BA Anthropology and Irish at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

This joint honours BA combines anthropology with intensive tuition in the Irish language and culture. Anthropology explores human cultural diversity, comparison of societies and how conflict arises and is resolved.

What you will study

Irish modules cover written and spoken Irish (syntax, phonetics, semantics) with options on film studies, translation, language and rights, modern poetry, Irish linguistics, the short story, mythology, folklore and Scottish Gaelic. Students take 4 hours of language per week, with most teaching through Irish, and attend a three-week Gaeltacht residential in Rannafast, Donegal at the end of Stages 1 and 2. A Level 3 internship module places students in an Irish-language organisation.

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Entry requirements

A level: ABB including A-level Irish; at most one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate counts. Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level H3 in Irish. Graduate entry: minimum 2:2 honours degree, provided the subject requirement is met. Access/Foundation applicants are considered individually with an average of 70% in Level 3 modules and the Irish subject requirement. BTEC Extended Diplomas, HNC and HND considered if Irish requirements are met. 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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