BA Anthropology and Sociology at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

This joint honours BA combines social anthropology, the study of how social life varies across human cultures and societies, with sociology, the scientific study of human society, social structure, social reproduction and change.

Faculty: School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Department: Anthropology and Sociology | 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

Together the two disciplines give an understanding of human social life, its cultural diversity and development over time. Students have access to software such as SPSS and NVivo for qualitative and quantitative analysis, and may study in other European universities, the USA and Canada.

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Entry requirements

A level: ABB. 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. HND: at least half of first-year units at Merit and remainder Passes, then 2 Distinctions and remainder Merits in final-year units (Stage 1 entry only). GCSE English Language grade C/4 or equivalent required; at least 5 GCSE passes at grade C/4 or better expected. Selection is on the UCAS form; applicants are not normally interviewed. 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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