Transition t: +44 (0)28 9097 5918 w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw

144 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 145 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY “The three years I have spent CRIMINOLOGY Criminology and Social Policy graduates Criminology and Social studying at Queen’s have been are ideally placed for work in a range of Policy at Queen’s provides incredibly rewarding. The course occupations, including the Civil Service, public a unique context to offers a wide range of interesting AND SOCIAL POLICY services, policy analysis, media, research, teaching, business, the voluntary sector, study crime, justice and and diverse modules covering a Criminology focuses on the causes and consequences of crime, BA Joint Honours commerce, marketing and management. social policy in a society wide range of topics and interests. Criminology and Social Policy 3 yrs (ML94) as well as how the criminal justice system responds to crime. Some graduates build on the degree by emerging from conflict. The support and guidance from the The subject includes a wide range of social and psychological undertaking postgraduate training in fields department and the expertise of staff such as social work, law, social science theories that attempt to explain criminal behaviour and the See also Criminology, Criminology has provided me with an invaluable and Sociology, Social Policy and research and teaching. Tailored careers effective operation of the criminal justice system. Sociology, and Sociology advice and study guidance are available to all experience that has furthered my students throughout their time at Queen’s. Entrance requirements knowledge and understanding of Social Policy explores how we can improve human wellbeing through Entrance Requirements Typical career destinations e: [email protected] both criminological and sociological tackling intractable social problems and delivering better-quality A-level: of graduates include: t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 theory and has motivated me to public services. As an applied and critical social science, you will gain ABB • Researcher Course information further my learning by undertaking • Civil Servant Dr Bronagh Byrne knowledge and understanding of contemporary government policies, All applicants: a Master’s degree at Queen’s.” their impacts, and consider how we can achieve improvements. • Policy Analyst School of Social Sciences, There are no specific subject requirements • Charity Fundraiser Education and Social Work to study Criminology and Social Policy. • Market Researcher Rachel Stanley, Joint Honours Graduate COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? • Youth and Community Worker e: [email protected] For students whose first t: +44 (0)28 9097 1478 (2016), current MSc Youth Justice student Stage 1 Research-led Teaching language is not English The following is a list of some of the w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw employers that have attracted graduates Compulsory modules Criminology and Social Policy is taught An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of from the School in recent years: by a group of internationally recognised • Introducing Criminology 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent researchers who specialise in areas acceptable qualification, details of which are • Northern Ireland Civil Service • Introducing Social Policy such as criminal justice policy, prisons, available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Northern Ireland Housing Executive • Exploring Criminology community sanctions, drug use, youth • National Health Service • Themes and Issues in Social Policy justice, conflict and human rights. • Northern Ireland Statistics • Rethinking Society and Research Agency Prizes Optional modules • PwC The highest achieving graduates are • The Sociological Imagination • Ulster Bank awarded the Lockheed Prize annually. • Digital Society • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI • Santander Study Abroad Stage 2 • Belfast City Council Students can spend time studying in • Criminological Theory • Ipsos Mori one of our linked universities in Europe. • Policing and Society • South Eastern Library Board There are other opportunities to study • Welfare in Theory and Practice • REED or work abroad, supported by schemes • Qualitative Research Skills • Ulster University such as Erasmus and Study USA. • Quantitative Research Skills • Queen’s University Belfast • Ageing and the Life Course Facilities Further Study Stage 3 The School is located within a recently Further study is also an option open to renovated building, with state-of-the-art Compulsory modules Criminology and Social Policy graduates. teaching and learning facilities, together with You can choose from a wide range • Disability and Society dedicated student space including a large of Master’s programmes as well as a • Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons student common room. The teaching facilities comprehensive list of research topics. • Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice enable an interactive learning environment. • Policy Briefing Paper Optional modules • Criminal Justice in Transition • Gender, Family and Social Policy: Comparative Perspective • Psychological Perspectives on Crime • Criminology Beyond Borders

146 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 147 Study Abroad • Social Researcher: £22,000 Further Study • Social Worker (after relevant graduate Students can spend time studying in one of Further study is also an option open to CRIMINOLOGY track degree): £23,500 our linked universities in Europe. There are Criminology and Sociology graduates. You • Public Administrator: £22,300 other opportunities to study or work abroad, can choose from a wide range of Master’s • Charity Fundraiser: £15,000-£24,000 AND SOCIOLOGY supported by schemes such as Erasmus and programmes as well as a comprehensive list of • Police Officer: £22,300 Study USA. research topics. Criminology focuses on the causes and consequences of crime, BA Joint Honours • Teacher (after relevant graduate Facilities track degree): £21,500 as well as how the criminal justice system responds to crime. Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93) Criminologists are interested in how activities come to be defined The School is located within a recently Graduate employers include: renovated building, with state-of-the-art See also Criminology, Criminology • Northern Ireland Civil Service Criminology and Sociology as criminal, and why definitions of crime vary across countries teaching and learning facilities, together with and Social Policy, Social Policy and • Northern Ireland Housing Executive and over time. The subject includes a wide range of social and dedicated student space including a large at Queen’s provides a unique Sociology, and Sociology • National Health Service student common room. The teaching facilities context to study crime psychological theories that attempt to explain criminal behaviour • Northern Ireland Statistics enable an interactive learning environment. and the effective operation of the criminal justice system. Entrance Requirements and Research Agency and justice in a society CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • PwC A-level: emerging from conflict. • Ulster Bank Criminology and Sociology graduates work Sociology is a scientific discipline concerned with the explanation of ABB • Santander social life and human behaviour of all kinds. It equips students with the in a wide range of occupations, including All applicants: the media, Civil Service, police, research, • Belfast City Council skills to understand the breadth of social practice, ranging from the • Ipsos Mori There are no specific subject requirements teaching, business, commerce, marketing and global (including conflict, security, climate change and social justice) to management. Some graduates build on the • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI to study Criminology and Sociology. Entrance requirements individual experiences (such as the body, beliefs and mental health). degree by undertaking postgraduate training For students whose first in fields such as social work, law, social science e: [email protected] language is not English research and teaching. Tailored careers advice t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 and study guidance is available to all students COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Course information throughout their time at Queen’s. 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Dr Siobhán McAlister Stage 1 Compulsory modules acceptable qualification, details of which are Studying for a Joint Honours Degree in School of Social Sciences, • Introducing Criminology • Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Criminology and Sociology at Queen’s Education and Social Work • Introducing Social Policy • Psychological Perspectives on Crime will assist you in developing the core skills • Exploring Criminology • Contemporary Irish Society and employment-related experiences e: [email protected] • Rethinking Society that are valued by employers, professional 1ST IN UK FOR CRIMINOLOGY t: +44 (0)28 9097 5918 Optional modules (Guardian University Guide 2018) • The Sociological Imagination organisations and academic institutions. w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw • Digital Society • Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are • Religion: Death or Revival well regarded by many employers (local, Stage 2 • Modern Families, Intimate and national and international) and over half of all Compulsory modules Personal Relationships graduate jobs are now open to graduates of • Global Risk Society any discipline. • Criminological Theory • Norms and Social Change The diversity of interests and topics covered • Crime and Society • Childhood Matters in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills it • Policing and Society • Criminology Beyond Borders equips you with, means that our students enter • Qualitative Research Skills a wide range of careers on graduation. These • Quantitative Research Skills WHY QUEEN'S? include the public sector (eg social services, Optional modules Research-led Teaching education, criminal justice, social work), private sector (eg market research, policy analysis, • Northern Ireland: Conflict, Identity, Peace Criminology is taught by a group of human resources), and third sector (eg policy • Health, Illness and Social Bodies internationally recognised criminological analyst, researcher, youth support worker, • Environmental Crime and Justice researchers who specialise in areas such as charity fundraiser). A number of our students • The Power of Social Theory criminal justice policy, prisons, community also go on to postgraduate study, on a full or • Social Inequalities and Diversity sanctions, drug use, youth justice, conflict part-time basis. • Crime and the Media and human rights. The following is a list of the major career Prizes sectors (and indicative starting salaries) that have attracted our graduates in recent years: The highest achieving graduates are awarded the Lockheed Prize annually. • Fast Stream Civil Service: £25,000 • Diversity Manager: £22,800 • Public Policy Analyst: £19,000 • Public Relations Officer: £16,000-£25,000 • Volunteer Coordinator: £20,000-£26,500

148 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 149 Evidence of commitment to Dentistry, motivation, which will be treated in the strictest of CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY communication skills and initiative are important. confidence and in line with Data Protection DENTISTRY Principles. The current cost of an Enhanced Studying for a dental degree at Queen’s Graduates: Disclosure Check is £33. At time of printing, will assist you in developing the core skills The Dental School at Queen’s has been responsible for BDS Applications from graduates or those in the final changes are due to be implemented and relevant and employment-related experiences year of their degree are considered and the full procedures and/or costs may change. Applicants that are valued by employers, professional delivering dental education in Northern Ireland since 1920. Dental Surgery (Bachelor of) 5 yrs (A200) academic background is taken into account. will be advised of the relevant requirements organisations and academic institutions. The minimum A-level threshold (or equivalent at the appropriate time. For international in other qualifications) is BBB at first attempt, students, a Certificate of Good Conduct or There are a wide range of career opportunities See also Biomedical Science and Human Biology equivalent will be required in lieu of an Access In the National Student Survey 2017, where our final year students have an ie: prior to commencing degree studies, or BBC available in Dentistry. Following graduation, at the first attempt for those with a First Class NI check. Additional checks may be required opportunity to give anonymous feedback on the completion of their five- it is mandatory to undergo a further one year Entrance Requirements Honours Degree or PhD. Applicants must have depending on the applicants address history. of training in a Dental Foundation Training year course, the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree at Queen’s University the appropriate science background at GCSE • The degree is subject to the University’s Interview: Scheme. Dentists can then decide to follow a received a 98 per cent satisfaction rate, placing us joint third in the UK. and AS-level/A-level or equivalent (see below) Regulations on Fitness to Practise. All offers are made on the basis of and at least a 2.1 Honours classification in their career as a general dental practitioner or train interviews. All candidates will be ranked primary (first) degree, which can be from a wide • Applicants will be required to give to become a specialist in a dental discipline. range of different subjects. A-level Chemistry permission for a check against the Excluded Clinical Placements and a proportion selected for interview. Other dental career options include hospital COURSE CONTENT and Biology/Human Biology are required. In Student Database prior to offers being Offers will be made on the results of the dentistry, community dentistry, armed forces Years 1 and 2 Students will have the opportunity to undertake interview. There are 15 International places addition, GCSE Mathematics minimum grade made. This is a national database which dentistry and university teaching and research. clinical placements from year 1 of the course. available on the BDS degree and interviews C is required if not offered at AS-level or records those who have previously been Students are attached to dental clinics and A-level. Graduate applicants who fulfil these excluded from professional programmes During their course students will gain valuable for these students take place online. Further Study also undertake modules where they learn criteria are then scored with their UKCAT. because of fitness to practise concerns. experience in a range of clinical settings to help UKCAT: about the foundations of clinical practice • Selection criteria for Dentistry are reviewed Many of our graduates combine specialist develop their skills and career opportunities. Graduate applicants from a non-science including the biomedical and behavioural All applicants, assigned as NI, GB or EU for background but who fulfil the conditions in annually and therefore you should read the clinical training with further study at Queen’s at sciences as well as the principles of Professional Training fees purposes, are required to sit the UK terms of grades achieved at the first attempt selection procedures which are available PhD or Master’s level in research or education. Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and the results at go.qub.ac.uk/ugstudy, under ‘Entrance dental patient management, dental health (ie in their original choice of A-level subjects) Students who successfully complete the BDS achieved will be used as part of the selection and degree performance will be considered Requirements and Selection Criteria’ for promotion and core clinical dental skills. programme can apply for full registration process prior to interview. Further information if they undertake the appropriate Science further details and up-to-date information, Year 3 with the GDC, which allows the registrant on UKCAT is available at ukcat.ac.uk. qualifications on completion of their degree. prior to applying. This includes a pdf Dentistry at Queen’s is entitled ‘How We Choose Our Students’. to practise as a dentist in the UK. A-level School Leavers: International Applicants ranked 5th in the UK. Introduces a greater clinical component within More detailed information on applying to study AAA including Biology/Human Biology the various clinical dental specialties as well Intercalated Degrees International applicants are not scored (as Dentistry at Queen’s is also available from the and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics (Guardian University Guide 2018) as developing students’ core clinical skills in above) and in considering applications a range of School website at: During the course of their dental degree, minimum grade C is required if not Restorative dentistry. Students also learn about factors is taken into account including previous qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/Study/Dentistry some students opt to study for an extra year offered at AS-level or A-level. academic performance, predicted results (if the impact of systemic disease in dentistry. Note: the deadline for applications to to achieve an additional intercalated MSc or For all A-level School Leavers a maximum applicable), evidence of English language ability, this degree for 2019 entry is 6.00pm BSc. This may be undertaken at the end of the of one Applied A-level will be counted. the Personal Statement and Reference. Years 4 and 5 on 15 October 2018 and NI, GB and EU second or third year and involves an extra year Please also note that only one Mathematics Emphasis is on teaching advanced dental clinical For information on international qualification applicants should make arrangements to of study taken as a ‘year out’ from the Dentistry subject will be counted at A-level. A-level equivalents (eg the International Baccalaureate skills within the range of clinical specialties in undertake UKCAT in advance of this. course. Dental students can undertake Critical Thinking and both A-level and AS- Diploma, USA/Canadian High School dentistry. Students carry out the full range level General Studies are not acceptable. Diplomas or Hong Kong Diploma in Secondary For students whose first of dental treatment for their own adult and an intercalated degree in a range of areas For NI, GB and EU applicants, GCSE Education), please select your country in language is not English child patients. Most of the paediatric dentistry including psychology, public health, clinical performance in the best 9 subjects will be the International Students website. An IELTS score of 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 course is carried out in outreach clinics. anatomy, biochemistry and microbiology. scored with 4 points awarded for an A* (grade Transfers from other Dental Schools: in Speaking and Listening and 6.0 in the other 8 and 9 in the new grading scale) and 3 for an A WHY QUEEN’S? World-Class Facilities test components or an equivalent acceptable grade (grade 7 in the new scoring scale). Points Applications will only be considered in exceptional qualification, details of which are available Accreditation We take great pride in our commitment to are not awarded for B and C grades (grades 6, circumstances and entry will be to first year only. at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs enhancing the student learning experience 5 and 4 in the new grading scale). For those All normal entry requirements must be satisfied. The Queen’s University Bachelor of Dental and our modern clinical facilities are a key part who have not undertaken GCSE or equivalent level qualifications, then an academic score will Information for all applicants Surgery (BDS) degree programme is of this. Our students are working and learning be calculated on the basis of school reports. recognised and approved by the United in clinics which have been redeveloped to a • Prior to admission all applicants will be required “My favourite aspect of the dental Kingdom’s General Dental Council UKCAT will be scored and used in conjunction to provide evidence that they are non-infectious high specification and a new state-of-the-art for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Applicants course is the clinical work. Every day (GDC) as a registrable qualification. with the academic score to rank for interview. Entrance requirements Clinical Techniques Laboratory (CTL) is now who receive offers will be required to complete we encounter something new and e: [email protected] used by students throughout the programme. AS-level performance and additional a health assessment with the Occupational GCSE A grades may also be taken Health Service of the University in accordance interesting, which makes the course t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 into account in borderline cases. with Department of Health guidelines for very enjoyable.” Course information new entrants to the Health Service. Professor Donald Burden • As a result of current legislative requirements, Centre for Dentistry, any offer made will be conditional on a Stephen Mullan, School of Medicine, Dentistry and satisfactory criminal history check (Access NI Dentistry student Enhanced Disclosure Check). To enable the Biomedical Sciences University to request this check you will be required to provide some personal information e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 6268 w: qub.ac.uk/mdbs

150 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 151 Practical Theology (at least 40 CATS) Skills to Enhance Employability DIVINITY • Missiology The analytical and communication skills that • The Church in the Contemporary World are essential to Theology are also recognised The Bachelor of Divinity degree (BD) is a specialist course in Theology BD Honours • Youth Ministry 2 as important attributes for careers in many Divinity 3 yrs (V600) • Reconciliation Studies other areas, so there are job opportunities in which equips students for handling all of the main theological disciplines. • Reformed Spirituality and Worship many fields for successful graduates. Holders An integrated curriculum ensures a thorough grounding, by the time of a Theology degree will have demonstrated of graduation, in everything needed for vocational ministry or for See also: Theology WHY QUEEN’S? through their studies a capacity for assessing postgraduate theological study. First-year (or Level 1) modules initiate Global Opportunities problems, exploring solutions and presenting Entrance Requirements the results of their work in a variety of media. students into Biblical Studies (including the biblical languages), Systematic You will have the opportunity to take part Theology, Church History and Practical Theology. Building on this A-level: in field trips to Belgium or Italy as well as Employment after the Course elsewhere in the UK and Ireland. Erasmus BBB • Social and community workers foundation, and incorporating an element of choice, Level 2 modules exchanges (typically one semester long) • Teachers (primary and secondary) All applicants: are available in Budapest (Hungary) and enable students to read Greek and Hebrew texts and consolidate their • Civil servants Kampen (the Netherlands) or you may knowledge, skills and tools across the range of Theology’s sub-disciplines. There are no specific subject • Lawyers requirements to study Divinity. avail of the Study USA programme. In their final year, while Practical Theology modules help all students • Journalists and media commentators explore interfaces with the contemporary Church, society or world, Those returning to education after a break will Internationally Renowned Experts • Vocational Ministry be considered individually on their own merits. • Youth work students also have opportunity to specialise in one or more areas of By its very nature, and of necessity, Theology Theology. Through the BD programme, students develop sophisticated For students whose first language is not English is authentically rooted in and focused Graduate employers include DEL, PCI, on its immediate community setting: Lloyds Banking Group, Housing Executive, thinking and communication skills which are suited not only to Christian An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent accordingly, all College staff are experienced Health and Social Care Trust. ministry or mission but to a great variety of professional situations. acceptable qualification, details of which are and active practitioners in the Irish and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs British contexts. In addition, some enjoy international recognition and exposure, or COURSE CONTENT • Christianity in Ireland since the Reformation have practised, taught or published, in Europe, • Church History Project: Boyne Valley Field Trip Level 1 North America or the developing world. “You have the opportunity to learn Practical Theology (at least 20 CATS) Student Experience Compulsory (120 CATS) from some world-renowned scholars • Youth Ministry 1 • Introduction to Biblical Languages Theology student satisfaction at Queen’s at Union Theological College and there • The Theology and Practice of Pastoral Care is 93 per cent, ranked joint 7th in the • Beyond Paradise: An Introduction is a real sense of community.” to the Pentateuch Level 3 UK (National Student Survey 2017) • Early Church History Independent Research (up to 40 CATS) Prizes and Awards • Introduction to Systematic Theology Graham Mullan, BD Divinity • Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels • Dissertation Top performing students are awarded a • Introduction to Practical Theology • Double Dissertation scholarship by the Institute of Theology. • Research Project Level 2 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Biblical Studies (at least 20 CATS) Compulsory (40 CATS) Gaining your degree from Queen’s • Old Testament Prophetic Texts Institute of Theology will put you in a • Greek Texts • John strong position among UK Theology • Hebrew Texts • Thinking and Singing: an introduction to the graduates. The excellent standards of our Biblical Studies (at least 20 CATS) wisdom and lyrical books of the Old Testament education are recognised by employers • Romans who value the quality of our programmes In the most recent National • Old Testament Historical Books • Hebrews and recognise the skills of our graduates. Student Survey (2017), • Biblical Theology • Advanced Hebrew • Letters of Paul Close Links with Employers 93% of our Theology • Advanced Greek • Revelation of John Theology at Queen’s liaises closely with students said they were Entrance requirements Systematic Theology, Philosophy and Systematic Theology and Church employers to offer guest lectures and satisfied with the course. e: [email protected] Church History (at least 20 CATS) History (at least 20 CATS) on-site visits, amongst other activities. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Trends in Modern Theology Theology students also take part in tailored • The Christian Doctrinal Tradition Course information • Current Issues in Philosophical Theology employability and skills workshops, developed • In Search of the Good Life: Ethics The Director of the Institute • Christianity in the Sixteenth Century with the Student Guidance Centre. from Plato to Postmodernity of Theology • Church History Field Trip to • Study of World Religions World War 1 Battlefields e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3612/3656 w: qub.ac.uk/ithe

152 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 153 DRAMA STUDIES

Drama at Queen’s combines history, theory and practice in an integrated BA Single Honours and multidisciplinary approach, to discover why and how theatre works. Drama 3 yrs (W400) Performance workshops and productions enable students to draw upon BA Joint Honours their reading of literary, cultural, historical and sociological studies to Drama and English 3 yrs (WQ43) (see page 156) inform their practical understanding of performance. Students are also required to attend professional performances, and benefit from See also Drama and English, Film and Theatre Making, Film Studies and Production, and our exceptional links with the theatre sector in Northern Ireland and Broadcast Production beyond. Visiting professionals lead workshops in specialist areas. Entrance Requirements A-level: COURSE CONTENT DRA3061 Performing the Classics SCA3001 Work-based Learning BBB All students take the following introductory modules at Level 1 (1st Year) WHY QUEEN’S? All applicants There are no specific subject requirements DRA1001 Writing About Theatre: Industry Links to study Drama, however, students Theory, Criticism and Students have the opportunity to should have an interest in issues of Performance undertake a work placement in Year 3. This performance, and be prepared to DRA1003 Introduction to Performing is a significant learning and employability participate in practical theatre classes. DRA1004 Introduction to Contemporary enhancement opportunity. Drama at Queen’s All applicants who receive offers Performing Practices collaborates with leading arts organisations will be invited to attend an interview DRA1005 Theatre Now: Contemporary and theatre companies, such as the Belfast and workshop. Interviews will be Performance Festival, The Linen Hall Library, The Lyric held between January and April. DRA1006 Production Practices Theatre, Prime Cut Productions, Tinderbox (technical module) For students whose first Theatre Company, Kabosh, and Ransom language is not English Level 2 (2nd Year) Productions, all of whom have helped An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of DRA2002 Avant-Garde Theatre us develop a vital professional practice 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent DRA2003 The Art of the Actor dimension as part of our overall provision. acceptable qualification, details of which are CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY in Northern Ireland and throughout Great “With a strong network support of available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs DRA2005 Devising Theatre Britain and across the world, for example World-Class Facilities Studying for a Drama degree at Queen’s staff, the opportunities to establish DRA2007 Educational Drama on the production of the recent JK Rowling Our main teaching space, the Brian Friel will assist you in developing the core skills links with theatre practitioners greatly DRA2009 Irish Theatre play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Theatre (brianfrieltheatre.co.uk), is one of and employment-related experiences DRA2010 Greek Tragedy In Performance London, and on a number of film and TV enriched my experience of studying the best-equipped theatres in Belfast with that are valued by employers, professional DRA2011 Art/History productions including Game of Thrones. Drama at Queen’s.” a 120-seat studio theatre, rehearsal room, organisations and academic institutions. DRA2012 The Theatre of The Absurd dressing rooms, green room and workshop, Further Study DRA2022 Acting Shakespeare Graduates from this degree at Queen’s housed in the Drama and Film Centre which DRA2045 American Theatre are well regarded by many employers Further study, including Master’s Kevin McCluskey, also comprises the Queen’s Film Theatre. and over half of all graduate jobs are now programmes, is also an option; see the DRA2050 Radio Drama Lurgan, Northern Ireland Student Experience open to graduates of any discipline. Many School website for further information. BA (2010), MA (2011) Drama Graduate, DRA2051 Theory and Practice students also apply the skills they develop Extracurricular performance opportunities Alumni Success PhD (2015) in Drama and Performance of Directing and Design through the degree entrepreneurially to are offered by the Tyrone Guthrie Society create their own work opportunities and the • Des Kennedy, assistant director, Harry Potter Level 3 (3rd Year) and the student Drama Society, which have University runs a number of extracurricular and the Cursed Child, Palace Theatre London DRA3010 The Theatre of Brian Friel taken productions to student festivals in Entrance requirements programmes in entrepreneurship. • Lisa McGee, stage and screen writer, e: [email protected] DRA3025 Dissertation Ireland and the UK. Productions have also won the Stewart Parker and Blackburn t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 (including practice option) been taken to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Although the majority of our graduates are Award for Girls and Dolls (2006) DRA3042 Post-conflict Drama: and to festivals in Belgium and Italy. interested in pursuing careers in the theatre • Kerri Quinn, lead role in Educating Course information Performing the NI Peace Process or in teaching, significant numbers develop Global Opportunities Rita, Lyric Theatre, Belfast Mr David Grant DRA3056 Theory and Practice of careers in a wide range of other sectors. Subject Lead (Drama) Adaptation Students may opt to spend a semester Graduates of Drama at Queen’s have gone School of Arts, English and Languages DRA3057 Drama, Health and Social Care studying abroad. The School has links with a on to work in professional theatre locally DRA3060 Dance Theatre number of international institutions including e: [email protected] Université François-Rabelais, Tours. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3329 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

154 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 155 COMMON MODULES • Fast Stream Civil Service • Theatre Production • Work-Based Learning (placement module) DRAMA AND ENGLISH • TV Production • Double Dissertation (combining • Film Production Drama Studies at Queen’s Drama and English) Students undertaking Drama and English at Queen’s explore theatre, BA Joint Honours • Varied graduate programmes (Times builds on the remarkable performance, literature and language in the widest possible sense; Drama and English 3 yrs (WQ43) WHY QUEEN’S? Top 100 Graduate Recruiters/AGR, heritage of Drama Association of Graduate Recruiters UK) from ancient Greece to Renaissance England, to the Irish Literary Our lecturers have international expertise in in Northern Ireland, Revival and on to Postmodern America; from the earliest writings in See also Drama, English Studies, Film and theatre, linguistics and literature, including Graduate Careers and Achievements as represented by its Theatre Making, Film Studies and Production, Shakespeare, Applied and Educational Drama, Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and ‘global’ literatures. Many of our former graduates have risen to and Broadcast Production Dance, Irish and American Theatre, and many internationally-acclaimed the top of their fields and include many famous have backgrounds in professional practice as figures; for example, in Drama: playwrights, including COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 Entrance Requirements directors, choreographers and dramatists. Brian Friel and Stewart • Peter Coulter, award winning journalist, BBC Stage 1 Students select three optional modules in A-level: This ensures strong industry links with a large • Des Kennedy, acclaimed director, notable Parker, and globally- each subject from the following list, subject to number of employers including, for example, Core modules BBB including A-level English recent work includes assistant director on availability: BBC Northern Ireland, HBO, Lyric Theatre esteemed actors including JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed • Writing About Theatre: Theory, Note: for applicants who have not (Belfast), Grand Opera House (Belfast). Liam Neeson, Ciaran DRAMA studied A-level English then AS- Child, Palace Theatre London, 2016 Criticism and Performance level English (grade A) would be Student Experience • Lisa Magee, acclaimed writer for stage Hinds, Frances Tomelty • Theatre Now: Contemporary Performance • The Theatre of Brian Friel acceptable in lieu of A-level English. and screen, won the Stewart Parker and • Introduction to Performing • Dissertation A thriving cultural scene organised by our and Geraldine Hughes. Blackburn awards for Girls and Dolls (2006) • English in Transition • Postconflict Drama: Performing There are no specific subjects requirements undergraduate and postgraduate communities, to study Drama. However, students should • Kerri Quinn, acclaimed actress, • Introduction to English Language the NI Peace Process from Players, the Drama Society and Poetry have a an interest in issues of performance • Theory and Practice of Adaptation to the extensive links with local theatre notable for her lead role in Educating • English in Context and be prepared to participate in practical • Drama, Health and Social Care companies and production houses. Rita, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 2015 Stage 2 theatre classes. All applicants who • James Rae, technical specialist, • Dance Theatre receive offers will be invited to attend CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY HBO, Game of Thrones Students select three optional modules in each • Performing the Classics an interview and workshop interviews subject, subject to availability: will be held between January and April. Studying for a degree in Drama and English at • And in English: ENGLISH Queen’s will assist you in developing the core • Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize-winning poet DRAMA For students whose first skills and employment-related experiences • Paul Muldoon, academic and poet • Broadcasting and Identity language is not English • American Theatre • Speech Worlds: Phonology in that are valued by employers, professional • Stephen Rea, actor • Irish Theatre Acquisition and Disorder An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of organisations and academic institutions. • Helen Madden, writer and actor 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Annie Kelly, journalist and writer • Introduction to Arts Management • Stylistics: Analysing Style in Language Graduates from this degree have the proven acceptable qualification, details of which • Annie Mac, radio presenter • Avant-Garde Theatre • The Structure of English are available at: ability to analyse subjects in depth and • The Art of the Actor • Marvels, Monsters and Miracles go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs develop coherent arguments in written and Further Study • Devising Theatre in Anglo Saxon England verbal form, as well as linguistic fluency and Further study is also an option open to Drama • Educational Drama • Writing Africa: The Colonial experience of living and working abroad, all of • Greek Tragedy in Performance Past to Colonial Present and English graduates. Students can choose which are highly sought-after skills in a global from a wide range of Master’s programmes, • Art/History • Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction job market. • The Theatre of the Absurd • Representing the Working Class including: • Acting Shakespeare • Televising the Victorians In a context where over half of all graduate jobs • MA in English Literary Studies • Renaissance Performance, Gender, Space are now open to graduates of any discipline, we ENGLISH • MA in Media and Broadcast Production • Shakespeare on Screen have found that employers of all kinds wish to • MA in Film • History of English: Studying Language Change • Literature and Science in the employ Drama and English graduates. • MA in Poetry: Creativity and Criticism • The English Language: Language and Power Nineteenth Century Although many of our graduates are interested • MA in Creative Writing • Foundations for Speech Analysis • Digital Textualities and the History of the Book in pursuing careers in teaching, business, • MSc in Software Development • Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World • Knowledge, Power and Imagination: the Civil Service or advertising, significant (conversion course) • Late Medieval Literature Writing the East, 1662-1835 numbers develop careers in a wide range • MLaw – Master’s in Law (conversion course) • Introduction to Shakespeare • Irish Gothic of other sectors. A list of the major career • PGCE in Education Entrance requirements and Renaissance Drama • Writing New York 1880-1940 sectors that have attracted our graduates in • MRes in Arts and Humanities e: [email protected] • Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature • Special Topic Irish Writing recent years is shown below: t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Literature and Society: 1850 – 1930 • Poetry and Precariousness in the C21st Course information • Introduction to American Writing • Contemporary US Crime Fiction • Advertising Mr David Grant • Irish Literature • Comic Fiction (1740-1820) • Voluntary Sector/Charities Subject Lead (Drama) • Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory • Stevens and Bishop • Public Relations School of Arts, English and Languages • Double dissertation (English only) • Banking • Export Marketing e: [email protected] • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts t: +44 (0)28 9097 3329 • Teaching w: qub.ac.uk/ael

156 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 157 “I work directly for the Mayor of ECONOMICS London, and have overall responsibility for all of Transport for London services A BSc Economics degree provides you with an opportunity to develop a BSc Single Honours – London Underground, London buses, firm understanding of human behaviour, not only in commerce, but also Economics 3 yrs (L100) Docklands Light Railway, Crossrail in wider society. The models used by economists are as much qualitative BSc Major Honours operations, London Overground, (expressed in words) as they are quantitative. You will be provided the Economics with Finance 3 yrs London Trams and the Emirates (L1N3) (see page 162) opportunity to gain quantitative, analytical, computing, presentation, Air Line cable car! I am also heavily Economics with French 4 yrs (L1R1) and writing skills. These transferable skills are highly sought-after across involved in the Congestion Charging Economics with Spanish 4 yrs (L1R4) industry, and also provide an excellent platform for future entrepreneurs. BSc Joint Honours scheme, road safety and schemes to Economics and Accounting 3 boost cycling and walking.” COURSE CONTENT giving students the skills, experience and yrs (LN14) (see page 160) knowledge necessary to prepare them for Year 1 a career in the financial services sector. Mike Brown MVO, • Principles of Economics See also Accounting, Business BSc Economics, Queen’s University Students will also have access to specialist • Mathematics for Economists Economics, Finance, and Politics, (Commissioner - Transport for London) mathematical and statistical training and Philosophy and Economics (PPE) • Applied Economics software, giving them the skills, experience • Statistical Methods and knowledge necessary to prepare them for • Price Theory Entrance Requirements careers in economics and business analytics. • Economics of Money, Banking Single Honours and Financial Markets Internationally Renowned Experts A-level: Year 2 Many of our staff are leading international ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade A experts in their fields of research. • Economic Growth Major Honours with a Minor • Game Theory Student Experience in a Modern Language CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Typical career destinations • Managerial Economics Students can join the Economics Society, 84% of Queen’s Economics • Industrial Organisation A-level: of graduates include: a student-run organisation which aims to Those pursuing a career in Economics should students are satisfied • Introduction to Econometrics educate its members on the use of Economics ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B enjoy working with numbers and dealing with • Economic Consulting • Macroeconomic Theory and Policy • Accountancy with their course, ranking in practice through guest speakers, field • For French option: normally A-level ambiguous and incomplete information as they • Managers and Administrators in Year 3 trips abroad and educational seminars. French grade B or AS-level French grade attempt to understand and provide solutions us joint 15th in the UK. B or GCSE French grade B or evidence to problems. They should also be effective areas such as market research, • Applied Econometrics Study Abroad of linguistic ability in another language communicators and work well with people. advertising, sales and personnel (National Student Survey 2017) • International Trade The Study USA programme provides Economists must be prepared to take on • Education, health or government departments • For Spanish option: normally A-level challenges and be able to adapt to a constantly Optional students with the funded opportunity Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade Employment Links to study for a year in a US university. changing and dynamic business environment. • Labour Economics B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence Graduate employers include PwC, EY, • Economic History Prizes and Awards of linguistic ability in another language Many of the skills that students will acquire KPMG, Deloitte, BDO, Ulster Bank, during their studies at Queen’s will be of great • Public Economics Top performing students are regularly Note: if the language is studied at a Bank of Ireland, First Trust, Northern value in a range of different career and life • Economics Dissertation awarded prizes, scholarships and internships higher level then the grade required Ireland Civil Service, Northern Ireland situations. Core transferable skills include the • Economics of Networks and Institutions from leading companies, including: at that level must be achieved. Statistics & Research Agency, JP Morgan, • International Macroeconomics ability to learn independently, problem solve, For students whose first Morgan Stanley, BBC, National Trust. • Shaw Memorial Prize for best-performing understand and interpret very sophisticated language is not English WHY QUEEN’S? second-year student in BSc Economics economic and financial information, and Further Study Student Satisfaction • Foundation Scholarships for best student An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of work productively as part of a team. Students can choose from a wide 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent in Economics Level 1 and Level 2 range of Master’s programmes as well Entrance requirements Economics student satisfaction at Queen’s acceptable qualification, details of which are Graduate Careers and Achievements • KPMG Prize is awarded to the best as a comprehensive list of research e: [email protected] is 84 per cent, ranked joint 15th in the available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs graduate in the BSc Economics degree The skillset of an Economics graduate topics, as shown on the Queen’s t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 UK (National Student Survey 2017). • McKane Medal is awarded to the best is highly sought after by employers, in Management School website. World-Class Facilities final honours student in Economics the public and private sectors. In recent Course information • Economics Group Prize is awarded years, students have secured positions in Queen’s Management School is committed Dr Chris Colvin Programme Director, You will have access to Bloomberg to the best presentation in the economic analysis and appraisal with a range to the continuous improvement and BSc Economics terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room, Level 3 Dissertation module of government and other public sector enhancement of all of its degree Queen’s Management School organisations, specialist careers in banking programmes. New modules may be and investment appraisal, as well as more developed and included to replace or e: [email protected] generalist positions in economic consulting. enhance those which are mentioned here. t: +44 (0)28 9097 4735 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

158 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 159 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Queen’s Management School is committed to the continuous improvement and Those pursuing a career in Economics should ECONOMICS enhancement of all of its degree enjoy working with numbers and dealing programmes. New modules may be with ambiguous and incomplete information developed and included to replace or AND ACCOUNTING as they attempt to understand and provide enhance those which are mentioned here. solutions to Economics-related problems to The Economics and Accounting degree provides you with the BSc Joint Honours a range of stakeholders such as the banking opportunity to study economics modules alongside accounting Economics and Accounting 3 yrs (LN14) industry, investors, government, industry, etc. ones. This degree integrates core elements of both economics They should also be effective communicators and work well with people. Economists and accounting degrees and offers an ideal platform for See also Accounting, Business Economics, Finance, and Politics, must be prepared to take on challenges and graduate students to enter into the accounting profession. Philosophy and Economics (PPE) be able to adapt to a constantly changing and dynamic business environment. COURSE CONTENT Placements Entrance Requirements Many of the skills that students will acquire Year 1 Economics and Accounting students may A-level: during their studies at Queen’s will be of great take an optional placement year after their value in a range of different career and life 84% of Queen’s • Price Theory ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B second year. Recent placements from situations. Core transferable skills include the • Mathematics for Economists Economics students students studying economics and business For students whose first ability to learn independently, problem-solve, • Statistical Methods economics include: PwC, KPMG, Citi, language is not English understand and interpret very sophisticated are satisfied with their Year 2 Oxford Economics, Belfast City Council, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of economic and financial information and course, ranking us First Derivatives, and Tayto Group Ltd. 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent work productively as part of a team. Compulsory modules joint 15th in the UK. acceptable qualification, details of which are Exemptions Graduate Careers and Achievements • Managerial Economics available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs (National Student Survey 2017) • Financial Decision Making Joint Economics and Accounting students Students graduating with a degree • Financial Accounting are eligible for exemptions from some in Economics from Queen’s are well • Management Accounting professional accounting examinations. placed to secure a range of employment opportunities in economics and related areas Optional modules (choose 2) Student Experience in the public and private sectors. In recent • Financial Market Theory Students can join the Trading and Investment years, students have secured positions in • Introduction to Econometrics Club, a student-run organisation which economic analysis and appraisal with a range • Macroeconomic Policy and Performance aims to educate its members on trading of government and other public sector • Industrial Organisation and investing through guest speakers, organisations, specialist careers in banking “This degree teaches me to think competitions and educational seminars. and investment appraisal, as well as more Year 3 generalist positions in economic consulting. critically about real-world economic Trading Room problems, understanding how Compulsory modules Typical career destinations Students have access to Bloomberg • Advanced Financial Accounting of graduates include: problems occur and how they can be software, a market leader in financial • Law of Business Organisations resolved through market theory. It has news, data and analytics, which is used • Economic Consulting • Advanced Management Accounting by many financial institutions. The FinTrU • Accountancy allowed me to gain the necessary skills • Taxation Trading Room allows for an interactive • Financial Consulting for employment such as quantitative, Optional modules (choose 2) and exciting learning environment • Managers and Administrators in analytical, computing, presenting and areas such as market research, • Applied Econometrics which brings textbook theory to life. advertising, sales and personnel writing. The broad range of subjects • Labour Economics Prizes and Awards • Education, health or government departments means that I can experience the • Economic History Top-performing students are regularly • Public Economics Further Study various areas before deciding on which awarded prizes, scholarships and internships • International Trade area I want to specialise in.” from leading companies including: Further study is also an option open to Entrance requirements • Economics of Corporate Strategy Economics and Accounting graduates. e: [email protected] • Shaw Memorial Prize for best-performing t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 WHY QUEEN’S? Students can choose from a wide Amy Gamble second-year student in BSc Economics range of Master’s programmes as well BSc Economics and Accounting Course information Student Satisfaction • Foundation Scholarships for best student as a comprehensive list of research in Economics Level 1 and Level 2 Dr Chris Colvin Economics student satisfaction at Queen’s topics, as shown on the Queen’s • KPMG Prize is awarded to the best Programme Director, BSc Economics is 84 per cent, ranked joint 15th in the Management School website. graduate in the BSc Economics degree Queen’s Management School UK (National Student Survey 2017). • McKane Medal is awarded to the best e: [email protected] final honours student in Economics. t: +44 (0)28 9097 4735 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

160 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 161 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Typical career destinations “I provide strategic insight into the of graduates include: ECONOMICS Those pursuing a career in Economics should Bank of Ireland’s key markets in enjoy working with numbers and dealing • Financial Economists the UK and am responsible for all with ambiguous and incomplete information. • Accountancy its economic and market research, WITH FINANCE They should also be effective communicators • Financial Consultants and work well with people. Economists • Teachers briefings and presentations in The Economics with Finance degree blends economics with finance- BSc Major Honours must be prepared to take on challenges and • Managers and Administrators in Northern Ireland. I am a member of related modules. Two thirds of the degree’s modules are economics-based Economics with Finance 3 yrs (L1N3) be able to adapt to a constantly changing areas such as market research, the Confederation of British Industry advertising, sales and personnel whilst the other third are finance. Finance is the study of investment and and dynamic business environment. (CBI), Northern Ireland’s economic • Education, health or government departments money management and as such complements the economics modules. See also Accounting, Business Many of the skills that students will acquire affairs committee and also appear Economics, Finance, and Politics, during their studies at Queen’s will be of great Graduate Employers This degree provides an excellent platform for graduates to pursue a regularly in the local media.” Philosophy and Economics (PPE) value in a range of different career and life career in economics, finance and related industries. PwC, KPMG, Capita, Ulster Bank, situations. Core transferable skills include the Citi, Northern Ireland Civil Service, ability to learn independently, problem solve, Entrance Requirements The Treasury, Dow Chemical, BT. Alan Bridle, understand and interpret very sophisticated COURSE CONTENT Placements A-level: Graduate in BSc Economics, economic and financial information and Further Study ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade A Head of Economics & Market Analysis, Bank Year 1 Economics with Finance students may work productively as part of a team. Further study is also an option open to • Principles of Economics take an optional placement year after their of Ireland, London and Northern Ireland For students whose first Graduate Careers and Achievements Economics with Finance graduates. Students • Mathematics for Economists second year. Recent placements from language is not English can choose from a wide range of Master’s • Accounting students studying economics and business Students graduating with a degree An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of programmes as well as a comprehensive economics include: PwC, KPMG, Citi, in Economics from Queen’s are well • Statistical Methods 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent list of research topics, as shown on the • Price Theory Oxford Economics, Belfast City Council; acceptable qualification, details of which are placed to secure a range of employment Queen’s Management School website. • Financial Institutions and Markets First Derivatives, and Tayto Group Ltd. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs opportunities in economics and related areas in the public and private sectors. In recent Queen’s Management School is committed Year 2 Student Experience years, students have secured positions in to the continuous improvement and • Economic Growth Students can join the Trading and Investment economic analysis and appraisal with a range enhancement of all of its degree • Financial Market Theory Club, a student-run organisation which of government and other public sector programmes. New modules may be • Managerial Economics aims to educate its members on trading organisations, specialist careers in banking developed and included to replace or • Macroeconomic Theory and Policy 84% of Queen’s and investing through guest speakers, and investment appraisal, as well as more enhance those which are mentioned here. • Introduction to Econometrics competitions and educational seminars. generalist positions in economic consulting. Economics students • Financial Decision Making Trading Room are satisfied with their Year 3 course, ranking us • Applied Econometrics Students have access to Bloomberg • International Macroeconomics software, a market leader in financial joint 15th in the UK. • Corporate Finance and Derivatives news, data and analytics, which is used • Equity Markets by many financial institutions. The FinTrU (National Student Survey 2017) Trading Room allows for an interactive Optional and exciting learning environment • Public Economics which brings textbook theory to life. • International Trade • Economics Dissertation Prizes and Awards • Economics of Networks and Institutions Top-performing students are regularly WHY QUEEN’S? awarded prizes, scholarships and internships from leading companies including: Student Satisfaction • Shaw Memorial Prize for best-performing Economics student satisfaction at Queen’s second-year student in BSc Economics is 84 per cent, ranked joint 15th in the • Foundation Scholarships for best student Entrance requirements UK (National Student Survey 2017). in Economics Level 1 and Level 2 e: [email protected] • KPMG Prize is awarded to the best t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 graduate in the BSc Economics degree Course information • McKane Medal is awarded to the best Dr Chris Colvin final honours student in Economics Programme Director, BSc Economics Queen’s Management School e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 4735 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

162 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 163 Students at St Mary‘s University College • Business and Enterprise CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY will be required to specialise in one of • Mathematics and Science Students graduating with a BEd degree are EDUCATION the following academic subject areas: • Religious Studies qualified to teach in all types of Primary • Technology and Design Education is studied both as a preparation for teaching in schools and BEd • English and Post-Primary schools in the UK, and • History Students at Stranmillis (with the exception Education (Bachelor of) 4 yrs the degree is also a recognised teaching as an important area of academic and professional activity. If you are • Irish of Maths and Science students) will also qualification in many international settings. considering a career in teaching, there are two possible routes: • Mathematics select a subsidiary subject from: In addition, the BEd qualifies graduates to work Entrance Requirements • Music • Computing in education-related settings appropriate to • Physical Education 1. The concurrent route For BEd entrance requirements and admission • English their academic specialisms, for instance, as • Religious Studies information, please contact St Mary’s and • Mathematics an Education Officer or Advisory Teacher, as The four-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) Honours degree offered by the Stranmillis University Colleges directly. • Science University Colleges (St Mary’s or Stranmillis) is a professional programme • Physical Education well as in alternative education settings, and Note: each of the University Colleges Stranmillis offers the following Areas of • Religious Studies can also lead to employment in organisations for those intending to teach in Nursery, Primary or Post-Primary schools. issues its own prospectus and application Specialism for students in Years 1-3, which where the training of staff is a key priority. Professional preparation is concurrent with the study of academic subjects. is made differently for each. supplement their Curriculum Studies SPECIAL FEATURES/ WHY QUEEN’S? All students have the opportunity to continue courses through increased skills, knowledge Both St Mary’s and Stranmillis have a • St Mary’s – students apply directly to the their studies to postgraduate level at and subject-leadership development: range of well-established partnerships 2. The consecutive route College (see smucb.ac.uk/admissions) Stranmillis University College by selecting an that enable students to undertake part • Art and Design appropriate specialist option from the MEd, You will come to the University and take a degree other than • Stranmillis – students apply through of their studies in alternative workplace UCAS (see stran.ac.uk/informationabout/ • Drama and English MTeach or MA programmes. St Mary’s offers Education, applying on graduation to the one-year postgraduate settings or in international placements. courses/bedteachereducation for • Geography and History an MEd programme specially designed for the teacher education course (PGCE) in the University’s School the appropriate UCAS code). • Music Other undergraduate degrees offered professional development of teachers and of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work. St Mary’s and • Numeracy in the University Colleges are: educationalists which has 10 specialist options. • Physical Education Stranmillis also offer specialist PGCE programmes in Irish St Mary’s: BA Honours (Liberal Arts) • Religious Education Medium education and Early Years Education respectively. • Science Stranmillis: BA (Early Childhood Studies) and BSc (Health, Physical Activity and Sport) Either way, you will be a graduate of Queen’s and a qualified teacher. The BEd Honours Post-Primary (4 yrs) For further details, consult the relevant University and the University Colleges are required by the Government Students will have the opportunity to specialise University College prospectus. Queen’s is ranked in the to adhere to strict quotas for admission to each type of course; however, in one of the following academic subject areas: top 200 in the world for with both routes you will still be qualified to teach in any type of school. Education and Training.

(QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) If you want to be a Primary or a Post-Primary teacher and decide on the concurrent route, you can apply through UCAS to follow the BEd degree programmes in Stranmillis University College. Applications for the BEd degree programmes in St Mary’s University College must be made directly to the College. Information “The discipline and skills that on how to apply is available on the Colleges’ websites. I developed as a student at Queen’s have been invaluable. Entrance requirements I graduated with the ability to For BEd entrance requirements and 1. Education Studies COURSE CONTENT engage successfully with people admission information, please contact 2. Key Skills The BEd is a professional degree for those St Mary’s and Stranmillis University 3. Professional Development from a different country and intending to teach in Primary or Post- Colleges directly (see below). and SchoolExperience culture and the confidence that Primary schools and is four years in duration. 4. Curriculum Studies Contact Teaching and learning for the degree are I could live and work overseas. 5. Subject Study and Subject Application (St St Mary’s University College undertaken in the University Colleges. Mary’s) or Area of Specialism (Stranmillis) Queen’s combines academia Academic Registry BEd Honours Primary (4 yrs) In addition to education theory (Education with access to industry, providing t: +44 (0)28 9026 8320 The degree comprises five Studies), students will study all areas of a practical education in a e: [email protected] w: smucb.ac.uk inter-related strands: learning in the Northern Ireland Curriculum. supportive environment.” Stranmillis University College Karena Vaughan, Founder and Managing Academic Registry Director, Catalina Consulting London e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9038 4263 w: stran.ac.uk

164 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 165 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

There can be few modern enterprises and aspects of human life which BEng Honours BTEC Extended Diploma: remain untouched by Electronics or Electrical Engineering – it is one of Electrical and Electronic A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma Engineering 3 yrs (H600) the broadest engineering disciplines. Electrical and Electronic Engineering with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 Electrical and Electronic credits at Merit. Distinctions will be at Queen’s is concerned with solving practical problems using electrical/ Engineering 4-yr SW (H604) required in stipulated relevant units. electronic science. It is an exciting area of immense growth with a MEng Honours Note: applicants not offering Physics worldwide shortage of qualified engineers. Electrical and Electronic at A-level should have a minimum of Engineering 4 yrs (H602) a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE Electrical and Electronic Double Award Science grades BB. The subject area is broad, ranging from microelectronic chip design and Engineering 5-yr SW (H605) Note: MEng applicants will automatically manufacture to power generation and distribution. Rapid advances are be considered for admission to the BEng if they are not eligible for entry to See also Software and Electronic occurring in fields such as telecommunications, computer software, the MEng, both at initial offer-making Systems Engineering hardware and networking, medical electronics, security, virtual and stage and when results are received. All MEng students must normally complete CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY at least 24 weeks of approved industrial augmented reality, control and robotics and renewable energy systems. Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng and A shortage of Electrical and Electronic Entrance Requirements training before graduating. The MEng is MEng may be possible at the end of Stage 2. Engineers, not only in Northern Ireland and the BEng also offered incorporating a sandwich year rest of the UK, but worldwide, means career COURSE CONTENT • Embedded Systems For students whose first in industry – this professional experience A-level: language is not English prospects are excellent. The employment • Engineering Entrepreneurship year is usually taken after Stage 2. BEng rate for Queen’s graduates is 94.4 per cent • High Frequency System Techniques BBB including Mathematics and at least one An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of This is an enhanced, three-year Honours • Individual Project (BEng) from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent WHY QUEEN’S? (ie percentage employed in a graduate-level Technology and Design, Electronics, Further job within six months of graduating, HESA degree. All BEng students are normally required • Mathematics and Algorithms acceptable qualification, details of which are Accreditation: These degrees are fully Mathematics or Double Award Applied Science. Destination of Leavers from Higher Education to complete at least 12 weeks of approved • Networks and Communications Protocols available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs accredited by the relevant professional body Survey, 2015/16). Studying for this degree at industrial training before graduating. The BEng • Signals and Communications Systems BTEC Extended Diploma: (the Institution of Engineering and Technology). is also offered incorporating a sandwich year • Signal Processing and Communications Queen’s will help you to develop the core skills A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma in industry. This professional experience year Placement: Students may undertake a year’s and employment-related experiences that are MEng (Stage 4) with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 is usually taken after Stage 2. Transfer from paid placement in industry and there are valued by employers, professional organisations credits at Merit. Distinctions will be This four-year extended engineering degree currently many companies to choose from. and academic institutions. Although the BEng to MEng is possible at the end of Stage required in stipulated relevant units. 2, subject to satisfactory performance. has been established to provide a good supply “I would recommend Electrical Examples of companies where our students majority of our graduates pursue careers in of well-qualified engineers with an appropriate Note: applicants not offering Physics have spent their placements include BT, engineering, significant numbers develop Stage 1 at A-level should have a minimum of and Electronic Engineering blend of engineering knowledge and skills in Sensata (Schrader), Andor Technology, NIE careers in a wide range of other sectors. a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE • Electrical Engineering to anyone hoping to pursue a Networks, BAE Systems, Atkins, Microsoft business practice and management. There Double Award Science grades CC. Further Study • Electronics is a core component of entrepreneurship, career in industry, as it is so well and Seagate. Students may also gain summer • Computer Programming giving key insights into company creation. Higher National Diploma: respected. I graduated in 2014, work experience through the IAESTE Further study is also available – graduates can choose from a wide range of Master’s • Embedded Systems All of the material in the first two years Those with good grades in a relevant Higher programme. Croatia, Hong Kong, Thailand and and have recently started a programmes as well as a comprehensive • Mathematics is common with the BEng degree. National Diploma will be considered on their Malaysia are just some of the countries our individual merits for entry to Stage 2. graduate scheme in BT working students have visited through this scheme. list of research topics; see the School Stages 2 and 3 Stage 4 modules include: on projects aimed at reducing website for further information. MEng Scholarships: Queen’s is one of only eight UK A choice of modules is offered, including: • High Frequency Technology and Design energy use through innovative universities involved in the prestigious ‘Power • Individual Project (MEng) A-level: • Circuits and Control and renewable technologies.” Academy’ scholarship scheme, which each Entrance requirements • Intelligent Systems and Control • Connected Health AAB including Mathematics and at least year provides 60 scholarships worth over £30k e: [email protected] • MEMS Devices and Technology • Control Systems Engineering one from Physics (preferred), Biology, each to well-qualified students on the BEng t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Smart Grids • Digital Systems Architecture and Design Chemistry, Technology and Design, Paula Dunlop, Belfast and MEng degrees across the eight member • Sustainable Energy Systems Electronics, or Further Mathematics. • Electrical Power and Energy Electrical and Electronic universities. NIE Networks, Caterpillar and Course information • Wireless Communications Systems School of Electronics, Electrical • Electrical Power Engineering Engineering Graduate Asidua also sponsor students on these degrees. • Wireless Sensor Systems Engineering and Computer Science • Electronics Research-led Teaching: Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen’s is ranked in the Top e: [email protected] 10 in the UK for research (Times Higher t: +44 (0)28 9097 4669 Education rankings based on REF 2014). w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

166 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 167 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT Studying for an FdSc Energy, Environment and Sustainability degree at Queen’s and South West College will assist AND SUSTAINABILITY (FD) students in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that This FdSc in Energy, Environment and Sustainability is taught at South West FdSc (Foundation Degree) are valued by employers, professional College in Omagh. The rural sector is currently undergoing a rapid change Energy, Environment and organisations and academic institutions. Sustainability 2 yrs (FT) (D444) with the decline in importance and profitability of traditional industries, Based at South West College, OmaghCampus Graduates from this degree are well environmental pressures and new opportunities in diversification regarded by many employers (local, activities and technologies such as application of renewable energy, national and international) and over See also Environmental Management half of all graduate jobs are now open production of energy crops and industrial or business applications. to graduates of any discipline, including Entrance Requirements Energy, Environment and Sustainability. This programme aims to provide students with the technological and A-level: Although the majority of our graduates business skills required to meet these challenges, supporting the move CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C are interested in pursuing careers in towards environmental and financial sustainability within the rural economy. renewable energy applications and OR environmental management, significant CD including Biology, Chemistry, numbers develop careers in a wide range COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? Geography, Mathematics or Physics of other sectors. The following is a list + GCSE Mathematics grade C. This degree is suitable for those who are Work Placement of the major career sectors that have interested in increasing their knowledge For students whose first attracted our graduates in recent years: Full-time students taking the foundation of renewable energies, diversification language is not English degree in Energy, Environment and • Management Consultancy or rural business development and the Sustainability undertake a work-placement An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Environmental Consultancies integral work placement ensures that in the second semester of year 2. This 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Education Sector students are able to fully apply their compulsory work placement provides students acceptable qualification, details of which are • Civil Service knowledge gained on the programme. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs with the opportunity to utilise the practical Employer Links The Foundation degree in Energy, skills gained during the teaching of their We regularly consult and develop links with Environment and Sustainability meets all degree and apply these in a work environment. a large number of employers including, for these attributes through the provision of Past students have gained work placement example, Camphill Communities NI, Rural work placement, real-life case studies, an with organisations such as Armagh District Generation Ltd, ReCyCo Ltd, Omagh and articulation route to the BSc Environmental Council, Cavan County Council, Terex Fermanagh District Councils who are members Management degree within Queen’s and Finlay Ltd, SynErgy NI Ltd, Department of of the employer liaison panel for the course. partnership with South West College, Omagh Agriculture and Rural Development (now Campus, where the programme is delivered. DAERA), and Future Renewables Ltd. The modules are: Progression Stage 1 Subject to achieving specific academic • Biomass and Biofuel Technology standards in the FdSc, students may articulate • Business and Management to Stage 2 of the BSc Environmental • Engineering Principles Management programme at Queen’s • Environment and Sustainability University Belfast, or the Part-time BSc in With the increasing costs associated with fossil fuel, the focus • Renewable Energy Applications Energy, Environment and Sustainability at of the energy sector is moving steadily to renewable energy • Waste Management Omagh Campus, South West College. applications. This Foundation degree develops and improves • Wind Turbine Technology Entrance requirements participants’ environmental knowledge and sustainable e: [email protected] Stage 2 practices aimed at increasing diversification of economies. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Business Improvement Techniques • Economics of Renewable Energy Technology As well as gaining an understanding of the renewable Course information • Energy Assessment energy sector, students will also be able to develop a sound John Moore / Dr Alberto Longo • Environmental Business Planning understanding of current environmental and waste management Programme Co-ordinators School of Biological Sciences • Environmental Science systems, their future development and the legislation surrounding • Work Placement e: [email protected] changes in environmental practice and resource management. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

168 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 169 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY “As clichéd as it may be (and though ENGLISH STUDIES Studying for an English degree at Queen’s this notion may be shunned in will assist you in developing the core skills the art of creative writing!), the Students undertaking English Studies at Queen’s explore literatures BA Single Honours and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional community of Queen’s English English 3 yrs (Q300) in English in the widest possible sense. From the earliest writings in organisations and academic institutions. really is one big supportive family. I BA Joint Honours Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and ‘global’ literatures, Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are employ not one ounce of hyperbole students study English in its historical, cultural and ideological Anthropology and English 3 yrs (QL36) well regarded by many employers (local, when I say that choosing to study circumstances and material manifestations. Our language modules Drama and English 3 yrs (WQ43) national and international) and over half of English at Queen’s was the greatest English and Film Studies 3 yrs (QW36) all graduate jobs are now open to graduates (also available on the Linguistics pathway) explore language structure decision I ever have (and probably English and French 4 yrs (QR31) of any discipline, including English. In and function; the day-to-day use of language, including in the particular, employers value the initiative, ever will) make in my life.” English and History 3 yrs (QV31) (see page 176) media; and the major influences that have shaped English. imagination, creativity and independence of English and Irish 3 yrs (QQ53) thought fostered by the English degree. English and Linguistics 3 yrs (QQ31) (see page 178) The following is a list of the major career Niamh Lundy, Stage 3 student COURSE CONTENT • Literature and Science in the C19th English and Philosophy 3 yrs (QV35) sectors (and some starting salaries) that have • Digital Textualities and the History of the Book Stage 1 English and Politics 3 yrs (QL32) attracted our graduates in recent years: • Literature and the First World War Core modules • Writing New York 1880-1940 English and Sociology 3 yrs (QL33) • Advertising • Contemporary Literature: Poetry English and Spanish 4 yrs (QR34) • Librarianship • English in Transition and Precariousness in C21st • Public Relations (£20,000) • English in Context English Studies at Queen’s • Irish Gothic • Publishing, Media and Performing • Introduction to English Language See also Drama and English, has an extraordinary • Stevens and Bishop and English and History Arts (£16,000–£25,000) Optional Modules • Contemporary US Crime Fiction • Fast Stream Civil Service (£25,000) heritage, as represented • Management Consultancy • Introduction to Creative Writing • Comic Fiction: Fielding to Austen Entrance Requirements by its globally-esteemed • Special Topic Irish Literature • Sounds of the City A-level: Graduate Careers and Achievements writers, such as Nobel • Adventures in Literature and • Speech Worlds: Phonetics and Many of our former graduates have risen Laureate Seamus Heaney the History of Ideas Phonology in Communication ABB including A-level English for Single • Language in the Media Honours and Joint Honours with Anthropology, to the top of their fields and include and T.S. Eliot Prize Stage 2 many famous figures; for example: • Stylistics: Bringing Language French, History, Irish, Linguistics, Philosophy, recipients Paul Muldoon Optional modules and Literature Together Politics and Spanish. BBB including • Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize-winning poet • The Structure of English A-level English for other options. • Paul Muldoon, academic and poet and Ciaran Carson, among • An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory Note: for applicants who have not studied • Stephen Rea, actor others. A new generation, • Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World Note: Modules at Stages 2 and 3 are A-level English then AS-level English (grade A) • Helen Madden, writer and actor • Late Medieval Literature subject to change based on availability. such as Poetry Book would be acceptable in lieu of A-level English. • Annie Kelly, journalist and writer • Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama WHY QUEEN’S? • Annie Mac, radio presenter Society ‘Next Generation • C18th and Romantic Literature All applicants: Poet’ Dr Leontia Flynn, who • Literature and Society 1850-1930 Global Opportunities If you plan to study English as a Further Study • American Writing Joint Honours degree you should also won the Forward Prize English at Queen’s offers a range of Study Further study is also an option open to English • Irish Literature refer to the subject requirements Abroad opportunities, from the Erasmus graduates. Students can choose from a wide for Best First Collection, • Patterns of Spoken English for the other course, in addition to programme with a range of European those for English. For BA English and range of Master’s programmes, including: continue a proud tradition. • Language and Power partners, to the chance to study at a number History, please see separate entry. • MA in English Literary Studies • History of English Language of partner institutions in the United States. For students whose first • MA in Poetry: Creativity and Criticism Stage 3 Industry Links language is not English • MA in Creative Writing • MSc in Software Development Core module We regularly consult and develop links with An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of (conversion course) • Dissertation a large number of employers including, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are • MLaw – Master’s in Law (conversion course) for example, BBC Northern Ireland. Entrance requirements Optional modules available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • PGCE in Education Student Experience • MRes in Arts and Humanities e: [email protected] • Marvels, Monsters and Miracles t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 in Anglo-Saxon England A thriving cultural scene organised by (English) – research-led • Women’s Writing 1660-1820 our undergraduate and postgraduate Course information • Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction communities, from the English Society Queen’s is ranked in the top Dr Stephen Kelly • Representing the Working Class and Poetry and Pints to the Lifeboat and School of Arts, English and Languages the Yellow Nib, makes studying English 100 in the world for English • Televising the Victorians at Queen’s a unique proposition. Language and Literature. e: [email protected] • Shakespeare on Screen t: +44 (0)28 9097 3952 (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) w: qub.ac.uk/ael

170 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 171 • Society and Politics in Belfast 1780-1914 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Further Study • The Russian Revolution Studying for an English and History degree at Further study is also an option open to English ENGLISH AND HISTORY • Popular Culture in England 1500-1700 Queen’s will assist you in developing the core graduates. Students can choose from a wide • The Origins of the Reformation skills and employment-related experiences range of Master’s programmes, including: Students undertaking English and History at Queen’s explore literature, BA Joint Honours • The Soviet Union 1921-1991 that are valued by employers, professional English and History 3 yrs (QV31) • Britain and the Cold War 1945-1991 • MA in English Literary Studies language and history in the widest possible sense, from the earliest organisations and academic institutions. writings in Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and ‘global’ • Evangelical Protestantism in Ulster • MA in Media and Broadcast Production See also English Studies, • Kings and Saints in Early Medieval Ireland A good degree in English and History is • MA in Poetry: Creativity and Criticism literatures. From the origins of ancient Greece and Rome to modern and Drama and English • The Rise of Christianity 1 a guarantee that the holder can analyse • MA in Creative Writing Irish, European, American and Chinese history, students study • The Rise of Christianity 2 subjects in depth and develop coherent • MSc in Software Development English in its linguistic, historical and ideological circumstances and in Entrance Requirements • Rome Under The Early Emperors arguments in written and verbal form. In (conversion course) History can choose modules that focus on gender, social and cultural A-level: • The Irish Revolution 1917-1921 addition, the subject matter studied is always • MLaw – Master’s in Law (conversion course) • Dissertation related to a wide range of contemporary • PGCE in Education history, colonial history, politics, religious and economic change. ABB including A-level English • Kings, Courts and Culture in issues, which allows graduates to understand • MRes in Arts and Humanities (with a focus Note: for applicants who have not Carolingian Europe the present in its proper perspective. on English or History) – research-led studied A-level English then AS- • After Slavery: Race and Labour COURSE CONTENT • Revolutionary Europe 1500-1780 Graduates from this degree at Queen’s level English (grade A) would be • Going Places • Recording History are well regarded by many employers Stage 1 acceptable in lieu of A-level English. • Family, Gender and Household, 1740-1844 • Uniting Kingdoms (local, national and international) and • Cold War in Asia Core modules • Apocalypse! End of the World For students whose first over half of all graduate jobs are now • Maymester Module: Civil Rights in language is not English • The Age of Anxiety: Culture and • English in Transition open to graduates of any discipline. Northern Ireland and the US Society in Interwar Ireland • English in Context An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Religion, Secularisation and Conflict in A list of the major career sectors (and some • Introduction to English Language 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Stage 3 Modern Europe, 1789 to Present starting salaries) that have attracted our “I’ve had the chance to study such a • History and Historians acceptable qualification, details of which are Optional modules available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack: graduates in recent years is shown below: • Exploring History 2 breadth of prose, poetry and drama Race and Immigration in Post-war Britain • Exploring History 1 • Dissertation • Advertising • The War of Ideas in C17th Ireland across all sorts of periods under • Marvels, Monsters and Miracles • Librarianship Stage 2 • Modern America: The United some of the most fantastic lecturers. in Anglo-Saxon England • Voluntary sector/charities States since 1964 Optional modules • Women’s Writing 1660-1820 (£15,000-£18,000) Probably my favourite aspect of • Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction Note: Modules at Stages 2 and 3 are • Public Relations (£20,000) studying at Queen’s is the community • Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory • Representing the Working Class subject to change based on availability. • Banking (£28,000) • Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World and friends that I’ve made within • Televising the Victorians • Export Marketing (£15,000-£25,000) • Late Medieval Literature WHY QUEEN’S? English. From being able to attend my • Shakespeare on Screen • Publishing, Media and Performing • Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama • Literature and Science in the C19th Industry Links Arts (£16,000-£25,000) lecturers’ research seminars to peer • C18th and Romantic Literature • Digital Textualities and the History of the Book • Teaching (£21,500) mentoring first years, it feels like a • Literature and Society 1850-1930 We regularly consult and develop links with • Literature and the First World War • Fast Stream Civil Service (£25,000) • American Writing a large number of employers including, (fantastically literary) family and I feel I • Writing New York 1880-1940 • Translation/Interpreting • Irish Literature for example, BBC Northern Ireland. couldn’t have made a better choice.” • Contemporary Literature: Poetry (£18,000-£26,000) • Patterns of Spoken English and Precariousness in C21st Internships have also been developed to • Varied graduate programmes (Times • Language and Power • Irish Gothic allow students the opportunity to carry out Top 100 Graduate Recruiters/AGR, Micheal McCann, Stage 2 student • History of English Language • Stevens and Bishop work experience in history-related fields. Association of Graduate Recruiters UK) • Politics and Society in C19th Ireland • Contemporary US Crime Fiction • Politics and Society in C20th Ireland Student Experience Graduate Careers and Achievements • Comic Fiction: Fielding to Austen • The Making of Contemporary Britain • Special Topic Irish Literature A thriving cultural scene organised by Many of our former graduates have risen • The Making of Modern Britain • Speech Worlds: Phonetics and our undergraduate and postgraduate to the top of their fields and include many • Greece and Macedon 404-337 BC Phonology in Communication communities, from the English Society famous figures; for example, in English: • Running the Roman Empire (AD 41-235) • Language in the Media and Poetry and Pints to the Lifeboat and • The American South 1619-1685 • Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize-winning poet • Stylistics: Bringing Language the Yellow Nib, makes studying English • The American South 1865-1980 • Paul Muldoon, academic and poet and Literature Together at Queen’s a unique proposition. Entrance requirements • The Expansion of Medieval Europe • Stephen Rea, actor • The Structure of English e: [email protected] • The Roman Origins of the East • Helen Madden, writer and actor • The Second World War in Europe t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 and West 300-800 • Annie Kelly, journalist and writer • The Peasants’ Revolt 1381 • Annie Mac, radio presenter • Europe between the Wars Course information • Working Class Communities in UK • And in History: • Life, Love and Death in England Dr Stephen Kelly • Crisis and Decolonisation: The British • Bill Neely (ITV News Editor) and Ireland 1350-1650 School of Arts, English and Languages Empire and the World, 1939-1997 • History and Society • Alan Green (Radio 5 Live) e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3952 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

172 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 173 Global Opportunities ENGLISH AND English at Queen’s offers a range of Study Abroad opportunities, provided through schemes such as the Erasmus LINGUISTICS programmes, US–NI Mentorship Program, Study USA, CRCC Asia–China Internship Students undertaking English and Linguistics at Queen’s explore BA Joint Honours Program, European Voluntary Service, literatures in English in the widest possible sense. From the earliest English and Linguistics 3 yrs (QQ31) European Movement Ireland’s Grad Jobs writings in Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British and ‘global’ in Europe campaign, and INTO China. literatures, students study English in its historical, cultural and See also Drama and English, English Studies, Industry Links and English and History ideological circumstances and material manifestations. Our language We regularly consult and develop links with employers such as BBC Northern Ireland. modules explore language structure and function; the day-to-day Entrance Requirements use of language, including in the media; and the major influences A-level: Student Experience that have shaped English over the last millennium and a half. ABB including A-level English There is a thriving student-organised cultural scene in the School, from the Note: for applicants who have not English Society and Poetry and Pints to • Representing the Working Class COURSE CONTENT studied A-level English then AS- the Lifeboat and the Yellow Nib. Students • Televising the Victorians level English (grade A) would be Stage 1 can also work with our visiting Fulbright • Shakespeare on Screen acceptable in lieu of A-level English. Scholars, leading US academics who Core modules • Literature and Science in the C19th For students whose first spend a semester at Queen’s each year. • Digital Textualities and the History of the Book • English in Transition language is not English • Literature and the First World War • English in Context CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Writing New York 1880-1940 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Introduction to English Language 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent The following is a list of the major • Contemporary Literature: Poetry acceptable qualification, details of which are career sectors that have attracted Optional module and Precariousness in C21st available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs our graduates in recent years: • Introduction to Creative Writing • Irish Gothic • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts • Sounds of the City • Stevens and Bishop • Marketing and Public Relations • Adventures in Literature and • Contemporary US Crime Fiction • Advertising the History of Ideas • Comic Fiction: Fielding to Austen • Special Topic Irish Literature • Librarianship Stage 2 • Speech Worlds: Phonetics and • Fast Stream Civil Service Optional modules Phonology in Communication • Management Consultancy • Language in the Media • Many of our former graduates have risen • An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory • Stylistics: Bringing Language to the top of their fields and include • Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World and Literature Together many famous figures; for example: • Late Medieval Literature • The Structure of English • Seamus Heaney, Nobel • Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama Prize-winning poet Note: Modules at Stages 2 and 3 are • C18th and Romantic Literature • Paul Muldoon, academic and poet subject to change based on availability. • Literature and Society 1850-1930 • Stephen Rea, actor • American Writing WHY QUEEN’S? • Helen Madden, writer and actor • Irish Literature • Annie Kelly, journalist and writer

• Patterns of Spoken English Heritage • Annie Mac, radio presenter • Language and Power English Studies at Queen’s has an Further study is also an option open • History of English Language extraordinary heritage, as represented to English graduates. Students can by its globally esteemed writers, such Stage 3 choose from a wide range of Master’s as Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and programmes, including the MA in Core module T.S. Eliot Prize recipients Paul Muldoon Entrance requirements English Literary Studies and the MRes and Ciaran Carson, among others. A new e: [email protected] • Dissertation in Arts and Humanities (English). generation, such as Poetry Book Society Queen’s is ranked 18th t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Optional modules ‘Next Generation Poet’ Dr Leontia Flynn, in the UK for Linguistics. Course information • Marvels, Monsters and Miracles who also won Forward Prize for Best First Dr Stephen Kelly in Anglo-Saxon England collection, continue a proud tradition. (Times and Sunday Times Good School of Arts, English and Languages • Women’s Writing 1660-1820 University Guide 2018) • Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3952 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

174 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 175 WHY QUEEN’S? ENGLISH WITH Global Opportunities English at Queen’s offers a range of Study CREATIVE WRITING Abroad opportunities, from the Erasmus programme with a range of European Students undertaking English with Creative Writing at Queen’s explore BA Single Honours partners, to the chance to study at a number of partner institutions in the United States. literatures in English in the widest possible sense and work with some of English with Creative Writing 3 yrs (Q3W8) the leading writers working in the UK and Ireland. From the earliest writings Industry Links in Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and ‘global’ literatures, See also English Studies We regularly consult and develop links with students study English in its historical, cultural and material contexts. a large number of employers including, Entrance Requirements for example, BBC Northern Ireland. A-level: Student Experience Level 3 COURSE CONTENT ABB including A-level English A thriving cultural scene organised by our Core module Stage 1 Note: for applicants who have not undergraduate and postgraduate communities, Core modules • Dissertation studied A-level English then AS- from the English Society and Poetry and level English (grade A) would be Pints to the Lifeboat and the Yellow Nib, • English in Transition Note: Modules at Stages 2 and 3 are acceptable in lieu of A-level English. makes studying English with Creative • English in Context subject to change based on availability. Writing at Queen’s a unique proposition. • Introduction to English Language For students whose first Optional modules language is not English Optional Module CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Marvels, Monsters and Miracles An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Studying for an English with Creative • Introduction to Creative Writing in Anglo-Saxon England 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Sounds of the City • Women’s Writing 1660-1820 acceptable qualification, details of which are Writing degree at Queen’s will assist • Adventures in Literature and • Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs you in developing the core skills and the History of Ideas • Representing the Working Class employment-related experiences that • Televising the Victorians are valued by employers, professional Level 2 • Shakespeare on Screen organisations and academic institutions. Core modules • Literature and Science in the C19th Graduates from this degree at Queen’s Further Study • Digital Textualities and the History of the Book • Creative Writing Drama are well regarded by many employers • Literature and the First World War Further study is also an option open to • Creative Writing Poetry (local, national and international) and over • Writing New York 1880-1940 English with Creative Writing graduates. • Creative Writing Prose half of all graduate jobs are now open to • Contemporary Literature: Poetry graduates of any discipline, including English. Students can choose from a wide range of Optional modules and Precariousness in C21st In particular, employers value the initiative, postgraduate programmes, including: • Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World • Irish Gothic imagination, creativity and independence of • MA in English Literary Studies • Late Medieval Literature • Stevens and Bishop thought fostered by our English degrees. • MA in Media and Broadcast Production • Contemporary US Crime Fiction • Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama The following is a list of the major career sectors • MA in Poetry: Creativity and Criticism • Comic Fiction: Fielding to Austen • C18th and Romantic Literature that have attracted our graduates in recent years: • MA in Creative Writing • Literature and Society 1850-1930 • Special Topic Irish Literature • MSc in Software Development • American Writing • Speech Worlds: Phonetics and • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts (conversion course) 5TH IN UK FOR • Irish Literature Phonology in Communication • Public Relations • MLaw – Master’s in Law (conversion course) CREATIVE WRITING • Patterns of Spoken English • Language in the Media • Advertising • PGCE in Education (Guardian University Guide 2018) • Language and Power • Stylistics: Bringing Language • Librarianship • MRes in Arts and Humanities (research-led) • History of English Language and Literature Together • Fast Stream Civil Service • An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory • The Structure of English • Management Consultancy Graduate Careers and Achievements “English at Queen‘s has a fantastic Entrance requirements Many of our former graduates have risen reputation, having taught some of the most famous poets and e: [email protected] to the top of their fields and include t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 many famous figures; for example: novelists in the UK.” Course information • Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize-winning poet Dr Stephen Kelly • Paul Muldoon, academic and poet Shiraz Engineer, London, England School of Arts, English and Languages • Stephen Rea, actor BA English with Creative Writing • Helen Madden, writer and actor e: [email protected] Graduate (2012) • Annie Kelly, journalist and writer t: +44 (0)28 9097 3952 • Annie Mac, radio presenter w: qub.ac.uk/ael

176 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 177 WHY QUEEN’S? ENVIRONMENTAL AND Civil Engineering at Queen’s is an academic partner of the Institution of Civil Engineers and 94.4 per cent of CIVIL ENGINEERING Queen’s graduates are in employment or further study six months after graduation Environmental and Civil Engineering is concerned with the impact MEng Honours (HESA Destination of Leavers from of infrastructure on the natural environment. It encompasses Environmental and Civil Higher Education Survey, 2015/16). Engineering 4 yrs (H252) planning, design, construction, sustainability and management of Environmental and Civil Accreditation: this degree is accredited the built environment. Fields of activity include water engineering, Engineering 5-yr SW (H255) as fully satisfying the educational base waste management, structures, transportation and foundations. for a Chartered Engineer (CEng), see jbm.org.uk for information. Environmental engineers require not only technical skills but See also Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering with Architecture also project management and communication skills. Placement: many of our students have also gained international work placement Entrance Requirements through organisations such as IAESTE. Civil Engineering was one of the founding degrees at Queen’s, making A-level: CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY it one of the oldest in the UK and Ireland. Staff are leading high-quality AAB including Mathematics and at least Studying for an MEng degree at Queen’s research and are recognised for their excellence in teaching. one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, will assist you in developing the core skills Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not and employment-related experiences Applied ICT), Physics, Software Systems COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 Development or Technology and Design. that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. This degree programme is designed to provide Theory is now applied in a professional context. BTEC Extended Diploma: students with a good basis for a professional Students are introduced to water treatment All major infrastructure developments A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma career as a chartered civil engineer. Emphasis and management and economics within the require environmental assessment for with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 is placed on the application of theory to civil engineering profession. All students their design and construction. Expertise credits at Merit. Distinctions will be the practical situation through design and undertake a major individual research project. in environmental assessment and Civil required in stipulated relevant units. laboratory work. The degrees contain an Engineering is therefore in demand. Stage 4 element of modular choice, but all students Note: applicants not offering Physics Graduates from this degree are ideally are required to take modules which will The MEng is an Integrated Master’s at A-level should have a minimum of suited to this role, and can expect to find equip them with the technical, management programme, so Stage 4 is set at Master’s level. a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE employment in the expanding areas of and professional skills needed for a career In this year students develop knowledge of Double Award Science grades BB. environmental management and regulation. environmental and business management. in environmental and civil engineering. Note: applicants for the MEng degree will Although the majority of our graduates They work in teams on large integrated automatically be considered for admission Stage 1 pursue careers in environmental and designs, which form a substantial part to the BEng Civil Engineering degree civil engineering, significant numbers Students study the fundamentals of civil of their studies. Students also broaden if they are not eligible for entry to the develop careers in a wide range of other engineering theory and practice. This forms their knowledge by a wide choice of MEng degree both at initial offer making sectors, eg management consultancy, the transition from the basic mathematics environmental engineering modules while stage and when results are received. accountancy, fast-stream Civil Service, and sciences studied at secondary level being required to take relevant core Civil Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng varied graduate programmes (Times to engineering applications. At the end of Engineering subjects to advanced level. Civil Engineering degree and this MEng Top 100 Graduate Recruiters/AGR, Stage 1 all students take part in a week- may be possible at the end of Stage 2. Association of Graduate Recruiters UK). long residential surveying field course. For students whose first We regularly consult with and develop links Stage 2 language is not English with a large number of local, national and This is a very important year of study, An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of international employers, some of whom when the major knowledge of Civil 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent provide sponsorship through the national Further Study Entrance requirements Engineering subjects and their application acceptable qualification, details of which are QUEST Scholarship Scheme. Queen’s is Further study is also an option – graduates available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs e: [email protected] within design are developed. Students among the top universities in the number can choose from a wide range of Master’s t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 following the sandwich degree will take an of scholarships gained. We also have a programmes as well as a comprehensive Industrial Placement Year between Stages Civil Engineering Advisory Panel, which list of research topics; see the School Course information 2 and 3, or between Stages 3 and 4. includes members from the major employer website for further information. Dr D Phillips sectors and which forms the benchmark School of Natural and Built for the UK Civil Engineering Accrediting Environment body, the Joint Board of Moderators. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 4006 w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

178 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 179 WHY QUEEN’S? Employment after the Course ENVIRONMENTAL Degree Accreditation Students who graduate from the Environmental Management programmes The Environmental Management degrees have primarily embraced careers in the at Queen’s are accredited by the Royal MANAGEMENT following areas: environmental management; Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). environmental consultancy; environmental The growing changes affecting the natural environment, and the BSc Honours Work Placement conservation; environmental surveying. Environmental Management 3 yrs (F850) increasing role of environmental policies affecting businesses and Compulsory work placements on these Graduates from this course have found organisations are creating new and challenging career opportunities Environmental Management with programmes provide students with the employment in several organisations, including: Professional Studies 4-yr SW (F854) opportunity to utilise the practical skills for those familiar with issues of sustainable development, • Action Renewables gained during the teaching of their degree planning and environmental protection and management. Entrance Requirements • The Consumer Council and apply these in a work environment. • DAERA A-level: Multidisciplinary • Ecologia Stage 2 COURSE CONTENT BBB including at least two from • Environment Agency This is a unique interdisciplinary course • Environmental Assessment Biology, Economics and Geography • Nestlé The BSc in Environmental Management shared between two Schools – Biological • Research Design and + GCSE Mathematics grade C • RecyCo Waste Management explores the physical, social, Sciences and Natural and Built Environment. economic and cultural aspects of Professional Development OR • RSPB environmental management. • Introduction to Environmental Economics Interactive Teaching ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Further Study • Landscapes and Geographical The course includes ‘Dragons’ Den’ Students will be enabled to understand: BTEC Extended Diploma: Graduates from this course have Information Systems presentations to external experts in the final continued into further education, • Issues of sustainable development, • One of the following: A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with year for the module Business Innovation studying MSc programmes in Ecological conservation and environmental • Planning Theory and Society 100 credits at Distinction and 80 credits and Entrepreneurship. Planning and Management and Conservation Biology; protection and management • Sustaining the Biosphere at Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C Geography modules host guest lectures • The integrated and holistic nature Leadership for Sustainable (Rural) Work Placement from business practitioners. Site visits are OR Development, and PhD programmes in of environmental management. an important component of many modules, • Environmental Management students Ecosystem Biology and Sustainability. • Devising, managing and critically Any BTEC Extended Diploma with 120 including Environmental Management, will complete an optional 16-week credits at Distinction and 60 credits at evaluating project work Environmental Assessment, Policies for degree-related work placement Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. The modules are: Environmental Sustainability, Dynamic • Environmental Management with Professional All applicants: Earth and Environmental Change. “As part of my degree in Stage 1 Studies students will complete a one year, degree related work placement Certain modules will require GCSE Environmental Management, I was • Contemporary Issues in Urban CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Mathematics grade B. offered a one-year placement with and Rural Planning Stage 3 Careers are diverse, not only in the rural For students whose first • Dynamic Earth and land use industries and government RPS, a leading multidisciplinary • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship language is not English • Environmental Change: Past, services, but also in private sector • Policies for Environmental Sustainability engineering and environmental Present and Future An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of industries, financial institutions and • Environmental Management Dissertation consultancy. During this time I worked • Environmental Management 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent agribusiness concerns of various kinds. • Spaces of Urbanisation in Emerging • Planning, Health and Well Being acceptable qualification, details of which are on important projects and gained Economies and Sustainable Development Graduates will have a knowledge of the • Processes and Principles of available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs practical skills in report writing, natural environment, be able to demonstrate Physical Geography One of the following: familiarity with sustainable development, Environmental Impact Assessment • Climate Change: Science, conservation and environmental protection (EIA), field surveys and Geographical Scenarios and Impacts issues, as well as an understanding of the Information Systems (GIS). Following • Infrastructure and Transportation Planning integrated and holistic nature of land completion of my undergraduate use and environmental management. degree I was offered a full-time Possible careers include environmental position as a Graduate Scientist with management (private and public sectors) and Entrance requirement include consultancy and environmental impact RPS Group, before being promoted to e: [email protected] assessment with environmental organisations Senior Scientist.” t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 (eg RSPB, WWF). Graduates can become Course information Chartered Surveyors. Opportunities also Dr Alberto Longo exist within the full range of occupations Francis Mackin, Environmental Programme Co-ordinator associated with graduate employment. Management Graduate School of Biological Sciences e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

180 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 181 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY EUROPEAN PLANNING This degree builds on the University’s established reputation for high-quality planning This MPlan is a unique degree, offering a complete four-year pathway MPlan Honours education. On past experience of the BSc European Planning 4 yrs (K490) in Planning, Environment and Development in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European and the MPlan’s, we anticipate that graduates Planning. Innovative features include an emphasis on understanding will find employment in areas such as: European-wide planning issues, and overseas study at a European See also BSc in Planning, Environment and Development • Planning authorities and municipalities university, which will include opportunities for work placement. This • Private planning practice/ provides unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and Entrance Requirements property development challenges across the continent, allowing graduates to grasp a wide • Design consultants A-level: • Housing authorities and agencies, ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C range of employment opportunities in the UK, Europe and beyond. such as housing associations BTEC Extended Diploma: • Health trusts COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 A BTEC Extended Diploma with 120 • Policy advisers in planning, urban credits at Distinction and 60 credits at regeneration and the environment, The first two years are shared with the BSc • Planning Practice Field Study Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C particularly at the level of the EU in Planning, Environment and Development • Comparative Planning Studies • Conservation and environmental NGOs degree and students will be eligible to transfer • Themes in European Planning For students whose first language is not English • Teaching (particularly geography) from one degree to the other at the end of the • Legal Studies in Planning • Public bodies, such as advisory bodies on the second year. In the third year, MPlan students • European Planning Perspectives An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of environment, heritage, transport and heritage 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent begin to concentrate on aspects of European • Researching European Planning • Various graduate programmes (including acceptable qualification, details of which are planning, including specialised language training. • Infrastructure and Transportation Planning banking and management) • Conservation of the Built Environment available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs The degree includes fieldwork in Stages 1–3, • Further study (PhD) and research positions including field studies in Europe during Stage 3 Stage 4 We regularly consult with employers, links (recent destinations have included Amsterdam, • Advanced European Planning Studies (i) which are further enhanced through formal Barcelona and Krakow). The fourth year is spent • Advanced European Planning Studies (ii) partnership meetings with the bodies that at a partner university in Europe. We currently • Independent Research Project accredit our courses (RICS and RTPI), have partners in Sweden, the Netherlands and in European Planning having a practising planner as one of our Germany, and new partners are always added. • Work-based Study in European External Examiners, and involving a wide Stage 1 Planning Practice range of potential employers in student projects and regular careers events. • Planning, Health and Well Being WHY QUEEN’S? • Planning Skills and GIS Unique: this degree is unique in the UK • Design Principles in the Built Environment “This MPlan offered the chance to study and live in Stockholm and opened the in that it offers a four-year combined • Spaces, Places and Plans door to working abroad after graduation. If you are interested in understanding programme in Planning, linked to • Contemporary Issues in Urban specialisation in European Planning. first-hand the dynamics of sustainable European cities and would like the and Rural Planning opportunity to study abroad for a year, then this is the course for you.” • Institutional Context of Planning Practice Ranking: Planning at Queen’s is ranked 5th in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Stage 2 Good University Guide 2018 and 4th in Lucia Devon, Bangor, Northern Ireland • Site Layout and Design the Guardian University Guide 2018. 3rd Year, MPlan European Planning • Theory and Practice of 94% of Planning Accreditation: this degree is accredited Development Management students at Queen’s by both the Royal Institution of • Planning Theory and Society Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the are satisfied with their • Planning and Climate Change Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). course, ranking us Entrance requirements • Economy and Space e: [email protected] • Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning Policy Placement: Students have the opportunity joint 3rd in the UK. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 to gain work experience in another European (National Student Survey 2017) country in the fourth year as part of the Course information Erasmus programme. This provides a unique Dr Wesley Flannery opportunity to develop strong relationships School of Natural and Built with internationally renowned planning offices Environment and consultancy companies and provides participating students with skills that are e: [email protected] rarely developed by other planning courses. t: +44 (0)28 9097 4754 w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

182 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 183 Other popular graduate career routes include education and training, arts FILM AND administration, public relations, marketing and postgraduate study. THEATRE MAKING Further Study The BA in Film and Theatre Making combines the strengths of BA Honours Further study, including Master’s programmes, is also an option; see the Film and Theatre Making 3 yrs (WW65) Queen’s highly regarded Film (ranked 12th in the Guardian University School website for further information. Guide 2018) and Drama departments, offering students a unique See also Drama, and Film opportunity to study the intricacies of production practice in Studies and Production both film and theatre. Over the three years of the programme, “The drama department offers students will learn the basics of directing and acting, along with Entrance Requirements an excellent programme of technical and production elements for both stage and screen. A-level: study that finely balances ABB practice and theory, giving COURSE CONTENT World-Class Facilities All applicants: students adequate freedom to In each year, students will integrate practical Students make use of Queen’s state-of- There are no specific subject requirements tailor the options according to learning with historical and theoretical the-art Film Studio, the QFT with two to study Film and Theatre Making. their strengths, preferences or modules that encourage them to take digital cinemas, the 120-seat Brian Friel For students whose first interests. Along with a strong Theatre (with full lighting and sound lessons from the history of theatre and film language is not English support network of staff, the to create new, exciting and innovative work. facilities) and studio rehearsal space. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of A typical student pathway might include: opportunities to establish links Internationally-Renowned Experts 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are with theatre practitioners serves Level 1 The programme features world-leading available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs only to enrich the experience of • Practical Theatre 1 experts in Documentary Film, British Film and • Introduction to Film Practice Drama, Irish Drama, Shakespeare, Dance, etc. studying drama at Queen’s.” • Performance Analysis Student Experience • Introduction to Film Studies 1 Kevin McCluskey, BA, • Film Editing Extracurricular performance opportunities are offered by the Tyrone Guthrie Society and MA, PhD in Drama Level 2 the student Drama Society, which have taken • Practical Theatre 2 productions to student festivals in Ireland “Drama at Queen’s takes pride • American Drama and the UK as well as to the Edinburgh Fringe • Cinematography Festival and to festivals in Belgium and Italy. in offering students a complete • Experimental Practice education in all aspects of CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Hollywood Cinema 1 theatre and drama, practical, With its practical and professional Level 3 components, study in Theatre and Film at theoretical, and historical. • Advanced Film Practice 1 Queen’s provides an excellent background Students learn from world-class • Advanced Film Practice 2 for work in film, television, on the stage, staff in top-notch facilities in • Dance Theatre and in the creative industries. Our an atmosphere designed to • Theory and Practice of Adaptation graduates have progressed to a range of • Contemporary Cinema entertainment and media-based careers. foster intellectual inquiry and personal growth. We offer WHY QUEEN’S? Positions obtained by recent graduates Queen’s is unique among tutorials with professional theatre of Film and Drama at Queen’s include: Entrance requirements Industry Links practitioners and links to most of Russell Group institutions • Researcher at BBC NI e: [email protected] This programme features close links to the in offering a pathway in • Production Trainee at BBC Queen's Film Studies the major theatres in Belfast.” t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Lyric Theatre Belfast, Film NI and the BBC. • Professional actors and directors for the stage has a 96 per cent Film and Theatre Making, Course information • On-set VFX Supervisor for HBO allowing the best and student satisfaction Dr Kurt Taroff, Lecturer in Drama, (Game of Thrones) Dr Kurt Taroff, Lecturer in Drama brightest students to Director of Undergraduate Education • Camera Department for HBO rate, ranked 2nd School of Arts, English and Languages (Game of Thrones) in the UK. focus on practical skills • Festival Director at Belfast Film Festival in both disciplines. e: [email protected] • Editor at Fifty Fifty Productions, London (National Student Survey 2017) t: +44 (0)28 9097 5106 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

184 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 185 World-Class Facilities FILM STUDIES Our Film degrees use cutting-edge digital production facilities; we have both offline and online editing suites, with software AND PRODUCTION such as Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke for VFX Compositing, The Film Studies and Production degree aims to introduce students to BA Honours Fusion and Pro Tools. Full high-definition the widest possible experience of filmmaking and film culture through Film Studies and Production 3 yrs (W600) cameras are available, as are substantial the integration of film production and critical thinking. Film degrees at lighting and grip kits for location work. Practical classes are held in a dedicated See also Film and Theatre Making Queen’s were ranked 12th in the 2018 Guardian League Tables. Film Studio with full broadcast-quality LED lighting using electrically- Entrance Requirements COURSE CONTENT Year 3 controlled hoists and green screen. A-level: The BA in Film Studies and Production is • Advanced Film Practice 1* Student Experience BBB taught through an equal mix of hands-on film • Advanced Film Practice 2* We are an Authorised Avid Learning Partner production modules and critical film studies • Work Placement All applicants: for Pro Tools and Avid Media Composer, modules, with increasing flexibility at Levels • Dissertation There are no specific subject requirements offering certified industry-approved • Film and Music 2 and 3. The modules will typically include: to study Film Studies and Production. training integrated into the degree. • Cinema and Postmodernism Year 1 • British Film and Cinema: For students whose first Placement • Introduction to Film Studies 1* Decades and Debates language is not English Film at Queen’s has built up extensive • Introduction to Film Practice* • Contemporary Cinema An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of industry partnerships with local film • Editing for Film and Television* • Hollywood Cinema 2 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent production companies, which have • Introduction to Film Studies 2* acceptable qualification, details of which are been experiencing significant growth available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Visual Studies: Theory and Practice *Indicates compulsory module in recent years. Industry placement Level 1 students also have the WHY QUEEN’S? forms an important component of the opportunity to take one or two approved Single Honours degree at Level 3. Industry Links modules in other subject areas. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Northern Ireland has one of the fastest Year 2 growing creative industry sectors in the UK Film, with its practice and professional Compulsory economy. Film production teaching is regularly components, provides an excellent background for work in film, television • Cinematography carried out and supervised by tutors who are and other media and creative industries. and/or actively involved in the film and media industry, A degree in Film Studies can lead to • Screenwriting providing invaluable opportunities to learn first-hand from film and media professionals. a wide range of careers in education, Optional training and arts administration as Film at Queen’s has links with a range of well as postgraduate study. • Experimental Practice independent and community-based film • Hollywood Cinema 1 and media production companies (including Our graduates include: • World Cinemas Stirling Film and Television Productions, • Claire Campbell (Researcher, BBC NI) • Film Authorship Double Band, Northern Visions, Green Inc.); • Daniel McCabe (Production Trainee, BBC) • Cinema and Modernism as well as BBC (NI), UTV, the Belfast Film • Niall McEvoy (on set VFX supervisor, • Documentary Film Festival, Film Devour Short Film Festival; HBO, Game of Thrones) • British Cinema: Nation, Identity and Industry Respect Human Rights Film Festival, and • Grace Sweeney (Camera Department, • Screen Industries in Europe the Prison Memory Archive (PMA). HBO, Game of Thrones) “I would recommend the course to • Introduction to Arts Management Global Opportunities • Michele Devlin (Director of anyone aiming towards a career in Entrance requirements The Belfast Film Festival) e: [email protected] You will have the opportunity to apply to the creative industries, as well as t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 study abroad for a semester through student Further study at Master’s and doctoral anyone looking to learn from highly- Queen's Film Studies has level is also an option; see the School Film Production degrees exchange on this degree in Europe or North experienced staff.” Course information at Queen’s are 12th America. The School has links with a number of a 96 per cent student website for further information on the MA Dr Des O’Rawe, in Film, and the Film PhD programmes in the 2018 Guardian international institutions including Universiteit satisfaction rate, ranked Lecturer in Film Studies Utrecht and University of Groningen. (including practice-based research) Daniel McCabe, School of Arts, English and Languages League Tables. joint 2nd in the UK. Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland BA Film Studies Graduate (2011) e: [email protected] (National Student Survey 2017) Currently Sound Trainee at HBO t: +44 (0)28 9097 3677 (Game of Thrones) w: qub.ac.uk/ael

186 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 187 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY firms, specialist financial and private Further Study equity companies as well as in the finance This programme closely reflects the Students can choose from a wide range FINANCE functions of more general companies. real-world finance and investment of Master’s programmes as well as a Finance is about making and managing money. It can involve investing BSc Honours environment and focuses on the applied Typical career destinations comprehensive list of research topics; see of graduates include: the School website for further information. in the stock market, trading in currencies and derivatives, or making Finance 4-yr SW (N300) skills that employers look for. lending decisions in banks. Students who study the BSc Finance We regularly consult and develop links with • Financial Analysts (in bonds, equities Queen’s Management School is committed See also Economics, Business a large number of employers including all and derivative products) to the continuous improvement and degree at Queen’s will gain the skills and knowledge that are needed Economics and Accounting the major finance employers in Northern • Fund Managers enhancement of all of its degree to succeed in the financial industry. Integral to the BSc Finance Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Britain. We • Treasurers programmes. New modules may be programme is the placement year with a financial institution. A Entrance Requirements host annual employer liaison meetings for • Financial Planners developed and included to replace or the course as well as annual finance careers • Wealth Managers enhance those which are mentioned here. dedicated placement team ensures that students are well prepared A-level: fairs at which students can engage with a • Accountants for placement and obtain positions which are of the highest quality. ABB including Mathematics range of employers on a one-to-one basis. • Financial Economists “I think it’s great that Finance • Forecasters For students whose first Students are also offered exposure to experts students have access to Bloomberg • Corporate Lenders COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? language is not English from the London financial markets, who terminals from first year: it is a share their industry knowledge and advice. Recent graduate employers have included: Six modules are taken in each of Years 1, Professional Recognition An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of big advantage over other finance 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Allstate; Bank of Ireland; Citi Group; 2 and 4. In Year 3, students undertake a Graduate Careers and Achievements The BSc Finance at Queen’s has been acceptable qualification, details of which are Delta Index; Energia; Ernst & Young; First degrees. The placement year is also salaried placement in a financial environment accepted into the Chartered Financial Analysts available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Our graduates find employment in Derivatives; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; Kerr an invaluable opportunity to develop for a minimum of nine months. (CFA) University Affiliation Program. investment banks, corporate banks, building Henderson; KPMG; Mercer Plc; Morgan professional skills, work out your Stage 1 societies, insurance houses, stockbrokers, Stanley; Nationwide Building Society; Placements career path, and secure graduate investment banks, accountancy and actuarial Nomura Bank; Oxford Economics; PIMCO; • Financial Reporting and Analysis During the third year of the degree, students PwC; Setanta Asset Management. job offers going into final year.” • Instruments, Markets and Institutions complete a nine to 12-month placement • Price Theory within a financial institution. These placements • Mathematics for Finance are usually in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow or Kerri Cassidy, BSc Finance • Principles of Economics London. Example placements include Morgan • Statistical Methods Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of England Stage 2 and KPMG. The placement year provides students with excellent experience and • Behavioural Finance connections, and gives students a competitive • Introductory Econometrics edge when seeking graduate employment. • Investment Analysis • Futures and Options World-Class Facilities • Monetary Theory You will have access to Bloomberg • Excel and VBA terminals in the FinTrU Trading Room, Stage 3 giving students the skills, experience and knowledge necessary to prepare them for Placement (internship with a QUEEN’S IS RANKED 7TH IN a career in the financial services sector. financial organisation) THE UK FOR ACCOUNTING Student Experience Stage 4 AND FINANCE (Times and Sunday Times Good Students can take part in the Queen’s Student • Capital Markets University Guide 2018) Managed Fund, which gives participants • Corporate Finance the opportunity to invest real money and • Financial Econometrics manage the risk of their portfolios. Students • Financial Engineering rate the course very highly, giving a student • Fixed Income Instruments Entrance requirements satisfaction rate of 91 per cent in the most • International Finance e: [email protected] recent National Student Survey (2017). t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Prizes and Awards Course information Top-performing students are regularly Dr Gareth Campbell awarded prizes and scholarships from Programme Director leading financial companies, eg Morgan Queen’s Management School Stanley, KPMG, Ulster Bank and Citi. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 4821 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

188 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 189 For many students this is the most important aspect of the degree, enabling them to FOOD QUALITY, experience the types of jobs which are available on graduation and through the SAFETY AND NUTRITION preparation of CVs, interviews, etc, ensuring they are well prepared for the job market. This degree programme is about gaining the knowledge BSc Honours MSci Our past students have gained work and understanding of three key areas in relation Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition 3 yrs (DB6K) A-level: placement with organisations such as: Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition with Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Kerry Group, to food production and consumption. AAB including Biology and Chemistry Professional Studies 4-yr SW (BDK6) + GCSE Mathematics grade C Kraft Foods, Moy Park, Tayto, Ulster Cancer • Food Quality concerns the ‘fitness for purpose’ of our food in MSci Honours Foundation, hospital trusts and many more. OR terms of appearance (eg colour and surface qualities, texture, Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition 4 yrs (DB64) Flexibility AAB including Biology and either Home Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition with flavour and odour) and how these can be improved. Economics or Nutrition and Food The unique flexible design of these Professional Studies 5-yr SW (BD46) • Food Safety considers the physical, microbiological and Science + GCSE Chemistry grade C or degrees enables transfer to the MSci Food GCSE Double Award Science grades chemical aspects of our food, which may be harmful to Science and Food Security degree up until See also Food Science and Food Security CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C the end of Stage 2 (provided students human health, and how these can be minimised. OR meet the necessary requirements). Entrance Requirements • Nutrition concerns the nutrient supply from foods AAB including Chemistry and either CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY necessary to support the human body in health and BSc Home Economics or Nutrition and Food Science + GCSE Biology grade C or Studying for a Food Quality, Safety and during ill health throughout all life stages. A-level: GCSE Double Award Science grades Nutrition degree at Queen’s will assist These degrees emphasise the inter-relationship between these BBB including Biology and Chemistry CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C you in developing the core skills and + GCSE Mathematics grade C OR employment-related experiences that areas and their equal importance in food production. are valued by employers, professional OR AAA including Biology or Chemistry “When I came to Queen’s I was organisations and academic institutions. BBB including Biology and either Home or Double Award Applied Science or intrigued to learn more about Food COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 Double Award Life and Health Sciences Economics or Nutrition and Food Although the majority of our graduates are Quality as I had an interest in working The subjects studied on this course are wide • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Science + GCSE Chemistry grade C or + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C interested in pursuing careers in the food or GCSE Double Award Science grades ranging and include; Food (Biochemistry, • Clinical Nutrition GCSE Double Award Science grades industry or health promotion, some develop in the area of food, particularly CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Chemistry, Commodities, Hygiene, Marketing, • Food Product Development careers in a wide range of other sectors. The within the area of Nutrition. I would Microbiology, Policy, Processing, Product • Food Supply Chain Safety and Security OR BTEC Extended Diploma: following is a list of the major career sectors that really recommend this course at • Research Project (BSc students only) Development, Psychology, Quality And BBB including Chemistry and either A relevant Food/Science BTEC Extended have attracted our graduates in recent years: Queen’s as it has given me the Safety), Fundamental and Clinical Nutrition, Diploma with 140 credits at Distinction and 40 Stage 4 (MSci students only) Home Economics or Nutrition and Food • Food industry – graduate Human Physiology, Diet and Health, as well as credits at Merit + GCSE Biology and Chemistry opportunity to learn so much. I’m now Science + GCSE Biology grade C or recruitment schemes Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship. • Research Project GCSE Double Award Science grades grade C or GCSE Double Award Science • Food industry – new product development employed by a local food producer CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. The modules are: WHY QUEEN’S? • Food industry – technical areas and I’m able to put the knowledge MSci applicants will automatically OR Note: • Food industry – quality management Stage 1 Prizes and Awards be considered for admission to the BSc from my course into practice.” ABB including Biology or Chemistry if they are not eligible for entry to the • Charities – health promotion • Chemistry and Composition of Foods All students undertake the Level 3 or Double Award Applied Science or MSci, both at initial offermaking stage • Nutrition – assistant dietician in a hospital trust • Fundamentals of Nutrition and Food Policy Award in Food Safety Supervision for Double Award Life and Health Sciences and when results are received. • Teaching – home economics [PGCE needed] Geraldine Renaghan, • The World of Microorganisms Manufacturing as part of the module Food + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C • Research – industry research association Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition or GCSE Double Award Science grades Option to Transfer: transfers between BSc and Commodities, Processing and Hygiene. • Research – PhD studies Stage 2 CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. MSci may be possible at the end of Stage 2. with Professional Studies Graduate Yakult provides prizes for the best overall final Employer Links Food Quality Coordinator – Suki TEA • Food Commodities, Processing and Hygiene BTEC Extended Diploma: For students whose first year student and the best Honours project • Food Choice, Diet and Health language is not English We regularly consult and develop links with in final year. Safe Food also provides a prize A relevant Food/Science BTEC Extended • Principles of Food Quality a large number of employers including for the best essay in the final year module Diploma with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Entrance requirements • Instrumental Food Analysis 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent all those who provide work placement ‘Food Supply Chain Safety and Security’. credits at Merit + GCSE Biology and Chemistry e: [email protected] grade C or GCSE Double Award Science acceptable qualification, details of which are opportunities. These range from multinationals Work Placement t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Work Placement grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs such as Moy Park and Sainsbury’s to local • Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition Course information Work placements on these programmes companies such as Irwin’s and Tayto. students can complete an optional 16- Dr Lisa Connolly provide students with the opportunity Many companies provide support for the week degree-related work placement Programme Co-ordinator to utilise the practical skills gained course and students through repeatedly School of Biological Sciences • Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition with during the teaching of their degree and offering 16-week work placements. A number Professional Studies students will complete apply these in a work environment. of such placements lead to employment e: [email protected] a one-year, degree-related work placement. for the students when they graduate. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

190 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 191 WHY QUEEN’S? The Institute for Global Food Security • Food industry – quality management • Charities – health promotion Work Placement This programme is linked to the Institute FOOD SCIENCE • Nutrition – assistant dietician in a hospital trust for Global Food Security at Queen’s and Work placements on these programmes • Teaching – home economics (PGCE needed) students may complete their project work at provide students with the opportunity • Research – industry research association AND FOOD SECURITY the Institute. Known globally for their world- to utilise the practical skills gained • Research – PhD studies during the teaching of their degree and renowned research, the Institute was at the MSci Globally we face huge and growing challenges to supply the world’s apply these in a work environment. forefront of uncovering and understanding Employer Links population with adequate safe and nutritious food. Food scientists will play Honours Food Science and Food the horsemeat scandal in the UK. Security 4 yrs (D990) Our past students have also gained work We regularly consult and develop links with a a crucial role in addressing global food insecurity. large number of employers including all those Food Science and Food Security with placement with organisations such as CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Kerry Group, who provide work placement opportunities. Professional Studies 5-yr SW (D991) Nationally and internationally there is a Kraft Foods, Moy Park, Tayto, Ulster Cancer These range from multinationals such as This unique Food Science qualification combines BSc and Master’s- shortage of food science graduates with Foundation, hospital trusts and many more. Moy Park and Sainsbury’s to many local level study and allows students to develop their subject to a high level, See also Food Safety, Quality and Nutrition higher level research skills and technical companies such as Irwin’s and Tayto. experiencing cutting-edge technologies involved in food research. Experience expertise. These degrees are designed to Entrance Requirements The degree also offers opportunities for produce graduates ideally suited to high- level careers in research, R&D, industry, A-level: additional laboratory training and experience, The subject is underpinned by a scientific understanding of food, such as for example summer scholarships. education, and also for PhD study. its properties and composition, production and manufacture, testing and AAB including Biology and Chemistry + GCSE Mathematics grade C Flexibility Although the majority of our graduates Queen’s Food Science is regulation, interaction with the human body, and the current and future are interested in pursuing careers in OR ranked 5th in the UK (Times challenges for its safety and supply. The unique flexible design of these the food industry or health promotion, AAB including Biology and either Home degrees enables transfer to the BSc some develop careers in a wide range and Sunday Times Good Economics or Nutrition and Food Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition Science + GCSE Chemistry grade C or of other sectors. The following is a list University Guide 2018). degrees up until the end of Stage 2. COURSE CONTENT Work Placement GCSE Double Award Science grades of the major career sectors that have This unique Food Science CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C attracted our graduates in recent years: The overall vision is to provide a dynamic • Food Science and Food Security Convenience qualification combines BSc learning environment committed to students complete a 16-week OR • Food industry – graduate This tailored degree is shorter than and Master’s-level study excellence in teaching and research, degree-related work placement AAB including Chemistry and either studying for BSc and Master’s degrees recruitment schemes that contributes to national and global • Food Science and Food Security with Home Economics or Nutrition and Food separately, and students are able to finance • Food industry – new product development and allows students to Science + GCSE Biology grade C or efforts, to provide the world’s growing Professional Studies students will complete their postgraduate-level studies within • Food industry – food technologist develop their subject to a population with a sustainable, safe and a one-year, degree-related work placement GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C existing student finance arrangements. secure supply of high-quality food. high level, experiencing Stage 3 OR In doing so Queen’s seeks to prepare cutting-edge technologies • Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship AAA including Biology or Chemistry or Double internationally-recognised graduates involved in food research. • Global Issues in Agriculture Award Applied Science or Double Award Life and for leading roles in the production and • Food Product Development Health Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry The degree also offers supply of safe and nutritious food. • Food Supply Chain Safety and Security grade C or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. opportunities for additional The modules are: • Honours Project BTEC Extended Diploma: laboratory training and Stage 1 Stage 4 A relevant Food/Science BTEC Extended experience, for example • Chemistry and Composition of Foods • Agri Food Traceability and Fraud Diploma with 140 credits at Distinction and 40 summer scholarships. • Fundamentals of Nutrition and Food Policy • Food Safety Health and Disease credits at Merit + GCSE Biology and Chemistry • The World of Microorganisms • Advanced Food Bioanalysis grade C or GCSE Double Award Science • MSci Research Project grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Stage 2 Note: MSci applicants will automatically be considered for admission to the BSc Food • Food Commodities, Processing and Hygiene Entrance requirements • Food Choice, Diet and Health Quality, Safety and Nutrition degree if they are not eligible for entry to the MSci, both at initial e: [email protected] • Principles of Food Quality offermaking stage and when results are received. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 transfers between BSc Option to Transfer: Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition and MSci Course information may be possible at the end of Stage 2. Dr Brian Green Programme Co-ordinator For students whose first language is not English School of Biological Sciences / Institute for Global Food Security An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent E: [email protected] acceptable qualification, details of which are T: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs W: qub.ac.uk/bb and qub.ac.uk/igfs

192 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 193 Student Experience involve a combination of guided study and independent research. It is a research Students run a lively French Society and staff FRENCH STUDIES preparation degree, allowing students to offer support through a personal tutoring explore in depth a topic of their choice. It is Modern Languages and BA Single Honours system, skills development programme and French at Queen’s reflects the dynamism and cultural diversity an ideal preparation for PhD research. Other Linguistics at Queen’s French 4 yrs (R120) a structured framework for feedback. of the French-speaking world, focusing on the language, culture postgraduate programmes of possible interest were ranked 5th in and society of metropolitan France, and opening up perspectives BA Joint Honours Prizes and Awards for graduates of French include the MA in Arts Management and the MA in Translation. the UK (Times Higher on a range of global cultures. French language, written and oral, is Anthropology and French 4 yrs (RL16) There are a number of undergraduate prizes English and French 4 yrs (QR31) Education rankings based at the centre of the course. Students will also explore a variety of available to top-performing students on French and History 4 yrs (RV11) this pathway. In addition to Foundation “As part of the BA in French, you on REF 2014). French at contemporary issues, historical periods and geographical areas through French and International Studies 4 yrs (RLC2) Scholarships recognising outstanding learn skills that are invaluable in the Queen’s is ranked 14th a range of media, including art, cinema, linguistics and literature. achievement in Level 1, we have a range of French and Irish 4 yrs (QR51) workplace. Writing and delivering All students spend an academic year in a Francophone country. endowed prizes. The AN Troughton Award and in UK (Times and Sunday French and Politics 4 yrs (RL12) The Samuel and Sarah Ferguson Travel Prize presentations; building working Times Good University French and Portuguese 4 yrs (RR15) recognise academic achievement at Levels relationships and teaching classes Guide 2018) and 17th in COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? French and Spanish 4 yrs (RR14) (see page 196) 1 and 2. The Chris Shorley Prize rewards the in a foreign country; organising best performances in the Language exam in the Complete University Level 1 Global Opportunities French may also be studied as part of the events; working to set deadlines following degrees (see separate entries): Level 3, and the Richard Bales Prize is awarded Guide 2018. Modern Core Modules Students taking a BA in French undertake an and using critical analysis – all Archaeology with French (BA Hons) 4 yrs (V4R1) to the student with the highest mark in an Languages at Queen’s are • French Language 1 extended period of residence abroad (typically optional module in Level 3. Students of both experiences and abilities I have OR eight months), normally working as an assistant Accounting with French (BSc Hons) 4 yrs (N4R1) ranked in the top 200 languages receive a certificate of distinction carried with me into employment.” • Intermediate French 1 in a school or undertaking a paid work placement Chemistry with French (MSci Hons) 5 yrs (FR11) for first class performance in the Level 3 oral. in the world (QS World OR in a French-speaking country (options include Common and Civil Law with French Rankings by Subject 2017). • Beginners’ French 1 France, but also, for example, Canada, Martinique (LLB Hons) 4 yrs (M2R1) CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Robert Ainley, BA French (2009) • Introduction to French Studies 1 and Réunion). Students can also elect to study Economics with French (BSc Hons) 4 yrs (L1R1) Typical careers pursued by our graduates Assistant producer, UTV • Introduction to French Studies 2 at a French-speaking university. In addition to International Business with French include business, media and communications, • 5th module to be chosen from agreed list the benefits for oral competence, the residence (BSc Hons) 4 yrs (N1R1) marketing, advertising, publishing, education/ • 6th module to be chosen from agreed list provides a unique opportunity for immersion teaching, translation/interpreting, PR, in French and Francophone culture. Moreover, Entrance Requirements Level 2 journalism, tourism, Fast Stream Civil Service, the Year Abroad is a significant learning and Post-A-level: and banking. Graduates are particularly in Core Module employability enhancement opportunity. This demand in careers requiring a high level of ABB including A-level French. • French Language 2 feature of our degree programme gives students communication and presentation skills, as Optional Modules the opportunity for personal development, and Note: for applicants who have not studied well as strong critical and analytical thinking. A-level French then AS-level French grade B • Myth and Biography in Recent French Fiction further develops communication and language skills and intercultural awareness. The challenges would be acceptable in lieu of A-level French. Eighty-eight per cent of our graduates are in • French Noir employment or further study within six months • Linguistic Variation in French of living abroad are a unique (and unforgettable) Beginners’ level: stage in your personal development. of graduation. Starting salaries are in the region • Modern Autobiography ABB + GCSE French grade B or evidence of £21,800. They are employed in a range of • Sociolinguistics World-Class Facilities of linguistic ability in another language. organisations, from the BBC and UTV to the Civil Level 3 Queen’s has an excellent library with Note: the Beginners’ option is not Service, from the Irish News to the European an outstanding range of resources in available to those who have studied Parliament, and including a very wide range of Core Module A-level or AS-level French. local, national and international companies. • French Studies 3 French and Francophone cultures. The Language Centre has state-of-the-art All applicants: Employer Links – Consultations Optional Modules facilities for language learning, and the IT If you plan to study French as a Joint • Modernism(s) provision more generally is excellent. We regularly consult and develop links with Honours degree or as part of a BSc/ LLB/ a large number of employers including, for • Ambition and Desire: The Nineteenth MSci degree you should refer to the subject “I have thoroughly enjoyed my Internationally Renowned Experts example, Santander and the British Council. Century French Novel requirements for the other course. experience here at Queen’s. I have found Entrance requirements • Romance and Realism in Media Cultures French at Queen’s is taught by world-leading e: [email protected] For students whose first language is not English Placement Employers my course to be both stimulating and • Contemporary Francophone Chinese Fiction experts in nineteenth and twentieth-century t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Caribbean Cultures French and Francophone culture, with An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Our past students have also gained work enjoyable and the facilities really are • The Structure of Modern French particular expertise in visual culture, linguistics, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent placements with organisations such as the second to none. The standard of teaching Course information popular culture, medical humanities and acceptable qualification, details of which are British Council Assistantships Programme. Dr Maeve McCusker, available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs is first class and the support available to postcolonial writing. Research in Languages at Senior Lecturer, French Further Study students is excellent. I would definitely Queen’s was ranked 3rd in the UK in the most School of Arts, English and Languages Further study is also an option open to recent Research Assessment (Times Higher recommend Queen’s to anyone.” French graduates. Students can continue to e: [email protected] Education rankings based on REF 2014). our MRes programme, which will be tailored t: +44 (0) 28 9097 3680 to a student’s particular interests, and will Maolíosa McGarry, Level 3 student w qub.ac.uk/ael

194 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 195 • The Structure of Modern French Student Experience We regularly consult and develop links with • Rewriting Love in the Renaissance a large number of employers including, for Students run lively French and Spanish Societies, FRENCH AND SPANISH • Identity, Sex and Sexuality in example, Santander and the British Council. and staff offer support through a personal Post-Revolutionary Cuba tutoring system, skills development programme Our past students have also gained work The emphasis in the BA in French and Spanish is on linguistic proficiency BA Joint Honours • Failed Romances of Latin American Literature and a structured framework for feedback. placements with organisations such French and Spanish 4 yrs (RR14) • Imperfect Heroines: Spanish Fiction and inter-cultural awareness; language and identity are central as the British Council Assistantships in the 19th and 20th enturies to the programme. You will be critically reflecting on a variety of CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Programme and with Citibank. Typical careers pursued by our graduates contemporary issues, historical periods and geographical areas (France See also French Studies WHY QUEEN’S? Further Study include business, media and communications, and Spain, but also for example Latin America and the Francophone Global Opportunities Entrance Requirements marketing, translation, publishing, education/ Further study is also an option open to graduates Caribbean), explored through a range of media including art, cinema, Students taking a BA in French and Spanish teaching, translation/interpreting, PR, of French and Spanish. Students can continue to Post A-level French: linguistics and literature. The degree includes residency (average have a very genuine opportunity to acquire journalism, fast stream Civil Service, tourism our MRes programme, which will be tailored to eight months) in a Francophone or a Spanish-speaking country. ABB including A-level French. professional experience in a global context. They and banking. Graduates are particularly in a student’s particular interests, and will involve a Note: for applicants who have not studied undertake an extended period of residence demand in careers requiring a high level of combination of guided study and independent A-level French then AS-level French grade B abroad in a French- or Spanish-speaking country communication and presentation skills, as well research. The MRes can lead on to a PhD COURSE CONTENT Optional Modules would be acceptable in lieu of A-level French. (typically eight months), normally working as as strong critical and analytical thinking. programme – research specialisms of individual an English language assistant in a school, or staff are available on the School website. Other Level 1 • Myth and Biography in Recent French Fiction Beginners Level French: Eighty-eight per cent of our graduates are in • French Noir undertaking a paid work placement (destinations postgraduate courses of possible interest for In French, students must take TWO modules at ABB + GCSE French grade B or evidence employment or further study within six months • Linguistic Variation in French include France and Spain, but also for example graduates of French and Spanish include the MA of linguistic ability in another language. of graduation. Starting salaries are in the region Level 1 – students must take the core and one Mexico, Canada and Martinique). Students can in Arts Management and the MA in Translation. • Modern Autobiography of £21,800. They are employed in a range of optional which can be taken either semester. In Note: the Beginners’ option is not also elect to study at a French- or Spanish- • Issues and Cultures of the organisations, from the BBC and UTV to the Civil Spanish, students must also take TWO modules available to those who have studied speaking university. In addition to the benefits US-Mexico borderlands Service, from the Irish News to the European at Level 1 – students must take the core and one A-level or AS-level French. for oral competence, the residence provides a • Afterlives: Rogues and Mystics Parliament, and including a very wide range of optional which can be taken either semester. unique opportunity for immersion in one of the of the Spanish Golden Age Post A-level Spanish: local, national and international companies. cultures of the languages studied. Moreover, Core Modules • Spanish Memoirs and Autobiographies ABB including A-level Spanish. “My experience of studying French • The Fantastic in Latin America the Year Abroad is a significant learning and • French 1 and Spanish at Queen’s has been Note: for applicants who have not studied employability enhancement opportunity. OR Year Abroad Modules A-level Spanish then AS-level Spanish grade B incredible. The classes and year abroad • Intermediate French would be acceptable in lieu of A-level Spanish. Industry Links Either experience have really helped me OR • Working and Studying Abroad (French) Beginners Spanish: Graduates of French and Spanish have • French for Beginners improve my languages, but what I • International Placement: Languages risen to the top in a number of fields, • Spanish 1 ABB + GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence have loved most about this course has Year Abroad (French) including media, print journalism, translating, OR of linguistic ability in another language. OR marketing, local government, fast-stream been the opportunity to learn about • Intermediate Spanish Note: the Beginners’ option is not • Working and Studying Abroad (Spanish) Civil Service, and a very wide range of local, so much more than just the languages OR available to those who have studied • International Placement: Languages national and international companies. • Spanish for Beginners A-level or AS-level Spanish. themselves. It has given me a passion Year Abroad (Spanish) World-Class Facilities for studying culture, history and Optional Modules For students whose first Level 3 language is not English Queen’s has an excellent library with an literature from France and Spain.” • Introduction to French Studies 1 In French, students must take TWO modules at An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of outstanding range of resources in French and • Introduction to French Studies 2 Level 3 – students must take the core and one 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Spanish cultures. The Language Centre has • Introduction to Iberian Studies optional which can be taken either semester. In acceptable qualification, details of which are state-of-the-art facilities for language learning, Emily Rankin, Joint French • Introduction to Latin American Studies Spanish, students must also take TWO modules available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs and the IT provision more generally is excellent. and Spanish student Level 2 at Level 3 – students must take the core and one optional which can be taken either semester. In French, students must take TWO modules at Level 2 – students must take the core and one Core Modules Modern Languages and Linguistics at Queen’s were optional which can be taken either semester. In • French 3 Spanish, students must also take TWO modules ranked 5th in the UK (Times Higher Education rankings Entrance requirements • Spanish 3 e: [email protected] at Level 2 – students must take the core and one based on REF 2014). French at Queen’s is ranked 14th t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 optional which can be taken either semester. Optional Modules in UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide Core Modules • Modernism(s) 2018) and 17th in the Complete University Guide 2018. Course information • Ambition and Desire: The Nineteenth Dr Maeve McCusker, • French 2 Century French Novel Modern Languages at Queen’s are ranked in the top 200 Senior Lecturer, French • Spanish 2 • Romance and Realism in Media Cultures in the world (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017). School of Arts, English and Languages • Contemporary Francophone Chinese Fiction e: [email protected] • Caribbean Cultures t: +44 (0)28 9097 3680 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

196 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 197 WHY QUEEN’S? The importance we attach to building GSNI, the Ulster Wildlife Trust, Land and relationships with employers is also illustrated Property Services, the National Trust, the We also offer a variety of opportunities to GEOGRAPHY by our Stage 3 Geography at Work module. PSNI and the Belfast Hills Partnership. study abroad in the EU, USA, Canada and This highly vocational module centres on Australia. In addition students enrolled in Further Study Geography embraces the study of human societies and their BSc Single Honours undertaking employer-led research projects. the Geography with a Language programme Geography 3 yrs (F800) This initiative has proven of great benefit Further study is also an option open to environment, and is one of the few subjects in which the human and spend a year studying Geography at Geography with a Language 4 yrs (F8RX) to our students, employers in the region Geography graduates, who can choose from a physical aspects of the environment are integrated. Our flexible a French or Spanish university. BSc Joint Honours and the quality of our degree. Past students wide range of Master’s programmes as well as degree programme enables students to gain an understanding Professional Accreditation have worked on projects for organisations a comprehensive list of PhD research topics; Archaeology-Palaeoecology of the major global, regional and local processes that shape such as the Marble Arch Caves Geopark, see the School website for further information. and Geography 3 yrs (VF48) Our BSc Single Honours programme in our world and the challenges we will face in the future. Geography has been accredited by the Royal Entrance Requirements Geographical Society (with IBG). Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic COURSE CONTENT Students also select options from a range of BSc Geography (Single and Joint Honours) aspects of human and physical geography. foundation in geographical knowledge and Our degrees provide fundamental skills These include modules on sustaining the A-level: skills, and prepare graduates to address and knowledge while allowing students biosphere, climate and earth surface BBB normally including A-level Geography the needs of the world beyond higher to tailor their degree according to processes, political and cultural geography, + GCSE Mathematics grade C education. The accreditation criteria require their interests and ambitions. There maps and mappings, and international field evidence that graduates from accredited are three stages, outlined below. BSc Geography with a Language work. The latter includes participating in programmes meet defined sets of learning Stage 1 overseas residential field-based research A-level: outcomes, including subject knowledge, projects, such as the ones we currently technical ability and transferable skills. Students take a foundation year of Human BBB normally including A-level Geography run in Iceland, Malta and Mallorca. + GCSE Mathematics grade C and Physical Geography modules: CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Stage 3 For French option: A-level French grade B • Dynamic Earth Studying for a Geography degree • Human Geographies of the Modern World An element of independent study is required For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B at Queen’s develops core skills and • Processes and Principles of at Stage 3, where students carry out a For students whose first employment-related experiences that Physical Geography supervised research project on a topic language is not English are valued by employers, professional • Spaces of Development that interests them (the dissertation). organisations and academic institutions. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Modules are delivered through combinations Students also select other specialised modules, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Some graduates pursue careers in of lectures, tutorials, practical classes and which vary from year to year, but may include: acceptable qualification, details of which are geography-related areas such as urban field work. They provide an introduction to the available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs and rural planning, environmental • Advanced GIS subject and analysis of the inter-connections conservation and management, careers • Arid Environments between global, regional and local scales. in GIScience and teaching. A significant • Climate Change Associated essays, practicals and research number develop careers in a wide range • Environmental Geopolitics projects contribute to the overall assessment. of other sectors, eg management, • Geoforensics marketing, NGOs, financial services, the Stage 2 • Geographies of Contested Territories Civil Service (especially land and property, • Geographies of Global Finance Single Honours students take core modules environment, and development agencies), • Geographies of War and Public Memory that explore contemporary approaches computing (especially using geographic • Geography, Science and Society to geographical inquiry, the acquisition data), and various graduate programmes. • Sea-Level Change: Past, Present and Future and analysis of geographical information, • Spaces of Urbanisation in We regularly consult and develop links with research design, and professional practice. Emerging Economies a large number of employers including • Geography at Work (employer- the NI Environment Agency, the National based research projects) Trust, Land and Property Services, and “Had I studied anywhere other than the Geological Survey of NI (GSNI), who Queen’s, I don’t think I would have provide advice on our programmes and had such an amazing experience. The in-depth careers sessions on their work. friendliness, warmth and community Entrance requirements e: [email protected] We have embedded a careers programme atmosphere within Geography, coupled within our personal tutoring system t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 with an exceptional standard of teaching, and a dedicated module in Stage 2. The Course information latter includes talks from employers on meant help was never far away.” School of Natural and Built career opportunities, support in building Environment your CV, and practice in applying and interviewing for graduate-level jobs. Sophie Truran e: [email protected] Witney, Oxfordshire, England t: +44 (0)28 9097 3350/3829 BSc Geography Graduate w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

198 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 199 HISTORY

The undergraduate History programme at Queen’s offers students BA Single Honours a wide choice of modules. Courses span a long chronological period History 3 yrs (V140) from Ancient History through to the Contemporary History of BA Joint Honours the late twentieth century. The School has specialists in ancient, Anthropology and History 3 yrs (VL16) medieval, early modern and modern history. The modules on offer (see page 104) to undergraduates also cover a wide geographical area that includes Archaeology and History 3 yrs (VV41) English and History 3 yrs (QV31) Ireland, England, Scotland, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. French and History 4 yrs (RV11) Students can choose modules that focus on gender, social and cultural History and International Studies 3 yrs (LV21) history, colonial history, politics, religious and economic change. History and Irish 3 yrs (QV51) History and Philosophy 3 yrs (VV1M) COURSE CONTENT Note: this is not an exclusive list and these History and Politics 3 yrs (VL12) options are subject to staff availability. Research-led Teaching A recent survey of graduates six months Further Study Year 1 History and Sociology 3 yrs (VL13) after graduation reveals that Queen’s History and Spanish 4 yrs (RV41) The 2014 Research Excellence Framework Further study is also an option; information WHY QUEEN’S? graduates from History have gone into a Core modules (REF) confirmed that History at Queen’s is range of careers, including: Recruitment on Master’s programmes and research • History and Historians Global Opportunities producing world-leading or internationally Entrance Requirements Consultant; Trainee Accountant; Army Officer topics is available from the School website. excellent research, placing Queen’s in the top • Exploring History 1 The History programme offers students Cadet; Insurance Advisor; Management A-level: 10 of UK history departments (Times Higher • History and Society opportunities to travel and study at universities Trainee; Political Researcher; Fraud Officer; Education rankings based on REF 2014). • Exploring History 2 in Europe and North America. Short-term ABB for Single Honours and Joint Honours Business Development Officer; Business The School hosts many research seminars, (two weeks) and longer-term (up to one with Anthropology, English, French, Associate; Auditor; Technology Consulting Plus two modules from the optional conferences and lectures, including the academic year) exchanges are on offer. International Studies, Philosophy, Irish, Associate; Arts Development Manager; Expert History staff offer modules on offer (one per semester) annual highlight of the Wiles lecture series. Politics and Spanish. BBB for other options. Legal Assistant; Trainee Teacher; Rugby Examples include: students a variety of Year 2 All applicants: CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Coach; and Project Support Analyst. exciting modules with a • Aarhus Universitet (Denmark) Modules at Level 2 are generally survey There are no specific subject requirements Many others went on to further study, • College of Charleston (South Carolina, USA) Skills to Enhance Employability wide chronological and modules seeking to convey a sense to study History, however, if you plan not only in History MAs, but also MSc of the principal events, trends and • Institut d’Etudes Politiques to study History as a Joint Honours Studying for a History degree at Queen’s Management, MSc Software Development, geographical focus that will assist you in developing the core skills developments in a particular country or de Bordeaux (France) degree you should refer to the subject PGCE History, PCGE Primary, MA Legal and employment-related experiences ensure the development region over a fairly long time span: • University of Oslo (Norway) requirements for the other course. Science, MA Legislative Studies and • Universiteit Utrecht (Netherlands) that are valued by employers, professional of transferable skills. For students whose first Practice, MSc Dating and Chronology, Examples include: • Vanderbilt University (Nashville, organisations and academic institutions. language is not English and MA International Relations. The History programme • Alexander the great Tennessee, USA) Close Links with Employers An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of also allows students • Europe Between the Wars Field trips are also offered in particular 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Graduates from the History degree at Queen’s opportunities to engage • Nineteenth-Century Ireland years or as part of certain modules. acceptable qualification, details of which are are well regarded by many employers (local, • The American South, 1619-1865 “At Queen’s History I learned to with industry partners, to World-Class Facilities available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs national and international) and over half of Year 3 all graduate jobs are now open to graduates think critically, to inquire and to carry out public-facing or • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute of any discipline, including History. industry-related work, and Dissertation (compulsory) for Global Peace, Security and Justice positively question subject matter. Although many of our graduates are • Institute of Cognition and Culture It opened my mind to future study to study and travel abroad. Plus a choice of four modules. interested in pursuing careers in teaching, • Institute of Irish Studies Examples include: significant numbers develop careers in a outside the academic world, as I • Two International Summer Schools wide range of other sectors. The following is • The Ancient City joined PricewaterhouseCoopers (the Irish Studies Summer School; a list of the major career sectors that have • The Rise of Christianity (PwC). I subsequently went on to and the Conflict Transformation and attracted our graduates in recent years: • Kings, Courts, and Cultures Social Justice Summer School) become a Finance Director with a US Entrance requirements in Carolingian Europe • Accountancy e: [email protected] Top Ranking multinational corporation, having lived • The Peasants’ Revolt, 1381 • Fast-stream Civil Service t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 History at Queen’s is ranked in the in England, USA, France and • The British Republic, 1649-1660 • Management consultancy Course information top 150 in the world (QS World • Presbyterians in Ulster, 1690-1840 • Museums, archives and libraries now Switzerland.” School of History, Anthropology, Rankings by Subject 2017). • The American Civil War and Reconstruction • Performing arts Philosophy and Politics • Working-Class Communities • Public relations in the United Kingdom • Publishing and media David J Elliott, BA History e: [email protected] • The Irish Revolution • Teaching t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 • Thatcher’s Britain • Voluntary sector/charities w: qub.ac.uk/happ

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The Joint Honours Programme in History and International Studies BA Joint Honours provides students with an intellectual training in disciplines that are History and International Studies 3 yrs (LV21) complementary and mutually enriching. The programme enables students to appreciate how historical events shape modern issues See also History and how such themes are to be understood and explained through Entrance Requirements insights into political analysis (eg political theory, political institutions, A-level: international relations). It offers students the opportunity to analyse ABB country-based developments across the globe and pays specific attention to the histories and politics of Africa, Europe and America. All applicants: There are no specific subject requirements to study History and International Studies. COURSE CONTENT Examples include: For students whose first The Joint Honours History and International • The Rise of Christianity language is not English Studies degree comprises compulsory • The Peasants’ Revolt 1381 modules together with optional modules. • Presbyterians in Ulster, 1690-1840 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Students will choose three modules • The Irish Revolution acceptable qualification, details of which are from each subject totalling six modules • Thatcher’s Britain • American Politics Global Opportunities CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Deeply Divided Societies for the year. The modules are: All students within this degree programme Skills to Enhance Employability In addition, Joint Honours students • International Organisations will have the possibility of opting to study HISTORY at Level 3 may choose to complete a • International Relations Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well for a semester abroad at an English- double module dissertation based on • Politics and Policies of the EU regarded by local, national and international Year 1 speaking university in mainland Europe. an individually assigned research topic • Security and Terrorism employers and over half of all graduate jobs There is also a possibility for some to spend Modules at Level 1 offer a systematic chosen in consultation with a supervisor. • British politics in crisis? are now open to graduates of any discipline, introduction to the discipline of History, an additional year in the United States Some modules, especially surveys, use lectures including History and International Studies. partly by sampling some of the many different Year 3 under the Study USA programme. and tutorials; others are taught through approaches that historians take in studying Close Links with Employers seminars, in which students are expected In the final year, students can select Industry Links the past, and partly by an exploration of more specific areas and specialist-based The School offers a range of employment to come prepared to fully engage in and Internships have been developed to allow some of the major questions of theory and modules on, for example, the Middle placements where students can gain real- sometimes lead group discussions. There is students the opportunity to carry out method with which they are concerned. East, US foreign policy, migration, the Far world work experience which is invaluable also increasing use of web-based learning. work experience in history-related fields. Right, political extremism, politics of the in terms of employment after graduation. Year 2 Given that Belfast is a regional capital with INTERNATIONAL STUDIES global economy, and modules on identity devolved powers, we can offer students Further Study Modules at Level 2 are generally survey politics, international ethics, war and visual Year 1 placements in the high profile political and modules seeking to convey a sense culture, conflict and conflict resolution. Further study is also an option; information related institutions on our doorstep – for of the principal events, trends and Students are introduced to the study of on Master’s programmes and research example in the Department of Justice, developments in a particular country or politics, political ideology, comparative politics, Dissertation topics is available from the School website. Equality Commission, Police Ombudsman’s region over a fairly long time span. the state-of-world politics, international In their final year, students can opt to history and contemporary Europe. Office, or BBC Northern Ireland. Examples include: write a dissertation based on a research Year 2 topic of their choice and under one-to- Top Ranking • Alexander the Great one supervision by an academic with History at Queen’s is ranked in the • Europe Between the Wars In their second year, students focus specialist knowledge in the chosen field. • Nineteenth-Century Ireland on the political, economic and social top 150 in the world (QS World Entrance requirements • The American South, 1619-1865 transformations of the 20th century Note that this is not an exclusive list and Rankings by Subject 2017). e: [email protected] and beyond, and will be able to advance these options are subject to staff availability. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Year 3 Student Experience their conceptual understanding of WHY QUEEN’S? Taught modules at Level 3 are more the field of international relations and Our uniquely supportive pastoral care/personal Course information specialised, offering the opportunity conflict by studying modules such as: Alumni tutor system is equalled only by the academic School of History, Anthropology, guidance available. Our vibrant Politics Society Philosophy and Politics to study a short period or a particular Various serving politicians have studied in (Polysoc) and History provides a welcome and theme or problem in detail, working from the School, including Ian Paisley Jr (MP), e: [email protected] stimulating environment for new students. documents as well as secondary sources. Green Party leader, Stephen Agnew, and t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive. w: qub.ac.uk/happ

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This programme provides students with an intellectual training BA Joint Honours in the mutually enriching disciplines of History and Politics. A key History and Politics 3 yrs (VL12) premise of the programme is that understanding the present and anticipating the future requires the ability to study and interpret See also Anthropology and History, History, History and International Studies, International the past and to appreciate how the insights of political theory Politics and Conflict Studies, Politics, Philosophy and the tools of historical inquiry combine to illuminate political and Economics (PPE) developments, including those in the contemporary world. Entrance Requirements COURSE CONTENT In addition, Joint Honours students at Level 3 A-level: complete a double module dissertation based The Joint Honours History and Politics degree ABB on an individually assigned research topic comprises compulsory modules together All applicants: chosen in consultation with a supervisor. WHY QUEEN’S? Close Links with Employers with optional modules. Students will choose There are no specific subject requirements The School offers a range of employment three modules from each subject totalling POLITICS Global Opportunities to study History and Politics. placements where students can gain real-world six modules for the year. The modules are: Study Abroad: students have study Year 1 modules For students whose first work experience which is invaluable in terms opportunities in other European universities HISTORY language is not English of employment after graduation. Given that • Comparative Politics through our Erasmus programme, Belfast is a regional capital with devolved powers, Year 1 • Contemporary Europe An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of and also in the USA and Canada. • Issues in Contemporary Politics 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent we can offer students placements in the high Modules at Level 1 offer a systematic • Perspectives on Politics acceptable qualification, details of which are Industry Links profile political and related institutions on our introduction to the discipline of History, available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs doorstep – for example in the Department • World Politics: Conflict and Peace Internships have been developed to allow partly by sampling some of the many different of Justice, Equality Commission, Police students the opportunity to carry out work approaches that historians take in studying Year 2 modules Ombudsman’s Office, or BBC Northern Ireland. experience in history-related fields. Students the past, and partly by an exploration of In their second year, students focus some of the major questions of theory and in their final year have an opportunity to go Further Study on the political, economic and social on a placement with a local organisation method with which they are concerned. For those wishing to pursue further transformations of the 20th century to gain direct experience of policy- study after their first degree, the School Year 2 and beyond, and will be able to advance making and political decision-making. their conceptual understanding of provides a range of MA programmes, each Modules at Level 2 are generally survey the field of international relations and Top Ranking of which can be taken either full-time modules seeking to convey a sense conflict by studying modules such as: (one year) or part-time (two years). of the principal events, trends and Both History and Politics at Queen’s have developments in a particular country or • American Politics been placed in the QS World University There are also opportunities to do region over a fairly long time span. • British Politics in Crisis? Rankings top 150 departments in the an MPhil or PhD by thesis; see the • Deeply Divided Societies world for these subjects in 2017. School website for information. Examples include: • Politics and Policies of the EU Student Experience • Alexander the Great • Security and Technology • Europe Between the Wars Our uniquely supportive pastoral care/personal Year 3 • Nineteenth-Century Ireland tutor system is equalled only by the academic • The American South, 1619-1865 In the final year, students can select guidance available. Our vibrant Politics Society more specific areas and specialist-based (Polysoc) and History Society provide a welcome Year 3 modules on, for example, the Middle East, and stimulating environment for new students. Taught modules at Level 3 are more US Foreign Policy, Migration, the Far CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY specialised, offering the opportunity Right, Political Extremism, Politics of the to study a short period or a particular Global Economy, and modules on Identity Skills to Enhance Employability Entrance requirements theme or problem in detail, working from Politics, International Ethics, War and Visual Studying for a degree in History and Politics at e: [email protected] documents as well as secondary sources. Culture, Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Queen’s will assist you in developing the core t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 skills and employment-related experiences Examples include: Note: this is not an exclusive list and these Course information options are subject to staff availability. that are valued by employers, professional • The Rise of Christianity School of History, Anthropology, organisations and academic institutions. Philosophy and Politics • The Peasants’ Revolt 1381 Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are • Presbyterians in Ulster, 1690-1840 well regarded by employers and over half of all e: [email protected] • The Irish Revolution graduate jobs are now open to graduates of t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 • Thatcher’s Britain any discipline, including History and Politics. w: qub.ac.uk/happ

204 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 205 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Graduate Careers HUMAN BIOLOGY This degree programme is aimed at students Recent and frequent employment seeking a broad-based knowledge of Human opportunities have been taken by our Human Biology is the integrated study of human anatomy and physiology, BSc Honours Biology with career opportunities in the graduates in Life Science/Pharmaceutical/ medical and pharmaceutical industries, Biotechnology industries in a wide range Queen’s has a human including the study of the body in health and disease. It covers a wide Human Biology 3 yrs (B100) teaching, scientific publishing or the scientific of roles, including Laboratory Technician, dissection lab which gives range of topics, ranging from genetics, microbiology and immunology Civil Service. Many students go into further Scientific Officer, Sales and Marketing, and See also Biomedical Science to the core disciplines of anatomy, microanatomy and physiology. study after their degree, completing Master’s Clinical Trials Supervision, in leading local, students the opportunity and PhDs and a significant proportion of national and international industries, including to gain valuable experience Entrance Requirements graduates gain entry to a Medical degree both Norbrook, Almac and Galen. and understanding of The degree is designed to allow a greater degree of flexibility in the Biochemistry here and abroad. choice of modules, in comparison to the closely related degree in Employment Links human anatomy to support A-level: Placement Links Biomedical Science. Specialist subject areas which can be studied in detail A limited number of summer internships are their learning. Exposure AB (in any order in Biology/Human Biology and include Pharmacology, Topographical Anatomy, Exercise and Applied Our students may apply for one-year USA currently available with Randox Laboratories, to cadaveric dissection Chemistry) B + GCSE Mathematics grade C research laboratory internships, during which appointed via competitive application. Physiology, Developmental Studies, Embryology, Neuroscience and the students live and work within an active provides students with OR Further Study research laboratory, usually in the University Science Communication. Within these subject areas we provide a wide and A (Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry) practical and innovative Many of our students go on to further study, innovative range of learning experiences, such as the use of ultrasound AB including a second science subject of Reno or University of Vermont. Some learning experiences. predominantly within Queen’s or in other imaging in cardiovascular physiology and exposure to cadaveric dissection. + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C students have been offered a PhD place in the or GCSE Double Award Science grades US on completion of their degree. A number universities in the UK or abroad. CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C of summer studentships within our Research Graduates have gone into areas such as COURSE CONTENT And a choice of two from: For students whose first Centres are competitively available, providing Medicine, Dentistry, Computational Biology, valuable research and laboratory experience. The Human Biology degree at Queen’s • Cardiovascular Pathobiology and Treatment language is not English Teaching, and PhDs in various research areas. is underpinned by the core disciplines of • Advanced Neurosciences An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Anatomy, Microanatomy and Physiology (the • Embryology and Developmental Biology 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent study of the function of the human body). • Pharmacology and Therapeutics acceptable qualification, details of which are In addition, it provides a solid foundation • Sports and Exercise Physiology available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs in Mammalian Biochemistry, Genetics, WHY QUEEN’S? “I couldn’t recommend the Human Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. Biology course more strongly. With Global Opportunities The modules are: a comprehensive support network in The School has links with two universities in Stage 1 the USA – the University of Nevada in Reno place, students have the opportunity • Molecular Basis of Life and the University of Vermont, where several to reach their full potential and are • The World of Microorganisms students have the opportunity to complete equipped for challenges in their • Human Structure and Function a one-year work placement programme. academic career and beyond.” Stage 2 Prizes and Awards Students must take the following Up to 12 prizes are available as an added Helen Monaghan, three compulsory modules: incentive to our students from 1st to 3rd 3rd Year, BSc Human Biology • Research Methods and Statistics year, awarded for top performances in • Physiological Sciences individual modules and the overall degree • Anatomical Sciences performances. This includes prizes awarded • And a choice of one from: from the professional bodies (Physiological • Human Evolution Society, Pharmacological Society). • Molecular Cell Biology World-Class Facilities Entrance requirements • Human Physiological Measurement e: [email protected] The School has excellent research t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Stage 3 facilities as well as strong links with clinical Students must take the following departments, including a human dissection Course information compulsory module: lab to aid teaching on this course. Dr Stephen McCullough Programme Director Internationally Renowned Experts • Research Project School of Medicine, Dentistry and Our academic staff combine enthusiastic Biomedical Sciences teaching with world-class research in the Biomedical Sciences. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 2677 w: qub.ac.uk/mdbs

206 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 207 Industry Links Graduate Careers and Achievements “Studying on the BSc International INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Students have the opportunity to hear A degree in International Business with a Business with Spanish has definitely from industry professionals who regularly Language from Queen’s offers an outstanding given me an edge in a highly deliver guest lectures. The opportunity opportunity for securing an excellent graduate competitive graduate job market. WITH A LANGUAGE to network afterwards can give students position or further academic study. Career valuable connections with senior options are extremely varied on a global I have found many jobs in business Being successful in business today requires the development of BSc Honours professionals working in management. scale and the employment opportunities for now require mastering a second International Business with French 4 yrs (N1R1) our International Business with a Language leaders with a global mindset. All organisations are now operating in Innovative Teaching Methods language. Not only are the modules a competitive global marketplace, seeking to expand and develop International Business with German 4 yrs (N2R2) graduates are first rate. The first cohort of really varied and interesting but the International Business with Students will experience a variety of teaching graduates from this programme completed their business beyond their national borders. Success in foreign Mandarin Chinese 4 yrs (N1R9) methods including brainstorming, individual their studies in July 2012 and have secured staff go above and beyond to ensure markets requires knowledge of how to adapt to local cultures, International Business with and paired reflection, discussion exercises, a range of positions in local, national, the students avail of the ample languages and customers as well as an understanding of fundamental Portuguese 4 yrs (N2R5) presentation, case studies, group work and regional and multinational organisations. opportunities available within the practical workshops. A range of e-learning International Business with Spanish 4 yrs (N1R4) Students that have completed this course business theories and practices. Global leaders ultimately cultivate experiences are also embedded in the course. From working in Barcelona for have developed careers in areas such cultural intelligence by travelling to and working in different cultures, degree programme through the use of, the British Chamber of Commerce Entrance Requirements as corporate finance, consulting, global for example, interactive support materials, developing and applying both their business and language skills. brand management and risk investment on my placement year, to winning a A-level: podcasts and web-based learning activities. in companies such as Google, Dom British Council scholarship to work in COURSE CONTENT Stage 2 ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Perignon, KPMG, Deloitte, Citi and PwC. Beijing - my degree has literally taken normally A-level This four-year BSc Honours degree in Students again take a year-long language • For French option: Those pursuing a career in International Students from this programme have secured me around the world allowing me to French grade B or AS-level French grade module alongside their management either graduate positions or have undertaken International Business with a Language B or GCSE French grade B or evidence Business with a Language should enjoy gain excellent corporate experience. is delivered by Queen’s Management modules, which in this year cover issues of linguistic ability in another language working with people as they will have to placements in advertising, human resources, I would say this particular course and School (Major) and the School of Arts, such as international business, decision- generate information from a wide variety recruitment, training and development, • For German option: normally A-level German English and Languages (Minor). making through effective data analysis of sources as they attempt to improve the marketing, export marketing, new product the Management School have been grade B or AS-level German grade B and interpretation and managing business (entering new global markets or development, market research, brand pivotal in my success both in and Currently five language options are offered: resources (eg operations and human). • For Mandarin option: evidence developing new products or becoming more management, operations management, supply outside of the classroom.” • French (Intermediate and Advanced) of linguistic ability competitive internationally etc) or solve a chain management, quality management, Stage 3 • German (Advanced) • For Portuguese option: normally specific management related issue. They business development, accounting, • Mandarin Chinese (Beginners) Placement year. A-level Portuguese grade B or AS- should be effective communicators as they finance, management consultancy. Shona McCotter, BSc International • Portuguese (Beginners) level Portuguese grade B or GCSE will be expected to engage with a range of Business with Spanish graduate (2017), Stage 4 Portuguese grade B or evidence of Further Study • Spanish (Beginners, Intermediate stakeholders including senior management, UK Management Undergraduate of The final year of the programme sees the linguistic ability in another language Students can choose from a wide and Advanced) consumers and consumer groups, government the Year 2016 students complete a year-long language • For Spanish option: normally A-level range of Master’s programmes as well In each of years one, two and four, students representatives and policy makers, as well module. Additionally, students will take Spanish grade B or AS-level Spanish grade as a comprehensive list of research complete a range of management-related as employees and peers. Further, graduates compulsory modules in International Strategy B or GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence topics, as shown on the Queen’s modules and a year-long language module. In need to have an appreciation of the potential and Applied International Business, as well of linguistic ability in another language Management School website. year three, students undertake a minimum of differences in national cultures and their as optional modules in Business Ethics, Note: if the language is studied at a nine months work placement in France, Spain, impact on the business environment. Queen’s Management School is committed Innovation and Entrepreneurship. An applied higher level then the grade required to the continuous improvement and Portugal, Germany or China, as appropriate. focus will be incorporated through start up at that level must be achieved. Students interested in pursuing a career in Year 3 is spent abroad on a International Business with a Language must enhancement of all of its degree Stage 1 projects, company tours and live case studies. For students whose first compulsory international be prepared to take on challenges and be able programmes. New modules may be language is not English Students take a range of compulsory WHY QUEEN’S? to adapt to a constantly changing and dynamic developed and included to replace or work placement in a region management-focused modules and a An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of enhance those which are mentioned here. Placement business environment. To assist this, core of the globe where the year-long language module. These modules 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent transferable skills acquired throughout the language being studied set the context and foundation for the Year 3 is spent abroad on a compulsory acceptable qualification, details of which are degree programme include the ability to learn available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs remainder of the degree. The focus will international work placement in a region independently, problem solve, understand is the dominant tongue. be on organisations, their structures, of the globe where the language being management and related information and Entrance requirements Other placement providers e: [email protected] behaviours and the changing external studied is the dominant tongue. This is work productively as part of a team as well as include: HEC and EY in environment within which they operate. an integral part of the degree, providing developing competence in a second language. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 students with the fluency and confidence Paris; Dreams and Agilent in Modules will cover accounting, Course information to communicate and work effectively in economics, marketing principles Dr Kieran Conroy Barcelona; PWC, Amadeus an international business environment. and organisational behaviour. Programme Director and 3M in Madrid. Queen’s Management School e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5458 w: qub.ac.uk/mgt

208 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 209 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Skills to Enhance Employability Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well AND CONFLICT STUDIES regarded by local, national and international employers and over half of all graduate jobs The International Politics and Conflict Studies degree at Queen’s is BA Single Honours are now open to graduates of any discipline, including International Politics and Conflict about more than just armed conflict and insurgency. It also examines International Politics and Conflict Studies 3 yrs (L253) Studies. Although the majority of our graduates such trends as globalisation and considers the challenge from the are interested in pursuing careers in the BA Joint Honours rise of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the process public and voluntary/community sectors, French and International Studies 4 yrs (RLC2) of European integration, humanitarian issues (such as poverty, significant numbers develop careers in the History and International Studies 3 yrs (LV21) private sector, working in industries from development and refugees), and the role of the media in conflict. International Studies and Irish 3 yrs (LQF5) management consultancy to law and journalism. International Studies and Politics 3 yrs (L290) Close Links with Employers COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? International Studies and Spanish 4 yrs (LRF4) We regularly consult and develop links with Year 1 Internationally Renowned Experts a large number of employers, including NI Students are introduced to the study of • Professor Yvonne Galligan OBE is an Note: for Joint Honours options the title government departments and the North/ politics, political ideology, comparative politics, internationally recognised expert in the of this degree is ‘International Studies’ South Ministerial Council, who provide the state of world politics, international politics of gender. She was a member of sponsorship for our internships. history and contemporary Europe. an Independent Commission of Inquiry Entrance Requirements In addition, the School offers a range of on The Consequences of Devolution Year 2 A-level: employment placements where students for the UK House of Commons (the can gain real-world work experience which ABB In their second year, students focus McKay Commission) in 2013. is invaluable in terms of employment after on the political, economic and social • Professor Beverley Milton Edwards has All applicants: graduation. Given that Belfast is a regional transformations of the 20th century advised various governments in her role as an There are no specific subject requirements capital with devolved powers, we can offer and beyond, and will be able to advance expert on the Middle East, and is currently a to study International Politics and Conflict students placements in the high profile political their conceptual understanding of Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Studies, however, if you plan to study and related institutions on our doorstep – the field of international relations and • Professor David Phinnemore is an expert on International Studies as a Joint Honours for example in the Department of Justice, conflict by studying modules such as: EU Treaty reform and EU enlargement, which degree you should refer to the subject Equality Commission, Police Ombudsman’s requirements for the other course. • American Politics led to his secondment as an adviser to the Office, or BBC Northern Ireland. UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. • Deeply Divided Societies For students whose first Further Study • International Organisations Student Experience language is not English • International Relations Many students progress to further study Our vibrant Politics Society (Polysoc) An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Various serving politicians • Politics and Policies of the EU and can choose from a wide range of provides a welcome and stimulating 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Security and Terrorism acceptable qualification, details of which are Master’s and research programmes; see the have studied in the School, environment for new students. • British Politics in Crisis? available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs School website for further information. including Ian Paisley Jr Diversity of Students Year 3 (MP), the Green Party We have students from around the UK, In the final year, students can select Leader, Stephen Agnew, and Ireland, Europe and the wider world, more specific areas and specialist-based “I chose to study at Queen’s because of the unique course and setting. To ensuring a rich mix of students with ministers in the Northern modules on, for example, the Middle East, be able to study Conflict Studies in a post-conflict setting was fascinating different experiences and backgrounds. Ireland Executive. US Foreign Policy, migration, the Far and provided a unique insight into my subject area. I loved the scope of my Right, Political Extremism, Politics of the World-Class Facilities course – we covered political theory, media in conflict, Palestine, the Middle Global Economy, and modules on Identity • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute Politics, International Ethics, War and Visual East, USA, gender, class, social policy and much more. We really got a for Global Peace, Security and Justice Culture, Conflict and Conflict Resolution. chance to specialise and decide what we wanted to focus on. Over the years • Institute of Cognition and Culture Entrance requirements Dissertations: in their final year, students • Institute of Irish Studies it really allowed me to explore the areas of international politics that I really e: [email protected] can write a dissertation based on a research • Two International Summer Schools enjoyed. The lecturers were world class and always had the time to discuss t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 topic of their choice and under one-to- (the Irish Studies Summer School; ideas and indulge our intellectual curiosity.” Course information one supervision by an academic with and the Conflict Transformation and School of History, Anthropology, specialist knowledge in the chosen field. Social Justice Summer School) Philosophy and Politics Note: this is not an exclusive list and these Amy Keegan, BA International Politics and Conflict Studies e: [email protected] options are subject to staff availability. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 w: qub.ac.uk/happ

210 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 211 Developing your Employment Skills IRISH Queen’s has strong links with a number of employers including the Department The emphasis in this course is on the modern language and culture. A BA Single Honours for Communities, the BBC, Irish Language Irish 3 yrs (Q504) Broadcast Fund and other media companies, range of modules will provide you with a broad understanding of diverse and employers are routinely invited to aspects of Irish culture and society and include filmmaking, the short BA Joint Honours address the Irish students. Students can story, the novel, and modern poetry. The growth of Gaelic identity is Anthropology and Irish 3 yrs (QL56) gain work experience in primary and also explored and insight into the country’s wider heritage is developed Archaeology and Irish 3 yrs (VQ45) secondary schools as well as local media companies, theatre and community groups. through the study of mythology, folklore and Scottish Gaelic. English and Irish 3 yrs (QQ53) French and Irish 4 yrs (QR51) Prizes and Awards History and Irish 3 yrs (QV51) COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? • Foundation Scholarships: recognise International Studies and Irish 3 yrs (LQF5) outstanding achievement in Level 1 Level 1 Professional Exemptions Irish and Politics 3 yrs (QL52) • Donohoe prize: awarded for the highest • Gaeilge 1* (double module) The BA Irish will exempt you from Irish and Spanish 4 yrs (QR54) mark in the oral examination in Level 2 • The Irish Folk Tradition examinations for An Teastas Gaeilge • Emrys Evans Book prize: awarded at Levels 1 and 2 for the best performance • Celtic Mythology do Mhúinteoirí Iarbhunscoile for Entrance Requirements • Introduction to Modern Irish Literature teaching in the Republic of Ireland. in the written language examination A-level: • Students receive a certificate of distinction Students choose their fifth and sixth Global Opportunities ABB including A-level Irish for first class performance in the Level 3 oral. modules from an agreed list. You will have a chance to spend up to a year All applicants: CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Level 2 studying business in the US or you can take a semester at another university in Europe. If you plan to study Irish as a Joint Honours Studying on this pathway will assist students • Gaeilge 2* (double module) degree you should also refer to the subject in developing the core skills and employment- • Scottish Gaelic Language Industry Links requirements for the other course. related experiences that are valued by • Irish Poetic Tradition 1650-1850 We have former students in senior employers, particularly in a world where • Skills in Irish Translation For students whose first positions in various Irish language sectors language is not English critical thinking, cross-cultural awareness • Irish Film Studies and we maintain good links with media and communication skills are at a premium. • Irish Writing and the Short Story An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of production companies, the translation 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Typical Careers Level 3 sector and language promotion agencies. acceptable qualification, details of which are Careers include teaching, language • Gaeilge 3* (double module) World-Class Facilities available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs development, translating, management, • Modern Irish Poetry Queen’s has an excellent library for Irish TV presenting, production, writing, • Language, Literature and Irish Identity materials and an outstanding collection researching, business, management • Dissertation (double module) of resources relating to Ireland. consultancy and software development. * Indicates compulsory modules Internationally Renowned Experts Eighty-eight per cent of our graduates Queen’s has world-leading experts in the are in employment or further study within history of the Irish language and literature, six months of graduation. Starting salaries Irish linguistics and Gaelic names. Queen’s may be in the region of £21,800. had the highest ranked research unit including Further Study Irish and Celtic languages in the most recent Graduates can continue to a Master 95% of Celtic Studies Research Excellence Framework (Times Higher of Research (MRes) programme as students at Queen’s are Education rankings based on REF 2014). well as courses such as the MA Arts satisfied with their course, Student Experience Management and MA Translation. “The diverse course at Queen’s gives ranking us 3rd in the UK. Students receive intensive instruction in a unique insight into the spirit of the Entrance requirements spoken and written Irish and the School (National Student Survey 2017) e: [email protected] supports a three-week summer school language through its modules on all T: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 in the Donegal Gaeltacht each year. Queen’s is ranked 4th in aspects of the culture. It is without the UK for Celtic Studies. a doubt everything I expected the Course information course to be and more.” Mícheál Ó Mainnín (Times and Sunday Times Good School of Arts, English and Languages University Guide 2018) e: [email protected] Keely Hastings, BA Irish Graduate (2017) t: +44 (0)28 9097 3717 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

212 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 213 Global Opportunities LAW You will have the opportunity to take part in overseas exchanges with partner universities Law looks at the relationships, interactions and transactions between LLB Honours in Europe, North America and China. individuals, government and state at a local, regional, national and Law 3 yrs (M100) World-Class Facilities international level. With a broad focus and application, the Law The new £20m School at Queen’s offers degree encompasses private and public law alongside wider socio- See also Law with Politics, Common and Civil students access to world-class facilities Law with French and Common and Civil Law legal perspectives. You will study key aspects of the law and develop such as a fully interactive Moot Court room, with Hispanic Studies various seminar rooms and a wellbeing room. a wide range of transferable skills, relevant to your future career trajectory. Our links with the professions, the wide range of additional Entrance Requirements Student Experience opportunities within the School and the development of a highly A-level: Students can join a number of student-led initiatives within the School including the Law nuanced skill-set helps to create highly sought-after graduates. AAA Society, the ADR Society and the Street Law All applicants: Project. Other initiatives include the Queen’s Student Law Journal and the Mooting Society. COURSE CONTENT • Criminal Liability There are no specific subject • Criminology: Theory and Practice The degree offers students the opportunity to requirements to study Law. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Employment Law study the modules required for a Qualifying For students whose first • Environmental Law Although a large percentage of our • The Council of the EU Law Degree. In addition, students are offered language is not English “I chose to study Law because I • Evidence graduates are interested in pursuing the opportunity to explore their interests • The European Commission wanted a well-respected degree that • Financial Law An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of careers in Law, significant numbers develop in final year with modules offered that • The European Parliament • Global Business Law and Regulation 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent careers in a wide range of other sectors. • The United Nations (UN) would give me a solid foundation allow them to specialise in a particular area, acceptable qualification, details of which are • Intellectual Property Law • The Organisation for Security and for my future career. I got that at or simply receive a more rounded sense available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Typical career destinations • International Criminal and Transitional Justice of what ‘Law’ is. Many of these modules of graduates include: Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Queen’s but I got so much more • International Economic Law consider law and law-like interactions on • The Council of Europe • International Humanitarian Law • Trainee Solicitor too. The approach to teaching and a local, national and international level. • Thomson Reuters • International Trade Law • Legal Professional learning was so engaging and went Graduate Employers include: A&L Goodbody; Stage 1 • Law of the Home • Para Legal well beyond traditional lecturing. The Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; CitiGroup; • Legal Theory • Legal Executive • European Constitutional Law Deloitte; EY; First Derivatives; PwC; interactive nature of lectures and • Public International Law • Legal Analyst • European Internal Market Law Wilson Nesbitt; Herbert Smith Freehills. • Regulating Commercial Sex • Compliance Officer tutorials brought the law to life and • Constitutional Law in Context • Remedies in Private Law • Trainee Accountant was truly inspiring. The wide range • Rights and Accountability Other Employer Links • Research Project B • Financial Engineer • Legal Methods and Skills Top international law firms, including of compulsory and optional subjects • Reshaping the NI Constitution: The • Business Analyst • Criminal Law the ‘Magic Circle’ law firms, ie Allen allowed me to tailor my degree to my Transition from Conflict to Consensus • Management Trainee & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Stage 2 • Sentencing • Audit Associate own interests and to discover new Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, • Trade Marks, Merchandising ones! The teaching quality was superb • Contract Law Employer Links – Consultations Slaughter & May, and many more. • Equity and Unfair Competition and the guidance and support of staff Queen’s School of Law has a long and well- • Introduction to the Law of Torts Further Study * Please note this is not an exclusive list of established tradition of regular consultation was second to none.” • Contemporary Issues in Property Law the optional modules available. Optional with legal professional bodies, employers Further study is also an option open to • Contemporary Issues in the Law of Obligations modules are subject to staff availability etc. This includes, for example, The Law Law graduates. Students can choose to • Land Law and change each academic year. Society of Northern Ireland, The Law Society progress to a vocational course (Solicitor Dean Bonner, LLB Law (2016) or Barrister course) or can choose from Stage 3 WHY QUEEN’S? of England and Wales, The Law Society of Ireland, the Institute of Professional Legal a wide range of Master’s programmes as Dissertation Accreditation well as a comprehensive list of research Entrance requirements Studies and employers from significant e: [email protected] Four Optional Modules selected topics (see the Law School website). All of the undergraduate Law degrees offered legal and other professional firms or t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 from the list below* at Queen’s are recognised qualifying law organisations (see examples below).

• Business and Human Rights degrees, which means that they are accredited Placement Employers Course information • Clinical Law by legal professional bodies in Northern Dr Kevin Brown, Our past students have also gained work • Company Law and Corporate Governance Ireland, England and Wales and the Republic Programme Director for placements with organisations such as: • Competition Law of Ireland. This means that the degree Law at Queen’s is ranked LLB pathways • Contemporary Issues in British covers those subjects that are regarded as School of Law prerequisites for professional legal studies. in the top 150 in the world. and Irish Human Rights e: [email protected] (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) 13TH IN THE UK FOR LAW t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 (Guardian University Guide 2018) w: qub.ac.uk/law

214 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 215 Industry Links • Civil Service • Local Government Those students more interested in politics- LAW WITH POLITICS • Politics orientated placements can avail of some of the As a Joint Honours programme, Law with Politics offers students the LLB Honours opportunities within the Department of Justice, Graduate Employers include A&L Goodbody, Law with Politics 3 yrs (M1L2) Equality Commission, Police Ombudsman’s Allen & Overy, Baker McKenzie, CitiGroup, chance to study for a Qualifying Law Degree whilst also engaging Office, BBC Northern Ireland and so on. Deloitte, EY, First Derivatives, PwC, Wilson with research in areas such as conflict, co-operation, power and Nesbitt and Herbert Smith Freehills. World-Class Facilities decision making, the result being a highly nuanced degree option. See also Law, Common and Civil Law with French and Common and Civil Law with The new School of Law at Queen’s offers Other Employer Links Hispanic Studies students access to world-class facilities such Top international law firms, including the ‘Magic The close relationship with the regional political infrastructure in as a fully interactive Moot Court room, various Circle’ law firms, ie Allen & Overy, Clifford Northern Ireland creates a unique environment for students to Entrance Requirements seminar rooms and a wellbeing room. Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, engage with and respond to political as well as legal developments A-level: Internationally Renowned Experts Linklaters, Slaughter & May, and many more. on a local, regional, national and international level. AAA Law at Queen’s is taught by world-leading Graduate Careers and Achievements experts in the area of Law including Human All applicants: Many of our former graduates have risen Rights, Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies. • Contemporary Political Philosophy to the top of their fields and include COURSE CONTENT There are no specific subject Our staff have close research links with the • Arms Control many famous figures; for example: The degree offers students the opportunity to requirements to study Law with Politics. professions, government and Civil Society. • Women and Politics study the modules required for a Qualifying Law Research in Law was ranked 15th in the UK in • Lord (David) Trimble – Former First Minister • Northern Ireland: A Case Study in Ethno- For students whose first Degree alongside a number of Politics modules. language is not English the most recent Research Assessment (Times of Northern Ireland, Nobel Peace Prize National Conflict and Peace Making Higher Education rankings based on REF 2014). winner and Member of the House of Lords Stage 1 • Challenges to Contemporary Party Politics An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Right Honourable Sir Brian Kerr – Justice • Security and Technology 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Student Experience Core modules acceptable qualification, details of which are of the Supreme Court of UK and former • Scotland and Northern Ireland: Students can join a number of student-led Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland • Perspectives on Politics available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Points of Political Comparison initiatives within the School including the Law • John Larkin QC – Attorney • Constitutional Law in Context • US Foreign Policy: War Society, the ADR Society and the Street Law General for Northern Ireland • Legal Methods and Skills • Ethics, Power and International Politics Project. Other initiatives include the Queen’s • Mary McAleese – Former Irish President • Comparative Politics • National and Ethnic Minorities Student Law Journal and the Mooting Society. • Lord Eames – Former Anglican Archbishop • Rights and Accountability “Being a student at Queen’s is, without in European Politics of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland • Criminal Law CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY doubt, the best decision I have made. • Politics, Public Administration • Anthony Watson, CBE, Stage 2 and Policy Making Although a large percentage of our graduates Bencher at Lincoln’s Inn The teaching, access to world-class • Global Resource Politics are interested in pursuing careers in Law, • Zoe Salmon – Former Miss Northern academics and personal relationships Core modules • European Cultural Identities significant numbers develop careers in a Ireland and TV presenter you are able to develop with those • European Constitutional Law *Optional modules are subject to staff wide range of other sectors. The following is • Sonia Mac – Cool FM radio DJ a list of the major career sectors that have at the top of their respective fields • Equity availability and change each academic year. • Carolyn Stewart – U105 Presenter attracted our graduates in recent years: • European Internal Market Law Timetabling requirements may impact the • Wendy Austin – Radio and is unrivalled. The University has • Land Law optional modules available to students. • Management Consultancy Television Broadcaster immensely aided my career aspirations Optional modules* • Corporate Banking Further Study and given me access to employers that WHY QUEEN’S? • Purchasing Officer • Politics of Deeply Divided Societies wouldn’t be possible anywhere else.” Accreditation • Fast Stream Civil Service Further study is also an option open to Law • International Relations • Publishing, Media and Performing Arts graduates. Students can choose to progress to a All of the undergraduate Law degrees offered • British Politics in Crisis? • Typical career destinations vocational course (Solicitor or Barrister course) at Queen’s are recognised Qualifying Law Cal Girvan, LLB Law with Politics • International Organisations of graduates include: or can choose from a wide range of Master’s Degrees, which means that they are accredited • Security and Terrorism • Trainee Solicitor programmes as well as a comprehensive list of by legal professional bodies in Northern Ireland, • Modern Political Thought • Legal Professional research topics (see the Law School website). England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Entrance requirements Stage 3 • Para Legal Placement • Legal Executive e: [email protected] Core modules t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Past students have gained work placement with • Legal Analyst • Contract organisations such as the Council of the EU, • Compliance Officer Course informatio • Torts European Commission, European Parliament, • Trainee Accountant Dr Kevin Brown, • Evidence United Nations (UN), Organisation for • Financial Engineer Programme Director for • Contemporary Issues in Property Law Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), • Business Analyst LLB pathways Law at Queen’s is ranked • Management Trainee Optional modules* Council of Europe, and Thomson Reuters. School of Law in the top 150 in the world. • Audit Associate • Politics of Irish Literature • Marketing 13TH IN THE UK FOR LAW e: [email protected] (Guardian University Guide 2018) • The Politics of Sustainable Development (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) • Journalism t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 • Middle Eastern Politics w: qub.ac.uk/law

216 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 217 LIBERAL ARTS

Liberal Arts at Queen’s builds on the diverse disciplinary strengths of MLibArts Honours “Possessing an analytical approach the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Our extraordinary Liberal Arts 4 yrs (Y300) to information, articulating informed heritage – epitomised by globally-esteemed writers such as Nobel opinions and having a passion for what Laureate Seamus Heaney and T.S. Eliot Prize recipients Paul Muldoon Entrance Requirements you do can make the transition from and Ciaran Carson, today includes the Brian Friel Theatre and Centre for A-level: library to the office more manageable Theatre Research, The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry and the Senator AAA and equip you with all the necessary George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice. For students whose first tools to progress. I loved studying language is not English History and Politics and was extremely COURSE CONTENT Study Abroad Opportunities An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum fortunate and privileged to have some of 5.5 in each test component or an Stage 1 Students have global opportunities on the incredible moments as a Queen’s Erasmus programme (at a range of European equivalent acceptable qualification, Students take six modules: Understanding student outside of my academic universities) or at one of a number of Queen’s details of which are available at: Now; one interdisciplinary module; go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs studies too. My degree assisted me partner institutions across the world. two modules from their pathway; and a greatly and since leaving Queen’s, I further two optional modules. The list of Master’s Degree Modules have been privileged to live and work optional modules will, subject to relevant Enhanced learning opportunities in Korea, England and now the US.” A-level or equivalent prerequisites (eg for with multidisciplinary postgraduate Language and Music modules) comprise all modules available in the fourth year. interdisciplinary and pathway modules and Stewart Cherry other modules offered as part of the Single WHY QUEEN’S? Honours programmes in pathway subjects. BA History and Politics. Placement Opportunities Senior Vice- President in New York at Please note that the precise modules offered Students have placement opportunities Oliver James, a global recruitment specialist. as options may vary from year to year. with leading regional, UK and Stage 2 international employers in both the public and private sectors, eg PwC. Students take: Uses of the Past; one interdisciplinary module; three modules Master Your Leadership from their pathway; and a further optional Exclusive access to The Graduate School module. In addition they will take a programme ‘Enhancing Leadership CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Further study is also an option open to our Placement preparation module ahead graduates. Students can choose from a wide and Personal Development Skills’. Queen’s graduates enjoy successful careers of the Stage 3 Placement module. range of taught Master’s programmes as in publishing, public relations, advertising, Master’s Degree Modules well as the MRes in Arts and Humanities. Stage 3 journalism, broadcasting, law, theatre, Advance opportunity to study Students take: Arts and Humanities in management consultancy, the diplomatic See the School’s website for further information. postgraduate modules in the fourth year. Contemporary Society; the Placement module; service, tourism, policy analysis, charities Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary Studying for a Liberal Arts degree at Queen’s and one module from their pathway in Semester and non-government organisations. modules with curriculum flexibility. will assist you in developing the core skills 1. Semester 2 is spent studying abroad at one They include two Nobel Laureates – and employment-related experiences of our international university partners. Unique Speaker Series Seamus Heaney for poetry and David that are valued by employers, professional Stage 4 Liberal Arts talks from local, UK Trimble for his contribution to the organisations and academic institutions. and global industry leaders. Northern Ireland peace process. Entrance requirements Students take: Incorrigibly Plural; the Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are e: [email protected] Dissertation module; and a minimum of one Other notable alumni include Mike Brown in demand by local, national and international t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 module in their pathway with two further (Commissioner of Transport for London); employers. With over half of all graduate jobs modules either from their pathway or from Stephen Rea (actor); Lucia McAnespie now attracting graduates of any discipline, Course information optional modules. The pathway and optional (actor, RADA-trained); Paul Muldoon employers value the initiative, imagination, Dr Philip McGowan modules will be drawn from the taught modules (academic and poet); Cat Barter (actor creativity and independence of thought Programme Director, M Liberal Arts offered on the relevant MA programme(s). and singer trained in the Royal Academy of fostered by the Liberal Arts degree. These School of Arts, English and Music); Anne Kelly (journalist and writer); are high-achieving graduates, with a diverse Languages Des Kennedy (theatre director, Royal Court and multidisciplinary skill-set, who are Theatre); Annie Mac (radio presenter); attuned to the demands of twenty-first- e: [email protected] Stephen Agnew (Green Party Leader); century society, and can provide flexible and t: +44 (0)28 9097 3261 Marcella Walsh (singer, Scottish Opera). innovative responses to global challenges. w: qub.ac.uk/ael

218 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 219 During their final year, students undertake a Many recent graduates have secured MSc and two-module research project carried out under PhD positions at leading universities in the MARINE BIOLOGY the supervision of one or more members of UK, Republic of Ireland and overseas whilst academic staff. The project generally involves others work in secondary education or for Note: it would be an advantage to have “The oceans are a key element for the existence of life on BSc Honours practical work carried out in the field and/or conservation organisations and government studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level. Earth. 97% of all the water on Earth, and 99% of the habitable Marine Biology 3 yrs (C160) at the Marine Laboratory, in one of the many environmental agencies. The experience that space on this planet, is in the ocean” (source: NASA) Marine Biology with Professional Option to Transfer: transfers between BSc and active areas of marine research in the School. you gain from applying the scientific approach Studies 4-yr SW (C164) MSci may be possible at the end of Stage 2. to living organisms, solving numerical and Stage 4 (MSci Students only) MSci Honours For students whose first practical problems, developing written Marine Biology is the interdisciplinary study of life in the ocean. At the present Marine Biology 4 yrs (C162) language is not English • Research Project and oral communication skills and using a wide range of sophisticated equipment time, the position of Marine Biology graduates has never been as critical Marine Biology with Professional An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of WHY QUEEN’S? to the functioning of our society, economy and environment. Complex Studies 5-yr SW (C165) 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent will also help you to find employment in Dedicated Marine Laboratory a variety of non-biological careers. issues such as overfishing, pollution and climate change are colliding to acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs In addition to the state-of the-art teaching bring about extraordinary and sometimes catastrophic changes in marine See also Biochemistry, Biological Many employers are looking for graduates Science, Microbiology and Zoology facilities on the main campus, the Queen’s in any scientific discipline, provided they systems. As a Marine Biologist you will apply cutting-edge technologies Stage 2 Marine Laboratory is on the shores of show academic confidence, the ability to to help tackle these issues on a scale from molecules to ecosystems. Entrance Requirements one of the most protected areas in communicate, handle quantitative data and • Coastal and Oceanic Biology Europe, Strangford Lough. During your solve problems, and have good social skills, BSc (with field course) degree, you will take two residential field a wide range of interests and a record of With regards to marine resources management, the UK’s territorial waters A-level: • Animal Biology and Physiology courses at the marine lab to study marine success. We believe that studying Marine 2 • Applied Ecology (with field course) stretch over 6.8 million km (over 14 times the terrestrial landmass) and within BBB including Biology and at least one ecosystems up close using our array of Biology at Queen’s will enable you to from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, • Work Placement or Cell Biology aquaria, boats and shore-based facilities. acquire and develop these qualities. this vast area lies the blue economy: marine renewable energy; oil, gas, fish, Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry • Applied Genetics minerals and rare earth metals. To manage these resources in a sustainable grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Exceptional Marine Life Further Study grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C Work Placement manner requires assessment and guidance from highly skilled marine biologists. Around the island of Ireland we have some Further study is also an option open to Marine • Marine Biology students can complete a OR of the most spectacular marine wildlife Biology graduates. Students can choose 16-week degree-related work placement Within this context, the Marine Biology degree at Queen’s is based BBB including Double Award Applied in Europe including six-gill, blue and from a wide range of Master’s programmes Science or Double Award Life and Health basking sharks, bluefin tuna, more than 20 on a research-led teaching format and will prepare students for a • Marine Biology with Professional Studies as well as a comprehensive list of research Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry students will complete a one-year, species of marine mammals (from otters topics as shown on the University website. future in a diverse range of careers including marine conservation, grade C or GCSE Double Award Science degree-related work placement to blue whales), maerl beds and deep- grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C water coral reefs. Access to such species environmental consultancy, documentary filmmaking, wildlife Recent students have gained placements OR makes Queen’s one of the best located tourism, fisheries management and academic study. working on marine mammals, fisheries universities for the study of Marine Biology. ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry management and molecular ecology (for “The aspects of my degree I really grade C or GCSE Double Award Science example) at international laboratories in Accreditation and Extracurricular Activities COURSE CONTENT aimed at building your employability; from grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. enjoyed were the practicals, small class work-shadowing marine PhD students from Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia as well Beyond the taught degree, all Marine Biology You will be taught by a team of international sizes, personal attention from teaching Stage 1 of your degree through to dedicated MSci as across the island of Ireland and GB. students have the opportunity to gain researchers with diverse expertise ranging skills-development workshops at our marine A-level: professional boating qualifications (eg Survival staff and lots of fieldwork.” from marine microbes (that constitute Stage 3 laboratory including boat-handling, satellite AAB including Biology and at least one at Sea, Powerboat Level II) that increase 50 per cent of the biomass in the oceans) • Future Oceans (with research cruise) tracking and underwater video technology. from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, their employability both within and outside through to hydrothermal vents and the • Conservation Biology Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry of academia. Students are also encouraged Dawn Diamond, migration of oceanic megafauna. With an The modules are: grade C or GCSE Double Award Science • Global Change Biology to seek Degree Plus accreditation which Marine Biology Graduate, 2015 exceptional staff to student ratio of 1:3, we grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C • Animal Behaviour Stage 1 showcases their extra-curricular marine have the opportunity to personalise your • Research Project (BSc programmes only) OR experiences gathered during their degrees education via small group tutorials and help • Biodiversity (with field course) (via work shadowing PhD students from the guide you towards your career goals. • Molecular Basis of Life AAB including Double Award Applied • The World of Microorganisms Science or Double Award Life and Health start of their degree, through to activities The course content is designed to blend Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry run by the Queen’s Marine Biology Society). strong training in marine biology with Stage 1 gives a broad base in the biological grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Entrance requirements e: [email protected] core skills in the biosciences ranging sciences on which to build Stage 2 and grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 from physiology and genetics through to Stage 3 studies. This module combination OR An Honours degree in Marine Biology conservation biology and global climate provides students, who may be undecided offers comprehensive training in one of the Course information as to their final specialist degree area, AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry change. This broad-based approach allows grade C or GCSE Double Award Science most popular environmental disciplines, Dr Jonathan Houghton with considerable flexibility as they enter graduates to explore a range of career grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. and good graduates move on to pursue Programme Co-ordinator opportunities within the biological sciences, Stage 2; at this stage students enrolled diverse careers at home and abroad. Note: MSci applicants will automatically be School of Biological Sciences as well as within the field of Marine Biology. in Marine Biology can move into Zoology or Biological Sciences and vice versa. considered for admission to the BSc if they are e: [email protected] This taught content is complemented by an not eligible for the MSci, both at initial offer- exceptional array of extracurricular activities making stage and when results are received. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

220 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 221 The following MSci degrees are available: COURSE CONTENT MATHEMATICAL STUDIES • Applied Mathematics and Physics The mathematics programmes at Queen’s • Mathematics offer students the opportunity to tailor their BSc Honours • Mathematics and Computer Science studies to their mathematical interests. We Mathematics is the universal language of science, and a beautiful subject *For degrees marked with an asterisk • Mathematics and Statistics and offer a range of modules across the main areas Applied Mathematics and Physics* 3 yrs (GF13) this must include A-level Physics. in itself. Mathematics also has important applications in industry and Operational Research of mathematics: pure mathematics, applied commerce, and well-qualified mathematicians and statisticians are in great Mathematics 3 yrs (G100) For students whose first • Theoretical Physics mathematics and statistics and operational language is not English demand with a wide choice of careers, making mathematics an excellent Mathematics and Computer Students may register for either the three- research. Pure Mathematics provides the choice as a degree subject. Science 3 yrs (GG41) An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of year BSc or the four-year MSci degree. essential tools used in the increasingly Mathematics and Statistics and 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Transfers to the MSci are permitted up to numerate science of today, and is continually acceptable qualification, details of which are Operational Research 3 yrs (GG13) the end of Stage 2, subject to performance. developing new ones to solve problems at Mathematical Studies at Queen’s encompasses three subject areas: available at: the forefront of research in many disciplines. Mathematics with Extended Studies Progress to Stages 3 and 4 of the MSci is go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Applied Mathematics is concerned with the • Applied Mathematics in Europe 4 yrs (G104) dependent on the student maintaining an • Pure Mathematics approved high standard at earlier stages. application of Mathematics to the study of Mathematics with Finance 3 yrs (G1N3) the physical universe, including theoretical • Statistics and Operational Research (SOR) Theoretical Physics* 3 yrs (F340) physics, as well as the social, industrial and commercial world. Statistics is concerned MSci Honours In each, the ideas that have been encountered at school are extended and with deriving sound inferences from data. Applied Mathematics and Physics* 4 yrs (GFC3) new areas are introduced. It is important to appreciate that what may be This may be experimental or observational Mathematics 4 yrs (G103) Mathematics at Queen’s is and obtained from investigations of physical understood as either pure or applied mathematics from school experience or biological phenomena or from the study Mathematics and Computer ranked 11th in the UK. will differ from the University experience. For this reason, amongst others, Science 4 yrs (GGK1) of the workings of industry, commerce and society. In all areas, computers are used mathematics students will study both pure and applied mathematics in the (Guardian University Guide 2018) Mathematics and Statistics and to obtain accurate numerical solutions to first year, with statistics being a likely third component. Operational Research 4 yrs (GGC3) the mathematical problems involved. Theoretical Physics* 4 yrs (F344) Queen’s offers several different degree Mathematics with Finance programmes involving mathematics, and two Compared with other mathematics degrees Entrance Requirements types of degree within these programmes – that allow a wide choice of modules, the three-year BSc and the four-year MSci. BSc options this degree is much more focused and BSc provides students with a particular set A-level: of mathematical skills that are ideal for ABB including Mathematics grade A Mathematics work in the financial services technology *For degrees marked with an asterisk this must This degree offers the greatest flexibility sector, as well as in software engineering. include A-level Physics grade B or better. and choice among the three subject areas, Theoretical Physics and Applied as well as the opportunity to transfer to BSc Mathematics with Extended Mathematics with Physics more specialised pathways at a later stage. Studies in Europe These degrees are especially suitable for Mathematics and Computer Science A-level: those wishing to study both mathematics ABB including Mathematics grade A. This is a joint degree which combines and physics. The former is focused on these two subject areas. the mathematical aspects of physics, For French option: A-level French grade B. Mathematics and Statistics while the latter is a joint degree with For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B. a wider choice of modules. and Operational Research BSc Mathematics with Finance MSci This degree contains more emphasis on A-level: statistics and operational research. These four-year undergraduate degrees A* (Mathematics) BB Mathematics with Extended Studies in Europe can be seen as extended versions of the three-year BSc Honours degrees, and are OR This degree is designed for students with aimed primarily at students who intend to AAB including Mathematics grade A. an interest in French or Spanish. After make significant use of their subject in their MSci options two years at Queen’s, students spend future careers, or who simply wish to broaden one year abroad studying mathematics in their understanding of mathematics. A-level: their chosen language before returning AAA including Mathematics to Queen’s for their final year. OR A* (Mathematics) AB.

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The first year, and a sizeable fraction of • Classical Mechanics Students on the Joint programmes with “I am a very logical person, and being the second year, of the studies is devoted • Elementary Number Theory Physics and Computer Science will take a able to find a solution to a problem is to core mathematics knowledge. During • Fluid Mechanics selection of modules from both Mathematics the second, third and (for MSci students) • Graph Theory and the Joint programme. Mathematics with important to me. Mathematics is this fourth year, students can choose from • Group Theory Finance students will take a selection of type of subject. Studying mathematics a wide range of optional modules. BSc • Linear Models modules of relevance to finance from the list teaches you vital skills such as critical students will carry out an investigation • Methods of Operational Research above and several modules specially tailored thinking and problem solving, and in their third year to gain insight into the • Numerical Analysis to employment in the financial sector. practical application of mathematics • Statistical Inference these skills are really sought after by Level 4 within a particular context. MSci students employers. If I were to do it again, I Students on joint pathways will take at least will carry out an extended investigation The Level 4 modules open to MSci students two modules outside mathematics, and would study the same degree without in their fourth year to gain experience of offer the opportunity to study a selection of the Analysis module is not compulsory. doubt!” mathematics at the forefront of research. topics in greater depth than is possible in the Level 3 BSc programme. The centrepiece of the fourth Level 1 year is the double-weighted investigations At this level, the BSc and MSci pathways Pádraic Sheerin, In the first year of study, most students module, in which a student has the opportunity separate. BSc students take a project module Northern Ireland, choose to take the six modules on to study an aspect of mathematics and at least one other module that assists Vice President of Data Science offer within mathematics: close to the frontier of knowledge. with the development of skills relevant to (Prudential/Pramerica) • Calculus and Analysis their chosen programme. For mathematics Modules include: BSc Mathematics and Statistics and • Numbers, Vectors and Matrices students, this module is Computer Algebra. • Advanced Mathematical Methods Operational Research Graduate (2008) • Introduction to Statistics and MSci students take on an investigations • Advanced Quantum Theory Operational Research module, which develops the research skills • Algebraic Equations • Mathematical Modelling needed for the extended Level 4 investigation. • Algebraic Topology • Mathematical Reasoning In addition, students have the opportunity • Applied Mathematics Project • Methods of Statistics and to develop their understanding of a wide “A maths degree opens up so many career opportunities; the analytical, logical “At Queen’s there is a large choice of • Functional Analysis Operational Research range of mathematical topics, ranging from • Information Theory and problem-solving skills developed throughout the degree are exactly what modules available, so you are able to data mining and financial mathematics to Students on Joint pathways (Physics/ • Integration Theory employers are looking for.” customise your degree path to what quantum mechanics and algebraic equations. Computer Science/Finance) will • Mathematical Methods for you want to study. The lecturers in combine a specific selection of these Module topics include: Quantum Information Roisin Mackle, the department are extremely kind modules with modules taken from • Practical Methods for Partial • Algebraic Equations BSc Mathematics and Statistics and Operational Research Graduate (2012) the respective department. Differential Equations and helpful, and always give their best • Calculus of Variations and Business Operations Analyst, Euroclear • Pure Mathematics Project The modules at Level 1 lay the foundation for Hamiltonian Mechanics in trying to help you if you have a • Rings and Modules the future study of mathematics, and, through • Computer Algebra WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY problem, regardless of the nature of it.” • Statistical Mechanics the Mathematical Modelling and Reasoning • Electromagnetic Theory • Survival Analysis Choice and Flexibility: the combination of Studying for a Mathematics degree at modules, and the SOR methods module, will • Elementary Number Theory • Topology expertise in Applied Mathematics, Pure Queen’s will assist students in developing Matthew Young, also provide insight into how mathematical • Financial Mathematics Mathematics, and Statistics and Operational the core skills and employment-related Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland methods and thinking relate to real problems. • Graph Theory Research, enables the School of Mathematics experiences that are valued by employers, MSci Mathematics Graduate (2012), • Investigations (in Pure or Applied Level 2 and Physics to deliver a wide range of degree professional organisations and academic PhD student at Queen’s Mathematics) programmes offering the opportunity to take institutions. Graduates from this degree at Level 2 completes the mathematical • Linear and Dynamic Programming a Mathematics degree and specialise in pure Queen’s are well regarded by local, national foundations with three core modules • Mathematical Modelling in or applied mathematics, or put more emphasis and international employers and over half of for most mathematics students: Biology and Medicine on statistics and operational research. The all graduate jobs are now open to graduates • Metric and Normed Spaces Entrance requirements • Linear Algebra and Complex Analysis combination with expertise in physics within of any discipline, including Mathematics. e: [email protected] • Partial Differential Equations • Introduction to Partial Differential Equations the School allows students to choose fully Although many of our graduates pursue t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Quantum Theory • Analysis integrated Joint degrees with physics which careers in teaching, banking and finance, • Ring Theory place more emphasis on either experimental a significant number develop careers in Course information Students can take three optional modules • Set Theory or theoretical aspects of the subject. a wide range of other sectors including Mathematics Admissions from the following list to start the • Statistical Data Mining management consultancy, export marketing Co-ordinator personalisation of their mathematics study: • Stochastic Processes An exciting development is the new and fast-stream Civil Service. There is also School of Mathematics and Physics • Tensor Field Theory School Teaching Centre for Mathematics a wide variety of postgraduate studies and Physics, which opened in September e: [email protected] available to Mathematics graduates; see the 2016, providing a home for undergraduate t: +44 (0)28 9097 1900 School website for further information. students within the School. w: qub.ac.uk/mp

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Mechanical Engineering is often associated with large machines such BEng Honours Note: applicants for the MEng degree will WHY QUEEN’S? Mechanical Engineering 3 yrs (H300) automatically be considered for admission to as motorcycles, Formula 1 cars or aircraft, but virtually all man-made the BEng degree if they are not eligible for Accreditation: these BEng and products have mechanical features that are designed and developed by Mechanical Engineering with a Year entry to the MEng degree both at initial offer- MEng degrees are accredited by the in Industry 4-yr SW (H304) mechanical engineers. making stage and when results are received. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. MEng Honours Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng and Placement/Study Abroad: past students Mechanical Engineering 4 yrs (H303) MEng may be possible at the end of Stage 2. It is the broadest of the engineering professions as it is not linked to have gained work placements with Mechanical Engineering with a Year For students whose first organisations such as Airbus UK, Cummins a specific industry. Its graduates have some of the most challenging, in Industry 5-yr SW (H305) language is not English Turbo Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Mercedes Benz High Performance rewarding and diverse career opportunities of any discipline. These range An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of from designing the latest vehicles and developing new sustainable forms See also Aerospace Engineering and 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Engines, Nacco Materials Handling of materials, through to the search for alternative energy sources and the Product Design Engineering acceptable qualification, details of which are Ltd, and Red Bull Technology Ltd. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs exploitation of nanotechnology. Students also have the opportunity to work Entrance Requirements or study outside the UK through programmes such as IAESTE, Erasmus, Study Abroad BEng COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 and Study USA. In recent years, students A-level: Stage 1 Optional modules in the areas of energy, have undertaken placements in companies materials, manufacturing and computer- BBB including Mathematics and at least one in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Students are introduced to core mechanical aided engineering in Stage 3 give students from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, France, Japan, Malaysia and the USA. engineering principles. They also undertake the opportunity to tailor courses and Further Mathematics, Technology and a team-based project, designed to introduce Design or Double Award Applied Science. Industry Links: the School has strong projects to their particular interests. them to the concept of professional links with both local and international BTEC Extended Diploma: engineering practice. This is supported BEng students take core modules in engineering employers, and has longstanding through modules in engineering design engineering science and professional studies A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma relationships with companies such as and a dedicated laboratory programme. along with their chosen optional modules. with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 Bombardier, Caterpillar, ExxonMobil, credits at Merit. Distinctions will be They also complete a major individual project, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Lotus, McLaren Stage 2 required in stipulated relevant units. which puts their engineering skills into F1, Michelin and Rolls Royce. Note: applicants not offering Physics Stage 2 builds on the knowledge gained practice in solving a technical problem. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY in Stage 1 with a series of more advanced at A-level should have a minimum of MEng students expand their engineering a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE engineering science subjects including The versatility of Mechanical Engineering We put emphasis on hands- knowledge through a range of core modules Double Award Science grades CC. dynamics, thermodynamics and fluid graduates makes them well suited in engineering science and professional on, project-based learning mechanics, and mechanics of materials. Higher National Diploma: for a wide range of careers. studies, along with their chosen optional and invest heavily in our Those with good grades in a relevant Higher Graduates are greatly prized because of their Mathematics and computing focuses on their modules. They also undertake a major group state-of-the-art facilities application to engineering, while modules design project, working within teams to National Diploma will be considered on their high level of numeracy and analytical ability, individual merits for entry to Stage 2. in Technology Design and Manufacturing conceive, design, build and test an engineering their well-developed communication skills and and flexible project spaces provide hands-on practical experience of product, enhancing mechanical design and MEng their leadership potential. In contrast to other to support this activity. engineering disciplines they are more likely manufacturing processes and computer- engineering skills and developing professional, A-level: aided design. Students are also introduced presentational and team-working skills. to progress to senior management roles and to the legal aspects of engineering practice AAB including Mathematics and at least they can more easily exploit their skills in the Stage 4 one from Physics (preferred), Biology, in the professional studies module, and are wider commercial, financial or public sectors. Chemistry or Further Mathematics. Entrance requirements given the skills required for future work MEng students extend their knowledge of Further Study placements and careers in the employability engineering applications through further BTEC Extended Diploma: e: [email protected] Further study is also an option – students t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 module. BEng students who perform well optional modules in advanced core topics A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma and in professional studies. The other can choose from a range of Master’s during Stages 1 and 2 may be invited to with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 Course information major focus is the individual project, where programmes as well as apply to do a PhD from transfer to the MEng at the end of Stage 2. credits at Merit. Distinctions will be The Director of Education students also apply their engineering skills to required in stipulated relevant units. a comprehensive list of research topics; see School of Mechanical and an area of cutting-edge technology. These the School website for further information. Note: applicants not offering Physics Aerospace Engineering projects are closely associated with industry at A-level should have a minimum of and with the School’s research interests. a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE e: [email protected] Double Award Science grades BB. T: +44 (0)28 9097 4117 w: qub.ac.uk/mechaero

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The majority of man-made products are mechanical or have mechanical FdEng (Foundation Degree) parts, and mechanical engineers are to be found working in virtually Mechanical Engineering 2 yrs (H302) every type of industry, on products as diverse as racing cars, jet engines, cruise ships, farm machinery, sports equipment and domestic Based at Belfast Metropolitan College appliances. Mechanical engineers therefore have very wide career opportunities and are employed because of their scientific knowledge, Entrance Requirements design expertise, problem-solving skills and business awareness. A-level: CC including Mathematics and at least one of Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, Further The Foundation degree (FdEng) in Mechanical Engineering is Mathematics or Technology and Design. a two-year degree offered by Belfast Metropolitan College BTEC Extended Diploma: in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast. A relevant discipline, with a Merit or above in at least half of the units taken (relevant On completion of the Foundation degree, successful students units will be specified) and Passes in the remaining units, plus GCSE English Language can then choose to enrol at Stage 2 of a BEng Honours degree and Mathematics at grade C or above. in either Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Note: applicants not offering Physics Product Design Engineering, and graduate after a further two years at A-level should have a minimum of a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE of study. Alternatively, they can progress directly into full-time Double Award Science grades CC. employment in the design or mechanical/manufacturing industry. For students whose first language is not English COURSE CONTENT In addition, students will undertake a period An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of of relevant industrial work placement, which This Foundation degree, which takes 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent will assist in developing a sound understanding acceptable qualification, details of which are two years to complete, starts with a of the practical applications of some of the available at: go.qub.ac.uk/ EnglishLanguageReqs comprehensive introduction to the discipline theoretical content. This forms a significant and a grounding in the mathematical portion of the assessment and will be skills needed by graduate engineers. completed in the first semester of Year 2. Scientific topics on which modern engineering is based are also covered, and there is an WHY QUEEN’S? emphasis on both engineering practice and Progression: the Foundation degree is its real-world application. Design plays a designed to provide access to Queen’s prominent part in the degree, and students University for students who would not are taught how to interpret technical drawings otherwise have the opportunity to and how to use professional CAD facilities. enrol on the BEng Honours degree, A significant part of the curriculum is and places are available to applicants Further Study delivered through active learning, where with a wide range of qualifications. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY students work on assignments and Access to University Facilities: while After graduating with the FdEng in Mechanical Further study by progression to a BEng Entrance requirements projects, both individually and in teams, Belfast Metropolitan College is responsible Engineering, students will have acquired degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Product e: [email protected] and this is supported by the College’s for delivering the degree, Foundation practical and theoretical knowledge and Design Engineering at Queen’s will broaden t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 excellent workshops and laboratories. students’ options in terms of employment students are enrolled as students in both a wide range of skills. They will also have Course information and create the opportunity for further the College and the University and have had the benefit of undertaking a major The Director of Education progression through postgraduate study. For all the main entitlements and access industrially-relevant project as part of School of Mechanical and information on available Master’s and research to the University’s facilities as other the industrial placement. As a result, Aerospace Engineering undergraduate students at Queen’s. graduates will be in an excellent position to programmes, please see the School website. pursue careers in many of the areas where e: [email protected] mechanical engineers are employed. t: +44 (0)28 9097 4117 w: qub.ac.uk/mechaero

228 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 229 UKCAT will be scored and used in Diplomas or Hong Kong Diploma in Secondary • Selection criteria for Medicine are reviewed conjunction with the GCSE score to rank Education), please select your country annually and therefore you should read the MEDICINE for interview. AS-level performance, in the International Students website. selection procedures which are available additional GCSE A grades and other at go.qub.ac.uk/ugstudy, under ‘Entrance For students whose first MB BCh BAO factors may also be taken into account in Requirements and Selection Criteria’ for Queen’s is an exciting place to study medicine with our students borderline cases. Evidence of commitment language is not English further details and up-to-date information, Medicine (Bachelor of) 5 yrs (A100) experiencing clinical practice in a variety of hospitals, general practices and to medicine, motivation, communication An IELTS score of 7.5 overall, with a minimum of prior to applying. This includes a pdf healthcare settings throughout Northern Ireland from first year onwards. skills and initiative are important. 7.0 in Speaking and Listening and 6.5 in Reading entitled ‘How We Choose Our Students’. Entrance Requirements Graduates: and Writing, or an equivalent acceptable More detailed information on applying to qualification, details of which are available Medicine at Queen’s is also available from the The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences has close Interview: Applications from graduates or those in the at: go.qub.ac.uk/ EnglishLanguageReqs School website at: qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs final year of their degree are considered and All applicants will be ranked on cognitive bonds with the Northern Ireland community as part of its educational, the full academic background is taken into All Applicants performance, and a proportion selected for Please note for 2019 entry the deadline account. The minimum A-level threshold (or research and outreach programmes. Our ‘Patients as Partners’ interview (Multi-mini interview). Interviews • All students admitted to this degree will for applications to this degree is equivalent in other qualifications) is ABB at make a valuable contribution to the education of medical students, normally take place between January and be required to complete a Hepatitis B 6.00pm on 15 October 2018 and first attempt, ie prior to commencing degree March in Belfast for home and EU applicants. vaccination programme at the Occupational arrangements should be made to through their participation in the selection of medical students studies, or BBB at the first attempt for those Staff from the Medical School visit South East Health Service of the University. undertake UKCAT in advance of this. with a First Class Honours degree or PhD. to the programme, teaching sessions, as well as assessments. Asia in late January/February to interview Averaging out to these grades is not permitted. • Medicine welcomes applications from and international applicants from other Applicants must have the appropriate science people with disabilities. All applications will supervised practice. In fifth year you have the countries are encouraged to travel to Belfast background at GCSE and AS-level/A-level be treated on an individual case basis to opportunity to undertake an assistantship, Queen’s is the only medical school in Northern Ireland and for interview, as they will benefit from a tour or equivalent (see below) and at least a 2.1 ensure that the applicant has the potential during which you complete the range of tasks students are welcomed in all of the hospitals within the region of the Medical School and the University. Honours classification in their primary (first) to fulfil the demands of professional fitness undertaken by a Foundation Doctor. Teaching to practise. Disability will not be considered and in approximately 150 general practices. Students benefit UKCAT: degree, which can be from a wide range of and learning in ethics, communication, different subjects. A-level Chemistry and as part of the selection process, however, it from the ease of access to high quality clinical teaching. All applicants are required to sit the UK teamwork, and related behavioural science is at least one from A-level Biology/Human is strongly advised that applicants disclose Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) and the results embedded throughout the curriculum. Biology, Mathematics or Physics, plus, if not their disability on their UCAS form and achieved will be used as part of the selection contact the School to obtain further of cellular structure and function. You also offered at A-level, then Biology/ Human COURSE CONTENT process prior to interview. Further information advice. Applicants may also be required WHY QUEEN’S? study pathology, microbiology, therapeutics Biology to at least AS-level (or equivalent) Queen’s medical degree is a five-year on UKCAT is available at: ukcat.ac.uk. to provide relevant information which will and genetics. Teaching of basic science are required. In addition, GCSE Mathematics Professional Accreditation course with an initial systems-based minimum grade C and either GCSE Physics be treated in the strictest of confidence. subjects is integrated with clinical skills A-level School Leavers: The award of the MB BCh BAO degree means approach. It is one of the few medical minimum grade C or GCSE Double Award It is important that the University has an training which you acquire through clinical AAA at A-level + A in a fourth AS-level subject understanding of your support requirements that you are eligible to apply for provisional schools in the UK to teach students anatomy Science minimum grades CC are required if simulation and practice with patients. including A-level Chemistry plus at least one these subjects are not offered at AS-level or to implement reasonable adjustments. registration with the General Medical Council. through cadaveric dissection and does other A-level from Biology/Human Biology, A-level. Graduate applicants who fulfil these • As a result of current legislative so in an exciting new Dissection Suite. Year 3 Mathematics or Physics. If not offered at Global Opportunities criteria are then scored with their UKCAT. requirements any offer made will be A-level then Biology/Human Biology grade Students are introduced to clinical work The third year begins to take greater clinical conditional on a satisfactory criminal history Students undertake an Elective module at A as a 4th AS-level or grade B as a 5th AS- Graduate applicants from a non-science check (Access NI Enhanced Disclosure from the onset and by third year almost focus. Classroom-based and clinical teaching level. GCSE Mathematics minimum grade C background but who fulfil the conditions in the start of Year 5. Many students take this Check). To enable the University to request all teaching is in the clinical setting. Good takes place in each of the medical and and either GCSE Physics minimum grade C terms of grades achieved at the first attempt opportunity to travel abroad to work in a this check you will be required to provide communication and examination skills training surgical disciplines, which is integrated with or GCSE Double Award Science minimum (ie in their original choice of A-level subjects) different medical environment. Students often some personal information which will be is undertaken in the Clinical Skills Education therapeutic, pathological and microbiological grades CC are required if these subjects and degree performance will be considered choose destinations in Australia, India, Canada, treated in the strictest of confidence and principles relevant to clinical medical practice. are not offered at AS-level or A-level. if they undertake the appropriate Science Centre with our ‘Patients as Partners’ in line with Data Protection Principles. The and several countries in Africa. In addition, before students move to actual patient qualifications on completion of their degree. opportunities in Year 4 to study in Sweden, Intercalated Degrees Grade A in the EPQ or Advanced Welsh current cost of an Enhanced Disclosure contact in the healthcare environment. Baccalaureate or a grade B in a 4th A-level Transfers from other Medical Schools Check is £33. At the time of printing Italy, Spain and other European countries are At the end of second or third year, will be acceptable in lieu of the 4th AS-level. changes are due to be implemented and available through the Erasmus programme. Students are supported to undertake an Applications will only be considered in students may apply to take a year out relevant procedures and/or costs may A maximum of either one Applied A-level exceptional circumstances and entry additional year of study should they wish change. Applicants will be advised of the Additional Opportunities – Intercalation of their medical degree to study for an or one Applied AS-level will be counted. will be to first year only. All normal entry to undertake an intercalated degree. relevant requirements at the appropriate intercalated degree. This extra research- Please also note that only one Mathematics requirements must be satisfied. Currently about 25 per cent of medical time. For international students, a During the second semester of final year focused year will lead to either a subject will be counted at A-level (the other students decide to undertake an intercalated International Applicants Certificate of Good Conduct or equivalent all students undertake an Assistantship qualification at Bachelor or Master’s level. would be acceptable as the fourth AS-level). degree during their undergraduate training. will be required in lieu of an Access NI A-level Critical Thinking and both A-level There are 26 places available for International module which aims to ensure that check. Additional checks may be required Whilst some work towards a BSc (taking a year Years 4 and 5 and AS-level General are not acceptable. students. Applicants are not scored (as graduates have a smooth transition depending on the applicant’s address history. out of the medical programme between years above) and in considering applications into their first Foundation post. During the fourth and fifth years you gain In considering applications, GCSE performance 2 and 3), others, after completion of Year 3 of a range of factors is taken into account • The degree is subject to the University’s further experience in a range of surgical and in the best 9 subjects will be scored with the medical course, enrol on a taught Master’s including previous academic performance, regulations on Fitness to Practise. Years 1 and 2 medical disciplines in primary and secondary 4 points awarded for an A* (grades 8 and predicted results (if applicable), UKCAT course. Those presently available within the 9 on the new 9-1 grading scale) and 3 for • Applicants will be required to give During the first two years of the degree you care. Training in a range of specialities offers score, evidence of English Language ability, School include the Master of Public Health an A (grade 7). Points are not awarded for permission for a check against the Excluded learn about the scientific basis of medical an opportunity for you to consolidate and the Personal Statement and Reference. (MPH), MPH in Global Health, MSc(Res)in B and C grades (grades 6, 5 and 4 in the Student Database prior to offers being practice. You gain knowledge about each advance your clinical skills and enhance your Cancer Medicine, MSc (Res) in Oncology Drug new grading scale). For those who have For information on international qualification made. This is a national database which clinical and related knowledge, and participate body system, focusing on the mechanisms not undertaken GCSE or equivalent level equivalents (eg the International Baccalaureate records those who have previously been Discovery, MSc in Experimental Medicine, more fully in delivery of care to patients in qualifications, then an academic score will be Diploma, USA/Canadian High School excluded from professional programmes MSc in Bioinformatics and Computational calculated on the basis of school reports. because of fitness to practise concerns. Genomics, MSc in Clinical Anatomy and the MSc in Molecular Pathology of Cancer.

230 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 231 MEDICINE Queen’s is the only medical World-Class Facilities (PMQ). Holding a PMQ entitles you to apply “Studying medicine at Queen’s is for provisional registration with the General school in Northern Ireland Medical students at Queen’s have access to so interesting and rewarding. The Medical Council. Provisionally registered excellent teaching facilities and a dedicated and students are welcomed in doctors can only practise in approved teaching staff are excellent and the medical library. Two of the city’s teaching all of the hospitals within the Foundation Year 1 posts: the law does not allow facilities, such as the Clinical Skills hospitals and several University Research provisionally registered doctors to undertake region and in approximately Centres are located close to the University’s Education Centre, are exceptional. I any other type of work. Health Sciences Campus. particularly enjoy my GP and hospital 150 general practices. On successful completion of the first year Students benefit from the Internationally Renowned Experts attachments, engaging with patients of this training period you become a fully and putting theory into practice. I ease of access to high quality Many of our former graduates have risen registered doctor; however, whichever branch to the top of their fields and include many of medicine you intend to pursue, you will would encourage you, as a prospective clinical teaching. famous figures – one particularly notable be required to undertake further training. medical student, to choose Queen’s. A graduate of Queen’s medical school was For example, to enter General Practice you welcoming university and a great place Professor Frank Pantridge, dubbed the ‘father will require a further three years’ training. To to make friends, Queen’s has provided of emergency medicine’ and inventor of the become a hospital consultant you may require portable defibrillator. a further seven years of specialty training. me with many wonderful opportunities Student Experience Further information about postgraduate both academic and extracurricular.” training is available from the General Medical Queen’s Medicine student satisfaction Council website: gmc-uk.org rate is 93 per cent, ranked joint 7th in the Anna Cullen, Belfast, Northern Ireland UK (National Student Survey, 2017). Many Career outcomes include: 5th year Medicine student students are involved in the several medical- • Consultant working in a hospital (eg based societies at Queen’s, including BMSA, Surgery, General Medicine, Pathology, Scrubs, Medsin and SWOT. In addition, the Biochemistry, Dermatology, Microbiology, University has over 200 clubs and societies ENT, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and “Queen’s set me on a road to a long run by students, offering the opportunity to Gynaecology, Anaesthetics and Oncology) medical students to develop their interests and • General Practitioner academic career in medical research, explore new activities. • Academic Clinician medical journal editing, and medical • Consultant in Public Health Medicine CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY humour writing which led to a second The NI Medical and Dental Training Agency career as a best-selling novelist. I’d At the end of the undergraduate course has close links with the School and provides you will receive your MB BCh BAO degree, recommend Queen’s for its stellar guidance on careers and the Foundation which is a primary medical qualification reputation for medical research.” Programme Application System.

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Entrance requirements e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Course information Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Queen’s University Belfast e: [email protected] T: +44 (0)28 9097 2450 w: qub.ac.uk/medicine

232 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 233 pharmaceutical products and biotechnology • Northern Ireland Water Ltd require graduates in Microbiology. • Environment Agency MICROBIOLOGY • Forensic Service As there is currently a shortage of • Moy Park MSci applicants will automatically be microbiologists, job opportunities exist Microbiology is the study of bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa and viruses, BSc Honours Note: • Randox Laboratories Microbiology 3 yrs (C500) considered for admission to the BSc if they are across a number of areas including: and is of immense importance in relation to the environment, agriculture not eligible for entry to the MSci, both at initial • Norbrook Laboratories Ltd and food, biomedical sciences and biotechnology. Graduates in Microbiology with Professional offer-making stage and when results are received. • Healthcare: Microbiologists are essential • The Almac Group Studies 4-yr SW (C504) in the fight against infectious diseases • Health Service Microbiology are therefore highly sought after in these fields. Microbiology For students whose first MSci working in hospitals and Health Protection language is not English Further Study is very central to many aspects of the biological sciences, from pure Honours Microbiology 4 yrs (C502) Laboratories. Here they diagnose infections, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of monitor treatments, develop vaccines, Further study is also an option open to research to diverse industrial, medical and environmental applications. Microbiology with Professional 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Studies 5-yr SW (C505) provide advice or track disease outbreaks. Microbiology graduates. Students can choose acceptable qualification, details of which are • Basic research: In order to either solve from a wide range of Master’s programmes Microorganisms play major roles in the diseases of man, animals and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs the problems caused by microorganisms as well as a comprehensive list of research plants. Microbiologists have been central to their diagnosis and in See also Biochemistry, Biological Science, or exploit their capabilities fundamental topics as shown on the School website. Marine Biology and Zoology combating such diseases through the discovery of effective therapies. of Biomedical Sciences in the UK. research on their biochemistry and genetics Accreditation may be achieved through is required. Many microbiologists work in Entrance Requirements some additional postgraduate training. universities and research institutes exploring Microorganisms also play a central role in the biosphere, through global BSc the detailed workings of microbial cells. environmental processes and recycling of elements and waste products. Our degrees are highly regarded – • Environment: One of the greatest Microbiology is of immense A-level: scoring 94 per cent in the most recent challenges currently facing society is that importance in relation BBB including Biology and at least one National Student Survey (2017). of climate change and environmental In biotechnology and synthetic biology, microbes are also from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Work Placement protection. Microbiologists are key to the environment, Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry crucial in the manufacture of beverages, pharmaceuticals, players in the development of waste grade B or GCSE Double Award Science Work placements on these programmes agriculture and food, treatment technologies, recycling biofuels and many other useful products. grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C provide students with the opportunity biomedical sciences and processes, pollution warning systems and to utilise the practical skills gained OR in the production of green energy. biotechnology. This course COURSE CONTENT Work Placement during the teaching of their degree and BBB including Double Award Applied Science • Agriculture: Pest management is at Queen’s offers a unique apply these in a work environment. Microbiology provides fundamental training in • Microbiology students can complete a or Double Award Life and Health Sciences an essential component of modern opportunity for students data analysis, problem solving, teamwork and 16-week degree-related work placement + GCSE Biology grade C and Chemistry Past students have gained work placement agricultural practice. Microbiologists have communication. Microbiologists can use these • Microbiology with Professional Studies grade B or GCSE Double Award Science with organisations such as Northern Ireland key roles to play in the development of to study Microbiology in grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C skills in a wide range of careers in research, students will complete a one-year, Water Ltd, the Northern Ireland Environment pest control systems and in the diagnosis the context of medicine, medicine, industry, education, business and degree-related work placement OR Agency, the Forensic Service, the NHS, and treatment of animal pathogens. environmental protection communications, or as a route to further study. Norbrook Laboratories, Randox Laboratories, • Business: Microbiologists work in many Stage 3 ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry the Almac Group, and Moy Park. bioscience and food companies, carrying and biotechnology. For The modules are: grade B or GCSE Double Award Science • Industrial Microbiology (optional) grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. out research, developing new products those wishing to pursue Stage 1 • Immunology (optional) CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY or carrying out quality control of MSci a science career, the • Parasitology and Zoonoses • Molecular Basis of Life Microbiology is an interdisciplinary subject manufacturing processes to ensure the • Bacterial Genetics and Genetic Manipulation A-level: course will develop both • Basic Chemistry 1 (optional) with key links to the other Biological Sciences, microbiological safety of goods such as • Research Project (BSc programmes only) • Structure, Reactivity and Mechanism in AAB including Biology and at least one Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental medicines, cosmetics, food, drink etc. their practical skills Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry (optional) Stage 4 (MSci Students only) from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Engineering and Medicine. Graduates are • Outside the lab: Many trained microbiologists and knowledge base. Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry • The World of Microorganisms qualified to take up both scientific and non- never go on to work in the microbiology • Research Project grade B or GCSE Double Award Science scientific careers. Many job opportunities field; however, they can use their skills and • Biodiversity (optional) grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C WHY QUEEN’S? are available in biomedical, industrial and knowledge to pursue careers in marketing, Stage 2 OR government organisations, and in universities technical support, regulatory affairs, Professional Accreditation • Experimental Biochemistry AAB including Double Award Applied Science and colleges of higher education. education, as patent attorneys, and in public relations, journalism and publishing. • Cell Biology 2 The Microbiology degrees follow the or Double Award Life and Health Sciences These jobs cover innovative research, the + GCSE Biology grade C and Chemistry • Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics National Subject Profile for Higher Education development of new products, advisory and Employer Links grade B or GCSE Double Award Science Entrance requirements • Microbes in Action Programmes in Microbiology as published by consultancy work or teaching. All are aimed grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C The School of Biological Sciences employs a e: [email protected] the Centre for Bioscience (Higher Education at improving the health, environment and dedicated careers adviser who has developed t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Academy). The degrees also adhere to the OR economy of countries in both the developed 94% of Queen’s Microbiology an extensive portfolio of employers, both core curriculum in Microbiology as described and developing world. In particular, companies Course information students are satisfied with AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry nationally and internationally, within the by the American Society of Microbiology. grade B or GCSE Double Award Science and organisations concerned with animal and Professor Chris Allen science sector. Advice is also provided their course, ranking us grades BB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. plant health, food and beverage processing, School of Biological Sciences The combination of modules provided on CV preparation, interview techniques water quality, environmental management, joint 3rd in the UK. in part fulfils many of the requirements and securing summer work or longer e: [email protected] for accreditation by the Institute placements. Students and graduates have t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 (National Student Survey 2017) secured placements and jobs with: w: qub.ac.uk/bb

234 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 235 Global Opportunities MIDWIFERY SCIENCES Student exchange programmes enrich your ability to critically compare the This three-year degree programme integrates theory and BSc Honours BTEC Extended Diploma: • Interviews normally take place in March diverse delivery of health care and and April and use the Multiple-mini Interview practice from a more global perspective. Midwifery Sciences 3 yrs (B720) Successful completion with 60 credits practice, preparing students for an outstanding career in format to test value-based skills As globalisation becomes increasingly at Distinction and 120 credits at Merit Midwifery. Students will spend 50 per cent of their time in class in a relevant Science based course OR • Offers are made on the basis of ranked important, the opportunity to study See also Nursing learning midwifery theory and clinical skills, and 50 per cent of successful completion with 80 credits interview scores and are subject to satisfactory abroad, and experience another culture is their time with one of our internationally-recognised training at Distinction and 100 credits at Merit Occupational Health Assessment and a rewarding and meaningful experience. Entrance Requirements in a non Science-based course. Criminal Record check(s), in addition to Final year students have the opportunity partners in a wide variety of clinical and community settings. any academic requirements. More detail This information is prepared in advance to apply for an international elective Access/Foundation Course: can be found on the School's website of the academic year to which it placement with the guidance and support An average mark of 65% where at least relates and the grades stated should be For students whose first from International co-ordinators in Our highly-trained midwifery teaching staff are actively half of the overall programme is in Biology/ treated as a guide only and entrance language is not English midwifery and each field of nursing. Human Biology or Chemistry or Physics engaged in practice and our personal tutor system requirements are reviewed annually. for student support is very well regarded. OR an average mark of 70% is required An IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Overall academic background will be taken for non-Science-based access courses in each test component or an equivalent into account when considering applications acceptable qualification, details of which are Studying for a BSc (Hons) Midwifery BTEC Higher National Diploma: Queen’s is the only university in Northern Ireland offering a and additional academic criteria may have available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Sciences degree at Queen’s will assist to be applied at shortlisting, depending degree in Midwifery. Students undertaking our programmes Successful completion with a minimum you in developing the core skills and on the volume of applications. of Merits in at least 12 of the 16 units employment-related experiences that may be eligible to have their fees paid by the Department All applicants (except Access/Foundation and Passes in all other units. are valued by employers, professional of Health (DoH), and to receive a bursary. applicants) must normally have a minimum of 5 BTEC Higher National Certificate: organisations and academic institutions. GCSEs at grade B to include Mathematics and Graduates from this degree at Queen’s Successful completion with a minimum a Science subject (ie Biology/Human Biology, are well regarded by employers both COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science of a Merit grade in each unit. nationally and internationally. or Single Award Science). GCSE Applied Designed to meet the targets set by the • Managing and Leading for Midwifery Practice Scottish Highers: Science is not acceptable in lieu of GCSE The majority of our graduates pursue a Strategy for Maternity Care in Northern • Public Health: National and International BBBCC where a relevant Science subject is Science. A minimum of a grade C in GCSE career in midwifery, which offers a diverse Ireland 2012-2018 and Transforming Your Perspectives in Maternity Care offered (see list under A-level requirements) English Language or an equivalent qualification range of post registration opportunities to Care, this programme develops all the • Integrated Midwifery Knowledge acceptable to the University is also required. OR specialise in areas such as: bereavement knowledge, skills and attributes central to WHY QUEEN’S? Applicants offering Access/Foundation course counselling; antenatal screening practice: woman/family-centred; clinically BBBBC where a relevant Science qualifications must also have a grade B at GCSE subject is not offered. coordination; perinatal mental health; family effective; competent and safe; evidence Professional Accreditation in both Mathematics and a Science subject “My course is everything I expected planning and reproductive sexual health; based; and established on caring and ethical or an equivalent qualification acceptable to All applicants must have a minimum of Professional registration with the Nursing and more; I love the clinical ultrasound scanning; public health and principles. It provides students with direct the University. Within an Access programme, 5 Standards at grade 2 or a minimum of and Midwifery Council (NMC 2010). health promotion; breastfeeding support; contact with women, their babies and 70% in NICATS Mathematics and in a Level 5 Intermediates at grade B to include placement.” Mathematics and a Science subject. A neonatology, and education and research. families in home, hospital and community Simulation Suite 2/3 Biology or Chemistry or Physics module (minimum of 15% of the programme) would minimum of a grade 3 in Standard English settings under the supervision and guidance Further study is also an option open Learn and test your clinical skills through fulfil the GCSE Mathematics and Science Language or a grade C in Intermediate Niamh O’Neill, of lecturers and skilled midwives. the use of state-of-the-art simulation requirements. A minimum of a grade C in GCSE English Language is also required. to Midwifery graduates. For taught Armagh, Northern Ireland postgraduate programmes, students Modules are designed to develop the equipment. Our revolutionary facilities English Language or an equivalent qualification Graduates: BSc Midwifery Sciences can follow the Master’s in Advanced knowledge and skills that students will need allow our educators to role play scenarios acceptable to the University is also required. Honours Degree (minimum third class); Professional Practice. Students can in response to the students’ actions. This In addition to the GCSE requirements, to deal with normal midwifery practice Ordinary Degree (minimum pass). Graduates or equivalent, applicants must offer also choose from a comprehensive and to co-ordinate the care of women activity takes place behind a one-way mirror must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics one of the following qualifications: Queen’s is the only list of research topics to follow experiencing more complex pregnancies. and provides the teaching team with the and Science requirements as above. opportunity to observe and monitor the university in Northern research degree programmes. Stage 1 A-level: students’ responses to the specific scenarios. Open University Credits: Ireland offering a BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/ • Health and Wellbeing A minimum of 120 OU Credits. Skills Development Human Biology, Chemistry, Life and Health degree in Midwifery. Entrance requirements • Professional Midwifery Values Sciences, Mathematics or Physics) Selection Process • Foundation in Midwifery Practice Midwifery students learn to be an integral e: [email protected] part of a healthcare team. Within this School, OR • Applicants who satisfy the academic Students undertaking t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Stage 2 requirements or will be able to do so, multidisciplinary teams of medical students BBC where a relevant Science prior to 31 August 2019 are shortlisted for our programmes may be Course information • Special Care of the Newborn and midwifery students work together subject is not offered. interview on the basis of their Personal Gail Anderson, during interprofessional learning scenarios. eligible to have their fees • Evidence Based Midwifery Statement on their UCAS application. This is Lead Midwife Education In addition, Midwifery students participate in • Complex Childbearing scored against criteria set by the Northern paid by the Department School of Nursing and Midwifery • Antenatal and Reproductive Health annual simulated emergency obstetric drills. Ireland Practice and Education Council of Health (DoH), and for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC) e: [email protected] to receive a bursary. t: +44 (0)28 9097 2233 w: qub.ac.uk/nur

236 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 237 Student Experience “I am in my final year studying Music at Queen’s. To enhance my performance MUSIC Northern Ireland has an exceptional track experience, I was awarded the Hamilton Harty Scholarship to study clarinet record for producing outstanding musical performance in Switzerland during the summer, which was an excellent The BMus in Music is designed for students who wish to develop a BMus Honours talent and has a unique identity within opportunity. Within the department, there are a range of ensembles such Music 3 yrs (W302) the global music industry. Belfast is the deep understanding of music in the broadest sense whilst honing their creative hub of the Northern Irish music as choirs and orchestra as well as more modern and improvisatory groups, specialist skills to professional standards. The degree includes studies in industry and students on this programme collaborating with sonic arts students. The Music Department at Queen’s is musicianship, harmony, music history and a range of associated skills that See also Music and Audio Production, will contribute to the vibrant musical life a great place to study, offering a wealth of opportunity and expertise from Music and Sound Design, Music of both the University and the wider city. provide a well-rounded set of transferable skills such as problem-solving, Performance, and Audio Engineering dedicated staff.” communication and teamwork. This ensures that graduates in music are Global Opportunities Entrance Requirements Students may opt to spend a semester equally employable in graduate jobs as they are in musical careers. Gerard Mullaly studying abroad. The School has links with a A-level: Third Year, BMus Music (2017) number of international institutions including COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? BBB including A-level Music. Where A-level National and Kapodistrian University of Music is not offered then A-level grades BBB As a basis for specialisation in World-Class Facilities plus Grade VIII Theory of Music (ABRSM, Athens, University of Groningen, Escola performance, composition and Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo do The Music Department at Queen’s is one Trinity-Guildhall or LCM (not Popular Music musicology, students take modules in Porto and Instituto Politecnico do Porto. of the best equipped in the UK. Our music Theory)) would be acceptable. AS-level Music music history, harmony and analysis. is not acceptable in lieu of A-level Music. degrees are housed in two striking buildings: Work Placements Level 1 includes five core modules: the elegant, historical Music building; and the Further information The Level 3 Work Placement module is an Introduction to Music; Fundamental Harmony; world-leading Sonic Arts Research Centre If an applicant has successfully completed a excellent opportunity for students to gain real- Music in History; Composing Music and (SARC). SARC contains the unique Sonic Grade VIII Practical Music examination this world employment experience. Some of the Musicianship. Students choose one optional Lab, a concert hall with variable acoustics may be taken into account in August when organisations our students have completed module from topics including performance, and facilities for immersion in 360-degree deciding borderline cases. Applicants should placements with include The Mac, Crescent ensemble performance, ethnomusicology, sound. The Music building houses the Harty indicate in the ‘education’ section of the UCAS Arts Centre, Belfast Music Society, Fleming and a range of music technology modules. Room, a concert hall that is regularly used for application if they have, or intend to complete, a Grade VIII Practical examination, specifying Fulton Special Needs School, JAM (Junior public performances. The department also Level 2 includes two core modules in the instrument and the awarding body. Academy of Music), and a large number houses state-of-the-art recording studios (for analysis and critical writing skills, plus of local secondary and primary schools. both ‘pop’ and ‘classical’ music), plus studios For students whose first four optional modules chosen from for surround sound and post production. language is not English performance, composition, improvisation, CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY There are also a large number of practice scoring and arranging, musicology (at least An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of The programme prepares students for a wide rooms, including three acoustically isolated 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent three modules offered), and a range of range of possible career paths and graduates rooms, and three suites of iMac computers. acceptable qualification, details of which are modules that focus on music technology. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs in Music at Queen’s have found success Industry Links throughout the UK and internationally in both At Level 3, students take at least one module in a music history special subject, plus a range The School benefits from strong musical and non-musical careers including of options that will include composition, industry partnerships including BBC orchestral playing, opera singing, solo artist dissertation, musicology, performance, work NI, Ulster Orchestra, Opera NI, Hard careers, performance, composition, teaching, placement, composing for screen. (Up to two Rain SoloistEnsemble, Cathedral media employment and arts administration. Others regularly move into a wide range of optional modules may be in another subject.) Arts Festival, Moving on Music, “The teaching I have received here has Diatribe Records, DTS and Dolby. graduate employments such as accountancy, banking, publishing and marketing. been amazing. In particular, one-on- Internationally Renowned Experts Further study, including Master’s one attention to the individual student Many of our staff are leading international programmes, is also an option; see the has been important. Contact with experts in their fields of research. School website for further information. Additionally, the School employs a number groups such as the Ulster Orchestra, Entrance requirements of Industry Fellows – internationally Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble and the e: [email protected] renowned professionals in their fields of Royal String Quartet has proven to be t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 composition, performance, songwriting, beneficial to my music performance Course information sound engineering and music production. Music at Queen’s is 98% of Queen’s Music ranked 19th in the UK. and composition and has pushed me Dr Simon Mawhinney, Professional Training students are satisfied with to reach my goal of being a performer Subject Lead (Music) School of Arts, English The School is an Avid Learning Partner (Times and Sunday Times their course, ranking us joint one day myself.” and Languages and Avid-accredited courses in Pro 2nd in the UK. Good University Guide 2018) Tools for music and audio production e: [email protected] are embedded into the curriculum. (National Student Survey 2017) Hannah Murray t: +44 (0)28 9097 5324 Third Year, BMus Music (2017) w: qub.ac.uk/ael

238 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 239 Student Experience MUSIC AND Northern Ireland has an exceptional track record for producing outstanding musical talent and has a unique identity within AUDIO PRODUCTION the global music industry. Belfast is the creative hub of the Northern Irish music The programme is designed for musicians from a wide range of musical BA Honours industry and students on this programme backgrounds interested in the production of musical content in both Music and Audio Production 3 yrs (W374) will contribute to the vibrant musical life the recording studio and live performance environments. You will gain of both the University and the wider city. See also Music (BMus), Music and Sound Design, Global Opportunities practical knowledge and experience of recording, editing, mixing and Music Performance, and Audio Engineering mastering music using professional studio facilities. Students may opt to spend a semester Entrance Requirements studying abroad. The School has links with a number of international institutions

Working alongside leading music industry professionals you will gain A-level: including National and Kapodistrian additional sound engineering experience in a sound reinforcement context ABB University of Athens, University of and develop musical practice in composition, general musicianship and All applicants: Groningen, Escola Superior de Música (optionally) musical performance. e Artes do Espetáculo do Porto and There are no specific subject requirements Instituto Politecnico do Porto. to study Music and Audio Production. Work Placements COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? For students whose first language is not English The Level 3 Work Placement module is an At Level 1 students develop their musical World-Class Facilities excellent opportunity for students to gain practice in the areas of composition, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of The School is one of the largest and best- real-world industry experience. Some of critical listening and improvisation in 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent equipped institutions in the UK working in the the organisations with which our students addition to gaining a thorough grounding acceptable qualification, details of which are field of music and sound. Students on the BA available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs have completed placements include The in sound recording principles and practical in Music and Audio Production have access Mac, Crescent Arts Centre, Production experience of audio mixing and sound to state-of-the-art audio resources including House, Start Together Studios, Redbox synthesis. Students also explore the range two dedicated computer suites, 10 sound Recording, Smalltown America Studios, of musical practices ranging from mass studios and the world’s first Sonic Laboratory Blast Furnace Studios, Sonic Visuals, market music to the ‘classical’ tradition – a unique performance space capable of Earthmusic, and Glasgowbury Music Hub. and its contemporary proliferation. three-dimensional sound projection. At Level 2 students develop recording CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Industry Links and production skills working alongside Companies and institutions currently their peers on the BA Music Performance The School benefits from strong employing our graduates include the BBC, programme. Students work together to industry partnerships including BBC UTV, Weller Media Agency, Start Together create repertoire suitable for multitrack NI, Ulster Orchestra, Opera NI, Hard Studios, PSAV, The Mac, Pi Communications, studio recording and this content is recorded, Rain SoloistEnsemble, Cathedral The Nerve Centre, Stevens Institute of edited and mixed to broadcast standard. Arts Festival, Moving on Music, Technology and Queen’s University Belfast. Optional modules are available in areas such Diatribe Records, DTS and Dolby. Further study, including Master’s as songwriting, sound design, sonic arts, Internationally Renowned Experts radio production, instrument and installation programmes, is also an option; see the design, performance or improvisation. Many of our staff are leading international School website for further information. experts in their fields of research. At Level 3 students continue to develop Additionally, the School employs a number sound recording and production skills of Industry Fellows – internationally Entrance requirements focusing on stereo microphone techniques renowned professionals in their fields of “During my time at SARC I gained valuable hands-on experience recording e: [email protected] for recording acoustic ensembles. Students composition, performance, songwriting, t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 can opt to take modules in spatial audio sound engineering and music production. talented musicians with state-of-the-art equipment. After the enjoyable mixing, designing musical interactions, sonic recording process, I was given encouraging feedback on how to sculpt my Course information arts, composing for film and television, Professional Training recordings into professional-sounding finished pieces which have greatly Dr Simon Mawhinney, or undertake a work placement. The The School is an Avid Learning Partner Subject Lead (Music) programme concludes with the completion boosted my confidence as a sound engineer.” and Avid-accredited courses in Pro School of Arts, English of a project focusing on an aspect of Tools for music and audio production and Languages professional practice in audio production. are embedded into the curriculum. Oisin Hughes, BSc Music Technology and Sonic Arts (2017) e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5324 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

240 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 241 Student Experience MUSIC AND Students on the BA Music and Sound Design programme have excellent opportunities to gain real-world production SOUND DESIGN experience through collaborative work with students studying BA Film Studies and The programme is designed for musicians interested in composing music BA Honours Production and BA Broadcast Production. Music and Sound Design 3 yrs (W371) and designing sound for a wide range of contexts but with particular Global Opportunities emphasis on film and theatre. You will gain practical knowledge and Students may opt to spend a semester experience of composing in the studio, composing for instrumental forces, See also Music (BMus), Music and Audio Production, Music Performance, studying abroad. The School has links with songwriting and scoring for picture. Working alongside leading audio and Audio Engineering a number of international institutions industry professionals you will also learn innovative methods of capturing, including Escola Superior de Música e Entrance Requirements Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, Instituto synthesising and manipulating sound, enabling the design of sonic Politecnico do Porto, National and environments to accompany picture, stage productions, radio and gaming. A-level: Kapodistrian University of Athens, ABB Technological Educational Institute of Crete and University of Groningen. COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? All applicants: At Level 1 students develop their musical World-Class Facilities There are no specific subject requirements Work Placements practice in the areas of composition, to study Music and Sound Design. The School is one of the largest and best- Sound design is a key element of the film, critical listening and improvisation in equipped institutions in the UK working in For students whose first gaming and immersive (VR) industries. addition to gaining a thorough grounding the field of music and sound. Students on the language is not English The Level 3 Work Placement module is in sound recording principles and practical an excellent opportunity for students BA in Music and Sound Design have access An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of experience of audio mixing and sound to state-of-the-art audio resources including 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent to gain real-world industry experience. synthesis. Students also explore the range two dedicated computer suites, 10 sound acceptable qualification, details of which are Some of the organisations our students of musical practices ranging from mass studios and the world’s first Sonic Laboratory available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs have completed placements with include market music to the ‘classical’ tradition – a unique performance space capable of DTS, The Sound Studio, Lamb Films, Pi and its contemporary proliferation. three-dimensional sound projection. Communications, Q Radio, Maverick At Level 2 students explore the broader Renegade Productions, The Soundhouse Industry Links field of sonic art and develop skills in and The Big Telly Theatre Company. sound design for screen including dialogue The School benefits from strong CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY editing, atmos tracklay, SFX editing, industry partnerships including BBC ADR recording and mixing to broadcast NI, Ulster Orchestra, Opera NI, Hard The programme prepares students for specifications. Optional modules are available Rain SoloistEnsemble, Cathedral a wide range of possible career paths in areas such as audio production, radio Arts Festival, Moving on Music, including sound design for screen, sound production, instrument and installation Diatribe Records, DTS and Dolby. design for theatre, broadcasting, audio post “The experiences and opportunities design, songwriting or improvisation. production, foley, composition, scoring, I had while at SARC completely Internationally Renowned Experts interactive system design, education changed my perception of what music At Level 3 students continue to develop Many of our staff are leading international and other areas of the music and audio skills relevant to sound design and the experts in their fields of research. industries. Companies and institutions had to be. I came from a traditional creation of sonic art. Students can also opt Additionally, the School employs a number currently employing our graduates classical music background, and to take modules in spatial audio mixing, of Industry Fellows – internationally include the BBC, UTV, YellowMoon Post left with experiments in electronic designing musical interactions, composing renowned professionals in their fields of Production, NI Screen, SNK Studios, The for film and television, audio production, or composition, performance, songwriting, Soundhouse and Queen’s University Belfast. music, from live vocal manipulation to undertake a work placement. The programme wearable electronic instruments that sound engineering and audio production. Further study, including Master’s Entrance requirements concludes with the completion of a project I’d designed and built myself. The staff e: [email protected] focusing on an aspect of professional Professional Training programmes, is also an option; see the School website for further information. weren’t afraid to push boundaries, t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 practice in sound design or composition. The School is an Avid Learning Partner and Avid-accredited courses in Pro and were more than happy to help Course information Tools for music and audio production along the way. SARC has a great Dr Simon Mawhinney, are embedded into the curriculum. atmosphere of sonic exploration, and Subject Lead (Music) School of Arts, English and I’d recommend it to anyone.” Languages e: [email protected] Maeve Mulholland, BSc Music Technology t: +44 (0)28 9097 5324 and Sonic Arts, (2017) w: qub.ac.uk/ael

242 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 243 Professional Training MUSIC PERFORMANCE The School is an Avid Learning Partner and Avid-accredited courses in Pro The BA in Music Performance is a vocational course aimed primarily BA Honours Tools for music and audio production are embedded into the curriculum. at students who have a particular interest in pursuing a professional Music Performance 3 yrs (W310) career in performance. The degree is distinguished by its inclusive Global Opportunities approach and will have broad appeal to musicians who specialise in all See also Music (BMus), Music and Students may opt to spend a semester Audio Production, Music and Sound studying abroad. The School has links with performing traditions, including classical, folk, traditional, pop, rock, Design, and Audio Engineering a number of international institutions jazz, singer/songwriter, electronic and experimental. Students gain including Escola Superior de Música e Entrance Requirements extensive experience of performing in solo, ensemble and improvised Artes do Espetáculo do Porto, Instituto settings in addition to developing skills for performing in the recording A-level: Politecnico do Porto, National and ABB plus successful audition. Kapodistrian University of Athens studio and the use of technology in performance practice. and University of Groningen. All applicants: Work Placements COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? There are no specific subject requirements to study Music Performance. However, The Level 3 Work Placement module is Level 1 of the programme consists of four World-Class Facilities applicants being considered for entry an excellent opportunity for students to compulsory modules encompassing both The Music department at Queen’s is one are required to submit a video audition gain real-world industry experience. Some solo and ensemble performance, general demonstrating a wide ranging ability of the best equipped in the UK. Our music of the organisations our students have musicianship and a historical introduction of their musical performance style. degrees are housed in two striking buildings: completed placements with include Ulster to music. All students receive weekly the elegant, historical Music building and the For students whose first Orchestra, Northern Ireland Opera, Drake performance tuition and participate world-leading Sonic Arts Research Centre language is not English Music NI, Young at Art, The Playhouse, in weekly performance platforms – an (SARC). SARC contains the unique Sonic An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Open Arts, Down Arts Centre, Junior open session for peer critique of solo Lab, a concert hall with variable acoustics and 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Academy of Music, and Thin Air Magazine. and ensemble performances. Optional facilities for immersion in 360-degree sound. acceptable qualification, details of which are modules include composition, fundamental CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY The Music building houses the Harty Room, available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs harmony, sound recording principles, a concert hall that is regularly used for public The programme prepares students for a wide sound synthesis and audio mixing. performances. The department also houses range of possible career paths including At Level 2 students continue to develop state-of-the-art recording studios, plus studios performance (eg orchestral playing, opera solo, ensemble and improvised performance for surround sound and post production. singing, solo artist careers), improvisation, practice through individual tuition, group composition, teaching, academia, arts Industry Links tuition and performance platforms. Student administration and broadcasting. ensembles work in a recording studio The School benefits from strong Further study, including Master’s setting to create recordings of newly industry partnerships including BBC programmes, is also an option; see the conceived repertoire. Optional modules NI, Ulster Orchestra, Opera NI, Hard School website for further information. are available in areas such as songwriting, Rain SoloistEnsemble, Cathedral instrumental composition, sound design, Arts Festival, Moving on Music, sonic arts, audio production, instrument Diatribe Records, DTS and Dolby. and installation design, music psychology, Internationally Renowned Experts or introduction to arts management. Many of our staff are leading international The primary focus at Level 3 is further experts in their fields of research. refinement of solo performance practice Additionally, the School employs a number culminating in a double-weighted performance “Studying performance at Queen’s gave me the vision and ambition of Industry Fellows – internationally Entrance requirements recital. All students are also asked to complete to pursue performance as a viable career path. The music department renowned professionals in their fields of e: [email protected] a project focusing on an aspect of professional composition, performance, songwriting, provided an abundance of coaching opportunities and experiences practice in musical performance. Additional t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 sound engineering and music production. which were beyond what I could have imagined. Partnerships with Level 3 options include modules in designing Course information musical interactions, composing for film the Ulster Orchestra and Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble gave us the Dr Simon Mawhinney, and television, instrumental composition, unique experience of working with professionals in the industry. The Subject Lead (Music) sonic arts, and audio production. department has excellent funding opportunities. A music degree School of Arts, English from Queen’s offers great career prospects upon graduation.” and Languages e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 5324 Gerard Mullaly, BMus Graduate (2017) w: qub.ac.uk/ael

244 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 245 Skills Development NURSING Nurses and Midwives learn to be an integral part of a healthcare team. Within this School, This three-year degree programme integrates theory and practice, BSc Honours BTEC Extended Diploma: • Interviews normally take place in March and multidisciplinary teams of medical students April and use the Multiple-mini Interview and nursing students work together using Nursing (Adult) (September intake) 3 yrs (B740) Successful completion with 60 Credits at preparing our students to be world-class practitioners. Students will format to test value-based skills interprofessional learning scenarios. Nursing (Adult) (February intake) 3 yrs (B74A) Distinction and 120 Credits at Merit in a spend 50 per cent of their time in class learning the latest nursing relevant Science-based course OR successful • Offers are made on the basis of ranked Nursing (Children’s) 3 yrs (B730) CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY theory and clinical skills, and 50 per cent of their time with one of completion with 80 Credits at Distinction and interview scores and are subject to our internationally-recognised training partners in a wide variety of Nursing (Learning Disability) 3 yrs (B761) 100 Merits in a non Science-based course. satisfactory Occupational Health Assessment Studying for a BSc (Hons) Nursing degree and Criminal Records check(s), in addition at Queen’s will assist you in developing Nursing (Mental Health) 3 yrs (B760) Access/Foundation course: clinical and community settings throughout Northern Ireland. to any academic requirements. More detail the core skills and employment-related An average mark of 65% where at can be found on the School's website Entrance Requirements experiences that are valued by employers, least half of the overall programme is For students whose first professional organisations and academic Our highly-trained lecturing staff are actively engaged This information is prepared in advance in Biology or Chemistry or Physics OR language is not English institutions. Graduates from this degree at in areas of speciality practice, and our personal tutor of the academic year to which it an average mark of 70% is required for Queen’s are well regarded by employers system for student support is very well regarded. relates and the grades stated should be non-Science-based access courses. An IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 treated as a guide only and entrance in each test component or an equivalent both nationally and internationally. requirements are reviewed annually. BTEC HND: acceptable qualification, details of which are The majority of our graduates pursue a Successful completion with a minimum available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs There are also opportunities for elective placements with one Overall academic background will be taken career in nursing, which is an interesting, into account when considering applications of Merits in at least 12 of the 16 units of our international partners in the final year of study. and Passes in all other units. rewarding and challenging career where work and additional academic criteria may have can be in a variety of health care settings to be applied at shortlisting, depending BTEC HNC: from accident and emergency to working in COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 on the volume of applications. Successful completion with a minimum patients’ homes, with people of all ages and Designed to meet the targets set by • Management and Leadership All applicants (except Access/Foundation of a Merit grade in each unit. Queen’s is the only backgrounds. Nursing can also offer a diverse Transforming Your Care, this programme • Decision Making for Professional Practice applicants) must normally have a minimum of 5 range of post registration opportunities GCSEs at grade C to include English Language Scottish Highers: university in Northern develops all the knowledge, skills and • Practice Module 3 Adult to specialise in areas such as counselling, or an equivalent qualification acceptable attributes central to practice: patient/client • Evidence Based Nursing 3 BBBCC where a relevant Science subject is Ireland offering degrees in public health and health promotion, acute to the University, plus Mathematics and a offered (see list under A-level requirements) centred; clinically effective; competent all four fields of Nursing care, as well as education and research. WHY QUEEN’S? Science subject (ie Biology/Human Biology, and safe; evidence-based; and established Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or OR (Adult, Children’s, Learning Further Study on caring and ethical principles. Global Opportunities Single Award Science). GCSE Applied Science BBBBC where a relevant Science subject is not is not acceptable in lieu of GCSE Science. Disability, and Mental Further study is also an option open to We continually apply the results of our Student exchange programmes enrich your offered. All applicants must have a minimum Health), enabling an Nursing graduates. For taught postgraduate ground-breaking research to our teaching ability to critically compare the diverse delivery Applicants offering Access/Foundation courses of 5 Standards at grade 3 or a minimum of 5 Intermediates at grade C to include English programmes, students can follow the to ensure that our programme content is of health care and practice from a more must also have a grade C in GCSE Mathematics innovative approach to and a Science subject or an equivalent Language, Mathematics and a Science subject. Master’s in Advanced Professional Practice. as up to date and as relevant as possible to global perspective. Final year students have qualification acceptable to the University. interprofessional education. There are also a range of PhD opportunities; the changing needs of the population. the opportunity to apply for an international Graduates: Within an Access programme, a pass in NICATS Students undertaking see Queen’s website for more details. elective placement with the guidance and Queen’s is the only university in Northern Ireland Mathematics and in a Level 2/3 Biology or Honours Degree (minimum third class); support from International co-ordinators Ordinary Degree (minimum pass). Graduates our programmes may be offering degrees in all four fields of Nursing Chemistry or Physics module (minimum of in midwifery and each field of nursing. 15% of the programme) would fulfil the GCSE must satisfy the GCSE Mathematics eligible to have their fees (Adult, Children’s, Learning Disability, and Mental Mathematics and Science requirements. and Science requirements as above. Health), enabling an innovative approach to Professional Accreditations paid by the Department interprofessional education. Students should In addition to the GCSE requirements, Open University Credits: Professional registration with the Nursing of Health (DoH), and may apply to study their chosen field of Nursing. or equivalent, applicants must offer A minimum of 120 OU Credits. and Midwifery Council (NMC 2010). one of the following qualifications: receive a bursary. Students may be eligible to have their Selection Process Internationally Renowned Experts A-level: fees paid by the Department of Health • Applicants who satisfy the academic (DOH), and may receive a bursary. The educational staff within the School BCC including a relevant Science (Biology/ requirements or will be able to do so prior are renowned across the world for their Human Biology, Chemistry, Life and Health to 31 August 2019 are shortlisted for Stage 1 Sciences, Mathematics or Physics) innovative activities and subject expertise. interview on the basis of their Personal Entrance requirements • Health and Wellbeing Statement on their UCAS application. Simulation Suite OR e: [email protected] • Professional Nursing Values and Practice This is scored against criteria set by the BBC where a relevant Science t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Evidence Based Nursing 1 Learn and test your clinical skills through the use Northern Ireland Practice and Education subject is not offered. • Practice Module 1 of state-of-the-art simulation equipment. Our Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC) Course information revolutionary facilities allow our educators to Dr Karen McCutcheon, Stage 2 role-play scenarios in response to the students’ Director of Education • Dimensions of Care actions. This activity takes place behind a one- School of Nursing and Midwifery • Care Delivery way mirror and provides the teaching team with • Evidence Based Nursing 2 the opportunity to observe and monitor the e: [email protected] • Practice Module 2 Adult students’ responses to the specific scenarios. t: +44 (0)28 9097 2233 w: qub.ac.uk/nur

246 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 247 WHY QUEEN’S? Internationally Renowned Experts Employability PHARMACEUTICAL Global Opportunities The BSc degree in Pharmaceutical The School of Pharmacy have also introduced Biotechnology is taught by world-leading a range of other activities to support The School of Pharmacy has world-leading academics. Research within the School is both successful employability post degree. academics that are fully engaged with BIOTECHNOLOGY fundamental and applied and is supported by a These include industrial visits to local leading industrial partners tackling global broad range of funders including government, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, health problems. This programme offers With over 900 biotech companies in the UK employing nearly 26,000 BSc Honours charitable and multi-national industry sources. employability workshops, writing CVs graduates an opportunity to be involved Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3 yrs (B212) and job applications, psychometric tests people, pharmaceutical biotechnology is an increasingly important area across a range of disciplines in drug product CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and interview preparation techniques. for pharma. It provides the biotechnological tools and techniques to and technology platform development. (Sandwich) 4 yrs (B213) Studying for a BSc in Pharmaceutical Graduate Opportunities enable the discovery, development and evolution of novel therapeutics Industry Links Biotechnology degree at Queen’s will assist and innovative drug delivery systems. Indeed, many of the UK’s biotech The prospects of employment for a See also Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Academics teaching on our BSc degree students in developing the core skills and graduate with a BSc in Pharmaceutical companies originate from universities as ‘spin-outs’, focused on the programmes are leading subject experts employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional Biotechnology (Sandwich) degree in the UK Entrance Requirements and work with major multinational development of cutting-edge technologies and innovative products. are high. Graduates can pursue careers in the pharmaceutical companies. These include organisations and academic institutions. The BSc in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology is designed to create students A-level pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical GSK, Eli Lilly, Teva, Astra Zeneca, Unilever, Placements device industries. Opportunities also exist who have broad analytical and practical experience focused on recent BBB including Biology and Chemistry Almac, Capsugel, and many others. developments in the field, as well as strong professional and inter- + GCSE Mathematics grade C Placements provide an opportunity to in areas relating to R&D, manufacturing and World-Class Facilities supplement formal University education with supply, commercial or support functions. OR disciplinary skills to prepare them for careers within the sector. Further information may be found at the The McClay Research Centre for invaluable industrial experience and present an BBB including Biology and at least one from Association of the British Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Sciences provides opportunity to form strong links with potential COURSE CONTENT other key subjects, including biochemistry, Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry employers. Moreover, this will help students Industry careers website: careers.abpi.org.uk grade C or GCSE Double Award Science extensive state-of-the-art facilities for immunology and molecular biology. This develop vital skills, improve their employability During your course of study, you will develop grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C research, supported by well-equipped Further Study training prepares students both for their and ultimately help them become more breadth and depth in the skills, knowledge pharmaceutical biotechnology, pharmaceutical placement* and their Level 3 research project. OR aware of the global pharmaceutical Graduates can choose from a wide range and experiences required for success in your engineering, analytical, molecular biology, BBB including Chemistry and at least one community and their connection to it. of Master’s programmes as well as a future career. The BSc in Pharmaceutical *In the sandwich programme, the third advanced microscopy, tissue culture from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology comprehensive list of research topics for year will be spent on a work placement in and microbiology laboratories. Biotechnology has been developed by a grade C or GCSE Double Award Science study at PhD level (PhD); see team of academic experts in consultation industry, during which you will participate grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. qub.ac.uk/pha for further information. with industry and involves a broad syllabus in a real-world project in the working founded on the principles underlying health environment for a minimum of 48 weeks. For students whose first and disease. It encompasses an understanding language is not English Level 3 of therapeutic targets and the fundamental An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of mechanisms and applications of biomolecules The final year of the degree covers a range of 6.0 in each test component or an equivalent and novel drug delivery systems. It is the areas in biotechnology, including therapeutic acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs application of this knowledge which enables proteins and molecular and cellular the discovery, development and manufacture engineering for the development of a range of of innovative products that have the biotherapeutics, nanomedicines and advanced potential to improve and extend life. delivery systems. Students will become familiar with recombinant DNA technology, Level 1 microarrays, genomics and proteomics. The first year of the degree teaches students Teaching will also focus on the development foundational knowledge and skills in chemistry, of biological approaches to disease treatment maths, physiology and microbiology. This and prevention, such as gene therapy and helps students to make the transition from stem cells, highlighting opportunities for secondary education and prepares them for precision medicine. In addition, students more complex concepts in Levels 2 and 3. will develop an understanding of scale-up and manufacturing processes, and other Entrance requirements Level 2 industry-relevant skills such as a knowledge e: [email protected] This year provides further development and of quality control and regulatory affairs. t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 understanding of the basic/fundamental Students also carry out a research project in Course information sciences related to pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Biotechnology which provides Dr Maurice Hall biotechnology. Students are introduced to the students with a valuable opportunity to Director of Education medicinal chemistry, analytical techniques work within one of our research laboratories. School of Pharmacy and formulation. Further knowledge and practical expertise is developed across several e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 2086 w: qub.ac.uk/pha

248 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 249 WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Graduate Opportunities PHARMACEUTICAL Global Employability Studying for a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences The prospects of employment for a graduate at Queen’s will assist students in developing the with a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree Graduates are able to work in any aspect of core skills and employment-related experiences in the UK are high. Graduates can pursue drug product development, and we are offering SCIENCES that are valued by employers, professional careers in the pharmaceutical and medical a global network of industry and research organisations and academic institutions. devices industry. Opportunities also exist in links through our world-leading academics. The pharmaceutical industry in the UK has a greater impact on the UK BSc Honours areas relating to R&D, manufacturing and Placements economy than any other high-tech industry. Employing 73,000 people, of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3 yrs (B210) Industry Links supply, commercial or support functions. Placements provide an opportunity to Further information may be found at the whom around 27,000 are directly involved in research and development Pharmaceutical Sciences (Sandwich) 4 yrs (B211) The School of Pharmacy has developed close supplement formal University education Association of the British Pharmaceutical links with a wide variety of industry partners (R&D), pharma offers graduates a chance to play an important role in the with invaluable industrial experience and Industry careers website: careers.abpi.org.uk through research and teaching at a local, development of new medicines with employment opportunities existing See also Pharmaceutical present an opportunity to form strong links national and international level. These include Further Study Biotechnology and Pharmacy with potential employers. Moreover, this will at all stages of the drug development process. The BSc in Pharmaceutical GSK, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Teva, Astra Zeneca, Reckitt help students develop vital skills and become Graduates can choose from a wide range Sciences degree is designed to create students who are the next Benckiser, Almac, Capsugel, and many others. Entrance Requirements more aware of the global pharmaceutical of Master’s programmes as well as a generation of pharmaceutical scientists, able to work in all stages of the World-Class Facilities community and their connection to it. comprehensive list of research topics A-level for study at PhD level (PhD); see drug development process as part of a multi-disciplinary research team. The School provides extensive, state-of- Employability BBB including Biology and Chemistry qub.ac.uk/pha for further information. the-art facilities supported by well-equipped + GCSE Mathematics grade C The School of Pharmacy have introduced pharmaceutical industry. Practical elements pharmaceutical engineering, analytical, COURSE CONTENT a range of activities to support successful help to cement this theoretical knowledge, OR molecular biology, advanced microscopy, The degree has an engaging and dynamic employability post degree. These include Entrance requirements preparing students for placement* BBB including Biology and at least one from tissue culture and microbiology laboratories. curriculum that deals with the underpinning visits to local pharmaceutical industries, e: [email protected] and their Level 3 research project. Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 science of the drug development process, grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Internationally Renowned Experts employability workshops, courses in writing including physical, chemical and biological *In the sandwich programme, the third year grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C The programme is taught by world-leading CVs and job applications, psychometric tests Course information concepts. Students will encounter will be spent on a work placement in the and interview preparation techniques. OR academics. Research within the School is both Dr Maurice Hall innovative and flexible teaching methods pharmaceutical industry, during which you will fundamental and applied and is supported by a Director of Education BBB including Chemistry and at least one and will be provided with a range of work- participate in a real-world project in the working broad range of funders including government, School of Pharmacy related learning opportunities (including environment for a minimum of 48 weeks. from Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE Double Award Science charitable and multi-national industry sources. placement) to equip them with the skills e: [email protected] Level 3 grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. required by employers in industry. t: +44 (0)28 9097 2086 The final year of the degree deals with For students whose first w: qub.ac.uk/pha During your course of study, you will develop advanced formulation of small molecules and language is not English breadth and depth in the skills, knowledge biosimilars, along with the pharmaceutical and experiences required for success in your An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of analysis of complex systems. During their 6.0 in each test component or an equivalent future career. The BSc has been developed research project, students are brought into acceptable qualification, details of which are in consultation with pharmaceutical industry contact with cutting-edge pharmaceutical available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs representatives and involves a broad research conducted by our world-leading syllabus covering the design, evaluation, academics. Importantly, students will production, and testing of medicines. develop an understanding of scale-up Level 1 and manufacturing processes, and other industry-relevant skills such as a knowledge The first year of the degree teaches students of quality control and regulatory affairs. foundational knowledge and skills in chemistry, maths, physiology and microbiology. This The course is structured to spiral upwards helps students to make the transition from in complexity, so that concepts introduced secondary education and prepares them for early are picked up again in later modules more complex concepts in Levels 2 and 3. with greater complexity, in various aspects of pharmaceutical sciences. The integration of Level 2 chemistry, biology and material science makes The second year introduces formulation this course unique and gives our graduates and drug-delivery, medicinal chemistry a holistic view of pharmaceutical science; and analytical techniques. Building upon a highly desirable quality in those seeking the knowledge and skills from first year, a career in the pharmaceutical industry. modules cover key concepts and processes which are fundamental to a career in the

250 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 251 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Industrial pharmacy “The high standard of teaching • Academic pharmacy To become a pharmacist in the UK, you and research, as well as helpful and PHARMACY • Varied graduate programmes (Times Top 100 will need to complete a four year MPharm Graduate Recruiters/AGR, Association supportive staff at the School of degree, a year of preregistration training The MPharm degree is designed to help students become MPharm of Graduate Recruiters UK) Pharmacy, have made my time as a Pharmacy 4 yrs (B230) in the UK and pass an entrance exam experts in medicines with the skills to work effectively set by the GPhC (England, Scotland and Further information regarding careers student truly exceptional.” with patients and the multidisciplinary team. Wales) or the PSNI (Northern Ireland). in pharmacy may be obtained from See also Pharmaceutical Sciences and The MPharm course at Queen’s is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ing Ho Kong, Malaysia, Pharmacy Student COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Consultations Society (GPhC) and the Pharmaceutical and Lead International Mentor Entrance Requirements The course integrates the chemical and Professional Accreditation Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). We regularly consult and develop links biological sciences with the discovery, design, with a large number of employers The degree is accredited by the General A-level: evaluation and production of medicines Our graduates typically pursue careers including, for example, multinational and Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in AAB including A-level Chemistry and at least one and their clinical application to all areas in three main employment sectors, independent pharmacies and trusts who Entrance requirements Great Britain and the Pharmaceutical other A-level from Biology, Mathematics or Physics of practice. A variety of placements and namely, community pharmacy, hospital provide placements for students and who e: [email protected] Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI), + GCSE Biology grade C or GCSE Double Award simulated learning with multidisciplinary Science grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry; contribute to the undergraduate teaching t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 as the relevant regulators. teams help students develop the knowledge however, graduates can develop careers on the MPharm and who are members of Note: Biology to at least AS preferred. Please in a range of other sectors. Examples Course information and skills to be a valued and effective Industry Links note that only one Mathematics subject will the stakeholders’ panel for the course. Dr Sharon Haughey member of the health care team. be counted at A-level. A-level Critical Thinking of the major career sectors that have The School of Pharmacy has developed close Further Study Director of Education and General Studies are not acceptable. attracted our graduates in recent years: The modules are: links with a wide variety of industry partners School of Pharmacy Further study is also an option open to through research and teaching at a local, Graduates: • Hospital pharmacy Stage 1 MPharm graduates. Students can choose from national and international level. Students • Community pharmacy and primary care e: [email protected] A minimum of an Upper Second Class Honours a wide range of Master’s programmes as well t: +44 (0)28 9097 2086 • Structure, Reactivity and Mechanism are taught by practising pharmacists from degree preferably in a relevant subject. Those with • Scientific publishing as a comprehensive list of research topics. in Organic and Biorganic Chemistry the community, primary care and hospital an Upper Second Class Honours degree in a non- w: qub.ac.uk/pha • Practising as a Pharmacist setting and the School’s Careers Liaison relevant subject may be considered if they have • Physiology for Pharmacy Officer ensures that students are aware the appropriate science background at GCSE and • Pharmaceutical Microbiology of all career opportunities and prepared A-level. Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an interview as part of the selection process. • Physical Pharmaceutics for application and interview processes. All Applicants Stage 2 Career Development • As a result of current legislative requirements • Pharmaceutical Technology A feature of this MPharm is an increasing any offer made will be conditional on a satisfactory • Applied Clinical Pharmacology experience of the clinical environment criminal history check (Access NI Enhanced and Therapeutics through inclusion of clinical placements in Disclosure Check). To enable the University • Medicinal Substances both community and hospital settings. to request this check you will be required to provide some personal information which will Stage 3 World-Class Facilities be treated in the strictest of confidence and in line with Data Protection Principles. The • Drug Design/Pharmaceutical Analysis The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s is current cost of an Enhanced Disclosure Check • Advanced Delivery Systems for acknowledged as a leading centre for is £33. At the time of printing changes are due Large and Small Molecules Pharmacy teaching and research in the to be implemented and relevant procedures • Clinical Therapeutics UK. In the latest edition of the Guardian and/or costs may change. Applicants will be • Pharmacy Practice University Guide 2018, we are ranked 2nd in advised of the relevant requirements at the appropriate time. For international students, a the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Stage 4 Certificate of Good Conduct or equivalent will At Queen’s we believe in providing students be required in lieu of an Access NI check. • Research Project with as authentic a learning experience • Pharmacy Practice Responding to Symptoms • The degree is subject to the University’s and environment as possible. Our recently regulations on Fitness to Practise. • Advanced Pharmaceutical Care renovated Pharmacy Practice Unit consists of • Business Government and Industry • Applicants will be required to give permission for everything you would find in a contemporary • Advancement of Practice Through Evidence a check against the Excluded Student Database community pharmacy. In addition we have prior to offers being made. This is a national world-leading research laboratories with database which records those who have previously The Pharmacy degree the best technology in the industry. been excluded from professional programmes. programme at Queen’s For students whose first language is not English is ranked 2nd in the UK An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of (Guardian University 6.0 in each test component or an equivalent Guide 2018). acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

252 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 253 Student Experience “To anyone considering studying Philosophy at Queen’s I would PHILOSOPHY There is an active, student-run Philosophy wholeheartedly recommend it. Having the opportunity to study with Society and the department is also the home lecturers who are not only respected in their field but also enthusiastic During your degree, you will learn about cutting-edge debates in BA Single Honours of the Belfast branch of the Royal Institute of about teaching really does make for a fantastic and rewarding experience. Philosophy, which organises regular talks and Philosophy 3 yrs (V500) core areas of philosophy such as ethics, metaphysics, the theory seminars by distinguished visiting philosophers. The whole faculty has a unique atmosphere where both students and staff of knowledge and political philosophy, as well as studying some BA Joint Honours have a genuine passion for the subject which makes for a great university CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY of the key thinkers in the history of philosophy, including Plato, English and Philosophy 3 yrs (QV35) experience. If you’re on the fence at all bite the bullet and go for it!” Skills to Enhance Employability Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Mill and Marx. You will develop your History and Philosophy 3 yrs (VV1M) Queen’s takes the employability of its skills in reasoning and argumentation by studying formal logic. Philosophy and Politics 3 yrs (VLM2) students very seriously. Tailored careers Craig Henderson advice and study guidance are available to all BA Philosophy Graduate Year 3 COURSE CONTENT See also Politics, Philosophy and Economics students throughout their time at Queen’s. In the final year, students focus on particular The degree programme does not Close Links with Employers presuppose any prior training in Philosophy areas of specialisation that build on their Entrance Requirements and can profitably be taken by those studies in years 1 and 2. Students will write a The School has an active Employers’ Forum A-level: who have studied the subject at school dissertation (double-weighted) and choose that is used to forge links with national and – as well as those who have not. four modules. Examples of options include: ABB international employers. Queen’s philosophy graduates go on to an unlimited range All applicants: Year 1 • Applied Ethics of occupations in the public and private • Contemporary Critical Theory There are no specific subject requirements to Students choose six modules from a range of sectors, including the Civil Service, local study Philosophy, however, if you plan to study • Philosophical Theology government, the media, policy analysis, introductory modules including the following: Philosophy as a Joint Honours degree you • Philosophy for Children the voluntary sector, teaching, journalism, • Introductory Logic should refer to the subject requirements for • Issues in the Philosophy of Science business, marketing and advertising. Career • Perspectives on Politics the other course. • Scholastic Ethics destinations of our students have included • Philosophy and Human Nature • Scholastic Metaphysics For students whose first language the BBC, the Diplomatic Service, the NHS, • Philosophy and the Good Life • Topics in Epistemology is not English International House, RPS Belfast and the • Dissertation Year 2 An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of Belfast Education and Library Board. this is not an exclusive list and these 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Students choose six modules that explore Note: Further Study options are subject to staff availability. acceptable qualification, details of which are the wide range of major debates and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs For those wishing to pursue further study inquiry in Philosophy, exploring questions WHY QUEEN’S? after their first degree, the School provides that range from how to understand the MPhil Master of Philosophy and PhD mind, to how ‘reality’ might be understood, Global Opportunities Doctor of Philosophy options; see the to key political theories about how we Students have the opportunity to spend School website for further information. live as a society. Examples include: part of the course studying in other • History of Philosophy European universities through our Erasmus • Knowledge and Reality programme, and also in the USA. • Mind and Language Internationally Renowned Experts • Modern Political Thought Queen’s Philosophy department has • Moral Theories particular strengths in analytic philosophy. • Philosophy of Science Our faculty work on cutting-edge topics in applied ethics and political philosophy. We have an international reputation for our research in the philosophy of religion, epistemology, and the philosophy of science. World-Class Facilities Entrance requirements e: [email protected] • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Global Peace, Security and Justice • Institute of Cognition and Culture Course information • Institute of Irish Studies School of History, Anthropology, • Two International Summer Schools Philosophy and Politics (the Irish Studies Summer School; e: [email protected] and the Conflict Transformation and t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 Social Justice Summer School) w: qub.ac.uk/happ

254 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 255 Year 3 WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY PHILOSOPHY • Arms Control Global Opportunities A degree in Politics and Philosophy • Asylum and Migration in Global Politics provides a stimulating programme of Students have the opportunity to spend • Contemporary Critical Theory study and intellectual training useful in part of the course studying in other AND POLITICS • Contemporary Political Philosophy many walks of life and future career paths. European universities, through our Erasmus • Ethics, Power and International Politics Graduates are equipped with the necessary programme, and also in the USA and Canada. This programme is designed to provide students with an intellectual BA Joint Honours • Global Resource Politics attributes for graduate employment or training in the disciplines of Philosophy and Politics which, while Philosophy and Politics 3 yrs (VLM2) • Middle Eastern Politics Industry Links postgraduate education and training, • National and Ethnic Minorities discrete subjects, are complementary and mutually enriching. The Internship: students in their final year have and are able to make a difference in in European Politics See also Politics, and Politics, the opportunity to secure a semester-long whatever future career they choose. combination of Philosophy and Politics allows for the development • Northern Ireland: A Case Study Philosophy and Economics (PPE) internship, giving them hands-on experience Close Links with Employers • Political Parties and Elections of an in-depth appreciation of the ideas that help to explain the of political issues and policy-making. foundations of the modern world, democracy and political stability. in Northern Ireland The School has an active Employers’ Forum Entrance Requirements • Challenges to Contemporary Party Politics Placement: students have the opportunity that is used to forge links with national and A-level: • Politics, Public Administration in the final year to undertake a part-time international employers. Graduates go on to COURSE CONTENT • Applied Ethics and Policy-making placement within a local organisation an unlimited range of occupations in the public • Contemporary Critical Theory ABB PHILOSOPHY • Scotland and Northern Ireland: to gain direct experience of policy- and private sectors – career destinations • Philosophical Theology All applicants: Points of Political Comparison making and political decision-making. of our students have included the BBC, the The degree programme does not • Philosophy for Children • Security and Technology Diplomatic Service, the NHS, International presuppose any prior training in Philosophy There are no specific subject requirements Research-led Teaching: Queen’s Philosophy • Issues in the Philosophy of Science • The Far Right in Western Europe House, Civil Service and major banks. and can profitably be taken by those to study Philosophy and Politics. department has particular strengths in analytic • Scholastic Ethics and North America who have studied the subject at school For students whose first philosophy. Our faculty work on cutting-edge Further Study • Scholastic Metaphysics • The Politics of Irish Literature – as well as those who have not. topics in applied ethics and political philosophy. • Topics in Epistemology language is not English For those wishing to pursue further study • Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: We have an international reputation for Year 1 • Dissertation An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of after their first degree, the School provides The Politics of Unsustainability our research in the philosophy of religion, 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent a range of MA programmes, each of which Students choose six modules from a range of POLITICS • Theories of Global Justice epistemology, and the philosophy of science. acceptable qualification, details of which are • US Foreign Policy can be taken either full-time (one year) introductory modules including the following: Students who intend to study Politics available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • War and Visual Culture Student experience: we have active student or part-time (two years). There are also at Levels 2 and 3 must choose between • Introductory Logic • Women and Politics societies for both Politics and Philosophy opportunities to do an MPhil or PhD by thesis; two and five of the introductory • Perspectives on Politics • Internship in the School. We are home to the Belfast see the School website for information. modules available in the first year. • Philosophy and Human Nature • The Placement branch of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, • Philosophy and the Good Life Year 1 • Dissertation which organises regular talks and seminars by distinguished visiting philosophers. Year 2 • Comparative Politics Note: that this is not an exclusive list and Students choose six modules that explore • Contemporary Europe these options are subject to staff availability. the wide range of major debates and • Issues in Contemporary Politics inquiry in Philosophy, exploring questions • Perspectives on Politics that range from how to understand the • World Politics: Conflict and Peace mind, to how ‘reality’ might be understood, Year 2 to key political theories about how we live as a society. Examples include: In their second year, students focus on the political, economic and social • History of Philosophy transformations of the 20th century and • Knowledge and Reality beyond, and will be able to advance their • Mind and Language conceptual understanding of the field • Modern Political Thought of politics and international relations • Moral Theories by studying modules such as: American • Philosophy of Science Politics, British Politics In Crisis?, Deeply Year 3 Divided Societies, Politics and Policies of the EU, and Security and Technology. Entrance requirements In the final year, students focus on particular e: [email protected] areas of specialisation that build on their • American Politics t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 studies in years 1 and 2. Students will write a • British Politics In Crisis? dissertation (double-weighted) and choose • International Organisations Course information four modules. Examples of options include: • Modern Political Thought School of History, Anthropology, • Politics and Policies of the European Union Philosophy and Politics • Security and Terrorism e: [email protected] • Studying Politics t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies w: qub.ac.uk/happ

256 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 257 • Astrophysics II Stages 1 and 2 are identical to • Advanced Electromagnetism and Optics those for the BSc degree. PHYSICS • Nuclear and Particle Physics At Stage 3, MSci students also have the • Physics in Medicine opportunity to undertake a Computational Physics studies how the universe works – from the smallest atomic nucleus BSc Honours MSci Options • Quantum Mechanics and Relativity project module, which will introduce Applied Mathematics and Physics 3 yrs • Advanced Solid State Physics to the largest galaxy. It includes conceptual challenges such as quantum Applied Mathematics and Physics / them to numerical simulations that are (GF13) (see Mathematical Studies) Theoretical Physics • Professional Skills theory, relativity and chaos theory, and lies at the heart of most modern fundamental to all areas of physics today. Physics 3 yrs (F300) A-level: Project work entails a major experimental or technology – for example the computer, the laser and the Internet. At Stage 4, specialist modules are Physics with Astrophysics 3 yrs (F3F5) computational investigation of a particular AAA including Mathematics and Physics available, broadly reflecting research Physics with Extended Studies physics problem. This is undertaken using interests of those teaching in the The Department of Physics and Astronomy has the highest teaching in Europe 4 yrs (F308) OR state-of-the-art equipment installed in the Department. These modules include: standards and is recognised nationally as being one of the leading centres Physics with Medical Applications 3 yrs (F3B9) A* (Mathematics) AB including Physics School’s new Teaching Centre. This includes • Cosmology for research. Physics at Queen’s is ranked 19th in the UK (Complete Theoretical Physics 3 yrs (F340) Physics with Extended Studies in Europe projects on ultrasound, MRI and X-ray imaging, University Guide 2018), while in the most recent assessment of research (see Mathematical Studies) gamma ray spectroscopy, lasers, atomic force • High-Energy Astrophysics A-level: and scanning tunnelling microscopy, nano- • Laser Physics excellence, REF 2014, 88 per cent of the scientific research carried out by material fabrication and characterisation, • Medical Radiation Research Methods MSci Honours AAB including Mathematics and Physics staff was internationally excellent or world-leading. All students are taught *For French option: A-level French grade B and astronomical observations. • Molecular Physics Applied Mathematics and Physics 4 yrs *For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B • Planetary Systems by the scientists whose work will be in the next generation of textbooks. (GFC3) (see Mathematical Studies) MSci (Master in Science) • Plasma Physics This strong link between research and teaching in Physics at Physics 4 yrs (F303) Physics / Physics with Astrophysics / Physics with Medical Applications These four-year degrees are aimed at • The Physics of Nanomaterials Queen’s means our graduates obtain one of the best degrees Physics with Astrophysics 4 yrs (F3FM) the more able and committed students • Ultrafast Science A-level: who intend to practise the profession of available for understanding our recent scientific advances and can Physics with Extended Studies Also in this year, a major project is carried in Europe 5 yrs (F309) physics in research and development, in play an important role in our increasingly technological society. AAB including Mathematics and Physics out in association with one of these research industry or academia, at the highest level. Physics with Medical Applications 4 yrs (F3BX) For students whose first areas, with the student working within Theoretical Physics 4 yrs (F344) Tutorials, based around the lecture courses, language is not English Single Honours MSci options are available in world-leading research groups. Through COURSE CONTENT (see Mathematical Studies) give experience in problem-solving and An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of Physics, Physics with Medical Applications, this project students gain an intensive Physics may be studied either as a verbal and written communication. Within 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Physics with Astrophysics, Physics with insight into modern scientific research. Single Honours degree, as Physics, Extended Studies in Europe and Theoretical Students can also undertake projects the course students will receive basic Entrance Requirements acceptable qualification, details of which are Physics with Astrophysics, Physics with skills training in writing, presentations available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Physics. A Joint Honours MSci option is also with an outside organisation or company Medical Applications, Physics with BSc Options and personal/career development. available in Applied Mathematics and Physics. provided the research is approved by the Extended Studies in Europe, Theoretical Director of Education. Some projects Applied Mathematics and Physics / Transfer from the three-year BSc degree Physics; or as a Joint Honours degree in Stages 2 and 3 may result in publications in national Theoretical Physics to the MSci is permitted up to the end of conjunction with Applied Mathematics. and international scientific journals. At Stage 2, according to degree A-level: Stage 2. Students who successfully complete Stage 1 selection, modules are taken which reveal the four-year MSci qualify for the degree the excitement of such areas as: A (Mathematics) BB including Physics In their first year students study a of MSci (Hons) in the relevant option. core of experimental, theoretical and • Astrophysics I Physics with Extended Studies in Europe computational Physics, alongside Applied • Atomic and Nuclear Physics A-level: Mathematics. Physics topics include: • Quantum Physics BBB including Mathematics and Physics • Optics, Electricity and Magnetism • Classical Mechanics *For French option: A-level French grade B • Physics of the Solid State • Electromagnetism *For Spanish option: A-level Spanish grade B • Light and Optics Advanced Laboratory work develops the Physics / Physics with Astrophysics / • Quantum Theory skills of planning, carrying out and analysing Physics with Medical Applications • Relativity experiments and simulations, and provides A-level: • Solid State Physics opportunities for deepening understanding • Thermal Physics of the wide applicability of physics. BBB including Mathematics and Physics Practical work will be performed in our new At Stage 3, a choice of modules state-of-the-art teaching centre laboratories. is made to develop in-depth Here students will encounter the physical understanding of such areas as: phenomena learned about in their lectures, as well as computer programming.

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WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY “Physics teaching at Queen’s is Accreditation: Physics-related jobs are available in strongly influenced by current research, development, and general Our Physics degrees are fully accredited research methods and discoveries. production in many high technology and by the Institute of Physics, which puts Our students see how fundamental related industries. These include medicine, graduating students on the path to becoming biotechnology, electronics, optics, aerospace, concepts link to recent advances a Chartered Physicist. The exception is the computation and nuclear technology. Physics such as the discovery of the Higgs Applied Mathematics and Physics degree graduates are also sought after for many which is recognised by the Institute but boson, or how the detection of gravity other jobs, such as business consultancy, can also be fully accredited depending on waves could be used to probe massive finance, business, insurance, taxation and module choices at Stage 2 and above. accountancy, where their problem-solving supernova explosions. Coupled with Study Abroad: skills and numeracy are highly valued. their experimental and computational Physics with Extended Studies in Europe About a third of our graduates will go skills, our students are trained to includes a year spent studying abroad. on to postgraduate study. Many physics effectively apply and communicate graduates take up careers in education, Scholarships and Bursaries: their knowledge and insight in a range while a large number are accepted for a Students in the School can benefit from PhD programme in Physics, which can of scientific and other careers.” scholarships and bursaries provided by the enhance employment prospects or provide University and by external companies; see the a path to a research physicist position. University website for further information. Dr Jason Greenwood, Physics Director of Education

“I just loved the way Physics was part “Crystal physics and medical physics “Physics allows us to write with a of everyday life as well as the weird were very interesting, and PAMSOC piece of chalk on a blackboard the and the wonderful. One day you would (the Physics and Applied Maths very structure of the universe and learn about holograms, the next day Society) was fun too!” the shape of it. I mean… What‘s not about quarks!” to love?” Suzanna McVeigh, Barbara Hamill, Statistician Dara O‘Briain Physics Graduate BSc Physics with Astrophysics Graduate Ophthalmic Photograder in Centre for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s

“I enjoyed learning about the fundamental laws that govern the world.” Entrance requirements Physics and Astronomy e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 David Mulholland, at Queen’s is ranked Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen’s and colleagues have spent over a Belfast, Northern Ireland 19th in the UK. Course information MSci Graduate, Postdoctoral Researcher Physics Admissions decade studying comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth and measuring its properties. As part of the comet School of Mathematics and Physics at University of Reading (Complete University Guide 2018) landing mission Professor Fitzsimmons was in Chile, where he used the world’s most powerful telescopes to perform e: [email protected] a final reconnaissance of the comet. Some of his colleagues include former Queen’s students now working on the t: +44 (0)28 9097 3517 mission. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM w: qub.ac.uk/mp

260 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 261 Level 3 gain accreditation from the RTPI, students links are further enhanced through formal are required to complete a fourth year of partnership meetings with the bodies that Level 3 develops a greater theoretical PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT study (not necessary for RICS). In each case accredit our courses (RICS and RTPI). understanding of planning. In the first completion of academic studies must be semester students have the opportunity We have developed strong relationships followed by a period of work experience and AND DEVELOPMENT to study for three months at a European with, for example, the Northern Ireland assessment of professional competence. university as part of the Erasmus programme. Housing Executive, the Planning Division Planning is about changing the places within which we live – BSc Honours Students remaining at Queen’s will study, CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY of the Department for Infrastructure, Planning, Environment and in depth, some of the key and cutting-edge and the Department for Regional how we can transform and improve our cities, towns, villages, Although the majority of our graduates pursue Development 3 yrs (K430) planning issues and debates that currently face Development, and draw on such neighbourhoods and communities. It affects our everyday lives careers in planning, the knowledge and skills the planning profession. These are studied experts in the design of the degree. developed also enable them to develop and is an extremely exciting discipline to study at university. Entrance Requirements from a variety of geographical, political and careers in a wide range of other sectors Many of our graduates go on to one of our cultural perspectives. In the second semester A-level: both in the UK and abroad. Recently, for two Master’s programmes to complete their all students are required to complete an A planning degree provides students with the knowledge and skills example, graduates have found employment RTPI accreditation, or other postgraduate BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C independent research project. The second to be able to make decisions that shape the processes of growth and in China, the USA and New Zealand. training, including PhD study; see the semester also includes modules in law, BTEC Extended Diploma: School website for further information. development. We currently face many major challenges – attracting infrastructure and transport, and conservation. Career sectors that have attracted our A BTEC Extended Diploma with 100 investment, creating jobs, protecting the environment, energy policy, graduates in recent years include planning credits at Distinction and 80 credits at WHY QUEEN’S? housing supply, transport links, providing local amenities – and planning Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C authorities (Northern Ireland, Great Britain “A challenging and rewarding affects how these things happen. Therefore, as future planners you Ranking: In the recent National Student and the Republic of Ireland), private planning degree, which gives abundant For students whose first Survey, Queen’s Planning was ranked joint 3rd practice, management, design consultants, language is not English opportunities to its students will have a very important role to play in shaping the future. in the UK, with an overall student satisfaction housing authorities, health trusts, conservation An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of rate of 94 per cent. Planning at Queen’s is and environmental organisations, teaching in all aspects of planning and Planning is a broad subject matter and planners perform many 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent also 4th in the Guardian University Guide (particularly geography), countryside employment.” acceptable qualification, details of which are 2018 and 5th in the Times and Sunday stewardship, software development different roles relating to the natural, physical, economic, social and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Times Good University Guide 2018. and various graduate programmes. cultural environments that we live in. Given this, planning offers a wide Tierna McVeigh, Accreditation: this degree is accredited by This degree is closely aligned to the Crumlin, Northern Ireland spectrum of employment opportunities. Studying planning will equip two professional bodies: the Royal Town requirements of the planning sector and you with the knowledge to understand how cities, towns, villages, Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal draws on practitioners as guest lecturers. Planning Graduate, currently studying communities and neighbourhoods function and operate, and then have Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). To We regularly consult with employers, and for a Master’s degree the skills to make decisions that shape how they grow and prosper.

COURSE CONTENT Level 1 The aim of this degree is to develop the Level 1 assumes no prior knowledge professional skills necessary to work in of planning and provides an overall 94% of Queen’s Planning the broad field of planning practice and introduction to the key issues, processes students are satisfied development management. Graduates and professional skills required for planning with their course, ranking will have the skills to enable them to practice, plus the history and evolution participate in the design and development of planning as a profession and academic us joint 3rd in the UK. of the built environment, and a range discipline. This includes projects that (National Student Survey 2017) of other related professions. promote group working, oral presentations, academic writing, design and GIS skills In providing an accredited pathway to and the use of specialist software. the planning profession (worldwide), the degree develops knowledge on a wide Level 2 range of themes such as the economic, Level 2 provides a more detailed appreciation Entrance requirements social and political context within which of planning, with modules examining planning operates. Furthermore, a range e: [email protected] topics such as economics, climate change t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 of transferable skills, such as mediation, and planning theory. It includes two key advocacy, communication and IT skills, projects, one that develops skills in spatial Course information are developed which can be applied in planning policy, and another that promotes Dr Philip Boland a range of international careers. understanding of the development School of Natural and management process. Students are also Built Environment given an opportunity to further develop e: [email protected] skills in design issues and are introduced to t: +44 (0)28 9097 6564 the social aspects of planning activity. w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

262 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 263 WHY QUEEN’S? banking, business, public relations, local government, and even politics itself. POLITICS Global Opportunities Further Study Students have the opportunity to spend part The academic study of politics is concerned with the sources of conflict, BA Single Honours of the course studying in other European For those wishing to pursue further co-operation, power and decision-making within and between societies, Politics 3 yrs (L200) universities, through our Erasmus programme, study after their first degree, the School how differences are expressed through ideology and organisation, and BA Joint Honours and also in the USA and Canada. provides a range of MA programmes, each of which can be taken either full-time how, if at all, disagreements and problems are resolved. English and Politics 3 yrs (QL32) Placement (one year) or part-time (two years). French and Politics 4 yrs (RL12) Students have the opportunity in the final year There are also opportunities to do an MA With over 30 staff at the cutting edge of research and publication, the History and Politics 3 yrs (VL12) to undertake a part-time placement within a in Politics and an MPhil or PhD by thesis; School is the largest in Ireland and one of the largest in the UK and Ireland, International Studies and Politics 3 yrs (L290) local organisation to gain direct experience of see the School website for information. with specialisms in Irish and British politics, political theory, sustainable Irish and Politics 3 yrs (QL52) policy-making and political decision-making. development, the politics of film and literature, gender, the Middle East, Philosophy and Politics 3 yrs (VLM2) Industry Links European Union politics, ethnic conflict and international relations. Politics and Spanish 4 yrs (LR24) The School offers a range of employment LLB Honours placements where students can gain real- COURSE CONTENT • National and Ethnic Minorities Law with Politics 3 yrs (M1L2) world work experience which is invaluable in in European Politics terms of employment after graduation. Given Students studying on the BA Politics degree • Northern Ireland: A Case Study that Belfast is a regional capital with devolved begin with a comprehensive grounding in the See also International Politics • Political Parties and Elections powers, we can offer students placements in the major subfields in Politics. To that end, students and Conflict Studies, and Politics, POLITICS AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED in Northern Ireland high profile political and related institutions on take at least four of the five modules below: Philosophy and Economics (PPE) IN THE TOP 150 IN THE WORLD • Challenges to Contemporary Party Politics our doorstep – for example in the Department (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017) Year 1 • Politics, Public Administration Entrance Requirements of Justice, Equality Commission, Police and Policy-making • Comparative Politics Ombudsman’s Office, or BBC Northern Ireland. • Scotland and Northern Ireland: A-level: “I chose Queen’s because the wide • Contemporary Europe Research-led Teaching Points of Political Comparison • Issues in Contemporary Politics ABB choice of modules essentially allows • Security and Technology Cutting-edge research drives our externally • Perspectives on Politics All applicants: • The Far Right in Western Europe commended teaching, most recently evidenced me to build my own degree. I enjoy • World Politics: Conflict and Peace and North America There are no specific subject requirements to in the latest student satisfaction survey. the way we are taught through Beginning in their second year, module choice • The Politics of Irish Literature study Politics, however, if you plan to study World-Class Facilities lectures and tutorials where we are expands as topics become more focused on Politics as a Joint Honours degree or with Law • Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: given an overview of a topic, able cutting-edge research. This gives students more you should refer to the subject requirements • The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for The Politics of Unsustainability for the other course. flexibility to pursue the topics most interesting to • Theories of Global Justice • Global Peace, Security and Justice to research more for ourselves, and them – whilst developing essential transferable • US Foreign Policy For students whose first language • Institute of Cognition and Culture then debate with our peers in tutorial skills. The following provides an indicative list of • War and Visual Culture is not English • Institute of Irish Studies sessions. The School is very open to modules offered in the second and third years: • Two International Summer Schools • Women and Politics An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of the input of students and I enjoy the (the Irish Studies Summer School; Year 2 • Internship 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • The Placement acceptable qualification, details of which are and the ConflictTransformation and level of student engagement through • American Politics • Dissertation available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Social Justice Summer School) societies and student-staff consultative • British Politics In Crisis? Student Experience committees.” • International Organisations Note: this is not an exclusive list and these • Modern Political Thought options are subject to staff availability. Our uniquely supportive pastoral care/personal • Politics and Policies of the European Union Dissertation: in their final year, students tutor system is equalled only by the academic Jessica Simonds, • Security and Terrorism can opt to write a dissertation based on guidance available. Our vibrant Politics Colwyn Bay, Wales, BA Politics • Studying Politics a research topic of their choice and under Society (Polysoc) provides a welcome and • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies one-to-one supervision by an academic with stimulating environment for new students. specialist knowledge in the chosen field. Year 3 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Entrance requirements • Arms Control Skills to Enhance Employability e: [email protected] • Asylum and Migration in Global Politics t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Contemporary Critical Theory Studying for a Politics degree at Queen’s will • Contemporary Political Philosophy assist students in developing the core skills Course information • Ethics, Power and International Politics and employment-related experiences that are School of History, Anthropology, • Global Resource Politics valued by employers and academic institutions. Philosophy and Politics • Middle Eastern Politics Graduates in Politics enter careers in areas e: [email protected] such as marketing, journalism, broadcasting, t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 education, the Civil Service, equal opportunities, w: qub.ac.uk/happ

264 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 265 Note: that this is not an exclusive list and Student Experience “The School is of not too large a size these options are subject to staff availability. Our uniquely supportive pastoral care/ as to be impersonal, and therefore the POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY Dissertation: in their final year, students personal tutor system is equalled only can opt to write a dissertation based on relationships between the students by the academic guidance available. Our a research topic of their choice and under and with the staff were strong and AND ECONOMICS vibrant PPE Society provides a welcome one-to-one supervision by an academic with and stimulating environment for new highly inclusive. The relatively small specialist knowledge in the chosen field. The Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) degree is based BA Honours students. We have students from around intake of the PPE programme meant on the view that, to understand public phenomena, one must Politics, Philosophy and Economics 3 yrs (LV00) WHY QUEEN’S? the UK, Ireland, Europe and the wider that across all three years there were world, ensuring a rich mix of students with approach them from several disciplinary directions. This degree Studying PPE at Queen’s has plenty of opportunities to interact different experiences and backgrounds. illuminates how these three areas complement one another: See also Politics, Philosophy, Economics several unique advantages: with the other students, and the PPE Research Methods • Politics acquaints students with the institutions and • Studying in Belfast, a regional political society always had great socials as well processes that produce decisions governing our lives Entrance Requirements and economic capital city, allows Students will develop core skills in as academic events. Even though I’m analytical research methods necessary for • Philosophy develops analytical rigour, the ability A-level: for one to interact directly with key now in London I return to Belfast quite decision makers in the area analysing political and economic data. AAA + GCSE Mathematics grade B to reason logically, critically and ethically • Situated on the island of Ireland, often to catch up with friends now CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Economics helps in understanding government policy and For students whose first the PPE degree at Queen’s offers working in Northern Ireland or studying the choices facing businesses, governments and society language is not English a unique international setting A PPE degree provides a stimulating at Queen’s.” An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of • Studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics programme of study and intellectual training 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent in a divided society allows one to explore useful in many walks of life and future career • American Politics COURSE CONTENT acceptable qualification, details of which are how these subjects work to shape conflict paths. Graduates are equipped with the • History of Philosophy Ed Livingstone, BA Politics, Philosophy and In order to ensure that students studying on available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • Small class sizes promote the building necessary attributes for graduate employment • Industrial Organisation Economics (2013) the PPE degree have sufficient grounding of close friendships and networks or postgraduate education and training, and • International Organisations in all three subjects, they have a prescribed are able to make a difference in whatever • International Relations Placement list of four modules at both Levels 1 and 2 future career they choose. PPE graduates • Knowledge and Reality (with two optional modules each year). At Students have the opportunity in the final year enter careers in areas such as marketing, • Managerial Economics Level 3, students have greater flexibility in to undertake a part-time placement within a journalism, broadcasting, education, • Modern Political Thought terms of their module choices, having the local organisation to gain direct experience of the Civil Service, equal opportunities, • Mind and Language Entrance requirements option to substitute either a dissertation or policy-making and political decision-making. banking, business, public relations, local • Politics and Policies of the European Union e: [email protected] internship in place of some of their modules. government, and even politics itself. • Scholastic Ethics Global Opportunities t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Further Study Level 1 • Security and Terrorism Study Abroad: students have study Course information • Studying Politics Students take: opportunities in other European universities For those wishing to pursue further School of History, Anthropology, • The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies through our Erasmus programme, study after their first degree, the School Philosophy and Politics • Two Economics modules • Data Analysis and Optimisation and also in the USA and Canada. provides a range of MA programmes. • One Politics module • British Politics in Crisis? There are also opportunities to do an MA e: [email protected] • One Philosophy module Industry Links t: +44 (0)28 9097 5028 Level 3 in Politics and an MPhil or PhD by thesis; And have two choices. The School offers a range of employment see the School website for information. w: qub.ac.uk/happ Students take the equivalent of six modules: placements where students can gain real- Level 2 either a double-weighted dissertation, or world work experience which is invaluable Students take two core interdisciplinary double- or single-weighted internship; in terms of employment after graduation. modules designed specifically for PPE and modules from at least two of the Given that Belfast is a regional capital with students to show how politics, philosophy, three subject areas of Politics, Philosophy devolved powers, we can offer students and economics are deeply intertwined: and Economics. Students can also placements in the high profile political and spend a semester abroad at Level 3. related institutions on our doorstep – for • Democracy and Ethics and Economics example in the Department of Justice, • Politics and Economics of the Devolved UK Modules Equality Commission, Police Ombudsman’s • They also take two other core modules: The module choices available to PPE students Office, or BBC Northern Ireland. • Macroeconomic Policy and Performance cover a wide range of topics in each of • Moral Theories the three subjects. In Economics, modules And take two additional modules of their cover issues such as labour economics, choice, with module choices across all three public economics, and economic history. In subjects. The following provides an indicative Philosophy, topics include ethics, metaphysics, list of the range of module choices at Level 2: and philosophy of science. Politics options include development, comparative political behaviour and institutions, foreign policy and international relations, and issues of gender and ethnic minorities.

266 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 267 The MEng degree currently offers the opportunity to spend a period of up PRODUCT DESIGN to one year studying abroad as part of the Erasmus exchange programme. ENGINEERING CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY The main objective of this engineering degree is to produce graduates BEng Honours Note: applicants not offering Physics Graduates have been successful in gaining with a broad and balanced set of skills and attributes required for the Product Design Engineering 3 yrs (H150) at A-level should have a minimum of high-quality jobs in the discipline of product a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE design engineering. The majority are working design and manufacture of innovative technical products. It is a variant Product Design Engineering with a Double Award Science grades BB. Year in Industry 4-yr SW (H151) in manufacturing companies or design of the Mechanical Engineering degree which, after first year, focuses on Note: applicants for the MEng degree will consultancies in the UK and Ireland. Their MEng Honours design process methodology, materials, manufacturing and analysis. automatically be considered for admission to broad skill sets and experience have enabled Product Design Engineering 4 yrs (H152) the BEng degree if they are not eligible for them to fit in equally well in both small, Product Design Engineering with a entry to the MEng degree both at initial offer dynamic companies and larger organisations. The integrated curriculum connects content from Year in Industry 5-yr SW (H155) making stage and when results are received. Graduates have secured jobs in a variety Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng and different modules through team-based and individual of sectors including automotive, domestic Entrance Requirements MEng may be possible at the end of Stage 2. projects, which act as a core activity each year. appliances, design consultancy, electronics, BEng For student whose first packaging, materials handling, polymers, language is not English COURSE CONTENT cutting-edge technology. These projects A-level: renewables, aerospace and medical are closely associated with industry and An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of devices. Companies employing recent Stage 1 BBB including Mathematics and at least one 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent with the School’s research interests. graduates include Glen Dimplex, Dyson, from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, acceptable qualification, details of which are The emphasis is on engineering science Lotus, Survitec, Rockwell Collins, Terex, Further Mathematics, Technology and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs fundamentals. Additionally: WHY QUEEN’S? Design or Double Award Applied Science. Leckey Design, Seven Technologies, Whale, Solmatix, Andor, Kingspan • CAD modules develop a key skill needed Accreditation: both the BEng and BTEC Extended Diploma: MEng degrees are accredited by the Environmental, Nacco, Intel, Accenture. for project work in subsequent years A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Whilst the vast majority of graduates • Short projects concentrate on dissection with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 and analysis of existing products International Reputation: the School credits at Merit. Distinctions will be are employed in product design or • The Introduction to Product Design module has an international reputation for its required in stipulated relevant units. design engineering, some others have developed careers in other sectors develops specific skills related to ideation, contributions to the development of Note: applicants not offering Physics such as management and education. problem-solving and design methodology engineering education by playing a leading at A-level should have a minimum of a grade C in GCSE Physics or GCSE Stage 2 role in the CDIO initiative (cdio.org). Further Study Double Award Science grades CC. Student projects form a significant part Industry-led: teaching is carried out in Further study is also an option – several BTEC Higher National Diploma: of Stage 2, focusing on the production the context of conceiving, designing, “I found the Product Design students have gone on to study for a PhD. and testing of prototypes, along with implementing and operating products Those with good grades in a relevant Higher Engineering degree to be very The course provides excellent preparation an understanding of the influence of or systems; hence better preparing National Diploma will be considered on their for Doctoral studies within the School, individual merits for entry to Stage 2. applicable to working life as an manufacturing processes on design. graduates for professional practice. particularly in the areas of advanced engineer. The practical, hands- Supporting modules enable the application Ability to Transfer: BEng students who MEng materials and manufacturing. A few have chosen to study for a Postgraduate of relevant technical knowledge, demonstrate a high level of performance A-level: on design approach I learnt in professional skills and attributes. may be invited to transfer to the equivalent university has stood me in good Certificate in Education (PGCE), becoming AAB including Mathematics and at least one MEng degree at the end of Stage 2. Technology or Mathematics teachers. Stage 3 from Physics (preferred), Biology, Chemistry, stead to tackle a great breadth of Further Mathematics or Technology and Design. In Stage 3, BEng students undertake a major Placements: the School actively encourages projects.” individual project while MEng students one-year work placements, offering BTEC Extended Diploma: preparation through its employability work in groups on their major project. A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma programme and support through its Fiona Bennington, with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 Additional industry-focused project dedicated placement officer. MEng graduate (2011) Entrance requirements activities are supported by a number credits at Merit. Distinctions will be We put emphasis on hands- e: [email protected] Study Abroad: students have the required in stipulated relevant units. of external collaborators. Engineering on, project-based learning t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 science subjects focus on materials, opportunity to work or study outside the manufacturing and computer-aided analysis. UK through the IAESTE, Erasmus, Study and invest heavily in our Course information Abroad and Study USA programmes. In state-of-the-art facilities The Director of Education MEng (Stage 4) recent years students have been placed in School of Mechanical and and flexible project spaces Advanced modules focus on engineering Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Aerospace Engineering France, Japan, Malaysia and the USA. to support this activity. design, analysis and materials. Students also e: [email protected] carry out an individual project, where they t: +44 (0)28 9097 4117 apply their engineering skills to an area of w: qub.ac.uk/mechaero

268 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 269 PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, so BSc Honours virtually anything related to the behaviour of humans and animals Psychology 3 yrs (C800) The Insight Programme: (normal or abnormal, social or personal, adult or child, subjective Entrance Requirements our employability feelings or overt behaviour) is of interest to psychologists. A-level: programme and optional ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C. work placement module Psychology is a science, with all our students taking modules has been commended by in statistics and experimental design, as required by our There are no specific subject requirements at A-level. BPS and our employers. accrediting body, the British Psychological Society (BPS). For students whose first Students now have language is not English the opportunity to Our Psychology degree programme is very diverse An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of extend this to a full year and stimulating, and is consistently rated as ‘excellent’ 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent by both our students and external examiners. acceptable qualification, details of which are paid placement.* available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

COURSE CONTENT Level 3 *Depending on the student being able The first two years are spent covering Final year modules allow students a choice of to secure an appropriate placement. the core syllabus approved by the BPS specialised topics to suit their interests and and include the following topics: career intentions; see the School website for details. Most students will also undertake a • Cognitive Psychology substantial empirical study resulting in a thesis. • Conceptual and Historical Issues • Developmental Psychology Work placements in final year • Experimental Design, Statistics We have offered assessed work placements and Research Methods since 2013 and send over 50 students on CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Individual Differences placement across the public, private and third The BSc Honours in Psychology is accredited • Psychobiology sectors every year. • Social Psychology as conferring eligibility for the Graduate WHY QUEEN’S? Basis for Chartered Membership, provided A wide range of transferable skills (for example the minimum standard of a 2.2 is achieved in personal development planning, time Research-led Teaching: research in the and the final year thesis is passed. management, report writing, and presentation School of Psychology has been judged skills) is integrated into the syllabus at all levels. to be ‘world-leading’ and ‘outstanding’ by Psychology graduates possess an arguably the 2014 Research Excellence Framework unique combination of numeracy and Level 1 (REF). The results place the School among communication skills, which make them The equivalent of six psychology modules the UK’s top 20 Psychology, Psychiatry highly valued by employers in other sectors. are normally taken by all students. These and Neuroscience departments in terms of Throughout the three years of the degree, involve lectures, seminars, tutorials research impact. The impact figures reflect we have embedded employability skills and “For anyone considering Psychology and practical laboratory work. The how the School’s research knowledge is opportunities which prepare our students at Queen’s, I would encourage you modules cover psychological theory, the informing policy makers, developing industry for the world of work after graduation. wholeheartedly to go for it. The staff, application of psychology to everyday partnerships and ultimately touching on Our Psychology graduates have gone on to a facilities and resources available life and psychological research. the lives of thousands of individuals. wide variety of careers including journalism, won’t disappoint. The biggest draw Level 2 the School has specialised human resources, teaching, social work, Facilities: Entrance requirements accountancy, and research. Other graduates for me was the impressive staff. Most Students take the equivalent of six psychology facilities for human experimental e: [email protected] psychology, movement and perception, are practitioner psychologists specialising in professors work on their own research modules. These involve a mix of lectures, t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Clinical, Educational, Health, Occupational tutorials, practical laboratory work and individual differences, social psychology, while also teaching and I enjoyed the and Sport and Exercise Psychology. statistics, and working on a group project. child development and psychophysiology. idea of being taught by world leaders Course information Undergraduate students use these The Secretary for BSc Psychology Further Study that are active within the field of Students will have the opportunity in their second and final years. School of Psychology to do an industrial placement year Further study is required for these careers and psychology.” between stages 2 and 3. the School offers professional postgraduate e: [email protected] training in clinical and educational psychology; t: +44 (0)28 9097 5445 see the School website for further information. Jessica Geiger, California, USA w: psych.qub.ac.uk

270 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 271 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY The following is a list of some of the “Sociology and Social Policy was a employers that have attracted graduates Social Policy and Sociology graduates perfect fit for me and I’ve grown to SOCIAL POLICY from the School in recent years: are ideally placed for work in a range of really love both disciplines. Over the occupations, including the Civil Service, public • Northern Ireland Civil Service last three years I’ve been inspired by my AND SOCIOLOGY services, policy analysis, media, research, • Northern Ireland Housing Executive teaching, business, the voluntary sector, • National Health Service lecturers’ passion and commitment for Social policy explores how we can improve human wellbeing through BA Joint Honours commerce, marketing and management. • Northern Ireland Statistics their work and it has urged me on to tackling intractable social problems and delivering better-quality public Social Policy and Sociology 3 yrs (LL43) Some graduates build on the degree by and Research Agency carve a career path where I can work on services. As an applied and critical social science, you will gain knowledge undertaking postgraduate training in fields • PwC projects that I love and feel passionate See also Criminology and Social Policy such as social work, law, social science • Ulster Bank and understanding of contemporary government policies, their impacts, research and teaching. Tailored careers • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI about also. In August I got a job working and consider how we can achieve improvements. Entrance Requirements advice and study guidance is available to all • Santander for NISRA and I’m currently placed students throughout their time at Queen’s. • Belfast City Council BA Criminology and Social Policy in the department for communities • Ipsos Mori Sociology is a scientific discipline concerned with the explanation of Studying for a Social Policy and Sociology doing policy research. It’s such a great A-level: • South Eastern Library Board degree at Queen’s will assist you in social life and human behaviour of all kinds. It equips students with the • REED feeling to have walked out of university ABB developing the core skills and employment skills to understand the breadth of social practice, ranging from the • Ulster University and into a job where I am doing work BA Social Policy and Sociology related experiences that are valued by • Queen’s University Belfast global (including conflict, security, climate change and social justice) employers, professional organisations and that I really feel is worthwhile. This A-level: to individual experiences (such as the body, beliefs and mental health). academic institutions. Graduates from Further Study would not have been possible without BBB this degree are well regarded by many Students can choose from a wide range the inspiration and motivation that All applicants: there are no specific employers (local, national and international) of Master’s programmes as well as a Drawing on multidisciplinary ideas from politics, sociology, economics and subject requirements to study I received from all my lecturers.” and over half of all graduate jobs are now comprehensive list of research topics. law, this course helps create highly relevant and versatile graduates with Social Policy and Sociology. open to graduates of any discipline. Lauren Kinnear, BA Social the ability to enter employment at local, national and international levels. For students whose first The diversity of interests and topics covered language is not English in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills Policy and Sociology COURSE CONTENT Optional modules An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of it equips you with, means that our students 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent enter a wide range of careers on graduation. Stage 1 • Religion: Death or Revival acceptable qualification, details of which are These include the public sector (eg social • Modern Families, Intimate and available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs Compulsory modules services, education, criminal justice, social Personal Relationships work), private sector (eg market research, • Introducing Social Policy • Norms and Social Change policy analysis, human resources), and third • Rethinking Society sector (eg policy analyst, researcher, youth • Introducing Criminology WHY QUEEN'S? support worker, charity fundraiser). A number • Themes and Issues in Social Policy Award-winning Teaching of our students also go on to postgraduate • Digital Society Students in the School are educated in a study, on a full- or part-time basis. • Sociological Imagination dynamic academic environment by award- Stage 2 winning teaching staff, and in a recent Compulsory modules government-sponsored review of research, staff in the School achieved ‘world-leading’ • Welfare in Theory and Practice and ‘international excellence’ status for • The Power of Social Theory the high quality of their research work. • Qualitative Research Skills • Quantitative Research Skills Prizes • Social Inequalities and Diversity The highest achieving students are Entrance requirements • Ageing and the Lifecourse awarded the Lockheed Prize annually. e: [email protected] Stage 3 Study Abroad t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Compulsory modules Students have the opportunity to Course information Dr Bronagh Byrne, Programme • Policy Briefing Paper spend time studying in one of our Director for BA Joint Honours • Gender, Family and Social Policy linked universities in Europe. Social Policy and Sociology • Contemporary Irish Society School of Social Sciences, • Disability and Society Education and Social Work e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 1478 w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw

272 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 273 SOCIAL WORK

The BSW degree is a professional qualification in Social Work BSW Honours accredited throughout the UK and recognised in the Republic of Social Work (Undergraduate Route) 3 yrs (L500) Ireland and elsewhere. The programme is a mixture of academic Social Work (Relevant Graduate Route) 2 yrs (L501) study and assessed practice learning opportunities. Practice learning opportunities involve full-time work in a social work agency (85 days Entrance Requirements at Level 2 and 100 days at Level 3) supported and assessed by a A-level: Practice Teacher. A wide range of social work agency partners are an ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C or an integral part of the development and delivery of the programme. equivalent qualification acceptable to the University Graduates: minimum standard 2.2, applicants must have a minimum of a grade COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? C in GCSE Mathematics or an equivalent Modules often draw on international Top-ranking qualification acceptable to the University. comparisons with a strong Irish (North Social Work at Queen’s is ranked 9th Relevant Graduate Entry: students with a relevant CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Health and Social Care Trusts “The degree equips students with and South) emphasis. Specialist teaching Honours degree (minimum standard 2.2) will be in the UK (Times and Sunday Times • NSPCC on the impact of the ‘Troubles’ is a considered for admission to a shortened two-year Studying for a Social Work degree at the knowledge, values and skills Good University Guide 2018). • Barnardos feature of the BSW degree. course leading to the Bachelor of Social Work Queen’s will assist you in developing • Positive Futures required for effective social work Professional Accreditations (BSW) degree. Applicants must have a minimum of the core skills and employment-related Level 1 (Undergraduate Route) a grade C in GCSE Mathematics or an equivalent • Extern practice. We have developed experiences that are valued by employers, The Northern Ireland Social Care qualification acceptable to the University. • Probation Board for Northern Ireland • Introduction to Social Sciences professional organisations and academic important partnerships with service Council (NISCC) accredits the BSW for Social Work A relevant degree is deemed to be an Honours institutions. Graduates from this degree are Graduate Careers and Achievements user and carer organisations across degree, followed by the Assessed Year in degree where at least one third of the course • Law for Social Workers well regarded by many employers (local, Employment (in Northern Ireland only). passed at Honours level comprises one or more Although the majority of our graduates Northern Ireland who assist us in • Themes and Issues in Social Policy of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Social national and international) and over half of are interested in pursuing careers in these important aspects of teaching. • Psychology for Social Work Professional Qualification Policy/ Social Administration; and degrees in Law, all graduate jobs are now open to graduates social work, some do develop careers • Social Work Theory and Preparation Teaching, Nursing, Community Work, Youth Work, At a very early stage in the course, Following an Assessed Year in of any discipline, including social work. in a wide range of other sectors. Early Childhood Studies or other cognate subjects. for Practice Learning Employment (AYE), graduates will be students visit these groups in their own Close Links with Employers Social workers are employed throughout the • Sociology for Social Work professionally-qualified social workers. Graduates in any other subjects (minimum community settings as part of their standard 2.2) who have successfully completed At the heart of the delivery of the degree statutory and voluntary social services. There Level 2 (Undergraduate Route) Funding a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in social work in Northern Ireland is the are many career development opportunities teaching on the real meaning of social will also be considered. The classification work values.” • Social Work in Context There is a non-means-tested financial support sense of partnership between academic leading to specialist posts and to the highest • Research, Policy and Practice of the applicant’s degree and employment institutions, practice learning providers, levels of management within statutory package for all Northern Ireland-domiciled experience in the social work field are taken • Social Issues across the Life Course organisations employing social workers, the and voluntary social services agencies. students studying in Northern Ireland; for into account in the selection process. Dr Joe Duffy, Lecturer in Social Work • Practice Learning Level 2 further details and to check your eligibility, Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), The typical starting salary of graduates six • Evidence Informed Case Study Level 2 All applicants: please visit the Department of Health website students, and service users and carers. At months after graduation is between £21,000 Queen’s this is given expression through Level 2 (Relevant Graduate Route) (health-ni.gov.uk). Please note that all Health 1. Because of the professional nature of and £22,000 with 90 per cent of graduates and Social Services bursaries are currently the course, a satisfactory Access NI check a standing committee, the Collaborative finding employment (source: Unistats). • Introduction to Social Sciences and registration with the Northern Ireland Entrance requirements under review and may be subject to change. Partnership at Queen’s (CPAQ). for Social Work Social Care Council are required. Further Study e: [email protected] Employers • Law for Social Workers International Opportunities t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 2. Applicants are advised to have some Further study is also an option open to social • Social Work Theory and Preparation experience in employment or voluntary We have excellent links with a large number There are opportunities whilst on the work graduates. Students can choose from a Course information for Practice Learning work of a social work nature. of employers across the statutory, voluntary Social Work degree to participate in wide range of Master’s programmes as well Dr Mandi MacDonald, • Practice Learning Level 2 and community sectors including, for summer visits to other countries to 3. Applicants being considered for an offer as a comprehensive list of research topics. Programme Director • Evidence Informed Case Study Level 2 explore social work education and practise will be interviewed to assess their suitability example, Health and Social Care Trusts, for Social Work training. The interview is (Undergraduate Route) in an international context, including the Probation Board Northern Ireland and Level 3 (Undergraduate and organised on a regional basis enabling eligible voluntary organisations such as NSPCC, e: [email protected] Relevant Graduate Routes) Germany and the United States. candidates to have a single interview for all Barnardos, Bryson House, Women’s Aid and Northern Ireland Social Work programmes. Social Work at Queen’s t: +44 (0)28 9097 3179 • Social Work with Children and Families Prizes Positive Futures, all of whom provide practice is ranked 9th in the Dr David Hayes, • Social Work in Adult Services High-achieving students are awarded Brian For students whose first learning opportunities to our students. • Social Work in Criminal Justice and the Courts language is not English Programme Director Rankin prizes annually with a medal presented Our past students have also gained employment UK in the Complete • Practice Learning Level 3 (Relevant Graduate Route) to the highest achieving graduate each year. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of with a wide range of organisations such as: University Guide 2018. • Evidence Informed Project Level 3 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent e: [email protected] acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs t: +44 (0)28 9097 5971 w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw

274 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 275 Our graduates have worked for organizations SOCIOLOGY beyond and within Northern Ireland, such as: • Northern Ireland Statistics and Sociology is a scientific discipline concerned with the explanation BA Single Honours Research Agency (NISRA) • Belfast Child “My Sociology degree opened my of social life and human behaviour of all kinds. It equips students Sociology 3yrs (L300) • Johnsons Solicitors eyes about the world - I now question Entrance requirements with the skills to understand the breadth of social practice, ranging BA Joint Honours • PricewaterhouseCoopers everything and my curiosity has grown! e: [email protected] from the global (including conflict, security, climate change and Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93) • Lloyds Banking Group t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 English and Sociology 3 yrs (QL33) It has helped in my current job as I social justice) to individual experiences (such as the body, beliefs • Barnardos History and Sociology 3 yrs (VL13) • Northern Ireland Housing Executive developed my analytical and problem- Course information and mental health). Through theoretical tools and methodological Dr Véronique Altglas Social Policy and Sociology 3 yrs (LL43) solving skills, which are essential for techniques, Sociology at Queen’s provides students with a unique There is a range of postgraduate study Lecturer in Sociology options available at Queen’s, and within the workplace.” way of interacting with the world as critical and engaged citizens. School of Social Sciences, See also Social Policy, Social Work and the School we offer the MRes Master’s in Education and Social Work Sociology with Quantitative Methods Social Science Research, which provides COURSE CONTENT Peer-mentoring Scheme the opportunity to develop and significantly Anna Savage e: [email protected] Entrance Requirements advance skills in research methods, as well as BA Sociology graduate (2017) t: +44 (0)28 9097 3581 The Sociology team’s diverse research We offer a peer-mentoring scheme for substantive topics and theoretical debates. Statistical Officer, NISRA w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw interests translate into an exciting and Sociology students, with the support of staff A-level: dynamic programme, with opportunities to and the Centre for Educational Development. BBB for BA Single Honours and study a diverse range of subjects, such as: BA Joint Honours except BA Joint Study Abroad Honours with Criminology for which • Childhood, families and gender Students have the opportunity to the requirements are ABB. • Conflict, deviance, violence spend time studying in one of our All applicants: and peace building linked universities, including in Spain There are no specific subject requirements • Environmental security (Barcelona) and Sweden (Lünd). • Health, illness and care to study Sociology, however, if you plan • Inequalities, poverty and social exclusion Prizes to study Sociology as a Joint Honours degree you should refer to the subject • Religion and extremism The Lockheed Prizes are awarded annually requirements for the other course. • Research methods and data skills to students for the Bachelor of Arts degrees (quantitative and qualitative) For students whose first taking Single, Major or Joint subjects in language is not English In first year, you will learn to think sociologically Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work. An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of and explore the sociological imagination Research-led Teaching 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent using up-to-date research, from studies on acceptable qualification, details of which are Sociology is taught by a group of internationally Facebook to romance and dating. Our key available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs module Digital Society allows students to recognised sociologists who specialise in areas critically reflect on the role of technology in such as family, childhood, religion and conflict. our daily lives, from surveillance to ‘Big Data’. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY In second year, you will be introduced to Your degree in Sociology will equip you with a classical and contemporary theories, and range of transferable skills that are highly sought develop proficiency in quantitative and in a wide variety of fields in the contemporary qualitative research methods. You will jobs market. Sociology graduates are found in a gain skills in using the most widely used range of occupations, including management, software, for example, SPSS and NVivo. communication, marketing, sales, retail, In final year, students design and undertake journalism, media research and publishing, their own research project, under the youth and community work, charities and the guidance of a dedicated supervisor. A key voluntary sector, healthcare, social and civil aspect of final year is the ability to choose services, and education. Sociology is also a good from the specialist Sociology options, fit for a variety of careers in business: it develops reflecting the team’s research interests. the ability to gather and evaluate evidence, to engage in critical analysis, and to understand WHY QUEEN'S? and explain complex problems and situations. Personal Tutor You will be assigned a personal tutor during induction. This member of academic staff will provide one-to-one support and mentoring throughout your studies at Queen’s.

276 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 277 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY SOCIOLOGY WITH There is a recognised shortage of social scientists trained in quantitative methods to meet the demand from employers QUANTITATIVE METHODS across all sectors – business, government, charities and academia. Studying This programme combines the curiosity of social inquiry with BSc Honours Sociology with Quantitative Methods the quantitative skills required to collect and analyse social data. Sociology with Quantitative Methods 3 yrs (L301) at Queen’s will assist you in developing Students receive tuition in a core social science discipline (Sociology) the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers. together with advanced skills in quantitative social research. The See also Social Policy and Sociology degree is a key component of the Queen’s Q-Step Centre as it The diversity of topics covered in the Entrance Requirements discipline, plus the wide range of research helps to address the critical shortage of quantitatively-skilled social A-level: and analytical skills it equips you with, science graduates. The need for such graduates is evidenced in the means that our students enter a wide BBB including Mathematics British Academy’s position paper ‘Society Counts’ which argues range of careers on graduation. The OR that “Well-rounded graduates, equipped with core quantitative Economic and Social Research Council’s BBC + AS-level Mathematics grade B useful guide 'Social Science by Numbers' skills, are vital if the UK is to retain its status as a world leader”. outlines career options for social science OR graduates with quantitative skills and COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN'S? ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade B includes short biographies of people working in a variety of jobs and sectors: Modules emphasise the development of Unique Opportunity For students whose first both practical ‘hands on’ data skills and language is not English “You find quantitative social scientists Queen’s is one of only a small group of traditional academic learning. Students will working almost anywhere – as advisors universities in the UK which, through being An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of receive training in both their substantive 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent and analysts for governmental and part of the Nuffield Foundation/Economic discipline (Sociology) and in quantitative acceptable qualification, details of which are non-governmental organisations, in the and Social Research Council ‘Q-Step Centres’ research design, methods and analysis. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs pharmaceutical industry and health services, initiative, is offering Sociology combined with business, agriculture and lobby groups, and Core quantitative methods modules Quantitative Methods training. The degree as lecturers and researchers in academia.” provides unique opportunities to tackle Stage 1 quantitative data analysis in a professional Further Study • Visualising the Social World environment through short-term placements Further study is also an option. • Researching the Social World provided by a select group of employers. You can choose from a wide range Stage 2 Further information can be found on of Master’s degrees as well as a comprehensive list of research areas. • Theory Counts the Queen's Q-Step website at: • Social Identity: Differences and Inequalities qub.ac.uk/sites/QStep Stage 3 Study Abroad • Quantitative research project and dissertation Students can spend time studying in • Researching Change Across the Life Course one of our linked universities in Europe. • Comparing the Local and the Global There are other opportunities to study or work abroad, supported by schemes “Without Q-Step it’s a simple fact that Sociological modules: such as Erasmus and Study USA. Queen’s is one of only 15 I would not be where I am right now – • Rethinking Society Prizes and Awards doing a fully funded quantitative PhD. • Introducing Social Policy universities across the UK, Entrance requirements • Sociological Imagination The highest-achieving students in Sociology and the only one in Ireland, Q-Step took the fear factor out of e: [email protected] • Digital Society are awarded the annual Lockheed Prize. We that have been funded* as stats, showed how stats can be useful, t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • The Power of Social Theory also support our students entering essays and supported me alongside the to the annual Undergraduate Awards. part of Q-Step initiative to Course information • Qualitative Research Skills University department. The Q-Step Dr Andrew Percy, Programme • Social Inequalities and Diversity promote a step-change in programme funded an internship and Director for BSc Sociology with • Childhood Matters undergraduate quantitative Quantitative Methods my dissertation – high points on my • Contemporary Irish Society social science training. School of Social Sciences, • Ageing and the Life Course dissertation. Q-Step really helped me Education and Social Work • Modern Families, Intimate and stand out.” Personal Relationships *Funded by ESRC, Nuffield e: [email protected] Foundation and HEFCE. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5261 Karl Ferguson, BSc Sociology w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw

278 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 279 • Network Security and Monitoring • Project SOFTWARE AND • Real-Time DSP • Wireless Communications Systems ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS • Wireless Sensor Systems • Malware Analysis ENGINEERING WHY QUEEN’S? Facilities: the School has a world-class MEng applicants will automatically Much of modern life is based on devices and systems that are built on the BEng Honours Note: reputation for research and provides be considered for admission to the interaction between software and electronics. This has fuelled advances Software and Electronic Systems excellent facilities, including access Engineering 3 yrs (GH6P) BEng if they are not eligible for entry to in both the everyday, such as games consoles and smartphones, and the MEng, both at initial offer-making to major research centres in Secure Software and Electronic Systems Engineering stage and when results are received. Information Technologies (CSIT), Electronics, the specialist, such as surveillance systems, smart vehicles and life- with a Year in Industry 4-yr SW (GH67) Communications and Information saving medical implants. This is the only computing degree at Queen’s Option to Transfer: transfers MEng Honours between BEng and MEng may be Technology (ECIT) and Sonic Arts (SARC). which includes the design of computing hardware as well as software. Software and Electronic Systems possible at the end of Stage 2. Scholarships: students may be eligible for Engineering 4 yrs (GH6Q) For students whose first scholarships, eg the Schrader Electronics We are one of the few research-led UK university departments that Software and Electronic Systems Engineering language is not English Scholarship and the Civica Scholarship with a Year in Industry 5-yr SW (GH68) which support at least one student each can offer a truly integrated degree at the fast-moving interface An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of per year from across a range of the between software and electronics disciplines. Using the example 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Entrance Requirements acceptable qualification, details of which are School’s subject areas. Both scholarships of a mobile phone, normally you need an electronics engineer to BEng available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs are worth up to £25k each (see the School design the hardware (physical components of the phone) and a website for further information). A-level: software engineer to write the programs to make it work. Someone CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY BBB including Mathematics and at least one with this degree, however, could design the whole mobile phone. from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital Graduates in both software and electronics Technology, Electronics, Further Mathematics, are highly sought-after locally, nationally Geography, ICT (not Applied), Physics or Stage 3 and internationally. Graduates of this COURSE CONTENT Software Systems Development, Technology • Agile and Lean Software Development degree may apply for jobs in software, BEng and Design or Double Award Applied Science. • Concurrent Programming electronics or those combining both. There This degree requires three years of full-time • Connected Health BTEC Extended Diploma: are excellent, well-paid career prospects “Software and Electronic Systems study plus an optional sandwich year in industry, • Control Systems Engineering A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma across a wide spectrum of positions: which is usually taken after Stage 2. Transfer • Digital Systems Architecture and Design with 100 credits at Distinction and 80 Engineering at Queen’s gave me design; research; development; production; from the BEng degree to the MEng is possible • Individual Project credits at Merit. Distinctions will be the unique opportunity to study marketing and sales in industries such as required in stipulated relevant units. subject to satisfactory performance. The • Industrial Project (MEng only) both Computer Science and avionics and space; telecommunications programme contains the following themes: • Information System Security BTEC Higher National Diploma: and broadcasting; connected health and • Networks and Communications Protocols Electronic Engineering modules, medical electronics; consumer electronics Stage 1 Those with good grades in a relevant Higher • Professional Studies both of which I was highly and gaming; computing and software; • Circuits and Communications National Diploma will be considered on their • Signal Processing and Communications embedded systems and electronic security. • Design Projects individual merits for entry to Stage 2. interested in.” • Software Engineering • Electronics We regularly consult and develop links with • Software Testing and Verification MEng • Embedded Systems a large number of employers including, for A-level: Stephen Laide, • Mathematics Stage 4 (MEng) example, Civica and Schrader Electronics Ltd, • Object-oriented Programming AAB including Mathematics and at least Naas, Republic of Ireland who provide sponsorship for our students, as This four-or five-year extended degree one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, BEng Software and Electronic Systems well as Liberty IT and Kainos who are members Stage 2 is designed to provide a supply of well- Digital Technology, Electronics, Further Engineering of the employer liaison panel for the degrees. • Circuits and Control qualified graduates who will become future Mathematics, Geography, ICT (not Joint award winner of the Allstate NI • Computation Theory Further Study industry and business leaders. The first three Applied), Physics or Software Systems Hackathon 2014 Development or Technology and Design. Entrance requirements • Database Systems years are mostly common with the BEng Further study is also an option – graduates e: [email protected] • Data Structures and Algorithms degree and there is an optional sandwich BTEC Extended Diploma: can choose from a wide range of Master’s t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Design Projects year in industry. The themes include: programmes as well as a comprehensive • Electronics • Advanced Software Engineering A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 list of research topics; see the School Course information • Embedded Systems • Algorithms Analysis and Application credits at Merit. Distinctions will be website for further information. School of Electronics, Electrical • Mathematics • Applied Cryptography required in stipulated relevant units. Engineering and Computer Science • Networks and Communications • Computer Architecture and Organisation • Professional Practice • Design Project e: [email protected] • Signals and Communications • High Performance Computing t: +44 (0)28 9097 5436 • Software Engineering • Intelligent Systems and Control w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

280 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 281 Year 4 (MEng) Our graduates have had unparalleled job opportunities over the years, both This four- or five-year extended degree SOFTWARE ENGINEERING locally and internationally. Because of the has been established to provide a supply of achievements of Queen’s graduates already particularly well-qualified graduates who Software is a fundamental part of today’s ‘digital society’, controlling BEng Honours BTEC Extended Diploma: in the software engineering profession, will become industry leaders. It has a blend Software Engineering with a Year A relevant computing, engineering or a Software Engineering degree from everything from the results that are displayed when you use a search of Software Engineering and Computer in Industry 4-yr SW (G604) scientific BTEC Extended Diploma with Queen’s is a highly respected qualification. engine, and how we interact on social media, through to mobile Science knowledge and skills. Students MEng Honours 160 credits at Distinction and 20 credits gaming. Without software, the forms of communication, interaction at Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. can undertake a year of professional The majority of graduates take up posts Software Engineering 4 yrs (G602) experience. The first two years and much associated with software design and and knowledge-processing that we all take for granted today could Software Engineering with a Year All applicants: of Stage 3 are common with the BEng, implementation. The types of career not exist. In the future, software will become so embedded in our in Industry 5-yr SW (G605) Computer Science, Computing and Information and transfer from the BEng to the MEng open to Software Engineering graduates lives that virtually all of our human processes will be affected by the Technology and Software Engineering share a is possible for selected students at the include software developer, systems Entrance Requirements common core of modules in the first year, so end of Stage 2, subject to satisfactory analyst, web designer, games developer, design and development of software. In particular, software engineers students may therefore transfer between these performance. Stage 4 themes include: programmer, IT consultant, and project are concerned with developing and maintaining software systems in BEng degrees at the end of first year, subject to manager, in fields as diverse as finance, meeting the normal progression requirements. • Advanced Software Engineering a manner that is efficient, reliable and affordable. Software engineers A-level: games, pharmaceuticals, health care, Note: applicants for the MEng degree will • Algorithms: Analysis and Applications must also understand the needs of those who will use the software, BBB including Computing, Mathematics research, consumer products, and public automatically be considered for admission to • High Performance Computing: or Software Systems Development services – virtually all areas of business. and be able to create products that are capable, safe and intuitive. the BEng degree if they are not eligible for Principles of Parallel Programming + GCSE Mathematics grade C entry to the MEng degree both at initial offer • Advanced Machine Learning This degree programme is designed to equip graduates with the OR making stage and when results are received. • Software Engineering Research ABB including Chemistry, Digital For students whose first language and Development Project analytical, reasoning and practical skills they will need to design, Technology, GCE A-level ICT (not Single is not English These advanced modules permit develop and deploy various software solutions such as individual app Award Applied ICT), Physics, Technology An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of each student to tailor their skills or game development and large enterprise software systems. and Design or Double Award Applied ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C. 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent towards one or more areas of acceptable qualification, details of which are software engineering specialism. BTEC Extended Diploma: available at: go.qub.ac.uk/ EnglishLanguageReqs Students on a sandwich programme will COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? spend a year on a paid full-time placement. A relevant computing, engineering or scientific These degrees teach the fundamental The School has links with over 500 local, BTEC Extended Diploma with 120/100 Industry-led Teaching: emphasis is on principles of Software Engineering, together national and international employers, eg, credits at Distinction and 60/80 credits at professional and practical application of with the necessary skills, tools and techniques Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. BT, Liberty IT, Civica, Kainos (Belfast), IBM software engineering, and students are to enable our graduates to embark on (England), Microsoft, Oracle (Dublin), Fujitsu BTEC Higher National Diploma/ encouraged to build strong links with local careers as professional software engineers. (Japan) and Siemens (Germany), and students Foundation Degree: software engineering companies through Special emphasis is placed on individual are assisted in obtaining placements. employer involvement in projects, lectures and team-based software development Those with good grades in a relevant Higher and other forms of teaching contact. projects in preparation for industry, Year 3 National Diploma/Foundation Degree will be considered individually on their merits for entry Scholarships: due to the high demand for which contains the following themes: • Data Analysis and Visualisation to Stage 2 + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Software Engineering graduates, some Year 1 • Artificial Intelligence and MEng 15–20 scholarships are available, including Advanced Data Analytics • Programming some sponsored by Civica, Citi and Liberty • Agile and Lean Software Development A-level: • Computer Architecture, IT, worth up to £25k. All provide a cash • Advanced Computer Architecture Networks and Databases AAB including Computing, Mathematics stipend each academic year, a guaranteed • Concurrent Programming or Software Systems Development • Introductory Software Engineering industrial placement, an opportunity • Software Design Principles and Patterns + GCSE Mathematics grade C • Rigorous Problem-solving for additional part-time work during the • Information System Security OR academic year, plus the opportunity of Year 2 • Secure Software Design AAA including Chemistry, Digital a position on graduation. For further • Software Testing • Advanced Programming (including Technology, GCE A-level ICT (not Single information on these and other scholarships • Software Engineering Project Java, C++ and Android) Award Applied ICT), Physics, Technology available, see the School website. • Architecture and Networks These advanced modules permit each student and Design or Double Award Applied Entrance requirements • Data Structures, Algorithms and to tailor their skills towards one or more ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C. CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Programming Languages areas of software engineering specialism. Studying for a Software Engineering • Information Modelling degree at Queen’s will assist you Course information • Software Engineering in developing the core skills and School of Electronics, Electrical employment-related experiences that Engineering and Computer Science are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 1194 w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs

282 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 283 Year 3/4 WHY QUEEN’S? a salary to cover your university study and the on-the-job learning. In addition to this, In Year 3 and Year 4 of the programme, Our computing courses are well established SOFTWARE ENGINEERING you will not have to pay any student fees. apprentices will study a number of modules and are closely aligned with the needs of that will permit them to develop specialism in employers. Over the last decade, we have At the end of the degree apprenticeship WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY key areas of software engineering. Currently enabled thousands of graduates to succeed you can look forward to receiving a highly this includes the following options: as professionals within the technology sector. regarded software engineering degree from Queen’s University alongside career PARTNERSHIP • Data Analysis and Visualisation Other than providing a high-quality progression opportunities with your employer. • Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data education, we also run a wide range of extra- This is a degree apprenticeship. Those applying to the programme BEng Honours • Analytics curricular events that expose our students will be employed as an apprentice of a leading technology Software Engineering with Digital Technology • Agile and Lean Software Development to emerging technologies and provide an Partnership 4-yr SW (G606) employer and will combine traditional university study with work- • Machine Learning opportunity to explore how technology can • Advanced Computer Architecture be used to tackle important problems. based learning. For further information on the employers that Entrance Requirements • Concurrent Programming Our courses are delivered within a recently Entrance requirements this programme is offered in partnership with, please see the • Software Design Principles and Patterns A-level: constructed, start-of-the-art facility that e: [email protected] • Information System Security Course Finder page accessible at go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder. provides access to hundreds of modern t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 BBB including Computing, Mathematics • Secure Software Design computers alongside a diverse and flexible or Software Systems Development • Malware Analysis Course information + GCSE Mathematics grade C range of individual and group study spaces. Software is a fundamental part of today’s digital society, • Software Testing Dr David Cutting, controlling everything from the results that are displayed when OR • High Performance Computing CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Programme Leader • Software Engineering Project School of Electronics, Electrical you use a search engine, through to how we interact with ABB including Chemistry, Digital Technology, As this is a degree apprenticeship, by GCE A-level ICT (not Single Award Applied ICT), Engineering and Computer Science Apprentices will complete one semester applying for this course you will also be others on social media or access on-demand content on mobile Physics, Technology and Design or Double Award of University study in both Year 3 and Year devices. In the future, virtually all of our human processes will Applied ICT + GCSE Mathematics grade C. applying for a job with a leading technology e: [email protected] 4. The remaining time will be devoted to be affected by the design and development of software. employer. If you are accepted onto the t: +44 (0)28 9097 1194 BTEC Extended Diploma: on-the-job learning with their employer. course, as an apprentice, you will receive w: qub.ac.uk/eeecs A relevant computing, engineering or scientific Developed through a very close partnership with employers, the BTEC Extended Diploma with 120/100 credits at Distinction and 60/80 credits at degree apprenticeship is designed to equip graduates with the Merit + GCSE Mathematics grade C. analytical, reasoning and practical skills they will need to succeed as BTEC Higher National Diploma/ professional software engineers. This includes developing software Foundation Degree: systems in a manner that is efficient, intuitive, reliable and affordable. Those with good grades in a relevant Higher National Diploma/Foundation Degree will be considered individually on their merits for entry Year 2 COURSE CONTENT to Stage 1 + GCSE Mathematics grade C. Apprentices will build their foundational The degree teaches the fundamental All applicants: principles of Software Engineering together knowledge to include more: with the necessary skills, tools and techniques Please note that the course is open only to • Software Development applicants who are Northern Ireland, Great Britain to enable our graduates to succeed as Processes and Practices or European Union for tuition fees purposes. professional software engineers. In the first • Software Engineering Applications will be academically assessed by the two years of the programme, apprentices will • Information Modelling develop a broad technology foundation that Admissions and Access Service. Academically • Computer Architectures and Networking eligible applicants will be asked to complete a will underpin later learning. During the final • Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis supplementary application form which will be two years of the programme, apprentices will • Professional Computing Practice assessed by the employer. Applicants successful flexibly combine specialist University modules at this stage of the process will then be invited with employer-based work experience. In addition to establishing a solid foundation to attend an assessment centre from which in the above area, apprentices will also the final successful candidates will be chosen. Year 1 develop through on-the-job learning Applicants who are not shortlisted for admission Apprentices will establish a solid foundation in: with their employer outside of term- to this course will automatically be considered for time (for example, working with their • Programming entry to the BEng Software Engineering degree. employer over the summer months). • Computer Architecture and Networking For students whose first • Databases language is not English • Software Engineering An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of • Rigorous Problem-solving 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

284 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 285 WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY SPANISH AND Global Opportunities Careers This pathway affords significant opportunities Graduates from this degree at Queen’s PORTUGUESE STUDIES for professional development and training in are well regarded by many employers a global context. After stage 2, you will spend (local, national and international) and Spanish and Portuguese is an integrated degree which enables BA Honours an academic year working or studying in a over half of all graduate jobs are now Spanish and Portuguese Studies 4 yrs (RR45) Spanish- and Lusophone-speaking country open to graduates of any discipline. students to gain an in-depth knowledge of two major world (eg a semester in each country as an Erasmus In addition, Portuguese may also be studied Typical careers pursued by graduates in languages, and the modules on offer reflect the diversity of or exchange student at one of our partner as part of the following degrees: Spanish and Portuguese can include media universities). Students have the possibility of cultures in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries across the and communications, publishing, advertising, Archaeology with Portuguese (BA) 4 yrs (V4R5) acquiring valuable professional experience globe. All students follow modules in Spanish and in Portuguese education/teaching, translation/interpreting, French and Portuguese (BA) 4 yrs (RR15) by teaching in a school, undertaking a journalism, PR, fast stream Civil Service, language which are of a broadly communicative nature, focusing International Business with work placement, or doing voluntary work; tourism and banking. Graduates are particularly on contemporary Spanish/Hispanic and Lusophone social and Portuguese (BSc) 4 yrs (N2R5) they may also elect to study at a Spanish in demand in careers requiring a high level and a Brazilian/Portuguese university. cultural issues and drawing on authentic materials. The degree takes of communication and presentation skills, as four years to complete (which includes the study abroad year). See also Spanish Studies Industry Links well as strong critical and analytical thinking. Graduates of Spanish and Portuguese Employer Links – Consultations Entrance Requirements Optional Modules have risen to the top in a number of fields, COURSE CONTENT We regularly consult and develop links with Post A-level Spanish: including media, print journalism, translating, Level 1 • Issues and Cultures of the US- a large number of employers including, marketing, local government, fast-stream Mexico Borderlands ABB including A-level Spanish. for example, Santander and the British Students are required to take one core Civil Service, and a very wide range of local, • Afterlives: Rogues and Mystics Council who provide sponsorship for our language module in each subject area, the Note: for applicants who have not studied national and international companies. of the Spanish Golden Age year abroad placements as well as Rolls Introduction to Lusophone Studies optional A-level Spanish then AS-level Spanish grade B “Equal time is dedicated to both • Representations of Lusophone would be acceptable in lieu of A-level Spanish. Internationally Renowned Experts Royce, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Moy module, and Introduction to Iberian Studies Africa in Postcolonial Cinema Park/MARFRIG who are members of the languages and to time spent in both or Introduction to Latin American Studies Beginners Spanish: Spanish and Portuguese at Queen’s has world- • Spanish Memoirs and Autobiographies employer liaison panel for the course. countries. The highlight of my degree optional module in the relevant semester. leading experts in Spanish/Latin American and • The Fantastic in Latin America ABB + GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence Brazilian/Portuguese literature and culture. Further Study was studying at the University of São Core Modules of linguistic ability in another language. Year Abroad Modules Research in Languages at Queen’s was ranked Paulo in Brazil during my year abroad. Note: the Beginners option is not Further study is also an option open to • Spanish 1 OR Intermediate Spanish 3rd in the UK in the Research Excellence • Working and Studying Abroad available to those who have studied graduates of Spanish and Portuguese. Students Being able to study at a top Latin OR Spanish for Beginners Framework (Times Higher Education • International Placement A-level or AS-level Spanish. can continue to our MRes programme, American university, in an amazing • Portuguese 1 rankings based on REF 2014) for Research which will be tailored to a student’s particular • Introduction to Lusophone Studies Level 3 For students whose first Intensity and 5th for Grade Point Average. city with incredible people has been language is not English interests, and will involve a combination of Optional Modules Students are required to take one core Student Experience guided study and independent research. The invaluable both to my language An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of language module in each subject area MRes can lead on to a PhD programme. skills, and my cultural awareness of a • Introduction to Iberian Studies 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Students run a lively Spanish and plus two optional modules in the relevant • Introduction to Latin American Studies acceptable qualification, details of which are Portuguese Society, and staff offer support fascinating country.” semesters. The Portuguese modules are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs through a personal tutoring system, Level 2 specially designed for students studying skills development programme and a Portuguese. Students on this pathway Jacqueline Gallagher, Students are required to take one core structured framework for feedback. are, therefore, strongly advised to take language module in each subject area Northern Ireland the Portuguese optional module. plus two optional modules in the relevant BA Spanish and Portuguese Studies semesters. The Portuguese modules are Core Modules Graduate (2014) specially designed for students studying • Spanish 3 Portuguese and the level has been ‘pitched’ • Portuguese 3 linguistically to reflect the ab initio access “We are looking for graduates who can be our future leaders who demonstrate Entrance requirements point of entry. Students on this pathway Optional Modules qualities of courage, judgement and breadth. Where do we find such qualities? e: [email protected] are, therefore, strongly advised to take t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Rewriting Love in the Renaissance Linguists or arts graduates.” the Portuguese optional module. • Identity, Sex and Sexuality in Course information Core Modules Post-Revolutionary Cuba Dr Gabriel Sanchez, Head of Area • Brazilian Digital Culture: Trends and Topics Miles Cowdry, • Spanish 2 (Spanish and Portuguese Studies) • Failed Romances of Latin • Portuguese 2 Director of Global Corporate Development, Rolls Royce PLC School of Arts, English and American Literature Languages • Imperfect Heroines: Spanish Fiction in the 19th and 20th Centuries e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)28 9097 3636 w: qub.ac.uk/ael

286 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 287 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY SPANISH STUDIES Studying for a Spanish degree at Queen’s will assist students in developing the core skills This degree analyses a wide variety of literary, historical, social, BA Single Honours and employment-related experiences that are Spanish 4 yrs (R410) valued by employers, professional organisations cultural and linguistic aspects of Spanish-speaking countries across and academic institutions. Graduates from this BA Joint Honours the globe. All students follow modules in Spanish language which degree at Queen’s are well regarded by many are of a broadly communicative nature, focusing on contemporary Anthropology and Spanish 4 yrs (LR64) employers (local, national and international) Spanish/Hispanic social and cultural issues and drawing on authentic English and Spanish 4 yrs (QR34) and over half of all graduate jobs are now French and Spanish 4 yrs (RR14) (see page 190) open to graduates of any discipline. materials. The degree takes four years to complete (which includes History and Spanish 4 yrs (RV41) the study abroad year). All our classes are taught in small groups, Queen’s has a strong focus on employability International Studies and Spanish 4 yrs (LRF4) and 94.4 per cent of Queen’s graduates are giving students the opportunity to participate fully in discussions Irish and Spanish 4 yrs (QR54) in employment or further study 6 months and receive detailed personalised feedback on their work. Politics and Spanish 4 yrs (LR24) after graduation (HESA Destination of Leavers In addition, Spanish may also be studied as part from Higher Education Survey, 2015/16) COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? of the following degrees: Although the majority of our graduates BA Honours are interested in pursuing careers in law, Level 1 Modules Global Opportunities Archaeology with Spanish 4 yrs (V4R4) business, banking and translation, significant • Spanish 1 After stage 2, you will spend an academic year BSc Honours numbers develop careers in a wide range OR working or studying in a Spanish-speaking of other sectors. Typical careers pursued by Accounting with Spanish 4 yrs (N4R4) • Intermediate Spanish country. Students have the possibility of graduates in Spanish can include publishing, Economics with Spanish 3 yrs (L1R4) OR acquiring valuable professional experience education/teaching, translation/interpreting, • Spanish for Beginners by teaching in a school, undertaking a work International Business with Spanish 4 yrs (N1R4) PR, fast stream Civil Service, and banking. • Introduction to Iberian Studies placement, or doing voluntary work; they may LLB Honours Consultations • Introduction to Latin American Studies also elect to study at a Spanish university. Common and Civil Law with Spanish 4 yrs (M2R4) • 5th and 6th modules to be We regularly consult and develop links with Industry Links MSci Honours chosen from agreed list a large number of employers including, for MSci Chemistry with Spanish 5 yrs (F1R4) Graduates of Spanish have risen to the example, Santander and the British Council, Level 2 top in a number of fields, including media, For Science with a Language/Extended Studies who provide sponsorship for our year abroad in Europe please see Science entries Core Module print journalism, translating, marketing, placements as well as Rolls Royce, PwC and local government, fast-stream Civil Moy Park/MARFRIG who are members of • Spanish 2 Entrance Requirements Service, and a very wide range of local, the employer liaison panel for the course. “I’ve really enjoyed my time studying Spanish at Queen’s. The lecturers are all Optional Modules national and international companies. Post A-level Placement Employers really friendly and approachable, and the small class sizes make it easy to get • Issues and Cultures of the World-Class Facilities A-level: to know your tutors and classmates. The language classes are well-organised US-Mexico Borderlands Our past students have also gained Queen’s Library has an outstanding collection ABB including Spanish. and cover all aspects of language learning, such as grammar and vocabulary • Afterlives: Rogues and Mystics work placement with organisations such of resources relating to Spain and Latin Note: for applicants who have not studied of the Spanish Golden Age as the British Council Assistantships acquisition, conversational fluency and contextual cultural information.” America. The Language Centre has state-of- A-level Spanish then AS-level Spanish grade B • Spanish Memoirs and Autobiographies Programme, Santander Bank, and PwC. the-art facilities for language learning, and would be acceptable in lieu of A-level Spanish. • The Fantastic in Latin America Graduate Careers and Achievements the IT provision more generally is excellent. Beginners’ level Emer O’Toole, BA Spanish (2017) Year Abroad Many of our former graduates have risen Internationally Renowned Experts A-level: to the top of their fields and include • Working and Studying Abroad Spanish at Queen’s has world leading experts ABB + GCSE Spanish grade B or evidence many famous figures, for example: • International Placement Modern Languages and in Spanish and Latin American literature and of linguistic ability in another language. • Hilary Oliver, Managing Director, Level 3 culture. Research in Languages at Queen’s Note: the Beginners’ option is not available to Linguistics at Queen’s were Cameo Productions Entrance requirements was ranked 3rd in the UK in the Research those who have studied A-level or AS-level Spanish. Core Module • Carla Leonard, Business Performance ranked 5th in the UK in for e: [email protected] Excellence Framework (Times Higher Education All applicants: Manager, Barclays research (Times Higher t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Spanish 3 rankings based on REF 2014) for Research If you plan to study Spanish as a Joint • Nuala McKeever, Comedian Intensity and 5th for Grade Point Average. Education rankings based Optional Modules Honours degree or as part of a BSc/LLB/ • Niall Donnelly, Reporter, UTV Course information MSci degree you should refer to the subject on REF 2014). Modern Dr Gabriel Sanchez, Head of Area • Rewriting Love in the Renaissance Student Experience requirements for the other course. Further Study Languages at Queen’s are (Spanish and Portuguese Studies) • Inner Journeys Students run a lively Spanish and For students whose first language is not English Further study, including Master’s School of Arts, English and • Failed Romances of Latin Portuguese Society, and staff offer support also ranked in the top 200 programmes, is also an option; see the Languages American Literature through a personal tutoring system, An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of in the world (QS World School website for further information. • Imperfect Heroines: Spanish skills development programme and a 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Rankings by Subject 2017). e: [email protected] Fiction in the 19th and 20th Centuries acceptable qualification, details of which are t: +44 (0)28 9097 3636 structured framework for feedback. available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs w: qub.ac.uk/ael

288 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 289 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING WITH ARCHITECTURE

Structural Engineering with Architecture is concerned with the MEng Honours planning, design, construction, sustainability, management, energy Structural Engineering with Architecture 4 yrs (H2K1) use, aesthetics and rehabilitation of the built environment. Fields of Structural Engineering with Architecture activity include architectural design, structures, foundations, building with a Year in Industry 5-yr SW (H2KC) technology, urban space and form and architecture. Structural engineers require not only technical skills, but are also concerned Entrance Requirements with working in, and managing, multidisciplinary design teams. A-level: Structural Engineering with Architecture is one of a family of AAB including Mathematics and at least Civil Engineering degrees at Queen’s University Belfast. Civil one from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Digital Technology, Geography, ICT (not Engineering was one of the founding degrees at Queen’s, making it applied), Physics, Software Systems one of the oldest in the UK and Ireland. Lecturers lead high-quality Development or Technology and Design. research, which is reflected in their excellence in teaching. BTEC Extended Diploma: A relevant BTEC Extended Diploma COURSE CONTENT Students on the sandwich degree will take with 160 credits at Distinction and 20 an Industrial Placement Year between Stages credits at Merit. Distinctions will be This degree is designed to provide students required in stipulated relevant units. 2 and 3 or between Stages 3 and 4. with a good basis for a professional career, Note: applicants not offering Physics with its emphasis on the application of theory Stage 3 at A-level should have a minimum of to the practical situation through design, Students can now apply their theory in a a grade B in GCSE Physics or GCSE laboratory, field courses and studio work. professional context. They are introduced to Double Award Science grades BB. Stage 1 building architecture and technologies as well Note: applicants for the MEng degree will as management and economics. All students automatically be considered for admission WHY QUEEN’S? may also expect to find employment in the Although the majority of our graduates Students study the fundamentals of civil also undertake a major individual research to the BEng Civil Engineering degree expanding area of civil engineering, building pursue careers in Civil Engineering, engineering theory and practice. This forms Accreditation: this degree is accredited as project and work closely in design studios if they are not eligible for entry to the management, maintenance and refurbishment. significant numbers develop careers the transition from the basic mathematics MEng degree both at initial offer-making fully satisfying the educational base for a with those on the Architecture programme. in a wide range of other sectors. and sciences studied at secondary level to stage and when results are received. Chartered Engineer (CEng), see jbm.org.uk. Our graduates are also to be found in many the application of engineering. At the end Stage 4 other areas of employment where the skills and Further Study Option to Transfer: transfers between BEng Placement: many of our students have discipline of evaluating facts, decision-making of Stage 1 all students take part in a week- The MEng is an Integrated Master’s degree, Civil Engineering degree and this MEng gained international work placement Further study is also an option open to our may be possible at the end of Stage 2. and management have provided them with the long residential surveying field course. meaning Stage 4 is set at Master’s level. through organisations such as IAESTE. graduates – graduates can choose from basis for rewarding and interesting careers. Students develop increased knowledge of For students whose first several Master’s programmes as well as a Stage 2 Scholarship Scheme/Employer Links: we structural design related to architecture language is not English Studying for this degree will help you comprehensive list of research topics; see The major knowledge of civil engineering have links with many local, national and and business management and work in develop the core skills and employment- the School website for further information. subjects, concentrating on structural An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of international employers, some of whom teams on large integrated designs. related experiences that are valued by analysis, and their application within design 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent provide sponsorship through the national acceptable qualification, details of which are employers, professional organisations are developed. Students are introduced to QUEST Scholarship Scheme. We also have available at: go.qub.ac.uk/ EnglishLanguageReqs and academic institutions. site layout and design, architectural design a Civil Engineering Advisory Panel, which Entrance requirements and the application of communications in includes members from the major employers. Many of our former graduates have risen e: [email protected] a professional context is further enhanced. to the top of their fields and include t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY They work closely with other students on many famous figures, eg Peter Rice the Environmental Planning programme. All major building projects require structural (Designer of Sydney Opera House, Centre Course information Dr D Phillips engineers for concept, design and Pompidou, Louvre Pyramid), and Tan Sri School of Natural and Built construction. They complement the expertise Datuk Chin Fung Kee (led the design and of architects and, with their broad knowledge construction supervision of the Penang Environment of structures, materials and services, Bridge, and helped found the University e: [email protected] Structural Engineering with Architecture of Malaya, and was Vice-Chancellor). t: +44 (0)28 9097 4006 graduates are ideally suited to this role. They w: qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE

290 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 291 40 CATS to be taken from a range of modules Close Links with Employers from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Theology at Queen’s liaises closely with THEOLOGY Sciences, a sample of which is given below: employers to offer guest lectures and The BA in Theology at Queen’s gives students the opportunity to explore BA Honours • Philosophy for Children on-site visits, amongst other activities. theological thinking from a variety of perspectives within the discipline Theology 3 yrs (V610) • Contemporary Political Philosophy Theology students also take part in tailored of Theology and Religious Studies. It also offers an important context • Applied Ethics employability and skills workshops, developed See also: Divinity • Philosophy of Law with the Student Guidance Centre. for understanding how religion affects and shapes society, and how it • Philosophical Theology Skills to Enhance Employability informs and draws upon insights from other disciplines. Our modules in • Scholastic Metaphysics Theology cover the four core areas of Biblical Studies, Systematics, Church Entrance Requirements • Philosophy of Science The analytical and communication skills that A-level: • In Gods We Trust: the new science of religion are essential to theology are also recognised History and Practical Theology and students also take, according to their • Women’s Writing 1660-1820 as important attributes for careers in many BBB particular area of interest, courses from Anthropology, English, History and • Sociology of Religion other areas, so there are job opportunities in Philosophy. Our teaching and assessment methods range from traditional All applicants: • Rise of Christianity 2: the Conversion many fields for successful graduates. Holders of the Roman Empire of a Theology degree will have demonstrated lecture and seminar-based work, to field-trips and placement activities. There are no specific subject requirements to study Theology. • Modernity in Missions: overseas through their studies a capacity for assessing Our programme is diverse and inclusive, and we welcome all students who Christian expansion, 1858-1980s problems, exploring solutions and presenting wish to develop breadth of vision and understanding of the place and role Those returning to education after a break will the results of their work in a variety of media. be considered individually on their own merits. WHY QUEEN’S? of Theology and Religion, in both the past and the present. Employment after the Course For students whose first Global Opportunities language is not English • Social and community workers • The Theology and Practice of Pastoral Care COURSE CONTENT You will have the opportunity to take part in field • Teachers (primary and secondary) An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of trips to Belgium or Italy as well as elsewhere in Stage 1 40 CATS to be taken from a range of modules 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent • Civil servants from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social acceptable qualification, details of which are the UK and Ireland. Erasmus exchanges (typically • Lawyers Compulsory [100 CATS] Sciences, a sample of which is given below: available at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs one semester long) are available in Budapest • Journalists and media commentators • Religion, Faith and Society: (Hungary) and Kampen (the Netherlands) or • Business, finance and related • Modern Political Thought Perspectives on belief you may avail of the Study USA programme. associated professionals • Moral Theories • Beyond Paradise: an introduction • Sales and customer services • Knowledge and Reality Internationally Renowned Experts to the Pentateuch • Scholastic Ethics Graduate employers include DEL, PCI, • Early Church History By its very nature, and of necessity, Theology • Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory Lloyds Banking Group, Housing Executive, • Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels is authentically rooted in and focused on its • History of Philosophy Health and Social Care Trust. • Introduction to Practical Theology immediate community setting: accordingly, • Mind and Language all College staff are experienced and active 20 CATS to be taken from a range of modules • Introduction to the Philosophy of Science practitioners in the Irish and British contexts. from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social • Apocalypse! The history and In addition, some enjoy international “I have really appreciated the Sciences, a sample of which is given below: anthropology of the end of the world recognition and exposure, or have practised/ opportunity to study the Bible in the • Introduction to Biblical Texts Stage 3 taught or published, in Europe, North • Introduction to Biblical Languages America or the developing world. original languages. It is so rewarding 80 CATS to be taken from the following: • Introduction to Logic Student Experience to engage with a second-century • Philosophy and the Good Life • Old Testament Prophetic Texts manuscript in class and be able to draw • Sounds of the City • Thinking and Singing: an introduction to the Theology students gave a 93 per cent wisdom and lyrical books of the Old Testament overall satisfaction rate for their degree in understanding from it.” Stage 2 • John the most recent National Student Survey 80 CATS to be taken from the following: • The Epistle to the Hebrews results 2017, ranked joint 7th in the UK. Nathan Wallace, BA Theology • Romans • Old Testament Historical Books Prizes and Awards • Western Christian Spirituality • Biblical Theology Top-performing students are awarded a • Trends in Modern Theology • Letters of Paul scholarship by the Institute of Theology. • Current Issues in Philosophical Theology • The Revelation of John in Western Entrance requirements • Christianity in the Sixteenth Century Interpretation and Imagination CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY In the Guardian University e: [email protected] • Church History Fieldtrip to • The Christian Doctrinal Tradition t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 World War I Battlefields Gaining your degree from Queen’s Institute of Guide 2018, Theology at • In Search of the Good Life: Ethics • Missiology Theology will put you in a strong position among from Plato to Postmodernity Queen’s was ranked in the Course information • The Church, Ministries and Society 3 UK Theology graduates. The excellent standards The Director • C.S. Lewis: Christian author and apologist top 20 UK universities for • Youth Ministry 2 of our education are recognised by employers Institute of Theology • Study of World Religions • Reconciliation Studies 1 who value the quality of our programmes Theology and Religion. • Christianity in Ireland since the Reformation e: [email protected] • Dissertation and recognise the skills of our graduates. • Church History Project: Boyne Valley Fieldtrip • Research Project t: +44 (0)28 9097 3612/3656 • Youth Ministry 1 • Double Dissertation w: qub.ac.uk/ithe

292 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 293 WHY QUEEN’S? Employers are looking for graduates with generic skills of communication, problem- Professional Recognition ZOOLOGY solving, data analysis, social skills, a range The most generally appropriate professional of interests and a record of success. We Zoology is the study of animals, from the simplest invertebrates to the BSc Honours body for graduate biologists is the Society believe that a degree in Zoology will help largest land or marine mammals. Simple animals often provide models Zoology 3 yrs (C300) of Biology, the leading professional our students to develop these skills. body representing practising scientists, for the study of higher, more complex species (including humans) and Zoology with Professional Studies 4-yr SW(C301) Employer Links students at all levels and professionals help drive basic research that transcends the subject boundaries. MSci Honours in academia, industry and education. The School of Biological Sciences employs a Zoology 4 yrs (C302) dedicated careers adviser who has developed Work Placement Animals interact with each other and with their environment, Zoology with Professional Studies 5-yr SW (C305) an extensive portfolio of employers, both forming complex relationships such that zoologists need a broad Work placements on these programmes nationally and internationally, within the science sector. Advice is also provided “Studying Zoology at Queen’s gives understanding of the living world, life processes and the animal Entrance Requirements provide students with the opportunity BSc to utilise the practical skills gained on CV preparation, interview techniques you such a broad variety of options kingdom. Exciting progress is being made in animal biology and during the teaching of their degree and and securing summer work or longer A-level: and opens many doors. I now run behaviour, animal health and welfare and in the management of apply these in a work environment. placements. Students and graduates have BBB including Biology and at least one secured placements and jobs with: my very own elephant sanctuary and animal communities, making this the perfect time to study Zoology. from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, Past students have gained work placement Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry within organisations such as Northern Ireland • Northern Ireland Water Ltd foundation by working with the local grade C or GCSE Double Award Science Environment Agency, Castle Espie, National • Environment Agency people to bring their elephants away COURSE CONTENT their placement they will complete project grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C type work and gain a transferable skill set Trust, North Atlantic Whale Foundation, • Forensic Service from tourism and home to the forest – The BSc in Zoology at Queen’s aims to OR sought by future employers. Preparations Ulster Wildlife Trust, Health Service, Harnas • Moy Park provide students with a broad coverage Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary.” for work placements will begin in the first BBB including Double Award Applied Science Wildlife Foundation, Kindred Spirit Elephant • North Atlantic Whale Foundation of the biology of animals and how they or Double Award Life and Health Sciences semester of Stage 2. Recent placements Sanctuary, Turtle Foundation and many more. • National Trust interact with other living organisms. + GCSE Biology and Chemistry grade C Kerri McCrea, Manager and Co-Founder of have included Harnas Wildlife Foundation or GCSE Double Award Science grades Zoologists at Queen’s have the opportunity • Randox Laboratories The modules are: (Namibia), Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C to avail of the strong international • Norbrook Laboratories Ltd Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary, Thailand (Thailand), Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. and Queen’s Zoology graduate Stage 1 OR links with Universities in South Africa, • The Almac Group America and Canada. In addition there • Ulster Wildlife Trust Stage 3 ABB including Biology + GCSE Chemistry “The Zoology degree at Queen’s • Biodiversity grade C or GCSE Double Award Science is the opportunity to volunteer or carry • Castle Espie • Molecular Basis of Life • Conservation Biology grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. out projects at many international sites • Belfast Zoo provides an excellent framework • The World of Microorganisms • Animal Behaviour MSci including the elephant sanctuary in Thailand, • RSPB to develop essential field-working, • Future Oceans Harnas in Namibia as well as many other This module combination provides A-level: • Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary • Global Change Biology countries through Operation Wallacea. laboratory and statistical skills, students, who may be undecided as to AAB including Biology and at least one • Harnas Wildlife Foundation • Immunology and Pathogenesis their final specialist degree area, with from Chemistry (preferred), Geography, CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Turtle Foundation transferable to numerous career considerable flexibility as they enter Stage of Infectious Diseases Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Chemistry • Wildfowl and Wetland trust pathways. It wasn’t just that I had Graduates are qualified to take up both 2. Transfers between BSc and MSci may • Parasitology grade C or GCSE Double Award Science scientific and non-scientific careers. Further Study a good Honours degree in Zoology - be possible at the end of Stage 2. • Zoonoses grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C These positions encompass areas of • Farm Animal Health and Welfare OR Many students complete higher degrees, more the fact that I had a degree Stage 2 innovative research and development of • Research Project (BSc programmes only) AAB including Double Award Applied either in the UK or overseas, before embarking from one of the finest Universities in new products, advisory and consultancy • Coastal and Oceanic Biology Science or Double Award Life and Health on a career in medical, agricultural and The research project generally involves work, particularly in companies or the world.” Sciences + GCSE Biology and Chemistry environmental research. Students can • Animal Biology and Physiology practical work carried out in the field organisations concerned with animal and grade C or GCSE Double Award Science choose from a wide range of Master’s • Cell Biology 2 and laboratory, or at Queen’s University grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C plant health, environmental management, programmes at Queen’s, as well as a Jonathan Scott, TV presenter, • Cell Biology 1 Marine Laboratory in Portaferry, or in one pharmaceutical products and biotechnology. OR comprehensive list of research topics. Many award-winning wildlife photographer, • Invertebrate Biology of the many active areas of research in AAA including Biology + GCSE Chemistry Graduates pursue careers in teaching, nature graduates also choose to complete the conservationist and Queen’s Zoology graduate • Applied Ecology the School of Biological Sciences such grade C or GCSE Double Award Science conservation and laboratory-based posts postgraduate teacher training programme • Applied Genetics as Parasitology and Animal Behaviour. grades CC + GCSE Mathematics grade C. in biomedical, industrial, pharmaceutical, (PGCE) for entry into a teaching career. • Microbes in Action Stage 4 (MSci Students only) Note: MSci applicants will automatically be academic and government institutions • Work Placement considered for admission to the BSc if they are as well as in universities and colleges of • Research Project not eligible for entry to the MSci, both at initial Work Placement higher education. The remainder undertake Entrance requirements offer-making stage and when results are received. The research project generally involves further training in areas such as computing, e: [email protected] • Zoology students can complete a 16- practical work carried out in the field All applicants: It would be an advantage to administration and management or medicine t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 week degree-related work placement have studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level. and laboratory or at Queen’s University (human or veterinary), developing their skills

• Zoology with Professional Studies Marine Laboratory in Portaferry, or in one Option to Transfer: transfers between BSc and from a sound scientific background. Further Course information MSci may be possible at the end of Stage 2. students will complete a one-year, of the many active areas of research in training also helps them to find employment in Dr Nikki Marks degree-related work placement the School of Biological Sciences such as For students whose first language is not English a variety of non-biological careers, including Programme Co-ordinator School of Biological Sciences Students undertaking the Professional Parasitology and Animal Behaviour. Exciting An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in public service administration, industrial possibilities are also available abroad with each test component or an equivalent acceptable Studies programmes will spend a minimum management, accountancy and computing. e: [email protected] our collaborators involved in conservation qualification, details of which are available of 46 weeks in a work placement. During at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs projects in Africa, America and Thailand. t: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 w: qub.ac.uk/bb

294 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Undergraduate Prospectus 2019 295 DEGREE PROGRAMME INDEX A Electrical and Electronic Medicine 230-233 Engineering 166-167 Microbiology 234-235 Accounting 94-95 Energy, Environment and Midwifery Sciences 236-237 Actuarial Science 96-97 Sustainability (FD) 168-169 Music 238-239 Aerospace Engineering 98-99 English Studies 170-171 Music and Audio Production 240-241 Agricultural Technology 100-101 English and History 172-173 Music and Sound Design 242-243 Anthropology 102-103 English with Linguistics 174-175 Music Performance 244-245 Anthropology and History 104-105 English with Creative Writing 176-177 Archaeology and Palaeoecology 106-107 N Environmental and Civil Architecture 108-109 Engineering 178-179 Nursing 246-247 Audio Engineering 110-111 Environmental Management 180-181 P

B European Planning 182-183 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 248-249 Biochemistry 112-113 F Pharmaceutical Sciences 250-251 Biological Sciences 114-115 Film and Theatre Making 184-185 Pharmacy 252-253 Biological Sciences (FD) 116-117 Film Studies and Production 186-187 Philosophy 254-255 Biomedical Science 118-119 Finance 188-189 Philosophy and Politics 256-257 Broadcast Production 120-121 Food Quality, Safety Physics 258-261 Business economics 122-123 and Nutrition 190-191 Planning, Environment and Business Information Food Science and Food Security 192-193 Development 262-263 Technology 124-125 French Studies 194-195 Politics 264-265 Business Management 126-127 French and Spanish 196-197 Politics, Philosophy and C Economics 266-267 G Product Design Engineering 268-269 Chemical Engineering 128-129 Geography 198-199 Psychology 270-271 Chemical Technology 130-131 Chemistry 132-133 H S Civil Engineering 134-135 History 200-201 Social Policy and Sociology 272-273 Common and Civil Law History and International Social Work 274-275 with French 136-137 Studies 202-203 Sociology 276-277 Common and Civil Law History and Politics 204-205 Sociology with Quantitative with Hispanic Studies 138-139 Human Biology 206-207 Methods 278-279 Computer Science 140-141 I Software and Electronic Computing and Information Systems Engineering 280-281 Technology 142-143 International Business with Software Engineering 282-283 Criminology 144-145 a Language 208-209 Software Engineering with Criminology and Social Policy 146-147 International Politics and Digital Technology Partnership 284-285 Criminology and Sociology 148-149 Conflict Studies 210-211 Spanish and Portuguese Studies 286-287 Irish 212-213 D Spanish Studies 288-289 L Structural Engineering with Dentistry 150-151 Architecture 290-291 Divinity 152-153 Law 214-215 Drama Studies 154-155 Law with Politics 216-217 T Drama and English 156-157 Liberal Arts 218-219 Theology 292-293 E M Z Economics 158-159 Marine Biology 220-221 Zoology 294-295 Economics and Accounting 160-161 Mathematical Studies 222-225 Economics with Finance 162-163 Mechanical Engineering 226-227 Education 164-165 Mechanical Engineering (FD) 228-229

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A C G J Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) 39 Student Support Services 26 Queen’s Houses 30-31 Students’ Union Advice Centre 23 Academic Technology Approval Careers and Employability 14-15, General Entrance Requirement 58 Joint Degrees 50, Queen’s Sport 18-21 Study and Work Abroad 16-17 Scheme – ATAS 88 50-51 56-57 H Queen’s University Students’ Union 22-23 Studying for a Degree/The Modular Academies 21 Childcare at Queen’s 26 L Queen’s Welcome Centre 37 System 50 Access Course Entrance Requirements 80 Choosing your Subjects 50 How and When to Apply 86-87 (Access Course Entrance Clubs and Societies 24-25 I Language Centre 16 R T Requirements Tables) 81-83 Cost of Living 41 Immigration/Visa Information 59, 89 N Recognised Subjects 59 Teaching, Learning and Assessment 51 Accommodation 30-33 Course Finder 61 International Entrance Requirements 61 Northern Ireland 44-46 Religious Representatives 11 The McClay Library 34 (International Students) 11 Criteria for Offers 60-61 International Fees and Living Costs 55 Northern Ireland Map 47 Research Excellence Framework The Naughton Gallery 39 Admissions and Access Service 88 Culture and Arts at Queen’s 38-39 International Office 11 O (REF)2014 4-5 The President and Vice-Chancellor Admissions and Entrance Requirements 58-89 D International Prospectus 61 Russell Group 4 (Acting) 2 Admissions Appeals/Complaints Open Days 48-49, The Science Shop 51 Degree Plus 14-15 International Student Support 11, 26 S Procedure 88 International Students 10-11 300 The Students’ Union Team 22-23 Disability Services 26, Safety 33 Admissions Policy (UG) 88 International Students’ Orientation Other Qualifications 84-85 Tuition fees 54-55 86-87 Scholarships 52 A-level Entrance Requirements 61 Programme 11, 90 P (International Students) 53 U (Entrance Requirements Tables) 62-79 E INTO Academic and English Language Policy Statement on Qualifications School Liaison Activities 300 University Health Centre at Queen’s 26 Alumni 7 Elite Athlete Programme 21, 52 Preparation for University 27 Reform Across the UK 59-60 Sports Scholarships 21, 52 Applicants with a Criminal Record 87 Elms Student Villages 30-33 INTO Academic Preparation W Steps to University 48-49 English Language Requirements for Programmes 27 Q B Student Charter 50 Welcome and Orientation 11, 90 International Students 59 INTO English Language Courses 27 QS World University Rankings 4-5 Belfast 40-43 Student Financial Support 52-53 Welcome Programme 90 Enrolment and Registration 90 INTO Queen’s University Belfast 27 Queen’s Anniversary Prizes 4 Student Guidance Centre 26 (International Students) 11, 90 Erasmus 16, 50 Irish Leaving Certificate Entrance Queen’s Campus 34-39 Student Loans 54-55 Why Choose Queen’s? 4 Requirements 61 Queen’s Campus Map 36-37

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OPEN DAYS SCHOOL LIAISON ACTIVITIES KEY DATES KEY CONTACTS LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE Queen’s University Belfast is registered with the Charity Commission for To get a taste of Queen’s, The Student Recruitment Team Welcome Week Undergraduate For the most up-to-date course Northern Ireland NIC101788 visit our Open Days. Activities delivers a variety of liaison activities Monday 16 September – Admissions Inquiries information and to find out more DISCLAIMER will include tours of the Elms in schools across Northern Ireland, Friday 20 September 2019 t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 on student life at Queen’s, or your This prospectus is published annually accommodation, subject-specific Great Britain and the Republic e: [email protected] study environment, visit qub.ac.uk Autumn Semester and therefore represents the course talks and displays and clubs and of Ireland and also attends the w: qub.ac.uk/ado structure at the time of publication Monday 23 September – societies demonstrations. major UCAS higher education SOCIAL MEDIA (January 2018). The most up-to-date Friday 13 December 2019 General Undergraduate Inquiries version of this document is available from events in the United Kingdom. Follow us to discover real-world Our Open Days will take place: t: +44 (0)28 9097 1323 go.qub.ac.uk/prospectusdownload Christmas Vacation advice, free events, exclusive Thursday 6 September 2018 Our school liaison activities include: e: [email protected] For the most up-to-date course information, Monday 16 December 2019 – Friday 7 September 2018 competitions and even more please visit: go.qub.ac.uk/coursefinder • Participation in school Friday 3 January 2020 International Office reasons to #LoveQUB. Saturday 8 September Photo Credits: Northern Ireland Tourist Board, and college organised t: +44 (0)28 9097 5088 2018 (Family Day) Spring Semester Visit Belfast and Queen’s University Belfast careers conventions e: [email protected] For more information, please Monday 6 January – This publication is also available in alternative • Presentations highlighting Friday 27 March 2020 International Student Support formats on request, including large print, visit qub.ac.uk/opendays Braille, tape, audio CD and Daisy CD. the study opportunities t: +44 (0)28 9097 3820 Easter Vacation For further information, please contact Private visits are also available available at Queen’s e: [email protected] the University’s Marketing, Recruitment, Monday 30 March – for prospective students who are Communications and Internationalisation unable to make the Open Days. • Presentations and events to raise Friday 17 April 2020 Student Finance team on t +44 (0)28 9097 2586. aspirations of higher education t: +44 (0)28 9097 3223 (Helpline) Assessment And Development For more information contact w: qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees the Student Recruitment Team • Curriculum-linked Monday 20 April – presentations and events Friday 29 May 2020 Queen’s Accommodation t: +44 (0)28 9097 1323 t: +44 (0)28 9097 4525 Information events for e: [email protected] • e: [email protected] parents to offer advice w: stayatqueens.com International students should and information about the contact the International Office higher education system t: +44 (0)28 9097 5088 e: [email protected]

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