BA Anthropology and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

This joint honours BA trains students in philosophy and anthropology, two complementary disciplines that explain the foundations of the current world, human behaviour and thinking across cultural difference.

Faculty: School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Department: Anthropology and Philosophy | Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Philosophy covers ethics, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, political philosophy, formal logic and critical thinking, and key thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Mill and Marx. Anthropology includes a fieldwork-based dissertation and optional placements.

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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; 6 years part-time

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