BA Anthropology and History at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

This joint honours BA combines anthropology with history, examining patterns of social organisation, ethnic and cultural divisions, inequality and change over time. History students are taught in small groups from the first year.

Faculty: School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Department: Anthropology and History | Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

History covers ancient, medieval, early modern and modern Britain, Ireland and continental Europe, the American South, and twentieth-century Africa and China. Anthropology includes a fieldwork-based dissertation module. Exchanges are available with institutions such as George Washington University, Aarhus, Oslo and Utrecht.

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Entry requirements

A level: ABB; at most one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate counts (Distinction* = A, Distinction = B). Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3. Access Course: average 70%. IB Diploma: 33 points including 6,5,5 at Higher Level. BTEC Extended Diploma: D*DD. Graduate entry: minimum 2:2 honours degree. No specific Level 3 subject requirements. Selection is on the UCAS form; applicants are not normally interviewed. HNC: 2 Distinctions and remainder Merits. GCSE English Language grade C/4 or equivalent required; a minimum of 5 GCSE passes at grade C/4 or better is expected. Irish Leaving Certificate applicants need at least 5 Junior Certificate grades C/Merit. English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each component or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,985 a year (2026/27). NI/ROI residency, full-time undergraduate tuition; 2026/27 rate Source

International applicants: GBP 24,600 a year (2027/28). International and EU Other fee Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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