POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2019 At the heart of our Graduate School lies a culture of opportunity, innovation and enterprise, fuelled by a diverse and inclusive social community that has ambitions to shape a better world. B Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 C WELCOME WELCOME TO Thank you for considering joining us at Queen’s QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY University Belfast for your postgraduate studies. Queen’s is an exciting place. A place that delivers both local and BELFAST international impact. This makes us a global top 200 university*, based in Belfast, a modern capital city known for its welcome, accessibility and affordability as well as being a vibrant hub for the creative and tech sectors. It is a great place to live and work. We are immensely proud of what our city and our university will offer you. CONTENTS 3 Why Postgraduate Study at Queen’s? From the day you arrive at Queen’s, you will be part of a world-class international university with a thriving 4 The Graduate School 43 Postgraduate Taught postgraduate culture built on teaching excellence, leading- 7 Your Future Career 45 A–Z of Postgraduate Taught Programmes edge research, innovation, collaboration and engagement. 9 World-Class Facilities 83 A–Z of Professional Doctorates These components are woven together in our Graduate 10 Support Services School to deliver a truly integrated experience. 87 Postgraduate Research Programmes 11 A Global Experience 89 Your Postgraduate Research Journey You will receive an educational experience that is research-led, 13 Research with Global Impact to Queen's learning from academics who are global leaders in their field, Global Research Institutes and you will benefit from a range of academic and professional 15 91 Postgraduate Research opportunities available through our global connections. 19 The Northern Ireland Experience 93 A–Z of Postgraduate Research 23 The Belfast Experience Programmes You will also experience our world-class campus, including our state-of-the-art Graduate School which supports our 27 Accommodation 109 Summary Tables of Programmes postgraduate community to become thinkers, communicators, 33 Applying to Queen's 117 Campus Map innovators and leaders who are future-ready. 35 Student Finance and Funding 119 Getting Here For all these reasons I do hope you choose Queen’s for an 37 Funding for Postgraduate Study 121 Degree Index outstanding postgraduate experience – we look forward to 39 Postgraduate Taught Programmes 123 General Index welcoming you and ensuring that your time here becomes the 41 Your Postgraduate Taught Journey 124 Useful Contacts platform for a truly wonderful, exciting and fulfilling career. to Queen's Professor Ian Greer President and Vice-Chancellor * QS World University Rankings 2019 1 Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 2 WHY POSTGRADUATE THE STUDY AT QUEEN’S? GRADUATE WELCOME FROM PROFESSOR MARGARET TOPPING SCHOOL THE GATEWAY TO YOUR The Graduate School is the gateway to POSTGRADUATE EXPERIENCE AT QUEEN’S your postgraduate experience. For us at Queen’s University Belfast, the ‘post’ part of YOUR GRADUATE SCHOOL: A STATE-OF-THE-ART HUB the word is not simply about what comes next. It’s about something much more dynamic and challenging. We are located in the beautifully restored and remodelled Victorian Lynn library, where distinguished heritage meets 21st-century vision. Being a postgraduate student at The Graduate School is about This fully accessible space has Queen’s is about going beyond intellectual challenge beyond modern, hi-tech meeting and group – beyond current conceptions borders. It’s about developing study rooms, a silent study area and and categories, redefining new skills, increased personal social spaces. It is a vibrant hub, and rethinking assumptions, effectiveness... It’s about a culture inspiring intellectual exchange and having a perspective that of opportunity, innovation and and collaboration. is flexible and adaptive. enterprise and a rich, diverse and inclusive social community. It’s about what we call HELPING YOU ‘What’s Next’ thinking. The Queen’s postgraduate MAKE VALUABLE experience is about the CONNECTIONS We train our postgraduates to whole person; helping you to become Thinkers, Communicators, achieve personal and academic We have strong links and Innovators and Leaders who are goals that will enable you to collaborations with leaders in future-ready. And key to this process stand out in the crowded and business, government and the is disciplinary excellence, combined increasingly competitive local voluntary sector, both locally and with transdisciplinary collaboration. and global job market. globally. This means you'll benefit from mentoring relationships A partnership involving Academic and networks, and from our Schools, Research Institutes and international partnerships with The Graduate School will enable other Graduate Schools. you to stand out as a ‘What’s Next’ thinker. During your Master’s or Doctoral programme, you’ll have the support of internationally- recognised leaders in your field of study. Meanwhile, The Graduate School is a world-class intellectual and social hub, connecting students from all disciplines to each other and to mentors and employers POSTGRADUATE TUITION within the University and beyond. FEE LOAN AVAILABLE UP TO THE VALUE OF £5,500 Professor Margaret Topping, SEE PAGE 37 Dean of The Graduate School 3 Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 Queen’s University Belfast – Postgraduate Prospectus 2019 4 OUR TAILORED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES THE DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP • Accelerating Social Transformation Programme – The At Queen’s, you access more programme tackles real local GRADUATE than research excellence. Our and global social challenges research students communicate with students working across across disciplinary boundaries and multi-disciplinary teams to design SCHOOL are challenged to translate design innovative solutions, making an thinking into innovation. Your impact on the world around them research skills are honed through 'WHAT'S NEXT' THINKING OUR PILLARS working with stakeholders. • A range of Innovation workshops, masterclasses and networking These five pillars guide your journey As a member of our postgraduate community, MASTER YOUR LEADERSHIP events connecting our student you will become one of the exceptional local, through The Graduate School. They community to external partners national and international students who join will form the basis of the development The aim of Master Your Leadership to support in unleashing their of your knowledge-based and key is to support a ‘whole person’ creative potential us each year. The Graduate School will assist approach to the Postgraduate you to be a Thinker, Innovator, Leader and competencies, allowing you to test Taught student (Master’s level) • 1-2-1 Enterprise and Innovation Communicator who is Future-Ready. your ideas and communicate them experience at Queen’s University. Appointments to your audience with impact. This is achieved through a programme of training and CMI development which complements YOUR JOURNEY disciplinary excellence and develops The Graduate School is offering employability skills. postgraduate students the chance STARTS HERE… to earn a Level 7 Certificate The Graduate School offers a tailored THE INNOVATION HUB in Strategic Management and development programme to help Leadership, accredited by the inspire and empower you to reach We are committed to encouraging Chartered Management Institute. THINKER FUTURE-READY your full potential. It is embedded and supporting innovation, There are a number of ways this will within a continuous process of Reflective Confident Critical Resilient entrepreneurship and enterprise help you stand out and become a reflection and self-evaluation. Welcome and Flexible Employer-focused with our students. From Design future-ready, innovative leader: Induction Disruptive Networked Thinking; harnessing the INSPIRE you through access to collective expertise of students • The certificate will help you to thought leaders. to collaboratively work to design develop practical skills as well Individual needs solutions, to individual 1-2-1 business as theoretical understanding. DEVELOP your skills through an assessment mentoring support for students who You will also choose to study individual training programme. have ideas they want to grow into a either project management or Create your own tailored business, we deliver a wide range of entrepreneurship as a second unit. APPLY these skills and knowledge programme which meets creative support in our hub. through real-world challenges. your development needs COMMUNICATOR LEADER • Upon registration you will be Academic writers Visionary We provide opportunities to given Associate membership to CMI valid for 12 months’ after Ongoing, specialist Publicly engaged Strategic develop creative confidence support to help you realise Socially networked Self-aware and explore new ways of being Completion of the qualification. what’s next for you Professional presenters Collaborative entrepreneurial, including: • You also gain free access to • ‘Kick-start’ Business Incubator Management Direct, which All within an – The programme supports includes a vast array of online engaging, vibrant, student entrepreneurs and social resources to help you complete inclusive postgraduate entrepreneurs alike with early your certificate